Round 1 matchups, tournament matchups, and a few prop picks for the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open at the beautiful Torrey Pines.
Round 1 Matchups
Beau Hossler v. Cameron Davis: Cameron Davis (-150) LOSS
Beau Hossler has missed his last 4 cuts. Meanwhile, Davis finished 3rd last week at The American Express.
Peter Malnati v. Joel Dahmen: Joel Dahmen (-110) LOSS
Malnati has played in this tournament 5 times and has never made the cut.
Brandt Snedeker v. Tony Finau: Tony Finau (-162) LOSS
Snedeker has missed his last 3 cuts, but he has done quite well in this tournament over the years, winning it twice. I still like Finau early here, but certainly not on Sunday.
Billy Horschel v. Jason Dufner: Billy Horschel (-162) LOSS
Horschel is the better golfer.
Phil Mickelson v. Xander Schauffele: Xander Schauffele (-175) WIN
Schauffele has actually missed the cut here 3/4 times, but has also finished in the top 20 in his last 6 tournaments, 4 of those being top 5. Odds kind of suck though, so consider parlaying this with Horschel or Davis. Still love ya, Phil.
Corey Conners v. Troy Merritt: Corey Conners (-120) LOSS
Merritt has missed the cut here 5/6 times. Conners has only played here once and finished 29th, but he has been playing some super competitive golf since October.
Max Homa v. Steve Stricker: Max Homa (-120) WIN
Stricker has missed his last 3/4 cuts and Homa is playing some pretty good golf as of late.
Sepp Straka v. Will Zalatoris: Will Zalatoris (-110) WIN
Zalatoris can play some golf. This should be a solid matchup!
Rory McIlroy v. Brooks Koepka: Rory McIlroy (-125) WIN
If Brooks shows up, this could get interesting, but I still really like Rory here. 3rd place finish last week in Abu Dhabi and he has played in the Farmers Insurance Open twice, finishing 3rd last year and 5th the year before. Fifth at the Masters, too. Koepka has missed his last two cuts and missed the cut in this tournament last year.
Make/Miss Cut
Charles Howell III (-175) LOSS
Has played in this tournament 12 times and has yet to miss the cut.
Finishing Position
- Rory McIlroy Top 10 (+110)
- Tony Finau Top 20 (-110)
- Jason Day Top 30 (-110)
- Will Zalatoris Top 40 (+110)
Nationality Props
- Top 3 Europe: Rory McIlroy (-175)
Tournament Matchups
Si Woo Kim v. Scottie Scheffler: Si Woo Kim (-125) PUSH
Kim is coming off a huge victory at the American Express and has just been playing great golf overall. I’ll ride that wave.
Brooks Koepka v. Cameron Smith: Cameron Smith (+110) WIN
This is a coin flip for me, but the odds are favorable. Don’t forget that Cameron Smith came in 2nd at the Masters!
