The Waste Administration Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale is a scoring fest. Final 12 months’s winner shot 24 below par and separated by seven photographs, which tells you precisely what this place rewards.
You are in search of gamers who can pile up birdies, deal with wedge-heavy method photographs and keep aggressive with out leaking errors on par 5s. This course favors sturdy iron play, consolation on quick greens and gamers who aren’t afraid to press when scoring situations are smooth.
As at all times, I deal with gamers who’ve the profile to contend outright, however wager conservatively preferring the highest 20/30 markets the place the scoring match is there and the value nonetheless stays.
Listed here are the gamers to contemplate for WMPO for betting and fantasy.
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Finest bets
Maverick McNealy: Prime 20 (+125)
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Full odds:
Prime 30 -135
Prime 10 +265
Prime 5 +1550
To win +3400
I am trusting the profile and never simply finishes. McNealy does most of his harm tee-to-green (thirteenth), particularly along with his irons (18th). Give your self sufficient appears inside 20 ft again and again and you have got a shot to contend. McNealy does that. Current outcomes again it up, posting sturdy finishes on programs that translate to Scottsdale, like Summerlin and Twin Cities, each second shot tracks the place iron play and GIR dictates rounds. The putter is streaky however that is wonderful for a high 20. When the ballstriking stays intact, plus-money is stable for a dependable profile with actual scoring upside.
Pierceson Coody: Prime 30 (+110)
Full odds:
Prime 20 +175
Prime 10 +385
Prime 5 +830
To win +5500
Maintain the ball in play, hit a ton of greens, and keep away from huge numbers. Coody checks these bins. He is quietly sturdy from tee to inexperienced (seventh), and excels with greens in regulation and bogey avoidance. That combo can assist a participant keep clear whereas everybody else presses. Current high 20s at The American Categorical and Farmers Insurance coverage Open reveals that Coody can deal with more durable ballstriking checks, each of which translate effectively to Scottsdale. He is additionally flashed upside in desert model occasions the place iron play and scrambling issues greater than placing spikes. The putter is common, which is why I am not shopping for the highest 20 however for a high 30, Coody has the consistency making him an inexpensive purchase.
Si Woo Kim: Prime 20 (-105)
Full odds:
Prime 10 +215
Prime 5 +450
To win +2700
Kim has the profile of a participant I like when the ballstriking is doing the heavy lifting and I am not asking for a miracle putter week. His latest type of 5 straight top-20 finishes is constant as a result of the stats line up — second within the discipline from tee-to-green, fourth on method, sturdy off the tee and stable bogey avoidance.
Scottsdale is a birdie monitor, however the huge numbers can sneak in for those who get sloppy. Kim’s ballstriking can keep away from that sloppiness. Course historical past is regular, ending high 25 right here a number of instances, together with T12 in 2024. The putter is at all times the concern, however a top-20 worth is betting that Kim’s irons will give him sufficient probabilities to money.
Gamers to contemplate for Each day Fantasy
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Haotong Li, $7,500: Ballstriking upside with out paying for title worth. His irons have been wonderful these days, which may give any participant birdie photographs in bunches. His worth is honest for somebody who can spike a spherical or two and pile up birdies, making him a salary-saving choice.
Jacob Bridgeman, $7,100: He matches the floor-first profile, not volatility. He is regular from tee-to-green, retains the ball in play, and avoids blowups, which has helped produce back-to-back top-15 finishes. Bridgeman’s iron play has been stable sufficient to offer him probabilities, gaining strokes in his final two rounds, and his scrambling retains rounds from unraveling. You are choosing him to make the reduce, log 4 rounds and accumulate factors with out nuking your lineup.
DFS participant to fade
Xander Schauffele, $10,500: He has the second-highest wage however the latest profile would not justify paying up, having minimal aggressive reps and little or no latest rhythm. The ballstriking is not coming in sharp, he misplaced strokes off the tee at Torrey, was impartial at greatest on method and there is not any separation in his scoring metrics to offset the wage hole. You’d be paying for title fairness, not type. In every week the place balanced builds and mid-range scorers can lap the sector, Schauffele’s path to paying off this tag is slender. I might reasonably reallocate that wage to gamers with stronger method developments and higher value-per-dollar upside.
