#Joaquin Niemann

When it comes to Masters trends, Hideki Matsuyama broke the mold with his 2021 win. One of the great things about trying to handicap the golf season's first major is we're intimately familiar with Augusta National Golf Course, and the smaller field lends itself to the cream rising to the top. It's a big reason why Sunday at the Masters is the best…

The PGA Tour hops from Maui to Honolulu this week as the brief Hawaii Swing concludes with the 2023 Sony Open at Waialae Country Club. It's the first full-field event of the calendar year, and seven of the world's top 25 will be in action starting Thursday. Nineteen of the 38 players from last week's Sentry Tournament of Champions are scheduled to…

Hideki Matsuyama will try to defend his crown this week when the 2023 Sony Open tees off Thursday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. Matsuyama aims to become the first golfer to go back-to-back at Waialae since Jimmy Walker (2014-15). Matsuyama stormed back from five strokes down with nine holes to play last year and beat Russell Henley with an…

KAPALUA, Hawaii - On Sunday morning at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with credentialed media for a question-and-answer session. He welcomed any and all questions, though he cautioned that due to ongoing litigation with LIV, he might not answer every one fully. That was his only preamble; then Monahan…

Almost half the PGA Tour field from last week will make the short hop over to Honolulu for the 2023 Sony Open at Waialae Country Club. Nineteen of the 39 players from the Sentry Tournament of Champions are scheduled to tee off Thursday. The top names are three-time major champion Jordan Spieth, defending Sony Open champion Hideki Matsuyama, and…

The PGA Tour season's third major is in the books, and the stretch run is right over the horizon as many of the tour's top golfers get set to play in the 2022 Travelers Championship. The short trip over to TPC River Highlands near Hartford, Conn., brought many players from the U.S. Open, played last week in Brookline, Mass. Five of the top 11…

The 2023 portion of the 2022-23 PGA Tour schedule tees off on Thursday as the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions gets underway. The first tee time is set for 2:30 p.m. ET, so it's an afternoon start for most of the mainland. The top players from last season will battle each other as they take on the Plantation Course at Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii. To…

After a six-week hiatus, the PGA TOUR returns to kick off 2023 in Hawaii on the island of Maui at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. A field of 39 players, including 17 of the OWGR Top 20, are here this week as this event at Kapalua has opened the PGA TOUR calendar year for the last 25 years. Cameron Smith kicked off our profitable season last…

It's never too early to start preparing to make picks for the 2023 Open Championship. December presents an opportunity to get great closing line value on a player months in advance. Here's an early preview for the 2023 Open Championship and early picks to win. The 151st Open Championship will be played at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, just…

The 150th Open Championship got underway in style Thursday with those in the morning wave experiencing much tamer conditions compared to those in the afternoon. The man who was able to conquer the Old Course at St. Andrews most effectively was PGA Tour rookie and Open debutant Cameron Young. Signing for an 8-under 64, Young will hope to follow in…

Of the 88 players in the 2021 Masters field, only one can complete a career grand slam with a victory. Rory McIlroy is only missing a green jacket from his resume of major championships, as the Irishman is 0-for-12 at Augusta National. McIlroy has been competitive with six top-10 finishes over his last seven Masters, but he hasn't been able to get…

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A field of 90 players is set to converge on Augusta National Golf Club for the 86th edition of the Masters Tournament. Phil Mickelson is out. Tiger Woods is the ultimate question mark as he works he way back from injury. And several of the top players are peaking at the perfect time. (A few are also struggling. More on that shortly.) We've once…

Golf tips, best bets and player analysis for the QBE Shootout at Tiburon GC on the PGA Tour. Live on Sky Sports Main Event and Golf from 6.30pm on Friday Harris English & Matt Kuchar 4pts each-way 13-2 Coral, Ladbrokes Jason Day and Billy Horschel have been chalked up as favourites for the QBE Shootout, but this is a new partnership which seems far…

Since it was founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts in 1932, Augusta National Golf Club has been one of the game's most prestigious venues. Augusta National will once again take center stage when the 2022 Masters begins on Thursday. This will be the 86th edition of the Masters, and Hideki Matsuyama is the defending champion after beating Will…

We're three events into the new PGA Tour season and with winners aged 20, 26 and 24, it's been all about the youngsters and talent which once would've been called raw, but now must be recast as ready. Since Joaquin Niemann stormed clear to win the Greenbrier like he'd been doing it all his life things have been a little more tense, but the poise…

The PGA Tour is back in Detroit this week for the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic, an event that was added to the schedule in 2019. Players will be teeing it up at Detroit Golf Club's North course for the penultimate event of the regular season before the FedEx Cup Playoffs begin in a couple of weeks. Below, we search for the best value prop bets…

If the college basketball March Madness action wasn't enough for you last week, golf has its own version in Texas this week as the world's best congregate one final time before the Masters, which starts in just two weeks (!). Though a handful of the top players in the world will be absent this week, we still get a very different look at the…

Viktor Hovland is coming in hot as he seeks another victory at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. He has two starts on the PGA Tour this season, and he tied for fifth at the Zozo Championship and was T-20 at the CJ Cup. He also will tee off Thursday at El Camaleon Golf Course as a two-time defending champion after going 43…

The Zurich Classic, the only team event on tour, is upon us and we're breaking down our PGA Tour expert picks for the golf at TPC Louisiana this week. If you're tired of the same 72-hole stroke-play events and the Match Play didn't do it for you, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has you covered. The annual trip to TPC Louisiana is the only team…

It's the best of both worlds this week as the co-sanctioned 2022 Scottish Open tees off Thursday at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. LIV Golf's push to compete with the top tours has spurred a strategic alliance between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. The Scottish Open field will feature 75 players from each of those tours, plus…

The first 2021 Open Championship tee times are at 1:35 a.m. ET on Thursday at Royal St. George's Golf Club. Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson were runner-ups the last time the British Open was played at Royal St. George's, and both have won a major in the last 12 months. Can Johnson overcome a run of poor play, and can Mickelson be a factor in the…

With the U.S. Open in the rearview mirror, the PGA Tour gets back to action with the 2022 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. The tournament was established in 1952 and has been held at TPC River Highlands since 1984, with a number of high-profile past winners like Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and Phil…

Father's Day is traditionally celebrated every year during the final round of the US Open, and Sunday will be no different, as it coincides with the conclusion of the 2021 U.S. Open. Last year's tournament was rescheduled to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Bryson DeChambeau breaking through to win his first major. This year's…

A limited but loaded field is set to tee off Thursday at Congaree Golf Club in the 2022 CJ Cup in South Carolina. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and reigning FedEx Cup champion Rory McIlroy are among the 15 players ranked in the top 20 who are scheduled to compete. Also among the 78 golfers in the CJ Cup 2022 field are 10 top players from the Korean…

Phil Mickelson isn't the only San Diego native in the 2021 U.S. Open field, as Xander Schauffele will also make the trek to Torrey Pines. Schauffele frequently played the course while growing up and graduated just 20 miles away at San Diego State University. Like Mickelson, Torrey Pines is Schauffele's home course and he finished runner-up there at…

Just 19 golfers in the history of the sport have won at least five major championships. There are two players who have an opportunity to become No. 20 if either can win the 2022 U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka. They've both won this tournament before, McIlroy in 2011 and Koepka going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018. The U.S. Open 2022 will…

Even with all of the young talent on the PGA Tour, you still have to look all the way back to 1922 to find the youngest winner of the PGA Championship. Gene Sarazen won it that year at 20 years and five months, but no golfer in this year's event will be younger than Joaquin Niemann, who is 23 years and six months as play begins with the first 2022…

The 2022 Masters will begin on Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club and Tiger Woods is set to return to action after a 17-month layoff from the PGA Tour. Woods last competed at the 2020 Masters, which took place in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, and was involved in a serious car accident last February that led to multiple fractures…

A distinctive characteristic of the PGA Championship compared to the other golf majors is that it invites all winners of PGA Tour events in the preceding year. It also invites select club professionals. Golfers who meet either criteria will be part of the 156-player 2021 PGA Championship field, which tees off Thursday. Outside of the recognition of…

Americans have dominated the U.S. Open throughout its history, winning 86 of the 121 tournaments, or 71 percent. That stranglehold atop the leaderboard has lessened recently, however, as Americans have won just half of the last 18 editions entering the 2022 U.S. Open. International golfers such as Spaniard Jon Rahm and Irishman Rory McIlroy are…

Another relatively new PGA Tour event is on tap this week as the tour heads east to Detroit for the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic. Last week's 3M Open was its fourth edition at TPC Twin Cities, and this week will mark the fourth Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club. Tony Finau, who won last week in Minneapolis, headlines the field along with…

The 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch will be the final stop before next week's PGA Championship. Scottie Scheffler is scheduled to make his first individual start since winning the Masters, and the No. 1 player in the world has now recorded four wins and seven top-10 finishes this season. However, he'll face stiff competition with…

This week's Zurich Classic is a wild deviation from the normal week to week play on the PGA Tour. Smack in the middle between the Masters and PGA Championship, golfers will shift from the more traditional 72 holes of stroke play to playing in teams. There will be 80 duos playing the rarely used four-ball and foursomes format this weekend at TPC…

The LIV Golf Invitational Series returns this weekend when golfers take on Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. Former World No. 1 Dustin Johnson headlines the 2022 LIV Golf Trump Bedminster field, but Abraham Ancer, Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen are all inside the top 25 in the world as well. Johnson is priced as the 5-1 favorite in the 2022…

The final event of the PGA Tour season is upon us, and every golfer will be trying to add to his FedEx Cup points total this week at the 2022 Wyndham Championship. The top 125 golfers after this week's tournament at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. advance to next week's St. Jude Championship. Webb Simpson and Rickie Fowler were among…

The PGA Tour returns to The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. this week for the first time since Matthew Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Amateur in 2013. The legendary course, which has been the backdrop for some of the greatest moments in the history of the sport, will play host to the 2022 U.S. Open. World No. 3 Rory McIlroy will be looking to build on a…

The Hero World Challenge will close out the PGA Tour's calendar year with 20 of the world's top players at Albany Golf Course in The Bahamas. Host Tiger Woods was set to be in the field, but was forced to withdraw due to plantar fasciitis. The 2022 Hero World Challenge field will feature 2022 major champions Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick and…

The United States will attempt to keep up its dominance in the Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. The U.S. comes into North Carolina with an eight-cup winning streak over the International team that features players from outside Europe. The Presidents Cup is typically held on the off year of the Ryder Cup. It gives the international…

During the 2022 golf season, Stadium sports betting analyst Nate Jacobson will share his betting targets each week using odds as of Tuesday morning. Here are his thoughts on this week's BMW Championship. He also discusses his bets in all sports on the Sharp Lessons podcast. Spotify and Apple for episodes and follow Stadium Bets on Twitter for more…

Almost eight years have passed since Rory McIlroy last won a major championship, believe it or not. Despite a prolonged slump in golf's biggest events, he's showing up this week at the U.S. Open as the betting favorite and fan favorite, and deservedly so on both accounts. The sport has splintered into a good-versus-evil battle in recent weeks, with…

The PGA Tour is known for its stroke-play tournaments, so the 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play event is a welcomed change in the schedule. Austin Country Club is set to host the tournament, as it has since 2016. The event will feature 64 of the world's best golfers, but they will be broken into 16 groups of round-robin play that begins on…

During the 2022 golf season, Stadium sports betting analyst Nate Jacobson will share his betting targets each week using odds as of Tuesday morning. Here are his thoughts on this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. He also discusses his bets in all sports on the Sharp Lessons podcast. Spotify and Apple for episodes and follow Stadium Bets on Twitter…

The final official PGA Tour event of the calendar year brings a slightly subpar field, and it took a big hit on Tuesday when favorite Tony Finau withdrew from the 2022 RSM Classic. The tournament tees off Thursday at Sea Island Resort in St. Simons Island, Ga., and five of the top 40 players in the world and eight major champions are set to tee…

All bets advised are in 72-hole market, ignoring starting scores I hate the new FedEx Cup Playoff system. On Friday, the final event of the season will begin at East Lake, whose nines were switched to produce an exciting finish. We used to get plenty of them. Remember in 2016, when Rory McIlroy holed out for eagle to muscle his way into a play-off…

Tony Finau will try to continue his recent dominance when he tees off Thursday in the 2022 RSM Classic at Sea Island Resort in Georgia. Finau comes into St. Simons Island fresh off a four-stroke victory at last week's Houston Open, his third win in his past seven events. Finau will be trying to win consecutive tournaments for the second time in…

With the Genesis Open in the books, the PGA Tour moves on to new beginnings. The Florida swing gets underway this week with the Honda Classic, at PGA National Resort and Spa, in Palm Beach Gardens. The venue is the resort's Champion course, a water-laden layout with a demanding three-hole closing stretch known as the Bear Trap. Matt Jones navigated…

You don't leave the table when you're on a heater. And you *do* book a return flight to Las Vegas to cash that+25 unit " Kansas to win 2022 NCAA Championship" ticket. That's what we learned from our streakiest, grimiest in-house expert here at BetFTW. The Rhode Island Scumbag - that guy that every single sports fan knows (and, if you're looking…

We're back for golf's second major of 2022 as the PGA Championship returns to the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., with action beginning Thursday. The last time a major took place at Southern Hills was back in 2007 when Tiger Woods went on to win his fourth PGA Championship and 13th career major. Woods is one of many previous PGA…