In this betting preview:
- Tournament format breakdown
- Expert picks and predictions
- Odds to win
- Past winners betting trends
- Course Breakdown
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — From a wild weather event in Monterey, we head southeast to the desert for more…rain? Yes, the PGA TOUR better pack an umbrella for the start of the WM Phoenix Open. TPC Scottsdale is the well-known venue for 500,000 fans who will travel to Phoenix for the annual party in the desert. Only the Summer Olympics has more attendees than the WMPO. We all know what weather did to the finish at Pebble Beach — let’s hope this week runs a little smoother.
Let’s take a moment and break down the format for this annual tournament, as well as some winning traits from TPC Scottsdale.
- A whopping 132 players will be cut after 36 holes to the top 65 and ties.
- The field features 10 of the top 20 in the OWGR, all competing for $8.8 million and $1.584 million for first place.
- Eight of the last nine WMPO winners are major champions.
- Don’t mistake the TPC title for a straight birdiefest. Solid ball-strikers win here.
- Over the last 10 editions of the WMPO, the average winning score has been 17 under par, and eight of the past 16 years have ended with extra holes in a playoff.