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Mickelson favored to win Valero Texas Open
By: Freddy Wander - StatFox
Published: 3/27/2014  at  12:02:00 AM
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Valero Texas Open

Tees Off: Thursday, March 27
TPC San Antonio - San Antonio, TX

Odds to Win Tournament

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GolferOdds
Phil Mickelson12-to-1
Zach Johnson15-to-1
Matt Kuchar16-to-1
Jordan Spieth18-to-1
Jimmy Walker18-to-1
Jim Furyk22-to-1
Ryan Palmer23-to-1
Charley Hoffman25-to-1
Brendan Steele30-to-1
Jason Kokrak30-to-1
Freddie Jacobson30-to-1
Billy Horschel40-to-1
Chesson Hadley40-to-1
Kevin Chappell40-to-1
Kevin Na40-to-1
Will MacKenzie45-to-1
John Senden50-to-1
Martin Laird50-to-1
K.J. Choi55-to-1
Russell Knox55-to-1
Cameron Tringale55-to-1
Ryo Ishikawa55-to-1
Pat Perez55-to-1
J.B. Holmes65-to-1
Ernie Els65-to-1
Aaron Baddeley65-to-1
Luke Guthrie70-to-1
Brian Harman70-to-1
Bryce Molder70-to-1
Brooks Koepka75-to-1
3 Golfers85-to-1
Carl Pettersson90-to-1
3 Golfers100-to-1
8 Golfers110-to-1
2 Golfers120-to-1
6 Golfers130-to-1
3 Golfers140-to-1
Retief Goosen150-to-1
3 Golfers170-to-1
10 Golfers180-to-1
3 Golfers210-to-1
2 Golfers220-to-1
3 Golfers230-to-1
Will Wilcox240-to-1
27 Golfers250-to-1

The PGA Tour heads to San Antonio this weekend for the Valero Texas Open, a tournament that has been going since 1922 and generally boasts a low-scoring victor with a score of 10-under par or better in eight of the past 10 events. Last year, Martin Laird pulled out his third career PGA Tour victory with a 14-under par score, capped off by a 9-under par 63 on Sunday. Let’s take a look at a few of the 144-player field that could make their way to the top of the leaderboard on this Par-72, 7,433-yard course this weekend.

Golfers to Watch

Zach Johnson (15/1): Johnson has top-10 finishes in four of 10 PGA Tour events this season, including two victories. He has had tremendous success hitting the green in regulation (72.0%, 10th on tour) and putting (1.73 per hole, 13th on tour) leading to a scoring average of 69.76 (9th on tour.) Although he has not placed better than 16th over his past four events, he certainly has the ability to score low and earn his third victory of the season here.

Ryan Palmer (23/1): Palmer has come up short twice already this season as the runner-up in the Humana Challenge and also in his most recent tourney; the Honda Classic. He has been long off the tee this year (300.2 yards per, 16th on tour) leading to a 57.29% success rate at scoring a birdie or better on Par-5’s this season, the third best percentage on the PGA Tour. Palmer will be looking to win his first event since 2010 this weekend.

Kevin Na (40/1): Na has been all over the place this year, placing in the top-20 in 6-of-11 events but also missing the cut three times. He has done well putting, ranking 17th overall in strokes gained from putting (.611) and is currently 12th in the FedEx Cup standings. Na is having his best season of his career and could be in line for his second PGA victory against a fairly shallow field in San Antonio.

Charley Hoffman (25/1): Hoffman placed third at this tournament last year and 13th in 2012, so he knows his way around the course. He has also been strong this season, getting into the top-9 in three of 10 events and hitting 70.5% of greens in regulation (23rd on Tour.) Hoffman should be considered a darkhorse candidate to top the leaderboard with his favorable 25-to-1 odds.


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