Shriners Hospitals for Children 2020 Betting Card

We almost had another huge week at the Sanderson with Cam Davis leading after 54 holes, Ventura 2 shots back and Hoffman 3 shots back going into Sunday. All of them completely shit down their good leg. The Betting Card is now officially up 25 units since the start of the new season. Let's get to the guys catching my eye!

Despite some young studs out there with real fire power (Doc Redman, Kristopher Ventura, etc), I'm leaning a little more on experience this week given what it's going to take to beat this stronger field. I'm just not sure I love a first time PGA Tour winner beating the likes of Bryson, Wolff, Morikawa, Webb and company. For now, the only name I'm looking at that hasn't won is Cam Davis. My love for him is well documented and at least he likely learned a few things last week being in the final group and watching Sergio take that victory.

I love the form Louie Oosthuizen is riding, and he's always a box checking fool in terms of ball striking. I think Niemann's game has turned a corner since the restart. I believe he's ready to win more golf tournaments, and his ball striking ability gives him the tools to do so. As long as Si Woo Kim is in good form and longer than 60 or 70/1, I'll bet him. He's got too much fire power and win equity. His aggressive nature will always translate in a birdie fest like the Shriners.

As I lean into the triple digit long shots, I look at 3 names that have a decent record here at TPC Summerlin. List, Steele and Hadwin have all played well at this event to some extent. List is a volatile guy, but his length and scoring ability is a mainstay. He just needs putts to roll. Bentgrass greens run true as any surface, and may allow Luke to roll it a little better than a grainy bermuda like we saw last week. Steele (and his hideous swing) is always in play when he's in solid form and arriving to a birdie fest west of the Mississippi River. Finally, Hadwin is an under the radar play for me as his recent form doesn't give you a lot of high finishes. But, he's really only competed in the toughest tournaments since the restart and he's making cuts. He's a tremendous value on DK as PointsBet has him at 100/1. Hadwin is always going to putt the eyes out of it, so you're just hoping he can give himself a ton of opportunities.

***ADDED WEDNESDAY - I didn't make a ton of changes to the card from yesterday. I added Denny McCarthy at 75/1 as his form continues to be solid and now arrives at a track that doesn't require full on mollywhoppin ability off the tee. Couple that with a T15 and T9 in his last 2 starts here, and I'll take a piece. I also made McCarthy my only first round leader bet this week. I don't see a tremendous advantage tomorrow with either wave, but the later AM guys will see slightly warmer temps than the super early guys, a little less wind than the PM wave, and still get the early in the day softer greens. There are a handful of other names at 80/1 that I like, but he's my favorite.