PGA Tour Zurich Classic Golf Betting Odds, Tips and Preview

Consistent Rose to bloom in New Orleans?

Justin Rose
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PGATour Zurich Classic of New Orleans Golf Betting Info
A great looking line up for the start of the next golf betting adventure on the PGA Tour this week. The action heads to New Orleans for the famous Zurich Classic and the TPC Louisiana. The course is a fairly easy one, and made even easier after some changes last season. The course is a long one at over 7,400 yards, but the average score last year at the course was at 71. Nothing too challenging here, just a bit of straightforward course management.

PGATour Zurich Classic of New Orleans Golf Betting Favourite
The role of favourite this week will fall upon the shoulders of England’s Justin Rose. He has been in tremendous form for a long time now, producing some superb consistency. He has landed fourteen consecutive top twenty fives across the world now, including at the US Masters. He landed a share of tenth spot in last year’s Zurich Classic and his all round game and course management is solid enough to get him even closer to the title this time around. Two top three finishes in his last two starts, really can’t argue with that. Justin Rose is trading at a price of 12/1 with online bookmaker Paddy Power

Latest PGATour Zurich Classic of New Orleans Golf Betting Prices at Paddy Power
Justin Rose 12/1, Jason Dufner 16/1, Bubba Watson 18/1, Keegan Bradley 18/1, Rickie Fowler 18/1, Nick Watney 22/1, Billy Horschel 28/1, Thorjorn Olesen 33/1, Cameron Tringale 40/1

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Other Contenders
Big hitting Bubba Watson is previous winner of the tournament, taking the title back in 2011. He followed up that title defence with a top twenty return last season as well. Didn’t really get going in his US Masters title defence recently though, but that has been a bit of exception. Hasn’t been in bad shape through 2013 with a couple of top ten finishes. He is leading the PGA Tour for birdies on par fours this season and that will count for a lot in New Orleans. He manages distances so well off the tee and he should be a pretty good fit for a top ten finish.

The defending champion this week is Jason Dufner. He is the all time money leader for this event. He hasn’t managed to land a top ten finish this season on the PGA Tour but he is a great fit to make amends for that again this week. Has a tremendous record at the course, landing three straight top ten finishes and took a play off win last season. He took a share of 20th at the US Masters and went last week as well at the RBC Heritage where he was a bit patchy, firing in a poor third round. Still, a good fit given his track record in New Orleans.

Billy Horschel is looking good for a top ten place this week as well, as he has found some great reserves of consistency to his game. He has now made the cut in 22 consecutive tournaments and was in great nick last week at the RBC Heritage taking a share of ninth. He is the top birdie scorer for the season on the PGA Tour and has the steady course management kind of game to go well in New Orleans. Well worth looking at for some value here after landing three top ten finishes in a row in his last three starts.

Best Outside Bet
This will be Jeff Overton this week who is just settling into a bit of form. He was a runner up at the Zurich Classic back in 2010 so knows his way around the course. He also landed top twenty finishes in 2009 and 2012 as well in the event. His last outing was at the Valero Texas Open and her hit a top ten finish there as well in what was his best finish of the season. The putter is just getting better and better the moment and could take his chances. Jeff Overton is trading at a price of 50/1 with online bookmaker Paddy Power