2020 Tour Championship odds, predictions, picks and PGA Tour best bets
The winner of the 2019-20 FedEx Cup will be decided with this week’s Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
Starting strokes are assigned based on the season-long FEC standings; Dustin Johnson begins the tournament at 10-under par and holds an opening two-shot lead over BMW Championship winner Jon Rahm. As such, they’re commanding betting favorites for the outright win.
Below, we look at the betting odds to win the 2020 Tour Championship and FedEx Cup and make our PGA Tour picks and best bets.
2020 Tour Championship Betting Picks – Tier 1
Webb Simpson is presented with the trophy and the sport coat after winning the RBC Heritage. (Photo Credit: Brian Spurlock – USA TODAY Sports)
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Tournament winner (bonus strokes not applied): Webb Simpson (+1100)
Simpson is the only member of the field who sat out last week’s BMW Championship, citing rest for the Tour Championship and 2020 US Open in two weeks. He remains fourth in the FedEx Cup Standings and will start Thursday’s round at 6-under par.
A two-time winner this season with eight top 10s, he can certainly make up a four-shot deficit. He’s first on Tour this season in Birdie or Better Percentage and second in Stroke Differential Field Average.
His odds drop to +1000 with starting strokes factored in, so get the added value while he’s trailing Johnson at the outset.
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2020 Tour Championship Betting Picks – Tier 2
Daniel Berger hits his tee shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the BMW Championship. (Photo Credit: Brian Spurlock – USA TODAY Sports)
Winner: Daniel Berger (+2800)
One of the best players since the Tour returned to play, Berger has moved up to fifth in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings and sits sixth in the FEC standings. He’ll begin the tournament 4-under par but is fully capable of making up the six-stroke deficit.
His T-25 finish last week was his second-worst result in seven events. He has a win and three other top 10s in that span. He has gained an average of 1.51 strokes per round across 12 career rounds at East Lake, according to Data Golf.
2020 Tour Championship Betting Picks – Long shots
Marc Leishman lines up a putt on the green of the 6th hole during the first round of the 2020 PGA Championship. (Photo Credit: Kyle Terada – USA TODAY Sports)
Winner (bonus strokes not applied): Marc Leishman (+15000)
Leishman had a week to forget last week in Illinois, finishing dead last at plus-30. The worst part of his game for the week was his putter, as he lost 2.67 strokes per round on the greens.
He’s still a five-time PGA Tour winner, including this year’s Farmers Insurance Open and has played 16 career rounds at East Lake. Take a shot on the longest bet on the board in the 30-man field.
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