2022 Zozo Championship odds, field notes, best bets and picks to win

After a week in the Sin City, the PGA Tour heads to the other side of the globe for the Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba, Japan. There are 78 players in the field and there will be no cut Friday night.

Several stars of the game have made the lengthy trip to East Asia including defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, who sits at +1200 to repeat. The betting favorite, however, is Xander Schauffele at +750. Schauffele played for the U.S. at the Presidents Cup last month but this will be his first start of the new 2022-23 season.

Other big names in the field include last week’s winner Tom Kim, Sungjae Im, Collin Morikawa, Cameron Young and Viktor Hovland.

Golf course

The 16th hole at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club for the 2021 Zozo Championship in Chiba, Japan. (Photo: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

Key statistics

• Total driving

• Strokes Gained: Approach

Data Golf Information

Course Fit (compares golf courses based on the degree to which different golfer attributes — such as driving distance — to predict who performs well at each course – DataGolf): 1. Caves Valley Golf Club, 2. Torrey Pines, 3. Atunyote GC

Trending (of the players in the field, last three finishes): 1. Sungjae Im (T-15, T-2, 7), 2. Tom Kim (T-13, T-54, 1), 3. Cameron Young (T-31, T-23, 19)

Percent chance to win (based on course history, fit, trending, etc.): 1. Xander Schauffele (9.4 percent), 2. Sungjae Im (9 percent), 3. Cameron Young (6.9 percent)

Betting preview

Last week (Shriners Children's Open)

Taylor Montgomery putts on the second green during the second round of the 2022 Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

Decent bounce-back week. After hitting nothing at the Sanderson Farms, we cashed a few top-20 bets in Las Vegas (missed on all three outrights with Tom Kim’s win).

Taylor Montgomery, Top 20: Cash (+170, T-15)
Tom Hoge, Top 20: Cash (+185, T-4)
Joel Dahmen, Top 20: Miss (T-37)

+255 (+2.55 units) on position plays at the Shriners.

Odds

Keegan Bradley

Keegan Bradley plays his shot from the third tee during the first round of the 2022 BMW Championship in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)

Keegan Bradley has been in contention several times over the last six months. Runner-up at the Wells Fargo, top 10 at the U.S. Open and a top five in his last start at the Sanderson Farms.

At the ’21 and ’19 Zozo (when the championship has been held at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club), Bradley finished T-7 and T-13, respectively.

Bets to consider: Outright (+3000, 30/1), Top 10 (+270)

Tommy Fleetwood

Tommy Fleetwood of England smiles after teeing off on the 4th hole during a practice round prior to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on the Old Course St. Andrews on September 28, 2022, in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Tommy Fleetwood’s last PGA Tour start came at the Open Championship where he tied for fourth (finished T-4 at the Scottish Open the week before).

He’s played in three DP World Tour events since St. Andrews and has finished T-57 (BMW PGA), T-22 (Alfred Dunhill Links) and T-39 (acciona Open de Espana).

At the ’21 and ’19 Zozo, Fleetwood finished T-7 and T-22.

Bets to consider: Outright (+3000, 30/1), Top 10 (+270)

Cameron Young

Team USA golfer Cameron Young hits out of the bunker on the fifth hole during the four-ball match play of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club. (Photo: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports)

This golf course can be taken advantage of by long-hitters. Enter Cameron Young.

Although he played in the Presidents Cup, this will be Young’s first start of the new season and he’s not played this golf course before. Pure feel pick.

Bets to consider: Outright (+1500, 15/1), Top 10 (+185)

Story originally appeared on GolfWeek