Golf betting: Brooks Koepka is the runaway choice of bettors for the Honda Classic

Bettors are really liking Brooks Koepka’s chances at the Honda Classic.

The four-time major winner is now +1800 at BetMGM to win the tournament at PGA National’s Champion course this weekend. He’s also the only golfer getting more than 10% of bets placed on the winner of the tournament and is getting more than double the money of anyone else in the field.

Just under 11% of wagers are on Koepka to win the tournament and they equate to 15.4% of the handle. The No. 2 choice of bettors is Billy Horschel. He’s at +2000 and is getting 5.7% of bets and 7% of the money.

Koepka opened at +2000 to win the tournament and stayed there until Wednesday morning before his odds dropped to +1800.

Defending Honda Classic winner Matt Jones’ odds have gone from +5000 to +4000 ahead of the tournament. Jones is getting 1.3% of bets but those wagers make up 5.4% of the handle.

No other golfer is getting more than 5% of bets or money. The third-most bet golfer is Louis Oosthuizen (+1800) with 4.5% of bets, and 2020 winner Sungjae Im has gotten 4.4% of bets. Daniel Berger is getting 4.1% of the wagers.

Im is the favorite entering the tournament at +1200 while Berger is No. 2 at +1600. Genesis Invitational winner Joaquin Niemann is in the field this weekend after his wire-to-wire win at Riviera and is tied with Oosthuizen and Koepka as the No. 3 favorite at +1800.

Honda Classic favorites

• Sungjae Im (+1200)

• Daniel Berger (+1600)

• Joaquin Niemann (+1800)

• Louis Oosthuizen (+1800)

• Brooks Koepka (+1800)

• Billy Horschel (+2000)

• Tommy Fleetwood (+2500)

• Shane Lowry (+3000)

• Alex Noren (+3300)

• Keith Mitchell (+3300)

To finish in the top five

• Sungjae Im (+250)

• Daniel Berger (+350)

• Joaquin Niemann (+400)

• Louis Oosthuizen (+400)

• Brooks Koepka (+400)

• Billy Horschel (+450)

• Tommy Fleetwood (+450)

• Shane Lowry (+550)

• Keith Mitchell (+650)

• Alex Noren (+700)