The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is next up on the PGA TOUR Schedule following an exciting week with Rory McIlroy grabbing the No. 1 spot in the OWGR. Rory won the CJ Cup against a strong field. The field this week will not be as hefty as in the last two years, but that offers an opportunity for a possible first-time PGA winner with plenty of value down the odds list.
Denny McCarthy and Thomas Detry enter the opening round as the favorites this week. McCarthy is at +1600 while Detry comes in at +1800. One famous name that’s in the field is John Daly who was given a sponsors exemption. The former Open and PGA Championship winner comes in at +100000.
The Bermuda Championship was an alternative event during the 2020 COVID-altered PGA schedule, it became a full PGA Tour event with FedEx points and a ticket to the Masters for the champion last season. And the field is loaded with potential!
Here are the favorites to win the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship outright:
Denny McCarthy +1600
Thomas Detry +1800
Seamus Power +2000
Mark Hubbard +2200
Adrian Meronk +2200
Aaron Rai +2200
2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Preview
Where: Southhampton Parish, Bermuda
Course: Port Royal Golf Club
Par: 71
Length: 6,842 (PGA)
When: October 27 – 30, 2022
Purse: $6.5 million
TV Coverage: Golf Channel/Peacock
Port Royal Golf Club is a Robert Trent Jones-designed course with coastal views and plenty of elevation changes to keep players on their toes. This is not a “flat” beachside set of links. The course can look open in several places due to the lack of trees but in actuality, many of the fairways play tight. This is due to tricky areas of deep rough with plenty of protective bunkers.
Water does come into play on a few holes but cliff drop-offs to the ocean on several of the fairways prove to be more mentally intimidating. Port Royal sets up at 6,842 for PGA play. There are plenty of places where ocean winds come into play forcing players to rely on their short game and putters.
2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Predictions
Thomas Detry +1800
Thomas Detry finished up a stint on the Korn Ferry Tour where he earned his card during the finals. He’s done well on TOUR since then. He has made the cut in all five events he’s entered since and he finished here last season with a T22. Detry carded a T5 at the BMW, a T9 at Sanderson Farms, and a T12 at the Fortinet.
Justin Lower +2500
Justin Lower is another former KFT player making a good showing on the PGA TOUR. He finished here last year with a solid week finishing T17. So far this season he’s been able to rack up some great efforts. In his last ten outings between the PGA Tour and a few on the KFT, he’s made it to the weekend nine times. Five of those efforts were of 20th or better.
Hyun-Soo Kim +3000
Hyun-Soo Kim has had a great putter the last several months and working on the greens will be a huge part of this event. Kim comes in after a slight bump at the CJ Cup where he finished 64th. He just could not seem to get under the 70 mark during the week. However, he finished his prior eight rounds by going 6 of 8 in the 60s.
Others: Russell Knox (+3500) seems to enjoy this course. In three Bermuda Championships, he finished T11 (2019), T16 (2020), and a T12 last year. Ryan Armour (+6600) has a great tee shot for a windy course – straight and low. He backs it with strong iron play. If his putter kicks in he could be towards the top on Sunday.
2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Betting Lines
Denny McCarthy +1600
Thomas Detry +1800
Seamus Power +2000
Mark Hubbard +2200
Adrian Meronk +2200
Aaron Rai +2200
Justin Lower +2500
Nick Hardy +2500
Patrick Rodgers +2800
Hyun-Soo Kim +3000
Alex Smalley +3300
Stephan Jaeger +3300
Russell Knox +3500
Greyson Sigg +4000
Robby Shelton +4000
Adam Long +4000
Nick Taylor +4000
Adam Schenk +4500
Erik Van Rooyen +4500
Byeong-Hun An +4500
Callum Tarren +4500
Cameron Percy +5000
Will Gordon +5000
Brandon Wu +5000
Doug Ghim +6600
Michael Gligic +6600
Chesson Hadley +6600
Sam Ryder +6600
Harry Hall +6600
Ryan Armour +6600
Lucas Glover +6600
Ze-Cheng Dou +6600
Garrick Higgo +6600
C T Pan +7000
Austin Eckroat +7000
Chesson Hadley +7000
Peter Malnati +7000
C T Pan +7000
Peter Malnati +7500
Henrik Norlander +7500
Tyler Duncan +8000
Scott Piercy +8000
Kramer Hickok +8000
Kramer Hickok +8000
Brice Garnett +8000
Scott Piercy +8000
Kevin Yu +8000
Hank Lebioda +8000
Sam Stevens +8000
Austin Smotherman +8000
Brian Stuard +8000
Nate Lashley +8000
Charley Hoffman +8000
Vincent Norrman +9000
M-J Daffue +10000
Brian Gay +10000
Matthias Schmid +10000
M-J Daffue +10000
Ben Martin +10000
Ben Griffin +10000
Matthias Schwab +10000
Austin Cook +10000
Andrew Novak +12500
Fabian Gomez +12500
William McGirt +12500
Luke Donald +12500
Chad Ramey +12500
Robert Streb +12500
Harrison Endycott +14000
Michael Kim +14000
Nicholas Lindheim +14000
David Lingmerth +15000
David Hearn +15000
Cody Gribble +15000
Aaron Baddeley +15000
Chris Stroud +15000
Camilo Villegas +15000
Erik Barnes +15000
Philip Knowles +17500
Scott Gutschewski +17500
Sean O'Hair +17500
Harry Higgs +17500
Brandon Matthews +17500
Augusto Nunez +17500
Jonathan Byrd +17500
Kevin Tway +18000
Caleb Surratt +20000
Tano Goya +20000
Vaughn Taylor +20000
Kevin Roy +20000
Brent Grant +20000
Bill Haas +20000
Trevor Cone +20000
Scott Brown +20000
Richy Werenski +20000
Seung-Yul Noh +20000
Grayson Murray +20000
Sung Kang +20000
Scott Harrington +22500
Nick Watney +22500
Palmer Jackson +25000
Eric Cole +25000
John VanDerLaan +25000
Kevin Chappell +25000
Dylan Wu +25000
Akshay Bhatia +25000
Tyson Alexander +30000
Aaron Jarvis +30000
Max McGreevy +30000
Nicolas Echavarria +30000
Carson Young +30000
Tommy Gainey +30000
Wesley Bryan +30000
Robert Garrigus +35000
Ben Crane +35000
Clay Feagler +35000
Kyle Westmoreland +35000
Chandler Blanchet +35000
Ryan Brehm +35000
Ricky Barnes +40000
Sang Moon Bae +40000
Greg Chalmers +40000
Bo Van Pelt +40000
James Nicholas +40000
Martin Trainer +40000
Jonas Blixt +50000
Trevor Werbylo +50000
J.J. Henry +50000
D.A. Points +50000
Nick Jones +50000
Willie Mack +60000
Michael Sims +70000
Greg Koch +100000
Jarryd Dillas +100000
John Daly +100000