2022 Waste Management Phoenix Open Odds and Picks

Are you ready for the Phoenix Open? The rowdy fans were limited to the Waste Management Phoenix Open last year due to Covid but look for big crowds this time around. The week has already started with a live concert in the “Birds Nest” of the famed 16th hole. If you’ve never seen it, think college football-sized stadium with a golf hole instead of the gridiron!

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Like last year, Jon Rahm comes in as the lone favorite at +750 but it was Brooks Koepka that took the event for the second time in his career. Koepka returns to defend his crown but he’s at +2800 which, in my opinion, makes him a bit more attractive! Last year Rahm slid a bit at the end to finish T13.

Hideki Matsuyama comes in at +1600 and is a two-time winner at the Phoenix Open. Also, one thing to keep in mind this week is that this event has ended in a playoff four of the last five times and seven times since 2008. Here are the favorites to win the tournament:

Jon Rahm +750

Justin Thomas +1200

Patrick Cantlay +1400

Viktor Hovland +1600

Hideki Matsuyama +1600

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2022 Waste Management Phoenix Open Preview

Where: Scottsdale, Arizona

Course: TPC Scottsdale

Format: Stroke Play

Par: 71

Length: 7,266

When: January 10 –13, 2022

Purse: $8.2 Million.

TV Coverage: CBS, Golf Channel

What do you get when you combine NASCAR at Talladega with Golf? You get the Waste Management Phoneix Open! Only 5000 fans a day were allowed last year and they still made a ton of noise so expect even more cheers and taunts from the stands this time around.

As for No. 16 aka the Birds Nest aka the Colosseum, the hole is famous for players like Tiger Woods and Jarod Lyle causing the crowd to erupt when sinking a hit a hole-in-one. On the flip side, Justin Leonard gave the crowd a one-fingered salute when they booed him for a bad shot. TPC Scottsdale is a pristine course with rolling hills, well-placed bunkers, tight landing areas protected by rough and natural areas. TPC Scottsdale plays like a classic course but makes full use of natural hazards… which include the fans on No. 16.

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2022 Phoenix Open Predictions

Jon Rahm +750

Last year I faded on Rahm at the Phoenix Open but this year I’m feeling much better about his return to his college alma mater. But this year he’s coming in as the top golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings. Plus, he’s been impressive at Phoenix! In 2015 he entered as an amateur and finished T5. Since then he’s carded finishes of T16, T11, T10, T9, and T13 last year.

Xander Schauffele +2000

Xander Schauffele finished T18 at the Saudi Invitational last week and was scored in the top-20 in all four of his trips to the WM Phoenix Open. Schauffele was one of the leaders, co-leader entering the final day, last year but finished T2 along with Lee Kyoung-hoon. Schauffele seems to like this course and his short game will play well in front of the fans in the Bird’s Nest.

Webb Simpson +3500

Webb Simpson won this event in 2020 and was 2nd in 2017 after a playoff loss to Hideki Matsuyama. He’s played in the Phoenix Open four times and has never loaded up his clubs after Saturday as he’s finished top-20 in all four visits.

Others: Brooks Koepka (+2800) plays well here and won in 2015 and was the winner last year. I’m still iffy on his injury even though he seems to be doing well. Harris English (+6000) is a strong golfer and one of the few players in the game that has a poker face that may be immune to heckling after every shot.

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2022 Phoenix Open Betting Lines

Jon Rahm +750

Justin Thomas +1200

Patrick Cantlay +1400

Viktor Hovland +1600

Hideki Matsuyama +1600

Xander Schauffele +2000

Jordan Spieth +2000

Daniel Berger +2800

Scottie Scheffler +2800

Brooks Koepka +2800

Sam Burns +3300

Tony Finau +3300

Webb Simpson +3500

Bubba Watson +4000

Louis Oosthuizen +4000

Matt Fitzpatrick +4000

Adam Scott +4500

Seamus Power +4500

Harold Varner III +5000

Russell Henley +5000

Corey Conners +5000

Billy Horschel +5500

Abraham Ancer +5500

Harris English +6000

Talor Gooch +6000

Tom Hoge +6000

Luke List +6000

Maverick McNealy +6600

Max Homa +6600

Rickie Fowler +8000

Keith Mitchell +8000

Si-Woo Kim +9000

Kevin Kisner +9000

Matt Kuchar +9000

Andrew Putnam +9000

Brian Harman +9000

Aaron Wise +10000

Gary Woodland +10000

Keegan Bradley +10000

Pat Perez +10000

Francesco Molinari +10000

Cameron Davis +10000

Branden Grace +10000

Lucas Herbert +10000

Russell Knox +12500

Denny McCarthy +12500

Joel Dahmen +12500

Alex Noren +12500

Charles Howell III +12500

Kyoung-Hoon Lee +12500

Carlos Ortiz +12500

Adam Hadwin +12500

Kevin Streelman +12500

Mito Pereira +12500

Brendon Todd +12500

Troy Merritt +12500

Matt Jones +12500

Chris Kirk +15000

Nick Taylor +15000

Chez Reavie +15000

Martin Laird +15000

Hudson Swafford +15000

Lucas Glover +15000

Zach Johnson +15000

Matthew Nesmith +15000

Michael Thompson +15000

Nate Lashley +15000

Wyndham Clark +15000

Doug Ghim +15000

Beau Hossler +15000

Charley Hoffman +15000

Dylan Frittelli +15000

Patrick Rodgers +15000

Garrick Higgo +15000

Brandt Snedeker +15000

Matt Wallace +15000

Sahith Theegala +17500

Stewart Cink +17500

Emiliano Grillo +17500

Patton Kizzire +17500

Sebastian Munoz +20000

Brendan Steele +20000

Joseph Bramlett +20000

Scott Stallings +20000

Adam Long +20000

Scott Piercy +20000

James Hahn +20000

Henrik Norlander +25000

Sepp Straka +25000

Kyle Stanley +25000

Kramer Hickok +25000

C T Pan +25000

Ryan Moore +25000

JT Poston +25000

Harry Higgs +25000

Danny Lee +30000

Robert Streb +30000

Adam Schenk +30000

Graeme McDowell +30000

Roger Sloan +30000

Hank Lebioda +30000

Stephan Jaeger +30000

Peter Malnati +30000

Tyler Duncan +35000

Wesley Bryan +40000

Brian Stuard +40000

Austin Eckroat +40000

Chesson Hadley +40000

Anirban Lahiri +40000

Jimmy Walker +40000

Sam Ryder +40000

Jason Dufner +40000

Kevin Chappell +40000

Sunghoon Kang +40000

Kevin Tway +40000

Brandon Hagy +40000

Tyler McCumber +40000

Brice Garnett +50000

Luke Donald +50000

Nick Watney +50000

Bill Haas +50000

Brian Gay +50000

Seung-Yul Noh +50000

Kelly Kraft +50000

Martin Trainer +50000

William McGirt +70000

Preston Summerhays +70000

Craig Hocknull +70000

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