While the PGA Tour’s top names battle it out for big bucks at the Wells Fargo Classic in North Carolina in a limited field Signature event, a new off-field event will make its debut.
The Myrtle Beach Classic will feature 132 Tour pros looking to earn their way into future big-time PGA Tour events, or make their way back into the picture.
The tournament will be held at the Dunes and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
While this event is an official PGA Tour event, the off-field status will see a field lacking star-power as there are no players ranked in the top 50 in the world rankings.
The purse comes in at just $ 4 million with $ 720,000 as well as 300 FedEx Cup points going to the winner.
It’s not a huge payday but the bottom line is the victory is the key factor this week.
To put that into perspective, the winner at the Wells Fargo Classic will earn $ 3.6 million to go along with 700 FedEx Cup points.
Myrtle Beach Classic odds: No clear favorite at PGA off-field event
But while it is an off-field event, don’t tell that to the players in the field.
This week is one for them to shine, and earn his spot playing with the big boys. A victory here does give the champ a two-year exemption which is huge.
Even top-rated US sportsbooks are having trouble deciding on a favorite this week.
Depending on the book, one or more of Daniel Berger, Erik van Rooyen or Ben Griffin is the favorite to win, all at +2500 or higher.
Myrtle Beach Classic prediction
We’re going to look at Berger to win this week at .
While he is one of the favorites, he probably should have higher odds for the simple reason he’s still working on making a comeback.
Berger missed 18 months on the PGA Tour battling back problems. He opted not to have surgery and spent a year just letting his body relax and recover.
His body and game are both still a work in progress but he’s continuing to move up the ladder.
He’s coming off a T-13 at last week’s CJ CUP Byron Nelson with four solid rounds: 68, 68, 68 and 67.
With the star-power down, this just might be the event for Berger to get back into the winner’s circle for the first time since the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
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We’re going to take a flyer this week and back Chesson Hadley at .
Sure, he’s not having the best of seasons. In fact, he’s missed six of his last seven cuts. His best finish (that came amid those missed cuts) is a T-8 in the team event, the Zurich Classic.
But he’s not giving up and we won’t either.
He only has one PGA Tour win and that was also an off-field event as he won the 2014 Puerto Rico Open.
That’s a 10-year lapse and we figure it’s a great time to get back in the winner’s circle.
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Myrtle Beach Classic prop odds, picks
We’re going to look at the winner not being in the final group at +175.
It’s simple: Not many of these guys will have been atop the leaderboard of a PGA Tour event come Sunday.
Add in all the pressure of trying to hold onto a lead and that can certainly cause the palms to be a little sweatier and the collar to be a little tighter.
It’s not the biggest bet around by a mile but we’re going to take Van Rooyen to be the top African player at +125.
Not a great number but it’s one of those bets that stands out. He just has to beat two other golfers in this group, Triston Lawrence and Garrick Higgo.
