The Players Championship might feature the toughest field in golf, and that is reflected this week in the odds to win this tournament. Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas are co-favorites for the biggest non-major of the year at 14-1 heading into Thursday's Round 1.Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler slot in just behind that foursome followed by the rest of the field.
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Tiger Woods, if you're wondering (and I know you are), is 35-1 to win on a course where he has two victories (2001 and 2013). Phil Mickelson is 33-1. Here's a look at all the numbers. This is basically just the European Ryder Cup team ... and Fowler. Speaking of the orange-wearing American, I love him at that 20-1 number. He finished second at the Masters and was contending at the Wells Fargo Championship until he was upended late on Saturday with an inexplicable four-putt double from just over 20 feet. Still, with a win on this course and a game headed in the right direction, he's worth the price you'll pay for him. The PGA Tour is heading to TPC Sawgrass this week for the Players Championship, arguably golf's biggest non-major tournament. Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Justin Thomas and Jordan Speith are the Vegas favorites at 14-1, followed closely by Dustin Johnson at 16-1. Before you make any bets or enter a daily fantasy golf tournament on DraftKings or FanDuel, you'll want to hear what the team at SportsLine has to say.SportsLine's prediction model, which was built by DFS pro-Mike McClure, nailed the 2018 Masters, predicting the career-defining victory for Patrick Reed entering the weekend. It also nailed the Masters and U.S. Open last year, calling wins for Sergio Garcia and Brooks Koepka entering the weekend. Then, it was all over Jordan Spieth at the British Open from the start and called his third major victory with three rounds to play. Now that the star-studded Players Championship field is locked, SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times and the results were surprising. One huge surprise the model is calling for at the 2018 Players Championship: Tiger Woods, a two-time champion, makes a strong run but falls short of winning the title. The purse for the 2018 Players Championship will stand at a tournament-record $11 million, matching the total amount and prize money breakdown from the Masters in April. The $11 million purse marks an increase from the $10.5 million awarded last year at TPC Sawgrass. Like Patrick Reed did at the Masters, the winner this week of The Players will earn $1.98 million. The payouts for each resulting spot also match dollar-for-dollar the positional payouts at Augusta National.Winners Si Woo Kim and Jason Day each pocketed first-place checks of $1.890 million during the past two years at The Players.
