Updated 2019 The Players Championship Odds After the Cut
By Chris Amberley in Golf
Updated: April 13, 2020 at 1:30 pm EDTPublished:
- Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood share the 36-hole lead at the Players Championship
- The leaders are at -12, while four golfers are tied for 3rd, three shots off the pace
- See the updated live odds entering Saturday of the the Players Championship
The biggest purse of the season to date is up for grabs at TPC Sawgrass this week, and for the second straight tournament, Tommy Fleetwood has a share of the 36-hole lead.
What’s better?
The swing or the hair? pic.twitter.com/NFeYywVl3C
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 16, 2019
Fleetwood opened 65, 67 to sit at -12, where he’s joined by world number 6 Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy making moves.
He’s tied for the lead after Round 2.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/TJ25c1ens0— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 15, 2019
McIlory, who went off Thursday as the co-favorite, is seeking his first PGA Tour win since last year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Live 2019 The Players Championship Odds
| Golfer | Position | Score | Rounds | Odds to Win 2019 The Players Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | T-1 | -12 | 67, 65 | +150 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | T-1 | -12 | 65, 67 | +275 |
| Jim Furyk | T-3 | -9 | 71, 64 | +4000 |
| Ian Poulter | T-3 | -9 | 69, 66 | +1600 |
| Brian Harman | T-3 | -9 | 66, 69 | +2800 |
| Abraham Ancer | T-3 | -9 | 69, 66 | +3300 |
| Kevin Kisner | T-7 | -8 | 68, 68 | +2000 |
| Jason Day | T-7 | -8 | 70, 66 | +1600 |
| Keith Mitchell | T-7 | -8 | 71, 65 | +4500 |
| Rory Sabbatini | T-11 | -7 | 68, 69 | +12500 |
| Luke List | T-11 | -7 | 69, 68 | +6600 |
| Vaughn Taylor | T-11 | -7 | 67, 70 | +10000 |
| J.T. Poston | T-11 | -7 | 68, 69 | +8000 |
| Byeong-Hun An | T-11 | -7 | 66, 71 | +5000 |
| Dustin Johnson | T-11 | -7 | 69, 68 | +1100 |
| Jon Rahm | T-11 | -7 | 69, 68 | +2200 |
| Patrick Reed | T-17 | -6 | 69, 69 | +6600 |
*Odds taken March 15 at 9pm EST
The Top of the Board
This should be Rory’s tournament to lose. The four-time Major Champion leads the field in greens in regulation and strokes gained tee to green, and is red hot with the flat stick.
What a hole to tie the lead @THEPLAYERSChamp!@McIlroyRory has birdied the 17th @TPCSawgrass.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/Fmi9tLPrxG
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 15, 2019
His +150 odds are justified, but too short to wager on given his struggles closing out tournaments lately. McIlroy has failed to win each of the last nine times he’s been in the final group on Sunday, including last week at Bay Hill.
Rory McIlroy shrugs off final-group woes as he heads to Sawgrasshttps://t.co/ermZ6WEr7Q pic.twitter.com/ROoYMGg4bp
— Independent Sport (@IndoSport) March 12, 2019
Fleetwood meanwhile, is still searching for his first career PGA Tour win, and until he closes out a tournament, I can’t lay +275 against this caliber of field.
All Day
Jason Day threw everybody off the scent after withdrawing with a back injury at the API last week.
The 2016 champ is showing no signs of injury at Sawgrass, though, carding the second-most birdies and gaining the seventh most strokes total thus far.
At +1600 and just four shots back, he’s in prime position to make a charge to the top of the leaderboard.
Best Live Value Picks at The Players Championship
- Keith Mitchell (+4500): He’s one of the hottest players on the planet right now after a win at Honda and a 6th at Bay Hill. He leads the field in strokes gained off the tee, and racked up six birdies and an eagle in round 2.
- Byeong-Hun An (+5000): He’s fourth in the field in strokes gained tee to green and tied for sixth in birdies. One of the best ball strikers on tour, he’s gained almost 2 strokes on approach this week, after gaining over 9 the last two weeks combined. He has two runner-up finishes in less than a year, and it’s only a matter of time before he gets into the winner’s circle.
- Matt Kuchar (+10000): The 2012 champ has been dialed in with his irons all week, gaining 3.2 shots on approach through 36 holes, but his putter has let him down. He’s typically one of the best in the game on the greens, and if his putting regresses back to the mean, he could be right there on Sunday.
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