Honda Classic 2015 Betting Odds

Written by:
Carrie Stroup
Published on:
Feb/25/2015
Honda Classic 2015 Betting Odds

Gambling911.com has your Honda Classic 2015 betting odds courtesy of Sportsbook.ag. 

The players head east this week to sunny Florida, which is actually supposed to be rainy and windy this weekend, to compete in the Honda Classic; an event which was founded in 1972. It has been held at PGA National since 2007 and has become much harder as a result with winners having single-digits scores in six of the eight years compared to a double-digit victor in the previous 11 seasons. The reason for this is that the course is set up to host majors and has one of the toughest stretches of holes on the tour with the infamous “Bear Trap” at 15, 16 and 17.

The par-70, 7,140-yard course will be hosting a strong field this year as 15 of the top-25 players from the OWGR are attending and the first sighting of world No. 1 on U.S. soil since September will be the biggest story as he is a past champion here and has been on a tear over on the European Tour. Defending his title will be Russell Henley who won in an exciting four-player playoff against Russell Knox, Rory McIlroy and Ryan Palmer last season. The eight-under score that Henley posted was the highest for a victor at this event since Ernie Els came away with the trophy after a score of six-under in 2008. With the fields getting tougher, let’s take a look at a few players who are poised to have a big upcoming week.

Rory McIlroy: (+300) There is no debating who the top golfer in the world is right now as McIlroy has finished as the winner or runner-up in eight of his past eleven starts. He has not placed worse than second since the BMW Championship in September where he earned an eighth-place spot. This will be his debut this season in the States as he has been lighting it up over in Europe with a tour-best stroke average of 67 as he hits 86.1% of GIR, which would be by far the best mark on the PGA tour. He also continues to cream the ball (307.7 yards per) across the pond and has a great track record in this event with a victory in 2012 and a playoff loss last year. He should have no issues being at the top of the leaderboard all weekend.

Graeme McDowell: (+2900) McDowell has had an up-and-down season over in Europe since his third-place finish at the HSBC Champions back in early September, sandwiching a top-10 at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic with two events where he ended up worse than 35th. His previous play at this course should help him get back on track, though, as he has three top-10 finishes here in the last four years. He tends to play well when the weather gets tough and is in line for a nice performance this week.  

Keegan Bradley: (+2500) Despite making all four of his cuts this year, Bradley wasn’t playing at his usual skill level as his best showing was a 17th at the Waste Management Open. He began to look much more comfortable last week at the Northern Trust Open with a fourth-place standing after netting two 68’s on Friday and Sunday. He’s turning it on just at the right moment as he heads to a course in which he has placed 12th, 4th and 12th in the last three starts. Expect him to use his big-stick (301.5 yards per drive, 25th on tour) to make a run at his first PGA win since the summer of 2012.

Brian Harman: (+21000) Harman has made 5-of-7 cuts this year and has two top-25 finishes to his credit thus far. He has been struggling in the past three events though, with a scoring average of 72.0 in his 10 rounds as he is coming off a missed cut last week. Still, he is riding a strong 2014 campaign and is the record holder at this course with a round of 61 back in 2012 when he finished 12th. His putting (0.55 strokes gained putting, 28th on tour) and ability out of the sand (68.9% sand save, 11th on tour) should keep him in contention at a course where he is plenty comfortable.

William McGirt: (+18000) McGirt has been doing well this season and is trending upwards since a missed cut at the Humana Challenge. He jumped from 30th at the Waste Management Open to 21st at the AT&T Pebble Beach and finally had a nice showing (14th) last week in the Northern Trust Open. Overall on the year, he ranks in the top-50 on tour in driving accuracy (67%, 29th on tour), GIR (71%, 38th on tour) and scoring average (70.34, 29th on tour) and should be able to continue his success in Florida.

- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter

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