2018 RSM Classic Odds & Preview

The PGA Tour heads to Georgia this weekend for the RSM Classic at the Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simon’s. This will be the ninth edition of this tournament, and it is the final PGA Tour event that will take place in 2018. Austin Cook won last year with a -21 score; no one has ever won this tournament with a score worse than -14. This year, the field will include 156 golfers, many of whom are looking to add points in the early weeks of the 2018-19 campaign. We have the odds for your contenders as well as some golf betting suggestions for you to think about putting on your own wager cards.

2018 RSM Classic Odds & Preview

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Contender Odds to Win the 2018 RSM Classic

• Webb Simpson                                                                                                                      +900
• Cameron Champ                                                                                                                   +1800
• J.J. Spaun, C.T. Pan                                                                                                             +2200
• Chesson Hadley, Lucas Glover, Austin Cook, Kevin Kisner                                          +2800
• Joaquin Niemann, Russell Henley                                                                                      +3300
• Chris Kirk, Luke List                                                                                                             +3500
• Charles Howell III, Harold Varner III, Zach Johnson, Bud Cauley                                  +4000
• Denny McCarthy, Jim Furyk, Jamie Lovemark, Peter Uhlein, Sam Ryder,
• Stewart Cink, Sung-Jae Im, Whee Kim, Bill Haas, Brian Harman                                   +5000
• Adam Schenk, Brian Gay, Brice Garnett, Bronson Burgeon, Henrik Norlander,
• Keith Mitchell, Michael Thompson, Patrick Rodgers, Richy Werenski, Ryan Armour +6600
• Aaron Baddeley, Ben Silverman, Graeme McDowell, Jason Dufner, Johnson Wagner, Kevin Streelman, Nicholas Lindheim, Nick Watney, Padraig Harrington, Patton Kizzire, Sam Burns, Anders Albertson, 
• Andrew Landry                                                                                                                     +8000

  Webb Simpson is the favorite here, but even his moneyline leaves a lot of value out there. He had a solid finish in the FedExCup playoffs, and at the Vegas tournament, all of his rounds were under 70, even though he didn’t get the win. This is the kind of course where he does well, because he likes par-70 courses that were designed several decades ago.   J.J. Spaun finished as the lone runner-up at the RSM Classic in 2017, and he tied for third last week as the Tour headed south to Mexico. With the track record on this course and the solid play last week, he’s a smart pick.   C.T. Pan is a smart pick for the same reason as Spaun, but it’s hard to see them at the same spot on the moneyline. He tied for 16th in Mexico and tied for 13th at the 2017 RSM Classic. His game is also solid for this type of course.   Cameron Champ won in Mississippi and tied for 28th in Las Vegas and tied for 10th in Mexico last weekend. Is he the second favorite? Based on overall track record recently, I would say yes.   Austin Cook had some solid results down the stretch, with top-10 results at Greenbrier and Memphis. Since June, the only cut he missed was at Shriners, so don’t overlook his potential to repeat here.   Sam Ryder has some long odds but is in the top 10 on the Tour for strokes gained from tea to green. In four starts for the fall season, he has finished in the top five twice. Looking for a dark horse here?   Lucas Glover is also in the top 10 this season for strokes gained from tee to green. Joaquin Niemann just finished in a tie for 60th place last week, but he has the talent to finish much higher. These two aren’t quite as dark as Ryder, but they are some long shots worth adding.   Chesson Hadley has cracked the top 10 twice in his last three starts. With major winners like Glover and Zach Johnson also in this field, one might wonder why Hadley is so high up the odds sheet. However, his play has been consistent for over a year, so it could be his week to break through with a win.