In this betting preview:
Avid readers of Read The Line know some Sundays are better than others. We have backed Justin Thomas three times this season (API, PLAYERS, Masters) only to watch him win Sunday in Hilton Head. If that wasn’t hard enough to digest, our +4000 LPGA outright Akie Iwai bogeyed the seventy-second hole in Los Angeles to lose. Most might need a moment to dust themselves off and stand back up. We don’t have a moment and the dust displays character. While the LPGA hosts their first major championship of the season in Houston, Texas, the PGA TOUR visits the bayou for a very unique event, The Zurich Classic.
Eighty teams are entered in the largest field of the season. Just seven of the top 25 in the OWGR are on hand to compete for $8 million. The top 33 teams and ties can compete over the weekend. After two straight small field events, the guys have their “cutline” hands full. Less than 40% of the teams will make the weekend. The Zurich is the toughest 36-hole cut on TOUR. Considering the team format and venue, we will see a lot of volatility at TPC Louisiana.
This preview is just that: a preview. For a complete list of my betting predictions covering the Zurich Classic, placements, and H2H matchups, please go to Read The Line and…
