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2022 Zurich Classic odds, field, best bets and PGA Tour picks

Like the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, the annual trip to New Orleans is a great change of pace. The PGA Tour is headed to TPC Louisiana for the Zurich Classic, a team event where the format of play rotates between best ball and alternate shot.

Rounds 1 and 3: Best ball
Rounds 2 and 4: Alternate shot

The pair of Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman enter as the defending champions, while the betting favorites are Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa (+600).

Ryan Palmer has a new partner this time around after playing with Jon Rahm for the past few seasons (and Jordan Spieth before him). Palmer was able to grab World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. Must be nice.

Golf course

TPC Louisiana | Par 72 | 7,425 yards | Pete Dye design

TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Derick E. Hingle/USA TODAY Sports)

Key statistics

Birdie percentage: Birdies are king this week. The pairs will need to make a lot of them to have a chance to win.

Data Golf Information

Course Fit (compares golf courses based on the degree to which different golfer attributes — such as driving distance — to predict who performs well at each course – DataGolf): 1. Caves Valley Golf Club, 2. Trinity Forest Golf Club, 3. Stadium Course at PGA West

Trending: 1. Scottie Scheffler (last three starts: T-55, 1, 1), 2. Shane Lowry (T-35, T-3, T-3), 3. Sepp Straka (T-35, T-30, T-3)

Percent chance to win (based on course history, fit, trending, etc.): 1. Cantlay/Schauffele (8.9 percent), 2. Hovland/Moriakawa (8.6 percent), 3. Palmer/Scheffler (5.4 percent)

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Betting odds

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.

Player Odds
Morikawa/Hovland (+600)
Cantlay/Schauffele (+900)
Leishman/Smith (+1000)
Palmer/Scheffler (+1000)
Burns/Horschel (+1200)
Fleetwood/Garcia (+1500)
Gooch/Homa (+2000)
Lowry/Poulter (+2000)
Niemann/Pereira (+2000)
Varner III/Watson (+3000)

Betting card for the 2022 Zurich Classic

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