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2024 Myrtle Beach Classic odds, field: Surprising PGA picks, predictions by model that's nailed 11 majors
By CBS Sports Staff,
12 days ago
The PGA Tour has two events in action this week, including the inaugural edition of the Myrtle Beach Classic at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club. The course is nestled right up on the beach in South Carolina, so wind is expected to come in off the ocean and create some potentially tricky situations for the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic field. Matt Wallace is coming off a strong showing at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, and he will be looking to build on that T4 finish against a weaker field this week. Wallace ranks inside the top 25 on the PGA Tour in scoring average, which is why he is among the top golfers on the PGA odds board for the Myrtle Beach Classic at 35-1.
SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up more than $9,000 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure's model correctly predicted Scottie Scheffler would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2024 Masters, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Players Championship, and the RBC Heritage this season. McClure also included Hideki Matsuyama in his best bets to win the 2024 Genesis Invitational. That bet hit at +9000, and for the entire tournament, McClure's best bets returned nearly $1,000.
The model also predicted Jon Rahm would be victorious at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm's second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scheffler winning in 2022.
In addition, McClure's best bets included Nick Taylor (70-1) winning the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson, and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 11 majors entering the weekend and hit the Masters three straight years. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
One major surprise the model is calling for at the Myrtle Beach Classic 2024: Griffin, who is listed second in the odds this week, stumbles and doesn't even crack the top five. Griffin finished T13 in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson last week after missing the cut in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He has finished inside the top 40 in five of his last six tournaments, but he has not posted a top-10 finish during that stretch.
In fact, his only top-10 of the season came in The American Express in January when he finished T9 at 24-under. He ranks outside the top 160 on the PGA Tour in total driving and outside the top 120 in GIR percentage. The model does not think he has the tools to put four strong rounds together this week, making him a golfer to avoid with Myrtle Beach Classic bets.
Another surprise: Andrew Novak, a 40-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he's a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. Novak missed the cut in his first three tournaments of the season, but he has responded with an outstanding stretch of play.
He has made the cut in eight of his last nine events, including top-10 finishes at the WM Phoenix Open, Mexico Open and Cognizant Classic. Novak finished T23 in the Zurich Classic before carding a T30 finish in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson last week. He ranks eighth on the PGA Tour in sand save percentage, which sets him up for success at a beach course that features plenty of bunkers. See who else to pick here .
How to make 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic picks
The model is also targeting three other golfers with odds of 35-1 or longer to make a strong run at the title. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model's picks here .
Who will win the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the Myrtle Beach Classic 2024 odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected Myrtle Beach Classic leaderboard , all from the model that's nailed 11 golf majors, including the last three Masters.
Erik van Rooyen +2500 Ben Griffin +2800 Doug Ghim +3000 Daniel Berger +3000 Davis Thompson +3000 Beau Hossler +3000 Victor Perez +3500 Ryan Fox +3500 Matt Wallace +3500 Kevin Yu +3500 Thorbjorn Olesen +4000 S.H. Kim +4000 Ryo Hisatsune +4000 Andrew Novak +4000 Chris Gotterup +4500 Chan Kim +4500 Taiga Semikawa +4500 K.H. Lee +4500 Justin Lower +4500 Joseph Bramlett +5000 Greyson Sigg +5000 Sam Stevens +5000 Alex Smalley +5000 Matti Schmid +5000 Jimmy Stanger +5500 Garrick Higgo +5500 Chesson Hadley +5500 Thriston Lawrence +5500 Sami Valimaki +5500 Alejando Tosti +5500 Robert MacIntyre +5500 Max Greyserman +5500 Jacob Bridgeman +6000 Ben Martin +6000 Sam Ryder +6000 Patton Kizzire +6000 Nick Hardy +6000 Michael Kim +6000 J.J. Spaun +6500 Davis Riley +6500 Chandler Phillips +6500 Chad Ramey +6500 C.T. Pan +6500 Martin Laird +6500 Kevin Dougherty +6500 Dylan Wu +7000 Carl Yuan +7000 Parker Coody +7000 Alexander Bjork +7500 Kelly Kraft +7500 Jorge Campillo +8000
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