The PGA Tour moves from Malaysia to South Korea for leg No. 2 of the Asian Swing. The non profit tour will tee it up at the inaugural $9.25M CJ Cup at Nine Bridges on Jeju Island.
Like last week’s CIMB Classic, The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges offers what amounts to free money, as the field is limited to 78 players with no cut.
Reigning PGA Champion Justin Thomas, once again, is the favorite in Korea at 7-1. The 24-year old star, who finished T17 last week, is the only player in the field with odds better than 10-1.
Paul Casey (10-1) and former world No. 1 Jason Day (12-1) round out the top 3 favorites. Xander Schauffele, the 2017 Rookie of the Year, is listed at 18-1 and the only other player with odds under 20-1.
Marc Leishman (20-1), Tony Finau (20-1) and Patrick Reed (25-1) make up the next trio of prime-time players.
The winner of the CIMB Classic, Pat Perez, is offered at 28-1, along with CIMB runner-up Keegan Bradley. Also at 28-1 is Adam Scott and Anirban Lahiri.
No one else in the field has better than 30-1 odds.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges
Golf Course: Nine Bridges GC
Where: Jeju Island, Korea
Distance: 7,221 Yards, Par 70
Purse: $9,250,000
Winner: $1,600,000
Defending Champion: New Event
ODDS TO WIN: THE CJ CUP AT NINE BRIDGES
Player | Odds |
---|---|
Justin Thomas | 7-1 |
Paul Casey | 10-1 |
Jason Day | 12-1 |
Xander Schauffele | 18-1 |
Marc Leishman | 20-1 |
Tony Finau | 20-1 |
Patrick Reed | 25-1 |
Keegan Bradley | 28-1 |
Pat Perez | 28-1 |
Adam Scott | 28-1 |
Anirban Lahiri | 28-1 |
Daniel Berger | 33-1 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | 33-1 |
Cameron Smith | 40-1 |
Kevin Na | 40-1 |
Thomas Pieters | 40-1 |
Branden Grace | 40-1 |
Byeonghun AN | 40-1 |
Charl Schwartzel | 40-1 |
Gary Woodland | 40-1 |
Russell Henley | 40-1 |
Sung Kang | 45-1 |
J B Holmes | 50-1 |
Chez Reavie | 50-1 |
Ollie Schniederjans | 50-1 |
Ian Poulter | 50-1 |
Lucas Glover | 55-1 |
Bud Cauley | 66-1 |
Danny Lee | 66-1 |
Graham Delaet | 66-1 |
Kyle Stanley | 66-1 |
Luke List | 66-1 |
James Hahn | 70-1 |
Nick Taylor | 80-1 |
Emiliano Grillo | 80-1 |
Chris Kirk | 80-1 |
Adam Hadwin | 80-1 |
Harold Varner III | 80-1 |
Jamie Lovemark | 80-1 |
K J Choi | 80-1 |
Stewart Cink | 100-1 |
Brian Harman | 100-1 |
Graeme McDowell | 100-1 |
Grayson Murray | 100-1 |
Jeung-Hun Wang | 100-1 |
Jhonattan Vegas | 100-1 |
Patrick Rodgers | 100-1 |
Young-Han Song | 100-1 |
Charles Howell III | 125-1 |
Hudson Swafford | 125-1 |
Si-Woo Kim | 125-1 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | 125-1 |
K T Kim | 125-1 |
Scott Brown | 125-1 |
Kevin Tway | 150-1 |
Morgan Hoffmann | 150-1 |
Wesley Bryan | 150-1 |
Whee Kim | 150-1 |
Seung Yul Noh | 150-1 |
Sangmoon Bae | 150-1 |
Gavin Green | 150-1 |
Chad Campbell | 200-1 |
Robert Streb | 200-1 |
Cody Gribble | 200-1 |
Jonas Blixt | 250-1 |
Kelly Kraft | 250-1 |
Chris Stroud | 250-1 |
Jim Herman | 250-1 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | 250-1 |
Ryan Ruffels | 250-1 |
Jung-Gon Hwang | 250-1 |
Rod Pampling | 400-1 |
Seung-Hyuk Kim | 400-1 |
Jin-Ho Choi | 400-1 |