It’s hard to believe, but a new PGA Tour season is upon us. The never-ending Tour moves from the 2016-17 season to the 2017-18 season without even a one-week breather.
As with anything involving the the Tour, follow the money.
And speaking of dough, if you’re going to watch a run-of-the-mill event like the Safeway Open, you may as well put some cash on it.
Let’s take a look at the odds for the first tournament of the new Tour season at Silverado Resort and Spa.
Tony Finau, one of the break out stars of last season, is the slight favorite in Napa Valley at 12-1. Phil Mickelson (15-1) and Webb Simpson (16-1) are the only other players with better than 20-1 odds.
Veterans Bill Haas and Zach Johnson are at 25-1 while defending champ Brendan Steele and Kevin Na are listed at 28-1. No one else in the field has better than 30-1 odds.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: Safeway Open
Golf Course: Silverado Resort and Spa
Where: Napa Valley, CA
Distance: 7166 Yards, Par 72
Course Designer: Robert Trent Jones Jr; Redesign by Johnny Miller
Purse: $6,000,000
Winner: $1,080,000
Defending Champion: Brendan Steele
ODDS TO WIN: 2017 SAFEWAY OPEN
| PLAYER | ODDS |
|---|---|
| TONY FINAU | 12-1 |
| PHIL MICKELSON | 15-1 |
| WEBB SIMPSON | 16-1 |
| ZACH JOHNSON | 25-1 |
| BILL HAAS | 25-1 |
| KEVIN NA | 28-1 |
| BRENDAN STEELE | 28-1 |
| RYAN MOORE | 30-1 |
| EMILIANO GRILLO | 30-1 |
| KEEGAN BRADLEY | 30-1 |
| BUD CAULEY | 35-1 |
| CHEZ REAVIE | 35-1 |
| LUCAS GLOVER | 35-1 |
| JAMIE LOVEMARK | 40-1 |
| MARTIN LAIRD | 40-1 |
| OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS | 50-1 |
| PETER UIHLEIN | 50-1 |
| CHESSON HADLEY | 55-1 |
| LUKE LIST | 60-1 |
| JASON KOKRAK | 65-1 |
| BRYSON DECHAMBEAU | 65-1 |
| CHRIS KIRK | 70-1 |
| MACKENZIE HUGHES | 70-1 |
| GRAHAM DELAET | 70-1 |
| ROB OPPENHEIM | 75-1 |
| GRAYSON MURRAY | 75-1 |
| SCOTT PIERCY | 80-1 |
| BRONSON BURGOON | 80-1 |
| SAM SAUNDERS | 80-1 |
| SCOTT BROWN | 80-1 |
| KEVIN TWAY | 80-1 |
| PATRICK RODGERS | 80-1 |
| HAROLD VARNER | 80-1 |
| SEAMUS POWER | 90-1 |
| HARRIS ENGLISH | 90-1 |
| DENNY MCCARTHY | 100-1 |
| MATT JONES | 100-1 |
| KEVIN STREELMAN | 100-1 |
| DANIEL SUMMERHAYS | 100-1 |
| SUNG KANG | 100-1 |
| KEITH MITCHELL | 110-1 |
| RYAN ARMOUR | 110-1 |
| RICKY BARNES | 125-1 |
| BRICE GARNETT | 125-1 |
| SMYLIE KAUFMAN | 125-1 |
| BEN MARTIN | 125-1 |
| SCOTT STALLINGS | 125-1 |
| DAVID HEARN | 125-1 |
| RICHY WERENSKI | 125-1 |
| ANDREW LANDRY | 125-1 |
| CAMERON TRINGALE | 125-1 |
| TOM HOGE | 125-1 |
| BEN CRANE | 125-1 |
| RORY SABBATINI | 140-1 |
| CHAD CAMPBELL | 140-1 |
| STEVE WHEATCROFT | 140-1 |
| MARTIN FLORES | 140-1 |
| ALEX CEJKA | 150-1 |
| ZAC BLAIR | 150-1 |
| SANGMOON BAE | 150-1 |
| AARON WISE | 150-1 |
| JOHNSON WAGNER | 150-1 |
| SHAWN STEFANI | 150-1 |
| VAUGHN TAYLOR | 150-1 |
| J.J. SPAUN | 150-1 |
| TYLER DUNCAN | 150-1 |
| MATT EVERY | 150-1 |
| NATE LASHLEY | 150-1 |
| BEN SILVERMAN | 150-1 |
| CHRIS STROUD | 150-1 |
| TROY MERRITT | 150-1 |
| AARON BADDELEY | 150-1 |
| BRANDON HAGY | 150-1 |
| COREY CONNERS | 150-1 |
| ADAM SCHENK | 150-1 |
| TED POTTER | 150-1 |
| ROBERT GARRIGUS | 160-1 |
| PATTON KIZZIRE | 175-1 |
| DEREK FATHAUER | 175-1 |
| LANTO GRIFFIN | 175-1 |
| WHEE KIM | 175-1 |
| JOEL DAHMEN | 175-1 |
| JONAS BLIXT | 175-1 |
| MICHAEL KIM | 175-1 |
| TYRONE VAN ASWEGEN | 175-1 |
| JOHN HUH | 200-1 |
| CAMILO VILLEGAS | 200-1 |
| TALOR GOOCH | 200-1 |
| MATT ATKINS | 200-1 |
| K.J. CHOI | 200-1 |
| NICHOLAS LINDHEIM | 200-1 |
| TREY MULLINAX | 200-1 |
| CAMERON CHAMP | 200-1 |
| MARTIN PILLER | 225-1 |
| NICK TAYLOR | 225-1 |
| JASON GORE | 225-1 |
| SAM RYDER | 225-1 |
| ANDREW PUTNAM | 225-1 |
| TOM LOVELADY | 225-1 |
| CODY GRIBBLE | 225-1 |
| BRIAN GAY | 225-1 |
| KYLE THOMPSON | 250-1 |
| RYAN BLAUM | 250-1 |
| JOHN DALY | 250-1 |
| RICK LAMB | 250-1 |
| JONATHAN RANDOLPH | 250-1 |
| KELLY KRAFT | 250-1 |
| BILLY HURLEY | 250-1 |
| MAVERICK MCNEALY | 250-1 |
| BEAU HOSSLER | 250-1 |
| ABRAHAM ANCER | 250-1 |
| FABI N G MEZ | 250-1 |
| CONRAD SHINDLER | 250-1 |
| ROBERTO D AZ | 250-1 |
| JON CURRAN | 250-1 |
| JASON BOHN | 275-1 |
| JOHN ROLLINS | 300-1 |
| MARTY DOU | 300-1 |
| COLT KNOST | 300-1 |
| BRIAN STUARD | 300-1 |
| HUNTER MAHAN | 300-1 |
| BRANDON HARKINS | 300-1 |
| D.A. POINTS | 300-1 |
| STEPHAN JAEGER | 300-1 |
| PETER MALNATI | 300-1 |
| JAMIE SADLOWSKI | 350-1 |
| BRETT STEGMAIER | 350-1 |
| ANDREW LOUPE | 350-1 |
| ANGEL CABRERA | 400-1 |
| ANTHONY PAOLUCCI | 400-1 |
| GREG CHALMERS | 400-1 |
| KEN DUKE | 500-1 |
| ANDREW YUN | 500-1 |
| KURT KITAYAMA | 500-1 |
| ETHAN TRACY | 500-1 |
| BOBBY WYATT | 500-1 |
| JASON SCHMUHL | 500-1 |
| KEVIN DOUGHERTY | 750-1 |
| BRIAN DAVIS | 750-1 |
| DICKY PRIDE | 750-1 |
| DINO GIACOMAZZI | 750-1 |
| STEVE ALLAN | 750-1 |
| STUART APPLEBY | 1000-1 |
| XINJUN ZHANG | 1000-1 |
