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The PGA Tour’s best players will face another scary closing stretch this week when they tee up starting Thursday at the 2022 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. A week after Lee Westwood shot 3-over on the final two holes at PGA National to tie for fifth, he returns to a Stadium Course where he had a chance to win last year if not for a bogey on 17. Justin Thomas won by one stroke, and he is one of the co-favorites in the latest 2022 Players Championship golf odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Thomas is listed at 14-1 along with the top two players in the world – No. 1 Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa. Rory McIlroy (18-1), Viktor Hovland (20-1), Patrick Cantlay (22-1) and Palmer winner Scottie Scheffler (25-1) also are among the favorites.
Can Hovland keep up a scorching run that includes three worldwide wins since November and a runner-up finish last week? Or will Scheffler be the one to keep rolling and give you the best chance to win with your 2022 Players Championship Fantasy golf picks? Before locking in your Fantasy golf lineups or making any bets on the Players Championship 2022, be sure to check out the Fantasy golf projections and betting advice from SportsLine fantasy expert Riley Gates.
Gates is a writer for 247Sports and has covered a range of sports for nearly five years. He has followed golf closely for much longer and has a profound knowledge of the sport. He also knows what it takes to win, on the course and in fantasy sports, and he has been on fire this season.
In last week’s picks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, nine of Gates’ top 10 picks finished in the top 20, including Scheffler and runners-up Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton.
“It is really hard to not blindly pick Scheffler right now,” Gates said before the event, pointing to his “red-hot” run. “Do not expect that to change this weekend.” Scheffler stayed steady while everyone around him faltered,…
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