The PGA Tour heads to Japan this week with the 2022 Zozo Championship set to tee off Thursday at Narashino Country Club near Tokyo. It’s the fourth edition of the Zozo Championship. Tiger Woods won the inaugural tournament in 2019 for his most recent tour victory, and Japanese golf hero Hideki Matsuyama comes in as the defending champion. The tournament is co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour Organization, and top golfers like Keita Nakajima and Takumi Kanaya are part of the Zozo Championship 2022 field. Matsuyama had three birdies on the back nine last year before closing with an eagle to finish 15-under par, winning by five strokes. Xander Schauffle is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 6. Ninth-ranked Collin Morikawa and young stars like Viktor Hovland, Sungjae Im and Cameron Young also are among the notable names playing this week.
Schauffele is the 17-2 favorite in the latest 2022 Zozo Championship odds, followed closely by Im (12-1), Matsuyama (14-1) and Morikawa (14-1). Tom Kim, who won last week’s Shriners Children’s Open, is priced at 16-1, and Young (19-1) and Hovland (21-1) also are among the top contenders in the 2022 Zozo Championship field. Before making any 2022 Zozo Championship picks, be sure you check out the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from golf insider Patrick McDonald.
After spending time at FanSided and NBC Sports EDGE, McDonald joined CBS Sports as a golf writer in the spring of 2022. Now covering the sport from a broader perspective, McDonald still likes to dip his toes into the betting pools on a weekly basis on the PGA Tour.
He takes a measured approach to his outright selections and finished the 2021-22 season up 42 units on those plays, having hit Cameron Smith (22-1) at the Tournament of Champions, Hudson Swafford (250-1) at The American Express, Joaquin Niemann (70-1) at the Genesis Invitational and Justin Thomas (66-1) live at the PGA…
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