The Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., hosts the Wells Fargo Championship on the PGA Tour this week.
Rory McIlroy, the LVH SuperBook’s 8-to-1 favorite to win this weekend, returns to action for the first time since finishing eighth at the Masters a few weeks ago. He shot a 288 (even) at Augusta National and is the only member of this week’s field with odds below 10-to-1.
Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood at 15-to-1, and Justin Rose at 18-to-1 project as McIlroy’s top competitors.
The Linemakers on Sporting News’ Brian Blessing, though, looks for some bigger prices.
“Rickie Fowler’s new swing is producing solid results, and he has fond memories at Quail Hollow. 25-to-1 is a great price!,” Blessing says.
“Webb Simpson in North Carolina is always an interesting option at 40-to-1,” he adds.
Fowler’s solid results that Blessing speaks of include sixth- and fifth-place finishes at the Shell Houston Open and Masters, respectively, while the fond memories are from Fowler’s first career PGA Tour win, at Quail Hollow in 2012.
Simpson, a Raleigh native, played his college golf at Wake Forest University, so this weekend will be a homecoming of sorts for him.
ODDS TO WIN 2014 WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP (LVH)
RORY McILROY 8-1
PHIL MICKELSON 15-1
LEE WESTWOOD 15-1
JUSTIN ROSE 18-1
JIM FURYK 25-1
RICKIE FOWLER 25-1
JIMMY WALKER 30-1
ZACH JOHNSON 30-1
RYAN MOORE 30-1
BILL HAAS 40-1
HUNTER MAHAN 40-1
WEBB SIMPSON 50-1
GARY WOODLAND 50-1
JONAS BLIXT 50-1
JAMIE DONALDSON 50-1
MATT JONES 50-1
SEUNG-YUL NOH 50-1
J.B. HOLMES 50-1
KEVIN NA 50-1
NICK WATNEY 60-1
CHARLES HOWELL III 60-1
CHRIS KIRK 60-1
PAT PEREZ 60-1
JASON KOKRAK 60-1
CHESSON HADLEY 60-1
HIDEKI MATSUYAMA 80-1
PETER HANSON 80-1
CHRIS STROUD 80-1
CAMERON TRINGALE 80-1
RUSSELL HENLEY 80-1
BEN MARTIN 80-1
ROBERT KARLSSON 80-1
RORY SABBATINI 80-1
KEVIN STREELMAN 80-1
WILL MacKENZIE 80-1
GEORGE McNEILL 80-1
BO VAN PELT 80-1
JEFF OVERTON 80-1
K.J. CHOI 100-1
BRENDON DE JONGE 100-1
ERNIE ELS 100-1
NICOLAS COLSAERTS 100-1
MARTIN KAYMER 100-1
GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO 100-1
RETIEF GOOSEN 100-1
STEWART CINK 100-1
THORBJORN OLESEN 125-1
PADRAIG HARRINGTON 150-1
DEREK ERNST 250-1
FIELD (all others) 7-4
TOURNAMENT MATCHUPS:
RORY McILROY -135 vs. PHIL MICKELSON +115
JUSTIN ROSE -110 vs. LEE WESTWOOD -110
RICKIE FOWLER +105 vs. JIM FURYK -125
ZACH JOHNSON -105 vs. JIMMY WALKER -115
HUNTER MAHAN -120 vs. WEBB SIMPSON +100
RYAN MOORE -120 vs. GARY WOODLAND +100
JONAS BLIXT -115 vs. JAMIE DONALDSON -105
J.B. HOLMES -110 vs. KEVIN NA -110
CHARLES HOWELL III -110 vs. CHRIS KIRK -110
JASON KOKRAK -120 vs. PAT PEREZ +100
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