Breaking down everything you need to know to bet on this year's edition of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
It's time for one of the biggest golf events of the year, the unofficial fifth major, The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. The 2025 edition of the event had a unique ending, as J.J. Spaun and Rory McIlroy had to come back Monday for a three-hole playoff after a rain delay on Sunday.
McIlroy won the playoff, capturing his second Players Championship.Thursday: 1–7 p.m. ET TPC Sawgrass is all about accuracy, especially over the past few years since the PGA Tour grew the rough out to 3.5 inches. That’s why I'm going to target accurate drivers who can hit greens at a high rate.Of the top names on the odds list, Collin Morikawa is the one that sticks out to me the most. He enters this week ranking ninth in driving accuracy, fifth in strokes-gained approach and he’s coming into the Players in great form after finishing inside the top seven in three straight starts, including getting the win at Pebble Beach. Morikawa also had a 10th-place finish here last year. Morikawa checks every single possible box you want in picking a winner this week. His style of golf fits TPC Sawgrass to perfection. I think it’s a matter of “when” he's going to win a Players, instead of a matter of “if.”Si Woo Kim is quietly having one of the best statistical seasons of his career, and now he returns to the event he won back in 2017 and has posted two top-10 finishes since. He’s fourth on the PGA Tour in driving accuracy and second in strokes gained approach. He has five finishes of T13 or better this season. All he needs this week is a few more putts to drop at a course where he has plenty of confidence and he’ll be in contention on the weekend.Aaron Rai has played well but not great, this season, which just means we can get better odds on him this week. He is the dictionary definition of an accurate golfer, ranking 15th in driving accuracy and 10th in greens in regulation. He already has two top-20 finishes in three starts at this event, so if his game peaks this week, he would make a lot of sense to be in the mix on the weekend. Simply sign up, deposit $5, and place a $5 wager. If you win your bet, you will receive $300 in bonus bets within 72 hours.Originally from Nova Scotia, Iain MacMillan is a senior editor covering betting, with a focus on NFL, NHL, and golf. He hosts the Bacon Bets Podcast and has been featured on VSIN, BetQL and Monumental Sports Network. He is a member of the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association and his beloved Falcons and Maple Leafs break his heart on a yearly basis.
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