Around 700,000 fans will be heading to TPC Scottsdale where Scottie Scheffler starts as the 14/5 favourite with betting sites to win the tournament for a third time.

Another two-time winner, Hideki Matsuyama, is third favourite at 16/1 , just behind 13/1 shot Justin Thomas who has finished 17th or better in his last seven visits.

Phoenix Open Betting Tips: Get On The Tom Train

Scheffler’s odds continue to shorten after a decent showing in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am where he made his first appearance since undergoing surgery.

The world number one cut his hand while rolling out ravioli with a wine glass over Christmas, thus missing a couple of tournaments.

It would be no surprise if the American made it a hat-trick of wins at this par-71 course which ranks mid-division in terms of difficulty, but The Panel are going with a couple of Toms in their outright selections.

Kim Joo-hyung, known affectionately as Tom Kim after Thomas the Tank Engine, kicks us off at 30/1 with Unibet to win his fourth PGA Tour title.

The South Korean played really well from tee to green last week in finishing seventh at Pebble Beach (and Spyglass Hill for one round), although he actually ranked high in nearly all of the Strokes Gained metrics.

Kim’s hopes of victory 12 months ago were dented by an opening 74, but he played supremely well from Friday to Sunday (66-67-67) for a top-20 finish.

The world No 23 ended 2024 strongly with runners-up spots at the Genesis Championship and Hero World Challenge, and hopefully 2025 is about to spark into life after a decent showing on the Californian coast.

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Phoenix Open Betting Tips:

Taylor has been 13-8-23 on Thursdays in his last three events and hopefully he can get off to another flier in Phoenix.