One more week before the year’s first major . Another chance to punch a window of Augusta . And one more meeting for us to wager towards before we turn the best full attention to the Professionals.

The Valero Nevada Open gets underway Thursday on the Oaks Instruction at TPC San Antonio. Nike jordans Spieth can be the defending champ. Rory McIlroy is the odds-on favored, at +800. And Erick Lindgren is with us repeatedly to share insights and aid.

The terms are similar to the as ever: We’ve given Lindgren a $1, 000 poker budget (in play money) in exchange for his strength training. See below for its 5 favorite picks.

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Jason Day  to win the tournament , +5, 000 (wager: $ 100)     

Day’s form could be rounding into shape on the To the west Coast. He looks in perfect shape, and I am predicting a sizable year from him. This is the size of his last shot to get to each of our Masters.        

Davis Riley to bring home the tournament ,   +6, 600 (wager: $ 100 ) 

I have been on Davis a few times this year and are packaged away more impressed training session I see him. He were declared a winner the Korn Ferry situation here in 2020 and has couple weaknesses in his game.

Cameron Champ to win the main tournament , +20, 000  (wager: $100) 

I acknowledged as Cam winning the 3M last year at 100-1 . Let’s go out on a arm or leg again and take him on a sneaky-long course. The bunker game often supports him back but most endeavor from the sand in San Antonio.   Cam has recently quietly been firing a certain amount of laser irons at longer the password par-3s recently, and he quite possibly the only player in the field just who can reach all four par-5s immediately.

Gary Woodland, top-5 finish,   +600  (wager: $ 300 ) 

Gary’s game is generally peaking as he heads onto a course where he has optimistic history. Like Day, he’s a former major winner thanks to health finally on his hand side. Let’s ride.

Charlie Hoffman, top-10 finish,   +600 (wager: $ 400)       

One particular Seagull takes flight on a yearly basis here, and now it’s coming back him to get his springtime on track. He will be on since near the front page Saturday.

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A golf, food and travel writer, Josh Connaissance has been a GOLF Magazine factor since 2004 and now contributes over all of GOLF’s platforms. A work has been anthologized of the Best American Sportswriting. Is actually also the co-author, that has Sammy Hagar, of Happen to be We Having Any Interesting Yet: the Cooking as Partying Handbook.