The top two players from last year’s WGC-Mexico Championship are topping the odds for this week’s event - just not in the order you might expect.
Dustin Johnson has been a force at Club de Golf Chapultepec, winning twice in the three years since the event shifted from Doral. That includes last year, when he cruised to victory and finished five shots ahead of runner-up Rory McIlroy.
But this time it’s the world No. 1 who is the betting favorite according to oddsmakers at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, who installed McIlroy at 6/1 followed by Johnson at 8/1.
Here’s a look at some other notable odds this week in Mexico City, with Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm also among the pre-tournament favorites:
6/1: Rory McIlroy
8/1: Dustin Johnson
10/1: Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm
20/1: Xander Schauffele, Webb Simpson, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama
25/1: Tommy Fleetwood
30/1: Bryson DeChambeau
40/1: Collin Morikawa, Matt Kuchar, Paul Casey, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Reed, Gary Woodland
50/1: Marc Leishman, Jordan Spieth, Abraham Ancer, Bubba Watson
60/1: Sungjae Im, Matthew Fitzpatrick
80/1: Shane Lowry, Brandt Snedeker, Byeong-Hun An, Victor Perez, Tyrrell Hatton, Kevin Kisner
But the first WGC event of the year is not the only tournament on the PGA Tour calendar this week. A full field will also head to the Isle of Enchantment for the Puerto Rico Open, where former U.S. Amateur champ Viktor Hovland headlines the field. Hovland, who remains in search of his first win as a pro, is listed as a 10/1 favorite, followed by 2018 Ryder Cup participant Alex Noren.
Here’s a look at odds on some of the other favorites among the 120-man field in Puerto Rico:
10/1: Viktor Hovland
16/1: Alex Noren
25/1: Tom Lewis, Patrick Rodgers, Maverick McNealy, Scott Brown, Emiliano Grillo, Chesson Hadley
30/1: Matthew NeSmith, Cameron Davis, Jhonattan Vegas, Beau Hossler
40/1: Adam Schenk, Henrik Norlander
50/1: Martin Laird, Peter Uihlein, Ben Martin, Xinjun Zhang, Zac Blair, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Grayson Murray, Kyle Stanley