{"id":19476,"date":"2023-06-06T10:14:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=19476"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:48:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T14:48:49","slug":"canadian-open-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-june-8-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/golf\/canadian-open-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-june-8-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Open Predictions, Picks and Betting Odds June 8-11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian Open Betting Preview<\/h2>\n

WagerTalk golf handicapper Nick Borrman<\/a> offers his thoughts on the Canadian Open teeing off from Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto, ON. Nick discusses the guys at the top of the odds board, golfers to fade and other expert picks surrounding the Canadian Open this week!<\/p>\n

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Canadian Open<\/th>\nPGA Tour Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
When:<\/td>\nJune 1-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Where:<\/td>\nOakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto, ON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defending Champ:<\/td>\nRory McIlroy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Favorite:<\/td>\nRory McIlroy (Top 5 +140 at DraftKings<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TV:<\/td>\nGOLF & CBS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Canadian Open Odds Board<\/h2>\n

Top-10 Total Strokes Gained over the last six months (betting odds via FanDuel<\/a> ,\u00a0DraftKings <\/a>and others)<\/p>\n

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Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto, ON<\/h3>\n

From Nick Borrman<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Oakdale is hosting Canada\u2019s National Open for the first time in history and is the 37th different venue to do so. The course is a classical design with tree-lined fairways and very thick 4-5\u201d rough by the time the tournament tees off on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Most of the landing areas are sloped or pinched-in making holding the fairway that much more difficult, putting and additional emphasis on driving.<\/p>\n

The course plays to a par 72 measuring a little over 7,200 yards which is on the shorter side for TOUR standards. However, it is not a typical setup with only three par 3s and three par 5s, giving it a total of 12 par 4s, two more than the usual par 72 setup which obviously adds importance to par 4 scoring.<\/p>\n

Because of the shorter length, players will have plenty of opportunities to attack greens with short irons or wedges in their hands, especially on the back nine which is supposed to play the easier than the front.<\/p>\n

Speaking of nines, the property is made up of three 9s and the tournament will use a composite of holes from all three nines for this week\u2019s 18-hole routing.<\/p>\n

Anytime the TOUR features a new course, good putters tend to have their advantage taken away as players are unfamiliar with the surfaces which levels the playing field putting more of an emphasis on ball-striking.<\/p>\n

Next week, of course, is the US Open at Los Angeles CC so this is not a designated event and many of the game\u2019s top players will be absent.<\/p>\n

Still, there are some big names in the field led by 2-time defending champion, Rory McIlroy. In an odd situation, Rory\u2019s two wins came over the last four years as there was no tournament held in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n

Including Rory, ten of the Top-30 players in the world are in the field with other notables including several Englishmen, Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood.<\/p>\n

There are 21 Canadians in the field including each of the Top-9 in the world rankings. However, no Canadian has won this event since 1954.<\/p>\n

Key metrics this week:<\/strong><\/p>\n