Nicolai Hojgaard had a taste of the Masters lead on Saturday afternoon, but he proceeded to bogey five straight holes on the back nine to fall out of contention. He will be looking to bounce back quickly when he heads to the Dominican Republic for the 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship, which begins on Thursday at Corales Golf Club. Hojgaard is 14-1 in the 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship odds, while Alex Noren is the 12-1 favorite atop the PGA odds board.
There are numerous golfers in the 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship field who are longshots eyeing their first PGA Tour victory. Which ones should you include in your 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship bets? Before locking in your 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Our proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up almost $10,000 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure’s model correctly predicted Scottie Scheffler would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2024 Masters, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and The Players Championship this season. McClure also included Hideki Matsuyama in his best bets to win the 2024 Genesis Invitational. That bet hit at +9000, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned nearly $1,000.
The model also predicted Jon Rahm would be victorious at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm’s second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scheffler winning in 2022.
In addition, McClure’s best bets included Nick Taylor (70-1) winning the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson, and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 11 majors entering the weekend and hit the Masters three straight years. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the Corales Puntacana Championship 2024 field is finalized, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship: Noren, who is the favorite has finished inside the top 20 in four straight PGA tournaments, struggles this week and barely cracks the top five. Noren played in his first PGA Tour event in 2008, and he has played in 171 PGA tournaments overall. However, he is still seeking his first victory, so it is difficult to justify his position as the favorite on the odds board this week.
Noren has struggled with his driver this season, ranked outside the top 100 in total driving and driving distance. He also sits outside the top 150 on the PGA Tour in putting average and one-putt percentage, so he would need to make drastic improvements during all four rounds this week. While this is a weaker field due to the RBC Heritage, the model has identified better golfers to back in the Dominican Republic.
Another surprise: Mark Hubbard, a 35-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. Hubbard has been consistent so far this season, entering the week ranked inside the top 50 in the FedEx Cup rankings.
He has made the cut in all 10 tournaments that he has played in, with his best result being a T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February. Hubbard is coming off a T25 finish at the Valero Texas Open earlier this month, and he is facing a weaker field this week. The 34-year-old is still seeking his first PGA Tour victory, which the model believes could happen this weekend. See who else to pick here.
How to make 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship picks
The model is also targeting five other golfers with odds of 30-1 or longer to make a strong run at the title. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model’s picks here.
Who will win the 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the Corales Puntacana Championship 2024 odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected Corales Puntacana Championship leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed 11 golf majors, including the last three Masters.
2024 Corales Puntacana Championship odds, field
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Alex Noren +1200
Nicolai Hojgaard +1400
Billy Horschel +2000
Aaron Rai +2200
Nate Lashley +3000
Ben Martin +3500
Mark Hubbard +3500
Kevin Yu +3500
Doug Ghim +3500
Davis Thompson +3500
Daniel Berger +3500
Victor Perez +3500
Ben Griffin +4000
K.H. Lee +4000
Bud Cauley +4000
Sam Stevens +4500
Sam Ryder +4500
Justin Lower +4500
Jhonattan Vegas +4500
Thriston Lawrence +4500
S.H. Kim +5000
Joseph Bramlett +5000
Joel Dahmen +5000
Garrick Higgo +5000
Nick Hardy +5500
Max Greyserman +5500
Matt Kuchar +5500
Justin Suh +5500
Greyson Sigg +5500
Chan Kim +5500
Alex Fitzpatrick +6000
Michael Kim +6000
Matti Schmid +6000
Jimmy Stanger +6000
Carl Yuan +6000
Tyler Duncan +6000
Taylor Pendrith +6000
Peter Kuest +6500
Jacob Bridgeman +6500
Chad Ramey +6500
Ben Silverman +7000
Chris Gotterup +7000
Kevin Dougherty +7500
Alex Smalley +8000
Rico Hoey +8000
Joe Highsmith +8000
Hayden Springer +8000
Charley Hoffman +8000
Austin Smotherman +9000
Parker Coody +9000
Martin Trainer +9000
