The best players in the world are back in action this week as yet another elevated PGA Tour event takes centre stage in the Well Fargo Championship. As always, check out our preview and betting tips for the event below and remember to head to our Golf Tips page for regular updates throughout the season.
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PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship Betting Tips
Thursday 4th - Sunday 7th May, Quail Hollow Golf Course
It was a fantastic week for Before You Bet golf followers as we hit our third winner of the season with Tony Finau lifting the trophy at the Mexico Open. Finau picked up his 2nd win of the season at odds of around $10, while we also collected on some solid place bets including Beau Hossler Top 20 at healthy odds of $2.94.
We’ll be hunting more winners as we preview the star studded field for the Wells Fargo Championship below.
The Field
With just two weeks until the 2nd major of the year, the PGA Championship, the best in the world are back in action to both prepare for the major and compete for this elevated prize-pool of $20million. The majority of the top player sin the world will be in action, with the exception of two big names, the top two ranked players in the world, Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler. All in all, 16 of the top 20 ranked players in the world will tee it up this week, headlined by the likes of Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Matt Fitzpatrick and Max Homa.
Past winners of the Wells Fargo Championship who will be looking to add another trophy to the case include Max Homa (2), Rory McIlroy (3), Jason Day, Brian Harman, James Hahn, J.B. Holmes and Rickie Fowler.
The Course
Quail Hollow Golf Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
7,538 Yards, Par 71
Course Record: 61 - Rory McIlroy (2015)
One of the highest profile golf courses on the PGA Tour, Quail Hollow is just a year removed from hosting the Presidents Cup. It was designed by George Cobb and opened for play in the 1960s and was upgraded to combat the more modern player by Tom Fazio in 2017.
The famous stretch of closing holes known as the ‘Green Mile’ is one of the most infamous groupings of holes in the world and Quail Hollow annually ranks within the top five hardest courses on tour.
Driving accuracy and Par 5 performance annually rank among the most important stats to top performers at Quail Hollows. The difficulty of the Par 4s mean you have to take advantage of the Par 5s if you want to succeed.
Betting Tips
Viktor Hovland ($19/Top 20 $2.10)
Love the look of the Norwegian star here as the best of the big dogs for the Wells Fargo. He has been in some stellar form of late, finishing T3 at The Players and T7 at The Masters. Was really solid at Quail Hollow in his first trip to the Wells Fargo back in 2021, finishing T3 behind Rory McIlroy and Abraham Ancer. Ranks 1st overall in rough proximity and 4th in total driving this season.
Rickie Fowler ($36/Top 30 $2.05)
It warms the heart to see Rickie Fowler back playing good golf again. He has been in some great form this season, making the cut in 12 of his 13 events played and finishing in the top 20 in seven of his last eight starts. A really high finish or even a win is the last thing to tick off this season
Keith Mitchell ($56/Top 40 $2.00)
The No.51 ranked player in the world comes into the tournament in solid form despite having missed the cut at the RBC a few weeks ago. He made the cut in his eight previous tournaments, including four top 25 finishes and topped it off with a T6 at the Zurich Classic in his last start. Finished T8 and T3 in his last two trips to Quail Hollow.
