The PGA Tour heads to Austin, Texas this week for the inaugural Austin Championship, which runs from 12 to 15 November at the Fazio Canyons course at Omni Barton Creek
It is a brand new event on the FedExCup Fall schedule, so there is no previous form at the tournament to go on, and the market is led by Jackson Koivun, who is priced at 13.00. It is the penultimate event of the FedExCup Fall, with a $6 million purse and 500 FedExCup Fall points going to the winner, so there is plenty on the line for the players still looking to secure their status for next season. We have three selections this week, including two recent winners, so here is our full betting preview for the Austin Championship.
Course
Fazio Canyons is a par 72 that plays to around 7,450 yards (6812 meters) for the tournament. It opened in 1999 and is a Tom Fazio design, and as a brand new venue for this event, there is no tournament history to go on. That means we are looking at recent form rather than course form, and with the length of the course, players who are in good form with their approach play and putter, and who are confident from tee to green, should have the edge. With a 120-player field and nobody having played this event before, every player is on a level playing field, which should favour those who arrive in form. With the weather and the set-up still to be seen in competition, we think backing proven winners and in-form players, rather than trying to guess who the course will suit, is the best way to approach the week.
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This is the first time this tournament is being played, so there are no previous winners.
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Jackson Koivun heads the market at 13.00 , followed by Doug Ghim at 17.00 with Blades Brown at 23.00, then Andrew Novak at 26.00 and Jordan Smith and Pierceson Cody both at 29.00. With no course history to go on and the favourite priced at 13.00, this looks like a very open event, and we have gone with Brown and Smith, who are both near the head of the market, along with Austin Smotherman at 36.00.
Smotherman and Brown have both won in their last start, and Smith has finished in the top 10 in two of his last three starts, so all three of our picks arrive in excellent form.
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Jackson Koivun 13.00
Doug Ghim 17.00
Blades Brown 23.00
Andrew Novak 26.00
Jordan Smith 29.00
Pierceson Coody 29.00
SELECTIONS:
Austin Smotherman at 36.00
Smotherman has won the last two tournaments he has played in. The first win came at the Bank of Utah Championship , where he shot -26 to win the tournament by two shots. His second came at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, where he beat Seamus Power in a playoff to win the tournament.
Winning back-to-back events shows that he is at the top of his game, and with two wins in his last two starts, 36.00 looks a very big price for a player in this kind of form, which is why he is our first pick of the week. If he can keep that form going on a new course where nobody has any advantage, he could be very dangerous at a price like this, and we think he is well worth an outright bet.
Suggested bet: Austin Smotherman at 36.00.
Blades Brown at 23.00
Blades Brown is coming into this week off the back of a win at last week’s WWT Championship, where he beat Ben James in a playoff. He came into last week off the back of a top 20 finish at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open and a runner-up finish at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship prior to that.
He has been solid, and we like him at 23.00 each way. Winning in a playoff against a strong field shows that he can handle the pressure, and coming off a win, we think he is worth backing again this week.
Suggested bet: Blades Brown each way at 23.00.
Jordan Smith at 29.00
Smith is another player who has been in solid form. His last three results have been a fourth-place finish at the Baycurrent Classic, a 16th-place finish at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open and an eighth-place finish at last week’s WWT Championship. That is a top 4 and a top 10 in his last three starts, and he arrives with all three finishes inside the top 16, so at 29.00 each way we think he offers a nice price for a player who has been so consistent.
Suggested bet: Jordan Smith each way at 29.00.
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