Local golfers and golfing fans alike may witness yet another interesting outcome to the Dick’s Open tournament, with a star-studded 78-player list and several former tournament winners looking to reclaim their former glory, such as PGA Tour Champions great Bernhard Langer, and Scott McCarron, who still stands to be the only golfer to come close enough to Lonnie Nielsen’s 195 tournament record score (196).
Many return to the En-Joie course this year with remnants of what tournament play is like without the haunting presence of three-time tournament winner, World Golf Hall of Famer and Dick’s Open history maker Padraig Harrington.
But this year, Harrington is back and, according to BetMGM, is the favorite to win.
Which begs the question of whether fans should follow this year’s rankings or trust Harrington’s impeccable drives and unmistakable familiarity with the course.
Here’s what the odds say:
Dick’s Open favorites and key money lines
What the Charles Schwab Cup standings say and what the tournament’s recent history says uniquely differ. Harrington tops No.4-ranked Retief Goosen and No.6-ranked Scott Hend with a +600 money line, whereas Hend sits at +900 and Goosen at +1100.
As a three-time tournament winner and the first player to win the same PGA Tour Champions event in three consecutive seasons since Langer (2014-2016), Harrington is also expected to win over eight highly-ranked golfers, who precede him in this year’s rankings, including:
Other key money lines: Miguel Angel Jimenez (+1800), 2025 Dick’s Open winner Steve Allan (+2000), Thongchai Jaidee (+2500) – 2022 runner-up, Jason Caron (+3300) – 2025 runner-up, Bernhard Langer (+3300)
Previous tournament champions
Dick’s Open winners in the last 15 years:
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Who’s favored to win Dick’s Open at En-Joie this weekend? See the odds
Reporting by Aniya Sumner, Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
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