After nearly two months without professional golf, players are emerging from homes and getting back to the course as they gear up for the PGA Tour’s return in exactly one month’s time. The first stop on this journey to June’s restart? This week’s Scottsdale Open.
It might be a mini tour event, but with
the other major tours still shuttered, the Scottsdale Open is the biggest tournament
in golf this week — and the field has the clout to back it up.
Headlining the field and the current betting favorite is PGA Tour up-and-comer Joel Dahmen, who has 5/1 odds to win the 54-hole event, according to golfodds.com. Dahmen is currently ranked No. 70 in the world and is coming off a fiery round of 58 last week at Mesa Country Club. Dahmen won the Scottsdale Open in 2017 before rising to PGA Tour acclaim.
Matt Picanso and Nate Lashley — who won on Tour in 2019 — sit at 16/1 odds, while Dylan Wu, Callum Hill and Brandon Harkins round out the top five at 20/1.
Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com where he spends his days blogging, producing and editing. Prior to joining the team at GOLF, he attended the University of Texas followed by stops with the Texas Golf Association, Team USA, the Green Bay Packers and the PGA Tour. He assists on all things instruction and covers amateur and women’s golf. He can be reached at zephyr_melton@golf.com.