Rocket Mortgage Classic 2023 Golf Match-ups and Bets on FanDuel Sportsbook

The Rocket Mortgage Classic begins Thursday, June 30 at Detroit Golf Club with 156 players including eight of the top-30 in the world golf rankings. The betting odds on FanDuel Sportsbook show Rickie Fowler (+1400) as a co-favorite, and also the most popular player among expert picks to win and betting handle. Fowler is also a popular player in golf match-ups.

Tournament Matchups on FanDuel Sportsbook

When it comes to head-to-head tournament match-ups and Round 1 match-ups, FanDuel has many players to choose from when wagering to win.

Co-favorites Tony Finau and Collin Morikawa are paired in a full tournament match-up with Finau (-115) a slight favorite versus Morikawa (-105). Other popular match-ups include:

• Rickie Fowler (-140) vs Tom Kim (+110)
• Hideki Matsuyama (-120) vs Max Homa (+100)
• Justin Thomas (-110) vs Sungjae Im (-110)
• Ludvig Aberg (-120) vs Stephan Jaeger (-105)
• Sepp Straka (-110) vs Alex Smalley (-110)
• Doug Ghim (-110) vs Brandon Wu (-115)

There are more than 30 full tournament and Round 1 match-ups, along with dozens of other props and tounament specials that includes finishing position groupings that provide a bigger payoff at longer odds.

Tournament Match-up and Round 1 Pick

Take a look at some of the dark horses and players down the odds board, and you can find additional ways to bet on players beyond just outright winner. That includes top finishing position bets and match-ups when players are included.

Doug Ghim is really coming on and in top form entering the Rocket Mortgage Classic. While he missed the cut here last year, the 27-year-old former top-ranked amateur out of the University of Texas has finished top 20 in each of his three recent PGA Tour events. Brandon Wu has missed the cut in three of his last four starts. Despite showing some flashes and pockets of birdie binges, Wu's inconsistent play is flagged as he's also lost strokes Around the Green in four straight events and negative Putting in nine of his last 13.

The strokes gained golf stats also bear out a bigger edge for Ghim. When playing on Poa greens like Detroit Golf Club, Ghim is stronger and Wu is especially deficient in Short Game, Around-the-Green, and Putting as he sits outside the top-125 in this field in all three categories. Wu is also outside the top-125 in Proximity to the hole from 100-125 yards. Ghim is not only better and especially stronger in his last three events gaining strokes across the board, but Ghim is No. 1 in this field in Proximity from 175-200 yards on courses with Poa greens.

The best weather day for the tournament in Detroit is Thursday. So lets also add a Round 1 bet on Ghim over Wu with tee times showing Ghim in the opening group off the first tee at 6:45 a.m. ET.

Picks: Doug Ghim over Brandon Wu Full Tournament Match-up and Round 1 (-110)

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