Chris Gotterup Odds to Win Barbasol Championship, PGA Picks & Predictions

On Thursday we’ll see the 2022 version of the Barbasol Championship and in this event, we’ll expect to see some pretty low scores throughout the weekend. Since 2018 when the tournament moved just outside of Lexington, KY, every golfer that has won this event has broken 20 under par. Every golfer that made the cut last season shot under par and there were several golfers that shot under par that didn’t make the cut. This is an event that is co-sanctioned by the European Tour and invities players that were rated top-50 on the European Tour go invitations.

Chris Gotterup is one of the favorites in the Barbasol Championship with 20-1 odds going into the weekend. The Oklahoma Sooner turned pro this year and is already making his mark on the PGA Tour, being a favorite this weekend. Being that he just turned pro, there isn’t a lot of data out there on him, but there are somethings that you should know about Gotterup going into this weekend.

While in college, Gotterup won both the Jack Nicklaus award and the Haskins Award being the top golfer in college this year. He transferred colleges from Rutgers to Oklahoma for one more season of golf (5th) where he finished at the top of both the Golfweek/Sagarin and Golfstat rankings. His ball striking is one of his strengths and looks to be as ready for the “big leagues” as any college golfer could be.

OTHER GOLFERS TO LOOK OUT FOR

Kevin Streelman shares the top spot in Vegas’ eyes with 20-1 odds of taking home the win this weekend. Streelman has been on the PGA Tour since 2008 and has two wins on the Tour in his career. His first came back in 2013 when he won the Tampa Bay Championship and then again in 2014 at the Travelers Championship. It’s been a while since Streelman has won a PGA Tour event and this is as good a chance as any.

So far in 2022 Streelman is ranked 114 in the official money rankings having won $930,170. He has one top 10 finish so far this season and ranks 109 in points with 337 in the 23 events he has participated in. He has an average of 71 per round this season and has played a total of 76 rounds. In terms of driving distance, Streelman is averaging 295.7 off the tee and his driven for a total of 44,947 yards. Streelman has excelled in driving accuracy, hitting 68.79% of the fairways attempted which has him sitting in 11th place on the tour.

Adam Svensson comes in at 22-1 this weekend and has a great shot at getting his first PGA Tour win of his career. Svensson lost his PGA Tour card after his rookie season when he finished 167th in the FedEx Cup standings. He is ranked 109 in the FedEx Cup standings this season with 337 points and has finished in the top 10 on one occasion. Svensson is averaging 70.944 strokes per round this season and has played 84 rounds. He has attacked the green well this season ranking 65th on the Tour. He is hitting the green 66.81% of the time by way of landing on 986 greens out of 1,476 holes. In regards to driving, Svensson is averaging 291.4 yards off the tee out of 164 total drives.