Rory McIlroy can make history this week with a victory at the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship, which gets underway on Thursday, May 5. McIlroy is the defending champion of this event and he'll become the first player to successfully defend his title with a win at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. McIlroy headlines the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship field, which also includes fellow major champions like Jason Day, Sergio Garcia, Gary Woodland and Patrick Reed.
McIlroy enters this week's event as the 7-1 favorite according to the latest 2022 Wells Fargo Championship odds from Caesars Sportsbook. He's followed by Corey Conners (20-1), Matt Fitzpatrick (20-1) and Tony Finau (22-1) on the PGA odds board. Before locking in your 2022 Wells Fargo Championship picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, it's up almost $7,500 on its best bets since that point, nailing tournament after tournament.
At the 2022 Masters, McClure's model was all over Scottie Scheffler's first career major championship victory heading into the weekend. In addition, McClure's best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was listed as a massive 40-1 long shot.
This same model has also nailed a whopping eight majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the Wells Fargo Championship 2022 field is locked, SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected 2022 Wells Fargo Championship leaderboard.
The model's top 2022 Wells Fargo Championship predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship: Tony Finau, a two-time PGA Tour champion and one of the top favorites, stumbles this week and doesn't even crack the top five. The 32-year-old is coming off his best finish of the season, a runner-up showing at last week's Mexico Open.
However, Finau has struggled mightily this season, finishing T-29 or worse in eight of his last nine starts on the PGA Tour, which includes three missed cuts during that time frame. In addition, Finau has been extremely inconsistent with his putter all season, ranking 206th in total putting (388.9), 195th in strokes gained: putting (-.562) and 178th in overall putting average (1.632), which doesn't bode well for his chances to win this week. He's not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the Wells Fargo Championship 2022 field.
Another surprise: Seamus Power, a 40-1 long shot, makes a strong run at the title. He has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he's a target for anyone looking for a huge payday.
Power enters this week's event full of confidence. That's because the 35-year-old has already secured four top-10 finishes this season, which includes a T-3 showing at the Sony Open in January.
Power has racked up 216 birdies this season, a 4.32 per round average. He's been able to consistently rack up birdies thanks to his impressive iron play. In fact, Power enters the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship ranked fourth in greens in regulation percentage (71.44) and 21st in scoring average (70.267). His uncanny ability to score well, plus his long odds, makes him a strong value pick for your 2022 Wells Fargo Championship bets this week.
How to make 2022 Wells Fargo Championship picks
The model is also targeting four other golfers with odds of 30-1 or higher who will make surprising runs. Anyone who backs these long shots could hit it big. You can only see them here.
So who will win the Wells Fargo Championship 2022? And which long shots stun the golfing world? Check out the odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2022 Wells Fargo Championship leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed eight golf majors and is up nearly $7,500 since the restart.
2022 Wells Fargo Championship odds
Rory McIlroy +700
Corey Conners +2000
Matt Fitzpatrick +2000
Tony Finau +2200
Tyrrell Hatton +2800
Abraham Ancer +3000
Russell Henley +3500
Patrick Reed +3500
Paul Casey +3500
Marc Leishman +3500
Gary Woodland +3500
Keegan Bradley +3500
Max Homa +4000
Si-Woo Kim +4000
Seamus Power +4000
Sergio Garcia +4000
Webb Simpson +4000
Cameron Young +4000
Jason Day +4500
Matt Kuchar +5000
Jhonattan Vegas +5000
Aaron Rai +5000
Brian Harman +5500
Keith Mitchell +5000
Kevin Streelman +6000
Davis Riley +6000
Matt Jones +6000
Sepp Straka +6000
Doug Ghim +6500
Brendan Steele +6500
Troy Merritt +6500
Matthew NeSmith +6500
C.T. Pan +7000
Brandon Wu +7000
Mark Hubbard +8000
Rickie Fowler +8000
Dylan Frittelli +8000
Francesco Molinari +8000
David Lipsky +8000
Denny McCarthy +8000
Alex Smalley +8000
Taylor Moore +8000
Russell Knox +8000
Lanto Griffin +8000
Adam Long +8000
Anirban Lahiri +8000
Matthias Schwab +8000
Joel Dahmen +6500
Luke List +9000
Cam Davis +9000
Lucas Glover +9000
Nate Lashley +9000
Kurt Kitayama +9000
Beau Hossler +10000
J.T. Poston +10000
Branden Grace +10000
Scott Piercy +10000
Martin Laird +10000
Stewart Cink +10000
Matthew Wolff +10000
Chad Ramey +10000
Tyler Duncan +12500
Sam Ryder +12500
Doc Redman +12500
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +12500
Sung Kang +12500
Adam Svensson +12500
Chez Reavie +12500
Brian Stuard +12500
Mackenzie Hughes +12500
Hank Lebioda +12500
Zach Johnson +12500
Austin Smotherman +12500
Greyson Sigg +12500
Pat Perez +12500
Stephan Jaeger +12500
Rory Sabbatini +15000
Joseph Bramlett +15000
Matt Wallace +15000
Ryan Armour +15000
Harry Higgs +15000
Danny Lee +15000
Brice Garnett +15000
Kiradech Aphibarnrat +15000
Charl Schwartzel +15000
Nick Taylor +15000
Andrew Putnam +15000
Kramer Hickok +15000
Lee Hodges +15000
Andrew Novak +15000
Peter Malnati +15000
Chase Seiffert +17500
Peter Uihlein +17500
John Huh +17500
Michael Thompson +17500
Justin Lower +20000
Charley Hoffman +20000
Hayden Buckley +20000
Vince Whaley +20000
Satoshi Kodaira +20000
Trey Mullinax +20000
Roger Sloan +20000
Cameron Percy +20000
Luke Donald +20000
Kevin Chappell +20000
Dylan Wu +20000
Adam Schenk +20000
Ben Martin +20000
