2024 Zurich Classic prop bet picks and PGA Tour predictions

Cameron DaSilva | Staff Writer

Some of the PGA Tour's best players will team up this week at the 2024 Zurich Classic, a partner event that features 2 rounds of best ball and 2 rounds of alternate shot. The 1st round from TPC Louisiana begins Thursday morning.

Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2024 Zurich Classic odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, the 2022 champions, are the favorites to win this week at +450. Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are a team for the 1st time and have the 2nd-best odds to win at +750. Sahith Theegala and Will Zalatoris have the 3rd-best odds (+850) as a young tandem in this field.

TPC Louisiana is a very flat course, but it's a fairly long one. As a par-72, it's 7,425 yards and features a lot of water throughout the 18 holes, with more than 100 bunkers spread throughout, as well.

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Zurich Classic – Top-5 picks

Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 5:03 p.m. ET.

Will Zalatoris/Sahith Theegala (+175)

Zalatoris and Theegala have as much upside as any pairing in this tournament, and they could very easily win it in their 1st year as partners. They're both terrific ball strikers and plenty long off the tee, so they're a good fit for TPC Louisiana.

Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama (+240)

Morikawa has found a groove with top-5 finishes at both the Masters and RBC Heritage the last 2 weeks, so he comes into this week with momentum. Kitayama knows how to win on the PGA Tour, too, having won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2023.

Zurich Classic – Top-10 picks

Adam Hadwin/Nick Taylor (+230)

Taylor is having a strong 2024 season with a win and 2 other top-12 finishes, and he joins fellow Canadian Hadwin for this team event. They finished 2nd last year and should be considered contenders to win this week.

Billy Horschel/Tyson Alexander (+333)

Horschel is fresh off a win at the Corales Puntacana Championship last week and teams up with the big-hitting Alexander, who finished 16th at the Cognizant Classic and 14th at the Valero Texas Open. Horschel won this event in 2018 with Scott Piercy as his partner.

Zurich Classic – Top-20 picks

Tom Hoge/Maverick McNealy (+100)

Hoge came in the top-20 at the RBC Heritage last week despite making a 9 on the 72nd hole, showing all week that his ball striking is still very good.

Keith Mitchell/Joel Dahmen (+140)

Mitchell is one of the best iron players on tour and could easily have a win already this season after falling apart in Round 4 of the Valspar Championship, while Dahmen seems to be rounding into better form this season.

Zurich Classic – Matchups

Suggested play is golfer in bold.

Hadwin/Taylor (-110) vs. Garnett/Straka (-110)

Straka had not been playing very well before finishing 12th at the RBC Heritage last week, while Hadwin and Taylor are each trending in the right direction.

Zurich Classic – First-round leader

Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele (+1200)

Getting the tournament favorites to lead after Round 1 at +1200 is a good value, especially with it being the more predictable format (best ball) Thursday. They shot 59 in the opening round 2 years ago so they can obviously go very low in this format.

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