American Express Betting Preview 2023

Golf betting tips for American Express (in more detail):

Tony Finau:

• Each-way (2 points e/w @ 12/1 with William Hill – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

• Current form (last 5 starts): T9 – MC – 1 – 7 – T7.

• Tournament form (last 5 starts): DNP – DNP – T14 – 4 – 40.

Reasons to believe – Tony Finau:

• Course form.

• Birdies or better conversion (Ranked 15th) – PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22).

• Birdie average (Ranked 11th) – PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22). 

• Par 5 scoring (Ranked 10th) – PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22). 

“In great form and T7 last week would have blown off some of the cobwebs after a little break. He also registered a top 5 finish here 2 years ago and finished in the top 15 prior to that, so Finau is my headline tip this week” – ParUp Golf’s resident tipster ‘Big Dal’ on why he can win.

Scottie Scheffler: 

• Each-way (2 points win @ 9/1 with William Hill). 

• Current form (last 5 starts): T45 – T3 – T9 – T2 – T7.

• Tournament form (last 5 starts): DNP – DNP – 3 – MC – T25.

Reasons to believe – Scottie Scheffler:

• Course form.

• Birdies or better conversion (Ranked 3rd) – PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22). 

• Birdie average (Ranked 2nd) – PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22). 

• Par 5 scoring (Ranked 5th) – PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22). 

“Scottie is another player in great form, with 4 x top 10 finishes in a row. He is not my top pick this week due to his course form (only has 1 x top 20 finish here in previous years, however that was a 3rd place), but if his current forms continue, he will be there or thereabouts come Sunday” – ParUp Golf’s resident tipster ‘Big Dal’ on why he can win.

Tom Hoge:

• Each-way (1 point e/w @ 33/1 with William Hill – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

• Current form (last 5 starts): T13 – MC – MC – T3 – T41.

• Tournament form (last 5 starts): DNP – DNP – T6 – MC – 2.

Reasons to believe – Tom Hoge:

• Course form.

• Birdies or better conversion (Ranked 10th) – PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22).

“Hoge is a player where you think a big win cannot be far away. His recent promising form has dipped a bit, but 2nd here last year and T6 in 2020 shows he likes it here” – ParUp Golf’s resident tipster ‘Big Dal’ on why he can win. 

Taylor Montgomery:

• Each-way (1 point e/w @ 35/1 with William Hill – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

• Current form (last 5 starts): T13 – T10 – T57 – T15 – T12.

• Tournament form (last 5 starts): 1st appearance.

Reasons to believe – Taylor Montgomery:

• Birdies or better conversion (Ranked 12th) – PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22). 

“He has taken to the PGA Tour like a duck to water and has a red-hot putter which will be very handy round here” – ParUp Golf’s resident tipster ‘Big Dal’ on why he can win.

Big Dal’s, big price outsider – Sahith Theegala:

• Each-way (1 point e/w @ 45/1 with William Hill – 8 places, 1/5 odds).

• Current form (last 5 starts): T5 – T67 – T22 – T2 – 33.

• Tournament form (last 5 starts): DNP – DNP – DNP – DNP – T33.

Reasons to believe – Sahith Theegala:

• Course form. 

• Par 5 scoring (Ranked 24th) – PGA Tour season stats (’21/’22). 

“Theegala has just been so consistent and is a cut-making machine. 2 x top 5 finishes in his last 5 starts and T33 here last year at his 1st attempt, so hopefully he can go on to improve upon that and get himself in contention this week” – ParUp Golf’s resident tipster ‘Big Dal’ on why he can win.

All odds quoted were correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change. Player current form and tournament form reads left to right (e.g. most recent start displayed to far right). MC = missed cut. WD = withdrawn. DNP = did not play. KFT = Korn Ferry Tour.