Collin Morikawa, who won the 2021 The Open Championship at Royal St. George’s Golf Club, will look for another victory this year at Royal Troon Golf Club. He has the fourth-best odds to win at +1600. Below we help you make your best bets on Morikawa before he tees off in Troon, Scotland by breaking down his performances in recent events.
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Bet $20, Payout $340.00
Collin Morikawa to win the 2024 Open Championship +1600
Collin Morikawa: Recent Form
- Morikawa will take aim at his 10th straight finish in the top 20 this week.
- Morikawa has qualified for the weekend 11 times in a row and will look to continue his streak this week.
- Morikawa has finished in the top five in one of his last three tournaments.
- Over his last three events, Morikawa has finished within five shots of the leader once. He has carded a score that’s better than average three times.
- In his past three events, his average score has been -9.
Morikawa: Recent Rounds
- Over his last 12 rounds, Morikawa has finished below par nine times, while also carding two bogey-free rounds and eight rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has carded the best score of the day once while finishing with a top-five score twice and a top-10 score four times in his last 12 rounds.
- Over his last 12 rounds, Morikawa has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round four times, and within five strokes of the top score for the day eight times.
Morikawa: Last Outing
- Morikawa shot better on par 3s than most players his last time out, recording a birdie or better on seven of the 20 par-3 holes at the Genesis Scottish Open (the tournament average was 2.7).
- On the 20 par-3 holes at the Genesis Scottish Open, Morikawa recorded one bogey or worse (less than the tournament average of 1.8).
- Morikawa’s eight birdies or better on par-4 holes at the Genesis Scottish Open were more than the tournament average (4.9).
- At that most recent tournament, Morikawa’s performance on the 40 par-4 holes included a bogey or worse six times (compared to the field’s better average of 5.4).
- Morikawa finished the Genesis Scottish Open carding a birdie or better on eight par-5 holes, while the field averaged 4.3 on the 12 par-5 holes.
- On the 12 par-5 holes at the Genesis Scottish Open, Morikawa had more bogeys or worse (one) than the field’s average (0.6).
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