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A year ago, Matthew Wolff became the third golf player in history to win an NCAA Individual National Championship and a PGA Tour title in the same year. Now, the talented 21-year-old returns to defend his title starting Thursday at the 2020 3M Open. Wolff bested Bryson DeChambeau and fellow colleague Collin Morikawa for a shot at TPC Twin Cities last year. To win again, Wolff will have to overcome another star-studded 2020 3M open field that includes Dustin Johnson, Tommy Fleetwood and Brooks Koepka.
Johnson, who won the Travelers’ Championship in June for his 21st PGA Tour victory, is the 10-1 favorite in the final odds of the 2020 William Hill 3M Open. Koepka, who has four major championships among his seven PGA Tour victories, is 12-1. Fleetwood, who has two second places in the majors since 2018, is 14-1. Before blocking your 2020 3M Open picks or entering any PGA DFS tournament at sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to check out the latest golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model on SportsLine.
The SportsLine prediction model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been on fire since the PGA Tour’s return in June. At the Memorial Tournament, McClure used the model to identify winner Jon Rahm (22-1) as one of his best bets from the start. He also had him as the projected winner for the weekend. The model also won the Collin Morikawa long shot at the Workday Charity Open. He identified him as a top contender from the start despite his high odds, and McClure recommended a straight bet for him to win 33-1. The model also called Bryson DeChambeau taking the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Using the model for their best bets, McClure returned a staggering +788 during the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge, which included betting in the top five on Xander Schauffele with 13-2 and Collin Morikawa with 9-1.
The model was also extremely tall with 30-1 long-range winner Webb Simpson at RBC Heritage. The model had him in the top five from the start and McClure’s best bets included Simpson winning completely.
This same model predicted Gary Woodland’s first major career championship at the US Open even though he was not the favorite to enter the weekend. The model also rated Koepka’s historic victory at the 2019 PGA Championship, predicting that he would maintain his lead in the final stretch. In all, the advanced computer model has reached a whopping six majors entering the weekend, including two of the last three. Anyone who has followed their golf choices has seen some massive returns.
Now that the 3M Open 2020 field is locked, SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head over to SportsLine now to see the full projected ranking.
The best predictions of the 2020 3M Open model
A big surprise that the model asks for at the 3M Open 2020: Brooks Koepka, four-time main champion and one of the main favorites at 12-1, does not win everything. Koepka is still the number 6 player in the world, but he has had great difficulties this season.
He has only a top 10 and missed the cut at the Workday Charity Open. She finished 62nd last week at the Memorial, shooting 72 or more in all four rounds. While he remains one of the most powerful drivers on tour, his lack of driving precision is alarming, ranking 195th on the tour at 53.57 percent. He’s still getting the second-lowest odds on the field, but the model has identified him as a poor value, making him a favorite of the 2020 3M Open Tournament to avoid this week.
Another surprise: Erik van Rooyen, a massive 40-1 shot, makes a strong race for the title. You have a much better chance of winning than your odds imply, making it a target for anyone looking for a big payday. The 30-year-old South African burst onto the international scene by winning the 2019 Scandinavian invitation.
That victory earned Van Rooyen a place in the 2020 WGC-Mexico Championship, where he co-led the field on a par-four (3.77) and eagles (two) average score on the way to his first top-five result. Since then, Van Rooyen has accumulated that result to 21st place at the RBC Heritage Open and 22nd in the Memorial Tournament last week. According to the model, Van Rooyen should be part of your 2020 3M Open bets, a player with an upward lead.
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Additionally, the model says four other golfers with odds of 25-1 or higher will make a strong run for the title, including an astronomical long shot that shoots above 75-1. Anyone supporting these underdogs could go big. You can only see them here.
So who wins the 2020 3M Open? And what long shots surprise the world of golf? Take a look at the odds below, and then visit SportsLine now to see the projected 2020 3M Open leaderboard, all from the model that achieved six golf majors and was extremely high on last week’s winner, and find out.
2020 3M Open odds (via William Hill)
Dustin Johnson 10-1
Brooks Koepka 12-1
Tommy Fleetwood 14-1
Tony Finau 14-1
Paul Casey 25-1
Matthew Wolff 28-1
Bubba Watson 33-1
Russell Henley 33-1
Lucas Glover 35-1
Harris English 35-1
Erik van Rooyen 40-1
Brendon Todd 45-1
Sam Burns 50-1
Doc Redman 50-1
Sepp Straka 50-1
Luke’s List 50-1
Brian Harman 55-1
Henrik Norlander 55-1
Patrick Rodgers 55-1
Ryan Moore 60-1
Si-Woo Kim 66-1
Chris Kirk 66-1
Will Gordon 66-1
Kristoffer Ventura 66-1
Carlos Ortiz 66-1
Ryan Armor 66-1
Scott Stallings 66-1
Rafa Cabrera Bello 70-1
Jhonattan Vegas 70-1
Tom Lewis 70-1
Troy Merritt 80-1
Richy Werenski 80-1
Wyndham Clark 80-1
Max Homa 80-1
Alex Noren 80-1
Sam Ryder 80-1
Charles Howell 80-1
Bernd Wiesberger 80-1
Charley Hoffman 80-1
Kyle Stanley 100-1
Dylan Frittelli 100-1
Matthias Schwab 100-1
Adam Schenk 100-1
Talor Gooch 100-1
Emiliano Grillo 100-1
Ben Martin 100-1
Jason Kokrak 100-1
Michael Thompson 100-1
Wes Roach 100-1
Pat Perez 100-1
Chase Seiffert 100-1
Chesson Hadley 125-1
Danny Lee 125-1
Aaron Wise 125-1
Matthew NeSmith 125-1
Jason Dufner 125-1
Harry Higgs 125-1
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 125-1
Cameron Tringale 125-1
Chris Stroud 125-1
Peter Uihlein 125-1
Seung-Yul Noh 125-1
Adam Long 125-1
Tom Hoge 125-1
Brandon Hagy 125-1
Scott Piercy 125-1
Charl Schwartzel 125-1
Austin Cook 125-1
Vaughn Taylor 150-1
Xinjun Zhang 150-1
Hudson Swafford 150-1
Keith Mitchell 150-1
Brice Garnett 150-1
Stewart Cink 150-1
Joseph Bramlett 150-1
Denny McCarthy 150-1
Russell Knox 150-1
Patton Kizzire 150-1
Sahith Theegala 200-1
Roger Sloan 200-1
Nick Watney 200-1
Beau Hossler 200-1
Andrew Putnam 200-1
Cameron Davis 200-1
Scott Harrington 200-1
Seamus Power 200-1
Rhein Gibson 200-1
Bronson Burgoon 200-1
Fabián Gómez 200-1
Tim Wilkinson 200-1
Johnson Wagner 200-1
Scott Brown 200-1
JJ Spaun 200-1
Sang-Moon Bae 200-1
Luke Donald 250-1
Shawn Stefani 250-1
George McNeill 250-1
Bo Hoag 250-1
Josh Teater 250-1
Bill Haas 250-1
Brian Gay 250-1
Kevin Tway 250-1
Kramer Hickok 250-1
Alex Cejka 250-1
Tyler McCumber 300-1
Ryan Blaum 300-1
Aaron Baddeley 300-1
Hank Lebioda 300-1
Mark Anderson 300-1
Chris Couch 300-1
Ted Potter 300-1
Chris Baker 300-1
Grayson Murray 300-1
Peter Malnati 300-1
Zack Sucher 300-1
Jamie Lovemark 300-1
Roberto Castro 300-1
Cameron Percy 300-1
Robert Streb 300-1
Vincent Whaley 300-1
David Hearn 300-1
Jonathan Byrd 300-1
David Lingmerth 300-1
Sebastian Cappelen 300-1
Nelson Ledesma 400-1
Arjun Atwal 400-1
Ryan Brehm 400-1
KJ Choi 400-1
DJ Trahan 400-1
Chad Campbell 400-1
Ricky Barnes 400-1
Doug Ghim 400-1
Tommy Gainey 400-1
Robby Shelton 400-1
JJ Henry 500-1
Greg Chalmers 500-1
Chase Koepka 500-1
John Merrick 500-1
Michael Gligic 500-1
Matt every 500-1
Derek Ernst 500-1
Michael Gellerman 500-1
Ben Taylor 500-1
Rob Oppenheim 500-1
Peter Kuest 500-1
Dominic Bozzelli 500-1
Tom Lehman 500-1
Bo Van Pelt 750-1
Martin Trainer 750-1
Tim Herron 750-1
John Senden 750-1
Angus Flanagan 750-1
Michael Kim 750-1
