Myrtle Beach Classic Preview
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| Another win could be just around the corner for Englishman Harry Hall |
The Myrtle Beach Classic takes its place alongside the Truist Championship for the second year running. Last year big hitting Chris Gotterup claimed his maiden PGA Tour win blitzing the field by six strokes on a score of 22-under par. Birdies are the brief on a resort type layout in an event that can secure extra playing priviledges for golfers lower in the rankings.
The Myrtle Beach Classic market has no outstanding favourites and I like a handful of players close enough to the top. Two of my picks can be found below. Leading the market is MacKenzie Hughes who is poor value at 19-20s, and a very out of form Tom Kim at 20/1. Gotterup defends at 35s.
Nic's top tips for the Myrtle Beach Classic
Ricky Castillo 45/1 ew is 8th in par 4 performance and 8th in ball striking currently. Castillo is becoming prominent on my radar ths year and his fifth place at the Nelson follows a recent 12th at Valspar and he was 14th in the Farmers insurance Open. He is a big hitter - 29th in driving distance and he is 45th in total birdies.
Harry Hall 35/1 who got his maiden win last year on the PGA Tour’s (co-sanctioned with the DP World Tour) Isco Championship also shows up in the key stats this week. 3rd in par 4 performance, 1st in par 4 birdie or better, and averaging 30th in his last five starts. The Englishman was t40 here in his debut last year....
