he finished second at the Tournament of Champions<\/a> two weeks ago in a field that was infinitely stronger than this one.<\/p>\nBut this stop is a birdie fest and last year\u2019s winning score was 20-under par.\u00a0 Hudson Swafford captured the 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge and then missed nine cuts the rest of the season. He is at 50-1 to pull off a repeat.<\/p>\n
Though he has made all six cuts this season his highest finish has been a tie for 27th at the Tournament of Champions. He told reporters that he needs a more cooperative putter if he is going to have any chance to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m starting to hit the ball pretty well, just last few weeks the putter just hasn’t been as warm as it normally is,\u201d he said. \u201cAt this time last year the putter was really a weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mickelson, Others Undervalued<\/h2>\n
The left-handed major winner might be a wise pick this week because of his flat stick. He currently leads the tour in one-putt percentage and his knowledge and experience at this event make his 22-1 odds very attractive. He finished tied for third here two years ago.<\/p>\n
Another player that could be considered is his playing partner Zach Johnson. The two-time major winner has never won here but at 25-1 is a worthy long shot. He has two top-10s this season and was tied for 14th<\/sup> at last week\u2019s Sony Open.<\/p>\nOne golfer that seems to be riding a hot streak lately is Harman, which is why he is the second choice of odds makers. He hasn\u2019t finished out of the top 10 in his last six tourneys and his worst finish in his last four events is a tied for fourth. He ranks 12th<\/sup> in putting and fifth in greens in regulation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is a tournament he has won twice and Phil Mickelson decided it was the place he wanted to make his 2018 PGA Tour debut. The 47 year old is a 22-1 pick to win the CareerBuilder Challenge for the third time. The event begins on Thursday and is played on three different courses in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":67581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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