Outrights, Sleepers & Props: Our Favorite Bets for the 2021 ...

It is a shorter course, so his relative lack of distance off of the tee won’t hurt him, and his approach play has been fantastic of late, ranking second in the field in his past 24 rounds.The 43-year-old has also had indisputable success on Pete Dye course, ranking fifth in the field in Strokes Gained: Total on Dye tracks.Admittedly, we are paying a premium this week to bet a golfer who doesn’t win all that often, but coming off of back to back top-10 finishes at major championships Casey is knocking on the door looking to add to his three PGA TOUR wins. There’s no doubt that at least some of ‘em will be in the mix this weekend, but there’s also a notion that a lot of these guys will simply be wiped out after a grueling week, which leads to a handful of intriguing sleepers who didn’t compete at Torrey Pines.Among those on my personal list: Talor Gooch, Richy Werenski, David Lipsky, Nick Taylor, Harry Higgs, Satoshi Kodaira and Vincent Whaley, but if I’m going to take a shot on one guy, let’s make it a, uh, Long shot.Long is a streaky player who can go low when he’s feeling it — and he just might be this week, fresh off a pair of top-30s in his last two starts.Austin Eckroat (+31000)Eckroat is a recent PGA TOUR U grad who finished seventh and 13th in his first two Korn Ferry starts. If you’re adventurous enough to join me, I recommend pairing him with a top-5 each way in case he finds himself in contention and flames out down the stretch.Rickie Fowler Top-10 Finish (+600)I considered burning my whole damn preview to the ground this week and picking Rickie to win outright, but uncommon sense won out in the end.Like Rose, Fowler is a guy I’ve written about recently and have targeted for improving results, even after finishes of 8th-11th in his last two starts. He most recently posted a 14th-place finish at Congaree followed by a third-place finish at the U.S. Open last week.TPC River Highlands is a course where approach play will be the most important factor, and English was brilliant in that category at Torrey Pines; gaining 4.6 strokes on the field.I am expecting the resurgent English to get into contention for the third consecutive week.Marc Leishman (+115) over Cam SmithI’m calling the bluff here.For the second consecutive tournament, Leishman has presented as an underrated value pick.