Golf Picks, Best Choices

The PGA Tour touches down at TPC Scottsdale for the beloved WM Phoenix Open, and two-time champ Scottie Scheffler headings the field.


While the World No. 1 is the runaway betting preferred in the WM Phoenix Open chances, I'm looking past him when completing my leading golf choices for today's betting card.


Golf picks for the WM Phoenix Open 2026


Burns to win outright (+2800 )
Kim to win straight-out (+2800 )
McNealy Top 20 (+130 )
Spieth Top 20 (+210 )
Kim Round 1 score Under 68.5 (-105 )


WM Phoenix Open outright picks


Outright choice: Sam Burns
+2800 at Fanatics


This will be the eighth trip to TPC Scottsdale for Sam Burns, and he carded a T3-T6 run before dipping to T49 last season. His game is trending back in the ideal instructions with true strokes gained off-the-tee and on approach in consecutive occasions.


Of course, he's also an all-world putter and ranks fifth in this field in true strokes gained on the greens throughout his past 5 tournaments.


Outright choice: Si
+2800 at Fanatics


The three-time PGA Tour winner is on a prolonged heating unit and has actually played the weekend in 10 consecutive occasions with four Top 5s, including his T2 at the Farmers last week.


Si Woo Kim is also pacing this field in driving accuracy and real strokes gotten on method, while ranking 2nd in tee-to-green play across his previous five tournaments. Add three straight Top 25s here, and he's positioned for his best surface at the event.


WM Phoenix Open prop choices


Finishing position pick: Maverick McNealy
+130 at Fanatics


Maverick McNealy ended up solo 10th at the Farmers last week, and it was his 2nd consecutive occasion gaining real strokes across the board. He's also carded successive Top 10s in the WM Phoenix Open, including shooting a Saturday-low 63 in 2015 and finishing third in true strokes gained putting for the event.


Finishing position pick: Jordan Spieth
+210 at Fanatics


Jordan Spieth gained true strokes across the board during his strong T24 start to the season at the Sony Open, and his track record at TPC Scottsdale pops. In addition to his T4-T6-T6 stumble upon his previous 3 journeys to the Waste Management, Spieth has added 3 more Top 10s throughout his nine overall appearances in this event.


WM Phoenix Open first-round pick


Round 1 pick: Si Woo Kim Under 68.5
-105 at Fanatics


In addition to the abovementioned Si Woo Kim praise, he's also carded 68 or lower in seven of his previous 8 rounds at TPC Scottsdale, and his 2 best surfaces at the event have been available in the past two years.


Look for a hot start on Thursday.


WM Phoenix Open odds


- Scottie Scheffler: +230
- Xander Schauffele: +1800
- Cameron Young: +2200
- Si Woo Kim: +2500
- Hideki Matsuyama: +2800


Odds thanks to Fanatics.