Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau and Max Homa headline the PGA Tour field for the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship, which tees off Thursday in Charlotte, N.C. McIlroy missed a second designated PGA Tour event at the RBC Heritage, and world No. 1 Jon Rahm and second-ranked Scottie Scheffler are the big names missing this time. But there is plenty of talent in the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship field. McIlroy has won the tournament at Quail Hollow three times, Finau comes in off his victory over Rahm at the Mexico Open, and Homa is the defending tournament champion. Last year’s Wells Fargo Championship was played at TPC Potomac as Quail Hollow hosted the Presidents Cup, but it is back at its familiar home this year.
McIlroy is the 15-2 favorite in Caesars Sportsbook’s latest 2023 Wells Fargo Championship odds, and four other golfers are shorter than 20-1. Patrick Cantlay is second in the odds at 14-1, followed by Xander Schauffele (16-1), Finau (17-1) and Jordan Spieth (19-1) in the Wells Fargo Championship 2023 field, while Homa is priced at 24-1. Before making any 2023 Wells Fargo Championship picks, be sure you check out the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from SportsLine golf insider Sia Nejad.
Nejad specializes in betting and DFS in golf, among other sports. He’s had incredible success in the outright and first-round leader markets and betting head-to-head matchups. In 2022, he hit six first-round leaders in a 12-week span while peppering in tournament outrights throughout the year. In 2023, Sportsline debuted “The Early Wedge,” and in the first three months of the show, he hit two FRLs and three outright winners.
Nejad also had a winning head-to-head record in eight of 10 weeks (including full tournament sweeps on head-to-head plays). He was up more than 70 units over that three-month span. Anyone following him saw some huge returns.
Now, Nejad has studied the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship field and has locked in his best bets, top sleepers and favorites to avoid. You can head to SportsLine now to see all of Nejad’s PGA picks and analysis.
Top 2023 Wells Fargo Championship expert picks
One surprise: Nejad is fading McIlroy, even though he has finished in the top 10 nine of his 11 appearances in this event. He won the most recent edition at Quail Hollow in 2021 and also lifted the trophy in 2015 and 2010. The 2010 victory was the Northern Irishman’s first on the PGA Tour, and he now has 23. McIlroy comes off a missed cut at the Masters, and while Nejad expects the time off to do the 33-year-old some good, he says the price is too high. “At this point in the season, I’m not even sure he’s a deserving favorite over Patrick Cantlay,” the expert says.
On the other hand, Nejad expects Viktor Hovland (21-1) to challenge for his fourth PGA Tour victory on a course where he is a great fit. The 25-year-old’s most recent victory was at Mayakoba last season, but he won the unofficial Hero World Challenge for the second straight year in December. Hovland also finished third in the Wells Fargo at Potomac last season. The Norwegian has seven worldwide victories and has finished in the top 10 five times in 12 PGA Tour outings this season. Nejad says Hovland is “on the precipice of winning a big event.” See who he is backing at SportsLine.
How to make 2023 Wells Fargo Championship golf picks
Nejad has locked in his best bets for the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship and is picking his longshots, including one who comes in at around 50-1 odds. This golfer has the elite iron play that will be needed to succeed at Quail Hollow and is “not afraid to rise up on the leaderboard on Sundays.” See who it is at SportsLine.
So which players should you target or avoid for the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship? And which golfer could bring a huge payday of around 50-1? Check out the odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Sia Nejad’s top prop picks for Wells Fargo Championship 2023, all from the expert who is was up more than 70 units in a recent three-month span, and find out.
2023 Wells Fargo Championship odds, field, top contenders
See Nejad’s picks, best bets and predictions here.
Rory McIlroy +750
Patrick Cantlay +1400
Xander Schauffele +1600
Tony Finau +1700
Jordan Spieth +1900
Justin Thomas +2100
Cameron Young +2100
Viktor Hovland +2100
Collin Morikawa +2100
Sungjae Im +2300
Matthew Fitzpatrick +2300
Max Homa +2400
Jason Day +2800
Sam Burns +3100
Rickie Fowler +4100
Shane Lowry +4800
Tyrrell Hatton +4800
Tom Kim +4800
Sahith Theegala +5000
Corey Conners +5000
Tommy Fleetwood +5500
Matt Kuchar +7000
Keegan Bradley +7000
Keith Mitchell +7000
Si Woo Kim +7500
Wyndham Clark +7500
Taylor Moore +8500
Gary Woodland +9000
Brian Harman +9000
Cameron Davis +9000
Chris Kirk +10000
Adam Scott +10000
Davis Riley +11000
Emiliano Grillo +12000
Patrick Rodgers +12000
Webb Simpson +13000
Taylor Montgomery +13000
Joel Dahmen +13000
J.T. Poston +13000
Kurt Kitayama +13000
Seamus Power +15000
Stephan Jaeger +15000
Harris English +16000
Adam Hadwin +17000
Alex Noren +17000
Matt Wallace +17000
Justin Suh +18000
Akshay Bhatia +18000
J.J. Spaun +18000
K.H. Lee +18000
Denny McCarthy +18000
Hayden Buckley +18000
Ben Griffin +21000
Brendon Todd +21000
Cameron Champ +21000
S.H. Kim +21000
Nick Hardy +21000