Rahm Leads the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational Winner Odds

By: Eniko

Posted: March 1, 2022

Updated: March 1, 2022

2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational is held this week, 3-6 March at Bay Hill
The defending champion, Bryson DeChambeau won’t compete this time
The world ranking leader Jon Rahm will make his tournament debut

The next big event of this season’s PGA Tour, the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament is held this weekend, 3-6 March in Bay Hill, Florida. Bryson DeChambeau is the defending champion but he won’t play this time. Unlike the world ranking leader Jon Rahm who is the top favorite in the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational winner odds. But we can also find Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, and Hideki Matsuyama in the other favorites. Fans of the PGA Tour can see lots of surprise winners in the previous tournaments with Luke List, Tom Hoge, and Scottie Scheffler all getting their first PGA Tour victories. So it’s difficult to predict the winner of the next event, the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Bookmakers still favor the big names including the world ranking leader Jon Rahm. Even though the Spanish player will make his tournament debut this weekend. We can also find other top 10 players in the field like Viktor Hovland and Rory McIlroy. And former tournament winners like Jason Day and Tyrrell Hatton. But the defending champion, Bryson DeChambeau won’t compete now. They all have the chance of winning the $2,16 million, the 550 FedExCup points, and the famous red cardigan sweater.

2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational Winner Odds Favor Rahm and McIlroy

Jon Rahm hasn’t competed at this tournament before, still, online sportsbooks in the US offer the smallest odds, +850.00 for his victory. The world No1 player was the runner-up at the Sentry Tournament in Hawaii and T3 at the Farmers Insurance Open this January. He only finished T21 on his last tournament at Genesis International two weeks ago. But the Spanish golfer can get a much better result in Bay Hill thanks to his great skills in all parts of the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpqFlmd2_hA The other huge favorite of the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational winner odds is the 2018 winner, Rory McIlroy. The British player also got three more top-five finishes from this course, making him one of the most successful players in the history of the tournament. So no wonder that he follows Rahm in the favorites with the odds of +1100.00. Probably his recent form is responsible for not leading the odds, as he only got a T12 and a T10 finish so far. Along with a third-place result at the Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour in January.

Hovland, Matsuyama, and Zalatoris in other favorites

Viktor Hovland is in top form after winning three events this season: the PGA World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Besides the 2022 Hero World Challenge, and the 2022 Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour. The world No4 hasn’t got good memories from this tournament though. His best result has been a T40 finish in 2019. But the Norwegian can improve on that and even fight for another win according to online gambling sites in the US. Hovland was T4 in the Genesis Invitational two weeks ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tORpHFnjIM His odds to win in Bay Hill now are +1600.00. The 2021 Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama has a similar chance (+2200.00) on BetOnline to get his 9th PGA Tour wins. The Japanese player won the Sony Open in Hawaii this January and finished T8 at the Phoenix Open. He is familiar with the course as he practices at the nearby Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Point. Still, his best result at the tournament is only a T6 finish from 2016. The 2020 winner, Tyrrell Hatton can also perform well in one of his strongest courses. The British golfer will play on his first PGA Tour event this season. But he got a T6 and T4 finish in January in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. His odds to win again in Florida are +3500.00. While Will Zalatoris might get his first PGA Tour win at Bay Hill. The 25-year-old American was close to winning at this year’s Farmers Insurance Open, but finished as a runner-up. His great ball-striking can help him to get the victory now with the odds of +2800.00 to do so.