The 2023 Honda Classic gets underway from PGA National (Champion) on Thursday, Feb. 23. Experienced and amateur bettors alike will lock in wagers for this event, which features a great mix of proven champions and budding superstars eager to make their mark on the PGA Tour. Proven winners like Matt Kuchar, Shane Lowry and Sungjae Im are expected to be in the mix at the 2023 Honda Classic, with 500 FedEx Cup points going to the winner.
Im finished on top of the leaderboard at this event in 2020 and he’s going off as the 17-2 favorite according to the latest 2023 Honda Classic odds. He’s followed by Lowry (14-1), Aaron Wise (22-1), Chris Kirk (25-1) and Alex Noren (25-1) on the PGA odds board. Before locking in any 2023 Honda Classic picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up over $8,300 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure’s model predicted Jon Rahm to finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions, The American Express and The Genesis Invitational. The model also included J.T. Poston in its best bets to win the 2022 John Deere Classic. That bet hit at +5500, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned almost $1,100. At the 2022 Masters, McClure’s model was all over Scottie Scheffler’s first career major championship victory heading into the weekend.
In addition, McClure’s best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was listed as a massive 40-1 long shot. The model was also all over Jon Rahm’s (10-1) first career major championship victory at the 2021 U.S. Open. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend, but the model still projected him as the winner.
This same model has also nailed a whopping eight majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the 2023 Honda Classic field is locked, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2023 Honda Classic predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the Honda Classic 2023: Lowry, the 2019 Open Championship winner and one of the top favorites, stumbles this week and barely cracks the top 10. Lowry was able to card a top-15 finish at the Genesis Invitational, but that means he was contending late in the weekend and will not have much time to get ready for this tournament. Lowry is also playing in a tournament for the third week in a row after having sat out for two months, so fatigue is likely going to be an issue for him this week.
The 35-year-old missed the cut at the Phoenix Open two weeks ago, finishing at 9-over par. Lowry ranks outside the top 90 in total strokes gained and is No. 186 in strokes gained: putting, which is going to make it difficult for him to contend this week. The model has identified more value with other golfers in the field, making Lowry someone to stay away from with your 2023 Honda Classic bets.
Another surprise: Chris Kirk, a 25-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. Kirk has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday.
Kirk has been red-hot in recent weeks, securing a top-five finish in two of his last three starts on the PGA Tour. He’s also had success at the Honda Classic over the years, finishing T-25 or better in each of his last two starts at this event, which includes a T-7 showing in 2022. In addition, Kirk enters this week’s event ranked 21st in putting average (1.708), 22nd in total putting (136.2) and 27th in strokes gained: total (1.004). If he’s draining putts this week, he’ll have a great shot at finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Honda Classic. See who else to pick here.
How to make 2023 Honda Classic picks
The model is also targeting three other golfers with odds of 25-1 or longer who will make surprising runs, and it is backing a triple-digit longshot in its best bets. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model’s PGA picks here.
So who will win the Honda Classic 2023? And which longshots stun the golfing world? Check out the 2023 Honda Classic odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2023 Honda Classic leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed eight golf majors, including last year’s Masters.
2023 Honda Classic odds, field
See the full Honda Classic 2023 picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Sungjae Im +850
Shane Lowry +1400
Aaron Wise +2200
Min Woo Lee +2500
Chris Kirk +2500
Alex Noren +2500
Matt Kuchar +2800
Denny McCarthy +2800
Billy Horschel +3000
Thomas Detry +3500
Taylor Pendrith +3500
Sepp Straka +3500
J.T. Poston +3500
Adam Svensson +3500
Harris English +4000
Cam Davis +4000
Adrian Meronk +4000
Jhonattan Vegas +4500
Lee Hodges +5000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5000
Will Gordon +5500
Robby Shelton +5500
Patrick Rodgers +5500
Nick Hardy +5500
Garrick Higgo +5500
Ben Griffin +5500
Ryan Palmer +6000
Justin Suh +6000
Danny Willett +6000
Byeong Hun An +6000
Stephan Jaeger +6500
Padraig Harrington +6500
Joseph Bramlett +6500
Hayden Buckley +6500
Aaron Rai +6500
Webb Simpson +7000
Lanto Griffin +7000
Davis Riley +7500
S.H. Kim +8000
Erik Van Rooyen +8000
Russell Knox +9000
Harry Hall +9000
Charley Hoffman +9000
Brandon Wu +9000
Ben Taylor +9000
Callum Tarren +10000
Matthias Schwab +11000
Matt Wallace +11000
Mark Hubbard +11000
Greyson Sigg +11000
Aaron Baddeley +11000
Zach Johnson +13000
Pierceson Coody +13000
MJ Daffue +13000
Michael Kim +13000
Kramer Hickok +13000
Dylan Frittelli +13000
Chesson Hadley +13000
Carl Yuan +13000
Ben Martin +13000
Adam Schenk +13000
Adam Long +13000
Sam Stevens +15000
Peter Malnati +15000
Matti Schmid +15000
Luke Donald +15000
Harry Higgs +15000
Eric Cole +15000
Danny Lee +15000
Austin Eckroat +15000
Akshay Bhatia +15000
Zecheng Dou +18000
Erik Barnes +18000
Dylan Wu +18000
David Lingmerth +18000
Satoshi Kodaira +20000
Ryan Moore +20000
Ryan Armour +20000
Kevin Tway +20000
Vincent Norrman +25000