Action Report: Sungjae Im Betting Favorite Ahead of Wyndham Championship

Sungjae Im, of South Korea, smiles after a birdie at the first green during the third round of the Hero World Challenge PGA Tour at the Albany Golf Club, in New Providence, Bahamas, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022.
(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The PGA Tourโ€™s regular season will end at this weekโ€™s Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Sungjae Im has the best odds to win at +1400, and bettors at the BetMGM online sportsbook are favoring him as well.

As of Wednesday, Im is drawing the most money (18.5%) on the most tickets (11.1%).ย 

Based on his play of late, itโ€™s no surprise. Im has finished 12th or better in his last four PGA Tour events, including two top-5 finishes. He also has three top-10 finishes at this event, including a T-2 in 2022.

Another popular pick in golf betting this week is Akshay Bhatia.

Bhatia (+3500) is pulling in the second-most money (7.9%) on the second-most tickets (7%). While he hasnโ€™t had much success at this event in the past, he had two straight top-5 finishes at the last two events played in the United States (Rocket Mortgage Classic and Travelers Championship).

Im, Bhatia and Aaron Rai (+3300) are BetMGMโ€™s biggest liabilities for the week.

Rai is pulling in the sixth-most tickets (5%) but the third-highest handle (6.6%).

Current Handle & Tickets

Handle

  1. Sungjae Imโ€“ 18.5%
  2. Akshay Bhatia โ€“ 7.9%
  3. Aaron Rai โ€“ 6.6%
  4. Shane Lowry โ€“ 6%
  5. Brian Harman โ€“ 6%

Tickets

  1. Sungjae Im โ€“ 11.1%
  2. Akshay Bhatia โ€“ 7%
  3. Billy Horschel โ€“ 6.5%
  4. Shane Lowry โ€“ 6.4%
  5. Cameron Young โ€“ 5.7%

Lowry, whose odds have shortened from +2800 to +2500, enters the event coming off two straight top-10 finishes on the PGA Tourโ€”a sixth-place finish at the Open Championship and a T-9 at the Travelers Championship.

Defending champion Lucas Glover is +10000 to win.

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Ryan Hannable

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Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, โ€œThe Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.โ€

Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, โ€œThe Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.โ€