The PGA Tour will launch a new event this week when the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic begins on Thursday at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club. South African Erik van Rooyen is the 25-1 favorite in the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic odds, sitting ahead of Ben Griffin (28-1) and Doug Ghim (30-1) on the PGA odds board. With many of the top golfers on the PGA Tour playing in the Wells Fargo Championship, there is a wide-open Myrtle Beach Classic field. Which longshots should you target with your 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic bets?
There is no previous data since this is the inaugural edition of the tournament, so there are plenty of unknowns surrounding the event. Is there a golfer whose strengths are perfectly suited for this course? Before making any 2024 Myrtle Beach 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 more than $9,000 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure's model correctly predicted Scottie Scheffler would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2024 Masters, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Players Championship, and the RBC Heritage this season. McClure also included Hideki Matsuyama in his best bets to win the 2024 Genesis Invitational. That bet hit at +9000, and for the entire tournament, McClure's best bets returned nearly $1,000.
The model also predicted Jon Rahm would be victorious at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm's second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scheffler winning in 2022.
In addition, McClure's best bets included Nick Taylor (70-1) winning the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson, and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 11 majors entering the weekend and hit the Masters three straight years. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the Myrtle Beach Classic 2024 field is finalized, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the Myrtle Beach Classic 2024: Ben Griffin, who is listed second in the odds this week, stumbles and doesn't even crack the top five. Griffin finished T13 in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson last week after missing the cut in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He has finished inside the top 40 in five of his last six tournaments, but he has not posted a top-10 finish during that stretch.
In fact, his only top-10 of the season came in The American Express in January when he finished T9 at 24-under. He ranks outside the top 160 on the PGA Tour in total driving and outside the top 120 in GIR percentage. The model does not think he has the tools to put four strong rounds together this week, making him a golfer to avoid with Myrtle Beach Classic bets.
Another surprise: Ryan Fox, a 35-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He 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. The 37-year-old is among the most experienced golfers in the field, giving him an advantage at a new course.
Fox has been playing in PGA Tour events since 2015, and he finished T4 in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at the end of April. He also put together a quality performance at the Masters, finishing inside the top 40 at a major for the fifth time in his career. Fox is still trying to pick up his first PGA Tour victory, but he is a four-time European Tour winner who is primed for success this week.See who else to pick here.
How to make 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic picks
The model is also targeting three other golfers with odds of 35-1 or longer to make a strong run at the title. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model's picks here.
Who will win the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the Myrtle Beach Classic 2024 odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected Myrtle Beach Classic leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 11 golf majors, including the last three Masters.
2024 Myrtle Beach Classic odds, field
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Erik van Rooyen +2500
Ben Griffin +2800
Doug Ghim +3000
Daniel Berger +3000
Davis Thompson +3000
Beau Hossler +3000
Victor Perez +3500
Ryan Fox +3500
Matt Wallace +3500
Kevin Yu +3500
Thorbjorn Olesen +4000
S.H. Kim +4000
Ryo Hisatsune +4000
Andrew Novak +4000
Chris Gotterup +4500
Chan Kim +4500
Taiga Semikawa +4500
K.H. Lee +4500
Justin Lower +4500
Joseph Bramlett +5000
Greyson Sigg +5000
Sam Stevens +5000
Alex Smalley +5000
Matti Schmid +5000
Jimmy Stanger +5500
Garrick Higgo +5500
Chesson Hadley +5500
Thriston Lawrence +5500
Sami Valimaki +5500
Alejando Tosti +5500
Robert MacIntyre +5500
Max Greyserman +5500
Jacob Bridgeman +6000
Ben Martin +6000
Sam Ryder +6000
Patton Kizzire +6000
Nick Hardy +6000
Michael Kim +6000
J.J. Spaun +6500
Davis Riley +6500
Chandler Phillips +6500
Chad Ramey +6500
C.T. Pan +6500
Martin Laird +6500
Kevin Dougherty +6500
Dylan Wu +7000
Carl Yuan +7000
Parker Coody +7000
Alexander Bjork +7500
Kelly Kraft +7500
Jorge Campillo +8000
