Corey Conners Most Bet Golfer for Wells Fargo Championship

Neil Parker

Last Updated: May 4, 2022 7:28 AM EDT • 1 min 51 sec read. Twitter link Google News Link

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Corey Conners of Canada plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

The PGA Tour heads to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, MD, this week for the Wells Fargo Championship, and Corey Conners has received both the most money-wagered and most betting tickets at BetMGM.

Conners has received 10.0% of betting tickets and 13.8% of the betting handle at the sportsbook, and his odds have dropped from +2200 to win the event to +2000. as a result.

He is also the largest liability for BetMGM.

While the Canadian hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since winning Valero Texas Open in 2019, Conners finished tied for sixth at this year’s Masters Tournament and third at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

For what it’s worth, Conners played in the 2018 Quicken Loans National that was held at TPC Potomac. He finished 41st.

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Here’s a peek at some other notable betting insights from BetMGM.

Highest Ticket Percentage

Corey Conners 10.0%Rory McIlroy 8.2%Cameron Young 5.8%Tony Finau 5.4%Matt Fitzpatrick 4.2%Abraham Ancer 3.9%Seamus Power 3.7%Russell Henley 3.4%Max Homa 3.2%Marc Leishman 3.2%Keegan Bradley 3.0%Si Woo Kim 2.4%Gary Woodland 2.3%Tyrrell Hatton 2.1%Patrick Reed 2.0%

Highest Handle Percentage

Corey Conners 13.8%Rory McIlroy 13.1%Cameron Young 6.4%Tony Finau 5.4%Seamus Power 4.7%Matt Fitzpatrick 4.1%Abraham Ancer 3.7%Russell Henley 3.3%Keegan Bradley 3.2%Marc Leishman 2.7%Gary Woodland 2.7%Si Woo Kim 2.6%Max Homa 2.5%Tyrrell Hatton 2.0%Keith Mitchell 1.9%

Notable Line Movement

Joel Dahmen opened +8000, to +5000Branden Grace opened +12500, to +10000Adam Svensson opened +17500, to +15000Martin Laird opened +12500, to +10000Keith Mitchell opened +6600, to +5000Sepp Straka opened +6600, to +5000Jason Day opened +6600, to +5000Doug Ghim opened +6600, to +5000Cameron Young opened +5000, to +4000Seamus Power opened +5000, to +4000Russell Henley opened +4000, to +3000Sergio Garcia opened +5000, to +4000Rory McIlroy opened +700, to +900Tony Finau opened +2000, to +2200Paul Casey opened +3500, to +4000Patrick Reed opened +3300, to +5000

It’s particularly interesting to see Patrick Reed’s odds climb despite him receiving the 15th most betting tickets. The book is clearly willing to take on the liability, and considering Reed doesn’t have a top-10 showing since finishing tied for third at the Hero World Challenge in December, it’s probably not a bad risk to take money on the nine-time PGA Tour winner.

Longshot Fliers Based on Handle Percentage

Denny McCarthy (+10000)Rickie Fowler (+12500)Francesco Molinari (+12500)Lucas Glover (+12500)

It’s nice to see Rickie Fowler still has a place in a few select bettors’ hearts. But similar to Patrick Reed, Fowler has struggled to the tune of missing the cut in five of his past eight events.

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Written By:
Neil Parker

A lifelong Cowboys, Cubs, Maple Leafs and Gators supporter, Neil has been covering sports in print and online since 2011. His past stops include USA TODAY, theScore, DraftKings Playbook and RotoWire among others. He's a graduate of St. Thomas University and Acadia University and spends ample time at KenWo Golf Club.