Dean and DeLuca Invitational
- Dave Pilgrim
- May 24, 2017
- 2 min read
Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth head a decent field this week, but it could pay to look a little further down the order to find a value bet in the Dean and DeLuca Invitational.

Jason Dufner is fourth favourite, but is twice the price of Rahm or Spieth, and looks more than fair at 25/1. Dufner has finished 6th, 2nd and 2nd here over the past five years, so has good form at the venue. Dufner hasn't cracked the top 10 yet this season, but he has posted five top 15 finishes in his 13 starts, so has been knocking on the door regularly. Back at a track he loves, this could be the perfect time to kick on.
Kevin Kisner broke through onto the PGA Tour in dramatic style in 2015, winning one event and finishing second in a further four. He finished the year ranked 17th, but failed to recreate that form in 2016. This season he's looking ready to kick on again though, and has already finished runner-up at the Arnold Palmer and the Zurich Classic and made every cut bar one. He's finished 5th and 10th here in his two visits so far, so is another who could relish the course to get a chance to win his first event of the season at 28/1.
Finally Ryan Palmer is another who has enjoyed playing here in the past and can use it as a springboard to a relatively quiet season. Palmer finished 3rd here last season, and that followed up 5th in 2012, 14th in 2013 and 5th in 2014. Palmer opened the season with four consecutive missed cuts, but has recovered, and finished 4th in the Zurich Classic, and tied for 6th in the Valero Texas Open recently. He is 40/1 with Bet Fred this week.
Jason Dufner e/w at 25/1 - 5 places at 1/4
Kevin Kisner e/w at 28/1 - 5 places at 1/4
Ryan Palmer e/w at 40/1 - 5 places at 1/4






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