The Bermuda Championship is still a fairly new event on the PGA Tour with the inaugural tournament happening in 2019. The two previous winners broke lengthy slumps, and many will be trying to follow suit when the 2021 Bermuda Championship tees off Thursday at Port Royal Golf Club. Defending champion Brian Gay got his first PGA Tour victory since 2013 at Port Royal last season, shooting a final-round 64. He then birdied the first playoff hole to beat Wyndham Clark. The runner-up finish was Clark’s career best on tour. Brendon Todd broke a five-year drought when he won the event in 2019. The 2021 Bermuda Championship field, made up mostly of up-and-coming stars and aging veterans, could produce another surprise winner this weekend.
Caesars Sportsbook lists Matt Fitzpatrick as the 14-1 favorite in its latest 2021 Bermuda Championship golf odds, with Christiaan Bezuidenhout the second choice at 16-1. Among the other notable players expected to contend from the 2021 Bermuda Championship field are former Masters champion Patrick Reed (20-1) and Chilean rising star Mito Pereira (25-1). Before you lock in your 2021 Bermuda Championship picks or make any PGA Tour predictions, you need to see what proven golf insider Sal Johnson has to say.
The media legend and esteemed golf insider has a strong track record on picks, and he knows what it takes to win. Before last week’s Zozo Championship outside Tokyo, Johnson tabbed Hideki Matsuyama among his best bets.
“You know he is looking to showcase his game in front of the home crowd,” the golf expert told SportsLine of the Japanese star. “This could be his personal U.S. Open.”
He was right on the money. Matsuyama, already a hero in his home country after winning the Masters in March, fired a final-round 65 that included an eagle from 8 feet on the final hole. He trailed by one with eight holes to play on Sunday and won by five strokes.
Johnson is off to a strong start overall this season. Before the Shriners, he named both Sungjae Im and Matthew Wolff among his players to watch. Im shot a 9-under 62 in the final round for a comfortable four-shot win, and Wolff finished as runner-up, his first top-10 finish in almost exactly a year.
The previous week at the Sanderson Farms Championship, Johnson nailed Sam Burns as his winner. Anyone who has followed Johnson’s advice has cashed in huge.
Now Johnson, the first producer of “Inside the PGA Tour,” a longtime ABC Sports golf producer who worked with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, and founder of the world’s top golf stats database, has released his highly confident 2021 Bermuda Championship golf picks, and they will surprise you. You can only see Johnson’s expert PGA picks at SportsLine.
Top 2021 Bermuda Championship golf predictions
In a major shock, Johnson is fading Fitzpatrick, who won two weeks ago at Valderrama and is the favorite. The Englishman will be making his first tour start this season. He had as many missed cuts as top-10’s in the last campaign and didn’t make the top-25 in his final four. He is accurate off the tee but isn’t as strong with his irons (147th in greens in regulation). He might take time to adjust and has been inconsistent, so Johnson will be going in another direction.
On the other hand, the stats guru knows Reed has a grinding mentality and has had success on some of the windiest courses on tour. He has victories at Kapalua, Doral and Torrey Pines in his career, and his experience will give him an edge in a field loaded with young players. The 31-year-old has nine career tour wins, including the Farmers Insurance Open last season. He finished in the top-25 in 14 of his 23 tournaments last season, including six times in the top 10.
Johnson also wants to see what Pereira can do to follow up his three Korn Ferry Tour victories last season to earn his automatic promotion. The 26-year-old also made the seven-man playoff for bronze at the Tokyo Olympics this summer and was eliminated on the third extra hole. He finished third at the Fortinet Championship in his season debut and followed that with a T-31 at the Sanderson Farms and T-40 at the Shriners. He is 39-under over his first three events of the season.
How to make 2021 Bermuda Championship golf picks
For this week’s event in Bermuda, the golf expert is backing a huge long shot who comes in at well over 60-1. This veteran has had some big successes in windy conditions over the course of his career. And while his recent results haven’t been notable, he has been known to win when least expected. He could pull off a shocking result, and anyone who backs this underdog could cash in huge. You can only see this Bermuda Championship pick and the rest of Johnson’s PGA analysis at SportsLine.
Who wins the 2021 Bermuda Championship? Where do Patrick Reed and Mito Pereira finish? And which huge long-shot is a must-back? Check out the odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Sal Johnson’s full leaderboard, picks and analysis for the 2021 Bermuda Championship, all from the insider who knows what it takes to win on the PGA Tour, and find out.
2021 Bermuda Championship odds, field, top contenders:
Matthew Fitzpatrick 14-1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 16-1
Patrick Reed 22-1
Mito Pereira 25-1
Hayden Buckley 28-1
Matthias Schwab 35-1
Takumi Kanaya 35-1
Seamus Power 35-1
Sahith Theegala 35-1
Adam Hadwin 35-1
Patrick Rodgers 40-1
Taylor Pendrith 40-1
Danny Willett 40-1
Chad Ramey 40-1
Guido Migliozzi 40-1
Denny McCarthy 40-1
Scott Stallings 45-1
Thomas Detry 45-1
Russell Knox 45-1
Garrick Higgo 45-1
David Lipsky 45-1
Ryan Armour 45-1
Stephan Jaeger 45-1
Joseph Bramlett 50-1
Peter Uihlein 50-1
Alex Smalley 60-1
Dylan Frittelli 60-1
Nick Watney 60-1
Mark Hubbard 60-1
Nick Hardy 60-1
Hank Lebioda 60-1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 66-1
Nick Taylor 66-1
Lucas Herbert 66-1
Matthew NeSmith 66-1
Harry Hall 66-1
Aaron Rai 66-1
Austin Eckroar 70-1
Jason Dufner 70-1
Brian Gay 70-1
Kramer Hickok 70-1
Peter Malnati 70-1
Bo Hoag 80-1
Anirban Lahiri 80-1
Graeme McDowell 80-1
Sepp Straka 80-1
Ludvig Aberg 80-1
Brian Stuard 80-1
Beau Hossler 80-1
Greyson Sigg 80-1
Lee Hodges 80-1
Brandon Hagy 80-1
Davis Riley 90-1
Dawie Van Der Walt 90-1
David Hearn 90-1
Camilo Villegas 90-1
Kurt Kitayama 100-1
Seth Reeves 100-1
Cameron Percy 100-1
Adam Svensson 100-1
Vincent Whaley 100-1
Brandon Wu 125-1
Michael Gligic 125-1
Dylan Wu 125-1
Paul Barjon 125-1
Austin Cook 125-1
Luke Donald 125-1
Sean O’Hair 150-1
Max McGreevy 150-1
Jim Knous 150-1
Andrew Novak 150-1
David Skinns 150-1
Patrick Flavin 150-1
Danny Lee 150-1
Austin Smotherman 150-1
Vaughn Taylor 150-1
Justin Lower 150-1
Chase Seiffert 150-1
Erik Barnes 200-1
Scott Gutschewski 200-1
Ben Kohles 200-1
Fabian Gomez 200-1
Ben Martin 200-1
Sangmoon Bae 200-1
J.J. Spaun 200-1
Kyle Wilshire 250-1
Callum Tarren 250-1
John Pak 250-1
Bo Van Pelt 250-1
Ben Crane 250-1
Johnson Wagner 250-1
Scott Brown 250-1
David Lingmerth 250-1
