Rocket Mortgage Classic betting tips: DeChambeau favourite to defend title

Preview and odds for this week’s PGA Tour event

Bryson DeChambeau returns to defend his title and we pick out some Rocket Mortgage Classic betting tips as the world number six looks to secure his second victory of the 2021 PGA Tour season.

The big-hitting American has struggled for form in recent weeks, carding one top-10 finish in seven events at the Wells Fargo Championship since the Masters in April.

The course at Detroit Golf Club plays over 7,370 yards which should aid DeChambeau’s bid, as well as the fact that none of the world’s top five are competing while Rory McIlroy is in Europe for the Irish Open.

DeChambeau, who leads the driving distance stats with an average drive of 322.4 yards, is 15/2 favourite in the Rocket Mortgage Classic odds to successfully defend his crown in Michigan.

Wolff ready to howl?

The tournament was one of the first events during the return to golf in 2020 after the global health crisis locked down the calendar, when DeChambeau transformed himself into the biggest hitter on tour before going on to win by three shots over Matthew Wolff.

Wolff maintained his strong run of form in 2020 after his second-placed finish in Detroit by recording fourth at the 2020 US PGA Championship, runner-up to DeChambeau once again at the US Open and second at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

His results started to slide before he decided to take two months away from the sport to focus on his mental health earlier this year.

He returned at the 2021 US Open and finished in a tie for 15th and will want to continue that momentum. Wolff is 22/1 to claim his first title since the 3M Open in July 2019 and is worth considering in Rocket Mortgage Classic betting tips.