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Jason is a Senior Golf Writer for The Action Network. He has covered golf full-time since 2004, previously for ESPN and Golf Channel, winning more than a dozen accolades from the Golf Writers Association of America and four Sports Emmys.

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Sobel’s 2019 CJ Cup Betting Guide: Target the Favorites at Nine Bridges?

Put on an extra pot of coffee – and keep it going for the next three weeks. The PGA Tour is about to embark on its annual Asia Swing, featuring events

Oct 15, 2019 UTC

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Sobel’s 2019 Houston Open Betting Preview: Embrace the Chaos of a Terrible Field

For years, the appeal of the Houston Open resided in its place on the schedule just prior to the Masters and the ability of host course GC of Houston to

Oct 8, 2019 UTC

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Sobel's Shriners Open Betting Preview: Why Webb Is Worth Backing

I should probably start this week’s preview with something about players trying to hit the jackpot or a reminder that what happens at this tournament stays at this tournament

Oct 2, 2019 UTC

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Sobel: 10 Ways to Improve Golf Betting

With the PGA Tour in Las Vegas this week, it got me thinking about the relationship between golf and gambling. OK, that’s a lie. I was already thinking about

Oct 1, 2019 UTC

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Sobel: In Sneaky-Good Fields, Fleetwood and Varner Could Triumph This Week

Maybe your fantasy football squad is 0-3 and you need a weekend away from games. Maybe your college isn’t named Alabama or Clemson. Maybe your favorite baseball team was

Sep 26, 2019 UTC

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Sobel’s BMW PGA Championship, Sanderson Farms Betting Guides: Two Very Different Fields

There are plenty of tournament host venues which only favor one type of player. Maybe it’s big-hitters over straight-shooters, or guys who draw the ball over guys who fade

Sep 18, 2019 UTC

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2019 Greenbrier Classic Betting Preview: Which Young Guns Will Hit the Board?

The ink has hardly dried on Rory McIlroy’s $15 million check for winning the FedEx Cup, but the new PGA Tour season starts this week, as the schedule commences

Sep 12, 2019 UTC

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Sobel: McIlroy Wins POY Over Koepka, Which Could Elicit Some Conspiracy Theories

Rory McIlroy was named PGA Tour Player of the Year for the 2018-19 campaign on Wednesday — a fairly shocking development considering he owned the same number of titles as

Sep 11, 2019 UTC

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Sobel’s 2019-20 PGA Season Preview: Power Ranking Every Golfer on Tour

So, how did you enjoy that two-and-a-half-week offseason? Technically, it will have been 17 days, 13 hours and, oh, about 15 minutes or so between the end of the 2018-19

Sep 11, 2019 UTC

Golf

Sobel: McIlroy’s Commitment to the Process Earns Him Golf’s Biggest Prize

ATLANTA – Here’s the situation: You, a recreational hack golfer whose individual statistics include 9.3% greens in regulation and 4.7 adult beverages consumed per round, are standing on

Aug 26, 2019 UTC

Golf

Lightning Strike Injures Fans, Causes Suspension of Play at Tour Championship

ATLANTA — Exactly 28 minutes after the third round of the Tour Championship was suspended due to an impending storm, lightning struck a tree between East Lake Golf Club’s

Aug 25, 2019 UTC

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Sobel’s Tour Championship Matchup Bets: Back Good Ball-Strikers in Round 3

ATLANTA — Whatever you think about the FedEx Cup — the system, the format, the scoring, the way we got here, any of it — it’s tough to argue with a

Aug 24, 2019 UTC

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Sobel’s Tour Championship Matchup Bets: Bank on a Justin Thomas Rebound in Round 2

ATLANTA — What a difference one day can make. At the start of Thursday’s opening round of the Tour Championship, one player led by two strokes, two others were

Aug 23, 2019 UTC

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Sobel: The FedEx Cup is Improved … But It Still Has Problems

ATLANTA — Mom always said, “If you’re going to point out a problem with something, then you’d better have a solution, too.” Well, despite the PGA Tour “fixing”

Aug 23, 2019 UTC

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Sobel’s Tour Championship Matchup Betting Preview: Keep an Eye on Sungjae Im

ATLANTA – You know something is a little different when every four-round matchup for this week comes attached with a caveat: “Result based on tournament finishing position.” At any other event,

Aug 22, 2019 UTC

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