What to Expect at the 2018 CareerBuilder Challenge
This Year’s Tournament
This year’s CareerBuilder Challenge takes place on 3 different courses: PGA West’s Stadium Course, the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course, and La Quinta Country Club- which are all par 72 courses. The total purse is $5,800,000!
CareerBuilder Challenge Tournament History
The winners of this tournament for the past five years are:
2017: Hudson Swafford
2016: Jason Dufner
2015: Bill Haas
2014: Patrick Reed
2013: Brian Gay
Field
We’ve got some big names playing this weekend!
- Jonathan Byrd
- Wesley Bryan
- Bud Cauley
- Stewart Cink
- Kevin Chappell
- John Daly
- Ben Crane
- Jason Dufner (Won this tournament in 2016)
- Bill Haas (Won this tournament in 2015)
- Fabian Gomez
- Brian Harman
- Billy Hurley III
- Charles Howell III
- Zach Johnson
- Smylie Kaufman
- Kevin Kisner
- Patton Kizzire (Won the Sony Open last weekend, as well as the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in November)
- Phil Mickelson
- Maverick McNealy
- Kevin Na
- Jon Rahm
- Patrick Reed (Won this tournament in 2014)
- Sam Saunders (Arnold Palmer’s Grandson)
- Brandt Snedeker
- Webb Simpson
- Brendan Steele
- Hudson Swafford (Defending Champion)
- Jhonattan Vegas
- Jimmy Walker
- Adam Hadwin
Odds for Players
According to CBS Sports, SportsLine’s Prediction Model has Jon Rahm as the top pick for the 2018 CareerBuilder Challenge.
Jon Rahm 9/1
Brian Harman 15/1
Patrick Reed 20/1
Kevin Kisner 20/1
Webb Simpson 20/1
Phil Mickelson 25/1
Zach Johnson 25/1
Patton Kizzire 30/1
Jason Dufner 30/1
Chez Reavie 30/1
Brendan Steele 30/1
Bud Cauley 30/1
Weather Forecast
The weather in La Quinta, CA is looking great! You can’t beat warm afternoons with 0% chance of rain!
Thursday
Sunny
High: 78 F
Low: 48 F
Chance of Rain: 0%
Wind: SE 6mph
Friday
Mostly Sunny
High: 74 F
Low: 47 F
Chance of Rain: 0%
Wind: SE 10mph
Saturday
Sunny
High: 67 F
Low: 40 F
Chance of Rain: 0%
Wind: WNW 13mph
Sunday
Mostly Sunny
High: 68 F
Low: 40 F
Chance of Rain: 0%
Wind: NE 4mph