Geoff Clark bet Hideki Matsuyama at +3500 to win the St. Jude, calling the number "disrespectful" for the defending champion. Matsuyama led last year by five after 54 holes, double-bogeyed 15 on Sunday, then birdied the final two holes to capture the title despite losing 3.3 strokes around the green, normally his greatest strength. Clark noted Hideki has gained strokes putting in four straight visits to TPC Southwind and in eight of his last nine starts overall. Although Matsuyama has struggled to find fairways this summer, he ranked ninth in driving accuracy during a T19 finish at last week’s Wyndham after an early out-of-bounds tee ball led to a triple. He sits 2nd in the field in Strokes Gained: Approach over the last 20 rounds, per Betsperts Golf. Clark believes that if Matsuyama keeps the ball in the short grass and continues his recent iron and putting form, he can pull off a rare back-to-back victory in Memphis at attractive odds.