Eric Cohen said Michael Thorbjornsen is worth a target-finish wager at +300 for a top-20 this week. Cohen reminded bettors that the 23-year-old Stanford star finished No. 1 in the 2024 PGA Tour University standings, parlaying that into five career top-10s in limited starts. Form is peaking: solo T2 at the Corales Puntacana, T4 in the Zurich Classic team event last month, and he gained 4.9 strokes off the tee en route to a T41 at Quail Hollow last week. Cohen views Colonial’s demand for precision iron play as the only hurdle—if Thorbjornsen can simply be field-average around the greens and with the putter, his length and recent confidence make a top-20 finish “very realistic” at 3-1 odds.

Pat Mayo advised passing on Michael Thorbjornsen in all betting and DFS formats this week. While the young bomber has flashed in weaker fields, Mayo noted he "has not done any damage" when the competition stiffens, a trend underscored by zero top-30 finishes in events featuring a majority of top-50 OWGR players. The model that loves distance and long-iron play still places Thorbjornsen outside the top-45 because his strokes-gained short game turns negative on faster, undulating greens like Quail Hollow’s. Until the Stanford product shows he can translate his raw tools into a contending performance against the Tour’s best, Mayo will keep exposure at 0 % and look to more proven bombers in the same odds range.

Pat Mayo grabbed Michael Thorbjornsen at 125-1 with eight places, touting the amateur star’s raw ball-striking upside. Thorbjornsen finished T20 last week despite hemorrhaging 5.5 strokes with the putter—proof, according to Mayo, that his irons and driver can mask a cold flat stick. The Massachusetts native should feel comfortable on similar Northeast agronomy, and Mayo believes if the putter merely stays neutral, Thorbjornsen can sniff the top of the board while the place component bails out an outright miss.

Blickle tagged Michael Thorbjornson as a sneaky buy because models still carry data from the spring stretch when he unknowingly battled mononucleosis. Thorbjornson revealed he spent months lacking energy, yet he already ranks 5th on Tour in raw driving distance once healthy. Carrying it past the fairway bunkers should give him 60-yard landing zones on half the par-4s, exactly the cheat code Philadelphia Cricket offers to bombers. With his weekend form trending up, Blickle expects projection systems to undersell both his floor and ceiling; he intends to be overweight in DFS (sub-$7K price range) and will grab any outright number north of 90-1 before the market notices the health narrative.

Thorbjornsen is Sobel’s aggressive top-5 at +1100. The former world No. 1 amateur just finished solo 2nd at the Corales Puntacana and followed with a team top-5 at the Zurich Classic. Sobel compared him to Ludvig Aberg’s breakout at the 2023 RSM Classic, stressing his elite talent is finally translating to PGA-level leaderboards. Given the weak Craig Ranch field, Sobel expects sportsbooks will soon shorten Thorbjornsen’s prices and wants exposure before that happens. He will sprinkle outright wagers but considers the top-5 the core position.

Barnett called 75-1 on Michael Thorbjornsen ‘silly’ given the amateur star’s recent runner-up at Corrales (where he had a 10-footer to force a playoff) and T4 at the Zurich team event. Thorbjornsen brings above-average length—perfect for the soft Zoysia fairways—and owns one of the cleaner, more repeatable swings in the field. Barnett emphasized the value of getting a player who is already comfortable contending and who checks every distance-weighted approach bucket in his model. He thinks a birdie-fest like Craig Ranch is the exact venue where Thorbjornsen’s ceiling can finally show up for four straight days.

Dom Cintorino fired on former Stanford teammates Michael Thorbjornsen and Carl Vilips at 50‑to‑1 with a top‑6 each‑way. He called the grouping “appointment television” after seeing they’ll share early‑round tee times with Tom Hoge & Sahith Theegala, predicting a fireworks best‑ball session where both sides push each other. Thorbjornsen finally flashed his elite amateur form with a top‑15 SG:Approach week in Houston, and Vilips owns a 63 at TPC Louisiana from an NCAA sectional, confirming course comfort. Dom thinks two rounds of pure best‑ball let their aggressive tendencies shine—both average north of 4.5 birdies per competitive round on developmental tours. While acknowledging their Friday implosion last year, he framed that volatility as a positive for outrights: “they might shoot 61 or 80, but the ceiling wins tournaments in this format.”

Eric Cohen told SportsLine bettors to isolate one leg of his eight‑leg mega parlay and play Karl Vilips & Michael Thorbjornsen to finish top‑20 at the 2025 Zurich Classic, grabbing the +150 number at DraftKings (shorter at +115 on Bet365). Cohen likes the former Stanford teammates’ built‑in chemistry for this two‑man format and highlighted their recent form: Vilips already owns a PGA Tour win in Puerto Rico this season and sat inside the top 10 through 53 holes at the RBC Heritage before fading to T54, while Thorbjornsen gained more than 10 strokes on the field last week and finished T2 in Puntacana. Both are 23 years old, earned their cards via Korn Ferry Tour/PGA Tour U and, in Cohen’s words, are a "high‑risk, high‑reward" duo whose talent makes a top‑20 finish a realistic payoff at plus odds.

At $8.3K, the Michael Thorbjornsen / Carl Phillips pairing will be DFS catnip—young, popular, and flush with recent wins on lower tours. Gannon is fading them outright, arguing that their projected ownership far exceeds their experience and that there are superior pivots like the Fitzpatrick brothers directly below. In volatile alternate‑shot rounds, he prefers veterans with PGA seasoning over social‑media hype plays.

Gehman labeled the Thorbjornson–Vilips pairing the ultimate GPP wild card. Both are 23‑year‑old phenoms with minimal PGA Tour reps but eye‑popping amateur pedigrees. Vilips endured a post‑win slump after capturing Puerto Rico yet flashed five strokes gained on approach during a Friday 66 at Harbour Town. Thorbjornson just tied for runner‑up in Punta Cana, his best finish as a pro. Gehman thinks their collective firepower can post the round of the day in best‑ball, even if the floor is a missed‑cut blow‑up. Perfect for DFS lineups seeking first‑place equity rather than safety.

Calling them “the kind of pair that could win by five or six,” Bo McBrayer is laddering Michael Thorbjornsen and Karl Vilips at 40‑1. He loves the built‑in chemistry from their Stanford days and believes the complementary skill sets — Thorbjornsen’s power/irons with Vilips’ finesse around the greens — give them multiple paths to score. While their rookie‑year form has been spotty (expected for 22‑year‑olds, per McBrayer), both flashed top‑10 strokes‑gained weeks on the West Coast swing, proving they have the talent to take down weaker Tour fields. In a volatile two‑man event, McBrayer thinks youthful upside plus collegiate familiarity outweigh recent missed cuts.

Eric Cohen told SportsLine readers to grab a top‑20 ticket on Karl Vilips and Michael Thorbjornsen—available at +150 on DraftKings and +115 at Bet365—as one leg of his eight‑pick, $10 parlay that could return nearly $1.2 million. Cohen likes the former Stanford teammates because they already have early professional success: Vilips captured the Puerto Rico Open earlier this season and sat inside the top 10 through 53 holes at the RBC Heritage before fading to T54, while Thorbjornsen gained more than 10 strokes on the field en route to a T2 finish in Puntacana last week. At just 23 years old, Cohen views them as a volatile but high‑ceiling pairing whose existing chemistry should translate to the Zurich’s team format. He labeled the play "high‑risk, high‑reward" but believes a top‑20 finish is well within reach given their current form and upside.

Wes Reynolds is betting Michael Thorbjornsen outright at 60-to-1, banking on his talent to overcome recent inconsistent form where he's made only three of nine cuts. The former U.S. junior amateur winner ranks fourth overall in driving distance on tour, indicating significant potential suited to Corales Puntacana. Reynolds compared Thorbjornsen favorably to previous standout college golfer Ludvig Aberg, suggesting he possesses elite skill capable of delivering a breakout performance at this course.

Wes Reynolds suggests placing a bet on talented newcomer Michael Thorbjornsen (60-1 at Bet Rivers) at the Corales Puntacana Championship. Reynolds mentions Thorbjornsen's impressive pedigree, having won the U.S. Junior Amateur and earning his spot through PGA Tour University. He highlights Thorbjornsen's elite driving distance (ranking fourth on the PGA Tour), a clear advantage on this lengthy course. While Thorbjornsen's season has seen only three cuts made out of nine events played, Reynolds sees this weaker field as a great opportunity for the young prospect to achieve a breakthrough performance.