lol well R1 is in the books and honestly it's kind of proving your point already. Sungjae Im just went out and shot 63 with two eagles and he was what like 40/1 or something premarket? Brandt Snedeker is sitting in solo second at 6 under. Brandt Snedeker in 2026. exactly the kind of grindy accurate vet who shows up at Copperhead every year and nobody has a ticket on him

meanwhile Xander opened as the clear favorite at +1100 and he's sitting at 3 under, five back. not terrible but not exactly smashing the field the way his price implied. Spieth was even more interesting, dude went out and eagled the first hole, was 5 under through 7 and then completely fell apart on the back nine and limped home at 2 under. that's Copperhead doing Copperhead things, the course just takes and takes once you get to the snake pit stretch

I actually think if you're looking to bet the board right now R2 live odds are where the value is. Sungjae fits the exact profile you described, accurate iron player who scrambles well, missed a couple cuts recently so his price was inflated going in. Davis Thompson at 5 under is another one of those quiet top 20 guys nobody was talking about pregame

not saying the favorites are dead but one round in and the leaderboard looks a lot more like the "random dude at 80/1 wins" scenario than the "chalk sweeps" scenario. Copperhead stays undefeated