Defending champion Nico Echavarria secured his first and only PGA Tour victory at the Puerto Rico Open in 2023. He'll look to defend his title this week at the 2024 Puerto Rico Open, which gets underway from Grand Reserve Golf Club on Thursday, March 7. The PGA Tour's biggest stars are playing at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, allowing many players the opportunity to secure their first victory. Several veterans are also in the Puerto Rico Open 2024 field, including Daniel Berger, Cameron Champ and Nate Lashley. 

According to the latest 2024 Puerto Rico Open odds, Echavarria is a 35-1 longshot to repeat. Rasmus Hojgaard is going off as the  14-1 favorite, followed by Berger (18-1) and Chris Gotterup (20-1) on the PGA odds board. 

We simulated the 2024 Puerto Rico Open 10,000 times, and there are some MAJOR surprises. Join SportsLine here to see the model's shocking projected leaderboard.

Our proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up nearly $9,700 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.

McClure's model included Hideki Matsuyama in its best bets to win the 2024 Genesis Invitational. That bet hit at +9000, and for the entire tournament, McClure's best bets returned nearly $1,000!

The model also predicted Jon Rahm would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm's second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scottie Scheffler winning in 2022.

In addition, McClure's best bets included Nick Taylor (70-1) winning the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson, and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.

This same model has also nailed a whopping 10 majors entering the weekend! Anyone who has followed it has seen MASSIVE returns! Join SportsLine now to see the model's shocking Puerto Rico Open picks from 10,000 simulations!

One major surprise the model is calling for at the Puerto Rico Open 2024: Chris Gotterup, one of the top betting favorites, struggles this week and doesn't even crack the top five! Another surprise: Chan Kim, a 30-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he's a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. 

Also, the model is targeting FIVE other golfers with odds of 30-1 or longer who will make surprising runs at the title! Anyone who backs these golfers could hit it BIG. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who they are before locking in any picks! 

So who wins the Puerto Rico Open 2024, and which HUGE longshots make a serious run at the title? ... Join SportsLine right now to see who you can bank on to win, and see which longshots make a run at the title, all from the model that's nailed 10 majors, including last year's Masters and Open Championship!