Another strong field led by Jon Rahm is on hand for the PGA Tour this week when the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open tees off Wednesday at Torrey Pines in San Diego, Calif. Four other top-10 players -- Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Will Zalatoris -- will join the red-hot Rahm in the Farmers Insurance Open 2023 field. The Spaniard won last week's American Express for his fourth victory in his past five outings worldwide.     

Rahm is the 4-1 favorite in the latest 2023 Farmers Insurance Open odds from Caesars Sportsbook, followed by Schauffele (12-1), Tony Finau (12-1) and Morikawa (12-1). Thomas (13-1) and Zalatoris (14-1) also are among the top contenders in the Farmers Insurance Open 2023 field. 

Before you lock in any 2023 Farmers Insurance Open picks, make sure you check out the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from golf insider Patrick McDonald.

After spending time at FanSided and NBC Sports EDGE, McDonald joined CBS Sports as a golf writer in the spring of 2022. Now covering the sport from a broader perspective, McDonald still likes to dip his toes into the betting pools on a weekly basis on the PGA Tour. 

McDonald takes a measured approach to his outright selections and is having a profitable 2022-23 season. He just missed a MASSIVE 130-1 score at the Sony Open when Hayden Buckley finished as runner-up! The expert NAILED the Houston Open, backing Finau to win at 25-1, and is up more than eight units on his outright plays. That's a profit of more than $800 for $100 bettors! McDonald also has been on the money on his matchup plays and cashed in HUGE on Brendan Steele (80-1) as the first-round leader at the Zozo Championship.

The expert finished the 2021-22 season up 42 units on his outright plays, including hitting Hudson Swafford (250-1) at last year's The American Express. Anyone who follows McDonald's advice has been cashing in!

Now, McDonald has sifted through the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open field for the best value and locked in his best bets and favorites to avoid. One thing we can tell you is that McDonald is fading Thomas, who has been struggling in nearly every aspect of his game! The two-time major champion hasn't collected a top-10 finish in a full-field event since the middle of June, the expert points out.  

Instead, McDonald is targeting a longer shot who comes in at more than 20-1! This golfer will be comfortable in this environment and has the approach game to excel in this tougher test. He could pull off a surprising victory that would bring a SIGNIFICANT payday for anyone who backs him! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any Farmers Insurance Open 2023 picks of your own!

So which 2023 Farmers Insurance Open players should you target or avoid? And which golfer in the Farmers Insurance Open 2023 field could could bring a significant payday of more than 20-1? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Patrick McDonald's top picks for the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open, all from the expert up more than $800 on his ouright plays for the 2022-23 season, and find out!