It’s back to the LIV Golf League for Brooks Koepka after winning his third PGA Championship. The rest of the PGA Tour membership will head to Fort Worth, Texas to compete in the Charles Schwab Challenge. After finishing as co-runners-up last week at Oak Hill, Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland are scheduled to peg it up at Colonial Country Club. Scheffler became the world’s No. 1 ranked player with his showing at Oak Hill and enters as the betting favorite with Hovland a little further down the odds board. Sam Burns is back to defend the title he won last year over Scheffler in a playoff, the second time in the last three editions extra holes were required to determine a winner. Head over to BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager.
Charles Schwab Challenge Betting Odds
Scottie Scheffler +450
Tony Finau +1200
Jordan Spieth +1200
Viktor Hovland +1400
Collin Morikawa +1600
Max Homa +1800
Sungjae Im +2000
Sam Burns +2200
Rickie Fowler +2800
Justin Rose +2800
Tommy Fleetwood +3000
Russell Henley +3500
Si Woo Ki +4000
Chris Kirk +4000
Cameron Davis +4500
Brian Harman +5000
Tom Hoge +5000
Denny Mccarthy +5500
Taylor Moore +5500
Stephan Jaeger +6000
Min Woo Lee +6000
Kurt Kitayama +6000
Byeong-Hun An +6600
Brendon Todd +6600
Harris English +6600
J.J. Spaun +7000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +7000
K.H. Lee +7000
Davis Riley +7000
Thomas Detry +7500
Ryan Fox +7500
Maverick McNealy +7500
Odds Analysis
Tony Finau +1200
A unique course means players with experience on the layout could have an edge. Finau has been a constant performer at Colonial and he’s done well. Coupled with the solid season he’s having, Finau is a solid choice. A two-time winner this season, Finau hasn’t been his typical steady self since winning in Mexico last month. This is a perfect spot for him to regain that magic with two top 5s and three top 20s in his last four appearances. He’s never missed the cut here also making him attractive in alternate markets.
Rickie Fowler +2800
I keep backing Fowler since his game has progressed this season. He stumbled last week with a MC at Oak Hill, however, prior to that he collected nine top 20s while playing the weekend in 12 straight starts. Colonial got the better of Fowler during his slump, but now that he’s seemingly out of that funk we could see the player that registered three top 20s during his glory days. I’m not about to put the good times behind him, though, and I think Fowler is due for a breakthrough.
Collin Morikawa +1600
The course appears to be a natural fit for Morikawa’s game and he’s played well at Colonial in the past going 3 for 3 with a runner-up in 2020 and top 15 the next year. And though he’s yet to win this season, Morikawa is playing solid golf with four top 10s among his six top 25s. He also stopped a stretch of two consecutive MCs by finishing T26 at Oak Hill. Deadly accurate off the tee with a strong iron game, Morikawa should take advantage of the narrow corridors. And we saw his short game come around last week, which had to be a relief for him.
Justin Rose +2800
Rose had the ultimate success at Colonial in 2018 when he won by three swings with a 20-under. That’s the lowest to par score since 2010. He also had a nice run making the cut in eight straight starts before a MC last year. Included in that stretch were a podium in 2020 and an additional two top 20s getting the full experience of the layout. Recent form is strong with two top 10s among his four top 25s in his last five starts. Rose is coming off a T9 at the PGA Championship.
Jordan Spieth +1200
Despite a wrist injury that forced him to withdraw from the Byron Nelson, Spieth toughed it out last week with a tournament low 69 on Sunday for a T29. And he’d have to be in a lot of pain to miss this event. He always plays well in his home state and has racked up a number of big finishes at Colonial with three runners-up along with a win in 2016. Spieth placed among the top 10 in eight of his 10 career starts, so it’s safe to say he likes Colonial, and I like his chances.
Course: Colonial Country Club – 7,209 yards, Par 70
Colonial is the longest running host layout of any non-major event, so there is plenty of history. At just over 7,200 yards, the course has always played at par 70 and is average in terms of length compared to other Tour tracks. It’s never been a course for big hitters with precision and accuracy playing a bigger role while rewarding consistent ball-striking. Narrow fairways and greens defended by bunkers make second shots crucial. Every course has a signature hole or holes, and Colonial is no different. Known as the Horrible Horseshoe, holes 3, 4 and 5 can impact scores. The par-4 fifth is the most difficult with No. 3 and No. 4 close behind. The course is set to undergo a huge renovation after the conclusion of this year’s Schwab.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel, CBS
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