The FedEx St. Jude Championship options the highest 70 gamers within the FedExCup standings.
After all, one man stands above the remainder: Scottie Scheffler. He’s is the clear betting favourite at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. However who’s subsequent? The percentages are under — however not earlier than betting professional Brad Thomas affords up what he likes most this week:
Scottie Scheffler, to complete high 5: -165
Backing the most effective participant on the earth to complete inside the highest 5 isn’t a foul possibility. Particularly when that participant is Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler has eight top-five finishes this yr, together with 4 wins. What’s nice about Scheffler is that the upper the stakes, the higher he performs.
He gained The Open and PGA Championship and completed fourth on the Masters and T-7 on the U.S. Open. He additionally has a win and three top-six finishes within the signature occasions.
As if Scheffler’s brilliance in majors and signature occasions wasn’t sufficient, TPC Southwind must be an ideal match for the world No.1. On the St. Jude Championship, gaining massive from tee-to-green has the very best correlation to success. Final season, Hideki Matsuyama gained 4.6 strokes tee-to-green on his approach to profitable, and the season prior, Lucas Glover gained 6.5 strokes tee-to-green in his win.
Scheffler leads the PGA Tour in SG: T2G by virtually a full shot. He’s averaging 2.28 strokes tee-to-green per spherical, and Collin Morikawa is in second with 1.32 strokes gained.
After ending fourth right here final season and the unbelievable run he’s had, you may anticipate Scheffler to be in rivalry as soon as once more this week.
FedEx St. Jude Championship odds (as of Tuesday, courtesy DraftKings Sportsbook)
- Scottie Scheffler: +280
- Xander Schauffele: +1800
- Tommy Fleetwood: +2200
- Justin Thomas: +2500
- Matt Fitzpatrick: +2800
- Ludvig Åberg: +3000
- Russell Henley: +3000
- Collin Morikawa: +3000
- Ben Griffin: +3500
- Aaron Rai: +3500
- Viktor Hovland: +3500
- Hideki Matsuyama: +3500
- Sepp Straka: +3500
- Patrick Cantlay: +3500
- Cameron Younger: +4000
- Keegan Bradley: +4000
- Sam Burns: +4000
- Corey Conners: +4000
