Scottie Scheffler is playing in this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge. So that is all anyone looking to back the winner needs to know, isn’t it?
Maybe. Probably. OK, almost certainly. It is hard to bet against Scottie after he followed up his eight shot victory at the CJ Cup with an equally impressive five shots triumph at the PGA.
It has been a good time for Scheffler backers, and for low priced winners in general, with Rory McIlroy completing a three-timer this year with his Masters victory.
And even at just 5-2, Scheffler is difficult to oppose, especially as this event is being played just down the road from his home in Dallas.
In three previous attempts his record here so far reads second after play-off, third and second again.
He put the record straight in emphatic fashion after a similar series of near-misses at the CJ Cup – formerly the Byron Nelson – and he will be determined to do the same thing at another of his local tournaments.
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Charles Schwab Challenge betting tips
It was tempting to pick out a few other contenders in the ‘without Scheffler’ market’, where it is more of a level playing field.
But the world No 1’s short price – and the absence of other star names such as McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, and the LIV stars – means you can get at least 25-1 about EVERYONE else in the Charles Schwab line-up.
That offers plenty of each way value – and in the unlikely event of someone knocking Scheffler off the top of the podium, you will not have to settle for the shorter odds in the no-Scottie list.
One of the three players who shared second place behind Scheffler, Davis Riley, comes into this with impressive credentials.
In addition to just producing his best performance in a Major, Riley is the defending champion this week. And course knowledge at the tight, fiddly Colonial track counts for a lot.
So at an easily-available 45-1, Riley looks a natural for each way backers.
Daniel Berger is another past winner here, and I have been waiting for the short hitter to turn up at a course that is not a bomber’s paradise.
Colonial fits the bull perfectly. And after a couple of injury-plagued years Berger has crept back into the world’s 25, with promising performances such as his third place at the Heritage. The 25-1 on offer looks very tempting.
J.T. Poston has been a model of consistency this year. He was another of the leading supporting acts behind Scheffler at Quail Hollow, finishing tied fifth, and at 40-1 he will also attract plenty of support.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, an 80-1 chance, was another player who showed decent form at the PGA. Colonial should be right up his street too.
And old favourites Ryo Hisatsune and Nico Echavarria continued their career progression by comfortably making the cut at Quail Hollow. Either one could reward support at 110-1 and 125-1 respectively.
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The DP World Tour continues to plod along with run-of-the mill events, and it is hard to get too excited about the Soudal Open in Belgium.
This is another short course with water in play on plenty of holes – although big bomber Thomas Pieters went close to providing a home winner when he finished runner-up to Nacho Elvira last year.
Elvira was an encouraging seventh in Turkey a couple of weeks ago – easily his best performance of the year – so 80-1 looks pretty generous.
I remain convinced Richard Mansell will kick on from his breakthrough victory in Singapore, so 40-1 looks acceptable.
Eugenio-Lopez Chacarra has taken to the European circuit like a duck to water since leaving LIV, and the in-form Spaniard is a 28-1 shot this week.
And if Romain Langasque produces his best form, he could be a blot on the handicap at 80-1.
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