There wasn’t much suspense to it, but Phil Mickelson provided plenty of flair in his first victory on the PGA Tour Champions, Wednesday. Mickelson made his debut on the senior circuit and won the Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National wire-to-wire, finishing four shots better than Tim Petrovic. Mickelson becomes […]
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One Bet, $100: Taking Advantage of Tiger Woods as a Long Shot at BMW Championship
It is hard to wrap my head around the fact that Tiger Woods is a long shot to win the BMW Championship. Woods is a 40/1 pick at BetMGM, some of the longest odds he’s had this year. I’m still not certain Woods is in a position to win, but […]
Thomas, Berger, Will Challenge Johnson at BMW Championship
After last week’s overwhelming performance at the Northern Trust, Dustin Johnson is the strong favorite heading into the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the BMW Championship, which begins Thursday at Olympia Fields in Illinois. But capturing back-to-back victories isn’t easy to do, especially at this point in the […]
PGA Tour’s CJ Cup Moving from South Korea to Las Vegas for 2020
Las Vegas is getting a second PGA Tour event for the 2020-2021 season as the CJ Cup is moving from Jeju Island, South Korea. The tournament has been held at Nine Bridges Golf Club for the past three years. Shadow Creek Golf Club will host the event on Oct. 15-18. […]
5 Golfers for Your DFS Rosters at BMW Championship
Seventy golfers remain in the race for the FedEx Cup, and they hit the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club this weekend. A par 70 course playing at 7,350 yards, the event features no cut, so we’re looking at which players can pile up DFS points over four rounds. […]
Dustin Johnson New Favorite to Capture FedEx Cup Playoffs
Dustin Johnson’s dominating performance at The Northern Trust last week has benefits that have carried over. The biggest one, as far as gamblers are concerned, is his odds to win the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Johnson began last week as a 25/1 pick to win the season-ending award. He’s jumped to […]
Phil Mickelson Excited About PGA Tour Champions Debut
Phil Mickelson will test out the PGA Tour Champions and play his first event on Monday at the Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National. The three-round tournament will begin Monday at Ozarks National golf course in Ridgedale, Missouri. The 50-year-old became eligible to play the Champions Tour in June, but […]
Nagging Knee Injury Forces Brooks Koepka to Withdraw from Northern Trust
Brooks Koepka pulled out of The Northern Trust on Wednesday citing lingering knee and hip pain. The withdrawal from the first of three tournaments in the season-ending FedEx Cup Playoffs effectively ends Koepka’s PGA Tour season. The 30-year-old had been playing a packed schedule, entering the last six consecutive tournaments. […]
Jason Day, Harris English Top DFS Golf Picks for Northern Trust
The FedEx playoffs start this week at the Northern Trust at TPC Boston, a par 71 course playing at 7,342 yards. Patrick Reed won last year at 16 under (on a different course), with the cut at a minus one. The top 70 make it to the BMW Championship next […]
DeChambeau, Thomas Co-Favorites at The Northern Trust
The Northern Trust is the first of three tournaments making up the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and the top 125 golfers on the points list will be playing this week. Justin Thomas is the FedEx Cup points leader going into The Northern Trust, but he isn’t alone as the favorite to […]
Justin Thomas Favorite to Win FedEx Cup Playoffs
The FedEx Cup Playoffs begin this week, and No. 1 seed Justin Thomas is the favorite to win at 3/1 at the Westgate SuperBook USA in Las Vegas. But before gamblers back Thomas to win the playoffs, there’s a stat they should consider. In the 14 years of the event, […]
One Bet, $100: Charles Howell III Takes Momentum into Wyndham Championship
With few top-ranked golfers playing at the Wyndham Championship this week, finding a winner might be a little daunting. Both the favorite, Webb Simpson (10/1), and the next pick, Brooks Koepka (11/1), underperformed at the PGA Championship last week. The field could be wide open, and someone could ride a […]
Wyndham Championship has Flicker of Star Golfers
Usually, the Wyndham Championship would suffer without star golfers in attendance since it’s being played the week after a major championship. This year, however, the Wyndham is the beneficiary of being the last event before the FedEx Cup playoffs. Golfers are trying to improve their position before next week’s Northern […]
Augusta National Officials Announce No Fans for Masters
Officials at Augusta National announced on Wednesday that no fans will be allowed at this year’s Masters. The tournament, usually played in April, was moved to Nov. 12-15 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Online sportsbooks had the “yes†for fans at the Masters at -150, while the “no†was +110. […]
5 DFS Picks for Wyndham Championship
The PGA Tour heads to Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, this week for the Wyndham Championship. A week after the year’s first major (thanks, COVID-19), many top players will sit this one out, meaning we DFS participants will have to pay up for players who usually feature lower […]
Updated US Open Odds have Four Golfers Favored
With golf’s next major championship a little more than a month away, sportsbooks have updated the odds for the US Open, and four golfers are now favored to win, according to one facility. That major, which was originally scheduled for June 18-21, but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Betting on Tiger Woods at PGA Championship Losing Proposition
Tiger Woods might have been somewhat satisfied with his performance at the PGA Championship, but bettors certainly were not. Woods finished the major tournament tied for 37th, 12 shots behind the winner, Collin Morikawa. The 44-year-old former No. 1 player in the world was never a threat, shooting rounds of […]
Tiger Woods Ready for PGA Championship, Oddsmakers Have Major Doubts
There was a time when Tiger Woods ruled major championships, but like everything else, times have changed. Other than his stunning win at the 2019 Masters, his last victory at a major was in the 2008 US Open. As a result, oddsmakers don’t believe he’ll be a factor at this […]
PGA Championship: Koepka Shooting for a Three-Peat
The PGA Championship begins Thursday at Harding Park in San Francisco, and the first major of the year has been eagerly anticipated. The PGA Championship was supposed to be contested in May, but the COVID-19 global pandemic forced its postponement. The major was rescheduled for Aug. 6-9 at the Northern […]
Finding DFS Value at the PGA Championship (Hint, Hint … Adam Scott)
Finally, we get our first major of the year in the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. The course will play at 7,234 yards and a par of 70. Brooks Koepka won the PGA Championship last year with a score of eight-under, and finally started clicking last […]