2024 PGA Picks: Charles Schwab Challenge Odds and Expert Betting Predictions

The second major of the 2024 season is in the books as Xander Schauffele drained a putt on the 18th hole to secure his first career major title. Now we head to Colonial and the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, which will see 20 of the top-40 golfers in the world rankings, including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. Fellow Dallas resident and World No. 25 Jordan Spieth will also tee it up in front of a home crowd. Collin Morikawa has the second-best odds behind Scheffler after finishing T4 at last week’s PGA Championship and played in the final pairing on Sunday. Another popular Dallas player is Tom Kim, who makes his Colonial debut this week. Doc’s Sports will break down some of the best bets from this week’s action below.

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A Look at the Field

Here is a look at the Top 12 and ties with the lowest golf odds to win it all at online sportsbooks

Scottie Scheffler +260 – Collin Morikawa +1200 – Jordan Spieth +2000 – Max Homa +2000

Tony Finau +2800 – Harris English +3000 – Si Woo Kim +3000 – Sungjae Im +3500

Brian Harman +3500 – Min Woo Lee +3500 – Denny McCarthy +4000 – Tom Hoge +4000

Course Characteristics of Those Who Can Win or Secure Winning Golf Bets

Colonial Country Club is one of the PGA Tour’s most iconic layouts in the game. The course was built in 1936 and has been a staple of the Tour since 1946. This year will be the 77th edition on the PGA Tour and has just undergone renovations at the hands of Gil Hanse. He has modernized Colonial while keeping the original vision the architects had almost 90 years ago. It is possible that this week provides one of the harder tests on the PGA Tour all season. Only five players have reached 15-under par at this course since 2011. Colonial will play as a par 70 and measures in at 7,209 yards. The average fairway width is 27.6 yards, which is the fourth narrowest on the PGA Tour. Colonial features sharp doglegs, narrow fairways, and three-inch Bermuda rough that can cause havoc on approach shots into the green. Short and middle iron play will be key this week with over 63% of approach shots at Colonial since 2012 have come from 125-200 yards.

Tony Finau +2800

Finau hit the ball incredibly well last week at the PGA Championship and tallied a top-10 finish. He led the field in Strokes Gained: Approach, gaining 9.3 strokes in that category. That was his second-best performance on approach this season. Finau loves playing in the state of Texas where he ranks third in Strokes Gained: Total in the Lone Star state in his past 36 rounds. He recently finished T2 at the Texas Children’s Houston Open last month. He has not finished worse than 34th in seven out of his last eight trips to Fort Worth. His tee to green excellence should work wonders this week, as Colonial is a stiff test. He is one of the most talented players in this field and I believe he can get it done on Sunday.

Sungjae Im +3500

Last year I was on the Sungjae Im train to chase a victory and he is starting to play some good golf as of late. He missed the cut at the PGA Championship but was right on the cut line. A little extra rest could be a blessing in disguise heading to Colonial. Prior to Valhalla, Im finished T12 at Heritage and then won an event in Korea. He followed that up with a T4 at Quail Hollow, which was his best finish on the PGA Tour this year. He also has some success at Colonial, finishing T10 and T15 in four trips to Texas. I believe Im is in fine form heading into this week and a 35-1 price tag is reasonable as he looks for his first win since 2021.

Chris Kirk +5500

Kirk consistently plays well at Colonial and he has publicly stated how much he enjoys playing this course. In 13 trips to Colonial, he has a victory, finished inside the top-16 seven times, and only missed one cut. That is pretty impressive considering how difficult this course can play. Kirk has gained strokes ball-striking in six of his last seven starts. He excels at courses that require short to mid-iron shots and he already has a victory this season. Take Kirk to win or a top-10, top-5 play for this weekend.

Golf Picks: Who to Consider This Week:

To win: Finau, Im, Kirk

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