The first leg of the FedExCup playoffs takes place this week with the top 70 players in the standings earning a spot in the field for the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The only one of three playoff tournaments with a cut, the stakes increase with the top 50 in the standings advancing to next week’s BMW Championship. Coming off his dramatic gold medal victory at the Olympics and with six Tour titles in his pocket this season, Scottie Scheffler is the overwhelming favorite. He was in the same position last year and finished outside the top 30 with Lucas Glover claiming an unexpected victory. Glover beat Patrick Cantlay in a playoff but failed to qualify this year. Two-time major champion Xander Schauffele is the second favorite with Rory McIlroy third. All have odds shorter than 9/1. BookMaker.eu has a complete updated list of betting odds when you’re ready to make a wager.
FedEx St. Jude Championship Betting Odds
Scottie Scheffler +350
Xander Schauffele +751
Rory McIlroy +826
Collin Morikawa +1394
Patrick Cantlay +2203
Ludvig Aberg +2490
Tommy Fleetwood +2499
Hideki Matsuyama +2502
Viktor Hovland +2984
Tom Kim +3004
Tony Finau +3004
Corey Conners +3489
Russell Henley +3504
Sungjae Im +3986
Billy Horschel +4503
Aaron Rai +4505
Justin Thomas +4505
Cameron Young +4505
Shane Lowry +4505
Sahith Theegala +4505
Adam Scott +5507
Sam Burns +5507
Davis Thompson +6004
Wyndham Clark +6007
Jordan Spieth +6508
Jason Day +6508
Sepp Straka +6508
Matt Fitzpatrick +6508
Brian Harman +6508
Odds Analysis
Tony Finau +3004
Outside of his MC at The Open, Finau has been a consistent threat for the last few months racking up six top 20s in his last seven starts with half of those being in the top 10. Improved putting has helped his overall game and he’s looking to make up for a disturbing result here last year when he placed 64th. He’s had success in this version of the tournament winning The Northern Trust in 2021 and claiming a top 5 in 2022, the first year at TPC Southwind.
Billy Horschel +4503
TPC Southwind has hosted a number of Tour events and Horschel’s been right there in just about all of them. Course form can’t be overlooked, which is why I’m backing him, and a recent surge is also something to consider. In his last nine starts on this track he’s finished among the top 10 five times with two additional top 25s. And Horschel is coming off a run of T7 at the Wyndham preceded by a T2 at The Open.
Collin Morikawa +1394
Morikawa is fourth in the FedExCup standings without winning a tournament yet this season. That shows how consistently good he’s been, especially in the four majors with nothing worse than a T16. He’s finished inside the top 25 in each of his last 12 starts with five of those doubling as top 5s. He’s also primed for another good showing following a T5 here in 2022 and a T13 in last year’s edition.
Adam Scott +5507
The veteran with 13 career PGA titles has been on the fringe more often than not but at least he’s been consistent. He’s 15 of 17 in Tour starts this year and had his best stretch with a runner-up at the Genesis Scottish Open followed by a T10 at The Open lifting him into 46th in the standings. With the top 50 advancing Scott needs a decent outing and he’s been good at TPC Southwind recording three top 10s in five career starts on the course.
Sahith Theegala +4505
I’ve backed Theegala a number of times this season and won a few bets with him in matchups. Like Morikawa he has a lofty ranking at No. 7 without winning a tournament, though he’s been close several times. He also ended a mini-slump by converting a T4 at the Genesis Scottish Open and most recently a T6 at the 3M Open. In two starts in this tournament he has a pair of T13s with a game well-suited for the Southwind layout.
Course: TPC Southwind – 7,243 yards, Par 70
A PGA Tour host since 1989, TPC Southwind was elevated to WGC status in 2019 and hosts the opening playoff tournament for a third consecutive year. It’s a stock par 70 that stretches to 7,243 yards and is similar to what the field saw a few weeks ago at TPC Twin Cities, which should make several players in the field happy. With narrow fairways, long and straight off the tee is a bonus. But this is more of a second-shot course and hitting greens in regulation is huge. Besides the overall length, bunkers were remodeled a few years back to present more of a defense. Water also comes into play on several holes giving strong iron players an advantage. Going off around 82/1, Glover won last year’s edition in a playoff, the third straight year extra holes were required to determine a winner.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel, NBC
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