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The Sun
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Charles Schwab Challenge 2025 betting tips, free bets and latest golf odds
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. 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. ********************************************************** 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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Irish Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Five biggest threats to Rory McIlroy winning the US PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler Scottie Scheffler after winning the CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025 in Texas on May 4th. Photograph:He's back, if he ever truly went away. Scheffler's wait for a first win of the season came in rather spectacular style at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson where he had 12 shots to spare over Erik Van Rooyen in shooting a 31-under-par total of 253, which equalled the low 72-holes total on the PGA Tour. Scheffler had a slow start to the year after suffering a hand injury over the Christmas period but the world number one has fully recovered and will be McIlroy's main challenger. Odds: 9/2 Joaquin Niemann The Chilean has been the standout player on the LIV Golf circuit this season with three wins (in Adelaide, Singapore and Mexico). Niemann's two career wins on the PGA Tour (the Greenbrier in 2019 and the Genesis in 2022) came before his move to LIV. His form in the majors – no top-10s in 23 appearances (with a best finish of tied-16th in the 2023 Masters) – is at odds with his undoubted talent. His form suggests he is ready to finally contend. Odds: 28/1 READ MORE Justin Rose Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy shake hands after the first playoff hole during the final round of the 2025 Masters in Augusta, Georgia on April 13th. Photograph:Ageing like a fine wine, the Englishman – with one career Major title, the US Open back in 2013 – has contended strongly in each of the last two Majors: he was runner-up to Xander Schauffele in last year's Open at Troon and lost out to Rory McIlroy in a playoff at the Masters. Started the year ranked 55th in the world and has moved up to 14th on the back of good form. Odds: 55/1 Collin Morikawa Collin Morikawa. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty The two-time Major champion – US PGA in 2020 and The Open in 2021 – hasn't won since the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour since the Zozo Championship at the tailend of 2023 but has posted two runner-up finishes so far this season. He has recently changed caddie to tour veteran Joe Greiner. Odds: 20/1 Justin Thomas Two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire Back to the scene of his great win in the 2017 US PGA Championship, Thomas has hit a rich vein of form. He hasn't missed a cut all year and his impressive win in the RBC Heritage gave him his fifth top-10 finish in 10 tournaments this season. Odds: 20/1
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Early 66 Puts Watney in the Hunt in Myrtle Beach
Two 69's and Nick Watney would miss the cut on Friday in Dallas by a shot last week at The CJ Cup. Two days later, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler would win his 14th time on the PGA Tour, shooting 31-under and winning by eight shots over South African Erik van Rooyen. Advertisement Like Scheffler, Watney was a household name when he played his best golf and ranked as high as ninth in the world in 2011. Nick Watney celebrates as his putt on the 18th hole falls to clinch his win on the 18th hole during the final round of the WGC - Cadillac Championship at TPC Blue Monster in May Henry-Imagn Images Granted, that was over 13 years ago, when Watney won his fifth and last time on the PGA Tour at The Barclays in 2012. 'It makes you think that you have a lot of room to improve for sure,' Watney said of Scheffler's performance. 'Obviously he's the standard of golf, and he was also on for the week, so it was impressive. At the same time it's motivating because you kind of see what is possible. I don't know if I'll ever -- obviously my time is not -- I'm not on the front end of my career, but at the same time, I think I still have some good stuff left.' Advertisement Since winning, Watney has scrambled around the fringes of the PGA Tour, putting together good tournaments here and there but continuing to slide in the FedEx Cup rankings. Eventually, losing his card and hoping a withdrawal by someone in the field or a sponsor's exemption would be in his future to play his next time on the PGA Tour. The low point came in 2023 at the RBC Canadian Open, an 80-75 was enough for Watney to take a hard look in the mirror. 'I think part of the reason that I like struggled for a while was I wasn't honest with myself about it,' Watney said after a 5-under 66. 'I kind of thought, oh, man, either I'm close or got some bad breaks or something like that.' Advertisement But reality sunk in and he realized, sitting in his hotel room on Friday after another missed cut, that what he was doing was not sustainable. If he wanted to continue playing professional golf, he couldn't compete from the rough, trees, or from out of bounds. At the same time, with four kids at home, he had to decide if it was worth leaving them if the result continued to be struggling with his game. But Watney's passion has always been to play professional golf, and he decided to give it and himself another chance. Working with swing instructor Scott Hamilton, Watney started to climb back out of the hole he had dug with his game. Advertisement The driver was the primary concern, and once he got that under control, each phase of his game was analyzed and addressed if necessary. Now, Watney is starting to get excited with his game. Needing a WD from Webb Simpson to get a spot into this weeks opposite field event in Myrtle Beach, Watney took advantage and finds himself on the leaderboard after Thursday's first round. In his last three individual events on the PGA Tour, the 44-year-old has been at par or better for all nine rounds, and if you add in the last Korn Ferry event, the number of rounds at or under par grows to 13. 'I think there will be a relearning thing, relearning phase, feeling things I haven't felt in a while, but at the same time I've done it before,' Watney said of how he will feel if his game continues to trend in the right direction over the next three days. 'You know, I don't think it will be completely foreign. Not to say that I'll handle it perfectly, but I would be looking forward to that whenever that comes because I play golf.' Related: Rory McIlroy's Philosophy at Truist Championship: 'Hit Driver Everywhere' Related: Final Round of Byron Nelson Brings an Injection of Adrenaline for Golf
