Charles Schwab Challenge Matchup Picks

The PGA Tour heads to Texas this week for the Charles Schwab Challenge where World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is listed as the favorite. Scheffler was weary and tired last week and failed to win the PGA Championship. It will be interesting to see if he has recovered for this week’s event. Scheffler is listed with odds of +280 at Caesars and then it is Collin Morikawa at +1000. No other golfer is listed with odds of less than +2000. It was ugly and extremely frustrating for me last week with the matchups at the PGA Championship. The only positive is that whenever I have had a really bad week I almost always bounce back with a very good week. Let’s look at Charles Schwab Challenge matchup picks.

Check out the latest Charles Schwab Challenge matchup odds at Caesars.

Defending Champion: Emiliano Grillo

Tournament Notes: Colonial is going to look different, as every hole has a new official yardage. It is still a par 70 but the course is 80 yards longer at 7,289 yards. The new bentgrass greens should help even the playing field, as no one will have experience on them. Accurate drives will be important as the rough has been allowed to grow to 2.5 inches.

Charles Schwab Challenge Matchups

Collin Morikawa -165 vs. Max Homa

Harris English -120 vs. Tony Finau

Min Woo Lee -135 vs. Tom Kim

Ryo Hisatsune -170 vs. Chris Gotterup

Sepp Straka -115 vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Chesson Hadley -120 vs. Sam Stevens

Thomas Detry -150 vs. Robert MacIntyre

Brian Harman -140 vs. Keegan Bradley

Si Woo Kim -120 vs. Sungjae Im

Billy Horschel -140 vs. Justin Rose

Christiaan Bezuidenhout -120 vs. Tom Hoge

Austin Eckroat -110 vs. Akshay Bhatia

Keegan Bradley -120 vs. Justin Rose

Lucas Glover -120 vs. Adam Scott

Brian Harman -120 vs. Si Woo Kim

Chris Kirk -120 vs. J.T. Poston

Min Woo Lee -110 vs. Denny McCarthy

Billy Horschel -110 vs. Andrew Putnam

Mark Hubbard -110 vs. Aaron Rai

Sepp Straka -120 vs. Thomas Detry

Tom Kim -110 vs. Taylor Moore

Golf Matchup Picks

Sungjae Im -110 vs. Si Woo Kim

Is Si Woo Kim really in the same class as Sungjae Im? The odds say these two players are even, but I still think Im is the better player. We know he is accurate off the tee and his irons are precise. That is a formula for doing well at Colonial. He has finished in the Top 15 in this event twice and he comes in playing well if you forget about last week’s missed cut, as he has three top 12 finishes in his last four starts.

Austin Eckroat -110 vs. Akshay Bhatia

Eckroat was one of the players I targeted in the odds preview. He had his breakthrough win earlier this season and he has added three top 20 finishes in three of his last four starts. He tied for 16^th in this event a year ago. Bhatia has shown some flashes this season but Eckroat has been the more consistent player.

Mark Hubbard -110 vs. Aaron Rai

Hubbard has been a consistent machine, as he has made 14 starts this season and made the cut each time. He has made the cut in all six times he has played this tournament. He finished in a tie for 9^th in this event a year ago. I’ll take Hubbard in this golf betting matchup against Rai.

Thomas Detry -150 vs. Robert MacIntyre

Detry has been playing really well this season, including a tie for 4^th last week at the PGA Championship. He tied for 21^st in his debut at Colonial a year ago. MacIntyre did well with a tie for 8^th at the PGA last week, but this will be his first start at Colonial and first-timers at Colonials usually don’t do well. I’ll take Detry in this matchup.

Tom Hoge -110 vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Hoge is one of the best ball strikers in the world and he is second to Scottie Scheffler in terms of Shots Gained: Approach. Hoge has eight Top 25 finishes this season. Four of the last five winners at Colonial ranked in the top five in Shots Gained: Approach. I know that Bezuidenhout has shown up on leaderboards more this season, but I still think Hoge is the better player.Check out the latest Charles Schwab Challenge matchup odds at Caesars.