The first round of the FedEx Cup playoffs are here, with the top 70 players in the FedEx rankings vying to win this week to put themselves in position to take home their share of the $75 million prize pool. With $18 million going to first place, you can guarantee the field will be fiercely competitive at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
With $18 million going to first place, players jockey to stay in the top 50 rankings to qualify for the second of three legs that make up the playoff system to crown this year’s champion. It will be the absolute cream of the crop golfers teeing it up at the TPC Southwind in Tennessee, with names such as Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm battling it out.
We use bookmaker William Hill to break down the odds and determine who has the best chances to win this weekend.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: August 9th, 4:30 P.M. (GMT)
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler comes in as the favourite at William Hill for obvious reasons, paying out at 7.00. On his heels are Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy, no strangers to winning on the big stage, paying off at 9.00 each. The odds jump to 17.00 for Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffelle each, rounding out the top five.
For those preferring a little more room for error, here are the favourites to finish in the top five. Scheffler lands at 2.40 with Joh Rahm at 2.75 and Rory’s odds at 2.87 to stay inside the top five. Patrick Cantlay stays in the fourth highest slot with returns of 4.00, besting the fifth favourite Xander Schauffele at 4.50.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: August 9th, 4:30 P.M. (GMT)
These top five betting favourites are there because of consistent, demonstrated excellence over time. However, we have Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman as examples of long-shot Major winners in this year alone. Speaking of Harman, he played very well last year at St. Jude, tying for third and only improving in his short game and confidence since. He sits at odds of 41.00 currently.
Paying out at 36.00, J.T. Poston also looks to be in great recent form at just the right time. His last five finishes are T7, T2, T41, T6, and T6. The T41 was the Open and that is a very different course in a different country. Keegan Bradley and Cam Davis at 51.00 have been strong of late as well.
For those looking for the best bets on the FedEx St. Jude Championship this week, there are a few. For the longer odds, Brian Harman is coming in hot and pays well at 41.00 for a recent Major winner. Tommy Fleetwood returning 34.00 is stacking up top 10 finishes in four of his last five chances. For those liking less risk, take Jon Rahm to finish top five, paying at 2.75. All of these golfers are trending very well, making them excellent wagers.
