Scottie Scheffler became the first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2007-08 to win four of five PGA Tour starts when he won the RBC Heritage the week after winning the Masters.
Betting
In case you haven’t heard, Max Homa has the course record of 61 at the Los Angeles Country Club, which is hosting the U.S. Open this week.
Fresh off Rory McIlroy’s victory at the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday, the four-time major winner from Northern Ireland is now the clear favorite to win the U.S. Open.
Brooks Koepka, second at the PGA Championship and fourth at the U.S. Open, has won four majors since 2017 and finished in the top four in all four majors in 2019.
Dustin Johnson will try to rebound from a missed cut at the Masters with a win at the RBC Heritage. Here are some best bets for the event from handicapper Wes Reynolds.
Xander Schauffele has thrived in smaller, no-cut events like this week’s tournament at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, handicapper Wes Reynolds says.
Tiger Woods last played on the tour in February at the Genesis Invitational, where he finished with a 77 in the final round and placed last among those who made the cut.
An Illinois bettor won more than $1 million on weekend wagers on BetRivers.com thanks in large part to Las Vegas resident Collin Morikawa’s victory at the Workday Charity Open.
Some of golf’s biggest names will participate in the Chipping All-In charity poker tournament Thursday to raise money for the MGM Resorts’ Employee Emergency Grant Fund.
The sportsbook is anticipating having to refund all outstanding bets on golf’s first major after it was postponed, based on stipulated rules about the start date.
A year after Woods opened as a 100-1 long shot at the William Hill sports book to win the 2018 Masters, the 14-time major champion opened as the 12-1 co-favorite to win the 2019 Masters.
If majors continue to slip from his grasp, Dustin Johnson will be stuck with the label of a career underachiever. The critics will say he squandered his immense talent, that he never could win the big one.
Not long ago, Jordan Spieth was the definition of a long shot. In August, when odds on the Masters opened at Las Vegas sports books, Spieth’s potential was a rumor
Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott share the favorite’s role after an odd Thursday at the U.S Open in which play was delayed twice by rain and suspended because of darkness in Ardmore, Pa.