The PGA tour follows the second major of the year the PGA Championship with the Charles Schwab Challenge this week. A surprisingly strong field will play at the event in Fort Worth, Texas at the Colonial Country Club. Last season the tournament was the first event played following the re-start of the season in mid June after the pandemic.
Daniel Berger returns to defend his title, while Jordan Spieth (+1000), who has already won this year in the state of Texas, is the favorite entering the tournament. Also in this week's field is Phil Mickelson, who became the oldest golfer ever to win a major after winning the PGA Championship last weekend. Mickelson has won twice at Colonial, but his most recent victory was back in 2008.
The Colonial Country Club is a 7,200-yard Par 70. The early stretch of holes 3 through 5 is called the “Horrible Horseshoe.” The three holes swing around to form a U-shape and are difficult to say the least. Accuracy off the tee as well as from the fairway is key at Colonial. Fairways are lined with trees and bunkers and players must strategically place their balls on the fairway to attack the smaller than average greens.
Top 20 Odds to win Charles Schwab Challenge
- Jordan Spieth +1000
- Collin Morikawa +1200
- Justin Thomas +1300
- Daniel Berger +1900
- Abraham Ancer +2100
- Tony Finau +2300
- Patrick Reed +2300
- Corey Conners +2300
- Will Zalatoris +2300
- Scottie Scheffler +2300
- Sungjae Im +2800
- Joaquin Niemann +3000
- Justin Rose +3400
- Charley Hoffman +4200
- Phil Mickelson +4300
- Gary Woodland +4300
- Jason Kokrak +4700
- Brian Harman +5000
- Ryan Palmer +6000
- Kevin Na +6500
Free Golf Pick:
Tony Finau (+2000) finished 23rd last summer at Colonial, but was runner-up at the Charles Schwab challenge in 2019. Finau has six finishes in the top-10 this year with three seconds and finished eight at the recently concluded PGA Championship which was his 10th career finish in the top-10 of a major. Finau has finished in the top three of the overall field in strokes gained over the last 2 years when playing at Colonial. Final Score Prediction, Tony Finau (+2000) wins.
