Day: October 25, 2022

Who are bettors targeting at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship?Who are bettors targeting at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship?

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022| 17:30

After an exciting week at The CJ CUP in South Carolina, where Rory McIlroy became No. 1 in the world again, the PGA TOUR will shift to Bermuda for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. It will be an interesting week of golf betting, with players looking to secure vital FedExCup points earlier in the season. This happened a year ago with Lucas Herbert picking up his first career victory. So, who might that be this year? Based on the action at the BetMGM online sportsbook, Brandon Wu and Denny McCarthy are two players to watch. As of Tuesday, Wu (+5000) is generating the most tickets (5.9%) and second-most handle (10%). Meanwhile, McCarthy is pulling in 9.9% of the handle. While Wu missed 14 cuts in 26 starts a year ago, he had some strong finishes. The Stanford product recorded four top-10 finishes, including a T3 at the Puerto Rico Open and a T2 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta. Wu will enter the event having made three straight cuts, including a T29 finish at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP in his last start. Meanwhile, McCarthy is a popular play despite his +1600 odds to win, which are the best in the field. The 29-year-old is seeking his first victory on TOUR. In 2021-22, he recorded 12 top-25 finishes in 29 starts, including five top 10s. McCarthy is one of the best putters on TOUR (second in Strokes Gained: Putting last a year ago), so it feels like only a matter of time before he breaks through. It’s worth noting just three top-10 finishers in this event a year ago were outside the top 15 in putts per round. Current Handle & Tickets Handle Seamus Power – 11% Brandon Wu – 10% Denny McCarthy – 9.9% Adrian Meronk – 6.7% Thomas Detry – 5.1% Tickets Brandon Wu – 5.9% Seamus Power – 5.7% S.H. Kim – 5.6% Russell Knox– 5.6% Brian Gay – 4.7% Power (+2200) is another popular pick. The Barbasol Championship winner will look to add a second PGA TOUR title to his resume. At 6,828 yards, Port Royal Golf Course is one of the shortest courses players will play all year. But, the course can play much longer in rainy and windy conditions, which is something to keep an eye on. * Visit BetMGM.com for terms and conditions. 21+ years of age or older to wager. BetMGM is available in AZ, CO, DC, IA, IN, IL, KS, LA, MI, MS, NJ, NV, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, or WY only. All promotions are subject to qualification and eligibility requirements. Paid in free bets. Free bets expire in 7 days from issuance. Minimum deposit required. Excludes Michigan Disassociated Persons. Please Gamble Responsibly. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO, DC, LA, NV, WY, VA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI), 1-800-GAMBLER (IN, NJ, PA & WV), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA) or call (877-8-HOPENY) or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), call or text the Tennessee REDLINE: 800-889-9789 (TN) or call 1-888-777-9696 (MS). Sports betting is void where prohibited. Promotional offers not available in Nevada. Responsible sports betting starts with a game plan. Set a budget. Keep it social. Play with friends. Learn the game and know the odds. Play with trusted, licensed operators. CLICK HERE to learn more at HaveAGamePlan.org

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Statistically Speaking: Butterfield Bermuda ChampionshipStatistically Speaking: Butterfield Bermuda Championship

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022| 16:30

Keep that passport handy! The Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Club will provide the backdrop as the third different country in the last three weeks to host a PGA TOUR event. Next week at Mayakoba on the Mexican Riviera will be four different countries in four consecutive weeks. Sadly, Statistically Speaking doesn’t track SG: Frequent Flyer Miles! Yet! The fall portion of the 2022-23 season has provided opportunities to see the world and for the old and new to gather vital FedExCup points. As written in Horses for Courses there are a few familiar faces this week teeing it up in paradise but plenty more looking to force their way into the conversation. The three previous winners of this event have shown the door is open to any and all comers this week at Port Royal. Sitting at only 6,828 yards it checks in as the shortest track on TOUR. The Par-71 is squeezed into a fantastic coastal setting and provides only 19 acres of fairway off the tee. The good news is only two inches of Bermuda/Zoysia frames the short grass and recovery shots are more than possible. Champion Bermudagrass isn’t cut as tightly in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, due to the ocean breezes, but the surfaces will roll plenty true. Winds and weather will affect every aspect of decision-making and club selection this week. Bombers can try and cut the doglegs while plotters can keep it between the yellow lines and both can be successful. Holing putts is required to push up the leaderboard on the weekend. Defending champion Lucas Herbert (not entered this week) won in just his 20th start on TOUR. He’s the only winner of three to break his TOUR maiden here. Port Royal has ranked in the more difficult half of courses played on TOUR for the last two seasons. The inaugural event, where the wind didn’t blow, was the only edition of three played under par. Taylor Pendrith (not entered this week) posted the course tournament record of 61 last season. Brendon Todd (not entered this week) set the tournament scoring record in the absence of wind in season 2020 at 24-under par. The last two winners, 25-year-old Lucas Herbert and 48-year-old Brian Gay each posted 15-under and won by one or a playoff. Key Statistics – Only players listed are competing this week; click stat headline for additional players; Stats from 2021-22 completed season; Butterfield Bermuda Championship does not use ShotLink lasers. – SG: Off the Tee Taking advantage of the lack of length and tight fairways will be interesting to watch. Blind tee shots up and over hills and around doglegs will set the foundation. Finding easier attack angles and short grass should lead to more chances for circles on the card and less stressful pars. Those of you who are curious about KFT graduates’ stats please click here and navigate. SG: Around the Green Finding sandy areas and less than perfect lies will lead to GIR misses. Time to save par and move on. Without penal rough (barely any on the course, period) the artisans around the hole can gain on the field. Putting: Birdie or Better Percentage Found GIR? Time to cash in. Only one of three champions has finished inside the top 10 GIR and that was inaugural winner Brendon Todd (10th) in benign conditions. Hot putting will help keep cool. Scrambling The forecast suggests scattered thunderstorms and unsteady weather so taking aim off the tee and into the greens might be muted. Grinding out pars and moving to the next hole won’t hurt. Of the three winners two have ranked fourth and the other T16 getting the ball up and down. The Bottom Line With a field consisting of only a handful of top players Seamus Power (+2200) sticks out like a sore thumb in the categories above. No wonder why he’s one of the top choices this week at BetMGM! Tyler Duncan (+6600) pops his head up in two of the three categories and could make for a delicious outsider for fantasy lineups and tickets. Odds sourced from BetMGM Sportsbook on October 25, 1 p.m. Eastern. For latest odds check BetMGM. Responsible sports betting starts with a game plan. Set a budget. Keep it social. Play with friends. Learn the game and know the odds. Play with trusted, licensed operators. CLICK HERE to learn more at HaveAGamePlan.org

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Horses for Courses: Butterfield Bermuda ChampionshipHorses for Courses: Butterfield Bermuda Championship

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022| 16:00

Brian Gay is the only previous champion of three to tee it up this week as the TOUR heads back to Bermuda for the fourth consecutive season. RELATED: Expert Picks | Sleeper Picks Port Royal Golf Club in Southampton has been the canvas for the previous three editions and will take up that honor again this season. Robert Trent Jones laid out the seaside tract in 1970 and helped bring it up to modern day speed in 1995. The last major renovation was in the 2008-2009 years by Roger Rulewich as he was prepping it for the Grand Slam of Golf (2009-2014). The Par-71 sits at 6,828 for the fourth consecutive edition. Hardly overpowering Port Royal provides only one Par-4 hole stretching past 440 yards. Of the three Par-5 holes two won’t climb past 520 yards and the longest only extends 553 yards. Wind is a constant in this part of the world and defends the course along with elevation changes and doglegs. Only 19 acres of fairway suggests controlling the ball out of the two inches of Bermuda/Zoysia will be a factor this week. The Champion Bermuda greens will be prepped for wind and weather and won’t reach speeds on the Stimpmeter that TOUR pros are used to navigating. Mother Nature will have her say as thunderstorms and rain are in the forecast for tournament days. For the third time in four seasons it will provide full prize pool money and full benefits to the winner. On the line outside of $6.5 million and 500 FedExCup points is a trip to Maui for the Sentry Tournament of Champions in January plus a stroll down Magnolia Lane come April. The previous three winners here have been aged in the 20s, 30s and 40s and were listed at +6000 or worse in pretournament odds. Need more details about the course? Read Rob Bolton’s Power Rankings and Adam Stanley’s The First Look. Please read Statistically Speaking as well! Giddy up! Let’s find Horses for Courses! Horses for Courses High Five -Players listed only if they are in the field for 2022- Brian Gay (Win: +20000; Top 10: +1400; Top 20: +600) Season 2021 champion at age 48. Defense of T12 after playing the final 54 holes 14-under. Claimed T3 in the inaugural event. Owns two rounds of 64 and two rounds of 65 from 12 career total. Patrick Rodgers (Win: +2800; Top 10: +225; Top 20: +200) Only returning player from 2022 top 10 (4th). Best finish in three starts included finding 55 of 72 GIR (3rd) plus just three bogeys and a double. Only hit 20 Fairways. Career best 64 (Round 2) from 12 attempts. Denny McCarthy (Win: +1600; Top 10: +150; Top 20: -145) Final round 63 led to T4 in 2021. Closed 65-68 in 2020 for T15. Kept the streak alive with T39 last season. Of 12 rounds 10 are par or better. Kramer Hickok (Win: +8000; Top 10: +650; Top 20: +300) Hard to ignore three visits all inside T30! All 12 rounds are par or better with 11 in the red. Sat one off the 36 and 54 hole leads in 2021. Cashed T15 on debut followed by T8 and T30 for 30-under aggregate. Russell Knox (Win: +4000; Top 10: +350; Top 20: +170) Breaking my own rule here to include a guy WITHOUT a top 10 payday from three visits! Scotsman sits No. 11 in all-time money cashing T12, T16 and T11. 68.33 scoring average with 10 of 12 rounds in the red. Debut round of 64 is the best. Odds sourced on Tuesday, October 25th at 2 p.m. ET. For live odds visit betmgm. Pipped at the Post Hank Lebioda (Win: +8000; Top 10: +650; Top 20: +300) Lefty closed with 63 on debut in 2020 for T3. Returned for T16 in 2021 before MC last season. Half of his 10 rounds are 68 or better. Harry Higgs (Win: +15000; Top 10: +1200; Top 20: +550) Only visit was 2020 where he was the 54 hole leader by two before finishing second on 20-under. David Hearn (Win: +25000; Top 10: +1600; Top 20: +750) Canadian opened T8-T8 before T39 last season. Of his 12 rounds nine are in the 60s including final round 66s in 2020 and 2021. Ryan Armour (Win: +6600; Top 10: +500; Top 20: +225) Either led or was one back after 18, 36 and 54 holes in 2021 before cashing T8. Matched his debut (T8) finish as first eight rounds were 70 or better. T67 last season included just one round below par. Alex Smalley (Win: +2800; Top 10: +100; Top 20: +225) T12 on debut (10-under) thanks to T12 Fairways, T4 GIR and only five bogeys. Seamus Power (Win: +2200; Top 10: +188; Top 20: -120) Bookend 67s on debut (T12; 10-under) with T12 Fairways and T12 GIR. Circled 18 birdies and an eagle against eight bogeys and a double.. Responsible sports betting starts with a game plan. Set a budget. Keep it social. Play with friends. Learn the game and know the odds. Play with trusted, licensed operators. CLICK HERE to learn more at HaveAGamePlan.org

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This week in golf: McIlroy takes top spot, it’s LIV Golf Team Championship time, and LPGA prepares for return to JapanThis week in golf: McIlroy takes top spot, it’s LIV Golf Team Championship time, and LPGA prepares for return to Japan

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022| 15:30

Rory McIlroy reclaims the world No. 1 ranking for a ninth time, John Daly is back, the LPGA has a brief hiatus, and $50 million is on the line in the LIV Golf season finale.

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Expert Picks: Butterfield Bermuda ChampionshipExpert Picks: Butterfield Bermuda Championship

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022| 14:20

How it works: Each week, our experts from PGATOUR.COM will make their selections in PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf. Each lineup consists of four starters and two bench players that can be rotated after each round. Adding to the challenge is that every golfer can be used only three times per each of four Segments. Aside from the experts below, Fantasy Insider Rob Bolton breaks down the field at this year’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship in this week’s edition of the Power Rankings. For more fantasy, check out Qualifiers and Reshuffle. RELATED: Play Pick ‘Em Live THINK YOU’RE BETTER THAN OUR EXPERTS? The PGA TOUR Experts league is once again open to the public. You can play our free fantasy game and see how you measure up against our experts below. Joining the league is simple. Just click here to sign up or log in. Once you create a team, click the “LEAGUES” tab. Then click on “FEATURED,” and then on the PGA TOUR Experts league that populates. SEASON SEGMENT

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