Tiger Woods fails to tame the North Course at Torrey Pines

PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year candidate Cameron Young is pulling the majority of action to win the BMW Championship as bettors believe he can follow in the footsteps of his college teammate Will Zalatoris and win for the first time on TOUR during the FedExCup Playoffs. Former teammates at Wake Forest, Zalatoris and Young have had similar early careers on the TOUR with tremendous success, especially in majors, but until Zalatoris’ win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship a week ago, both were winless. Young, who has golf odds of +2200 for this week’s BMW Championship, is a popular play at the BetMGM online sportsbook for it to be two straight wins for Demon Deacons. As of Wednesday morning, Young is pulling in the most tickets (9.2%) and handle (14.8%). The rookie has also seen his odds change dramatically after opening at +3300. He is the only player in double-digits in terms of handle percentage. Wilmington Country Club will play as a 7,534-yard par 71, which means it will be one of the longer courses of the season. In addition, it has narrow fairways and thick rough, which means this week should favor the longer hitters off the tee. Young enters the week ranked fourth in driving distance, averaging 318.6 yards. Zalatoris had three second place finishes this season before his win in Memphis but the 25-year-old Young boasts five runner up results this season, including at the Open Championship last month. For what it’s worth, Zalatoris has +1600 odds to win and is pulling in 4.3% of the tickets and 5.6% of the handle. Another popular play at BetMGM this week is Collin Morikawa. He is generating the third-most tickets (5.6%) and third-highest handle (7.5%). Although he does not have a win this season, he’s entering the week with some confidence. Morikawa made the second-most birdies (22) at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on the way to a T5. Current Handle & Tickets Handle 1. Cameron Young – 14.8% 2. Scottie Scheffler – 8.4% 3. Collin Morikawa – 7.5% 4. Justin Thomas – 7.3% 5. Jon Rahm – 6.3% Ticket 1. Cameron Young – 9.2% 2. Tony Finau – 5.7% 3. Collin Morikawa – 5.6% 4. Jon Rahm – 4.9% 5. Justin Thomas – 4.8% Former BMW Championship winner Jon Rahm (+1200) is another player trending in the right direction. He finished T-5 last week in Memphis, with all four rounds in the 60s. His length (third in driving distance), should serve him well. Despite Scottie Scheffler (+1600) missing the cut last week, he’s still generating some action with the second-highest handle (8.4%). Although at a different course, Patrick Cantlay is the defending champion. He has +1600 odds to win and is only drawing 2.3% of tickets and 2% of the handle. * 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, 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.

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The next installment of Capital One’s The Match will feature a foursome of legendary NFL quarterbacks. Four of the past five NFL MVPs will take the course as Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers will team up to face Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. TNT will televise the 12-hole event at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on June 1 from Wynn Las Vegas, the only course on the Vegas Strip. Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl winner and three-time MVP, and Rodgers, a four-time MVP, will team together after opposing each other in the fourth edition of The Match last July in Montana. The team of Rodgers and Bryson DeChambeau emerged victorious over Brady and Phil Mickelson at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin. Brady fell to 0-2 in The Match, having paired with Mickelson both times. Mahomes and Allen will each make their debut in The Match franchise. Mahomes quarterbacked the Kansas City Chiefs to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances after the 2019 and 2020 seasons, going 1-1, and was also awarded 2018 NFL MVP. Allen has quarterbacked the Buffalo Bills to three consecutive playoff appearances, after the team had advanced to the postseason just once in a 19-season span. In total, the four participants of The Match have combined for 30 Pro Bowls, 86 NFL playoff appearances and nine Super Bowl titles. Live coverage of the match-play event will feature players mic’d up for the duration of competition, including the capability to communicate directly with their competitors and the broadcast team. The Match will be contested at Wynn Golf Club for the second consecutive iteration, following Brooks Koepka’s 5-and-3 win over DeChambeau last November. The 6,722-yard, par-70 Tom Fazio design features elevation changes and water hazards on 12 holes. To date, The Match has raised nearly $33 million for various organizations and has donated nearly 17 million meals to Feeding America.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – The historic PGA TOUR tournament held annually at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, has been renamed the Charles Schwab Challenge. On April 12 this year, Charles Schwab was announced as the title sponsor for the event, in a four-year agreement beginning in 2019. Traditionally hosted over Memorial Day weekend, the Charles Schwab Challenge has been held at the Colonial Country Club since 1946 making it the PGA TOUR’s longest-tenured tournament at a single venue. The dates for the 2019 Charles Schwab Challenge will be confirmed when the PGA TOUR announces the 2018-19 schedule.  “Greatness is achieved through challenge. Colonial has challenged the world’s greatest golfers for over three quarters of a century. The tournament title — Charles Schwab Challenge — certainly celebrates our long history of great competition,” said Rob Hood, Charles Schwab Challenge tournament chairman. “As a tournament that is known to be a shot-maker’s course and one that has challenged the best players in the game for over 70 years, we wanted to pay homage to the tradition of the event as a challenger’s competition,â€� said Jonathan Craig, senior executive vice president, Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. “We’re a company that has challenged the status quo for investors since day one so being a part of this inspiring tournament gives us great pride.â€� The Charles Schwab Challenge is among the PGA TOUR leaders in charitable giving, including generating a record $13 million awarded to charities in 2018. The tournament has generated $100 million for more than 150 charitable organizations over the past two decades. Many of the game’s biggest names, representing a wide range of styles of play, have won the tournament since its inaugural playing in 1946, from golf greats like Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson to modern-day stars such as Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Jordan Spieth and Justin Rose, who won the 2018 title by three strokes over Brooks Koepka.

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