Check out Tiger’s letter to perspective members of new course near Fort Worth.
This story was updated to include information about Mark Brooks at the new club.
Tiger Woods announced on social media Thursday that his course architecture firm, TGR Design, has signed on to build a course at a new residential community underway near Fort Worth, Texas: Bluejack Ranch.
If that sounds familiar, it’s because the developers behind the project – Andy and Kristin Mitchell – also built Bluejack National north of Houston in 2016. That is the site of Woods’ first course design in the U.S., Bluejack National.
The name Bluejack, by the way, references a bluejack oak, a tree native to Texas with one present at Bluejack National.
Bluejack Ranch in Aledo will be about a 30-minute drive southwest of Fort Worth. It is planned to be a residential club on 914 acres of working cattle ranch, according to the club’s website. Plans call for it to open in 2026.
Over a decade ago, I designed my first U.S. course at Bluejack National. I’m excited to announce that @tgrdesignbytw, @BluejackNation, and the Mitchell family are teaming up again to create @BluejackRanch, an exceptional new golf community in Aledo, Texas.… pic.twitter.com/k2nNCR82nB
Course details were not included in the social post, but Golf.com reported that the plans include a full-size course built by Woods and his design partner, Beau Welling. There also will be a lighted 10-hole, par-3 course.
Fort Worth native Mark Brooks, winner of the 1996 PGA Championship among his seven PGA Tour titles, confirmed to Golfweek that he is a senior advisor to the project and will transition into running the club’s player development programs. The club will include a full golf and fitness performance center.
It’s hard to believe it’s been over ten years since we embarked on my first U.S. course design at Bluejack National in Houston. The response to that golf experience has been truly gratifying, and when I hear how much Bluejack means to people, I feel incredibly proud of the TGR Design team.
Now, we’re bringing that same Bluejack spirit and passion to Fort Worth- a city celebrated not only as Cowtown but also as a golf town. With legends like Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, the love for the game here is genuine. I’m grateful for the encore opportunity to reteam with Bluejack National and home-towners Andy and Kristin Mitchell to design a course around this incredibly special property and community.
Bluejack National’s success has paved the way for this next chapter at Bluejack Ranch. Our shared vision of creating a space where families can enjoy the game and have fun inspires us all once again at The Ranch.
It’s extremely motivating for me to contribute to the golfing legacy of Fort Worth, and I’m excited to see what we’ll build together. We’ll share more after our next design meeting in Aledo.
Vaquero Club’s new bunkers prove that not everything is bigger in Texas – see the photos.
Everything is said to be bigger in Texas, but not the bunkers at The Vaquero Club in Westlake. Those are smaller now after a renovation by Andrew Green, although there are more of them.
The private club has just reopened the layout after Green’s makeover, which introduced several new holes, removed acres of bunkers and rebuilt every green.
The course at Vaquero was first designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 2001 between Dallas and Fort Worth. The layout makes use of varied topography, including a giant hill that offers long views from two greens.
In a media release announcing the completion of the project, Green called it a “brand-new golf course.” He aimed to make the layout more enjoyable for a wider range of players while still challenging low-handicappers.
The work introduced more variety off the tees, added width and rerouted several holes to increase flexibility. The total acreage of bunkers was reduced from 6.95 to 2.58 acres, but the number of bunkers actually increased from 61 to 92. Green hopes the smaller but plentiful traps will force players to more carefully consider shot placement and strategy.
The greens were totally redesigned, with the media release saying the new putting surfaces feature unique contours and shapes that give each green a distinct personality. Most of the greens are now accessible along the ground, allowing players to bounce shots onto the putting surfaces while promoting greater variety in short-game options.
“The goal was to encourage members to play the golf course more than they ever did previously, while making them better players,” Green said in the media release. Each day, the course should be “a wonderland of variety, fun and challenge, so even if their score doesn’t reflect it, they’ll have a ton of fun.”
Among notable changes was rerouting the par-5 opener to play in the opposite direction, removing 70 percent of the sand on the par-5 seventh and introducing a new par-3 16th that is only 130 yards but that features what the architect calls a “devilish” green.
“As the club president, I am delighted to announce the triumphant completion of our new golf course, a masterpiece crafted in collaboration with the visionary Andrew Green,” Mike Bevill said in the media release. “The course stands as a testament to our commitment to excellence, and we take pride in providing our esteemed membership with a world-class golfing experience.”
Check out a selection of photos of the reworked Vaquero Club below, all shot by noted golf photographer Bill Hornstein.
StrackaLine offers a hole-by-hole course guide for Colonial Country Club for the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab Challenge.
Colonial Country Club – site of the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge on the PGA Tour – opened in 1936 with a course designed by John Bredemus and Perry Maxwell. The layout in Fort Worth, Texas, was the home course to Ben Hogan for a time and has hosted a PGA Tour event since 1946.
The layout will play to 7,209 yards with a par of 70 for this year’s event.
The course is scheduled to undergo a $20 million renovation by the design team of Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner as soon as this year’s event ends. Completion of the work is planned before the PGA Tour event returns in 2024.
Thanks to yardage books provided by StrackaLine – the maker of detailed yardage books for thousands of courses around the world – we can see exactly the challenges the pros face this week at Colonial.
When Texas lost to TCU, it was the beginning of the end of Tom Herman. Steve Sarkisian must set the tone early with a win in Fort Worth.
When Keaontay Ingram fumbled on the one-yard line against TCU last season, it was the beginning of the end for Tom Herman. Max Duggan took a time expiring safety to give the Longhorns a 33-31 loss at home to the Horned Frogs and a 4OT loss to Oklahoma quickly followed the next week.
To say it was a mess would be an understatement. All broke loose because of (another) loss to Gary Patterson’s TCU.
Steve Sarkisian will have the opportunity to go up against the defensive guru the first weekend of October. Texas will be in the DFW area for two consecutive weekends, heading to the Cotton Bowl the following Saturday.
Before ever thinking about being on the same level as Oklahoma, Sarkisian must get over the TCU hump Texas has been stuck on for years.
Herman beat the Horned Frogs once during his four years. No. 17 TCU came to Austin in 2018 and left a 31-16 loser. Texas ended up in the Big 12 championship that season thanks to their 4-0 conference start.
2017, 2019, and 2020 all ended in TCU losses and rather disappointing seasons. Losing to in-state opponents stings but dropping seven on nine since they joined the Big 12 is detrimental.
So, why is getting a win on Oct. 2 so important for Texas? Outside of just finally being able to get one over TCU, it sets up the expectation for the rest of the season. A win in Fort Worth, and you can believe Sarkisian has his team in a better spot than Herman did last season.
TCU returns Duggan, their three-headed monster at running back headlined by former five-star Zach Evans, and their top receiver and former Texas commit Quinten Johnson. Three defensive players leave for the NFL but Patterson does not have a bunch of schmucks sitting around. His defense is always legit.
Texas’ talent level is certainly regarded at a higher level. Just look at the recruiting rankings on a yearly basis. Coaching has been the biggest difference between the two programs.
Win in Fort Worth, Sarkisian proves he is capable of winning games in difficult atmospheres, and Texas build momentum before facing Oklahoma and Iowa State. Find a way to snag a win over one of those two, you have a chance to be in the Big 12 championship. From there, the sky is the limit.
To add on, Texas will have an early opportunity to separate themselves from the middle of the Big 12. Not to say TCU is a middle-of-the-pack conference team — in LonghornWire’s latest power rankings, they were No. 4, just behind Texas.
However, a road win, against a Gary Patterson team expected to bounce back, would set the tone for the Sarkisian era.
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Another factor of note: Chris Del Conte was the athletic director of TCU and left to become the athletic director of Texas. What does that tell you about what athletic department he thinks should be at a higher level? Dropping football games to his former school must eat him up inside.
Previewing Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway sports betting odds and lines, with NASCAR analysis, picks and tips.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. The green flag drops Sunday at 3 p.m. ET with the race televised on NBCSN. Below, we analyze the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 odds and betting lines, with NASCAR picks and tips with odds from BetMGM sportsbook.
Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway will be the 39th installment since its NASCAR Cup Series debut race back in 1997 – won by Jeff Burton.
Kevin Harvick won last season’s race from the pole, and has taken checkers in three of the past five Cup races in Fort Worth. Last year’s win from the pole was the first time that had been done in 13 Texas races when Kyle Busch turned the trick in the spring 2013 race.
Harvick has registered 10 straight finishes inside the top 10 at Texas, and has been 10th or better in 22 of his 34 Cup starts at the track.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Erik Jones leads all drivers with a 9.43 Average-Finish Position (AFP) in seven Cup starts, while Ganassi Racing’s Matt Kenseth is second among active drivers with a 9.47 AFP in 30 Texas starts.
Chevrolet has been to Victory Lane just once in the past eight Texas starts, while Ford has three wins and Toyota has four checkered flags during the span.
Seven-time champ Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with seven Cup victories at Texas. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Harvick each have three victories at the track.
Who is going to win the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500?
HARVICK (+350 for Sunday’s race) has not only been the gold standard at Texas Motor Speedway lately, but he and HAMLIN (+600) have been the two most consistent drivers since NASCAR resumed the regular season.
Harvick has two wins in the past four Cup races, and has been 10th or better in 14 of his 17 starts overall this season.
JOHNSON (+2200) hasn’t won since the June 4, 2017, Dover race. Eventually the No. 48 machine is going to return to Victory Lane. Why not in Texas? Johnson, who will start out of the 20th spot in Sunday’s grid, won from the 24 spot in the 2017 spring race. J.J. is certainly worth a small-unit bet at this price point.
JOEY LOGANO (+1100) is a pretty strong value at this price given the fact he has finished seventh or better in seven of the past eight Texas starts. He hasn’t won since the Duck Commander 500 back in spring 2014, but his 10 top-5 finishes in 23 Cup starts at TMS is certainly impressive.
Texas Motor Speedway long-shot bets
WILLIAM BYRON (+3500) has rather long odds, but he is worth a look this weekend. He was 17th in the fall race at Texas, but he has finished 10th and sixth in the previous two spring runs in Fort Worth.
MATT KENSETH (+3500) has a pair of Texas wins on his resume, while posting 14 top-5 runs, 19 top-10 finishes and 883 laps led in 30 career Cup starts with a 9.47 AFP. As such he certainly warrants plenty of consideration.
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Looking at the various prop bets for the Charles Schwab Challenge, with PGA Tour odds, picks and bets for tournament specials and matchups.
The 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge is one of the most anticipated golf tournaments in recent history, as it marks the PGA Tour’s return from a nearly three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve made our outright betting picks and power rankings, and below, we’ll look at the best matchup picks and tournament specials for the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas hosts the event – Round 1 is Thursday – as one of the PGA Tour’s marquee annual stops. It measures 7,209 yards and plays to a par of 70. It features Bentgrass greens.
Reed won the WGC-Mexico Championship earlier this year, while Koepka dealt with a lingering knee injury. The No. 3 player in the Official World Golf Ranking has had plenty of time to heal and finished as the runner-up in his only appearance here in 2018. He’s a good value with this line set as a pick ’em.
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Rickie Fowler vs. Marc Leishman (+100)
Current form goes out the window this week following a long interruption in the 2019-20 PGA Tour season, but Leishman still needs to be given at least somewhat of an edge. He won the Farmers Insurance Open and finished second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational earlier this year, both in stacked fields. Fowler missed the cut in two of six 2020 events.
Matthew Fitzpatrick vs. Justin Rose (+110)
Rose, a short-game wiz, won this event in 2018. Fitzpatrick finished just T-64 last year in his only career appearance at Colonial. Rose also has a significant advantage in putting on Bentgrass greens.
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Charles Schwab Challenge: Tournament specials
Leader after 1st round: Scottie Scheffler (+5000)
Scheffler ranks third on Tour this season with a first-round scoring average of 68.15 through 13 rounds. He has soared into 45th in the OWGR and remained busy during the break while winning a charity event at Maridoe Golf Club. He’s just +4000 to win this event outright.
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Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy all to make the cut: +140
Getting the top three golfers in the world to all make the cut at plus-money is a bargain in any event. Even in a loaded field, they’re safe bets to be playing Saturday.
Wire to wire winner: +1200
This is a good hedge against the low outright odds for all the top players in the world. A number of golfers in this loaded field have the ability to go the distance, especially without fans permitted on the course.
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Analyzing the best fantasy golf options for the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club.
The 2019-20 PGA Tour season resumes Thursday, June 11, with the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Previously an invitational event, the 2020 field is expanded to 144 golfers, including many of those ranked at the top of the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. Below, we look at the top fantasy golf picks for the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge.
Colonial Country Club features Bentgrass greens and measures 7,209 yards with a par of 70. The scores of the last five tournament winners have ranged from 10-under par to minus-20.
Charles Schwab Challenge: Fantasy Golf Top 30
Mar 12, 2020; Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Rory McIlroy lines up a putt on the 10th hole during the first round of the 2020 edition of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. (Photo Credit: Adam Hagy – USA TODAY Sports)
Here are my top-30 fantasy golf rankings for the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club.
30. Brandt Snedeker
Snedeker has a strong history at Colonial, having gained an average of 1.06 strokes per round on the field across 36 career rounds. He made the cut in each of his last five trips to Fort Worth, picking up a T-2 in 2015 and a T-19 last year.
29. Adam Hadwin
Hadwin is an excellent putter on Bentgrass greens. He tied for fifth at Colonial in 2015 and followed it with three more made cuts before skipping last year’s event.
28. Harris English
Another strong putter (sensing a theme?), English was the runner-up in 2016. He ranks fifth in the field among those with a minimum of 10 rounds played with 1.58 true strokes gained per round at Colonial, according to Data Golf.
27. Shane Lowry
Lowry makes his debut at Colonial coming off his 2019 Open Championship victory. The 24th-ranked golfer in the Golfweek rankings tied for 21st at The Honda Classic in a rare non-major appearance in North America before the season was suspended.
May 26, 2019; Fort Worth, Texas; Kevin Na kneels with trophy after winning the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. (Photo Credit: Ray Carlin – USA TODAY Sports)
26. Kevin Na
The 2019 Charles Schwab Challenge champion has finished inside the top 10 in three of his last four visits to Fort Worth. He’s a steady performer on and around the greens.
25. Matt Kuchar
Kuchar had a couple of strong finishes early this year. He won the SMBC Singapore Open on the Asian and Japanese Tours, and he was a co-runner-up at The Genesis Invitational. He’s well-experienced at Colonial with 42 career rounds and an average of 1.48 strokes gained per round.
24. Marc Leishman
Leishman won the Farmers Insurance Open and finished second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational before his season was put on hold. He’s not a particularly strong putter on Bentgrass surfaces, but the rest of his short-game play has been in excellent form.
23. Joaquin Niemann
Niemann opened the 2019-20 season with a victory at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. He was ice cold to begin the 2020 portion of the schedule, missing the cut at The Genesis Invitational, The Honda Classic and the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He still ranks third in my stat model at Fantasy National, which looks at everyone’s most recent 50 rounds played on courses with Bentgrass greens.
22. Lucas Glover
Glover ranks 10th by the same stat model, leaning on a strength of Par 4 Efficiency on holes measuring between 400 and 450 yards. He missed the cut in his last two appearances here, but his 38 career rounds rank among the most of anyone in the field.
21. Scottie Scheffler
The reigning Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year finished T-15 at the API prior to the Tour’s season being suspended. He’ll debut at Colonial having shot up to 28th in the Golfweek rankings.
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20. Byeong Hun An
An bucks the trend of backing putters, but he was in otherwise excellent form earlier this year, highlighted by a T-4 finish at The Honda Classic. He ranks among the best in the field in Strokes Gained: Scrambling, and he has a good approach game.
19. Daniel Berger
Berger was showing flashes of his former self earlier this year. He finished T-4 at The Honda Classic and T-5 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Putting is a weakness, but his ball-striking is back in top form.
Mar 12, 2020; Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Rickie Fowler watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2020 edition of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. (Photo Credit: Adam Hagy – USA TODAY Sports)
18. Rickie Fowler
Golf fans were able to see Fowler at the TaylorMade Driving Relief skins match where he was the best in a foursome consisting of Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Matthew Wolff. Fowler tied for 14th here in 2018, but he missed the cut last year.
17. Xander Schauffele
Schauffele has a surprisingly poor history at Colonial. He missed the cut each of the last two years following a T-48 finish in 2017. He’s a reliable putter who can get hot, and he is a low scorer.
16. Collin Morikawa
Morikawa still hasn’t missed a cut as a professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He tied for ninth in a strong field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
15. Patrick Reed
Reed is an excellent putter and does extremely well on our selected par-4 distance of 400-450 yards. He tied for 15th here in 2016 before taking the last three years off.
14. Sungjae Im
Im, who picked up his first PGA Tour win at The Honda Classic earlier this year, missed the cut here in 2019, but he missed the cut in just two of 26 worldwide events since. He has an excellent short game and can create scoring opportunities.
February 6, 2020; Pebble Beach, Calif.; Kevin Kisner lines up a putt on the second hole during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Spyglass Hill Golf Course. (Photo Credit: Kyle Terada – USA TODAY Sports)
13. Kevin Kisner
Kisner finished T-5 in 2015 and T-10 in 2016 before winning the plaid jacket in 2017. He has since finished T-52 and missed the cut in 2019. He is third in the field in SG: Putting on Bentgrass greens across everyone’s last 100 rounds on the surface.
12. Gary Woodland
Woodland was rounding into form immediately before the break, finishing T-12 at the WGC-Mexico Championship and T-8 at The Honda Classic. A weaker putter, he’ll rely on excellent ball striking and scoring.
11. Bryson DeChambeau
DeChambeau ranks fourth in my overall stat model. He missed the cut in three of four appearances here, but he finished inside the top five in each of his last three events in 2020.
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10. Tony Finau
The 2019 runner-up has gained an average of 1.57 strokes per round across his 16 career rounds at Colonial. He’s an expert ball-striker and low scorer.
9. Jordan Spieth
Throw out any ill-feelings you may have toward Spieth due to his struggles over the past three seasons. The 2016 champion of Colonial tied for second in both 2015 and 2017 and tied for eighth last year. He leads the field with 2.52 strokes gained at this venue, and his putter has remained consistently elite amid his struggles from tee-to-green.
8. Jason Day
Day is the only member of the field better with the putter than Spieth over everyone’s last 100 rounds on Bentgrass. Persistent injury issues have kept him out of the winner’s circle since 2018, but he’ll be well-rested after last withdrawing from the API.
7. Dustin Johnson
Johnson was a disaster at the TaylorMade event, but it’s quite possible the charity event didn’t have his full interest. He ranks seventh in the stat model and is the second-best ball-striker over everyone’s last 50 rounds.
6. Webb Simpson
The No. 1 golfer in the Golfweek rankings skipped last year’s event following a missed cut in 2018. He was fifth in 2017 and tied for third in 2016. Putting isn’t a strength, but he excels as an escape artist, which could have him better prepared than most to shake off the rust.
Aug 25, 2019; Atlanta; Brooks Koepka lines up a putt during the final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. (Photo Credit: Butch Dill – USA TODAY Sports)
5. Brooks Koepka
Koepka has now had plenty of time to rest and fully heal the knee injury which was plaguing his play early in the calendar year. He was the runner-up in 2018, his only career appearance at Colonial, and he gained 4.01 strokes on the field.
4. Rory McIlroy
McIlroy was in good, not great, form at the TaylorMade event. His closest-to-the-pin shot in the playoff proved to be the winner. He’s fifth in the stat model and will be looking for his first win of 2020 after four top-five finishes.
3. Jon Rahm
Rahm ranks fourth in the Golfweek rankings and his early 2020 form may have been trailing only McIloy. He collected two wins on the European Tour to end his 2019 campaign. He then finished second at the Farmers Insurance Open and tied for third in Mexico.
2. Justin Thomas
Thomas is another of the top-ranked golfers making his debut at Colonial in the restructured 2020 season. He bests the stat model, ranking first in Ball Striking and Birdies or Better Gained.
1. Justin Rose
Chalk Rose up as someone likely to have enjoyed the break from competitive golf. He had missed the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open, The Honda Classic and the API before play was suspended. He won here in 2018 and ranks second in the stat model coming in.
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Analyzing the golf betting odds to win the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge, with PGA Tour betting odds, picks, predictions and best bets.
The PGA Tour is back! The Charles Schwab Challenge will be the first tournament held since the cancelation of The Players Championship in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An expanded and star-studded field will be in attendance at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Below, we look at BetMGM‘s PGA Tour betting odds to win and make our Charles Schwab Challenge picks and best bets.
The first event to be held without fans permitted on the course will see four of the top five golfers in the Golfweek/Sagarin world ranking, including No. 1 Webb Simpson, try to hold off the competition in a more level field.
The key stats for the 7,209-yard, par-70 Colonial Country Club:
Strokes Gained: Ball Striking
Strokes Gained: Short Game
Birdies or Better Gained
Strokes Gained: Scrambling
Par 4 Efficiency: 400-450 Yards
Proximity from 125-150 Yards
My model at Fantasy National looks at the most recent 50 rounds for each golfer in the field on courses with Bentgrass greens. We’ll also weigh long-term putting performance more heavily this week than usual as a result of the extended midseason interruption.
Charles Schwab Challenge Betting Picks – Tier 1
Feb 23, 2020; Mexico City, MEX; Jon Rahm reacts after missing a putt on the 15th green during the final round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. (Photo Credit: Orlando Ramirez – USA TODAY Sports)
Rahm, ranked fourth in the Golfweek world rankings, was in proper form as one of the best golfers in the world prior to the break. He has finishes of second, T-3, T-9 and 10th in five events in 2020.
He ranks 12th overall by my stat model over his last 50 rounds on Bentgrass greens. He’s seventh in the field in Ball Striking and fourth in Birdies or Better Gained. He missed the cut at Colonial last year, but he was T-5 in 2018 and T-2 in 2017. He offers adequate value when compared to Rory McIlroy(+700) as the tournament favorite.
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Justin Rose (+5000)
Rose won this event in 2018 when it was known as the Fort Worth Invitational. His finish at 20-under par is the second-best winning score ever at Colonial.
The 22-time winner around the globe ranks second in the stat model. He was in poor form early this year, having missed the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Honda Classic and the Farmers Insurance Open. He’s well worth backing at an inflated price following the Tour’s hiatus.
Charles Schwab Challenge Betting Picks – Tier 2
Mar 5, 2020; Orlando, Florida, USA; Jason day hits his tee shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. (Photo Credit: Reinhold Matay – USA TODAY Sports)
Jason Day (+6600)
As noted above, these first few weeks of tournament play will be a good time to trust putters. No one has been better than Day over their last 100 rounds on Bentgrass greens. He hasn’t won since doing so twice in 2018, but the extended break has helped him to rest his lingering injuries.
Kevin Kisner (+9000)
Kisner ranks third in the field in SG: Putting on Bentgrass greens. The 2017 champion of Colonial followed it up with a T-52 in 2018 and a missed cut last year, but he was T-10 in 2016 and T-5 in 2015. He has gained an average of 1.53 strokes per round in Fort Worth over 20 career rounds, according to Data Golf.
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Charles Schwab Challenge Betting Picks – Long shots
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Danny Lee (+12500)
Lee has just one PGA Tour win, but he’s a strong long-shot bet without fan pressure. He has been a steady performer at Colonial CC, making the cut in each of his last five visits with a sixth-place finish in 2017 and a T-10 in 2015. He has gained an average of 1.31 strokes per round across 28 rounds at this venue.
Emiliano Grillo (+15000)
Grillo made the cut in each of his last four trips to Fort Worth, finishing third in 2018 and T-19 last year. His 1.57 strokes gained per round at Colonial rank sixth in the field among those with a minimum of 10 rounds played. The break and the fan-less competition could serve him well as he looks for his first PGA Tour win since the 2015 Frys.com Open.
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The PGA Tour is bringing real-life sports back to TV starting in June.
The PGA Tour is planning to bring real-life sports back to TV starting in June.
The Tour released its re-tooled schedule through the end of 2020 on Thursday, starting with the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, June 11-14.
That event, plus the three that follow — the RBC Heritage, the Travelers Championship and the Rocket Mortgage Classic — all will be closed to the public. The first event that is expected to include spectators (for now, at least) is the John Deere Classic, scheduled for July 9-12 in Silvis, Illinois.
A statement from the PGA Tour on Thursday said it “will continue to monitor the situation and follow the recommendations of local and state authorities in order to determine the most appropriate on-site access in each market.”
