Action Report: Scottie Scheffler Very Popular Pick Ahead of Charles Schwab Challenge

Scottie Scheffler walks to green on the 18th hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Louisville, Ky.
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Following the PGA Championship, the PGA Tour returns to Texas for the Charles Schwab Challenge, May 23-26, from Colonial Country Club.ย 

It isnโ€™t a PGA Tour signature event, but plenty of stars are in the field, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

Despite being a massive favorite (+275), it isnโ€™t deterring bettors at the BetMGM online sportsbook.ย 

As of Wednesday, Scheffler is pulling in a massive 30% of the handle on 13.4% of the tickets. Both are the most of any player.ย 

Scheffler is coming off a T-8 finish at the PGA Championship despite a third-round 73. Heโ€™s in the midst of nine straight top 10s, which includes four wins. Heโ€™s also had a great recent stretch at Colonial Country Club, losing to Sam Burns in a playoff in 2022 and finishing T-3 a year ago.

Collin Morikawa (+1200) is the second-most popular player ahead of the event, as heโ€™s pulling in the second-highest handle (9.9%) on the second-most tickets (9.2%).

Morikawa has three top 10s in his last five starts, including a T-3 at the Masters and a T-4 at the PGA Championship. Specific to Colonial Country Club, he finished second in 2020.ย 

Jordan Spieth (+2200), who is a Texas native like Scheffler, is pulling in the fourth-highest handle (6.7%) on the third-most tickets (6.1%).ย 

Spieth has been struggling recently, with one top 25 finish in his last 10 events, but he has six career top 10s at Colonial Country Club, including a win in 2016.

Scheffler, Morikawa and Spieth are the three biggest liabilities at BetMGM.

Current Handle & Tickets

Handle

  1. Scottie Scheffler โ€“ 30%
  2. Collin Morikawa โ€“ 9.9%
  3. Jordan Spieth โ€“ 6.7%
  4. Max Homa โ€“ 6.3%
  5. Brian Harman โ€“ 4.1%

Tickets

  1. Scottie Scheffler โ€“ 13.4%
  2. Collin Morikawa โ€“ 9.2%
  3. Max Homa โ€“ 6.5%
  4. Jordan Spieth โ€“ 6.1%
  5. Tony Finau โ€“ 5.2%

Homa (+2200) has two top 10 finishes in his last four starts, including a T-3 at the Masters. He also finished T-9 at this event a year ago.

Emiliano Grillo is the defending champion. At +12500, heโ€™s pulling in 0.8% of the tickets and 0.2% of the handle.

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Jason Sobel

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Jason Sobel is a Brand Ambassador for BetMGM. He joins after six years with Action Network. Prior to Action, Jason spent a total of 17 years in two stints at ESPN (1997-2011; 2015-18) and four years at Golf Channel (2011-15). He also currently works as a host for "Hitting the Green" on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio and contributes to the channel's on-site coverage during major championships. He's won four Sports Emmy awards, more than a dozen Golf Writers Association of America accolades and has earned an honorable mention in the Best of American Sportswriting series.

Jason Sobel is a Brand Ambassador for BetMGM. He joins after six years with Action Network. Prior to Action, Jason spent a total of 17 years in two stints at ESPN (1997-2011; 2015-18) and four years at Golf Channel (2011-15). He also currently works as a host for "Hitting the Green" on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio and contributes to the channel's on-site coverage during major championships. He's won four Sports Emmy awards, more than a dozen Golf Writers Association of America accolades and has earned an honorable mention in the Best of American Sportswriting series.