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Three players to pick at THE CJ CUP not named Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n
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After four grueling days at Aronimink Golf Club, the field should receive a well-earned reprieve at TPC Craig Ranch this week for THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.The last five years have boasted an average winning score of 25.6 strokes under par. Even with a recent renovation, birdies will be coming in bunches and pars have lost their value.<\/p>\n
The field is headlined by Scottie Scheffler, who is +150 to win this event. That is not a typo. Scottie Scheffler is nearly even money to win a full-field PGA TOUR event before the first tee shot has been hit. I\u2019ve been tracking golf odds for years, and I can safely say that we haven\u2019t seen anything like this since Tiger Woods was in his prime.<\/p>\n
With Scheffler sucking up all the oxygen at the top of the board, there are only three golfers currently listed with odds shorter than +2500. That\u2019s a stark contrast from last week, when we opened with eight golfers at +2000 or shorter. With scoring conditions likely to be pristine and a board full of long shots, it may be logical to embrace a little chaos this week. Here are some viable options, with odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/p>\n
This season\u2019s \u201cClose but no cigar\u201d award must go to Si Woo Kim. He has five top-five finishes this year, the most of anyone on TOUR without a victory to show for his efforts. The results have been thanks to his elite ball-striking prowess. He\u2019s gaining more than a stroke per round to the field in the two major strokes gained categories \u2013 SG: Off-the-Tee and SG: Approach.<\/p>\n
His ability to hit the fairway at a rate of 69.9% puts him inside the top five of the most accurate drivers on the PGA TOUR. With a high \u201ccost of rough\u201d at TPC Craig Ranch, that skill set will certainly be valuable.<\/p>\n
He makes birdie on roughly 25% of the holes he plays, which is a top-25 rate of anyone on TOUR and much better than that in this field. It\u2019s no surprise that Kim has three straight top-15 finishes at TPC Craig Ranch, but I\u2019m expecting even more from him this week. He\u2019s my pick to win THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, with odds currently +1250 at DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/p>\n
The stat profile for Brooks Koepka has to give you optimism, despite the fact that he\u2019s struggled mightily with the putter. It\u2019s been a tale of two sides for Koepka: his ability to get to the greens vs. his ability to get it in the hole once he\u2019s there.<\/p>\n
From tee-to-green, it\u2019s no problem. Koepka leads the TOUR in SG: Approach, and he\u2019s ranked inside the top 30 in driving distance. He\u2019s mashing the ball and showing elite precision with his irons. However, he\u2019s 149th in SG: Putting with only 166 qualified players. Not only is he missing putts that his peers are making, but he\u2019s three-putting more frequently as well.<\/p>\n
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Three players to pick at THE CJ CUP not named Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n
Despite the concerns, he\u2019s still clearly one of the top-tier options in this field. His top-five market is the most appealing to me, where he is currently listed at +425.<\/p>\n
Blades Brown has been bouncing back and forth between the Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA TOUR this year with solid results on both circuits. He\u2019s produced six different top-20 finishes, including each of his last two starts \u2013 the Colonial Life Charity Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour and the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic on the PGA TOUR.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s flashed upside on both tours, earning a solo third at the Puerto Rico Open, a solo third at the Club Car Championship and a runner-up at the Tulum Championship. He\u2019s clearly one of the most talented players in this field, even if he is a little raw and lacking consistency. I want to tap into that upside, which is why the top-10 market for Brown is my preferred pathway \u2013 listed at +650 on DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/p>\n
There may be a case to be made that not playing in the PGA Championship last week will be a benefit. Four days of grueling golf in Philadelphia with a quick turnaround might behoove those who didn\u2019t tee it up at the second major of the year. If that narrative rings true, it could benefit Tom Kim. Obviously, Kim would have preferred to qualify for the PGA Championship, but he\u2019s rounding into form for the first time in 2026.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s gained strokes on approach in six of his last seven measured events and finished T6 at ONEflight Myrtle Beach in his last start. He gained a staggering 8.7 strokes from tee-to-green that week, which is seriously impressive. Kim has been grinding his way back into form, and a top-20 finish this week is a reasonable result. That can be found at +196 on DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no better synergy for Hayden Springer who graduated from Byron Nelson High School but that\u2019s not the only thing he has going for him. In ten starts across the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR, Springer has made the cut in all of them. Three of his last four events have returned three top-25 finishes, including his T2 at the Zurich Classic with Alex Smalley.<\/p>\n
He doesn\u2019t have a lot of Strokes Gained data this year, but when measured, he\u2019s proving to be an accomplished driver of the ball who can give himself a lot of opportunities. There\u2019s no doubt that he will need to improve his putting to contend on a weekly basis, but his current stat profile is good enough to consider him for a top-20, at +400.<\/p>\n
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