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⛳️ Charles Schwab Challenge Preview & Picks
Plus: Swing Tips, Trump & Romo Golf, and more.
Josey Orr
May 21, 2024
Good afternoon. How’d you feel last weekend watching the lowest scoring major ever? Did the score matter to you? Or only that it was close?
Here's what we've got for ya today:
Swing Tip: Get Back To Basics
Charles Schwab Challenge: Preview & Picks
Bringing Rugged Back
Shots Heard Round The World
Scottie Arrest Memes Keep Coming
Divots…
Thing We’d Buy
Preview: Charles Schwab Challenge
The PGA TOUR is heading to Fort Worth, TX, this week for the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge.
The event features a surprisingly strong field of 132 golfers, including notable players like Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, and Collin Morikawa.
Colonial Country Club, freshly renovated by Gil Hanse at a cost of $20 million, will be unveiled to golf fans for the first time. The course now boasts increased length, lowered greens, and the addition of barrancas and grass bunkers.
🚩 Location: Colonial Country Club
💰 Purse: $9.1M - $1.6M to first.
👀 Watch On: CBS, ESPN+, Golf Channel
👑 Previous Winners:
2021: Jason Kokrak
2022: Sam Burns
2023: Emiliano Grillo
What The Analytics Say: The course has been completely redesigned by Gil Hanse, so we don’t really have accurate course-fit data.
What Our Guts Tell Us: Go with someone who’s had solid recent form.
How To Watch The Charles Schwab Challenge
Thursday, May 23: 4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, May 24: 4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, May 25: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Sunday, May 26: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Weather Report for Ft. Worth
Chance of thunderstorms on Thursday, but otherwise we’re playing golf!
Favorites: Charles Schwab Challenge
Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Tony Finau, Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott, and Sepp Straka.
Big Brain Analytics
Data: Keep it in play off the tee and hit good iron shots and you should be good, even if you aren’t putting out of your mind.
Shanks Picks
Another MTCP hit last week!
Winner: Max Homa +2000
Top 5: Sepp Straka +900
Top 10: Brian Harman +320 (Rithmm pick)
Top 20: Harris English +180
Longshot : Tom Hoge +5000
Make The Cut Parlay: Morikawa, Spieth, Homa, Straka, and Min Woo Lee to all make the cut.
Get an Edge with Rithmm
You can try Rithmm for free and use Ai Caddie to make live bets all weekend during the Charles Schwab Challenge.
News: Bringing Rugged Back
According to The Fried Egg:
"Immediately after the final putt dropped at last year's Charles Schwab Challenge, Colonial Country Club began a full-scale 'historic renovation' by Hanse Golf Course Design.
With inspiration pulled from the club's program for their 1941 U.S. Open, Colonial looked to bring back some of the natural aesthetics and playability that the course used to have.
Shots Heard Round The World
🏆️ Sergio Garcia Fails To Qualify For US Open In seven-for-six playoff to determine a slot in Pinehurst, Garcia was the odd man out. Read
👮 Police To Probe Protocols During Scottie Scheffler Arrest Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg on Tuesday said the city's police department will investigate whether its officers followed proper protocols when world No. 1 golfer was arrested Friday outside Valhalla Golf Club, the site of last week's PGA Championship. Read
🐅 Bryson Dechambeau Flies Up World Rankings Bryson DeChambeau has made a much-needed climb back up the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), after the LIV Golf star impressed at last week's PGA Championship.. Read.
Scottie Arrest Memes Keep Coming
Scottie Scheffler at his Court appearance seeing Rory Mcilroy walk in next for his Divorce Court:
— Tour Golf (@PGATUOR)
6:14 PM • May 21, 2024
Divots…
Quote: "I played golf today with a really good golfer: Tony Romo. Do you know Tony Romo?" "He may be a better golfer than a football player. I don’t know."
That’s Donald Trump talking to the NRA audience about his recent round with the former Cowboys QB. Read
Stat: Bryson Dechambeau' shot -20 at the PGA Championship. He’s the only player to shoot -20 in a major and lose.
Thing We’d Buy: Greyson
Lightweight, comfortable, and stretchy.
The Bandana Diaries Polo from Greyson Clothiers is top notch - just like all of their other polos. Great for summer.
That’s all folks! See you Saturday Morning.