⛳ Recap: BMW Championship

Hovland steals BMW, a moron, and more.

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Josey Orr & Chase Majerus
August 21, 2023

Good Afternoon. Welcome to Shanks. Last weeks pre-tournament outright bet, Viktor Hovland, won the whole thing. That’s our third outright pick of the year. Hope you made some money.

Trivia: 125,000 golf balls each year are hit into the water on this hole. Which hole is it? Answer below.

Here's what we've got for ya today:

  • Quick Recap: BMW Championship

  • This Guy Is A Moron

  • Golf Shots Heard Round The World

  • Tour Championship Odds

  • Golf Thing We'd Buy If We Weren't Broke

Quick Recap: BMW Championship

👑 Winner: Viktor Hovland $3.6M

It was looking like a two horse race early in the day, with Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick neck and neck, four ahead of Viktor Hovland.

Then Hovland made the turn…

And stole the BMW Championship like a carjacker in the hood.

Hovland made 10 birdies en route to a course-record 61 – including a 7-under-par 28 on the back nine – and a come-from-behind, two-shot victory over Scottie and Matt.

What about everyone else?

 Matty Fitz: "Yeah, I played great. Can't do anything about a 61," Fitzpatrick said of Hovland's course record before delivering the punchline with a laugh. "I did just see Viktor, I called him a little sh--."

Rory McIlroy: Rory finished solo 4th, which is pretty much the standard. 

Max Homa: Well, that course record didn’t last long.

Scottie Scheffler: Please find Scottie on the following graph and let us know why isn’t winning more. This is absurd.

This Guy is a Moron

No, not Max Homa.

During the third round of the BMW Championship, a fan yelled during the middle of Max Homa’s putter backswing.

The notable thing about it, though, was that it was over a bet.

“This mystery man — accompanied by a buddy, according to Homa — shouted at Kirk to leave his 18-foot birdie short, then rooted aloud for Homa to yank his 5-foot birdie as he began his stroke. His putt rolled into the cup despite this man’s strongest, most vocal wishes.

Homa got vocal in response, calling the man a clown. He admitted he may have added a colorful adjective, too. His caddie, Joe Greiner, did a bit of the same. According to Homa, these gents had $3 riding on the result. Three whole American dollars.”

Shanks Says: Listen, we respect sweating golf bets as much as the next degenerate, but there are certain lines that shouldn’t be crossed.

First of all, no one on planet earth cares about your $3 bet. Second, just shut the hell up and let the guys play. Very much a garbage person move. Be better.

Golf Shots Heard Round The World

BMW Championship Odds

The Tour Championship has arrived. The Top 30 golfers have qualified to compete at East Lake.

Odds via Fanduel (Inclusive of Starting Strokes)

Some Takeaways:

  • Nobody from a starting position of -1 or even has ever finished the week inside the top five.

  • Every season, AT LEAST one player from the -2 starting position (T16) has ended up inside the top five

  • The worst the leader (-10) has finished in 4yrs was T3 in 2019

Credit to Geoff for a great thread on the Tour Championship.

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Trivia Answer: Hole 17 at TPC Sawgrass.

See you Wednesday with some Tour Championship bets.