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RORY MCILROY has decided to sit out the first of the $100million FedEx Cup play-offs, which means Scottie Scheffler will start an even hotter favourite to clock up win No 5 this year.
Scheffler is as low as 5-2 with some bookies for this week’s St Jude Championship, as he returns to action after swatting aside his Open rivals at Portrush.
McIlroy currently sits second behind Scheffler in both the world rankings, and the current FedEx points table, and knows his position will not get much worse by taking a week off.
He is the only player among the 70 who qualified for the St Jude to miss out this week. But faces a busy spell before the Ryder Cup, with the final two play-offs, the Irish Open, and the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth all pencilled in.
So the challenge once again is to work out who else could take advantage if Scottie slips up – and there is hope for the rest, as he could only manage a share of fourth here a year ago.
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St Jude Championship betting tips
Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama has been all over the place this year, but I like the chances of one of the men who shared second place 12 months ago, Viktor Hovland.
Hovland won the FedEx title in 2023, so he knows how to peak at this time of the year. And odds of 25-1 are not to be sneezed at.
The Norwegian ace can be erratic, but his best stuff remains top drawer – like winning the Valspar, and finishing third at the US Open.
Harris English’s runner-up finish at Portrush matched his performance at the USPGA. He seems to have found an extra gear this year.
He is a former winner here at TPC Southwind – and has added a couple more top ten finishes – which makes his 40-1 quote look pretty appealing.
Sam Burns has also shown a liking for this course – runner-up four years ago, and fifth last year. At 33-1, he has to come into the reckoning as well.
Shane Lowry was on a heater before failing to repeat his Portrush heroics from 2019. He was living life in a goldfish bowl at the Open, and I think he could make his presence felt now that he is back under the radar.
A 50-1 quote means he has to be considered each way, and Denny McCarthy also warrants a second look at 40-1.
And at longer odds Taylor Pendrith (75-1) and Matti Schmid (200-1) should give us a run for our money.
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LIV Golf Chicago 2025 betting tips
The LIV stars are also back in action, in Chicago, and I wonder what we can expect from Joaquin Niemann after his amazing performance in their UK event a couple of weeks ago.
Niemann played like a drain at Portrush, asked his coach and his caddie, and then romped to a three shot victory. That is what you call a bounce back.
At 6-1 he is probably worth sticking with, although defending champion Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau head the market at slightly shorter odds.
Talor Gooch continued to show up well when fourth behind Niemann. At 16-1 he offers each way value again.
And a pair of 33-1 shots – Dean Burmester and Tom McKibbin – complete the eye-catchers in this event.
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