| 2022 BMW Championship | FedEx Cup Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| When: | August 18-21, 2022 |
| Where: | Wilmington Country Club in Delaware |
| Defending Champ: | Patrick Cantlay, but at a different course |
| Current Favorite(s): | Rory McIlroy +1000 at DraftKings |
| TV: | Golf Channel on Thursday and Friday; NBC on Saturday and Sunday |
Will Zalatoris finally quieted the haters as he won the FedEx St. Jude in a playoff over Sepp Straka to jump to first in the standings heading into the second playoff event this week. He did so in both c lassic Zalatoris fashion, leading the field in Strokes Gained tee-to-green, while at the same time shoving it in the faces of all those that doubted his putting, nailing a clutch 7-foot bogey on the third playoff hole. Yes, a bogey to win as both players hit their tee shots in the water (well, technically, Zalatoris hit it onto the rock wall, but he ended up using the drop area anyway).
It really was only a matter of time for Willy Z as he has been flirting with victory since he popped on the scene in last year's Masters. He ranked No. 11 and we listed him as a “notable” on our top-10 Total Strokes Gained chart that we begin every article with, which is now back-to-back winners coming from the “notables” section following Joohyung 'Tom' Kim last week. So as always, let's begin there…
[OWGR] Top-10 Total Strokes Gained over the last six months (betting odds)
[#3] Rory McIlroy +2.67 (+1000) Everywhere
[#1] Scottie Scheffler +2.54 (+1600) Bet365/FD
[#11] Matthew Fitzpatrick +2.20 (+1600) Bet365/FD
[#6] Xander Schauffele +2.10 (+2000) Bet365/BetMGM
[#14] Tony Finau +2.09 (+1600) FD
[#7] Justin Thomas +2.03 (+1600) FD/BetMGM
[#9] Will Zalatoris +1.93 (+1600) Bet365/PointsBet
[#24] Shane Lowry +1.89 (+4000) Bet365/DK
[#5] Jon Rahm +1.84 (+1400) DK/FD
[#4] Patrick Cantlay +1.79 (+1400) Everywhere
Notables
[#17] Cameron Young +1.76 (+2800) Bet365/BetMGM
[#19] Joohyung Kim +0.75 (+3500) DK (+1.58, #13 L3 Months)
[#8] Collin Morikawa +1.46 (+2200) Bet365/PointsBet