Scottie Scheffler wasted no time extending his initial two-stroke lead over reigning FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay. While the 25-year-old Texan headlined the first day of East Lake, there were a lot of other impressive performances. Matt Fitzpatrick and Joaquin Niemann were on fire, going six-under-par to climb into third place and T4 finishes, respectively. Aaron Wise and J.T. Poston also carded rounds of five-under-par to significantly elevate their leaderboard position heading into Round 2.
My Round 1 head-to-head best bets wound up 1-2. While it wasn’t an ideal outing, the biggest underdog bet hit. Sungjae Im managed to drain a birdie on the 18th hole to stay one stroke lower than Jon Rahm, cashing the +115 odds. Corey Conners was a -140 favorite against Brian Harman but he collected three bogeys and a double bogey on the front nine, resulting in the 30-year-old Canadian plummeting to 29th at three-over-par. Rookie Cameron Young was playing well early, hitting four consecutive birdies on the front nine but fading away on the back nine. This allowed Matt Fitzpatrick to surge up the leaderboard with bogey avoidance and an eagle on the 18th hole.
Here are three of my favorite Round 2 head-to-head best bets to lay during Friday’s second round at East Lake for the 2022 PGA Tour Championship. All plays below are one unit each, or 1% of your betting bankroll.
- 2022 Tour Championship Betting Guide
- Best Parlay Odds, Picks & Predictions
- Best Prop Bet Odds, Picks & Predictions
- Jon Rahm Betting Odds, Preview, & Prediction
- Hideki Matsuyama Betting Odds, Preview, & Prediction
- Patrick Cantlay Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction
- Rory McIlroy Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction
- Xander Schauffele Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction
- Sam Burns Betting Odds, Preview, & Prediction
- Justin Thomas Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction
- Matthew Fitzpatrick Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction
- Cameron Young Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction
- Sungjae Im Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction
- Will Zalatoris Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction
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