The PGA Tour is set to wrap up its condensed season on Labor Day after a torrid go to the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The season, which started back up in June, has actually seen some amazing play from its brightest stars. Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm have battled it out over the last three months for the right to be leading gamer on the planet, and with a $15 million top place prize on the line at East Lake, the competitors is sure to get back at more ratcheted up..
Lets take a closer look at todays contest, with odds and prop bets offered via William Hill Sportsbook.
Occasion info.
What: Tour ChampionshipWhen: Sept. 4-7Where: East Lake Golf Club– Atlanta.
3 things to know.
1. Top foursome: The quartet of Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa has won 7 of the last 8 events in which a minimum of among them was entered in the field. They begin at 10 under, 8 under, 7 under and 5 under, respectively, this week and will have a good running start on almost everyone in this tournament. Can their shared supremacy continue at East Lake?
2. Baby McIlroy watch: Rory McIlroy, who has two FedEx Cups to his name, will start today at 3 under, but he might not end up at all. His partner Erica is anticipating, and Rory stated last week at the BMW Championship that if the infant comes, hes out.
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” Im going to play in numerous more Tour Championships,” said Mcllroy, “and its just going to be the birth of your very first child as soon as. That exceeds anything else.”.
Players like that have a possibility to double or triple their profession incomes by winning the $15 million very first reward. This week is about far more than simply a prize at the end of it all, especially for less-established gamers than stars like Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas (although Im sure they would not refuse the $15 million either).
Grading the field.
There are some monster names not in attendance this year. Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott and Tommy Fleetwood will all be enjoying from home. As far as 30-man fields go, this one is fantastic. The fact that the leading 3 players in the world are the top 3 on the leaderboard make it that much better. Grade: A.
Leaderboard refresh.
Remember, were not going to East Lake with a clean slate. The No. 1 gamer in the FedEx Cup standings– currently Dustin Johnson– will begin at 10 under. Jon Rahm will begin at 8 under and so on down the list. Heres an appearance at the full leaderboard entering.
10 under– Dustin Johnson.
8 under– Jon Rahm.
7 under– Justin Thomas.
6 under– Webb Simpson.
5 under– Collin Morikawa.
4 under– Bryson DeChambeau, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger, Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English.
3 under– Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Brendon Todd, Sebastian Munoz, Xander Schauffele.
2 under– Lanto Griffin, Tyrrell Hatton, Tony Finau, Scottie Scheffler, Joaquin Niemann.
1 under– Abraham Ancer, Kevin Na, Ryan Palmer, Kevin Kisner, Marc Leishman.
Even– Mackenzie Hughes, Billy Horschel, Cameron Champ, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Smith.
They begin out at 10 under, 8 under, 7 under and 5 under, respectively, this week and will have a great head start on almost everyone in this competition. Players like that have an opportunity to double or triple their career revenues by winning the $15 million very first prize. The No. 1 player in the FedEx Cup standings– presently Dustin Johnson– will start at 10 under. Jon Rahm will begin at 8 under and so on down the list. Justin Thomas Round 1 leader (7-1) or Webb Simpson Round 1 leader (16-1): If either Simpson or Thomas fires something in the mid-60s on Friday in Round 1, they only have to have 2 gamers (Rahm and Johnson) drop back to take over the lead on Friday evening.
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Tour Championship chooses.
Best options.
1. Rory McIlroy top five (+240 ): He absolutely crushes at this track, and youre probably getting a discount because who knows whats going to occur with a prospective WD. If he plays, though, I believe hell make up a lots of ground rapidly. He was excellent for the very first 2 rounds at the BMW Championship last week.
2. Justin Thomas Round 1 leader (7-1) or Webb Simpson Round 1 leader (16-1): If either Simpson or Thomas fires something in the mid-60s on Friday in Round 1, they just need to have two players (Rahm and Johnson) drop back to take over the lead on Friday night. These are luring numbers.
