This week, we’re in for a bit of a treat on the PGA Tour, as the sixth Signature Event of the year heads to a new venue: the Wissahickon course at Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Without any prior data to pull from, no one really knows what to expect from the field this week. The course played ultra-tough when it hosted the PGA Tour Champions in 2016, but this week, weather could have an impact, potentially softening what promises to be a major-style setup.
Rory McIlroy is back in action this week and is the betting favorite. Last week’s winner, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, is not playing.
Subpar podcast co-host and CBS Sports on-course reporter Colt Knost said that for his Fanatics Sportsbook pick for the week, he is favoring a player who closed with a sizzling Sunday round in Texas.
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“I don’t know much about this golf course,” he said. “I’m just going off a guy who I know is starting to feel more and more comfortable with his game, starting to play really well, coming off a final-round 62 at the Byron Nelson. I believe he’s got three or four straight top 20s. I’m gonna take him as a top-10 bet at +250: the golden child, Jordan Spieth.”
Knost’s co-host Drew Stoltz said he’s more familiar with the course and believes accuracy off the tee will be the key to success. Like Knost, Stoltz also went with a top-10 pick.
“Distance, of course, is always great, but like I think you gotta play from the fairway if you’re gonna really get after this place,” he said. “So I’m picking a guy that hits a lot of fairways, hits a lot of great iron shots too, not the longest in the world, but this is one of the places where I don’t think that matters as much.
“Give me Sepp Straka, top 10, +350.”
Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite to win at +400. Collin Morikawa has the next-best odds at +1400.
You can find complete Fanatics Sportsbook betting odds for the Truist Championship here, and you can listen to the full episode of the latest Subpar (with guest Derek Anderson) here or by watching the YouTube video below.
