A look into the numbers before we kickoff the PGA Championship at Valhalla.
What do Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, and Max Homa have in common? They are the most popular picks in our pool at this point in the season: each having been played by 8 of 10 participants. If you felt spoiled for choice so far, remember that there are still 3 majors, 3 signature events, and a staggering $100 million tour championship (played out in 3 tournaments) to go. …there’s a good chance Scottie wins all of them, but 2nd place pays a healthy amount, so I encourage you to pace out those 9 picks wisely.
Among the other popular choices in our pool to date:
What do Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, and Max Homa have in common? They are the most popular picks in our pool at this point in the season: each having been played by 8 of 10 participants. If you felt spoiled for choice so far, remember that there are still 3 majors, 3 signature events, and a staggering $100 million tour championship (played out in 3 tournaments) to go. …there’s a good chance Scottie wins all of them, but 2nd place pays a healthy amount, so I encourage you to pace out those 9 picks wisely.
Among the other popular choices in our pool to date:
• 7 have played Ludvig Aberg, Patrick Cantlay, and Hideki Matsuyama.
• 6 have played Collin Morikawa and Tony Finau (Tony primarily because of the limited Mexico Open field).
• 5 have played Rory McIlroy and Wyndham Clark.
One last statistic I found fascinating: 3 different players have the opportunity to extend their current tournament victory streak going into the PGA Championship.
1. World number 1, Scottie Scheffler won the Masters and Harbor Town before becoming a father and missing the next few starts.
2. Rory McIlroy capitalizing on Scottie's absence won the team event with Shane Lowry and dominated the final round of the Wells Fargo last week.
3. Brooks Koepka decided to start winning on the LIV tour heading into the major he’s already won 3 times before.
This means no shortage of storylines leading into Valhalla with Scottie a recent father seemingly lacking nothing, Rory a recent divorcee with seemingly something to prove, and Brooks being the same old Brooks. You can even throw the return of Michael Block in there for good measure.
