Tour Championship betting tips as Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay bid for glory at East Lake

The final event of the PGA Tour season, yes we know it is only August, is upon us and Scottie Scheffler is the hot favourite to win the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup riches that come with it. As world No. 1, Scheffler can justify being at the head of the market for that reason alone.

But there is a kicker, namely he has a two-shot lead over the field as the Tour Championship is a staggered start — with players‘ starting positions based on their ranking. Ad The likes of Sahith Theegala, who has been delighted with his debut season on the PGA Tour, and Adam Scott are 10 shots adrift of Scheffler on account of being towards the foot of the 30-strong field. Tour ChampionshipTour Championship 2022: Tee times, prize money, TV coverage as McIlroy heads fieldAN HOUR AGO It’s an unusual event, even more so for betting purposes.

Scheffler takes out a huge chunk of the market; rightly so seen as he can lay claim to being the best player in the field and he has a head start. But at 5/2, Scheffler makes zero appeal as a betting medium. He could go wire to wire, but we will look elsewhere for value.

Patrick Cantlay arrives as the form man, after defending the BMW Championship last week. He starts two back from Scheffler and will have his supporters, but no player has defended the Tour Championship and we will swerve Cantlay for that reason. We had our fingers burned in the BMW Championship last week, as Rory McIlroy finished just outside the places.