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After running a major gauntlet in Tulsa, the PGA Tour makes a run through Hogan’s Alley this week in the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. Ben Hogan won the first two events on the course in Fort Worth, Texas (1946 and ’47) and went on to win there three more times. Dallas native Jordan Spieth has attempted to assume the mantle from his golf idol at Colonial, winning there once and finishing as a runner-up three times. The three-time major champion is among the favorites at the Charles Schwab 2022, which tees off Thursday. Justin Thomas is scheduled to play this week after winning the PGA Championship in a playoff against Will Zalatoris last week, and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler will try to rebound from a missed cut at Southern Hills. Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland and Sam Burns are also in the Charles Schwab 2022 field, making it six of the world’s top 10 players. Jason Kokrak also will be on hand to try to defend his 2021 title.
Caesars Sportsbook lists Scheffler as the 10-1 favorite in its latest 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge golf odds, with Thomas right behind at 12-1. Spieth is priced at 14-1, with Morikawa (16-1) and Hovland (18-1) the only others at odds shorter than 20-1. Burns (28-1) and Kokrak (40-1) are long shot contenders for the Charles Schwab 2022 title. Before you make any 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge picks or PGA Tour predictions, you really need to see what proven golf insider Sal Johnson has to say.
The esteemed golf insider has been around the game for many years and knows what it takes to win on the PGA Tour.
Before last week’s PGA Championship, Johnson predicted that if Thomas made his putts he could definitely win. Thomas had his best week of the season on the greens, gaining more than 1.5 strokes putting to rank second in the field. The result? He beat Will Zalatoris in a playoff to win his second major, and his second PGA Championship. …
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