Rahm checks all the boxes, and it will be interesting to see how he backs up his Masters win. All we have is current form and previous success - or lack thereof - in majors. The PGA Championship rotates tracks yearly, so there is little course history to go on. FAVORITESĪs mentioned above, it's all about Rahm and Scheffler at the moment, so it's no surprise to see those two clear of the others when looking at the betting board. Justin Thomas shot a final-round 67 on his way to a playoff victory over Will Zalatoris. Whatever the case, I'm firmly in the camp of fading anyone that won the week before - unless his surname is Rahm or Scheffler. Then again, we have no way of measuring the impact of a win on a given player, so we still have no way of knowing if it's correlation or causation when analyzing why most players that win the preceding event fail to win the major following it.
Jason Day returned to the winner's circle with an impressive showing at the Byron Nelson, and he seems to be peaking just in time for another run at a PGA Championship - the only major he has won to date.įollowing Day's first win in five years, we must revisit an age-old debate: Is it a good thing to win the event directly in front of a major? Obviously any victory comes with benefits, but the numbers seem to indicate it can hurt the winner's prospects the following week.
The PGA Tour heads to New York for the second major of the season.īefore we get to that, a quick note on this past week's event. This article is part of our Weekly Preview series.
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