{"id":120017,"date":"2026-08-16T15:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/?p=120017"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:59:05","slug":"golf-picks-burns-offers-value-as-scheffler-takes-two-shot-lead-into-st-jude-final-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/golf\/golf-picks-burns-offers-value-as-scheffler-takes-two-shot-lead-into-st-jude-final-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Picks: Burns Offers Value as Scheffler Takes Two-Shot Lead Into St. Jude Final Round"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":118475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[781],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"acf":{"brief_description":"FedExCup pressure adds intrigue at TPC Southwind, with Fleetwood and Im offering attractive options in Sunday betting markets","auto_update_sportal365":true,"property_type":["","run_ads","","","",""],"main_image":118476,"authors":false,"custom_author":"Mark Keast","type":"news","properties":{"ads_enabled":true,"adult_content":false,"important":false,"live":false},"live_url":"","type_of_redirect":"permanent","body":[{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"<p>As we predicted earlier this week, and this was hardly a pearl of wisdom, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is in the driver\u2019s seat going into the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Scheffler had a rough start yesterday but settled in and shot 2-under for a 68. He has a two-shot lead over Sam Burns and Sungjae Im going into the final round today. Scheffler and Burns in the final pairing tee off at 1:40 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Key points for bettors: This isn\u2019t a typical PGA Tour event. The&nbsp;top 70 players in the season-long FedExCup standings&nbsp;qualify for the tournament. From there, only the&nbsp;top 50 advance to the BMW Championship, followed by the top 30 reaching the Tour Championship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">The big question for bettors this morning is whether bettors should pay the premium to back Scheffler with 18 holes remaining.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">In <a target=\"_self\" class=\"editor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/betway.com\/g\/en\/sports\/cat\/golf\">golf betting<\/a> at Betway, Scheffler is -300 to win, followed by Burns at +400, Im at +750, Tommy Fleetwood at +2800, Jake Knapp at +5000, and Hideki Matsuyama at +8000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Scheffler entered the tournament at +450, so anyone who took him going in is sitting pretty. He\u2019s likely going to win, since TPC Southwind plays to his strengths. The emphasis there is on accuracy and ball-striking, so focus on players picking up strokes on approach and regularly giving themselves birdie opportunities. Players spraying drives face plenty of trouble. So, accuracy off the tee over pure distance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">For a best bet, the interesting play is Burns to win at +400. Burns is Scheffler\u2019s closest friend in golf, and this will be the first time they have been paired together in the final group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Burns is just two shots behind \u2013 and Betway is giving you 4-to-1 on a golfer who yesterday shot a 62.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">I\u2019ll take the plus money. Burns has also had two top-five finishes at TPC Southwind in the past five years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Another pick is a Top 5 finish for Fleetwood at +100. Fleetwood is T4 at -8, five shots behind Scheffler. That\u2019s an attractive price for a guy who\u2019s already sitting in the top 5. All he has to do is stay the course. Burns is -600 to finish in the top 5, while Im is at -350.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">Im +750 for the outright is great value for a guy who\u2019s two shots off the pace \u2013 if Scheffler or Burns slip, Im is right there to capitalize.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">And the 4th Round 2 Balls has some intriguing matchups and betting options. Fleetwood (T4) is paired with Im (T6). Fleetwood is +100 in that matchup, a tie is +750, and Kim is +110. Fleetwood has been comfortable at TPC Southwind, finishing T3 last year, so I\u2019m taking Fleetwood in that matchup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">If you\u2019re going to stay away from Im to win, since Scheffler is too powerful a force, what about betting 4th Round 2 Ball head-to-head with Knapp?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\">I\u2019m taking Im +100 in that one, since he has been near the top in that tournament, whereas Knapp made his move yesterday, with a 67.<\/p>\n"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120018,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120017\/revisions\/120018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.betway.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}