2021 Palmetto Championship Betting Preview/Prop Plays
08 June 2021
The next PGA Tour event is taking the trip to South Carolina with the popular Congaree golf course. This event will also be the first time for this course since the Palmetto replaces the RBC Canadian Open spot on the calendar.
Tournament Details
- Date: June 10–13, 2021
- Course: Congaree Golf Club
- Watch on: CBS, GOLF
- Purse: $7,300,000
Betting Overview
This golf course has not been around that long, as it was built in 2017. But, interestingly enough, it was voted in 2018 to be the best new golf course and was also given honors as the best course built in the last decade.
The lack of rough will be appealing for this course to many golfers. However, where there is not any rough, there is sand and a lot of it.
Head to Head Matchup to Watch
Dustin Johnson (-28.334) and Tommy Fleetwood (-28.367) are two veterans that deserve some attention. Johnson has been up and down all season and needs a win to get back on track.
Johnson is also from South Carolina, so you would think that he could turn it around here. However, Fleetwood is the 32nd best golfer in the world and could shake it up with a win here.
Dunkel Index Rankings For This Event
The Dunkel Index is showing these top 10 golfers that could win this event. The following 10 are:
- Brooks Koepka | -23.951
- Tyrrell Hatton | -26.222
- Ian Poulter | -27.688
- Dustin Johnson | -28.334
- Tommy Fleetwood | -28.367
- Brandt Snedeker | -29.064
- Matthew Fitzpatrick | -30.472
- Lucas Glover | -30.600
- Harris English | -30.900
- Patton Kizzire | -30.943
*index is subject to changes
Golfers That Could Win
Tyrrell Hatton (-26.222) makes an interesting play here as one of the best strokes gained approach in the last 24 rounds of golf. The greens will be challenging, so he is a solid choice to close out each hole.
Lucas Glover (-30.600) makes a slide into the radar here with his experience in the last 24 rounds too. Coming in roughly at the fifth-best spot for strokes gained around the green, Glover provided another choice for a golfer to close out each hole strong.
Potential Winning Pick
Brooks Koepka (-23.951) recently came in second at the PGA Championship and right behind Phil Mickelson for a surprise in the 1-2 placings. Fans are wondering if this is a sign of positive things to come from Koepka after performing well here and at a handful of other events in the year.
Koepka, over the last 24 rounds, arguably has one of the best strokes gained off the tee. However, in order to win, he will need to avoid the sand and keep his drives straight. He also has one of the best all-around games if he is performing at his best, but when will we see this version of him?
Prop Plays
Top 10 Finish: Brooks Koepka (+110)
Every day seems to bring a new twist to Koepka's running reud with Bryson DeChambeau. That overshadows the fact that the 31-year-old out of FSU is coming off a strong 2nd place finish at the PGA Championship and looks primed to add a 3rd US Open title next week.
And while he has been battling knee problems all year, Koepka has added a first at the Phoenix Open and 2nd at the WGC-Workday Championship.
His length (17th in driving distance) should give him a solid advantage on Conagree’s long par 4s and close-to-700 yard par 5. Rated No. 1 in this week’s Dunkel Index, we’ll take Koepka (+110) to finish in the Top 10 as he tunes up for another US Open title.
Top 20 Finish: Ian Poulter (+120)
Poulter has had a roller coaster season so far, but did fire his best round ever at Colonial Country Club two weeks ago with a 64 on Saturday en route to a tie for 3rd.
His play at the Charles Schwab also earned an exemption for next week’s US Open, the only major he has failed to finish in the Top 10.
The 45-year-old Englishman should feel comfortable on Conagree’s links style course. Rated No. 3 in this week’s Dunkel Index, we like Poulter (+120) to stay in contention all week and finish in the Top 20.
Top 20 Finish: Alex Noren (+110)
Noren’s 13th place finish at last week’s Memorial was the latest in a hot stretch for the Swedish pro.
Prior to making the cut at the PGA (and finishing 55th), he has three straight finishes in the Top 21 that included rounds of 64 at the Byron Nelson and Zurich Classic.
The 38-year-old has excelled on longer courses as he finished 12th at this year’s Genesis Invitational and 17th at last year’s US Open. Rated No. 14 in this week’s Dunkel Index, we’ll go with Noren to stay hot against a weaker field and finish in the Top 20.
Top 30 Finish: Kevin Kisner (+110)
Kisner had a rough stretch where he missed the cut in six straight tournaments. But he started to show some life at the Charles Schwab with a 40th place finish.
The 37-year-old native of South Carolina has a history of playing well in his home state. His best finish to day – a 2nd at the RSM Classic – was also on a Tom Fazio-designed course with Bermuda greens.
Rated No. 24 in this week’s Dunkel Index, we like Kisner (+110) to continue to turn the corner and finish in the Top 30.
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