PGATourLunch - Bermuda Champ
@PGATourLunch - First Look at the Bermuda Championship
THIS WEEK on the PGA Tour: Bermuda Championship
COURSE: Port Royal Golf Club
ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones
YARDS/PAR: 6,828 yards/Par 71
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $4,000,000/$720,000
DEFENDING Champion: Brendon Todd (2019 Leaderboard)
FEDEx CUP Points/Winner Share: 2,989/500
TV Coverage: Thursday-Saturday (12pm-3pm ET) - GOLF Channel; Sunday: (11am-2pm ET).
PGA Tour Radio Coverage: Thu-Fri (9am-3pm ET); Sat: (10am-3pm ET); Sun (9am-2pm ET)
PGA Live: All days: (12:45pm-8pm ET); Twitter: All days: (12:45pm-1:45pm ET)
Pre-Tournament Notes
Due to the cancellation of the 2020 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, the Bermuda Championship is a standalone event this season. The winner will receive 500 FedExCup points.
Only two players from the current Top 10 of the FedExCup points standings are competing n Bermuda this weekend: Stewart Cink (No. 5), Peter Malnati (No. 10)
The Field
Lighter field than usual this week: (link)
A pick to consider: The flavor of the month picks are Brendon Todd (defending champ) and Will Zalatoris but we’re liking Peter Malnati (40-1) and a long shot of Bronson Burgoon (90-1 and you can find 100-1).
Tournament odds for 2020 Bermuda Championship - (via William Hill)
Will Zalatoris 11-1
Brendon Todd 12-1
Harold Varner III 25-1
Doc Redman 28-1
Denny McCarthy 30-1
Emiliano Grillo 30-1
Henrik Stenson 33-1
Kristoffer Ventura 33-1
Rasmus Hojgaard 35-1
Charley Hoffman 35-1
Cameron Tringale 35-1
Luke List 40-1
Justin Suh 40-1
Aaron Wise 40-1
Henrik Norlander 40-1
Stewart Cink 40-1
Peter Malnati 40-1
Adam Schenk 40-1
Maverick McNealy 40-1
Pat Perez 45-1
Danny Willett 45-1
Sepp Straka 50-1
Scott Stallings 50-1
Tom Lewis 50-1
Scott Piercy 50-1
Patrick Rodgers 50-1
Rafa Cabrera Bello 50-1
Chesson Hadley 55-1
Russell Knox 55-1
Padraig Harrington 55-1
Tyler McCumber 60-1
Wesley Bryan 66-1
Wyndham Clark 66-1
Jhonattan Vegas 66-1
Troy Merritt 66-1
Brian Stuard 66-1
Doug Ghim 70-1
Anirban Lahiri 80-1
Max Homa 80-1
Cameron Percy 80-1
Will Gordon 80-1
Branden Grace 80-1
Kyle Stanley 80-1
Joseph Bramlett 80-1
Beau Hossler 80-1
Brice Garnett 80-1
Matt Jones 80-1
Bronson Burgoon 90-1
Hank Lebioda 100-1
Jason Dufner 100-1
Nick Watney 100-1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 100-1
Rob Oppenheim 100-1
Seamus Power 100-1
Hudson Swafford 100-1
Bo Hoag 100-1
Keith Mitchell 100-1
Ben Martin 100-1
Scott Harrington 100-1
What They’re Saying
Power Rankings: Bermuda (PGATour dot com)
Todd Returns to Bermuda (PGA Tour dot com)
Power Ten at Port Royal (Pro Golf Now - Fansided)
Looking Ahead: Rory’s Attitude heading to The Masters (Golf Digest)
Coronavirus Tests and PGA Tour (Desert Sun)
Callaway to Buy Rest of Topgolf (Bloomberg/Yahoo Finance)
Sports Business and the Golf Industry
As reported yesterday in multiple sports biz and business publications, Callaway Golf closed on a deal to purchase the remaining shares of Topgolf. Callaway had already owned 14% of the entertainment/driving range company. (The Street)
The World Golf Championship-HSBC Champions, scheduled for October 29-November 1 was cancelled by the International Federation of PGA Tours. The tournament was scheduled to take place at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China.
PGA Show is the latest of COVID-19 cancellations (Golf Digest)
The Bermuda Tourism Authority, the event’s title sponsor, signed a five-year deal, to support this tournament through (at least) 2023.
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