2022 BMW Championship: First-round leader picks, odds and predictions

The 2022 FedEx Cup Playoffs choose up on Thursday with the BMW Championship at Wilmington Nation Membership in Delaware. That is the primary time this course has hosted a PGA TOUR occasion, however judging by the size and early reviews, it does appear to favor a selected sort of golfer. Particularly, gamers who can hit the ball a mile.

“This golf course is certainly similar to final 12 months, extraordinarily distance biased,” Patrick Cantlay mentioned. “You’ve received to hit it so far as you possibly can and hit a variety of fairways. I don’t suppose there’s an excessive amount of technique to this golf course.”

Whereas we’re more likely to see one of many recreation’s true elites take house the title by Sunday afternoon, any participant can get scorching for a single spherical of golf and money a first-round chief ticket. And with this course making its TOUR debut, there's a likelihood we may see somebody come from out of nowhere to submit the low rating on Thursday.

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2022 BMW Championship first-round chief picks and predictions

Emiliano Grillo (+8000, BetMGM)

If Wilmington Nation Membership is all concerning the driver, Emiliano Grillo may have an opportunity to make some noise at an enormous worth. Grillo ranks 62nd on the TOUR in driving distance, however is seventeenth in Strokes Gained: Off the tee, which means he ought to have the ability and accuracy wanted to get himself sufficient scoring alternatives to go low. The Argentine seemingly doesn’t have the quick recreation wanted to deal with a subject like this, however he's definitely dwell as a FRL choose.

Emiliano Grillo.
Emiliano Grillo shoots through the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
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Brendan Steele (+8000, BetMGM)

After a powerful run of ends in June, Brendan Steele has cooled off of late, lacking the reduce in two of his final three begins with a T30 sandwiched in between. These MC’s ended a run of seven consecutive made cuts (full-field occasions solely) for Steele, who completed contained in the top-26 six instances in that span and had top-10 finishes on the Memorial and PGA Championship in Could. Top-of-the-line drivers on TOUR, Steele ranks forty second in driving distance, however sixth in SG: Off the tee. If his quick recreation cooperates, Steele could be very harmful at this course.

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Alex Smalley (+8000, FanDuel)

A TOUR rookie, Alex Smalley has principally alternated missed cuts with robust performances over the previous 5 months. In that span, Smalley has completed T2, T6, T10, T13, T16 and T21 and has shot 67 or higher in 4 of his final seven first rounds. Smalley missed the reduce finally week’s St. Jude Championship, however he posted a T13 on the Wyndham Championship in his earlier begin. Like all debutante, Smalley might want to add some consistency to his recreation to turn into an everyday contender on TOUR, however he’s confirmed he’s received the sport to go low on a second’s discover and has a number of scorching begins below his belt already.

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