The PGA Championship — the second major of the 2024 golf season — is on the horizon, but first the Tour will stop at Quail Hollow for the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
The powers that be have labeled this a “signature event,” meaning the purse is massive and the field should be pretty close to major quality, though it will not feature Scottie Scheffler.
Rory McIlroy (+650) is the betting favorite this week and is one of two golfers, along witꦆh Xander Sc🐓hauffele (+900), with single-digit odds.
Defending champ Wyndham Clark (+1600), Patrick Cantlay (20/1), Max Homa (22/1), Justin Thomas (25/1), Collin Morikawa (25/1) and Cameron Young (25/1) are the only oth🐼er players at 25/♏1 or better.
Upsetting a field in a signature event is a steep hill to climb, but wit𝔍hout Scheffler this tournament does look like it can pack some chaos.
2024 Wells Fargo Championship long shots
Rickie Fowler (65/1, Caesars)
At this time 🐠last year, it looked like Rickie Fowler was trending toward a resurgence.
Fowler would eventually win the Rocket Mortgage in the summer, but things tapered off from there and he’s struggled to get any momentum going in 2024.
Tha💛t said, there are some signals that Fowler can re-gain his form this week.
The Oklahoma State alum has had plenty of success at Quail Hollow with three top-5 finishes and a T14 in his last six trips, plus𓂃 Fowler finished T18 at the RBC Heritage, which was the last event he played.
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Shane Lowry (+7000, FanDuel)
Once again, it looks like Shane Lowry is being overlooked in a high-profile 🦩tournament.
The Irishman has proven he has the ability to not only contend but win against these elite fields and is coming into the w🐽eek riding good vibes after winning the Zurich Classic team event with Rory McIlroy.
Lowry’s form outside of that win hasn’t been spellbinding, but the former Open Champion has a third-place finish at the Arnold Palmer and a T19 at the PLAYERS in his account this year.
Both of those tournaments featuredಞ terrific fields.