Cameron Smith has been weak off the tee ranked #98 in Driving Distance and #135 in Driving Accuracy Percentage. He's also #46 in Greens-in-Regulation and #150 in Tee-to-Green play. He's matched up here against a guy who has excelled on this course. Rory McIlroy finished second at the 2014 Tour Championship, then won it in 2016 and 2019. McIlroy is currently ranked seventh in the FedEx Cup and fourth in the World Golf Rankings. He's finished in the Top 10 in four of his last six outings, including third at The Open Championship (18-under-par), fifth at the U.S. Open, while winning the Canadian Open (19-under-par). He's second in Driving Distance (320.4 yards), #14 in Greens-in-Regulation, #13 in Strokes Gained Approach-the-Green, second in Tee-to-Green play, #27 in Strokes Gained Putting, and No. 1 in scoring average. Play Rory McIlroy to win this head-to-head matchup.
This pick was released to clients on August 24, 2022 at 1:35PM ET.
GOLF
Cameron Smith vs. Rory McIlroy
2022 Tour Championship
August 25, 2022
1:45 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Rory McIlroy -160 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.44)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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