My goodness!
A course record in the final round to win the BMW Championship. That’s all Viktor Hovland needed to capture victory on the North Course at Olympia Fields Country Club.
It wasn’t a prop but it was the reality of Hovland’s scintillating showcase south of Chicago. He carded a 9-under 61 that included a seven-birdie 28 on his inward side to post 17-under 263. He prevailed by two over Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick.
Hovland was available at +1600 to win pre-tournament at BetMGM. That was fifth-shortest in the 50-man field. It also was respectful in the context of the fact that his only top 10 in a 10 prior starts across four Playoffs was a T5 in the 2021 TOUR Championship. However, he arrived at East Lake Golf that week as the 13-seed, so he opened at 3-under using FedExCup Starting Strokes. This year, after collecting 2,000 FedExCup points, he’ll touch down in Atlanta slotted second and will open at 8-under. His bank account also will reflect the addition of $3.6 million.
To the surprise of no one, Scheffler shared lowest odds to win the BMW Championship with Rory McIlroy. Both were +700. McIlroy finished alone in fourth but five strokes back of the champ.
Fitzpatrick didn’t pay off his investors’ faith but he still gave them a thrill ride as he was +5000. The long odds were in part reflective of inconsistent and uninspiring form for two months.
Patrick Cantlay (T15) and Jon Rahm (T31) each were +1000 to win, good for T3-shortest. Rahm was the first winner of the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields in 2020.
In his bid for three consecutive victories, Lucas Glover (+3300) settled for a three-way T22.
NOTE: Payouts and Points includes pre-tournament odds to win at BetMGM for all golfers who made the cut. For live odds, visit BetMGM.
| POSITION | GOLFER (ODDS TO WIN) | SCORE | FEDEXCUP POINTS | EARNINGS |
| 1 | Viktor Hovland (+1600) | 263/ -17 | 2000.000 | $3,600,000.00 |
| T2 | Matt Fitzpatrick (+5000) | 265/ -15 | 980.000 | $1,760,000.00 |
| T2 | Scottie Scheffler (+700) | 265/ -15 | 980.000 | $1,760,000.00 |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy (+700) | 268/ -12 | 540.000 | $990,000.00 |
| T5 | Brian Harman (+4500) | 269/ -11 | 420.000 | $790,000.00 |
| T5 | Max Homa (+2200) | 269/ -11 | 420.000 | $790,000.00 |
| 7 | Sungjae Im (+3300) | 270/ -10 | 360.000 | $695,000.00 |
| T8 | Russell Henley (+3300) | 271/ -9 | 330.000 | $620,000.00 |
| T8 | Xander Schauffele (+1800) | 271/ -9 | 330.000 | $620,000.00 |
| T10 | Corey Conners (+4000) | 273/ -7 | 261.600 | $480,600.00 |
| T10 | Harris English (+9000) | 273/ -7 | 261.600 | $480,600.00 |
| T10 | Tom Kim (+3300) | 273/ -7 | 261.600 | $480,600.00 |
| T10 | Denny McCarthy (+10000) | 273/ -7 | 261.600 | $480,600.00 |
| T10 | Andrew Putnam (+10000) | 273/ -7 | 261.600 | $480,600.00 |
| T15 | Sam Burns (+4500) | 274/ -6 | 200.000 | $332,000.00 |
| T15 | Patrick Cantlay (+1000) | 274/ -6 | 200.000 | $332,000.00 |
| T15 | Wyndham Clark (+4500) | 274/ -6 | 200.000 | $332,000.00 |
| T15 | Adam Svensson (+1000) | 274/ -6 | 200.000 | $332,000.00 |
| T15 | Sahith Theegala (+8000) | 274/ -6 | 200.000 | $332,000.00 |
| T15 | Cameron Young (+4000) | 274/ -6 | 200.000 | $332,000.00 |
| 21 | Tom Hoge (+17500) | 275/ -5 | 172.000 | $262,000.00 |
| T22 | Lucas Glover (+3300) | 276/ -4 | 156.000 | $229,000.00 |
| T22 | J.T. Poston (+6600) | 276/ -4 | 156.000 | $229,000.00 |
| T22 | Justin Rose (+5000) | 276/ -4 | 156.000 | $229,000.00 |
| T25 | Eric Cole (+10000) | 277/ -3 | 133.000 | $179,750.00 |
| T25 | Tommy Fleetwood (+2200) | 277/ -3 | 133.000 | $179,750.00 |
| T25 | Rickie Fowler (+3500) | 277/ -3 | 133.000 | $179,750.00 |
| T25 | Collin Morikawa (+2200) | 277/ -3 | 133.000 | $179,750.00 |
| T29 | Keegan Bradley (+6600) | 278/ -2 | 115.000 | $156,500.00 |
| T29 | Chris Kirk (+10000) | 278/ -2 | 115.000 | $156,500.00 |
| T31 | Emiliano Grillo (+6600) | 280/ E | 100.000 | $139,000.00 |
| T31 | Si Woo Kim (+5500) | 280/ E | 100.000 | $139,000.00 |
| T31 | Jon Rahm (+1000) | 280/ E | 100.000 | $139,000.00 |
| T34 | Tyrrell Hatton (+2500) | 281/ 1 | 84.000 | $122,000.00 |
| T34 | Adam Schenk (+10000) | 281/ 1 | 84.000 | $122,000.00 |
| T34 | Jordan Spieth (+2200) | 281/ 1 | 84.000 | $122,000.00 |
| T37 | Tony Finau (+4000) | 282/ 2 | 72.000 | $108,000.00 |
| T37 | Patrick Rodgers (+15000) | 282/ 2 | 72.000 | $108,000.00 |
| T37 | Sepp Straka (+6600) | 282/ 2 | 72.000 | $108,000.00 |
| 40 | Cam Davis (+5500) | 283/ 3 | 64.000 | $100,000.00 |
| T41 | Kurt Kitayama (+15000) | 284/ 4 | 58.000 | $94,000.00 |
| T41 | Brendon Todd (+8000) | 284/ 4 | 58.000 | $94,000.00 |
| 43 | Byeong Hun An (+5500) | 285/ 5 | 52.000 | $88,000.00 |
| 44 | Adam Hadwin (+8000) | 286/ 6 | 48.000 | $84,000.00 |
| T45 | Jason Day (+5000) | 287/ 7 | 43.000 | $78,000.00 |
| T45 | Lee Hodges (+9000) | 287/ 7 | 43.000 | $78,000.00 |
| 47 | Nick Taylor (+12500) | 290/ 10 | 40.000 | $72,000.00 |
| 48 | Seamus Power (+15000) | 294/ 14 | 38.000 | $70,000.00 |
| 49 | Taylor Moore (+6000) | 298/ 18 | 36.000 | $68,000.00 |
| W/D | Hideki Matsuyama (+3300) | – | – | – |
Source : PGA Tour
