A small wooden bridge at the base of this week’s trophy on the PGA TOUR symbolizes the bridge to the 18th hole at Jeju Island’s most famous golf course. That’s appropriate, because if you want to win THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES, the last bridge is arguably the most important to cross in style. “It’s bizarre,â€� Justin Thomas said of the 568-yard, par-5 finisher, which features two fairways separated by trees and native area, and ends at a green surrounded by sand, rough and water. “The wind changes it a lot.â€� RELATED: Tee times | Who’s comfortable at NINE BRIDGES | Power Rankings Nine Bridges is a 7,253-yard, par 72 with four par 5s. It features black-rock outcroppings and volcano views and is sometimes compared to Maui, but the real dazzler is the 18th, one of the wildest holes on TOUR. For starters, it’s basically two holes in one.  The aggressive line at the signature hole is to carry the two pot bunkers on the left to reach the lower landing zone, giving yourself the shortest distance to reach the green in two. Thomas got there with only a pitching wedge in 2017. But only with the wind at your back is it even possible to reach that left fairway from the tee. Wind, the X factor at Jeju, demands a different approach. Literally. Into the wind, the target is the right fairway – it’s easier to reach, but leaves a much longer second shot with anything from a long iron to a 3-wood. Often, the prudent play from the right fairway is to not even go for the green in two.  “When it’s into the wind, I mean, I don’t go for that left fairway,â€� said Thomas, who won the inaugural CJ CUP two years ago. “I hit 3-wood up top (to the right), and if I can go for it, I do. It’s very, very weird lay up if you have to lay up. “It’s a funky finishing hole, but it can provide for some fireworks if it’s close.â€� Simply put, the hole rewards length. “It’s a big advantage for a long hitter if he’s coming to the 18th needing a birdie,â€� said Adam Scott, who played it in 3 under last year but isn’t in the field this time around. Abraham Ancer calls the hole “unique,â€� while both Gary Woodland, last year’s runner-up to Brooks Koepka, and Marc Leishman go so far as to call it “a great risk-reward hole.â€� This, despite the fact that Leishman splashed his second shot in the water on 18 to lose to Thomas on the second playoff hole two years ago. The 18th gave up 25 eagles and 123 birdies last year, and was the second easiest on the course with a 4.58 stroke average. There were also 27 bogeys, four doubles, and two “others.â€� The wind dictates everything. David Dale of Golfplan Dale & Ramsey Golf Course Architects, in Santa Rosa, California, said he designed the hole to give players an option off the tee, but didn’t foresee the day when someone would play it driver, wedge, putt. “It was heroic to reach in two, but not anymore for the pros,â€� Dale said. “The way the hole plays now, it’s on its knees begging for wind.â€� If he’d known how technology would change the game, he added, he would have added another 25-30 yards and crowned the green slightly to repel shots. When Koepka eagled 18 to shoot 64 and win by four last year, it was his second eagle of the week on the hole as he played it in 5 under. But it was Thomas’ opening-round drive in 2017 that first opened eyes. “He can throw it on with that drive,â€� Rich Lerner said on the Golf Channel telecast. “He took it over everything,â€� Frank Nobillo added, not bothering to hide his awe. “You’ve gotta see this hole to believe where that drive went.â€� Thomas hit wedge to the green on the way to an eagle, completing a 29 on his first nine – the back – as he stormed out of the gate with a 63. Then things got hard. He bogeyed the hole the next day, and by the last day, the wind had switched 180 degrees and howled into the players’ faces. Forced to go down the right fairway, he and Leishman scratched out pars on the first extra playing of 18. On the second, Thomas had 243 yards to the green in two, and hit an epic 3-wood to the front collar. Leishman tried a similar shot and found the water.  “I wouldn’t really call it a split fairway because it’s not like you have the option every time you play,â€� Thomas said. “It’s like 320 to that (left) fairway. If it’s downwind, I’d say 90% of the guys are hitting it left, but if it’s into the wind, 10% are hitting it left.â€� Added Leishman: “It gets pretty windy there, and a lot of the time you can’t even think about going left. If you have to go right, it’s actually a pretty tough tee shot. And it obviously makes the second shot a lot longer; you’ve got to hit a really good shot to get on the green in two.â€� He paused, rethinking the comment. “Two really good shots, actually,â€� he said.
Finisher at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES a split decision
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Sebastian Soderberg | +350 |
Haotong Li | +550 |
Romain Langasque | +700 |
Guido Migliozzi | +1800 |
Zander Lombard | +1800 |
Julien Guerrier | +2000 |
Yannik Paul | +2500 |
Paul Waring | +3000 |
Joel Girrbach | +3500 |
Marcus Armitage | +3500 |
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Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | +600 |
Joaquin Niemann | +800 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +1000 |
Cameron Smith | +1400 |
Tyrrell Hatton | +1400 |
Brooks Koepka | +1600 |
Talor Gooch | +1600 |
Louis Oosthuizen | +1800 |
Dean Burmester | +2000 |
Abraham Ancer | +2500 |
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Tournament Match-Up – S. Garcia vs L. Herbert | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Sergio Garcia | -135 |
Lucas Herbert | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Gooch vs A. Ancer | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Talor Gooch | -135 |
Abraham Ancer | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – D. Johnson vs P. Reed | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Dustin Johnson | -115 |
Patrick Reed | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – B. Koepka vs D. Burmester | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Dean Burmester | -130 |
Brooks Koepka | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – M. Leishman vs P. Casey | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Marc Leishman | -115 |
Paul Casey | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – L. Oosthuizen vs B. DeChambeau | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Bryson DeChambeau | -130 |
Louis Oosthuizen | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Ortiz vs C. Howell III | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Carlos Ortiz | -150 |
Charles Howell III | +115 |
Tournament Match-Up – M. Pereira vs R. Bland | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Mito Pereira | -135 |
Richard Bland | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – J. Rahm vs J. Niemann | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | -130 |
Joaquin Niemann | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Tringale vs J. Kokrak | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Tringale | -135 |
Jason Kokrak | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – P. Uihlein vs B. Steele | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Peter Uihlein | -125 |
Brendan Steele | -105 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Smith v T. Hatton | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Tyrrell Hatton | -125 |
Cameron Smith | -105 |
Tournament Match-Up – P. Perez v P. Mickelson | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Pat Perez | -135 |
Phil Mickelson | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – J. Rahm v B. DeChambeau | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | -150 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +115 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Smith v B. Koepka | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Smith | -135 |
Brooks Koepka | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – D. Johnson v S. Garcia | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Dustin Johnson | -115 |
Sergio Garcia | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Hatton v L. Oosthuizen | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Tyrrell Hatton | -130 |
Louis Oosthuizen | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – A. Ancer vs D. Burmester | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Dean Burmester | -120 |
Abraham Ancer | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – P. Casey vs C. Ortiz | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Paul Casey | -120 |
Carlos Ortiz | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – C. Howell vs B. Steele | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Charles Howell III | -115 |
Brendan Steele | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – D. Johnson vs S. Garcia | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Sergio Garcia | -115 |
Dustin Johnson | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – M. Jones vs R. Bland | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Richard Bland | -120 |
Matt Jones | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – B. Koepka vs T. Gooch | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Brooks Koepka | -110 |
Talor Gooch | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – M. Leishman vs M. Pereira | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Mito Pereira | -115 |
Marc Leishman | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – L. Oosthuizen vs T. Hatton | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Louis Oosthuizen | -110 |
Tyrrell Hatton | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – T. Pieters vs C. Surrat | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Caleb Surratt | -110 |
Thomas Pieters | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – D. Puig vs P. Uihlein | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
David Puig | -110 |
Peter Uihlein | -110 |
1st Round Match-Ups – J. Rahm vs J. Niemann | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | -115 |
Joaquin Niemann | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – P. Reed vs L. Herbert | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Reed | -115 |
Lucas Herbert | -105 |
1st Round Match-Ups – C. Smith vs B. Dechambeau | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Bryson DeChambeau | -120 |
Cameron Smith | +100 |
1st Round Match-Ups – C. Tringale vs J. Kokrak | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Tringale | -110 |
Jason Kokrak | -110 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group A – J. Rahm / C. Smith / J. Niemann / L. Oosthuizen / B. DeChambeau / T. Hatton | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | +320 |
Joaquin Niemann | +350 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +450 |
Cameron Smith | +500 |
Louis Oosthuizen | +500 |
Tyrrell Hatton | +500 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group B – B. Koepka / A. Ancer / T. Gooch / S. Garcia / D. Burmester / D. Johnson | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Brooks Koepka | +375 |
Talor Gooch | +375 |
Dean Burmester | +400 |
Abraham Ancer | +450 |
Sergio Garcia | +450 |
Dustin Johnson | +500 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group C – P. Reed / C. Ortiz / P. Casey / M. Pereira / L. Herbert / M. Leishman | |
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Carlos Ortiz | +400 |
Lucas Herbert | +400 |
Patrick Reed | +400 |
Paul Casey | +400 |
Mito Pereira | +425 |
Marc Leishman | +500 |
1st Round Six-Shooter – Group D – C. Howell / B. Steele / M. Wolff / P. Uihlein / D. Puig / J. Kokrak | |
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Charles Howell | +400 |
David Puig | +400 |
Matthew Wolff | +400 |
Brendan Steele | +425 |
Jason Kokrak | +450 |
Peter Uihlein | +450 |
1st Round Score – Abraham Ancer | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -140 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
1st Round Score – Adrian Meronk | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +100 |
Under 69.5 | -140 |
1st Round Score – Brendan Steele | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +100 |
Under 69.5 | -140 |
1st Round Score – Brooks Koepka | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +100 |
Under 68.5 | -140 |
1st Round Score – Bryson DeChambeau | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +110 |
Under 68.5 | -150 |
1st Round Score – Cameron Smith | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +110 |
Under 68.5 | -150 |
1st Round Score – Carlos Ortiz | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -140 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
1st Round Score – Jon Rahm | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | -140 |
Under 67.5 | +100 |
1st Round Score – Joaquin Niemann | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | -150 |
Under 67.5 | +110 |
1st Round Score – Patrick Reed | |
Type: 1st Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -140 |
Under 68.5 | +100 |
1st Round 3-Balls – A. Ancer / L. Oosthuizen / B. Watson | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Louis Oosthuizen | +110 |
Abraham Ancer | +150 |
Bubba Watson | +360 |
1st Round 3-Balls – T. Hatton / K. Na / M. Leishman | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tyrrell Hatton | +110 |
Marc Leishman | +200 |
Kevin Na | +250 |
1st Round 3-Balls – B. Koepka / C. Smith / D. Burmester | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Smith | +165 |
Brooks Koepka | +175 |
Dean Burmester | +185 |
1st Round 3-Balls – I. Poulter / P. Reed / P. Casey | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Reed | +130 |
Paul Casey | +135 |
Ian Poulter | +320 |
1st Round 3-Balls – J. Rahm / J. Niemann / B. DeChambeau | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | +150 |
Joaquin Niemann | +170 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +210 |
1st Round 3-Balls – B. Steele / T. Gooch / D. Johnson | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Talor Gooch | +130 |
Dustin Johnson | +175 |
Brendan Steele | +240 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Garcia / H. Stenson / P. Mickelson | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sergio Garcia | +110 |
Henrik Stenson | +180 |
Phil Mickelson | +275 |
1st Round 3-Balls – L. Herbert / M. Pereira / H. Varner | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Lucas Herbert | +140 |
Mito Pereira | +165 |
Harold Varner III | +230 |
1st Round 3-Balls – C. Ortiz / M. Wolff / C. Schwartzel | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Carlos Ortiz | +140 |
Matthew Wolff | +175 |
Charl Schwartzel | +220 |
1st Round 3-Balls – P. Uihlein / R. Bland / M. Jones | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Peter Uihlein | +165 |
Richard Bland | +175 |
Matt Jones | +185 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – J. Svensson / H. Li / M. Manassero | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Haotong Li | +135 |
Jesper Svensson | +170 |
Matteo Manassero | +250 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – T. Kho / T. McKibbin / Y. Paul | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tom McKibbin | +120 |
Yannick Paul | +145 |
Taichi Kho | +325 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – H. Xue / S. Tarrio / S. Jamieson | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Scott Jamieson | +100 |
Santiago Tarrio | +145 |
Han Xue | +425 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – A. Cockerill / Z. Jin / M. Kieffer | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Cockerill | +120 |
Maximilian Kieffer | +140 |
Zihao Jin | +350 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – M. Elvira / C. Jarvis / X. Luo | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Manuel Elvira | +105 |
Casey Jarvis | +130 |
Xuewen Luo | +475 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – R. Gouveia / A. Pavan / OM Prakash Chouhan | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Andrea Pavan | +135 |
Ricardo Gouveia | +145 |
Om Prakash Chouhan | +275 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – D. Hillier / J. Wang / D. Bradbury | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Daniel Hillier | +135 |
Dan Bradbury | +140 |
Jeunghun Wang | +300 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – S. Kodaira / S. Gallacher / N. Colsaerts | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Satoshi Kodaira | +120 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | +180 |
Stephen Gallacher | +250 |
Insperity Invitational | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | +450 |
Padraig Harrington | +600 |
Stephen Ames | +1200 |
Jerry Kelly | +1400 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +1400 |
David Toms | +1600 |
Ernie Els | +1600 |
Alex Cejka | +2000 |
Retief Goosen | +2000 |
KJ Choi | +2200 |
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1st Round 3-Balls – J. Leonard / S. Ames / P. Harrington | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Padraig Harrington | +105 |
Stephen Ames | +170 |
Justin Leonard | +330 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Alker / R. Goosen / E. Els | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | -105 |
Ernie Els | +230 |
Retief Goosen | +260 |
1st Round 3-Balls – M.A. Jimenez / J. Kelly / P. Broadhurst | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jerry Kelly | +160 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +160 |
Paul Broadhurst | +220 |
1st Round 3-Balls – V. Singh / K.J. Choi / D. Toms | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Toms | +130 |
K.J. Choi | +170 |
Vijay Singh | +250 |
1st Round 3-Balls – C. Montgomerie / A. Cejka / D. Clarke | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Cejka | +120 |
Darren Clarke | +170 |
Colin Montgomerie | +280 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
Win Any Remaining Signature Event | -200 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
All Remaining Signature Events – Top 10 Finish | +200 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +240 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
Win 2 Remaining Signature Events | +450 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy – RBC Canadian Open Winner | +1000 |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +3500 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +50000 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +200 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |