Shaking off 232 previous PGA TOUR starts without a victory, Jason Kokrak takes advantage of his familiarity with the course to blitz Shadow Creek with a final-round 64 and win by two. Here are five stories you might have missed from THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK. 1. Kokrak had a career putting week. Always a great ball-striker, Kokrak has not always been such a great putter. But going to a longer, 36-inch putter, plus his familiarity with the greens at Shadow Creek – where he estimated he’d played “north of 20 rounds” as a BetMGM ambassador – paid off handsomely. Kokrak credited his caddie David Robinson for not just reading the greens but also the tip to go with the longer putter, hold it more in the palms of his hands, and stand taller. “Ever since that happened,” he said after a bogey-free Sunday, “I got one that I feel great with with Bettinardi and we dialed it in and started rolling it pretty nicely for the last month or two.” That was an understatement at Shadow Creek, where Kokrak led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (+2.573 per round) for the first time ever. He also made a career-high 14 putts of 10 feet or longer for the week. The last two TOUR winners to make that many putts from 10 feet or longer were Jim Herman (Wyndham Championship) and Webb Simpson (RBC Heritage). 2. ‘Old guys’ are having a moment. Thanks to incandescent talents like Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, 20-somethings have dominated the TOUR in recent years. Not so far this season, as Kokrak, 35, becomes the third consecutive winner on TOUR age 35 or older. Martin Laird, 37, won the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open last week, while Sergio Garcia, 40, captured the Sanderson Farms Championship the week before that. Oh, and keep in mind, Stewart Cink, 47, won the season-opening Safeway Open. “I definitely had some scar tissue,” Kokrak said of his journeyman status. It didn’t show. He birdied five of the first eight holes, including four straight, and held it together admirably on the back nine until Schauffele, 26, finally cracked with a bogey at 16. 3. Schauffele getting scary consistent. A poor drive led to a sloppy bogey at the par-5 16th hole, which forced Xander Schauffele to play from behind and try to make something happen coming in. He couldn’t. Still, his final-round 66 yielded his third straight top-five finish, and he moved from 33rd to eighth in the FedExCup. It was his eighth career runner-up in his 98th career start, and he finished 20th or higher in all five major Strokes Gained categories: Off the Tee (20th), Tee to Green (4th), Approach the Green (16th), Around the Green (5th) and Putting (3rd). Schauffele said he regretted not so much the bogey at 16 on Sunday but his 74 on Saturday. “I was trailing, that was sort of the mistake,” Schauffele said. “… It’s one of those things where you’re always going to have one bad day unless you’re Dustin (Johnson), you shoot 30 under for a tournament, but typically you like to squeeze sort of one bad‑ish round in. Unfortunately, mine was 2 over. If it would have been even or 1 under, it would have been a different story.” 4. Hatton had a marathon commute. Tyrrell Hatton recorded multiple scores of 65 or better for the second time in his TOUR career as he closed with a 7-under 65 to finish T3 with Russell Henley (70), three back. Pretty impressive, considering Hatton won the European Tour’s BMW PGA Championship last week to crack the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time, then hopped on a plane and flew 20-plus hours across eight time zones, from England to Las Vegas. He said the ordeal left him grumpy, but he still played very well. “Yeah, my game’s in a good place at the moment,” Hatton said after matching his opening-round 65 with another in the final round, though he couldn’t atone for his 73 the day before. “Winning last week, and obviously it was a long travel time to get here, thankfully my game’s held up. “We battled a bit of jet lag to be honest,” he continued. “I felt fairly tired throughout the week and I’m really happy with how I’ve played. It’s still a great week to finish inside the top five on the PGA TOUR, so I’m very happy with that and looking forward to L.A. next week.” Indeed, one of the hottest players in the game throughout 2020 presumably will have caught up on his sleep by the time he tees it up Thursday at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD. 5. Koepka says he’s good to go. Brooks Koepka says he’s healthy again and finished T28 at Shadow Creek. He was knocking the rust off in his first start since the Wyndham Championship in August. “Just nice to be back playing,” he said after a 2-over 74 Thursday, his first action in two months. Koepka underwent stem cell treatment on his left knee in 2019. He returned at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES only to slip on wet concrete, re-injuring the tendon. Unable to shift his weight correctly to his left side, he overburdened his hip, and tore the labrum at the PGA Championship in August. Although he contended, his final-round 74 left him with a T29 finish. He missed the FedExCup Playoffs and U.S. Open while rehabilitating, which he said included more stem cell therapy on his left knee and a cortisone injection in his hip. In his first start of the 2020-21 season at Shadow Creek, he said he was just trying to get reps. “I feel normal now,” he said. “I just feel like I’m supposed to.” TOUR TOP 10 The PGA TOUR Regular Season top 10 will receive bonuses for their efforts.
Monday Finish: Five things from THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK
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Steve Stricker | +350 |
Steven Alker | +750 |
Padraig Harrington | +900 |
Stewart Cink | +900 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +1600 |
Stephen Ames | +1600 |
Jerry Kelly | +1800 |
Ernie Els | +2000 |
David Toms | +2500 |
KJ Choi | +2800 |
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Cognizant Founders Cup | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Nelly Korda | +300 |
Atthaya Thitikul | +1600 |
Brooke Henderson | +1600 |
Hae Ran Ryu | +2000 |
Jin Young Ko | +2000 |
Nasa Hataoka | +2500 |
Lydia Ko | +3000 |
Sei Young Kim | +3000 |
Hannah Green | +3500 |
Hye Jin Choi | +3500 |
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Myrtle Beach Classic | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Daniel Berger | +2000 |
Ben Griffin | +2500 |
Beau Hossler | +2800 |
Davis Thompson | +2800 |
Erik Van Rooyen | +2800 |
Matt Wallace | +2800 |
Alex Smalley | +3500 |
Andrew Novak | +3500 |
Greyson Sigg | +3500 |
Kevin Yu | +3500 |
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1st Round Match-Up – A. Smalley v G. Sigg | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Greyson Sigg | -115 |
Alex Smalley | -105 |
1st Round 3-Balls – J. Hahn / G. Sigg / C. Yuan | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Greyson Sigg | +115 |
Carl Yuan | +175 |
James Hahn | +275 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
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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 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
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PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +750 |
Win PGA Championship & US Open | +1400 |
Win US Open & The Open | +1800 |
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Wells Fargo Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | +800 |
Xander Schauffele | +1000 |
Wyndham Clark | +1400 |
Max Homa | +1800 |
Patrick Cantlay | +1800 |
Cameron Young | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Justin Thomas | +2500 |
Sahith Theegala | +2500 |
Tommy Fleetwood | +2800 |
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Tournament 3 Balls – T. Fleetwood / M. Fitzpatrick / V. Hovland | |
Type: Tournament 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tommy Fleetwood | +165 |
Viktor Hovland | +175 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | +180 |
Tournament 3 Balls – W. Clark / M. Homa / P. Cantlay | |
Type: Tournament 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Wyndham Clark | +160 |
Max Homa | +180 |
Patrick Cantlay | +180 |
Tournament 3 Balls – S. Theegala / C. Morikawa / H. Matsuyama | |
Type: Tournament 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa | +160 |
Sahith Theegala | +175 |
Hideki Matsuyama | +185 |
Tournament 3 Balls – B. Harman / A. Noren / R. Henley | |
Type: Tournament 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | +170 |
Brian Harman | +170 |
Russell Henley | +180 |
Tournament 3 Balls – C. Young / J. Thomas / S.W. Kim | |
Type: Tournament 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Young | +170 |
Justin Thomas | +170 |
Si Woo Kim | +180 |
Tournament Match-Up – A. Bhatia vs S. Lowry | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Akshay Bhatia | -145 |
Shane Lowry | +110 |
Tournament Match-Up – P. Cantlay vs C. Morikawa | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay | -130 |
Collin Morikawa | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Conners vs S. Jaeger | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners | -115 |
Stephan Jaeger | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Finau vs J. Day | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Tony Finau | -130 |
Jason Day | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – M. Fitzpatrick vs J. Thomas | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Thomas | -135 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Fleetwood vs M. Homa | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Max Homa | -120 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – R. Henley vs B. Harman | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Russell Henley | -120 |
Brian Harman | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – V. Hovland vs S. Theegala | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Sahith Theegala | -115 |
Viktor Hovland | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – S. Im vs B. An | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun An | -135 |
Sungjae Im | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Kirk vs B. Horschel | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Chris Kirk | -120 |
Billy Horschel | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – H. Matsuyama vs C. Young | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Young | -120 |
Hideki Matsuyama | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – W. Clark vs R. McIlroy | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | -165 |
Wyndham Clark | +125 |
Tournament Match-Up – A. Noren vs S. Burns | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | -120 |
Sam Burns | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – A. Scott vs C. Bezuidenhout | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Scott | -150 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +115 |
Tournament Match-Up – J. Spieth vs S. Kim | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Si Woo Kim | -135 |
Jordan Spieth | +105 |
Tournament Match-Up – S. Straka vs T. Hoge | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Sepp Straka | -120 |
Tom Hoge | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – K. Yu vs M. Wallace | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu | -115 |
Matt Wallace | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – B. Griffin vs D. Thompson | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Griffin | -120 |
Davis Thompson | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – D. Berger vs C. Kim | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Daniel Berger | -130 |
Chan Kim | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – J. Bridgeman vs S. Stevens | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Jacob Bridgeman | -115 |
Sam Stevens | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Gotterup vs V. Perez | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Chris Gotterup | -115 |
Victor Perez | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – M. Greyserman vs G. Sigg | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Greyson Sigg | -130 |
Max Greyserman | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – R. Histasune vs S. Kim | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Ryo Hisatsune | -130 |
S H Kim | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – B. Hossler vs A. Novak | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Beau Hossler | -120 |
Andrew Novak | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – K. Lee vs R. Fox | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
K H Lee | -115 |
Ryan Fox | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – J. Lower vs T. Olesen | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Lower | -120 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Semikawa vs M. Schmid | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Matti Schmid | -115 |
Taiga Semikawa | -115 |
1st Round 3-Balls – K. Streelman / A. Smalley / B. Taylor | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Smalley | +100 |
Kevin Streelman | +185 |
Ben Taylor | +300 |
1st Round Match-Up – B. Griffin v D. Berger | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Griffin | -115 |
Daniel Berger | -105 |
1st Round 3-Balls – D. Riley / J. Dahmen / D. Berger | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Daniel Berger | +130 |
Davis Riley | +190 |
Joel Dahmen | +220 |
1st Round Match-Up – K. Yu v S. Stevens | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu | -125 |
Sam Stevens | +105 |
1st Round 3-Balls – M. Laird / K. Yu / S. Gutschewski | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu | +110 |
Martin Laird | +145 |
Scott Gutschewski | +375 |
1st Round Match-Up – B. Hossler v D. Thompson | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Beau Hossler | -110 |
Davis Thompson | -110 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Ryder / S. Stevens / D. Thompson | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson | +135 |
Sam Stevens | +185 |
Sam Ryder | +210 |
1st Round Match-Up – S H Kim v T. Semikawa | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
S H Kim | -120 |
Taiga Semikawa | +100 |
1st Round 3-Balls – B. Hossler / B. Griffin / S.H. Kim | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Griffin | +160 |
Beau Hossler | +165 |
S.H. Kim | +200 |
1st Round Match-Up – C. Gotterup v T. Olesen | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Thorbjorn Olesen | -115 |
Chris Gotterup | -105 |
1st Round 3-Balls – C. Gotterup / J. Campillo / B. Thornberry | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Chris Gotterup | +115 |
Jorge Campillo | +135 |
Braden Thornberry | +375 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Valimaki / Pa. Coody / M. Atkins | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sami Valimaki | +135 |
Parker Coody | +150 |
Matt Atkins | +260 |
1st Round 3-Balls – A. Smotherman / B. Silverman / A. Albertson | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Smotherman | +145 |
Ben Silverman | +150 |
Anders Albertson | +250 |
1st Round 3-Balls – A. Bjork / J. Highsmith / B. Shattuck | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alexander Bjork | +115 |
Joe Highsmith | +120 |
Braden Shattuck | +475 |
1st Round Match-Up – D. Wu v J. Bramlett | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Dylan Wu | -110 |
Joseph Bramlett | -110 |
1st Round Match-Up – A. Novak v V. Perez | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Novak | -115 |
Victor Perez | -105 |
1st Round 3-Balls – A. Novak / S. Piercy / D. Lipsky | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Novak | +115 |
David Lipsky | +210 |
Scott Piercy | +220 |
1st Round Match-Up – J. Lower v R. Fox | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Lower | -125 |
Ryan Fox | +105 |
1st Round Match-Up – M. Wallace v M. Schmid | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Wallace | -110 |
Matti Schmid | -110 |
1st Round 3-Balls – M. NeSmith / J. Lower / M. Schmid | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Lower | +150 |
Matti Schmid | +150 |
Matt NeSmith | +240 |
1st Round Match-Up – E. Van Rooyen v R. Hisatsune | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Erik Van Rooyen | -110 |
Ryo Hisatsune | -110 |
1st Round 3-Balls – E. Van Rooyen / M. Wallace / N. Echavarria | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Erik Van Rooyen | +145 |
Matt Wallace | +165 |
Nico Echavarria | +230 |
1st Round 3-Balls – R. MacIntyre / R. Fox / A. Tosti | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Fox | +160 |
Alejandro Tosti | +180 |
Robert MacIntyre | +180 |
1st Round Match-Up – C. Kim v J. Bridgeman | |
Type: 1st Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Chan Kim | -110 |
Jacob Bridgeman | -110 |
1st Round 3-Balls – R. Hisatsune / M. Meissner / J. Gumberg | |
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Ryo Hisatsune | +105 |
Mac Meissner | +165 |
Jordan Gumberg | +350 |
PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Brooks Koepka | +1600 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +1200 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +50000 |
US Open 2024 | |
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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 | |
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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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Solheim Cup 2024 | |
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USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
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USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |