Now that the action down in Rochester, New York is over following the conclusion of the 2023 PGA Championship, the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season now marches on to the next one: the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge. With that said, let’s now take a look at some of the favorites, sleepers, and long shots to win this week at Colonial Country Club.
Coming off a runner-up finish at the 2023 PGA Championship, Scheffler will look to get back to his winning ways. Scheffler is 14/14 this season with 10 top 10s and 13 top 25s. He also has two wins. He has cracked the top 10 in three of his last four starts. Moreover, he is 2/3 with a runner-up finish in his career at Colonial Country Club.
After missing the cut at the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship, Spieth rebounded with a T29 at the 2023 PGA Championship. He should still be viewed as a top contender even after a missed cut and a lukewarm finish, as he has five top 10s in 14 events this season, thus far. He also has a win at Colonial Country Club, having topped the 2015-16 DEAN & DELUCA Invitational.
On the hunt for his win No. 3 this season, Finau is coming off just a T72 at the 2023 PGA Championship, which ensured that he keeps his streak of made cut alive. Finau has not missed a cut since the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship back in November. He is also a career 7/7 at the Colonial Country Club, with a fourth-place finish there in last year’s edition of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Here’s what we said about Grillo in our 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge sleepers piece.
Although Grillo missed the cut at the 2023 PGA Championship, it’s still hard to discount the strong stretch of golf he had prior to that event at Oak Hill. Grillo had a top-25 finish in each of his three starts before the PGA Championship, including a pair of top 10s, with a T7 at the 2023 RBC Heritage followed by a T5 at the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta.
Here’s what we said about Mitchell in our 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge sleepers piece.
Mitchell did not take part in the action down in Mexico, but prior to that, he cracked the top 10 with a sixth-place finish at the 2023 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. That was his fourth top 10 this season and sixth top 25. He is 13/16 this season with his best finish so far being a T4 at the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last February. Mitchell is also 3/3 with two top 10s in his career at Quail Hollow Club.
The pro from England is 12/20 this season with two top 10s as well. He had a T7 at the 2023 Puerto Rico Open and a T19 more recently at the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta.
Writer’s Prediction
Jordan Spieth wins the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge.
