Blog#245 Results Charles Schwab Challenge May 26, 2025

Blog#245 Results Charles Schwab Challenge May 26, 2025

ROUND 1

1 John Pac-7 63 Eagles #10 his 1st hole then 5 birdies. Odds to win 1000/1. FINISH 28-3

FedX#168 OWGR#226 earned $255K this year, 10/27 cuts, 0 wins or top10s. XXXXX

2 Matti Schmid-4 66 Two bogies 1 DB 8 birdies. FINISH 2-11

2 BenGriffin-4 66 One bogie 6 birdies. FINISH W-12

7 Akshay Bhatia-3 67 Four birdies 1st 11 holes then one more and 2 bogies. FINISH 22-4

7 Andrew Novak-3 67 Three birdies 1st 7 holes then par rest of way. FINISH 11-6

11 Chris Gotterup-8 Four birdies 1 bogie. FINISH 28-3

11 Tommy Fleetwood-3 67 One bogie 4 birdies. FINISH 4-8

20 Robert MacIntyre-3 67 Starts with birdie, 2 bogies 4 more birdies picked #7. FINISH 6-7

20 Blades Brown-2 68 -2 for for his 1st 8 holes then all pars, RD2 DB&5 bogies. FINISH Cut+3

20 Scottie Scheffler-2 Great start birdie eagle but from then on +1. FINISH 4-8

20 Harry Higgs-2 Two bogies 4 birdies, makes cut #62 E, 74 RD4, FINISH 59+2

35 H. Matsuyama-1 69 Starts with eagle on 1 then 2 bogies 1 birdie. FINISH 36-2

35 Jordan Spieth-1 69 Two bogies+1 front 9, 2 birdies-2 back. FINISH 36-2

57 Rickie Fowler E 70 All pars front 9, 2 bogies 2 birdies back. FINISH 16-5

ROUND 2

1 Ben Griffin(60/1)-11 63 Birdies 1st 2 holes then 6 more birdies with 1 bogie.

1 Matti Schmid(1000/1)-11 Bogie free RD 7 birdies.

3 John Pak-9 68 Five birdies but 3 bogies, doubt if he will finish in top 10, RD3 73.

4 Chris Gotterup(1000/1)-8 70 Birdies 1st 2 holes then 3 more in bogie free RD, RD3 75.

FedX# 96 OWGR#195 career earnings $2.7M, 31/56 cuts, won Myrtle Beach in 2024.

5 Akshay Bhatia-7 66 Bogie free with 4 birdies, only 2 bogies in 2 RDs.

7 Rickie Fowler-6(110/1) Starts on 10 scores 29 front 9 with 6 birdies, then pars back 9.

7 Tommy Fleetwood-6 67 Two nice RDs this week but he needs a 63 or 64 to win.

46 Scottie Scheffler-1 71 Just makes the cut but other than a few holes did not play well.

61 Jordan Spieth+1 71 Birdies 17 to avoid cut but 5 bogies in 2 RDs?

Cut-E Blades Brown, Davis Riley, Alex Smalley, Jake Knapp+2

ROUND 3 I think the winner will come from the top 5 and I give edge to Akshay Bhatia, although he has a habit of 1 bad RD. Griffin is my 2nd choice, but in 2023, rookie year, blows a 3 stroke lead late at Sanderson, missed a 6’ putt on 18 and loses in a playoff.

1 Ben Griffin-13 68 Starts with 3 birdies but DB#5 bogie#6 then 2 birdies no bogies.

1 Matti Schmid-13 68 Starts with 3 birdies takes a 2 stroke on 5 then 2 bogies.

3 Rickie Fowler-9 67 Birdies 3 of 1st 6 holes then finishes with par for last 14.

4 Robert MacIntyre-9 64 Birdies 4 of last 5 holes to move up 31 spots.

4 Akshay Bhatia-10 69 Four birdies 1 bogie thru 12, DB’s #11 RD4.

7 Scottie Scheffler-7 64 Five birdies 1 eagle 1st 11 holes then 3 bogies 2 birdies.

13 Tommy Fleetwood-6 70 Three birdies 3 bogies, not good enough to win.

33 Jorden Spieth-3 67 Eagles from bunker on 1, birdies 2,10,15 with 2 bogies.

FINAL ROUND Hard to imagine both players will blow a 4 stroke lead & they did not.

1Ben Griffin-15 Eagles 1st hole birdies 2nd for 3 shot lead, then 4 bogies. $1.7M

2 Matti Schmid-14 Birdies 1st hole bogies 2nd DB on 5 to go down by 5. $1.0M

4 Tommy Fleetwood-8 Four birdies front 9 then 3 bogies back. $428K

4 Scottie Scheffler-8 Birdies 1st hole then 1 more birdie and 1 bogie, never in it. $428K

16 Rickie Fowler-5 Played well 1st 3 RDs but 1DB 4 bogies for a 74 final RD. $140K

COMMENTARY

Almost deja vu from 2023 Sanderson(see Blog#245). Griffin has a 2 stroke lead going into #18, Schmidt holes out from off the green for birdie and Griffin has a tough 6’ putt too win. I thought he would miss, forcing a playoff which he would lose, but he makes the putt to win!!!