The CJ Cup will take place in the United States for a second year in a row due to travel restrictions posed by COVID-19. This first three editions of this event took place at Nine Bridges Golf Club on Jeju Island, South Korea. For this weeks tournament, we have a limited field and a no cut event. This tournament is definitely the best field we’ll get in the nine-tournament PGA Tour schedule this fall. Let’s breakdown the CJ Cup and find some winners.
- Dates: October 14, 2021- October 17, 2021
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Course: The Summit Golf Club
- Par: 72 (4x 3’s / 10x 4’s / 4x 5’s)
- Length: 7,431 yards
- Format: 72 hole stroke play
- Field/ Cut: 78 Players | No cut
- Greens: Dominator bentgrass .090”
- Fairways: Tifway II bermudagrass overseeded with perennial ryegrass .450”
- Rough: Tifway II bermudagrass overseeded with perennial ryegrass 3”
- Purse: $9,750,000 / Winner $1.755 Million
- Fedex Cup Points: 500
- Avg. Green Size: 6,580 sq. ft
- Water Hazards: : 4 (In-Play on 7 Holes)
- Bunkers: 62
Course History:
The Summit Club in Las Vegas, Nevada is a new venue on the PGA Tour so we don’t know much about it. This is one of the most elite courses in the Las Vegas area, which opened up in 2017. From the pictures, the course looks to be in immaculate conditions and an exciting tournament for the top players in the game to take part of. Since we don’t know much about the course, we’ll rely on a lot of Tom Fazio designed courses for reference.
Course Guide:
This Summit Club is a desert style course, with lush fairways and rough and a desert outline. The fairways on the course are larger than PGA average which will allow players to have some forgiveness off the tee, which means driving accuracy will be less of a factor to consider. The course also features driveable Par 4’s (#1, #5, #12) and gives the long drivers some birdie opportunities. Several Par 5’s are also reachable in 2 which will again provide some chances for eagle. There’s also only one Par 3 that is over 200 yards so players should be able to attack those pins as well. Even though the course is listed at 7,400+ yards, the elevation changes and air pressure shorten this course. As seen by previous winners, a low score will be required to win.
Course Architect/ Comparable Courses:
- Course Architect: Tom Fazio (2007)
- Comparable Courses:
- Shadow Creek
- TPC Summerlin
- Congaree GC
- Quail Hollow
- PGA West Stadium Course
- Round 1: Thursday, October 14, 2021
- Golf Channel* – 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
- Round 2: Friday, October 15, 2021
- Golf Channel* – 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
- Round 3: Saturday, October 16, 2021
- Golf Channel* – 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
- Round 4: Sunday, October 17, 2021
- Golf Channel* – 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
- Thursday: Sunny 62 F, 7 mp/h NNE, 22% Humidity, 0% Chance of Rain
- Friday: Sunny 62 F, 10 mp/h NE, 20% Humidity, 0% Chance of Rain
- Saturday: Sunny 65 F, 6 mp/h NE, 19% Humidity, 0% Chance of Rain
- Sunday: Partly Cloudy 67 F,6 mp/h ENE, 20% Humidity, 0% Chance of Rain
Key Statistics:
- Strokes Gained: Total
- Strokes Gained: Off the Tee
- Strokes Gained: Approach
- Stokes Gaines: Putting (Bentgrass)
- Opportunities Gained
- Birdie or Better Percentage
Previous Winners Scores & Prices:
- 2020 @ Shadow Creek: Jason Kokrak (-20)
- Price: 100-1
- 2019 @ Nine Bridges: Justin Thomas (-20)
- Price: 15-2
- 2018 @ Nine Bridges: Brooks Koepka (-21)
- Price: 10-1
- 2017 @ Nine Bridges: Justin Thomas (-9)
- Price: 8-1
Picks (Outright):
- Xander Schauffele (+1400)- BetMGM
- Risk 0.58 to win 8.12 Units
- Collin Morikawa (+1600)- Draftkings
- Risk 0.50 to win 8.00 Units
Total Risk on Outrights: 1.08 Units
Picks (Top 10):
- Viktor Hovland (+240)- Draftkings
- Risk 0.50 to win 1.20 Units
Total Risk on Top 10: 0.50 Units
Total Risk on CJ Cup: 1.58 Units
For these early tournaments, I wont have to many plays and will try to keep the unit stake small. It’s a long season so you don’t want to risk your whole bankroll early.
Best of luck, and as always you can find me on Twitter @GatorBetting and Instagram @Gator_Sports_Betting.
