Once again, the CJ Cup has a different venue and an even stronger field than in years past. The CJ Cup was one of the signature events on the PGA schedule known as the “PGA Asian Swing” but COVID-19 changed that and it’s being played in the United States for the 3rd straight season.

That may have helped bolster the field yet again as six of the world’s top-ten players entered. That includes Rory Rory McIlroy who comes in at +700 and Jon Rahm at +800. Rory, like other top-ranked players, is jumping in for this event.

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This season the CJ Cup is taking place at Congaree Golf Club in South Carolina. If it sounds familiar that’s because it was the venue for the Palmetto Championship which was a replacement event in 2021 for the COVID-canceled RBC Canadian Open. Plus, FedEx points and an increased purse are on the line!

One thing that makes the CJ Cup exciting is that it is a limited-field no-cut event! And, it is packed with less than 80 of the best players from the PGA, Korean Tour, Asian Tour, winners of the GENESIS Championship and KPGA Championship, and exemption players. There are also plenty of Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup players teeing off.

Here are the favorites to win the 2022 CJ Cup outright:

Rory McIlroy +700

Jon Rahm +800

Scottie Scheffler +1200

Justin Thomas +1400

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Where: Gillisonville, South Carolina

Course: Congaree Golf Club

Format: Stroke Play

Par: 71

Length: 7,685

When: Oct 20-23, 2022

Purse: $10.5 Million

TV Coverage: Golf Channel/Peacock

Congaree does not look like a typical South Carolina course! It was designed by Tom Fazio with a leaning towards dryer Australian venues. That being said, green is everywhere on the fairways, but then… sand. This course has a more targeted, and European, link feels with limited roughs draining into the sand, rocks, and natural bunkers. Lowcountry features come into play. Accuracy off the tee will be at a premium along with putting. Greens run large, about 6150 sq feet, with firm and fast Bermuda.

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2022 CJ Cup Picks

Rory McIlroy +700

Rory McIlroy may be well rested after a blistering string of months where he was one of the best players on the PGA and DP World Tours. All while being the frontman for protecting the PGA Tour from the LIV Exhibition Series. McIlroy comes in after a few weeks off following one of his strongest seasons yet. He’s the favorite outright, has a perfect game for this course, and is a known force with his wedges and scrambling game.

Justin Thomas +1400

Justin Thomas had a great 2021-2022 season and was a force at the recent Presidents Cup going 4-1-0 during his events. That was the last time Thomas was active so he comes in completely rested after a long grind leading up to the Presidents Cup. Thomas should be able to work some magic with his putter on the Bermuda greens.

Sahith Theegala +5000

Sahith Theegala is who I would consider if I was looking down the list for value! The California native finished T5 at the ZOZO and T4 at the Fortinet Championship. Theegala posted a T2 last season at the Travelers and had a strong showing at the TOUR Championship before sliding and carding a 28th place finish. He’s moved to No. 52 on the OWGR.

Others: Sungjae Im (+2200) was a bit rough last week at the CJ Cup but rebounded for a T29. That could just be a minor fluke following a busy couple of weeks. Tommy Fleetwood (+6600) should love the greens at Congaree. Fleetwood closed out last season with a T5 at the PGA Championship and T4s at both the Open Championship and the Scottish Open.

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2022 CJ Cup Betting Lines

Rory McIlroy +700

Jon Rahm +800

Scottie Scheffler +1200

Justin Thomas +1400

Matt Fitzpatrick +2200

Sungjae Im +2200

Viktor Hovland +2200

Tom Kim +2500

Jordan Spieth +2500

Max Homa +2800

Sam Burns +2800

Cameron Young +2800

Collin Morikawa +2800

Shane Lowry +3300

Hideki Matsuyama +3300

Keegan Bradley +3300

Tyrrell Hatton +3300

Billy Horschel +4000

Taylor Montgomery +5000

Aaron Wise +5000

Maverick McNealy +5000

Corey Conners +5000

Tom Hoge +5000

Sahith Theegala +5000

Emiliano Grillo +6600

Cameron Davis +6600

Si-Woo Kim +6600

Rickie Fowler +6600

Mito Pereira +6600

Jason Day +6600

Brian Harman +6600

Tommy Fleetwood +6600

Alex Noren +8000

Christiaan Bezuidenhout +8000

Adam Hadwin +8000

Sepp Straka +8000

JT Poston +8000

Scott Stallings +8000

Andrew Putnam +8000

Sebastian Munoz +8000

Seonghyeon Kim +8000

Russell Henley +8000

Keith Mitchell +10000

Denny McCarthy +10000

Davis Riley +10000

Kyoung-Hoon Lee +10000

Seamus Power +10000

Taylor Moore +10000

Harris English +10000

Kurt Kitayama +10000

Matt Kuchar +10000

Webb Simpson +10000

Kevin Kisner +12500

Luke List +12500

Wyndham Clark +12500

JJ Spaun +12500

Chris Kirk +12500

Gary Woodland +12500

Alex Smalley +15000

Ryan Palmer +15000

Byeong-Hun An +15000

Brendan Steele +15000

Trey Mullinax +15000

Brendon Todd +15000

Justin Suh +15000

Danny Willett +15000

Troy Merritt +20000

Lee Hodges +20000

Chez Reavie +30000

John Huh +30000

Lucas Glover +30000

Yoseop Seo +40000

Yeongsu Kim +40000

Sang-Hyun Park +50000

Sanghun Shin +50000

Bio Kim +50000

Yongjun Bae +75000

Chanmin Jung +100000