If you’re wondering why the Palmetto Championship does not sound familiar, don’t stress out – you’re not the first. Once again, due to COVID 19 rules North of the border, the Canadian Open has been canceled. Enter the Palmetto Championship in South Carolina!

This event will most likely be a one-and-done event on a course that is less than five years old. Only a handful of PGA Tour players have carded rounds on the course. That means oddsmakers are going by how the field stacks up throughout the year. That puts two players in a somewhat weak field at the top of the favorites list.

Both Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka enter the week at +800 and they are the only two players coming in under +1000. One reason for the lack of big names this week is that next week is the U.S. Open and many players are taking the week off.

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In addition, some Tour regulars that are not already in the Open are playing qualifying rounds earlier in the week to make the open. Those qualifiers are also packed with amateurs and Korn Ferry players.

Yes, there are plenty of familiar names in the Palmetto field but there is also plenty of value picks waiting in the wings. The great news is the Congaree Golf Club is an amazing course featuring long par-fours and fives, target golf, and no rough. Yep – no rough, if you miss the fairway you’re playing off the sand. More on the stunningly beautiful course below.

Here are the favorites through +2000 to win the 2021 Palmetto Championship outright according to Intertops.

Dustin Johnson +800

Brooks Koepka +800

Tyrrell Hatton +1200

Matt Fitzpatrick +1400

Sungjae Im +2000

Tommy Fleetwood +2000

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2021 Palmetto Championship Preview

Where: Gillison, South Carolina

Course: Congaree Golf Club

Format: Stroke Play

Par: 71

Length: 7,685

When: June 10 – 13, 2021

Purse: $7.3 Million.

TV Coverage: CBS/Golf Channel/PGA Live

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Congaree Golf Club is a brand new Tom Fazio-designed course that opened in 2018. There is not much data to draw from statistically other than the basics listed above. That being said, there are a few pieces of information that stand out.

First, the course plays long at 7,685 yards at only a par 71 venue. That means players will have to take advantage of birdies on the par-fives. Secondly, the course has one level of grass which is a fairway cut. The rough, if any, is limited as almost all of the areas that would normally be rough-cut grass are sand.

Some of the terms being floated around media circles are “shot-shapers” and “targeted” to name a few. That should give you an idea of what style of play we should be looking for. Descriptions of the course include comparisons to courses in Australia or those seen more on the European Tour.

Water comes into play on several holes with marshy areas and ponds.

2021 Palmetto Championship Predictions

Brooks Koepka +800

Brooks Koepka seems to be coming back to form. This season he’s been a bit up and down but he does have a win at Phoenix and a pair of T2s. One of those T2 finishes was the PGA Championship. When he’s hot he can carve up a golf course and this is the place to do it. He’s ranked 2nd on the Tour in “Sand Saved Percentage” which should come in handy at Congaree Golf Club. I’m surprised he’s playing this event before the Open where he has a great chance to win a PGA major in 2021.

Ian Poulter +3300

Ian Poulter can carve up a tight course and with no overseeding, his drives will have extra carry once they hit the fairway. That goes for other players that stay in the fairway as well. Poulter is coming off a T3 at the Charles Schwab which has been his best outing of the year going 68, 70, 64, and 68 for the week finishing ten under at 270.

Lucas Glover +4000

Lucas Glover is a great example of a value pick. He’s from South Carolina and he’s a Professional Ambassador for Congaree which means he is familiar with the course. Glover has not won this season but he’s been solid for much of the year. He was sole 4th at the Valero and T5 at Mayakoba.

Others I Like: Harris English comes in at +2800. English has one win this season and a pocket full of top-25 runs. Alex Noren is worth taking a look at +3300. Noren has made it to the weekend 15 of 19 times this season with nine inside the top-25. My only concern is that he has yet to card a 2021 top-ten finish.

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2021 Palmetto Championship Odds

Dustin Johnson +800

Brooks Koepka +800

Tyrrell Hatton +1200

Matt Fitzpatrick +1400

Sungjae Im +2000

Tommy Fleetwood +2000

Harris English +2800

Ian Poulter +3300

Alex Noren +3300

Garrick Higgo +3300

Keith Mitchell +3300

Patton Kizzire +4000

Lucas Glover +4000

Harold Varner III +4000

Brandt Snedeker +4000

Kevin Kisner +4000

Russell Knox +5000

Jhonattan Vegas +6600

Doc Redman +6600

C T Pan +6600

Scott Stallings +6600

Rafael Cabrera Bello +6600

Martin Laird +6600

Danny Willett +6600

Luke List +6600

Ben Martin +6600

Pat Perez +8000

Matthew Nesmith +8000

Erik Van Rooyen +8000

Vincent Whaley +8000

Camilo Villegas +8000

Rory Sabbatini +10000

Sepp Straka +10000

Seamus Power +10000

Scott Piercy +10000

Byeong-Hun An +10000

JT Poston +10000

Richy Werenski +10000

Bo Hoag +10000

Tom Lewis +12500

David Lipsky +12500

Bronson Burgoon +12500

Nate Lashley +12500

David Thompson +12500

Wilco Nienaber +12500

Vaughn Taylor +12500

Peter Uihlein +12500

Adam Schenk +12500

Brian Stuard +12500

Joseph Bramlett +12500

Jason Dufner +12500

Patrick Rodgers +12500

Nick Taylor +12500

Sung Kang +12500

Brice Garnett +12500

Satoshi Kodaira +12500

Hank Lebioda +15000

James Hahn +15000

Mark Hubbard +15000

Roger Sloan +15000

Kramer Hickok +15000

Danny Lee +15000

John Huh +15000

Andrew Putnam +15000

Kevin Chappell +15000

Padraig Harrington +15000

John Pak +15000

Henrik Norlander +15000

Robby Shelton +15000

Tyler McCumber +15000

Cameron Percy +20000

Xinjun Zhang +20000

JJ Spaun +20000

Chase Seiffert +20000

Cole Hammer +20000

Luke Donald +20000

Chez Reavie +20000

Tyler Duncan +20000

Rob Oppenheim +20000

Peter Malnati +20000

Sam Ryder +20000

Scott Brown +20000

Ryan Armour +20000

Anirban Lahiri +20000

Sean O'Hair +20000

Rafael Campos +25000

Will Gordon +25000

J.B. Holmes +25000

Ted Potter +25000

Chesson Hadley +25000

Beau Hossler +25000

Michael Gligic +25000

Wes Roach +25000

Grayson Murray +25000

Aaron Baddeley +30000

Kiradech Aphibarnrat +30000

Josh Teater +30000

Kevin Tway +30000

Mark Anderson +30000

Austin Cook +30000

Brian Gay +30000

Kristoffer Ventura +30000

Hudson Swafford +30000

Roberto Castro +30000

D J Trahan +30000

Fabian Gomez +30000

Andres Romero +30000

Nelson Ledesma +30000

Bo Van Pelt +30000

Ryan Brehm +35000

Johnson Wagner +35000

Bryson Nimmer +35000

David Hearn +35000

David Lingmerth +35000

Lucas Bjerregaard +35000

Zack Sucher +35000

Shawn Stefani +35000

Scott Harrington +40000

Greg Chalmers +40000

Rhein Gibson +40000

Jonas Blixt +50000

Ryan Blaum +50000

Bill Haas +50000

Sebastian Cappelen +50000

Jonathan Byrd +50000

Michael Gellerman +50000

Hunter Mahan +50000

Nick Watney +50000

Arjun Atwal +50000

D.A. Points +50000

Cody Blick +50000

Smylie Kaufman +75000

George McNeill +75000

Ben Taylor +75000

Chris Baker +75000

Tain Lee +75000

Michael Kim +75000

Ricky Barnes +75000

Kevin Stadler +75000

Carl Pettersson +75000

Jim Knous +100000

Robert Garrigus +100000

Derek Ernst +100000

William McGirt +100000

Matt Every +100000

Charlie Beljan +100000

Brant Peaper +100000

Broc Everett +100000

Dominic Bozzelli +100000

Martin Trainer +100000

John Rollins +100000

Parker McLachlin +100000

Kelly Mitchum +100000

J.J. Henry +100000

Harrison Frazar +100000

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