Ben Rasa took a flier on Denny McCarthy at 70-1, arguing the odds are too long now that McCarthy’s normally reliable flatstick heated back up during last week’s 11th-place finish. McCarthy ranked near the top of the field in strokes-gained putting there after an ice-cold European swing. Rasa noted the veteran finished top-10 at TPC Southwind in 2024, so familiarity plus elite putting mean McCarthy only needs average ball-striking and damage control off the tee to contend in a short, no-cut field.

Ben Rasa recommended betting Justin Thomas at 25-1, accepting Thomas’s volatile floor because the ceiling remains "win any event he tees it up in." Thomas’s putting numbers have trended up through the summer, and Rasa pointed out Thomas won at TPC Southwind in 2020 and posted solid results this season on similar technical tracks like Harbour Town and Innisbrook. Two missed-cut majors depressed the price, but Rasa believes improved putting plus proven course comfort make 25-1 an overlay.

Ben Rasa said Xander Schauffele is worth an outright wager at 18-1 because his ball-striking remains "elite enough to travel anywhere" and he arrives healthy after nagging injuries earlier in 2025. Schauffele logged back-to-back top-10 finishes in Scotland and at The Open, confirming the return of peak form. Rasa framed the market around a prohibitive +280 Scottie Scheffler, noting that any Scheffler stumble immediately opens the door for Schauffele as one of the most likely winners in a no-cut, 70-man field at TPC Southwind.