As the PGA Tour looks set to get back on course with the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, US sports betting operator Rush Street Interactive is expecting to hit a record handle.
The best golfers in the world head to Colonial Golf Club today for the first PGA Tour event in over three months. BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com will be providing a ide variety of head-to-head matchups, player specific markets and live betting options for the PGA Tour's return.
Mattias Stetz, COO of Rush Street Interactive, which operates BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com, said: “Golf is really popular with our bettors, as we saw with The Match 2 being the highest handle event outside a major in the US.
“We are looking forward to this weekend’s event and expect the four days to beat the handle of any previous golf event, including any of the majors.”
Rory McIlroy (+800) enters the Charles Schwab Challenge as the moneyline favourite to win. Currently ranked three in the FedEx Cup standings, he has finished in the top five in every event he has entered in 2020, including a victory at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions on the European Tour.
