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Scottie Scheffler vs. Xander Schauffele

2022 Tour Championship

August 25, 2022
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Two of the Top 5 in the World Golf Rankings square off in this matchup. Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele tied for third last week at the BMW Championship, though Scheffler has finished No. 70 and No. 87 in two of his last four tournaments. Both golfers are in the Top 12 in two of the key metrics for Atlanta's East Lake Golf Club, Strokes Gained Approach-the-Green and Tee-to-Green play. Another is Fairways-in-Regulation and Scheffler ranks just #136, as well as #103 in Driving Accuracy Percentage. Finally, this course rewards the most skilled putters on these Bermuda greens and Scheffler is #119 in Total Putting. Meanwhile, Schauffele is 61 places higher than Scheffler at Fairways-in-Regulation, 23 places higher in Driving Accuracy Percentage, and #11 in Greens-in-Regulation. He's been on a terrific roll in his last five tournaments, finishing 15th at The Open Championship while winning the Scottish Open and the Travelers. Schauffele loves this course playing in the Tour Championship five times with four top-five finishes, winning in 2017, while never finishing below seventh place. And when it comes to Total Putting, Schauffele has been outstanding, ranked ninth. Take Xander Schauffele to win this head-to-head matchup - Max Play 

2 units on Xander Schauffele +203 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 6.06)
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