Bolton: Consider Jordan Spieth good bounce-back option at Charles Schwab Challenge

Still, the beautiful thing is that he’s so good that we’re almost never wanting for more, essentially because, he just doesn’t disappoint, but for front-runners vying for every point in the season-long tug-of-war, there’s no such thing as overanalysis or lowered expectations when deciding when to play and not play him.

At last check, and somehow, Scheffler is rostered by a little over nine percent of the gamers for the Charles Schwab. Now, not every gamer plays every week for any number of reasons, but even if the clip represented all gamers who never rest, that cut still seems high after all of these weeks. However, if you’re down to one start and debating to burn it now or at Muirfield Village, do what I did at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson and plug him in now. And of course, make him your captain. His impact relative to the field is stronger at Colonial Country Club than it will be next week. And while fantasy scoring will be muted this week compared to TPC Craig Ranch, it’ll be even more so in Ohio.

Recapping his victories at THE CJ CUP and the PGA Championship, and for those who designated him as the captain for either, he totaled 372 points at the former and 320 at the latter. Broken down, that’s 272 round-by-round points and 100 FedExCup bonus points at TPC Craig Ranch, with a respective 170 and 150 at Quail Hollow Club. The difference of 102 round-by-round points illustrates how much more rewarded we are when actual scoring is lower.

Round-by-round scoring at Colonial should land somewhere in between, so you’ll need him to prevail to pay off your patience and strategy for this week. And while he’s yet to win here, he’s finished a respective P2, T3 and T2 in the last three editions, so like everything else he’s done for us, he’s unlikely to let us down.

Before you dive into other details below, it’s been an active couple of days as it concerns the field for the U.S. Open. The page dedicated to all qualifiers that I curate has been updated twice since the conclusion of the PGA Championship. It lists and explains how the latest 53 golfers have gained entry into the third major of the year.

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Daniel Berger … Despite Jordan Spieth’s dazzling record at Colonial, there isn’t an automatic Plan B to Scheffler (for whom I exhausted my third start at THE CJ CUP). In a situation like this, I aim for a proven talent on an upswing. So, I’ll lean into the 2020 champ who’s experiencing a career renaissance post-injury in 2025. Berger is sixth in adjusted scoring and 15th in the FedExCup. Pure and simple, he’s strong and he’s reliable. He’s also No. 2 in my Power Rankings.