2026 PGA Charles Schwab Challenge odds, predictions: Top picks, props and analysis for the upcoming event at Fort Worth, Texas

Ben Griffin looks for his fourth PGA Tour win and second Charles Schwab Challenge victory in a row when he takes part in the 2026 event at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. He won last year's tournament by one stroke over Matti Schmid. The tournament, which begins on Thursday, will be played on the par-70, 7,289-yard course. Ludvig Åberg enters as the +950 favorite. Others near the top of the odds board include Russell Henley (+1800), Justin Thomas (+2000), Robert MacIntyre (+2200), and Rickie Fowler and Griffin, both at +2700.

Before making any 2026 PGA Charles Schwab Challenge picks, you NEED to see the predictions and PGA Charles Schwab Challenge best bets from elite golf expert Brady Kannon.

Kannon is an elite golfing handicapper with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. He has called eight major winners since 2013 and hit six PGA winners, including 110-1 longshot Harris English at the Farmers Insurance Open in 2025. He also hit on Matt Fitzpatrick (15-1) this year for an outright winner. Additionally, he's 44-37-5 on head-to-head bets since joining SportsLine. Anyone who followed his lead could have been WAY UP!

Now, Kannon has been digging into the 2026 PGA Charles Schwab Challenge field to find the best betting value and just locked in his PGA Charles Schwab Challenge best bets to back. We can tell you he's fading Justin Thomas at 20-1 at FanDuel.

"I believe the price is way too short this week on Justin Thomas and much of it is about his recent performance at the PGA Championship where he finished fourth," Kannon said. "First, Thomas has always played well at the PGA Championship, having won this major championship twice and finished top 10 another two times. But as I noted, this golf course is much more like a U.S. Open than it is a PGA Championship and the U.S. Open has been the worst major championship for Thomas throughout his career, having missed the cut the last three years in a row. This season on Tour, Thomas is losing strokes off the tee, on approach, and with the putter. 

"Bentgrass has also typically been his worst putting surface as opposed to Bermudagrass where nearly every one of his career victories have come. Thomas currently ranks 143rd on Tour for Greens in Regulation and in Scrambling, typically one of his greatest strengths, he ranks 130th this season. Is he one of the better players in this relatively weak field? Yes, but my feeling is that he ought to priced much higher than he is and the short number is being heavily influenced by what we all saw at Aronimink two weeks ago – and that the oddsmakers know he will be especially popular given that recent performance, combined with the weaker field this week in Fort Worth."

Kannon has revealed his best bets, and they include a gigantic longshot of higher than 66-1 who is "a better than average putter." You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in your bets!

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