Value report: Rocket Mortgage Classic

Another signature event is over and another Scottie Scheffler Victory in the books as his record-breaking 2024 continues. I wasn’t lying when I said I’ve grown fond of the Signature Events so far this season, as they’ve taken up a decent chunk of 2024, but I’m also pretty excited to get back to our classic weeks in the future. One thing I will miss, though, is how often people mega-mind the fading Scheffler, as the smaller fields and higher salary floors made it a challenge to field him. That turnout will be seen again at the Olympics, though, where Scheffler will be rated that way for the first time in a much weaker field with only 60 golfers teeing off. It will be another great opportunity to lean on the knowledge we gained from our run on the small fields this summer.

Our Value Report at the Travelers Championship gave a very mixed picture, as only one golfer from the group finished in the top 10. Given a field of 70 golfers, I would call this a weak showing. Aside from the results, Akshay Bhatia was a total slam dunk with his original single-digit ownership projection, and it was no surprise that he was the most excited golfer on the list. A very good course fit, high odds of success, and an extremely acceptable price got him over 25% at higher stakes. Our ownership rounded up on him quite a bit in the evening update, and honestly I would have still had Akshay as one of my most exposed players at final ownership, but he was far from an underwhelming pick. With Scheffler winning once again and the price structure having a $6,000 floor, we saw another situation where a cheap golfer didn’t need a top finish to be in the winning flagship lineup. Adam Hadwin was the last piece needed at $6,700 to pair with the Scheffler/Kim/Im combinations and win the $200,000 top prize.