{
  "id": 1468149,
  "title": "2026 BMW Championship odds: Scottie Scheffler huge favorite in St. Louis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/2026-bmw-championship-odds-scottie-scheffler-huge-favorite-in-st-louis",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:01:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Golf.com",
    "slug": "golf-com",
    "url": "https://golf.com/news/2026-bmw-championship-odds-scottie-scheffler-favorite/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 1 golfer and FedEx Cup leader, is the huge favorite to win the 2026 BMW Championship. According to Golf.com, he has a significant lead in the betting odds.\n\nScheffler recently won the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, with a final-round 4-under-par 66. He finished at 17-under 263, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Si Woo Kim of South Korea, as reported by the New Straits Times.\n\nThis victory marked Scheffler's first win since January, and it extended his lead in the FedEx Cup playoffs. Scheffler attributed his success to being \"really sharp with the irons\" and \"rolling it really good on the greens\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Scottie Scheffler with a 68 builds a two-shot lead over Sam Burns and Sungjae Im in Memphis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/scottie-scheffler-with-a-68-builds-a-two-shot-lead-over-sam-burns-and-1148213",
        "published": "2026-08-15T23:20:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Scottie Scheffler with a 68 builds a two-shot lead over Sam Burns and Sungjae Im in Memphis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/scottie-scheffler-with-a-68-builds-a-two-shot-lead-over-sam-burns-and",
        "published": "2026-08-15T23:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Scottie Scheffler with a 68 builds a two-shot lead over Sam Burns and Sungjae Im in Memphis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/scottie-scheffler-with-a-68-builds-a-two-shot-lead-over-sam-burns-and-1146139",
        "published": "2026-08-15T23:32:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Scottie Scheffler walks away with dominant FedEx St. Jude win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/scottie-scheffler-walks-away-with-dominant-fedex-st-jude-win",
        "published": "2026-08-17T02:30:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Scottie Scheffler walks away with dominant FedEx St. Jude win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/scottie-scheffler-walks-away-with-dominant-fedex-st-jude-win-1424160",
        "published": "2026-08-17T04:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Golf.com",
        "title": "'When is this going to stop?': Scottie Scheffler fights off horrible break to win St. Jude",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/when-is-this-going-to-stop-scottie-scheffler-fights-off-horrible",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:52:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}