Truist Championship 2025 betting tips, free bets and latest golf odds

No Scottie Scheffler at the Truist Championship this week, as the world No 1 continues his policy of taking the week off before the Majors.

That news will prompt plenty of sighs of relief after the way he romped to an eight shot victory at Dallas last week, laying down a huge marker ahead of next week’s USPGA Championship.

The next 10 best golfers in the rankings will all be in action, which means world No 2 Rory McIlroy will be making his first solo start since he completed the career Grand Slam with his dramatic Masters victory.

With Scheffler absent, defending champion McIlroy is a clear favourite to claim a fourth victory of the year, at a best-priced 5-1. No surprise there.

If he is in the mood, McIlroy could do the same as Scheffler did last week, and simply blow his rivals away. But this 72-man field is a lot more competitive, and there are other reasons to suggest it might not be another cakewalk for the best of the best.

With Quail Hollow preparing to host the USPGA, the Truist moves to a brand new venue. It will be played at the Philadelphia Cricket Club â and yes, you read that right. Cricket Club.

It is regarded as a gem of a course, but it is very different to Quail, where McIlroy has won four times, and will be strongly fancied to complete the five-timer next week.

The Philadelphia course’s main defence is its small undulating greens, and McIlroy was not at his best with the putter inthe later stages of his Zurich Classic outing alongside Shane Lowry a couple of weeks ago.

I think the best putters will have an advantage onthese unfamiliar greens, and that is why I am going to row in with Maverick McNealy and Russell Henley.

McNealy has sandwiched a so-so effort at the Masters â a share of 32nd â with two third placed finishes, at the Texas Open and the Heritage. He also finished runner-up at the Genesis earlier this year and another win cannot be far away.

At 40-1 he looks cracking value, and after proving a massive letdown at Augusta, world No 8 Henley is also given a chance to redeem himself, at around 50-1.

Henley was all over the place at Augusta, but looked like bouncing back to form as he opened with rounds of 64-68 at the Heritage. He faded into a tie for eighth, but his putting prowess could help restore some more of his battered confidence.

Justin Thomas won for the first time by claiming the Heritage title, and I cannot see him following up so quickly., But runner-up Andrew Novak is in a rich vein of form at the moment, and his 60-1 quote looks tempting.

Sam Burns was just outside the top ten at Hilton Head, and finished strongly to claim a share of fifth in Dallas on Sunday. He is also more than useful with the flat stick, so 50-1 looks fair.

And if you are looking for a big outsider who could give you a runfor your money, Rasmus Hojgaard has shown enough good form recently to make his 100-1 quote look attractive.

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The DP World Tour returns from a week off by returning to Turkey for the first time in six years.

The Turkish Open does not boast the same massive prize fund as its predecessor â the Turkish Airlines Open â or the same star-studded line-up. But it is still a welcome addition to a schedule that cannot afford too many gaps.

This year’s event will be held at the Regnum Carya, which took over from the Maxx Royal as the host venue for the Turkish Airlines Open from 2016-18.

Course knowledge could count for a lot, and while I normally steer clear of favourites, I can see why Hatong Li heads the market at a best-priced 16-1.

He finished runner-up here twice and boasts a win and two other top ten finishes in his last six starts. So he ticks plenty of boxes.

This course could suit recent winner Richard Mansell, so I like the look of his 50-1 quote. Yannik Paul and Wilco Nienaber also catch the eye at 60-1 and 66-1 respectively, and the 125-1 available for Marcus Armitage is equally tempting.