After back-to-back top-10s on the PGA Tour, Luke Clanton acknowledged Sunday night that his aim now could be to win.
At the least one sportsbook believes that aim is effectively inside attain.
Clanton is the betting favourite to win the ISCO Championship, this week’s Tour occasion at Keene Hint Golf Membership in Nicholasville, Kentucky, that runs reverse the Genesis Scottish Open. DraftKings lists the Florida State rising junior at +1400, forward of two gamers who turned professional up to now few weeks, Michael Thorbjornsen (+2000) and Neal Shipley (+4000). Daniel Berger, Michael Kim, Mac Meissner and Ale Tosti are additionally +4000.
Clanton tied Thorbjornsen for second Sunday on the John Deere Traditional, following his T-10 efficiency on the Rocket Mortgage Traditional, to turn out to be the primary beginner since Billy Joe Patton in 1958 to submit top-10s in consecutive Tour begins.
Whereas he’s one fairly the new streak, Clanton would doubtless solely contemplate turning professional early if he have been to win a Tour occasion, like Nick Dunlap did earlier this 12 months on the American Categorical. In any other case, Clanton will hold working towards his Tour card by way of PGA Tour College’s Accelerated program; he’s at present at 9 factors with 20 factors wanted to fulfill this system’s necessities.
Clanton, who has yet another Tour begin deliberate for this summer time (3M Open), can earn Accelerated factors for making a Tour lower (1) and posting a top-10 in a Tour occasion (1). The present world No. 3 beginner additionally has two extra factors obtainable ought to he climb to No. 1 within the World Newbie Golf Rating. Three factors may also go to the winner of the U.S. Newbie subsequent month at Hazeltine.
Clanton gave up some extent by not competing in final week’s Arnold Palmer Cup.
