Stephie Smalls welcomed Danny Burke from Betting News back to the Stephie Smalls Show for a Charles Schwab Challenge preview, and Danny arrived with the dangerous confidence of a man who just hit Wyndham Clark at 61 to 1. That is not analysis. That is witchcraft with a DraftKings login.
The show opened with a quick recap of Clark’s win and the betting value that appeared once the “Scottie Scheffler tax” got baked into the board. From there, Stephie and Danny moved into Colonial, a course that does not care how far anyone can hit it if they are spraying balls like a divorced man texting after 11 p.m.
Danny highlighted the importance of accuracy off the tee, good drive percentage, mid-iron play, bentgrass putting, and bogey avoidance. In other words, this week is not about raw power. It is about precision, patience, and not immediately ruining your Thursday before lunch.
Rickie Fowler became an early focus, which made everyone feel weird but honest. Danny liked him as an outright option, while Stephie leaned more toward safer top 30 and top 20 markets. The episode also covered Alex Smalley, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim, Pearson Coody, Akshay Bhatia, Christian Bezuidenhout, Tony Finau, Sam Ryder, Hideki Matsuyama, Austin Eckroat, Ryo Hisatsune, and Keegan Bradley.
Akshay Bhatia drew serious interest from Danny as a longshot with strong model numbers and upside. Hideki Matsuyama also made the card at a big number, because ignoring Hideki in a weaker field is how golf betting gods send you directly to emotional jail. Stephie added Tony Finau top 20 after Round 1, which is the healthiest way to bet Finau: one round, no long-term relationship.
By the end, the card had outrights, top finishes, round-one angles, and one very disgusting Keegan Bradley sprinkle. Colonial is ready. The bankroll may not be.
