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Ludvig Aberg Favored at 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial

The PGA Tour plays the Charles Schwab Challenge this week at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. Ludvig Aberg enters as the betting favorite after a strong recent stretch.

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2 sources·May 26, 6:23 AM(3 days ago)·1m read
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The PGA Tour plays the Charles Schwab Challenge this week at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The event begins Thursday on the Donald Ross-designed layout that has hosted the tournament for decades. Ludvig Aberg tops the betting board at +850.

The Swede finished in the top four at the PGA Championship and holds the top ranking in Strokes Gained: Total, Tee-to-Green, Approach, and Ball Striking over his last 36 rounds.

Thomas is listed at +2200 after a top-three finish at the PGA Championship. Thomas ranked fourth in Strokes Gained: Putting that week and has one prior victory at Harbour Town within the last year. Defending champion Ben Griffin sits at +2200. Griffin has recorded just one top-10 finish in 14 individual events this season and missed the cut at Colonial in 2024.

SportsLine's model simulated the tournament 10,000 times.

It projects Akshay Bhatia, listed at +3300, to contend despite limited distance off the tee, citing his top-five ranking in strokes gained: putting. " — SportsLine model summary, May 26, 2026 (CBS Sports) Tony Finau enters at +6500 after a tie for sixth at last week's CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Finau has multiple strong finishes at Colonial over the past decade. Tom Hoge, listed at +10000, returns to Fort Worth after a tie for sixth at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and ranks inside the top 15 in Strokes Gained: Approach. J. Spaun is at +3000 after winning the Valero Texas Open in April.

Spaun posted three top-25 finishes in his last four starts, including a top-five at the Truist Championship.

Key Facts

+850
Ludvig Aberg leads betting odds at Colonial
10,000 simulations
SportsLine model runs for Charles Schwab Challenge
Ben Griffin
Defending champion listed at +2200
Akshay Bhatia
Model projects strong finish at +3300 odds

Story Timeline

4 events
  1. May 26, 2026

    PGA Tour begins 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club.

    2 sourcesForbes · CBS Sports
  2. May 25, 2026

    Ben Griffin won the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial.

    2 sourcesForbes · CBS Sports
  3. April 2026

    J.J. Spaun won the Valero Texas Open.

    2 sourcesForbes · CBS Sports
  4. May 2026

    Justin Thomas finished top three at the PGA Championship.

    2 sourcesForbes · CBS Sports

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PublishedMay 26, 2026, 6:23 AM

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