Rory McIlroy , a three-time FedEx Cup champion, has the second-shortest odds to win this week's Tour Championship in Atlanta, and he's still five times longer than Scottie Scheffler .
Scheffler was listed at +160 Wednesday at ESPN BET, followed by McIlroy at +850. No other player has odds shorter than 12-1 at the sportsbook.
At +160, Scheffler's odds are the shortest of his PGA career, albeit against a condensed 30-player field. They're also the shortest odds for any player to win a PGA Tour event (excluding starting strokes) since Tiger Woods was even-money to win the 2009 Tour Championship, according to ESPN Research.
Despite the short odds, bettors are gravitating to Scheffler, who, as of Tuesday, had attracted 33% of the total amount of money wagered on the tournament's winner