5 golfers who overperformed their odds at the 2024 Black Desert Championship ft. Matt McCarty

Matt McCarty fired 4-under 67 on Sunday, October 13, to win the 2024 Black Desert Championship. Following the fourth round, he aggregated at 23-under to post a three-shot win over Stephan Jaeger.

The Black Desert Championship witnessed several players outperforming their odds and surprising the pundits with their performances. In this article, we will look at the five names who outperformed their odds at Black Desert Golf Course, Utah.

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5 golfers who surpassed their odds at the 2024 Black Desert Championship

1) Matt McCarty

Matt McCarty (Image Source: Imagn)

• Odds: +5000
• Result: Winner

Matt McCarty was playing in just his second start since earning his PGA Tour card. Although he had three Korn Ferry Tour wins under his belt, this was a completely different battle. However, the PGA Tour rookie played a flawless game across all four days and sealed his maiden win in just his third PGA Tour start.

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2) Stephan Jaeger

Stephan Jaeger (Image Source: Imagn)

• Odds: +3500
• Result: Runner-up

Stephan Jaeger entered this week with +3500 odds but played much better than expected, finishing runner-up at 20-under. After the second day of play, he also held the lead for some time before McCarty turned the result in his favor.

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3) Lucas Glover

Lucas Glover during the Wyndham Championship (Image Source: Imagn)

• Odds: +4000
• Result: T3

Lucas Glover entered the Fall season after an underwhelming regular season. Ahead of the Black Desert Championship, he had T13 and T3 finishes in the first two events of the Fall, but he wasn’t in the top-10 odds for this week. However, he brought his experience into play, and a final-round 62 helped him finish T3 this week.

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4) Matti Schmid

Matti Schmid during the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Image Source: Imagn)

• Odds: +5000
• Result: 5

Matti Schmid was +5000 for the week, and his first-round 70 didn’t raise much hope either. However, he went 17-under in the last 54 holes to finish fifth in Utah.

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5) Nick Hardy

Nick Hardy (Image Source: Imagn)

• Odds: +8000
• Result: T8

Nick Hardy was not even in the top 30 favorites for the Black Desert Championship with +8000 odds. However, he fired a 65 in the final round to finish at 15-under this week.