2026 ISCO Championship odds, picks: Surprising predictions by golf model that's nailed 17 majors
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- 2026 ISCO Championship is underway at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky., serving as the PGA's alternate event while top players compete in Europe.
- Jackson Koivun and Max Homa are co-favorites at +1500 on FanDuel Sportsbook, with Davis Thompson (+1800), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+2500), and Ben Kohles (+2700) also among the top of the board.
- SportsLine's model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has simulated every PGA Tour event 10,000 times and nailed 17 majors entering the weekend, including the 2026 Masters and last year's PGA Championship and Open Championship.
- Max Homa, despite a runner-up finish at the John Deere Classic and a top-10 at this year's Masters, is predicted by the model to miss the top 10, with those results characterized as outliers in a season featuring three missed cuts and no finish better than T20 elsewhere.
- Rico Hoey at +3000 is a model favorite, buoyed by a T2 finish at this event in 2024 and five top-30 results this season after missing the first two cuts.
- The model is also targeting longshots going off around 40-1 as potential stunners in the weaker alternate-field field.
Why it matters: The ISCO Championship offers bettors a weaker alternate field where the SportsLine model — which has correctly predicted 17 majors — sees value fading co-favorite Homa despite his strong recent form and backing course-history play Rico Hoey plus a longshot near 40-1, giving subscribers actionable picks before tournament play begins.
