Odds Outlook: Davis Thompson among contenders at Biltmore Championship Asheville

Odds Outlook: Davis Thompson among contenders at Biltmore Championship Asheville

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First look at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove ahead of Biltmore Championship

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Autumn officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on Sept. 22, 2026, but the FedExCup Fall on the PGA Tour begins this week with the brand-new Biltmore Championship Asheville in North Carolina. Young gun Jackson Koivun (+1500) sits atop the FanDuel Sportsbook as the favorite in the field of 132 players. The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, a Jack Nicklaus-designed par-71 (7,249 yards) nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, hosts the first of eight events to determine final eligibility for the 2027 season.

Making his 17th start as a professional and seventh start as a PGA Tour member, the 21-year-old Koivun arrives in North Carolina as the winner of the 3M Open in late July and a captain’s pick for the Presidents Cup in two weeks. While his victory in Minnesota secured him a two-year exemption on Tour, his newest goal is to become eligible for the first two Signature Events of 2027 through the FedExCup Fall series.An elite ...