00:00 – Intro
00:21 – 2025 ISCO Championship Preview: Odds, Top Contenders & Kentucky’s New Host Course
11:54 – ISCO Championship 2025 Power Rankings: Top Contenders & Dark Horses at Hurstbourne
19:43 – Louisville Golf Dreams: St. X Teammates Compete in PGA ISCO Championship
1. 2025 ISCO Championship Preview: Odds, Top Contenders & Kentucky’s New Host Course
Get ready for the 2025 ISCO Championship at Louisville’s Hurstbourne Country Club!
In this video, we break down the latest odds to win this PGA TOUR stop in Kentucky, including favorites like Michael Thorbjornsen and Emiliano Grillo.
Learn about hometown heroes J.B. Holmes and Josh Teater, Kentucky golf legends making their mark, plus insights on this year’s expanded field and prize stakes.
Discover why this tournament is key for FedEx Cup points and a spot in next week’s Open Championship.
Watch to find out how the change from Keene Trace to Hurstbourne Country Club might impact player performance and what to watch for from the local golf alumni.
Keywords: ISCO Championship 2025, PGA TOUR Kentucky, Hurstbourne Country Club golf, J.B. Holmes, Josh Teater, PGA TOUR odds, FedEx Cup points, Open Championship qualifier, Kentucky golf tournament.
Stay tuned for expert analysis and betting insights on all the players in this week’s exciting event!
2. ISCO Championship 2025 Power Rankings: Top Contenders & Dark Horses at Hurstbourne
Breakdown of top contenders for the ISCO Championship 2025 at Hurstbourne CC in Louisville, Kentucky (July 10-13). Analysis includes:
– Michael Thorbjornsen leading young talents
– Adam Hadwin as only full Signature Event qualifier in field
– Local favorite Josh Teater’s strong Korn Ferry Tour form
– DP World Tour standout Kazuma Kobori after BMW Open 3rd
– Course strategy for Hurstbourne’s par-70, 7,056-yard layout
Key storylines:
– 300 FedExCup points & 2026 Sentry/PLAYERS spots on line
– Four consecutive first-time winners streak active
– Tight fairways & small greens favoring precision ball-strikers
– Co-sanctioned PGA Tour/DP World Tour event structure
Weather outlook: 90°F days with rain potential affecting course conditions.
3. Louisville Golf Dreams: St. X Teammates Compete in PGA ISCO Championship
Join us as we follow former St. Xavier teammates Brendon Doyle and Stephen Stallings, Jr. as they play in the PGA ISCO Championship at Hurstbourne Country Club, the course where they grew up. Discover their journey from childhood dreams to professional golf, and hear their thoughts on competing in their hometown. This video captures the excitement, nostalgia, and challenges of playing at such a significant venue. Don’t miss the insights from these talented golfers as they embrace the moment!
One, 2025 ISCO Championship preview odds, top contenders and Kucky’s new host course. Two, ISCO Championship 2025 power rankings, top contenders and dark horses at Hersbborne. Three, Louisville Golf Dreams Saint X teammates compete in PGA ISCO Championship. One, 2025 ISCO Championship preview. odds, top contenders, and Kucky’s new host course. Kucky’s PGA Tour spotlight is heating up with a venue shakeup and high stakes. This week’s ISCO championship isn’t just another tournament. It’s a golden ticket to the Open Championship and a careering opportunity. But here’s the twist that’s got everyone talking. For the first time since 2018, Louisville’s Husbborne Country Club replaces Keen Trace Golf Club as host. Will this dramatic venue change favor local underdogs or seasoned pros? Kicking off Thursday, this alternate event runs alongside the Scottish Open yet packs serious punch. Dollar4 million in prize money, 300 FedEx Cup points, and that coveted Open Championship invitation. Think of alternate events as undercard bouts with championship level rewards. Beginners should note while top PGA stars compete overseas, this is where hungry talents chase breakthrough moments. Let’s spotlight Kucky’s home team challengers first. JB Holmes, plus 60,000, the Campbellville native and University of Kentucky legend, makes his ISCO debut after an 8-month competitive hiatus. The five-time tour winner, could stun crowds with a career revival. Then there’s fan favorite Josh Teter, plus 17,000. A Lexington native whose recent corn ferry tour win hints at a late career surge. At 46, he’s battling for a top 20 KFT ranking to reclaim his tour card. Proof that comebacks aren’t just for Hollywood. Louisville’s own Steven Stallings Jr. Plus 60,000 brings local passion with his sixth ISCO appearance. His journey from St. Xavier High to University of Kentucky Mirrors and inspiring grassroots golf tale. But the real jaw-dropper, five St. Xavier alumni are teeing off together. Stallings, Cooper Muscleman, Monday qualifier, Drew Doyle, Brendan Doyle, and Daniel Iceman. That’s 3.2% of the entire field from one high school program. their alma modders’s viral tweet https/twitter.com/stdxdstigers/status/1 942414559 1 8 1 975660 captures this unprecedented hometown pride. Now, the burning question. Could this venue shift actually disadvantage favorite Michael Thorbjornson plus 1,600 while boosting Dark Horses? Consider the full field odds. Michael Thorbjornson plus 1,600, Ameliano Grill + 1,800. Kevin Roy + 1,800. Jackson Kven plus 2,200. Rico Hoey plus 2,200, Vince Whe + 2500, Cameron Champ + 2,500, Patrick Fishburn plus 2,800, Mark Hubard plus 2,800, Bo Hustler plus 3,000, Sheamus Power + 3,500, Chandler Phillips plus 4,500, Carson Young +4,500 Sam Ryder + 4,500 SH Kim plus 4,500 Quaid Cumins plus 4,500 Steven Fisk plus 5,000 Ricky Castillo plus 5,000 Chris Ventura plus 5,000 Joseph Braramlet plus 5,000 Hayden Springer plus 5,500. 00 Chan Kim plus 5,500 Angel Aora plus 5,500 Luke List plus 6,000 William Mau + 6,500 Takumi Kaya + 6,500 Adam Spencson plus 6,500 Jeremy Paul + 6,500 Jackson Suber plus 7,000 Chad Ramy plus7,000 Adam Shank +7,000 Will Gordon plus7,500 Nick Hardy + 7,500 Adam Hadwin plus 7,500 Mac Misner plus 7,500 Lanto Griffin plus 7,500 Justin Lower plus 7,500 Harry Higgs plus 8,000 Grayson Sig plus 8,000 Gordon Sergeant plus 8,000 Dylan Woo + 8,000 Thomas Rosener plus 8,000 Swino plus 8,000 Ben Kohl’s plus 8,000 Wy Ding plus 9,000 Taylor Montgomery plus 9,000 Bryce Garnett + 9,000 Brandon Robinson Thompson + 9,000. Trevor Conn + 10,000. David Lipsky + 10,000. Ben Silverman plus 10,000. Ben Martin + 10,000. Martin Leair + 10,000. Kazuma Kabori + 10,000. Ivan Cano Gutierrez plus 11,000. David Skins + 11,000. Marcus Armmitage + 11,000. Zack Blair + 12,000. Tyler Duncan + 12,000. Fabitio Zenotti + 12,000. Tim Whiting + 12,000. Davis Bryant + 12,000. Patton Kazire + 12,000. Noah Goodwin plus 12,000. Andrea Pavin + 12,000 Maximleian Kefir + 12,000 Kirk Afabarnat + 12,000 Gavin Green + 15,000 Scott Piery + 15,000 Scott Jameson + 15,000 Callum Shinquin + 15,000. Andreas Halvorson plus 15,000. Kevin Velo + 15,000. John Pac + 15,000. Jason Scriber plus 17,000. Hayden Buckley plus 17,000. Tom Valiant plus 17,000. Crisal Dell Solar plus 17,000. Casey Jarvis plus 17,000. Callum Taran +7,000 Ricardo Guvia + 17,000 Manuel Alva plus 17,000 MJ Dafu + 17,000 Josh Teter plus 17,000 Jack Senior plus 20,000 Hamish Brown + 20,000 Troy Merritt plus 20,000 Carl Yuan plus 20,000 Robin Williams plus 20,000 Paul Peterson plus 20,000 Matthew RLE plus 20,000 Matt Nesmouth plus 20,000 Marcus Kinhalt plus 20,000 Yens Danorp plus 20,000 Frankie Kappen 3 plus 25,000 Taylor Dixon plus 25,000 Connor Purcell plus 25,000 Bronson Burgon plus 25,000 Rafael Campos plus 25,000 Rafa Cabrera Bellow plus 25,000 Peter Malnady plus 25,000 Andrew Wilson plus 25,000 Kaido Onishi plus 25,000 Will Chandler plus 30,000 Shay Revi plus 30,000 Brandon Woo plus 30,000 Michael Lindberg plus 30,000 Marcus Bird plus 30,000 Kevin Chapel plus 3,000 Braden Thornberry plus 35,000 Mason Anderson plus 35,000 Jonathan Bird plus 35,000 Jason Duffner plus 40,000 James Han plus 40,000 Shabbanker Sharma + 40,000 Shaun O’Hare + 40,000 Richard Stern plus 40,000 Anderson Albertson plus 40,000 Aaron Battley plus 40,000 Joel Gerbach plus 40,000 Janick De Bruyne plus 50,000 Cody Gribble plus 50,000 Brendan Doyle plus 50,000 Nick Wattney plus 50,000 000. Alfredo Garcia Heredia plus 50,000. Alexander Levy plus 50,000. Kevin Kner plus 50,000. Jimmy Walker plus 50,000. John Won Co plus 50,000. JB Holmes plus 60,000. Steven Stallings Jr. plus 60,000. Bill Hos plus 60,000. Matthew Baldwin plus 60,000 Julian Brun plus 60,000 Tommy Gayy plus 70,000 Thomas Akin plus 70,000 Ryan Brim plus 70,000 Brian Stewart plus 70,000 Bjorna Kessan plus 70,000 Austin Cook plus 70,000 Zaheo Jean plus 100,000 George McNeel + 100,000. Joel Moscatel + 100,000. Matias Schwab + 150,000. Alexander Knap + 150,000. Daniel Iceman plus 250,000. Jim Herman plus 250,000. Eric Barnes plus 500,000. Martin Trainer plus 500,000. Now, let’s get controversial. With such disproportionate odds between favorites and local heroes, are bookmakers underestimating hometown advantage at this new venue? And could the pressure of playing before home crowds actually hinder Kentucky stars? We’re calling all golf fans to debate. Drop your predictions in the comments. Who’s your dark horse pick? A Saint X Alum JB Holmes comeback story or an overlooked long shot two ISCO championship 2025 power rankings top contenders and dark horses at Hersbborne power rankings ISCO championship PGA Tour Michael Thorbjornson highlights a host of young talent making the ISCO championship power rankings David Berden/Getty Images written by Rob Bolton the Kentucky Derby Muhammad Ali the Cardinals bats the Bourbon Trail. If you ask someone who’s never been to Louisville, Kentucky to name the first thing that comes to mind about the city and its region, it’s likely that the response will be in the form of one of those five local references. Ask a golf fan to keep it in the family, and major champions Justin Thomas and Bobby Nichols probably will dominate the poll result. So, too, would Valhalla Golf Club, most notably the site of four PGA championships and a Ryder Cup. But it might take a fan of a certain age to recall that Gary Player recorded his first PGA Tour victory in Louisville at Senica Golf Course in 1958. It was the second of what would be only three consecutive editions of the Kentucky Derby Open. That’s also when the PGA Tour last setup shop to host an official tournament in Louisville, but the hiatus ends this week. Hborborn County Club debuts as host of the ISCO Championship. It’s the 10th edition of the additional event and the seventh straight in the blueg grass state. A review of the test, what it should take to prevail, perks and more are detailed below those projected to contend, and others to consider. Others to consider. Asterisk Adam Hadwin. He’s the only golfer who has qualified for the entire series of 2025 signature events in this field. So perhaps no one else appreciates this opportunity more than the 37year-old from Canada who’s just 129th in the FedEx Cup, but that speaks only to the potential impact on retaining his card. He was an all-American at the University of Louisville and has since been honored as a Kentucky Colonel, so the unique connection is not only personal, it’s timely. Asterisk Josh Teter. The Kentucky native and resident has pegged it in every addition of the tournament since it relocated to his home state in 2018. Back this year on a sponsor exemption, he struts in slotted eighth on the corn ferry tour points list with a victory among three top 10s and another three top 25s, including in the last event in late June. Possesses a combination of ball striking, pudding, and moxy. Astress Kazuma Kabori, one of the latest entries, thanks to a solo third at the BMW International Open on Sunday. The value of it contributing to his career best official World Golf ranking of 200th was greater than his win as an amateur at the NZPGA Championship in 2019. Born in Japan, but a Kiwi since he was five. He also picked off a victory at the 2023 Western Amateur in which the likes of Nick Dunlap, T5, Michael Thorbjornson, T9, Carl Phillips, T17, and Jackson Kovven, T-21, all challenged. The second most accurate off the tea on the DP World Tour, the 23-year-old Kobori ranks 18th in scoring in his rookie season. Asterisk Kirac Aphabarn. Now 35 years of age, the Thai hasn’t competed as a member of the PGA Tour since 2022. But this isn’t to say that four straight seasons of membership status can’t contribute to the cause back in the US this week, especially this year. He has sacrificed some distance off the tea relative to the fields in favor of accuracy on approach, and it’s paid off. His scoring average is down almost a full shot. recently strung together a trio of top 15s on the DP World Tour’s Asian swing. While 75 golfers each representing the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour make up the majority of the field at the Genesis Scottish Open, which also is contested this week, an identically sized field of 156 is poised to do battle at the ISCO Championship. The exception is that only 50 members of the DP World Tour contribute to the field in Louisville. As it concerns PGA Tour members at Hurstborne, customary rewards for winners of additional events await. They include 300 FedEx Cup points, an extension of membership in the winners category through 2027 and spots in the 2026 editions of the century, the players championship, and the PGA Championship. Should a DP World Tour member or PGA Tour non-member prevail, he would be extended the option to accept PGA Tour membership through 2026. However, equivalents of FedEx Cup points earned by all non-members would not contribute to a membership total for the winner and any who achieve special temporary membership this season. The same provision applies at next week’s Barracuda Championship. If any PGA Tur non-winner has aspirations of joining player as a breakthrough champion in Louisville, he has the best of trends alongside. With four consecutive firsttime winners, the ISCO championship boasts the longest active streak among all PGA Tur stops. Located just 6 miles from Valhalla, Hbborne is a stock par 70 that tips at 7,056 yards. Among familiar venues that comps it closest to YA country club, the 7,056 par 70 host of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Chick Adams designed Hborborn in the mid 1960s. Keith Foster prepped it for the PGA Tour in the last couple of years. Fosters’s handiwork is all over the map, but it was most recently experienced at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, which stepped in to host the truest championship two months ago. Because the 18th hole for members of Hurst is a par three, the nines are reversed for the ISCO championship, so that the final round concludes on a par4 that measures 481 yards. Greens are just 4,750 square ft on average. And because the unfamiliar bent grass surfaces are ready to roll up to 13 ft using the stimp meter, early leaderboards should be hogged by ball strikers. The relative short overall yardage multiplies the likelihood of that consideration as drivers are unlikely to get much action. Primary rough upwards of 4 in adds pause to the cause on the tea boxes. Now, if there’s a reason to send it more often, it’ll be because the fairways could play wider due to the persistent threat of precipitation throughout the tournament. that also would soften the greens and allow for low scores despite the mystery. Wind could kick up with encroaching energy, but nothing outrageous is forecast. Daily temperatures should touch 90°. In addition to the aforementioned limitations for DP World Tour members and other non-members, the pathway into the Barracuda via a top 10 at the ISCO Championship applies only to PGA Tour members. However, if a DP World Tour member finishes inside the top five at Hsbor, it will guarantee a spot among the 50 commits from his circuit at the Barracuda. Rob Bolton schedule.com’s Rob Bolton previews and recaps every tournament. Refer to the timing of his contributions below. He’s also active as at Robbolton https/x.com/robolton on X where you can connect with him. Asterk Monday, Power Rankings, Genesis Scottish Open. Tuesday, asterisk Power Rankings, ISCO Championship Fantasy Insider asterisk Sunday, Points and Payouts, Genesis Scottish Open Points and Payouts ISCO Championship Qualifiers https/www.pgaour.com/article/news/golfbet/ pgatour.com/article/news/golfbet/ major-qualifiers asterisk Rob is a member of the panel for patter.com’s expert picks for PGA Tour fantasy golf presented by PGA Tour superstore which also publishes on Tuesday three Louisville Golf Dreams Saint X teammates compete in PGA ISCO championship imagine stepping onto the same fairways you walked as a child now as a professional athlete ready to compete in a major tournament. That’s exactly what’s happening this week for Brendan Doyle and Steven Stallings Jr., two Louisville natives who are making history at Hersbborne Country Club during the PGA ISCO Championship. But here’s where it gets truly special. This event marks their first PGA Tour appearance on the grounds they’ve known since childhood. Stallings and Doyle have spent countless hours at Hborn Country Club, dreaming of turning their love for golf into a career. Doyle estimates he’s played there over a hundred times, while Stalling says he’s lost count. Their shared memories of walking the fairways as young boys aged 11 and 12 are now intertwined with the possibility of competing at the highest level of professional golf. It’s definitely a dream come true, Doyle reflects. Playing my first PGA Tour event in Louisville feels incredible. I’ll have family there cheering me on, and it’s going to be a blast. Stallings echoes a similar sentiment, adding, “I enjoyed my time in Lexington, but this feels even more special. It’s a bit surreal. Sometimes I feel like I’m back in those carefree days.” Their journey to the PGA tour has been a testament to perseverance and passion. Doyle and Stallings played together at St. Xavier High School, graduating a year apart. Doyle went on to Indiana University, while Stallings chose the University of Kentucky. Both have been competing professionally for the past seven years, primarily in tours just below the PGA Tour. This week, they’re not just focused on winning, they’re embracing the moment. Doyle emphasizes the importance of enjoying the experience and maintaining a positive attitude. My goal is to have fun and approach each shot with confidence, he explains. If I can do that, I know I’ll perform well. Similarly, Stalling’s plans to take it one shot at a time. I’m just trying to savor the week, focus on the present and see how things unfold, he shares. It’s a home event, so there’s a lot of excitement and emotion involved, and this is the part most people miss, the impact of growing up in the same community and playing alongside each other. Doyle and Stallings are part of a tight-knit group of St. Xavier alumni in the field. Joining them are Daniel Iceman, who secured a sponsor’s exemption, and two other former Tigers who qualified through Monday qualifying. Cooper Muscleman, who played with Doyle and Stallings at St. X and later with Stallings at UK, is also participating along with Doyle’s younger brother, Drew. But here’s where it gets controversial. How does playing at a familiar course affect a professional golfer’s performance? Does the nostalgia provide an advantage, or does the pressure of playing in front of hometown fans become overwhelming? Share your thoughts in the comments. Do you think these local connections give Doyle and Stallings an edge, or might they be a distraction? This unique blend of professional competition and personal nostalgia makes the PGAISCO Championship at Hborn Country Club an event worth watching. It’s not just about the game. [Music]
