One look at the betting board for the Wyndham Championship tells you what to expect this weekend on the PGA Tour.
There is no clear-cut favorite, with Matt Fitzpatrick currently sitting atop the board at 19/1. The Englishman is the only player under 20/1, and there are only three others (Ben Griffin, Aaron Rai, and Keegan Bradley) shorter than 30/1.
But it’s not just the lukewarm favorites that make this a great environment for long-shot bettors; it’s also the timing of the tournament.
With just one week to go before the FedEx Cup Playoffs, there are a lot of players in this field who will have everything to play for, and others who have nothing to gain.
That should set up an interesting weekend with players not only jockeying on the Wyndham leaderboard but also in the FedEx Cup points race.
Throw in the fact that Sedgefield is an easy course (the last three winners finished -20, -18, and -20) that doesn’t require you to bomb the ball off the tee, and you can see a path to success for just about anybody in this field.
Let’s have some fun.
There was a time not too long ago when it seemed like Sungjae Im was on the fast track to establishing himself as a top-10 player. But a trying season has caused Im’s star to lose its luster, and he now finds himself as a 60/1 long shot in a field that is lacking star power.
The good news is that there could hardly be a better setup for the South Korean to find his game.
Im has never missed the cut in six starts at the Wyndham, and he’s got three top-10 finishes, including a runner-up, in his career at Sedgefield CC.
Another horse for the course, Byeong-hun An has played the Wyndham Championship three times in the last six years. He finished third in 2019, 35th in 2021, and second in 2023.
An’s form has dipped in July, but he’s only a few weeks removed from a T6 at the Canadian Open and a T14 at the Travelers.
There is nobody in this field who loves the Wyndham Championship more than Webb Simpson.
Not only is he a former winner here (2011), but he’s got seven top-10 finishes, including two runner-ups and two bronze medals, in his last 10 starts here.
Simpson adores this event so much that he named one of his children Wyndham.
There’s very little about Adam Hadwin’s form that will push you to clicking his name this week, but this is the type of tournament that can snap anybody out of a funk.
Almost every single entrant in this field can go low on this course, and they don’t have to contend with the Scottie Schefflers of the world on the leaderboard.
Hadwin is as talented as anybody in this section of the board, and he finished 10th here in 2021.
The list of champions at the Wyndham would have you believe it was on the Senior Tour. Kevin Kisner, Jim Herman, Davis Love III all lifted this trophy in the last decade, so don’t be afraid to have a couple of old-timers on your card.
A former winner here, albeit back in 2014, Camilo Villegas is not in horrible form considering he is 1,000 to 1.
The five-time PGA Tour winner isn’t popping up on any leaderboards, but he’s making cuts, which is more than a lot of players in this range can offer.
Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.