PGA First Look: Wyndham Championship

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2016-08-18 14:28:51

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John Deere Classic Recap

Moore

Ryan Moore picked up his fifth PGA Tour win last week at the John Deere Classic. He was rounding into form after a T17 at the Travelers Championship and pretty much ran away from the field last week. Ben Martin and Morgan Hoffmann both made a run at it, but both fell short and Moore ended up winning with two strokes to spare. It was good to see Moore pick up another win, especially since he was featured in my expert picks that were available to all incentives members. Highlights from the final round also included two 64’s from Kevin Na and Adam Hadwin, both of whom are in the field this week for the Wyndham Championship.

Wyndham Championship Preview

This week the PGA Tour heads to Greensboro, North Carolina for the Wyndham Championship. This is an important week for a lot of golfers, as it is the final week before the FedExCup Playoffs. The top 125 golfers in the FedExCup standings will be eligible to participate in next week’s Barclays. Throughout the week, you are going to hear announcers constantly point out what golfers on the bubble are going to need to do to make it into the top 125. If you are a fan of playing narratives, it could be a good week to target the golfers that are right on the bubble, as they have a lot to play for.

PReed

The Wyndham Championship is held at Sedgefield Country Club, which is a Par 70 that measures 7,130 yards. This course was designed by Donald Ross and is known as one of the shorter tracks on tour. The fairways are fairly easy to hit, although the greens are smaller than your average greens on tour. That hasn’t been a big problem in the past though, as golfers have averaged a GIR of 73% at this track since 2008. We have a stacked field this week with 17 of the top 50 golfers in the world. The odds on favorite to win is Patrick Reed, who claimed his maiden PGA Tour victory here in 2013.

In the past, we have seen a nice mix of both short and long drivers of the ball play well here. This is more of a second shot golf course, so players need to be able to stick it close to the pin. Rather than targeting distance or length, I am giving a hard look to ball strikers this week. Putting is obviously important, but week-to-week it has the most variance of any statistic, which makes is very difficult to predict each tournament. With only two par fives on the course, I will also be placing a weight on par four scoring. As always, strokes gained tee to green and birdie or better % will be important as well.

Cut Rule: Top 70 and ties will move on after the first two rounds. The MDF rule is in effect if more than 78 players make the initial cut.

Recent Winners of this Event: Davis Love III (2015), Camilo Villegas (2014), Patrick Reed (2013), Sergio Garcia (2012), Webb Simpson (2011)

Key Statistics

1) Strokes Gained Tee to Green
2) Strokes Gained Putting
3) Birdie or Better %
4) Ball Striking
5) Par 4 Scoring

Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2011-2015)

Golfer	Salary	S-Rank	Odds	O-Rank	+ / –	OWGR	Cuts	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
Patrick Reed	$12,200	1	16	1	0	14	3/3	500	24	1	500	66
Rickie Fowler	$11,700	2	21	3	-1	8	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Hideki Matsuyama	$11,400	3	19	2	1	20	1/3	70	78	15	500	500
Jim Furyk	$11,000	4	21	3	1	22	1/1	500	500	500	500	9
Ryan Moore	$10,600	5	23	5	0	50	2/2	10	500	500	37	500
Jon Rahm	$10,400	6	24	6	0	129	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Webb Simpson	$10,200	7	24	7	0	62	5/5	6	5	11	22	1
Jimmy Walker	$10,000	8	26	10	-2	17	2/3	500	500	97	4	66
Brandt Snedeker	$9,800	9	25	9	0	25	3/5	43	5	82	28	147
Bill Haas	$9,600	10	25	8	2	33	4/5	6	2	20	7	74
Tyrrell Hatton	$9,400	11	46	18	-7	53	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Wesley Bryan	$9,300	12	38	14	-2	108	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Kevin Na	$9,100	13	30	11	2	34	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Russell Henley	$9,000	14	44	17	-3	93	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Rafael Cabrera-Bello	$8,900	15	38	15	0	27	0/1	500	117	500	500	500
William McGirt	$8,700	16	35	13	3	42	4/5	14	8	65	94	52
Justin Thomas	$8,600	17	32	12	5	31	1/1	56	500	500	500	500
Scott Piercy	$8,500	18	42	16	2	28	1/1	500	12	500	500	500
Kevin Kisner	$8,300	19	47	19	0	30	3/3	500	8	500	46	59
Keegan Bradley	$8,200	20	56	21	-1	109	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
J.B. Holmes	$8,100	21	49	20	1	21	0/1	500	500	500	133	500
Ben Martin	$8,000	22	58	23	-1	105	1/2	10	500	500	500	127
Jason Dufner	$7,900	23	56	22	1	55	2/3	51	500	500	7	92
Shane Lowry	$7,800	24	80	33	-9	36	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Robert Garrigus	$7,700	25	73	29	-4	211	2/3	115	47	11	500	500
Billy Horschel	$7,600	26	83	34	-8	73	3/4	70	47	500	46	30
Harris English	$7,500	27	60	24	3	59	2/2	31	500	500	10	500
Adam Hadwin	$7,400	28	69	27	1	176	1/1	51	500	500	500	500
Jerry Kelly	$7,300	29	100	37	-8	103	4/4	18	500	45	50	4
Danny Lee	$7,300	29	77	30	-1	45	0/2	500	126	500	76	500
Scott Brown	$7,200	31	66	25	6	164	1/3	3	78	500	123	500
Chris Kirk	$7,200	31	68	26	5	68	2/3	500	500	65	22	74
Jason Kokrak	$7,100	33	121	48	-15	120	1/2	500	500	111	73	500
Robert Streb	$7,100	33	77	31	2	64	2/2	500	18	37	500	500
Bud Cauley	$7,000	35	78	32	3	328	2/4	500	78	121	3	52
Luke Donald	$7,000	35	107	40	-5	90	1/1	26	500	500	500	500
Graham DeLaet	$6,900	37	84	35	2	142	1/1	500	500	500	22	500
Martin Laird	$6,900	37	73	28	9	139	2/2	59	14	500	500	500
Si Woo Kim	$6,800	39	120	47	-8	115	0/1	500	500	146	500	500
Patton Kizzire	$6,800	39	125	52	-13	85	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Kelly Kraft	$6,700	41	153	65	-24	381	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Boo Weekley	$6,700	41	138	57	-16	159	1/5	89	92	37	76	74
Fredrik Jacobson	$6,700	41	110	41	0	121	1/1	500	2	500	500	500
Henrik Norlander	$6,600	44	144	59	-15	375	1/1	500	500	16	500	500
Alex Cejka	$6,600	44	96	36	8	116	0/1	89	500	500	500	500
Graeme McDowell	$6,600	44	100	38	6	78	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Shawn Stefani	$6,500	47	137	56	-9	266	2/2	500	51	45	500	500
Geoff Ogilvy	$6,500	47	127	53	-6	260	1/1	500	500	37	500	500
David Hearn	$6,500	47	120	46	1	136	0/2	500	500	500	144	115
Camilo Villegas	$6,400	50	168	72	-22	333	5/5	26	1	29	70	9
Lucas Glover	$6,400	50	155	67	-17	218	2/4	18	132	97	500	30
Jason Bohn	$6,400	50	184	75	-25	117	1/3	500	500	111	110	12
Steve Wheatcroft	$6,300	53	146	62	-9	267	0/2	70	500	500	123	500
Morgan Hoffmann	$6,300	53	118	43	10	200	2/4	26	132	65	500	137
Brian Harman	$6,300	53	118	45	8	138	1/4	70	78	3	76	500
Chez Reavie	$6,300	53	115	42	11	128	1/3	123	500	111	500	9
Matt Jones	$6,300	53	101	39	14	87	1/3	500	500	5	76	74
Scott Stallings	$6,200	58	145	60	-2	302	1/2	500	107	500	14	500
Steve Marino	$6,200	58	155	68	-10	255	1/2	500	45	500	500	92
Sung Kang	$6,200	58	163	71	-13	178	0/1	500	500	500	149	500
Jonas Blixt	$6,200	58	188	78	-20	154	2/2	10	500	500	55	500
Sean O’Hair	$6,200	58	188	78	-20	141	0/2	500	107	97	500	500
Sam Saunders	$6,100	63	203	85	-22	295	1/1	14	500	500	500	500
Hunter Mahan	$6,100	63	283	110	-47	233	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
John Huh	$6,100	63	238	93	-30	224	4/4	59	57	3	19	500
Johnson Wagner	$6,100	63	118	43	20	201	2/4	70	38	74	500	52
Retief Goosen	$6,100	63	142	58	5	140	2/2	500	51	500	500	17
Abraham Ancer	$6,000	68	290	113	-45	523	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Scott Langley	$6,000	68	280	109	-41	490	2/3	59	12	111	500	500
Mark Wilson	$6,000	68	298	117	-49	445	1/3	115	51	74	500	500
Ernie Els	$6,000	68	155	68	0	248	4/4	68	64	20	500	30
Cameron Smith	$6,000	68	149	63	5	175	1/1	18	500	500	500	500
Chad Campbell	$6,000	68	124	51	17	171	3/5	31	92	133	4	47
Cameron Tringale	$6,000	68	130	55	13	127	1/2	500	500	140	500	47
Kyle Reifers	$6,000	68	122	49	19	106	2/3	47	500	97	37	500
Roberto Castro	$6,000	68	145	60	8	102	2/4	66	18	121	94	500
Miguel Angel Carballo	$5,900	77	223	89	-12	534	0/2	500	143	500	110	500
Alex Prugh	$5,900	77	294	116	-39	525	1/3	51	126	500	500	92
Luke Guthrie	$5,900	77	240	95	-18	434	2/2	56	24	500	500	500
Will MacKenzie	$5,900	77	271	104	-27	433	1/2	500	92	500	500	40
Andrew Landry	$5,900	77	189	80	-3	405	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Tim Wilkinson	$5,900	77	305	118	-41	376	0/1	115	500	500	500	500
Rod Pampling	$5,900	77	353	127	-50	371	2/3	500	500	140	28	30
Bronson Burgoon	$5,900	77	293	114	-37	310	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Hiroshi Iwata	$5,900	77	410	137	-60	207	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Spencer Levin	$5,900	77	128	54	23	183	1/1	18	500	500	500	500
Harold Varner	$5,900	77	123	50	27	167	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Joey Garber	$5,800	88	350	126	-38		0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Tom Gillis	$5,800	88	265	103	-15	614	2/3	70	500	60	500	40
Justin Leonard	$5,800	88	285	111	-23	556	4/4	14	500	45	19	17
Lee McCoy	$5,800	88	368	128	-40	489	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Angel Cabrera	$5,800	88	275	107	-19	454	1/2	500	500	500	22	74
Cameron Percy	$5,800	88	315	119	-31	406	2/3	38	500	60	500	74
Matt Every	$5,800	88	340	125	-37	271	2/2	500	500	5	14	500
Jason Gore	$5,800	88	251	97	-9	243	1/1	2	500	500	500	500
David Toms	$5,800	88	170	73	15	196	3/5	89	18	16	144	17
Brian Stuard	$5,800	88	201	84	4	143	1/3	123	32	97	500	500
Mark Hubbard	$5,700	98	236	92	6	363	0/1	70	500	500	500	500
Michael Thompson	$5,700	98	186	77	21	325	3/3	47	64	500	500	25
Luke List	$5,700	98	152	64	34	291	0/1	500	500	97	500	500
Brendon Todd	$5,700	98	528	145	-47	289	1/3	115	500	26	94	500
Whee Kim	$5,700	98	153	66	32	277	0/1	115	500	500	500	500
Rhein Gibson	$5,700	98	192	81	17	259	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Chris Stroud	$5,700	98	208	86	12	181	2/4	89	500	37	73	137
Andrew Loupe	$5,700	98	185	76	22	166	1/2	151	24	500	500	500
Bryce Molder	$5,700	98	158	70	28	122	2/4	59	107	16	110	500
Jordan Niebrugge	$5,600	107	388	133	-26	655	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Brice Garnett	$5,600	107	450	140	-33	584	1/2	135	32	500	500	500
Erik Compton	$5,600	107	423	138	-31	482	0/2	500	500	74	133	500
Stuart Appleby	$5,600	107	223	89	18	369	4/4	500	38	45	70	30
Brett Stegmaier	$5,600	107	378	131	-24	293	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Seung-Yul Noh	$5,600	107	209	87	20	262	0/1	500	500	111	500	500
Blayne Barber	$5,600	107	196	82	25	261	0/1	70	500	500	500	500
Jarrod Lyle	$5,500	114	680	149	-35		1/1	500	500	500	500	25
D.A. Points	$5,500	114	378	131	-17	744	2/3	135	18	500	37	500
Rob Oppenheim	$5,500	114	373	129	-15	352	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Brendon De Jonge	$5,500	114	230	91	23	327	3/5	89	132	52	14	40
Kyle Stanley	$5,500	114	196	82	32	316	1/3	51	132	500	500	103
Chesson Hadley	$5,500	114	255	98	16	281	0/4	89	126	121	76	500
Thomas Aiken	$5,500	114	259	102	12	169	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Derek Ernst	$5,400	121	273	106	15	640	2/3	18	38	133	500	500
Carlos Ortiz	$5,400	121	325	122	-1	451	0/1	70	500	500	500	500
Wes Roach	$5,400	121	271	104	17	409	1/1	500	57	500	500	500
Scott Pinckney	$5,400	121	293	114	7	339	0/1	150	500	500	500	500
Michael Kim	$5,400	121	180	74	47	322	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
George McNeill	$5,400	121	315	119	2	252	3/4	31	500	60	123	2
Martin Piller	$5,400	121	423	138	-17	215	0/1	500	500	500	500	132
Troy Merritt	$5,400	121	279	108	13	113	1/2	500	51	500	500	103
Dong-Hwan Lee	$5,300	129	470	143	-14	468	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Dawie Van der Walt	$5,300	129	373	129	0	368	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Ben Crane	$5,300	129	210	88	41	347	0/3	107	500	146	500	74
Nick Taylor	$5,300	129	258	101	28	314	0/1	70	500	500	500	500
Stewart Cink	$5,300	129	244	96	33	268	0/2	89	500	82	500	500
Neal Lancaster	$5,200	134	1075	151	-17		0/3	107	500	97	123	500
Lucas Lee	$5,200	134	493	144	-10	565	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Tim Herron	$5,200	134	388	134	0	415	3/3	500	70	500	28	25
Tom Hoge	$5,200	134	255	98	36	284	1/1	38	500	500	500	500
Chad Collins	$5,200	134	329	123	11	276	0/2	132	92	500	500	500
Greg Chalmers	$5,200	134	338	124	10	228	3/4	51	107	52	500	52
Ken Duke	$5,200	134	323	121	13	225	0/3	89	92	500	123	500
Steven Bowditch	$5,200	134	595	147	-13	152	2/4	500	57	29	94	115
Jerry Haas	$5,100	142	1403	152	-10		0/1	141	500	500	500	500
Arjun Atwal	$5,100	142	463	142	0	730	2/5	107	117	71	66	145
Andres Gonzales	$5,100	142	238	93	49	350	2/3	107	500	8	500	66
J.J. Henry	$5,100	142	403	136	6	331	2/4	107	32	45	500	92
Tyler Aldridge	$5,100	142	393	135	7	318	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Derek Fathauer	$5,100	142	255	98	44	269	0/1	89	500	500	500	500
Robert Allenby	$5,000	148	930	150	-2		0/4	123	92	133	133	500
Darron Stiles	$5,000	148	563	146	2	714	0/2	500	500	146	500	115
Dicky Pride	$5,000	148	618	148	0	564	1/3	500	78	140	50	500
Greg Owen	$5,000	148	458	141	7	254	1/2	500	500	60	76	500
Peter Malnati	$5,000	148	288	112	36	213	1/1	500	64	500	500	500

Color Coding
Course history in BLUE indicates a top ten finish.
Course history in GREEN indicates a top 25 finish.
Course history in YELLOW indicates a made cut with a finish outside of the top 25.
Course history in RED indicates a missed cut.

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