PGA First Look: Wyndham Championship

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2018-08-15 13:27:35

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What a week we had at the PGA Championship. This may sound like hyperbole, but that’s the best golf tournament that I can ever remember watching. The course was in great shape and produced one of the best leaderboards that we have seen all season. The fact that Tiger Woods was in contention just made it that much sweeter. Some of the shots that he hit took me back in time to when I was a kid that would pretend to be sick on Sundays so that I could watch Tiger rather than going to church with my family (I pulled this trick during the NBA and NFL seasons as well). Come to think of it, I’m surprised my parents weren’t more concerned that I was sick for 45 of the 52 Sundays each year.

It’s always a bit of a letdown the week after a major. There aren’t many big names in the field this week, but it should still be a fun tournament. While there isn’t much at stake for the top golfers in this field, this is a very important week for many of the golfers that are trying to secure their tour card and their spot in the upcoming playoffs. We have a short Par 70 on our hands this week, as the PGA Tour head to Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. I always like these Carolina courses because they are extremely lush and tend to bring all types of golfers into the fold. With only two par fives and with eight of the par fours measuring between 400-450 yards, this is a course where a lack of distance off the tee isn’t going to punish you. It’s more about hitting fairways and giving yourself birdie opportunities (that you have to capitalize on to compete here).

The winning score of this event is typically around 20-under par. It’s one of the easiest courses on tour and last season we saw 25 golfers finish with at score of at least 10-under. Water is in play on seven of the holes, so avoiding the big number will be critical. You can’t afford to post a double or triple bogey when you have to shoot five or six-under par every round in order to be in the mix on Sunday. The greens are average in size and feature Bermudagrass (they replaced the slow Bentgrass greens in 2012). They will run around a 12 on the stimpmeter, which is considerably faster than the greens that we saw last week at the PGA Championship. We shouldn’t rule out any specific type of golfer this week. I’m looking for golfers with a strong approach game that can run hot with the putter (sounds like a Brandt Snedeker week, doesn’t it?).

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

Recent Winners of this Event: Henrik Stenson (2017), Si Woo Kim (2016), Davis Love III (2015), Camilo Villegas (2014), Patrick Reed (2013)

Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)

1) Strokes Gained Approach
2) Birdie or Better %
3) Par 4 Scoring
4) Fairways Gained
5) Strokes Gained Putting (Emphasis on Bermuda)

Hole by Hole Breakdown

Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2013-2017)

Golfer	DK Salary	FD Salary	FDRFT Salary	OWGR	Odds	DK Odds	FD Odds	FDRFT Odds	Cuts	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Webb Simpson	$11,600	$12,200	$17,300	20	11	0%	0%	0%	5/5	3	72	6	5	11
Hideki Matsuyama	$11,300	$11,900	$16,800	16	16	0%	33%	0%	2/4	500	3	71	78	15
Henrik Stenson	$11,000	$12,100	$16,600	19	16	0%	-50%	0%	1/1	1	500	500	500	500
Brandt Snedeker	$10,400	$11,800	$15,900	88	23	-25%	-25%	0%	3/4	500	3	43	5	83
Rafael Cabrera-Bello	$10,100	$11,600	$16,000	28	21	20%	20%	0%	1/2	500	5	500	117	500
Shane Lowry	$10,000	$9,800	$15,900	81	24	0%	63%	-20%	2/2	7	42	500	500	500
Joaquin Niemann	$9,700	$11,100	$15,500	157	27	0%	13%	13%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Billy Horschel	$9,600	$9,800	$15,600	95	32	-25%	38%	-43%	3/4	60	5	71	47	500
Russell Henley	$9,400	$10,700	$15,500	55	33	-22%	-10%	-38%	1/1	500	46	500	500	500
Daniel Berger	$9,300	$11,300	$15,500	42	30	20%	-33%	0%	0/1	500	500	136	500	500
Sergio Garcia	$9,200	$10,900	$15,200	25	37	-9%	-33%	0%	1/1	500	500	500	500	29
Ryan Moore	$9,000	$11,200	$15,500	75	32	25%	-29%	-13%	3/3	24	53	10	500	500
Harold Varner	$8,900	$9,300	$14,700	164	46	-15%	35%	0%	1/2	10	128	500	500	500
Si Woo Kim	$8,800	$9,600	$14,800	51	41	0%	26%	0%	1/2	500	1	500	500	147
Julian Suri	$8,700	$9,700	$14,300	60	56	-20%	0%	0%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Ollie Schniederjans	$8,600	$9,300	$15,100	104	38	19%	43%	0%	1/2	2	500	71	500	500
Graeme McDowell	$8,500	$8,400	$14,300	181	62	-24%	56%	-17%	1/2	94	5	500	500	500
Jason Dufner	$8,400	$9,900	$14,500	61	56	-6%	-27%	-19%	3/3	14	22	51	500	500
Steve Stricker	$8,300	$10,400	$14,300	155	56	-5%	-82%	-11%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Matthew Fitzpatrick	$8,200	$9,600	$14,500	43	50	20%	16%	0%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Kevin Tway	$8,100	$9,400	$14,000	138	70	-29%	-23%	-23%	0/2	86	500	500	107	500
Danny Lee	$8,000	$8,300	$14,000	128	70	-18%	49%	-18%	0/3	116	106	500	126	500
Jason Kokrak	$7,900	$8,600	$14,300	106	55	26%	60%	6%	1/3	16	92	500	500	112
Abraham Ancer	$7,800	$9,200	$13,900	149	70	-17%	-12%	-4%	0/1	500	148	500	500	500
Cheng-Tsung Pan	$7,800	$9,100	$14,000	194	70	-4%	7%	-14%	1/1	63	500	500	500	500
Peter Uihlein	$7,700	$9,500	$13,800	65	76	-23%	-52%	-7%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Chad Campbell	$7,700	$8,500	$13,600	210	86	-46%	17%	-15%	3/5	42	57	31	92	134
Chesson Hadley	$7,600	$10,100	$13,900	69	69	18%	-77%	15%	1/5	116	57	90	126	122
Brendan Steele	$7,600	$9,100	$14,000	67	69	21%	19%	0%	1/1	500	500	500	500	11
Chris Kirk	$7,500	$10,300	$14,000	131	72	3%	-142%	-32%	2/2	500	46	500	500	65
Johnson Wagner	$7,500	$8,800	$13,700	368	81	-10%	6%	-3%	3/5	24	5	71	38	75
Jamie Lovemark	$7,500	$9,200	$13,800	110	73	0%	-20%	0%	0/1	500	500	500	92	500
William McGirt	$7,500	$8,400	$13,600	176	83	-13%	29%	-3%	3/5	116	106	14	8	65
Rory Sabbatini	$7,400	$8,700	$13,900	159	69	29%	38%	11%	2/2	4	500	500	500	8
Keith Mitchell	$7,400	$9,100	$13,600	143	75	9%	-15%	6%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Bronson Burgoon	$7,400	$8,300	$13,300	209	97	-38%	8%	-15%	0/1	500	142	500	500	500
Whee Kim	$7,400	$7,900	$13,400	102	85	-3%	52%	5%	0/3	140	128	116	500	500
Patrick Rodgers	$7,400	$8,800	$13,300	146	94	-29%	-26%	-7%	1/1	500	500	38	500	500
Tyler Duncan	$7,300	$8,600	$13,100	299	95	-15%	-7%	4%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Richy Werenski	$7,300	$8,900	$13,300	180	93	-8%	-31%	-2%	1/1	10	500	500	500	500
Sam Ryder	$7,300	$8,600	$13,300	198	99	-26%	-17%	-20%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Martin Laird	$7,300	$8,700	$13,300	140	90	-3%	-3%	2%	3/3	500	63	59	14	500
Ryan Blaum	$7,200	$8,200	$12,600	242	116	-37%	0%	-5%	0/1	131	500	500	500	500
Scott Piercy	$7,200	$9,000	$13,500	224	94	0%	-43%	-19%	2/2	500	63	500	12	500
Chris Stroud	$7,200	$7,900	$12,600	199	117	-40%	18%	-7%	2/4	94	68	90	500	37
Bill Haas	$7,200	$8,800	$12,800	122	104	-26%	-54%	0%	5/5	75	22	6	2	20
Jhonattan Vegas	$7,200	$9,000	$12,600	86	106	-28%	-83%	2%	1/2	500	500	116	8	500
John Oda	$7,200	$8,000	$12,700	525	117	-42%	10%	-11%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Brian Gay	$7,100	$10,000	$13,400	116	88	20%	-179%	-5%	1/2	50	500	500	117	500
Nick Watney	$7,100	$8,900	$13,400	118	85	24%	-16%	0%	2/4	104	500	31	5	83
Sam Saunders	$7,100	$8,200	$13,300	174	85	27%	39%	12%	3/3	37	68	14	500	500
Scott Stallings	$7,100	$8,300	$12,500	162	123	-37%	-31%	-3%	0/3	116	81	500	107	500
Ryan Armour	$7,100	$8,500	$13,000	112	96	6%	0%	4%	1/2	4	500	136	500	500
Blayne Barber	$7,100	$7,600	$12,300	427	132	-43%	20%	-1%	2/3	64	14	71	500	500
Jim Furyk	$7,100	$8,600	$12,900	301	99	-2%	-19%	0%	1/1	500	10	500	500	500
Hudson Swafford	$7,100	$8,200	$13,400	182	92	16%	31%	-11%	1/2	500	500	108	67	500
JT Poston	$7,000	$8,900	$13,000	274	97	16%	-50%	0%	1/1	50	500	500	500	500
John Huh	$7,000	$8,400	$12,600	227	116	-2%	-21%	-4%	5/5	60	63	59	57	3
David Lingmerth	$7,000	$8,300	$12,900	211	102	9%	-2%	-4%	1/2	500	500	500	74	122
Tom Lovelady	$7,000	$8,000	$12,600	279	119	-12%	6%	-14%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Robert Garrigus	$7,000	$7,600	$12,300	262	133	-25%	19%	-3%	3/4	500	22	116	47	11
Fabian Gomez	$7,000	$8,100	$12,000	552	164	-33%	-21%	-1%	0/1	500	500	500	500	75
Andres Romero	$7,000	$8,200	$12,000	270	176	-40%	-36%	-7%	1/4	94	144	500	14	83
Steve Wheatcroft	$7,000	$7,400	$11,800	691	185	-53%	11%	-4%	0/2	500	118	71	500	500
Grayson Murray	$7,000	$8,800	$12,600	158	118	-9%	-77%	-11%	0/1	86	500	500	500	500
Hunter Mahan	$6,900	$8,000	$12,900	546	99	23%	25%	-2%	1/2	16	106	500	500	500
Brandon Harkins	$6,900	$8,100	$12,600	216	119	3%	-2%	-14%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Vaughn Taylor	$6,900	$8,700	$12,400	239	114	14%	-46%	15%	2/2	50	500	47	500	500
Trey Mullinax	$6,900	$7,700	$12,000	195	177	-23%	2%	-8%	0/1	94	500	500	500	500
Matt Jones	$6,900	$8,100	$12,600	280	118	5%	0%	-13%	1/3	104	118	500	500	5
Peter Malnati	$6,900	$7,600	$11,800	573	189	-36%	-2%	-7%	3/3	50	42	500	64	500
David Hearn	$6,900	$7,700	$11,900	476	183	-29%	-2%	-6%	1/2	64	135	500	500	500
Wesley Bryan	$6,900	$8,100	$12,000	154	161	-14%	-19%	0%	0/1	500	118	500	500	500
Sung Kang	$6,900	$7,600	$11,900	126	175	-20%	10%	1%	1/1	500	46	500	500	500
Mac Hughes	$6,800	$8,000	$12,600	219	114	25%	18%	0%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Ricky Barnes	$6,800	$7,800	$11,900	509	183	-12%	-9%	-5%	3/4	16	500	124	24	20
Seamus Power	$6,800	$8,100	$12,900	317	103	29%	16%	-6%	1/1	83	500	500	500	500
Lanto Griffin	$6,800	$7,700	$11,700	333	186	-17%	-6%	1%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Benjamin Silverman	$6,800	$7,800	$12,500	246	126	9%	12%	-5%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Retief Goosen	$6,800	$7,100	$11,700	337	203	-31%	12%	-10%	2/3	42	81	500	51	500
Brian Stuard	$6,800	$7,400	$11,600	290	221	-39%	-6%	-5%	2/5	116	46	124	32	98
Conrad Shindler	$6,800	$7,100	$11,400	487	236	-44%	3%	-3%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Martin Flores	$6,800	$7,100	$11,800	417	194	-27%	14%	-13%	3/4	7	500	56	107	16
Satoshi Kodaira	$6,800	$8,300	$12,000	38	167	-3%	-51%	-3%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Alex Cejka	$6,700	$8,000	$12,200	253	123	22%	3%	7%	0/2	116	500	90	500	500
Denny McCarthy	$6,700	$8,300	$12,400	400	127	19%	-35%	-3%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Shawn Stefani	$6,700	$7,400	$11,800	401	190	-7%	7%	-8%	3/4	131	14	500	51	45
Brice Garnett	$6,700	$7,600	$11,600	151	193	-11%	-7%	5%	2/3	500	20	136	32	500
Dylan Meyer	$6,700	$8,300	$11,800	727	183	0%	-67%	-1%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Derek Fathauer	$6,700	$7,300	$11,700	327	200	-13%	7%	-8%	0/2	500	76	90	500	500
Parker McLachlin	$6,700	$7,400	$10,900	1138	322	-48%	-29%	-5%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Cody Gribble	$6,700	$7,100	$10,900	463	297	-44%	-10%	-2%	0/1	144	500	500	500	500
Jonathan Randolph	$6,700	$7,000	$11,000	421	281	-40%	2%	-3%	1/2	83	500	133	500	500
Cameron Percy	$6,600	$7,500	$11,700	470	181	12%	12%	7%	3/4	104	33	38	500	60
Zac Blair	$6,600	$7,900	$12,100	532	156	21%	-1%	-1%	1/2	80	500	124	500	500
Aaron Baddeley	$6,600	$7,700	$12,100	263	150	23%	13%	1%	1/4	75	500	90	132	152
Robert Streb	$6,600	$7,800	$11,900	256	169	17%	-1%	3%	4/4	72	33	500	18	37
Scott Brown	$6,600	$7,400	$12,200	184	151	22%	26%	-3%	2/4	86	33	3	78	500
Doc Redman	$6,600	$7,800	$11,600		222	-12%	-36%	-6%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Stephan Jaeger	$6,600	$7,800	$11,700	241	203	-4%	-27%	-10%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Tyrone Van Aswegen	$6,600	$7,200	$11,100	362	258	-22%	-10%	-2%	2/3	28	500	90	74	500
Jonas Blixt	$6,600	$7,000	$11,000	308	275	-26%	3%	-2%	2/3	86	33	10	500	500
Corey Conners	$6,500	$8,300	$11,700	352	186	15%	-73%	1%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Tom Hoge	$6,500	$7,500	$11,700	207	192	10%	1%	-4%	1/3	116	148	38	500	500
Michael Thompson	$6,500	$7,900	$11,700	356	178	20%	-12%	8%	2/3	500	92	47	64	500
Jonathan Byrd	$6,500	$7,000	$11,000	386	251	-9%	8%	3%	2/4	37	500	18	78	98
Harris English	$6,500	$7,200	$11,600	283	208	2%	4%	-2%	3/3	50	46	31	500	500
Sean O’Hair	$6,500	$7,500	$11,100	135	214	0%	-10%	9%	1/3	500	22	500	107	98
Rob Oppenheim	$6,500	$7,000	$10,900	351	283	-17%	2%	0%	0/1	500	76	500	500	500
Ethan Tracy	$6,500	$7,500	$11,300	551	249	-7%	-17%	-3%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Davis Love	$6,500	$7,200	$11,300	981	232	-4%	-2%	0%	2/4	10	500	1	107	112
Ernie Els	$6,500	$7,000	$11,300	588	238	-6%	11%	-2%	3/4	500	106	68	64	20
Ben Crane	$6,400	$7,800	$11,700	312	190	19%	-18%	-2%	1/4	37	128	108	500	147
John Merrick	$6,400	$7,300	$11,400	1057	222	7%	-2%	0%	1/2	500	500	71	32	500
Nick Taylor	$6,400	$7,600	$11,700	291	201	14%	-10%	-9%	1/3	50	81	71	500	500
Brett Stegmaier	$6,400	$7,100	$11,200	852	263	-3%	-5%	-4%	2/2	85	5	500	500	500
Matt Every	$6,400	$7,000	$11,300	694	253	0%	7%	-6%	2/3	13	92	500	500	5
Adam Schenk	$6,400	$7,100	$10,900	389	283	-6%	-8%	0%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
George McNeill	$6,400	$7,000	$10,500	1156	406	-19%	-11%	-3%	2/2	500	500	31	500	60
Doug Ghim	$6,400	$7,200	$11,000	1110	256	-1%	-9%	2%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Daniel Summerhays	$6,400	$7,000	$10,700	502	381	-16%	-7%	-3%	1/3	104	500	43	500	83
Carl Pettersson	$6,400	$7,000	$10,900		315	-10%	-2%	-3%	2/4	144	500	6	18	83
J.J. Henry	$6,300	$7,100	$11,600	443	206	19%	10%	-1%	3/5	16	135	108	32	45
Dominic Bozzelli	$6,300	$7,700	$11,500	345	210	17%	-23%	2%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Billy Hurley	$6,300	$7,100	$10,400	664	397	-8%	-20%	1%	0/3	86	500	90	107	500
Dicky Pride	$6,300		$10,300	1018	458	-13%	#VALUE!	1%	2/4	50	33	500	78	141
Stuart Appleby	$6,300	$7,200	$10,600	799	364	-5%	-23%	1%	3/4	75	92	500	38	45
Padraig Harrington	$6,300	$7,000	$11,300	334	249	11%	10%	-3%	1/3	80	500	500	132	141
Sang-Moon Bae	$6,300	$7,000	$10,800	1073	350	-4%	-5%	-2%	2/2	500	500	500	14	52
Roberto Diaz	$6,300	$7,000	$10,500	721	367	-6%	-7%	1%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Ken Duke	$6,300	$7,000	$10,400		475	-16%	-17%	-7%	1/4	80	118	90	92	500
Rod Pampling	$6,300	$7,100	$10,400	541	414	-12%	-24%	-3%	0/2	500	92	500	500	141
Talor Gooch	$6,200	$7,000	$11,100	247	264	12%	4%	-4%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Norman Xiong	$6,200	$7,100	$10,700		336	5%	-14%	0%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Martin Piller	$6,200	$7,000	$10,700	282	319	6%	-2%	2%	0/1	500	92	500	500	500
Xinjun Zhang	$6,200	$7,000	$10,400		403	-1%	-10%	0%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Matt Atkins	$6,200	$7,000	$10,500	634	383	1%	-8%	-1%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Nicholas Lindheim	$6,200	$7,100	$10,900	353	308	8%	-11%	-3%	0/1	136	500	500	500	500
Tommy Gainey	$6,200	$7,000	$10,200		606	-12%	-22%	-2%	2/3	94	500	500	67	52
Kris Blanks	$6,200	$7,000	$10,300		517	-8%	-18%	-2%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Jason Bohn	$6,200	$7,000	$10,400		408	-2%	-11%	-1%	0/3	144	118	500	500	112
Andrew Yun	$6,200	$7,000	$10,200	687	669	-13%	-23%	-3%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Will Zalatoris	$6,100	$7,200	$10,200		569	-3%	-40%	-1%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Cameron Tringale	$6,100	$7,000	$10,400	511	408	5%	-11%	-1%	0/3	94	106	500	500	141
Kyle Thompson	$6,100	$7,000	$10,300	625	461	1%	-16%	0%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Arjun Atwal	$6,100		$10,200	468	471	1%	#VALUE!	3%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Zecheng Dou	$6,100	$7,000	$10,200	765	558	-2%	-20%	0%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Brendon De Jonge	$6,100	$7,000	$10,300		569	-3%	-20%	-4%	1/5	104	81	90	132	52
Brian Davis	$6,100		$10,300		521	-1%	#VALUE!	-3%	0/0	500	500	500	500	500
Shane Bertsch	$6,100	$7,000	$10,200		739	-6%	-24%	-3%	0/1	116	500	500	500	500
D.A. Points	$6,100	$7,000	$10,400	540	458	3%	-14%	-4%	3/4	69	14	136	18	500
Charles Frost	$6,100	$7,000	$10,100		900	-6%	-25%	0%	0/0	500	500	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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