Shane Lowry will be back in action this weekend! After missing last weekend’s WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, Lowry will be making his first appearance since winning The Open at the Wyndham Championship starting up on Thursday, August 1. And might I add, he chose a very competitive tournament to return in, especially with FedExCup points up for grabs.
According to online sportsbook Bovada, Webb Simpson is the favorite to win the Wyndham Championship with odds set at +1000. Afterwards, we have Collin Morikawa and Hideki Matsuyama in a tie for second place at +1400, followed by Jordan Spieth in fourth at +1600. Next, a three-way tie occurs for fifth with each Brandt Snedeker, Patrick Reed, and Paul Casey all placed at +2200. In the No. 8 position, Viktor Hovland takes sole possession at +2500, and then Billy Horschel takes the ninth spot with +2800 odds. Cameron Smith rounds out the top 10 for us with his +4000 figure.
Out of the top 30 players in the FedExCup points standings, nine will be partaking in this weekend’s event at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. This tournament is extremely vital on this season’s PGA Tour, as it’s the last opportunity for golfers to qualify for a spot into the FedExCup playoffs. The postseason starts next week at the Northern Trust. In total, 13 players are within 50 points of being in or being out of the playoffs. The most notable in bubble positions are Richy Werenski in 124th place, Patton Kizzire in 125th and Daniel Berger in 126th.
Since 2007, the year that the FedExCup playoffs started, an average tally of 2.7 golfers have managed to find a last-minute spot into the postseason through this tournament. In total, four players have found a postseason position in Greensboro with a ranking of 140th or lower in the points standings. With that being said, magic happens in the Wyndham Championship.
After winning the title last season, Brandt Snedeker (+2200) is back to repeat here in the Wyndham Championship. In the past 11 tournaments, he would become the eighth victor to take the win with a 54-hole advantage. Snedeker opened last year’s event with a 59 and then would take a three-shot win against C.T. Span on the final day with a score of 21 under.
Sedgefield Country Club is a 7,127-yard golf course and is a par 70. The course has a long history with its opening back in 1925, but it’s only been a highlight of the PGA Tour for a total of 12 seasons. The current 18-hole record is Snedeker’s 59 score set last year, and the 72-hole record is held by Henrik Stenson with his 258 figure that he would accomplish two seasons ago in 2017. This tournament has a purse total of $6.2 million.
The 2019 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina kicks off on Thursday, August 1 and will be held through Sunday, August 4. The tournament will be nationally televised and will be broadcasted on Golf Network and CBS. The first tee times are posted the day before the tournament starts.
Let’s go over the favorites to win the Wyndham Championship, and then we’ll review the rest of the pack. Afterwards, I’ll give you my official prediction of who will win the tournament, as well as my long-shot pick to get a major payday.
Webb Simpson is certainly a decent selection as the favorite by the golf betting sites, and that’s because of his last five performances. He’s had a decent stretch, with no real bad results. Last weekend at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, he would nearly win the event but would fall just short with a second-place finish. In The Open Championship, he wouldn’t do the too bad with a 30th place finish, and the week prior, he would nearly crack the top 15 with a 16th tally in the U.S. Open. At the RBC Canadian Open, it would be another tournament that he would nearly be victorious in, taking a 2nd place finish in the tourney. Before that, it would be a 29th place result in the PGA Championship. As you see, Simpson enters the Wyndham Championship in excellent form, and is a great pick to win the tournament — and those +1000 odds are pretty valuable as well.
With everything of what I just said about Webb Simpson, Collin Morikawa — at least in my opinion — is the better pick to win. Yeah, I agree that Webb Simpson is the favorite, but Collin Morikawa is in excellent form right now, better than Simpson, particularly in his last three appearances. Check out the elite performances: Last weekend at the Barracuda Championship, Morikawa would take a victory for his first career win, and this would be after a top-five tally in the John Deere Classic (4th). Prior to that, Morikawa would nearly get his first career victory at the 3M Open but would fall just short with a 2nd place finish. I would ignore his previous results of 36th at the Travelers Championship and 35th in the U.S. Open, Morikawa is coming in with great momentum and is my favorite to win this mid-tier tournament for his second career win. And of course, those +1400 odds are a bit more profitable than Simpson’s. I have to ride with Morikawa as my favorite.
I would personally keep my money away from Hideki Matsuyama. It’s not that he’s been dismal or anything in his last five tournaments, but in his last two, in particular, I feel the form won’t be there for the Wyndham Championship. Or will it? He has shown up for mid-tier tournaments: He would take a 7th place tally in the 3M Open, and would also secure a top 15 13th place finish in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He also wouldn’t do badly in the U.S. Open either, taking the No. 21 position on the leaderboard in the major tournament. It’s something to think about, but I personally just have to stay away. I expect him to do well, but I don’t see a victory. Coming into the tournament, he has a 43rd place finish in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and he would also miss the cut in The Open Championship. I have no faith in Hideki Matsuyama, pass.
Jordan Spieth wouldn’t be a bad pick to make. He’s not my favorite, but he would be a solid wager to play with at +1600. In the two prestigious tournaments of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and The Open Championship, he would put up solid performances, finishing 12th in the Invitational and taking the No. 20 spot in the Championship. Before that, he would struggle a little bit with a 65th place tally in the U.S. Open and would miss the cut altogether in the Travelers Championship. Prior to, however, Spieth would take a top 10 7th place result in the Memorial Tournament pres. by Nationwide. I’m seeing the form there, and I’m seeing great things from Spieth in a mid-tier. Again, Spieth isn’t my favorite, but him and his +1600 odds have a lot of profitability in my eyes.
He comes in as the defending champion of the Wyndham Championship, and he also won this tournament back in 2007. With those being the circumstances, I would normally say ride with someone like that, but Brandt Snedeker is coming in with no form. Just check out the recent performances: With the exception of a 5th place finish in the Rocket Mortgage Classic back in June, he would take the No. 27 position in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, miss the cut at The Open Championship, finish 43rd in the Travelers Championship and he would take a dismal 77th in the U.S. Open. This is why Brandt Snedeker is listed fifth on the odds at +2200, instead of first place at +1000 like Simpson. You won’t see a repeat here.
Patrick Reed is another solid pick to make, coming into the Wyndham Championship with excellent form — he’s done pretty well in all five of his previous tournaments. Last weekend, he would place 12th on the leaderboard in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, and before that, he would place in the top 10 (10th) in The Open Championship major. In the 3M Open, he’d take a 23rd tally, and the tournament before, he’d place a top 5 5th place finish in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Reed would take a 30th place result in the Travelers Championship. As you can tell, this is a very good pick to make to win the Wyndham Championship, and those +2200 odds will pay out great as well. If you ride with Reed, good choice.
Don’t even think about putting your money on Paul Casey. With the exception of a 5th place finish in the Travelers Championship, Casey has done absolutely terrible in his most recent stretch of tournaments — there’s no form whatsoever. Look at the numbers: 27th place in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, 57th in The Open Championship, 21st in the U.S. Open and he would withdraw from the Charles Schwab Challenge. Don’t be surprised to see Casey with another poor performance in the Wyndham Championship. Put him in the no-go zone with picks.
The 21-year-old has had a solid rookie season, especially in his last five stretches. He wouldn’t do the best at the Travelers Championship with a 54th place finish, but other than that, it’s nothing but decent placements on the resume. In his most recent event, Hovland would take the No. 16 spot on the leaderboard in the John Deere Classic. Before that, it would be a 13th tally in the 3M Open, and he would repeat that feat placing 13th in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. In the U.S. Open, a major, it would be another good finish with Hovland tallying in 12th. Eventually, the rookie is going to get a win, especially with his stretch of performances as of late. He wouldn’t be my pick, but I wouldn’t blame you if you were to ride with Viktor Hovland and his +2500 odds.
Placed with +2800 odds, there is certainly some value here with Billy Horschel. The only thing that concerns me with this pick is the inconsistency in his latest stretch. He would do great in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational with an elite 9th place finish, and he would repeat that feat tallying 9th in the Memorial Tournament pres. by Nationwide. He’d also have another decent appearance in the Rocket Mortgage Classic, putting himself at No. 17 on the leaderboard. However, his 32nd place finish in the U.S. Open concerns me a bit, as well as his missed cut mark in The Open Championship. At the same time though, they’re both major tournaments, he seems to do well in mid-tiers. With that being said, I wouldn’t blame you for riding with Billy Horschel. The profitability is real here at +2800.
Cameron Smith has little form coming into the Wyndham Championship, but for the most part, he hasn’t really done well in his last five tournaments. He would do great with a 12th place finish in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, and he would even do well with a 20th place finish in The Open Championship major. After that, however, there’s nothing special from Smith. The rest of his stretch: 29th place at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, 72nd at the U.S. Open and he would miss the cut altogether at the Travelers Championship. In other words, keep your money away from the Australian.
Roger Sloan … It sounds like ‘Roger Stone’, you know, the guy in politics. Basically what I’m trying to say is: Just remember this man’s name this weekend, he could come in as your winner. After missing the cut at the Travelers Championship, it’s been nothing but improvement for Sloan ever since then. He would make a steady increase to elite performances starting with a 21st place finish in the Rocket Mortgage Classic, then he would take 15th in the 3M Open. It would get even better at the John Deere Classic where he would take a top 10 (10th) placement, and in his most recent event, he would take the No. 7 spot on the leaderboard in the Barracuda Championship. He’s brand new to the PGA Tour, but he only gets better and better. This is my long shot, ladies and gentlemen. Those +15000 odds are gorgeous.
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