2020 Wyndham Championship Predictions, Preview & Odds

We move on to the Wyndham Championship, which will take place at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. This is a par 70, 7,131-yard course that will reward strong iron play. There are seven par fours on the course that are below 430 yards, and six of the last seven winners at Sedgefield ranked 4th or better in SG approach for the week. It should be a fun week.

Last week, it was Collin Morikawa, that walked away with his 1st majors win as he won the PGA Championship by two strokes. It was his 3rd career win overall and his 2nd win in his last four events. He is not entered in this event. J.T. Poston shot a -22 last year to win this event and he will be entered in this year’s tournament to defend his title. Poston is currently listed at +4000 to repeat as champion.

Odds To Win The Wyndham Championship (Courtesy of Betonline.ag)

Players To Watch Or Not To Watch

Let’s take a look at some players that are at or near the top of the odds board, but who I don’t feel that can win the tournament.

Brooks Koepka finished 2nd at the St. Jude Invitational a couple of weeks ago, but he missed cut, T62nd and missed cut in his previous three outings, while finishing 29th last week at the PGA Championship. Koepka is 52nd in approach to the green but 111th around the green and 145th in putting. He has not been great overall since the restart and has just two top 25 finishes in 12 events this year. I do not see why he is atop the odds board for this one.

Some like Patrick Reed to take this one and while he could have a good showing overall, I don’t see him winning it. Reed is just 85th on tour in SG approach to the green 179th in driving accuracy and 167th in greens in regulation. Those are not good numbers for this course. He has six top 10s on the year but has finished no better than 10th in each of his last seven outings. I just don’t see a win by Reed in this one, but he could be used in a prop later on.

Tommy Fleetwood has played in just three events since the restart and they have not been good for him as he has finished 29th or worse in all three events. Fleetwood has just one top 10 and just four top 25 finishes in nine events this year. He comes in ranked 95th in SG approach to the green, 106th in putting 104th in driving accuracy and 82nd in greens in regulation. This may not be the course for him, but we shall see.

Justin Rose has placed 5th here in his lone start back in 2009 and he had a decent showing last week at TPC Harding with a 9th place finish. Still, he is 103 in the RedEx standings and he did have three missed cuts in each of his previous three tournaments. Rose is 84th in approach to the green, 206th in greens in regulation and 123rd in putting. Some do feel that he has a shot due to his finish last week and he could have a good week, but if his putter goes south again, then he could miss the cut.

Some out there have Kevin Kisner winning the Wyndham Championship and I do feel he is one to watch. Kisner does not have great stats for this course, but he has played well here over the years with two top 10s in his last three times here at Sedgefield. He also finished 3rd at the Rocket Mortgage Classic a few weeks ago. Do not sleep on Kisner this week.

My Three Winners

I did not have a great showing with my predictions last week, so I will be looking to get back on track here.

The first winner I will look at is Webb Simpson (+1000) who comes off a rough showing at the PGA Championship last week, where he finished 37th. Simpson still has had a good season with six top 10s in 11 events and he has two wins as well. He is 3rd in FedEx points and 6th in the world overall. Webb has some very good stats for this course as he is 11th in approach to the green, 31st in driving accuracy, 29th in greens in regulation, and 18th in putting. With very solid Irion play, Webb Simpson should have a very good outing this week.

Next is Paul Casey at +1800. This course sets up very nice for Paul as he ranks 3rd on tour in SG approach to the green. He is also 10th in greens in regulation and 50th in driving accuracy. His putting has been rather weak this year but still, his Iron play should put him close for easy birdy chances. He has gone T18-T3-T13 at Sedgefield since 2014 and he is off of a 2nd place finish at TPC Harding a week ago. Casey has the irons and momentum to grab a win this week.

Lastly is Harris English at +2500. Harris has 11 top 20s this year and of those 11, five have been in the top 10. He has finished between 13th and 19th in each of his last four starts overall and that is pretty good consistency. English also has two top 11 finishes in six tries on this course. His numbers are solid for this course as he is 36th in SG approach to the green, 14th in putting and 11th in greens in regulation. I give Harris English an excellent shot at winning his first tournament of the year.

Tournament Matchup - Patrick Reed -132 over Tommy Fleetwood
Props

Tournament Matchup - Harris Eglish +113 over Billy Horschel

Tournament Matchup - Brendon Todd -1.5 strokes over Si Woo Kim

Top 10 Finish - Kevin Kisner +350

Top 20 Finish - Doc Redman +325

All Stats are taken from PGATour.com