Wyndham Championship: Best Bets, Course Info, and Key Stats

Brandon Gdula•@gdula13

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Wyndham Championship: Best Bets, Course Info, and Key Stats

This is the PGA Tour's final event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

The field heads to Sedgefield Country Club for the Wyndham Championship.

Brian Harman -- at 15th overall -- is the highest-ranked golfer in the field by the Official World Golf Rankings, and only seven of the world's top-30 are teeing it up.

Here's all you need to know.

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Sedgefield Country Club Course Info

Data from GCSAA, PGA Tour, and data golf's course table unless otherwise noted.

Par: 70
Distance: 7,131 yards (average)
Average Fairway Width: 29.4 yards (Narrow)
Average Green Size: 6,000 square feet (Average)
Green Type: Bermuda
Stimpmeter: 12.5+
Recent Winning Scores: -20, -20, -15, -21, -22
Recent Cut Lines: -2, -1, -3, -3, -4

Sedgefield Country Club Course Key Stats

Wyndham Championship Betting Picks

These picks stand out relative to their FanDuel Sportsbook golf betting odds at FanDuel Sportsbook. All stats cited below originate at datagolf and reference ranks relative to the field over the past 50 rounds unless otherwise noted.

Brian Harman

Wyndham Championship Win Odds (+3000)
To Finish Top 10 (+330)
To Finish Top 20 (+160)

Harman couldn't stay competitive in his bid to repeat as Champion Golfer of the Year at The Open, and his T60 there broke a streak of three straight top-25s (T21 at the U.S. Open, T9 at the Travelers Championship, and T21 at the Genesis Scottish Open).

Harman hasn't had the best career form at Sedgefield but does have two top-six results here in 10 starts.

What jumps out here is that Harman is top-20 in both approach and putting over the last 50 rounds. He's the only one who can say that -- and he's 8th in accuracy.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout

To Win (+3500)
To Finish Top 10 (+360)
To Finish Top 20 (+180)

Bezuidenhout played in the Olympics and finished 16th despite poor approach play, which now gives him two weak iron displays in a row. However, the long-term data is strong across the board, especially the short game.

Bezuidenhout has played here three times and has finished T37, T47, and T51 with elite putting in all three.

His form now is noticeably better than what it has been in recent years, and that's worth noting when looking at his past results. He's rating out as a value in my model at 35/1.

Aaron Rai

To Win (+4000)
To Finish Top 10 (+400)
To Finish Top 20 (+190)

I've had interest in Rai for a while now, and at a course where accuracy matters, why not take another look?

Rai ranks 12th in approach and 3rd in accuracy over the last 50 rounds.

He's one of two golfers to rank top-35 in all four strokes gained stats over the last 50 rounds among this field. The other is Sungjae Im, who is the favorite this week.

Additionally, Rai ranks 8th in strokes gained per shot from 100 to 200 yards over the last 12 months, a key range for me.

Kurt Kitayama

To Win (+5500)
To Finish Top 20 (+250)

Kitayama surged his way to a T6 finish at the 3M Open with a closing-round 66, and his T6 that week was fueled by iron play. He ranked fifth in approach at the 3M Open -- and third at The Open Championship the week prior.

Among this field, Kitayama ranks sixth in ball-striking over the last 50 rounds and is 20th in the field in strokes gained per shot from 100 to 200 yards over the last 12 months.

The putting is poor, and he hasn't played here before, but a strong finish would make a lot of sense based on his profile.

Denny McCarthy

To Win (+7000)
To Finish Top 20 (+280)

McCarthy has missed two straight cuts, yet those were overseas at the Genesis Scottish Open and The Open Championship while offering up poor ball-striking and a lack of distance.

Well, this week, the distance doesn't matter as much, and his iron play -- long-term -- is neutral rather than poor.

He's also the field leader in strokes gained from short game over the last 50 rounds and ranks 25th in strokes gained per shot from 100 to 200 yards.

Lastly, he has three top-25s at Sedgefield over the last five years -- though he missed the last two cuts.

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