Wyndham Championship

Odds to Win Tournament

Sedgefield Country Club will be hosting the Wyndham Championship for a ninth consecutive year beginning Thursday. Most of the top golfers in the world will be sitting this one out, but there is still some talent in this field. The most noteworthy golfer participating on Thursday is Jimmy Walker, who won the PGA Championship in late July. This is Walker’s first event back since winning his first major and he’ll surely be hoping to keep up his excellent play this weekend. One unfortunate thing to note when coming into this tournament is that last year’s winner, Davis Love III, is not going to be playing. He has won this tournament three times in his career, so it’s an absence that will certainly be felt. 2014 winner Camilo Villegas and 2013 winner Patrick Reed will both, however, be playing on Thursday and that should help make up for the loss of Love III. With that information out of the way, let’s now take a look at some of the better plays this weekend:

Patrick Reed (19-to-1) - As mentioned earlier, Reed won this tournament back in 2013 and he’ll be hoping to do it again when he takes the course on Thursday. Reed was impressive that year, shooting a 14-under to defeat Jordan Spieth in a playoff. The 14th ranked golfer in the OWGR also happens to be playing pretty well coming into this one. Reed has finished tied for 11th at each of the past two tournaments, shooting a total of 15-under in those two events. Reed also has two second-place finishes on the season and will certainly be hoping to break through and win his first event of the year. He has a good shot to do so at 19-to-1, as he has all the talent needed to dominate a relatively weak field this weekend.

Jim Furyk (23-to-1) - Jim Furyk is 46 years old, but that hasn’t held him back recently. Furyk is coming off of the round of his life, shooting a 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship in early August. That was the record for best score ever shot on the TOUR and being that it was his most recent round played, Furyk should be coming into this event with a ton of confidence. He might not be able to drive the ball like some of his peers, but Furyk is excellent with his irons and knows how to make putts. At 23-to-1, it’s worth taking the guy that just might be on a serious roll coming into this one.

Jimmy Walker (33-to-1) - Jimmy Walker surprised a lot of people by winning the PGA Championship a few weeks ago, but he has actually been playing some incredible golf for nearly two years now. Walker finished 25th in the OWGR in 2015 and he is now ranked in 17th. All signs points to Walker continuing to improve, as he is just getting more and more confident each time he gets out onto a course. Walker doesn’t have anything that will wow people, but he is a solid player all around and doesn’t make a lot of mistakes. He’s a tremendous value at 33-to-1, as he will be hoping to make a big statement by coming out on top after his first major victory.

Camilo Villegas (150-to-1) - When looking for a dark horse to win this tournament, Villegas is the guy that really stands out as an insane value. As previously mentioned, Villegas won this tournament in 2014 and he was pretty dominant in doing so, shooting a 17-under to defeat both Bill Haas and Fredrik Jacobson by a stroke. Being that this is the same course Villegas won on, there are plenty of reasons to believe that he is capable of performing at a high level here again. He’s worth putting a half-unit on at 150-to-1.