The Tour heads to Sedgefield Country Club this week for the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. This is the final tournament of the 2022 regular season for the PGA Tour, with the top 125 players in the FedEx Cup standings moving on to next week’s Northern Trust at TPC Southwind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Playing as a Par-70, Sedgefield typically rates out as one of the easiest stops on Tour. The winning score came in at -21 or lower in five consecutive seasons until -15 was good enough to make last season’s 6-man playoff on Sunday afternoon. Sedgefield has two Par-5’s that are reachable by the entire field, while eight of the course’s Par-4’s fall between 400-450 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Donald Ross-designed course plays just 7,130 yards from the tips and features fast Champion Bermuda greens. Of course, distance off the tee always helps, but fairways are a priority this week. Knowing that the top is going low, we must prioritize birdie opportunities for the third consecutive week. With the majority of the holes being Par-4’s ranging from 400-450 yards, exceptional iron play from the fairway- particularly approaches from the 125-175 range-paired with a hot putter on these undulating green complexes will be the recipe for success this week. For more course tidbits, check out Ron<\/a>‘s course preview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you look at who has won here in the past, and with just six of the world’s Top-30 players in this field, winners at Sedgefield can come from anywhere. Five of the past eight winners opened at 90\/1 or higher, and last year’s champ Kevin Kisner was available at 70\/1, so sprinkling in a few smaller unit plays on longer-odd outrights makes sense this week. My challenge is that theory goes against recent trends on Tour<\/a>, where most of this summer’s winners have come from 40\/1 and shorter regardless of the field and event. We’ve seen course history play a role here over the years, and I’m weighing it, along with success at corollary courses like Harbour Town, Sea Island, and Sherwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My goal with this piece is to touch on the golfers I’m targeting this week. There are millions of ways to bet on this beautiful game, so I’ll share my opinion on the best way to bet on each golfer in my player pool at this week’s event. When pricing out finishing position bets, I’ll often lean towards BetMGM even if there’s a better number elsewhere because of MGM’s advantageous dead-heat rules. Know the rules of the books that you’re betting on! <\/p>\n\n\n\n