4 Potential PGA TOUR Golf Sleeper Picks: 2023 Wyndham Championship
The Wyndham Championship begins Thursday, August 3 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The best golfers in the tournament like Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Sungjae Im, and Hideki Matsuyama create opportunities to capitalize on PGA TOUR golf sleepers in DFS and beyond. John Haslbauer lays out his top longshot picks for Wyndham Championship odds below.
The greatest week in golf is upon us as the PGA TOUR makes one final stop in Greensboro, North Carolina at Sedgefield Country Club for the 2023 Wyndham Championship before the FedEx Cup playoffs are underway. Let’s attempt to navigate some potential sleeper Wyndham Championship picks.
The Wyndham Championship is to me, the most underrated tournament on the PGA TOUR schedule. There are significant implications at stake for fringe players to play their way into the top-70 of the FedEx Cup standings, and they’ll have one final crack to do so in Greensboro. History has shown the Wyndham Championship to be kind to longshots, as the premium qualities of driving accuracy, short iron approach play, and Bermuda putting can easily be found at both the top and bottom of the odds board.
Below we’ll look at potential Wyndham Championship picks and dig in deep as we look for PGA TOUR sleepers in this week’s golf odds. Click on the odds to bet now.
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COURSE INTRODUCTION
Sedgefield CC is the type of course you really can bet with conviction at, as we know the types of players who have annually played well in this event. The archetype of accurate drivers who are strong on approach from under 175 yards and top-tier putters, particularly on Bermuda greens, seem to always rise to the top at this event. If past winners of Tom Kim, Kevin Kisner, Jim Herman, JT Poston, Brandt Snedeker, and Henrik Stenson are any indication, there really is no advantage for longer hitters on this track, like we’d seen at other recent summer birdie fests.
The tight fairways and nuanced, undulated greens are the best defense on this Donald Ross design. There are some bogeys to be had on this course, but it’s still a layout which has produced winning scores near 20-under par most years. With easier scoring conditions in store, and some nuanced greens complexes, this will be my second week in a row treating above-average long term putting as a pre-requisite skill.
For a deeper dive into the course, read my Wyndham Championship preview. Without any further delay, let’s get to our Wyndham Championship picks with a focus on longshots and sleepers for your DFS lineups.
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POTENTIAL SLEEPER WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP PICKS
From a golf betting perspective, Adam Hadwin is going to win. So I could put together a single bullet card, but if the 2021 Wyndham Championship taught me anything, it’s good for the mental health to have some back up horses in the race. Due to the certainty behind Hadwin’s impending victory, we have some freedom to get loose on some outright longshots, just in case there’s a blip in the simulation of a world we live in.
In terms of DFS, there is value in going back to players with strong course history, even if they have some down form leading in, as the formula of repeated wedge shots here is not quite matched on the other events we’ve seen over the last couple months. By removing distance and elite ball-striking from the equation, it opens the floor to plenty of viable value options.
Below, find my favorite value leverage plays and longshots for the 2023 Wyndham Championship. Stats pulled across Last 36 Rounds unless otherwise noted.
Mark Hubbard (, $7,500)
Hubbard’s name is a familiar one atop my models whenever we come across a short positional birdie fest with emphasis on approach and putting. And while we’re still waiting for that fit to manifest into his first career PGA TOUR win, it’s hard to ignore his fit for Sedgefield CC at this long of a price.
The No. 8 player in my model this week, Hubbard leads the field over the last 36 rounds in SG: Approach, which is always an encouraging sign in easy scoring conditions like we have in store this week. Though lacking in driving distance, Hubbard has made the most of his chances on shorter courses, ranking top-10 in Comp Course History, with four top-11 finishes on short, positional courses since April.
The only player to rank top-30 in SG: APP, Weighted Total Putting, and Birdies or Better Gained, Sedgefield CC should play perfectly into Hubbard’s skillsets.
Chez Reavie (, $7,100)
I’ll need to run the numbers at the end of the year, but I have to imagine Chez Reavie is in the lead for most times featured in this Sleepers article. Despite his consistent elevated play in 2023, DraftKings and sportsbooks alike have refused to respect Reavie’s improvements by relegating him to this range yet again.
I’ll take the bait on yet another ideal, positional course fit for Reavie, who ranks No. 5 overall in my model this week. Ranking top-15 in SG: Approach, Prox: 100-175, SG: Putting (L36), and Comp Course History, Sedgefield CC caters well to Reavie’s strengths on short, positional layouts.
His past results at the Wyndham Championship have been mixed due to a cold putter, but Reavie still owns two career top-10s at this event in worse leading form. He’ll enter this week on a stretch of eight top-40s over his last 12 starts, and looks poised to add to his resume of top-10 finishes in Greensboro this week.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (, $7,000)
If I like Chez in a given week, chances are I’m also going to want some exposure to Bez as well. Both players lack the distance needed to contend most weeks on the PGA TOUR, but lean on their driving accuracy and short irons to gain in the select opportunities they have on short, positional courses like Sedgefield CC. In Bezuidenhout’s case, he also brings the upside of a long-term spike putter, an appealing bonus for any Donald Ross set up.
While the results haven’t looked great in recent weeks, the stat models suggest hes due for a breakout on Sedgefield CC’s set up. No. 11 in my model. it’s clear the South African has a type when it comes to course layouts, as all five of his top-21 finishes this season have come on sub-7,200-yard courses.
Making the cut in each of his first two Wyndham Championship appearances, Bezuidenhout brings the potential for another high finish with his propensity to spike with both his irons and putting.
Brandt Snedeker (, $6,600)
Finally back in action after being sidelined by an experimental sternum surgery through this June, Snedeker has shown some signs of returning to his vintage form as a force to be reckoned with on the greens. The former Ryder Cup team member may not have those same aspirations this week, but he looks healthy enough now to justify chasing the course history at this price on DraftKings.
A two-time winner of this event, Sneds loves making this trip to Greensboro, as he’s played in 14 of the last 16 contests. Over that span, he’s missed just two cuts with a total of six top-10 finishes.
I’m not expecting Snedeker to contend this week, but with two top-50 finishes over his first five starts post-surgery, I think it’s fair to expect a top-40 push from Snedeker on one of his favorite courses as he continues to look healthier by the week.
Best of luck with your 2023 Wyndham Championship bets and PGA TOUR golf sleepers this week in DFS!
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