- Hideki Matsuyama has +1600 odds as the second choice on the board for the Championship.
- Russell Henley is a +3300 choice to win the event.
- Matthew NeSmith is a +20000 betting longshot to win the Wyndham Championship.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Wyndham Championship is the final tournament of the season before the FedExCup playoffs begin. With a strong history of certain statistics playing a big part in success on the course, a few golfers stand out from the rest for sports bettors to consider when wagering on the tournament.
What Stats Matter For The Wyndham Championship?
Sedgefield Country Club has been the host of the Wyndham Championship since 2007, the year of the event’s inception. The course is notoriously easy, as every champion has had at least a score of -16, and eight of the 14 winners have had a -20 score or better.
The last three winners at the event have shared a couple of common rankings in comparison to the field. Each of the winners from the last three years ranked inside the top five in Strokes Gained: Tee To Green and Strokes Gained: Approach The Green. Two of the last three winners were also first in Greens In Regulation. Using this information, online sportsbooks may have inaccurately set a couple of lines on certain golfers for this event.
The Golfers Worth Backing
There is a group of golfers who may be undervalued compared to their potential in the tournament. They each of varying odds and can be used in different ways but are also similar in that they should likely have shorter odds than what has been set.
One Of The Favorites – Hideki Matsuyama (+1600)
Hideki Matsuyama has the second-shortest odds in the field, only behind Webb Simpson. Matsuyama excels in a couple of the highlighted categories as he is No. 8 on the PGA Tour in SG: Approach The Green and No. 10 in SG: Tee To Green.
Matsuyama does struggle a bit in getting on the green in regulation as he is No. 57 on tour but his excellence in the other spots may make up for it. Those betting on golf can get arguably the best player in the field at +1600.
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A Second-Tier Option – Russell Henley (+3300)
Russell Henley is fourth on tour and first in the field in SG: Approach The Green and is also No. 18 on tour in GIR% and No. 21 in SG: Tee To Green. Henley has all the makings of a player who may be in contention later in the event.
For those who don’t want to risk the +3300 odds, Henley is a part of a special grouping available on Bovada for which former Georgia Bulldogs finish in the highest spot.
Top Former Georgia Bulldog Player
- Brian Harman +350
- Russell Henley +450
- Brendon Todd +500
- Kevin Kisner +500
- Bubba Watson +550
- Chris Kirk +900
- Sepp Straka +1000
- Keith Mitchell +1100
- Hudson Swafford +2000
It's not very often that prop bets like this are available and thus should be wagered on by sports bettors if interested.
A Longshot – Matthew NeSmith (+20000)
If this event were to have a longshot win in the tournament it could go to Matthew NeSmith. He ranks third on tour and first in the field in GIR and is also No. 10 in SG: Approach The Green. He lacks in SG: Tee To Green as he is No. 44, but could prove to be worth betting on regardless.
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