Wyndham Championship: Fantasy Expert Picks

What: Wyndham Championship
When: August 17^th -€” 20^th
Where: Sedgefield Country Club
2016 Winner: Kim Si-woo (-21)
Purse: $5.8MM (Winner - $1MM)

Course: Sedgefield Country Club. Established in 1926, this 7,120 yard par 70 course was designed by Donald Ross. It is fairly open featuring some thicker roughs and rolling hills. The generous space must be used, if players wonder off too much, they will need a weed Wacker to get their ball out. You will see from past winners that staying with what's in front of you can yield great scores through as the winner last year had a -21 (the two previous years it was -17 and -17).

A Golfer.
Bill Haas. Rough recent patch with 4 straight finishes worse than 25^th inclusive of a missed cut but Sedgefield is where he can come back down to earth. He finished 22^nd here last year, 6^th in 2015, 2^nd in 2014 and 20^th in 2013.

B Golfers:
Kevin Kisner. 7^th at the PGA Championship and 28^th at the World Golf Championships -€” Bridgestone Invitational. He finished 10^th here last year and 8^th in 2014. Kevin is on the list of golfers who could be a first time major champion next year. He ended this year making all four cuts finished 43^rd at the Masters, 58^th at the US Open and 54^th at the Open Championship before a 7^th place finish at the PGA Championship. If you look at his scores through the first two majors he came in strong Thursday and Friday before faltering on Saturday and Sunday. The last two he started to come in stronger on Saturday and Sunday, he's gaining poise and durability.  7^th on the tour in strokes gained total.

Webb Simpson. Top 40 finishes in 5 tournaments straight. Top 25 finishes in 5 of his last 10 tournaments. He had a 72^nd finish here last year but finished 6^th in 2015, 5^th in 2014 and 11^th in 2013. 24^th on the tour in strokes gained tee to green.

C Golfer.
Byeong Hun An. 16^th in strokes gained off the tee and 16^th in strokes gained tee to green, Byeong Hun has a bit of a mixed bag over his last 10 tournaments: 2 top 10 finishes (5 top 30 finishes), 3 missed cuts and 2 in between 40-70. He finished 18^th here two years ago and should have a better chance than not at a top 30 finish.

Dark Horse:
Jason Dufner. 48^th in strokes gained off the tee, 16^th in strokes gained approaching the green and 25^th in strokes gained total. He also has a mixed last 10 tournaments with 5 top 15 finishes, two missed cuts and 3 in between 50-70. I like to think Jason enjoys the perks of winning a hotel based tournament as he lounges back with a nice drink. He finished 22^nd here last year, 51^st in 2015 and 7^th in 2012.

Current Stats on picks so far this season:
A Golfers: Avg finish 44th (32^nd percentile)
B Golfers: Avg finish: 50^th (37th percentile)
C Golfers: Avg finish: 51^st (38th percentile)
Sleepers: Avg finish 48th (35th percentile)
2017 average 136 golfers per tournament.

Fun Fact: Sam Snead won here 8 times as it was previously known as the Greater Greensboro Open.