Golf picks: Wyndham Championship predictions & best bets from James Mason
The race for a top-70 spot in the FedEx Cup standings comes to a climax with this week’s Wyndham Championship, the final regular-season event on the PGA Tour. Jackson Koivun, the breakout star on the PGA Tour this year, holds the 70th and final spot, while the likes of Jason Day, Keegan Bradley and Brooks Koepka are all outside the bubble. Defending champion Cameron Young, who romped to a 6-shot win at Sedgefield Country Club last year, is aiming to become just the 2nd player since Sam Snead to retain the title. Let's break down my expert golf predictions for the Wyndham Championship this week.
Wyndham Championship best bet: Aaron Rai (+3700)
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While the battle to qualify for next week’s St. Jude Championship ensues, there is less pressure on those higher up the FedEx Cup standings, and Aaron Rai looks capable of becoming a multiple Wyndham champion.
The Englishman won his first PGA Tour event here in 2024, and after finishing tied 5th on his title defense, he now returns as a Major winner following his PGA Championship triumph in May.
Driving accuracy has been crucial to success at Sedgefield CC, and it bodes well that Rai is 2nd in that department, while his ranking of 20th in greens in regulation is evidence of his strong approach play.
Sitting 35th in the FedEx Cup race, Rai has a little bit of work to do to ensure he reaches East Lake for the Tour Championship, and a win this week would take him into the playoffs in fine shape.
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Wyndham Championship prediction: JT Poston (+8000)
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Higher up in the FedEx standings at 29th position is JT Poston, who held off course specialist Webb Simpson to win this event in 2019.
Like Rai, that was Poston’s maiden PGA Tour win, and the American has since added 3 more titles to his CV - the John Deere Classic (2022), Shriners Children’s Open (2024) and Memorial Tournament (2026).
Major glory almost came Poston’s way at the US Open in June, when he was tied 4th, and he arrives in North Carolina refreshed having had a mini-break since the British Open Championship.
Along with his Wyndham win 7 years ago, Poston has added a top 10 in 2023 and an 11th-placed finish last year. He likes this course and can challenge again.
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Wyndham Championship longshot pick: Jordan Smith (+8000)
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One of the players in the field making his debut in this tournament is Jordan Smith, who is 68th in the FedEx list and knows a slip-up will open the door for those behind to overhaul him.
The Englishman has built a career on being a neat-and-tidy player, hitting fairways and greens with regularity, and he is first in total driving and 5th in greens in regulation on the US circuit. Putting is Smith’s Achilles heel, but there were positive signs with this club last week when he was tied 31st in the Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club.
The greens at that course were restored to match Donald Ross's original plans, with the legendary architect also designing the putting surfaces at Sedgefield, and Smith was 9th in strokes gained putting in Detroit.
