Wyndham Championship PGA DFS Stats Preview: Course Fits, GPP Picks, and Values

The PGA TOUR makes its final regular season stop this week as it heads to Sedgefield Country Club to play the 2023 Wyndham Championship. Located in Greensboro, N.C. The course opened in 1926 and was renovated in 2007.

Sedgefield Country Club is a par 70 measuring at 7,127 yards. Sedgefield is a Donald Ross design. The layout features fast-rolling bermudagrass greens.

The Wyndham Championship will play host to 156 golfers, many of whom will be looking to punch a ticket to the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup rankings will earn a spot, which is a change from last year when the top 125 made it to Memphis.

With many golfers having their spots locked up for the FedEx Cup playoffs, the field lacks some big names but is solid overall. We will see the likes of Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Russell Henley, and Ludvig Aberg at this event.

For contests on DraftKings, I will be breaking down the key stats (past 24 rounds) and selecting golfers from different price tiers to provide flexibility for a DFS lineup.

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This analysis may reference Strokes Gained, a set of proprietary metrics generated by the PGA TOUR using millions of data points to calculate how many shots, on average, it takes a player to get the ball in the hole from every distance and situation.

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Strokes Gained: Approach

Approach rates out as the most crucial statistic for Sedgefield. Being a relatively short course with easy-to-hit fairways, it is most definitely a second-shot golf course.

High-end target: Hideki Matsuyama — $10,600 (4th Strokes Gained: Approach)
Mid-range target: Alex Smalley — $8,100 (3rd Strokes Gained: Approach)
Value target: Chez Reavie — $7,100 (9th Strokes Gained: Approach)

Birdie or Better: Gained

Many will remember Brandt Snedeker shooting a 59 here back in 2018. Golfers must go low here at some point in the four rounds, and birdie-makers tend to play very well at Sedgefield.

High-end target: Adam Scott — $9,700 (1st Birdie or Better: Gained)
Mid-range target: Si Woo Kim— $9,000 (12th Birdie or Better: Gained)
Value target: Davis Riley— $7,100 (19th Birdie or Better: Gained)

Strokes Gained: Putting (Bermuda and Fast)

Very good putters tend to be very successful at Sedgefield Country Club. The bermudagrass greens will be speedy and should favor golfers who have had success on that surface throughout their careers.

High-end target: Denny McCarthy — $8,700 (7th in Strokes Gained: Putting (Bermuda and Fast)
Mid-range target: Alex Noren — $7,300 (3rd in Strokes Gained: Putting (Bermuda and Fast)
Value target: Brendon Todd— $7,400 (17th in Strokes Gained: Putting (Bermuda and Fast)

Par 4: 400-450

The most common par 4 distance on the course will be from 400-450. There are eight holes of this length at Sedgefield Country Club, which is quite a large amount compared to other courses on TOUR.

High-end target: Denny McCarthy — $8,700 (1st Par 4: 400-450)
Mid-range target: Cameron Davis — $8,000 (8th Par 4: 400-450)
Value target: Brendon Todd — $7,400 (5th Par 4: 400-450)

Strokes Gained: Total Donald Ross Designs

Donald Ross designs have challenging green complexes and a unique feel to them. We often see golfers who excel at Donald Ross designs do so regularly throughout their careers.

High-end target: Sungjae Im — $10,800 (5th Strokes Gained: Total Donald Ross Designs)
Mid-range target: Taylor Moore — $8,000 (1st Strokes Gained: Total Donald Ross Designs)
Value target: Justin Lower — $6,800— (9th Strokes Gained: Total Donald Ross Designs)

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