PGA Tour Expert Picks: Wyndham Championship

Stephen Campbell | Thu, Aug 1 2019, 9:10am

Cameron Smith of Australia watches his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the World Golf Championship-FedEx St Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind on July 27, 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Look, predicting a pre-tournament winner in golf isn’t easy. While it’s true sports bettors can find fantastic value, it’s incredibly frustrating when one of your picks doesn’t even make the cut. That’s why I’m here to help.

Every week I’ll highlight three golfers who have a good chance to win the hardware for the upcoming weekend. This week it’s the Wyndham Championship.

For a full breakdown of the tournament, check out my betting preview.

Odds courtesy of Bovada

My Favorite Pick: Brandt Snedeker +2200

Snedeker set the 18-hole course record here a year ago thanks to his tournament-opening 59 and parlayed that strong round into his first victory at the Wyndham. Sneds clearly loves this course and is a near lock to post a high finish on Sunday after claiming three top-fives in his last four trips to Sedgefield.

The American has four top-20s in his last eight starts overall and is coming off a T-27 at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and a T-5 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He’s well worth the +2200 price, in my opinion.

My Second Favorite Pick: Cameron Smith +3300

After months of struggling to put consecutive rounds together, Smith is heating up at the right time ahead of the FedExCup playoffs thanks to a T-29, T-20 and T-12 stretch in the last five weeks. Smith is 2-for-3 on cuts made at Sedgefield with a T-18 in 2015 and a T-7 in 2017 while collecting a scoring average of 67.40 at the venue.

My Third Favorite Pick: Sungjae Im +6600

In a season full of impressive showings from amateurs, Im has gotten lost in the shuffle a bit compared to Matthew Wolff and Collin Morikawa in the race for the Arnold Palmer Award. But Im has six top-10s and another seven top-25s in the 2018-19 campaign and leads the PGA Tour with 66 red numbers. He’s a bit of a long shot to win outright, but I’m all over him at +6600 regardless.