The Wyndham Championship is the last regular-season stop on the tour before the Tour Championship begins! It serves as the last chance for players to position themselves for a FedEx Cup run. Only the top 70 players move on to the first round of the playoffs following this event.
As players descend on Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, they face a course that rewards precision over power and a consistent scoring ability. Notoriously played in the humid July conditions, this course usually plays wet, and we rarely get a dry course.
Past champions like Lucas Glover and Aaron Rai delivered consistent, disciplined play that separated them from the rest of the field. With winning scores of -18 and -20 the previous 2 years, this course requires players to stay under 70 each day if they want a chance to win!
Sedgefield Country Club, a Donald Ross design, is a par 70, at just over 7,100 yards, with Bermuda greens. What makes this course intriguing is not only the narrowness of the fairways, but also how narrow some of these entries are into the greens.
It’s far from the longest stop on TOUR, but its difficulty lies in placement and precision. Driving distance offers limited advantage, as only three holes, Nos. 2, 5, and 18, reward length off the tee. On the other hand, there’s a heavy penalty for missing fairways, with four holes carrying a 0.5-stroke penalty on average and three others close to the same mark.
The back nine will test each player, and whoever can go low on the back nine will certainly set themselves apart. Holes 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, and 18 routinely play over par, while the par-5 15th stands out as one of the few true scoring opportunities late in the round. With only two par 5s on the entire course, the other being the 5th hole, players must take advantage of these birdie holes to keep pace. To top off that difficulty, three of the four par 3s historically play above par, making Sedgefield one of the more demanding tests for precision and accuracy on TOUR.
Driving Accuracy: ranks 8th highest on Tour, and players who consistently find the fairway enjoy a significant advantage. Driving distance is ranked near dead last on tour, proving how important accuracy over distance is here.
Strokes Gained Total: ranks 16th on Tour, players who perform well in this category on any course usually find success, but being ranked near the Top 15 on Tour shows how important a well-rounded, consistent game is to be successful here.
(Secondary Stat) Distance from Edge of Fairway: This is also a critical metric, ranking #1 on Tour. With a near 0.5 stroke penalty on 7 holes for missing the fairway, staying in the fairway ensures the player a better second shot, avoiding the rough and awkward angles into the greens.
(Secondary Stat) Consecutive Birdies Hit: may be a more random stat, but it ranks #5 for good reason. This course demands scoring, and players who can string together birdies can climb up the leaderboard fast here.
(Secondary Stat) Consecutive Fairways Hit and Consecutive GIRs: both also rank top 10 on Tour, showing that consistency + accuracy/precision equals a good chance of success on this course. Players who can dial it back and have target practice with the fairways and greens will set themselves up for a run on the weekend.
MacIntyre is a strong option as his ability to stay composed off the tee and keep mistakes minimal fits the course perfectly. He has finished inside the top 40 in seven of his last nine events, coming off a T7 at The Open.
He is one of the best players in this field. Ranking inside the top 40 in strokes gained total, off tee, approach to green, GIR%, scoring average, while also ranking 51st in driving accuracy, he has the tools to win this event!
Knapp has quietly been on a nice run here with five straight top 30 finishes, a T3 last week! Knapp has bagged thirteen top 40 finishes this season and looks locked in to find another. Knapp averages scoring a 68 in rounds 1 and 3, 69 in round 4, and 70 in round 2.
He also has scored under 70 in 13 of his last 14 rounds! He ranks 27th in strokes gained total, 11th in strokes gained putting, 43rd in GIR%, and 8th in scoring average. If he can find the fairways (151st in driving accuracy) he could do damage to this course.
Hall has been one of my favorite players to back the last 2 seasons, and he has been rock solid in 2025! Hall has nine straight top 40s, eight straight top 30s, and has placed inside the top 40 in eleven of his last twelve he has teed up.
Statistically, Hall has been the best putter on tour this season, ranking 3rd in strokes gained putting, 2nd in putting average, 1st in putts per round, and 2nd in one-putt %.
Hall is a tricky player here as he has missed the cut both times here, but he's never been as locked in as right now. He ranks 9th in strokes gained total and 1st in birdie average.
Fowler is intriguing at plus money; he cashed for us last week, so let's run him out again! He's cashed inside the top 30 in three straight, top 40 in seven of his last nine events. Fowler has only missed the cut twice all season and has been an excellent first-round player.
He has scored 65, 69, 65 in his last three first rounds, and averages 69 in rounds 1 and 2, which will be needed here. He ranks 49th in driving accuracy, 25th in total driving, 27th in putts per round, 25th in total driving, and 38th in birdie average. He's been putting it all together and could head into another weekend sitting inside the top 40.
Hojgaard sits outside the top 70 for next week but has a good chance to play his way into the field this week. He’s playing like it matters as well with finishes of T14, T4, and T24 in his last three events.
He has also had success at this course, placing T14 in 2023, with a missed cut last season. I like him to bounce back here, where he has familiarity with success. He averages 69 or lower scoring in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th rounds, averaging 70.15 in round 2.
He ranks 18th in strokes gained total, 13th in scoring average, 9th in birdie average, 13th in approach to the green, and 27th in strokes gained putting.
Looking to capitalize again off Grillo’s strong play, he offers strong value here thanks to his accurate iron play and ability to avoid big mistakes. He ranks 16th in driving accuracy, 16th in total driving, 39th in scoring average, 28th in proximity on approach, and 28th putting average, in a weaker field like this, he always has a good chance to place low.
Coming off a T20 last week, he has finished inside the top 40 in seven of his last nine events. He placed T59 here last season, but is more dialed in right now than he was 1 year ago.