Wyndham Championship Picks, Outrights, & Best Bets: Thompson Shines as Playoffs Loom

With Davis Thompson holding steady form down the stretch, the 25-year-old Georgia native headlines our favorite picks ahead of this weekend's tournament at Sedgefield Country Club. Read more below in our latest PGA betting picks.

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Neil Parker • Betting Analyst
Aug 6, 2024 • 14:43 ET • 4 min read
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The Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club will host the final stop of the FedExCup Regular Season, and it’s the last opportunity to tune up for the playoffs or punch a postseason ticket and secure a 2025 PGA Tour card.

Sungjae Im is the betting favorite in the Wyndham Championship odds, and he’s followed Si Woo Kim, Shane Lowry, and Billy Horschel at the top of the board.

Here are our free Wyndham Championship picks for this week’s regular-season finale.

Best Wyndham Championship picks

Wyndham Championship outright picks

Pick to win: Davis Thompson
+3,500 at FanDuel

There are no shortcomings in Davis Thompson’s game, and he followed up his victory at the John Deere Classic by playing the weekend in both the Genesis Scottish Open and The Open.

Thompson ranks second in this field in true strokes gained tee-to-green and 19th in true strokes gained putting across his past six events, and he also finished 16th in true strokes gained tee-to-green in this event during his T22 finish last year. 

Additionally, Thompson is seventh in adjusted scoring average and 23rd in Par 4 scoring on tour this season, which will have added significance at the Par 70 Sedgefield Country Club.

Pick to win: Billy Orschel
+2,500 at FanDuel

This will be the 12th trip to Sedgefield Country Club for Billy Horschel, and the eight-time PGA Tour winner has racked up four Top 10 showings over the last seven years at this venue. He gained true strokes across the board to finish solo fourth in 2023, and Horschel is also coming off a standout T2 showing in The Open. 

Horschel ranks fifth in adjusted scoring average and 12th in scrambling percentage on tour this season, in addition to being 12th in this field in true strokes gained putting across his past seven events.

Wyndham Championship prop picks

Aaron Rai pick: Top 30 finish
+120 at bet365

Aaron Rai has been one of the most consistent ball-strikers on the PGA Tour all season, and he recorded six consecutive Top 20 finishes before sliding to a T75 at The Open. The Englishman is also eighth in adjusted scoring average and fifth in Par 4 scoring on tour in 2024.

Rai has gained true strokes across the board during the seven-tournament stretch and ranks 11th in true strokes tee-to-green, 13th in true strokes gained putting, and fifth in driving accuracy in this field.

Don’t overreact to his underwhelming past showings in the Wyndham Championship, either. Rae is a player peaking right now and the six rounds of competitive experience at Sedgefield will serve him well.

Cameron Davis pick: Top 30 finish
+163 at BetRivers

A lot is going right for the Aussie lately, and he’s improved in consecutive trips to Sedgefield Country Club with a T22-T15-T7 run at this event. Cameron Davis has also followed up his win at the Rocket Mortgage with a T26 at the Scottish Open and a T19 at the 3M Open.

His statistics largely check out, too. Davis is second in this field in true strokes gained tee-to-green and 15th in driving accuracy across his past three events. He’s also fired under par in 11 of 12 career rounds in this event and ranked eighth in true strokes gained tee-to-green last year.

The shortcoming has been Davis' work on the greens, but his current ball-striking form and proven history at this track will set him up for plenty of chances to put circles on his card.

Wyndham Championship first-round pick

Cameron Young pick: Under 68.5
+105 at Caesars

While this will be Cameron Young’s first appearance in the Wyndham Championship, he played collegiately at nearby Wake Forest and paces this field in true strokes gained tee-to-green across his past three events. He’s carded a pair of Top 10s and a T31 in The Open during the stretch, so I expect him to have enough birdie looks to fire 68 or lower on Thursday.

Young is 36th in birdie-or-better percentage on tour this season, and I also value that he’s above average in both adjusted scoring average and Round 1 scoring average.

Finally, his length is a major reason he’s also first in true strokes gained off-the-tee, but he'll be able to club down to strategically navigate a number of the shorter Par 4s at Sedgefield. It’s a win-win, too, with Young's distance also providing a scoring advantage where applicable.

Wyndham Championship odds

  • Sungjae Im (+1,200)
  • Si Woo Kim (+2,200)
  • Shane Lowry (+2,500)
  • Brian Harman (+2,500)
  • Billy Horshel (+2,500)
  • Davis Thompson (+3,000)

Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook

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