2026 Wyndham Championship: Model's Surprising Picks at Sedgefield
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- The 2026 Wyndham Championship tees off Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., as the final PGA Tour regular-season event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs, with the top 70 on the points list advancing.
- Cameron Young tops the FanDuel odds board at +850, with Jackson Koivun and Hideki Matsuyama tied at +2200 after Patrick Cantlay (+2000) withdrew Monday afternoon.
- SportsLine's model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, simulated the tournament 10,000 times and has correctly predicted 17 majors, including the 2026 Masters — its fifth Masters in a row.
- Jackson Koivun is a surprising fade by the model despite his +2200 odds: the 23-year-old PGA rookie barely cracks the projected top 10 after a T31 finish at last week's Rocket Classic, with his only win coming at the 3M Open.
- Ben Griffin (+2500) is flagged as a top-3 contender, with the model citing his four top-10 finishes since late April and three top-11 results at Sedgefield in four career starts at the event.
- The model is also targeting a longshot of approximately +4000 to contend in the tournament field.
Why it matters: With FedEx Cup Playoff spots at stake for bubble players, the model's contrarian fade on the second-favorite Koivun — paired with its strong endorsement of Ben Griffin at +2500 — gives bettors a concrete framework before Thursday's tee off. Griffin's three top-11 finishes at Sedgefield in four career appearances is a track record the model weighs heavily.
