Can Will Zalatoris grab his first PGA Tour this weekend during the last regular season tournament? Maybe, but he’s going to have to beat a tough field that includes Shane Lowry. The two players come in as co-favorites at +1600 to win the 2022 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club.
The good news for both favorites is that Tony Finau, who has won the last two events, is taking some time off before the Playoffs and the FedEx Championship. It’s also good news for Kevin Kinser who is looking to defend his Wyndham title from last season.
But Kinser (+3300) has three of the five players he had to beat in a six-man playoff last year for the win returning. Kinser went 15-under to finally put away Branden Grace, Si Woo Kim, Kevin Na, Adam Scott, and Roger Sloan. Returning are Scott, Sloan, and Kim who won this event in 2016.
Also in the field are Billy Horschel, Justin Rose, and 2019 Wyndham winner J.T. Poston who won here in 2019 and won the John Deere Classic earlier in the season. One player that may be making notes for the upcoming Presidents Cup is Davis Love III who has won the Wyndham Championship three times. He’s also the U.S. Captain so why not play and do some player scouting?
The Wyndham Championship has had low finishes of 20 or 21 under in five of the last six contests. This is an event where players are looking to pad FedEx points but it’s also an event with a field that’s loaded with possible winners.
Here are the favorites to win the 2022 Wyndham Championship outright:
Shane Lowry +1600
Will Zalatoris +1600
Sungjae Im +1800
Billy Horschel +2000
Webb Simpson +2000
2022 Wyndham Championship Preview
Where: Greensboro, North Carolina
Course: Sedgefield Country Club Ross Course
Format: Stroke Play
Par: 70
Length: 7,131
When: August 3-7, 2022
Purse: $7.5 Million.
TV Coverage: CBS/Golf Channel
The Ross Course at Sedgefield Country Club, designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1926, is a par 70 classic that has been known for low scoring. The last five of six events have finished either 21 or 22 under. The greens are Bermuda with many being elevated and undulated with slight terraces. Almost all are protected by front bunkers.
The first cut to the rough is playable and fairways are mostly straightforward with only a few harsh doglegs. There are plenty of areas where a player can scramble to recover from a subpar tee shot or even a second shot landing in the rough.
2022 Wyndham Championship Predictions
Shane Lowry +1600
Shane Lowry has played some fantastic rounds of late making the cut in 11 of his last 12 events. That includes four with top-three finishes. He now ranks 11th on Tour in Strokes Gained on approach which is perfect for a course such as Sedgefield. This will be his 5th time on this course where he now has a scoring average (14 rounds) of 67.36.
Billy Horschel +2000
Billy Horschel has a win this season, a slew of top-ten runs, and only three cuts this year. Horschel enters the Wyndham opening round with a five of five record at Sedgefield. That record includes a 2nd place finish and four cards of 11th or better. The Florida Gator alum is 18th in the FedEx and 11th on the OWGR.
Keith Mitchell +5000
Keith Mitchell has not won on the Tour since 2018 but he’s pumped up some numbers this season. Mitchell has moved to 55 on the OWGR and broke into the top-40 in FedEx points – now ranked 38th. The Chattanooga native missed the cut at the Open on the Old Course but was T6 at the Travelers and T7 at the Canadian Open before that.
Others: For some reason, I’m getting the feeling that Will Zalatoris (+1600) is having a tougher time getting over his T2 at the U.S. Open. He followed up with a missed cut, a T28, and a T20. This may be the week he pulls it all together but he can’t get sidetracked. Is Harris English (+10000) healthy? It looks like he is! His hip surgery and sore back may be healed. A healthy Harris English is a threat – especially when his short game and putter are producing.
2022 Wyndham Championship Betting Lines
Shane Lowry +1600
Will Zalatoris +1600
Sungjae Im +1800
Billy Horschel +2000
Webb Simpson +2000
Corey Conners +2500
Si-Woo Kim +2800
Russell Henley +2800
Adam Scott +2800
Tyrrell Hatton +3000
Kevin Kisner +3300
Joohyung Kim +3300
Denny McCarthy +3500
Taylor Pendrith +3500
Harold Varner III +3500
Aaron Wise +4000
Brian Harman +4000
Justin Rose +4000
JT Poston +4000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +4500
Keith Mitchell +5000
Davis Riley +5000
Jason Day +5000
Scott Stallings +5000
Sebastian Munoz +5500
Kevin Streelman +6000
Adam Long +6000
Mark Hubbard +6600
Cameron Champ +6600
Adam Svensson +6600
Jhonattan Vegas +7500
Martin Laird +7500
Christopher Gotterup +8000
Alex Smalley +8000
Brendon Todd +8000
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +8000
Aaron Rai +8000
C T Pan +9000
Callum Tarren +9000
Patrick Rodgers +9000
JJ Spaun +10000
Taylor Moore +10000
Stephan Jaeger +10000
Nick Hardy +10000
Harris English +10000
Doug Ghim +10000
Greyson Sigg +10000
Mackenzie Hughes +12500
Joel Dahmen +12500
Tyler Duncan +12500
Lee Hodges +12500
Matt Wallace +12500
Stewart Cink +12500
Andrew Putnam +12500
Danny Willett +12500
Russell Knox +12500
Rickie Fowler +12500
Matthew Nesmith +12500
Austin Smotherman +12500
Anirban Lahiri +12500
Patton Kizzire +12500
Brandon Wu +12500
Hayden Buckley +12500
Michael Thompson +12500
Rory Sabbatini +15000
Hank Lebioda +15000
David Lipsky +15000
Vincent Whaley +15000
James Hahn +15000
Matthias Schwab +15000
Scott Piercy +15000
Chesson Hadley +15000
Charley Hoffman +15000
Michael Gligic +15000
Nick Taylor +15000
Brice Garnett +17500
Peter Malnati +17500
John Huh +17500
Lucas Glover +17500
Adam Schenk +17500
Sam Ryder +17500
Zach Johnson +17500
Sepp Straka +20000
Justin Lower +20000
Danny Lee +20000
Rafael Cabrera Bello +20000
Ryan Armour +20000
Chad Ramey +25000
Ryan Moore +25000
Doc Redman +25000
Kramer Hickok +25000
Kelly Kraft +25000
Joseph Bramlett +25000
Harry Higgs +25000
Cameron Percy +25000
Henrik Norlander +25000
Roger Sloan +25000
Chase Seiffert +30000
Austin Cook +30000
Robert Streb +30000
Ben Griffin +30000
Andrew Novak +30000
Ben Martin +30000
Scott Gutschewski +30000
Scott Brown +30000
Bo Hoag +30000
Garrick Higgo +30000
Richy Werenski +30000
Jim Herman +30000
Trent Phillips +30000
Jonathan Byrd +35000
Satoshi Kodaira +35000
Seung-Yul Noh +35000
Bill Haas +35000
Camilo Villegas +40000
Kevin Chappell +40000
Kevin Tway +40000
Brian Stuard +40000
Vaughn Taylor +40000
Luke Donald +40000
Sung Kang +40000
Ben Kohles +40000
Brandon Hagy +40000
Seth Reeves +50000
Jason Dufner +50000
William McGirt +50000
Chris Stroud +50000
Ryan Brehm +50000
Dylan Wu +50000
Paul Barjon +50000
Aaron Baddeley +50000
Cole Hammer +50000
Kiradech Aphibarnrat +50000
Nick Watney +50000
Curtis Thompson +50000
David Skinns +50000
Jim Knous +50000
Jared Wolfe +50000
Martin Trainer +50000
Joshua Creel +50000
Andrew Landry +60000
Wesley Bryan +75000
Max McGreevy +75000
Bo Van Pelt +75000
Dawie Van Der Walt +75000
Brian Gay +100000
Tommy Gainey +100000
Ricky Barnes +100000
Brett Drewitt +100000
Tommy Gibson +100000
Davis Love III +150000