We know the state of Ohio is still engulfed by pandemonium brought about by the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA championship run. But people of Ohio shouldn’t forget the highly anticipated golf event happening in Akron later this week with the staging of the 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament. With that said, let’s now take a look at three long shots, who could make a wave in the event.
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Leishman hasn’t won yet and placed just once inside the top ten thus far this season. He should be nothing more than an afterthought at Firestone, right? Wrong. Leishman has been trending in the right direction, as evidenced by his three top 20s over his last three starts. That span includes a T11 at the Memorial Tournament and a T18 at the U.S. Open. He’ll likely have long odds, which you underdog bettors should be jumping on based on value.
Brendan Steele
Like to Leishman, Steele is still searching for his first title this year and only has one top 10 to show. Nevertheless, Steele has played consistently over his past six starts, in which he managed to gather four top 20s. He had back-to-back top 20s in June, when he had a T20 at the Memorial and a T15 at the U.S. Open. His latest start wasn’t as spectacular, notching just a T39 at the Quicken Loans National but considering his general performance of late, Steele should be able to play better than what his odds suggest.
Chappell could use a bounce back performance now. Chappell was mildly expected by a few experts to have a good showing at the U.S. Open, but missed the cut at Oakmont. Chappell should remain in our radars, however, because it’s still hard to know where he might just rise to the occasion. Chappell had a surprising second-place finish at the Players Championship. He also finished fourth at the Valero Texas Open back in April.
