The 2021 PGA TOUR will see the return of the likes of Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka at the 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson, and they will unsurprisingly be commanding lots of attention. But behind those names are some tasty sleepers that you can lay money on for a possible win on a high-value sleeper pick. Check out three of them below.
Wise turned some heads last week when he finished with a T9 at the Wells Fargo Championship. He started cold in that tournament with a 72 in the first round and a 71 in the second. Then he got hot with a 68 in the third before scoring 69 in the fourth and final round to finish with a 280, four under par. On the season, Wise has a pair of top 10s and five top 25s in 15 starts. It’s also important to know that Wise has won the AT&T Byron Nelson before, which he did in 2018. He finished that event with a 261 score, tying the tournament record set in 2009 by Rory Sabbatini.
Zalatoris will continue his search for his first PGA TOUR win this week, as he’s among those on the field of the 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson. Zalatoris caught people’s attention with a solo second-place performance at the Masters Tournament back in April. He then finished with a T42 at the RBC Heritage before getting cut at the Wells Fargo Championship. On the season, Zalatoris has cracked the top 10 six times in 17 starts to go with 11 top 25s.
Leishman is returning to action after missing the last three PGA TOUR events. But before skipping those, he was on quite a run. He went 3 of 3 in his last three starts, including a T5 at the Masters Tournament and a win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Leishman was the runner-up when Wise topped the field at the 2018 edition of the AT&T Byron Nelson.
