The 2020 Wyndham Championship will be the final tournament where players can get points for the FedEx Cup playoffs, so expect a heated battle between all of them this week. Among them is J.T. Poston, who is looking to become a two-time champion of the event after winning it all at Sedgefield CC a year ago. Check out our list of favorites, sleepers, and long shots for the 2020 Wyndham Championship below.
Koepka has looked good in his last two starts. After a T2 at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, he went tied for 29th at the PGA Championship last week. He was doing well at TPC Harding until he shot a 74 in the final round. In any case, he seems to be in much better shape these days than in the past months. Koepka finished sixth at the 2015 Wyndham Championship.
Webb Simpson (+1000)
Simpson’s run as the world’s No. 1 player didn’t last long, but he’s still No. 4, as of this writing. Regardless of his current ranking, Simpson is a man to be taken seriously when he’s teeing off at Sedgefield. He’s won there before, topping the field at the 2011 edition of the Wyndham Championship. He’s also tied for second in this tournament in 2018 and was a solo runner-up in 2019.
Justin Rose (+1800)
After missing some action in July, Rose returned to the Tour and finished ninth at the PGA Championship. It looks like he’s time off reinvigorated him after three missed cuts in a row at the Travelers Championship, Workday Charity Open, and the Memorial Tournament. Rose hasn’t played at Sedgefield since 2009, when he placed fifth in that year’s Wyndham Championship.
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J.T. Poston (+4800)
Poston has come alive of late. After missing the cut in three-straight starts from June to July, Poston tied for 30th at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and tied for 75th at the PGA Championship. While those were nothing much to write home about, at least he’s trending in the right direction ahead of his defense of the title he won last year at Wyndham Championship — his first and only PGA Tour victory to date.
Pan has been cut 10 times in 18 starts this season. However, he’s been better of late, having made the cut in three of his last four starts. That lone cut over that stretch was at the PGA Championship, though, in which he fired a 72 in each of the first two rounds. Two years ago, Pan finished tied for second with Webb Simpson at the 2018 Wyndham Challenge.
Donald is set to play at the 2020 Wyndham Challenge after skipping the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, Barracuda Championship, and the PGA Championship. The last time he was seen on the field, he missed the cut at the 3M Open, which followed another missed cut at the Workday Charity Open. Donald finished solo second at the 2016 Wyndham Championship.
Kokrak has zero PGA Tour wins under his belt 12 years deep into his pro career. This season, he’s got a pair of top 10s and four top 25s. His best finish this year was when he tied for third at the Charles Schwab Challenge last June.
