Looking at the 2021 Ryder Cup matchups, with PGA Tour picks and predictions based on the odds at Tipico Sportsbook.
After a week of practice rounds, press conferences and cheese-head shenanigans, the 24 players from Team USA and Europe are finally ready to tee it up in the 2021 Ryder Cup. The fun gets started at Whistling Straits Friday morning with four matches of the foursomes format – or more commonly known as alternate shot.
The pairings were set Thursday afternoon and will pit some of the best golfers in the world against each other in a very difficult team format. The Europeans will look to get off to a strong start as they attempt to retain the cup after winning it in 2018, while the U.S. tries to grab an early lead on home soil.
We take a look at the odds for Friday morning’s session, predicting the outcome of each match.
Analyzing the best fantasy golf picks for the 2020 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club.
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The PGA Tour moves back to the East Coast for this week’s Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. The tournament has a stronger field than usual as many of the PGA Tour’s best are still vying for entry to the beginning of the FedExCup Playoffs next week. Below, we’ll look at the top fantasy golf picks for the 2020 Wyndham Championship.
Missed the cut at the PGA Championship after a T-3 finish at the Barracuda Championship. Debuts at this tournament for his fifth PGA Tour event since the midseason pause.
29. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+7000)
Also missed the cut last week after a pair of quality finishes in strong fields at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (T-20) and the Memorial Tournament (T-22).
28. Jordan Spieth (+4500)
Finished T-71 last week with a final-round of minus-3. Averaged -0.55 Strokes Gained: Putting per round, according to Data Golf, for a rare negative performance on the greens.
27. Russell Henley (+5000)
Ranked seventh in the field last week with 1.78 SG: Approach per round. Finished T-37 at 1-under par with 1.06 strokes lost putting per round.
26. Tom Lewis (+7000)
Missed the cut last week following a T-2 at the WGC event. A two-time winner of the Portugal Masters on the European Tour who could have success against one of the weaker PGA Tour fields he has faced.
Doc Redman plays from the fairway on the first hole during the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. (Photo Credit: Brian Spurlock – USA TODAY Sports)
25. Doc Redman (+9000)
Tied for 29th last week in just his third career major appearance. Missed the cut in this event each of the last two years but is averaging 1.02 strokes gained on the average Tour pro over his last 20 rounds.
24. Zach Johnson (+12500)
Was tied for third after an opening-round 66 last week but shot a plus-six, 76 Friday to miss the cut. He’s much better suited for the shorter course and has averaged 1.24 strokes gained per round over 12 laps at Sedgefield.
23. Rafa Cabrera Bello (+15000)
RCB has averaged 1.13 strokes gained over his 10 trips around Sedgefield. Finished fifth in 2016 and 11th in 2018.
Has played 18 career rounds at this venue with an average of 1.36 strokes gained per round. Has three top 10s in his last four appearances, including a sixth in 2019.
21. Matt Wallace (+9000)
Another European Tour star making his debut in this PGA Tour event. Had a lackluster T-77 finish last week just three weeks after a T-4 in a similar field at the Memorial.
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20. Chez Reavie (+5000)
Disappointingly finished T-75 at the PGA Championship following a T-6 in the WGC event. He struggled off-the-tee last week, but he’s seventh on Tour this season in Driving Accuracy.
19. J.T. Poston (+6600)
The 2019 champ missed three straight cuts before a T-30 finish at the WGC and a T-75 last week. No one who made the cut last week did worse than Poston’s 0.59 strokes lost on approach per round.
18. Shane Lowry (+4500)
Lowry will need to be much better around the greens this week, but it’s usually a slight strength of his game. He finished seventh here in 2017 before a missed cut last year.
17. Si Woo Kim (+4000)
Won this event in 2016 but missed the cut in 2018 before a fifth-place finish last year. Tied for 13th last week with 2.18 SG: Tee-to-Green per round.
16. Kevin Kisner (+4000)
Put together a closing round of 67 to finish T-19 at the PGA Championship. Gained 1.28 strokes putting and 1.22 on approach. Two top 10s in the Wyndham Championship in three trips since 2014.
15. Ryan Moore (+4000)
The 2009 winner also has finishes of sixth and 10th in the last five years. He’s averaged 1.12 strokes gained per round over 28 rounds at Sedgefield.
Brooks Koepka watches after playing his shot from the rough on the 2nd hole during the final round of the 2020 PGA Championship. (Photo Credit: Kelvin Kuo – USA TODAY Sports)
14. Brooks Koepka (+1000)
Playing here for the first time since a sixth-place finish in 2015. He should make it to The Northern Trust while entering the week 92nd in the FedExCup standings, but he’ll need a good showing in the next two weeks to qualify for the BMW Championship.
The first winner of the 2019-20 PGA Tour season at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier enters the week 25th in the FEC standings. Finished 13th in this event last year with 1.38 SG: Putting per round.
12. Sergio Garcia (NA – late entry)
The 2012 champ was a late entry Friday afternoon after missing the cut in San Francisco, California. He’s 134th in the FEC standings and seems motivated to continue his season.
11. Corey Conners (+5000)
Tied for 22nd in this event last year with 1.29 SG: Off-the-Tee per round. Missed the cut last week with a horrendous putting performance but had been showing well in strong fields with a T-22 at the Memorial and a T-30 at the WGC.
10. Billy Horschel (+3300)
Averaging 1.53 strokes gained on the average pro over his last 20 rounds. Finished sixth in this event last year and fifth in 2016, and has played in six straight years.
9. Brandt Snedeker (+5000)
Averaging 1.06 strokes gained per round over 40 trips around Sedgefield. His better results have come in recent years, as he has four top 10s and a win (2018) in his last 10 appearances.
8. Brendon Todd (+3500)
Todd missed the cut in his two appearances here, but the two-time 2019-20 winner is coming off a T-17 at the PGA Championship and a T-15 at the WGC and should be able to finish better in a weaker field.
7. Harris English (+2500)
Has finished in the top 20 in four straight events. Averaging 1.07 SG: Tee-to-Green for the season. The top-ranked player in the field by the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings.
6. Sungjae Im (+4000)
Enters the week fifth in the FEC standings even with two missed cuts in his last three events. Debuted with a sixth-place finish here last year.
Paul Casey reacts after his putt on the 15th hole during the final round of the 2020 PGA Championship. (Photo Credit: Kelvin Kuo – USA TODAY Sports)
5. Paul Casey (+2000)
Shot a final-round 66 to finish in a tie for second with Dustin Johnson last week. Ranked second in the field with 3.05 SG: Tee-to-Green per round.
4. Tommy Fleetwood (+1600)
Struggled to a closing plus-3, 73 to finish T-29 at TPC Harding Park. Making his debut at this event while 85th in the FEC standings. Averaging 0.69 SG: Tee-to-Green for the season.
3. Justin Rose (+2200)
Ranks just 103rd in the FEC standings partially due to a lighter schedule this year. Making his first appearance here since a fifth-place showing in 2009. Finished ninth at the PGA Championship.
2. Patrick Reed (+1600)
The 2013 champ hasn’t finished better than 22nd (twice) in his three appearances here since his victory. Averaged 1.54 SG: Putting on these greens last year. Making his final tune-up for his defense of next week’s Northern Trust.
1. Webb Simpson (+1000)
Simpson won this event in 2011 following an eighth-place finish in 2010. He has finished outside of the top 10 just three times in his last eight appearances and has back-to-back runner-up finishes. He’s averaging 1.85 strokes gained at Sedgefield over 42 career laps.
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Analyzing the best fantasy golf picks for the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park.
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TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California, will host the 2020 PGA Championship this week. All the top names from the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings are expected to be in the final field for 2020’s first major. Below, we look at the top-30 fantasy golf power rankings for the 2020 PGA Championship.
Aug 2, 2020; Brendon Todd plays his shot from the second fairway during the final round of the WGC – FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind. (Photo Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel – USA TODAY Sports)
A two-time winner on the PGA Tour’s 2019-20 season with victories at the Bermuda Championship and Mayakoba Golf Classic. He proved at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational he can hang with the bigger names in stronger fields, despite a dramatic disadvantage in distance.
29. Sungjae Im (+8000)
The 2020 Honda Classic champion missed the cut in three of the four majors he has played in his young career, but he’ll play his first as a PGA Tour winner. He relied heavily on his putter last week in Memphis, Tennessee.
28. Matt Kuchar (+8000)
Hasn’t been in great form since the Tour’s restart but showed some improvement at the WGC event, particularly with his putter. The 42-year-old has three top 10s in his last five appearances at the PGA Championship.
27. Rickie Fowler (+3300)
His betting odds don’t often carry much value due to his public popularity and that’s no different again for the first major of 2020. Still, he has great potential to grab at least a top-10 finish and flashed some of those abilities in a T-16 finish at TPC Southwind last week.
26. Patrick Reed (+4000)
Largely unimpressive since the PGA Tour’s restart outside of a T-10 at the Memorial and a T-7 at the Charles Schwab Challenge. The 2018 Masters champ tied for second at the PGA Championship in 2017 but missed the cut each of the last two years.
Jul 18, 2020; Gary Woodland plays his shot from the second tee during the third round of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. (Photo Credit: Aaron Doster – USA TODAY Sports)
25. Gary Woodland (+4500)
Finished in the top 10 of each of the last two PGA Championships. The reigning US Open champ has been dialed in on approach and is in good form with his putter.
24. Hideki Matsuyama (+3300)
Excellent form with his irons this season but has struggled with the putter and has averaged 0.57 Strokes Lost: Putting per round, according to Data Golf. Once a staple major contender, he hasn’t cracked the top 10 in any of the four events in the last two years.
23. Tommy Fleetwood (+4000)
Shot 5-under par in his final round at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational to break par for the tournament. He has three top 5s in majors but has never finished better than T-35 at the PGA Championship.
22. Viktor Hovland (+3300)
Stumbled amid the tough conditions at the Memorial Tournament after finishing no worse than T-23 in his first five events since the PGA Tour’s restart. He has been one of the best on Tour off-the-tee and from tee-to-green, and dramatically improved his short game over the midseason break.
21. Harris English (+9000)
English is gaining 2.28 strokes per round on the average Tour player this season. He missed the cut at Charles Schwan Challenge but finished T-17 at the RBC Heritage, T-13 at the Memorial and T-18 at the 3M Open.
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20. Sergio Garcia (+6600)
He’s averaging 2.08 Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green per round and only needs to be average with the putter.
19. Jason Day (+3300)
His only major victory to date was at the 2015 PGA Championship. The former world No. 1 tied for fifth at last year’s Masters and has been rounding back into old form with a T-7 at the Workday Charity Open, a T-4 at the Memorial Tournament and a T-6 at the WGC event.
18. Matthew Fitzpatrick (+5000)
Fitzpatrick is gaining 2.18 strokes per round on the average player this season and finished third at the Memorial before tying for sixth at the WGC event. He has five wins on the European Tour and can compete in strong fields.
17. Abraham Ancer (+6600)
Gaining 1.06 strokes per round from tee-to-green. Tied for 16th at last year’s PGA Championship and has two runner-up finishes since the start of last year’s FedExCup Playoffs.
16. Justin Rose (+6000)
The 2013 US Open champ has three career top 10s at the PGA Championship and tied for third at last year’s US Open. Turned 40 years old last week and is looking for his 17th victory since the beginning of 2010.
Feb 16, 2020; Adam Scott poses with the winners trophy following his victory of The Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. (Photo Credit: Gary A. Vasquez – USA TODAY Sports)
15. Adam Scott (+5000)
Will make his first appearance since the PGA Tour’s restart at a major where he has two straight top-10 finishes. Won The Genesis Invitational in his first event of 2020.
14. Tiger Woods (+2500)
Returns for the first time since a disappointing T-40 showing at the Memorial. Won’t be as penalized for wayward drives as he was in the thick rough at Muirfield Village Golf Club in his hunt for a record-tying fifth PGA Championship win.
13. Tony Finau (+3300)
Finau’s inability to close out victories on Sundays has overshadowed how well he has otherwise played. He’s averaging 1.54 SG: Tee-to-Green on the season.
12. Collin Morikawa (+3300)
The Workday Charity Open winner averaged 0.75 SG: Off-the-Tee at the WGC event to build on an average of 0.57 SG: OTT per round for the season. Will play just his second major with two PGA Tour wins to his name.
11. Dustin Johnson (+2200)
Johnson showed well with a T-12 at the FedEx St. Jude Invitational after withdrawing from the 3M Open and missing the cut at the Memorial. He won the Travelers Championship, but his inconsistency carries risk.
Jul 18, 2020; Patrick Cantlay plays his shot from the fairway on the ninth hole during the third round of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. (Photo Credit: Aaron Doster – USA TODAY Sports)
10. Patrick Cantlay (+3000)
Averaging 1.77 SG: Tee-to-Green and 1.02 SG: Approach over the season. Tied for third at last year’s PGA Championship and ninth at the Masters.
9. Bryson DeChambeau (+1600)
The prestige has worn off a bit from DeChambeau’s new swing and added distance. He was dominant on the greens and off-the-tee last week but struggled from tee-to-green and on approach.
8. Tyrrell Hatton (+4500)
Was in excellent form prior to the WGC, where he finished in a tie for 69th in the no-cut, 78-man event. He previously ranked first on Tour in SG: Putting, second in SG: Approach and fifth in SG: Tee-to-Green.
7. Webb Simpson (+2500)
Simpson just missed out on a top-10 finish last week but rebounded nicely from a surprising missed cut at the Memorial. He has two wins and two other top 10s in seven events in 2020.
6. Xander Schauffele (+2200)
Lost 1.40 strokes per round on approach last week but gained 1.58 strokes around the greens. Has finished in the top six in five of 11 career major appearances.
5. Rory McIlroy (+1200)
Gained 0.81 strokes per round off-the-tee last week but still finished well back at 1-under par. Still ranks No. 1 in the Golfweek rankings but hasn’t cracked a top 10 since the restart.
4. Daniel Berger (+4000)
The Charles Schwab Challenge winner turned in another top result at the WGC with a final round of 5-under par to finish T-2. Leads the Tour with 2.77 strokes gained per round on the average player this season.
3. Jon Rahm (+1400)
Handily beat a similar field at the 2020 Memorial Tournament. Has four top 10s but three missed cuts in his last eight majors.
Aug 2, 2020; Justin Thomas lines up his putt on the first green during the final round of the WGC – FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind. (Photo Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel – USA TODAY Sports)
2. Justin Thomas (+900)
Earned his second victory of 2020 at the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Won the 2017 PGA Championship but didn’t play last year due to a wrist injury. Moved back to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking with the win at TPC Southwind.
1. Brooks Koepka (+1000)
Gave away the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational with a ball in the water on No. 18 but will attempt another defense of his PGA Championship crown this week. Was the betting favorite up until Thomas’ win at the WGC became official.
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