We return to the United States this week with the PGA Tour regular season finale at the Wyndham Championship from Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Sedgefield is a unique test that demands sharp short-iron play and putting. You can't overpower this golf course, so short-course masters who can rack up a ton of birdies fit the mold this week.
Let's cash back-to-back winners at the Wyndham Championship.
We don't love betting the favorite to win a golf tournament, but hey, it worked out pretty well last week. The betting favorite is normally closer to +700 in PGA Tour events, so we like the discount we're getting on Im here.
There's a reason Im is priced this high. The South Korean hasn't won a PGA Tour event since the Shriners Children's Open in 2021, but we can feel another victory coming soon. Im has finished T12 or better in eight of his last 10 starts. He's gained strokes on approach and from putting in four straight starts, which is a great sign heading into an event that emphasizes those two skills.
Im also has an immaculate track record at Sedgefield. In five starts at this course, he's finished T14, T2, T24, T9 and T6.
A short golf course that rewards iron play and putting? That's right up Rai's alley.
Rai has been spectacular over the last two months with five top-20 finishes and three top-10s in his last six starts. The Englishman has been on point with his irons all season, and he gained a whopping 21.92 true strokes from putting over his four starts leading up to the British Open.
Rai knows how to score on easy golf courses. He ranks sixth on Tour this season in scoring average, 21st in total birdies and fifth in bogey avoidance. He can go low and win this week.
Unlike Im and Rai, McCarthy isn't coming in with great form. The American missed the cut at both the Genesis Scottish Open and the British Open, and he's finished worse than 30th in five of his last six starts. We're bypassing form here and hoping for a hot putting week from one of the best short-game players in the world.
McCarthy can get blazing hot on the greens at any point, so we're surprised he's this high-priced in a field with no elite talent. This is also a good course fit for him because it cancels out his lack of distance off the tee. McCarthy has gained strokes from putting in all five of his starts at Sedgefield, so we just need a decent iron week from him to contend.
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