As of Tuesday, there are nine golfers in this grouping. Power is second-shortest to Aaron Rai (+). The Irishman already has delivered once in. Sleeper picks · Min Woo Lee (50/1) · Brian Harman (60/1) · Byeong Hun An (65/1) · Tom Hoge (65/1) · Keegan Bradley (90/1). Ryan Barath: Scottie Scheffler. I have to ride the hot hand here. · Josh Sens: Xander Schauffele. · Sean Zak: Will Zalatoris. · Josh Berhow: Sleeper picks pga championship. Players Championship odds, picks, sleepers: Scheffler aims for history, Max Homa among best bets The PGA Tour heads to Ponte Vedra Beach.
He lost over 8 strokes on the green at Bay Hill and still finished with a top finish. Kim has gained strokes off the tee in every tournament since early August He has made eight straight cuts despite losing strokes with the putter in seven out of eight of them. He has struggled a bit with consistency this year but looked good at Bay Hill gaining over 5.
He has gained 3. I believe he will bounce back this week and he will be in play among the others priced close by. He has gained strokes on approach in five out of his last six tournaments, and he has gained off the tee in two straight. He has two top-six finishes in the calendar year already. He has three straight top finishes and he has gained over 10 strokes combined off the tee in those tournaments.
He gained over 8 strokes on approach in Mexico, but he forgot to pack his short game for that particular tournament. He has gained strokes off the tee in five straight tournaments and he has gained strokes on approach in five out of his last seven tournaments.
He will lose some strokes around the green, but he has made up for it with his putter as he has gained consistently on the greens since The Sentry in January. He has gained on approach in six out of his last seven tournaments and finally gained some strokes around the green at Bay Hill. He finished T13 here in He has made the cut here in three out of his last four tries, with his best showing a T He seems priced too low to ignore this week.
Reference this spreadsheet tracking who we have used. Scottie defends and wins by two. Dennis Esser: Rory McIlroy gave me some hope when he drove the par-4 10th green on Saturday and rallied his way into contention by making huge putts from off the green. He then killed all of that momentum by playing the front side on Sunday with more squares on his scorecard than I have after hitting the bottomless bloody mary bar.
I went back and forth this week with Shane Lowry and Max Homa and can make a good case for either. Get all-access to exclusive stories. Follow Rob Bolton on Twitter. Sleeper picks pga championship Sleeper Picks: Valspar Championship. Sleeper Picks. Top 5. Top Top Brit and Irish. As one of the top putters on Tour, Wise can roll it with the best of them.
One interesting finish to focus on. Out of the whole group at , I like Hoge the best. The year-old can find his way to the top of the leaderboard when we least expect it. Nonetheless, his inspired play in Sunday singles at the Presidents Cup seems to have returned him to form.
Oak Hill is going to demand patience. Par is your friend, over and over again, until opportunities — and birdies — present themselves. English loves that game. McCarthy is a good value bet. He has finished inside the top 25 in five of his past six starts. All you can ask for in a sleeper pick is someone entering the week playing well with major upside. Love his swing and his ball striking.
A hot putting week and these long odds could cash. Just barely hitting the threshold to qualify as my sleeper pick, Niemann has long had major championship-winning talent. Nick Piastowski is a Senior Editor at Golf.