After another thrilling week in golf, the PGA Tour returns to its final event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs with the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club. This event has been a staple of the PGA Tour since 1983 when it was founded as the Greater Greensboro Open, and after a schedule change in 2003 to August. The postseason begins next week in Memphis, and many of golf’s bigger names, including Jordan Spieth, will need a strong finish at Sedgefield to extend their season.
Outside of Spieth, Sungjae Im, Billy Horschel, Shane Lowry and Cameron Young headline the field this week in Greensboro, yet this event has historically been kind to more unheralded winners. Sedgefield Country Club, a Donald Ross design, is a prototypical, club down, positional golf course that emphasizes accuracy off the tee, wedge play and elite Bermuda-grass putting—opening up the door for players of all shapes and sizes to compete. Let’s dive into the slate.
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Opened in 1926, Sedgefield Country Club is a Donald Ross design that has been the longtime host of the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship. The course co-hosted the inaugural Greater Greensboro Open (today’s Wyndham) in 1938, won by Sam Snead. The tournament has been played at several courses over the years, and Sedgefield has hosted since 2008. In 2007, the course underwent a $3 million restoration project aimed at transforming the layout back to Ross’ original intent. In typical Ross style, the greens are quite busy, with prominent slopes demanding the player stay below the hole. Explore our course review $10,000 range Play: Sungjae Im, $10,700:
I don’t always advocate for the highest-priced player in the field, but Sungjae Im is a class above this week and blends the perfect marriage of course history and recent form. Im has recorded four top-12 finishes in a row, and he is now returning to a golf course where he has recorded three top-10 finishes in five appearances. No need to overthink this one.
Fade: Billy Horschel, $10,200: 
Harry How
With only four players in the $10,000 range this week, there is no player I feel great about fading, but Billy Horschel is certainly my weakest option of the group. While I would not read too deeply into his WD from the 3M Open coming off a runner-up finish at the Open Championship, Horschel is still the overall weakest ball-striker of the $10,000-plus group by a healthy margin.
$9,000 range Play: Brian Harman, $9,300: 
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Brian Harman always seems to raise his baseline on shorter, positional golf courses, and Sedgefield is no different. The 2023 Champion Golfer of the Year has already recorded multiple top-10 finishes at the Wyndham Championship, as well as a runner-up at the Players this season. While his title defense at the Open left some to be desired, Harman still gained 3.4 strokes off the tee at Royal Troon, and his elite accuracy and short- to middle-iron play should play beautifully at Sedgefield.
Fade: Min Woo Lee, $9,000:
This will be Min Woo Lee’s first appearance at Sedgefield, and I’m not convinced it’s the best course fit for the big hitting Australian. Lee’s greatest strength is his power off the tee, and the Donald Ross design largely devalues driving distance in exchange for accuracy. Even more concerning is Lee’s recent approach play. The 26-year-old has now lost strokes on approach in three straight starts, and Wyndham is an event typically won by much more reliable iron players.
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FedEx Cup These 7 tour pros have A LOT to play for at the Wyndham Championship $8,000 range Play: Keegan Bradley, $8,500: 
David Berding
While much of the recent talk on Keegan Bradley has surrounded his 2025 Ryder Cup captaincy, he is still a highly competitive player on the PGA Tour who is a phenomenal course fit at Sedgefield. Bradley is a very accurate driver of the ball and a great short- to middle-iron player who has experienced a ton of success on similarly short, positional golf courses.
Fade: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, $8,700:
I’m not particularly high on any player making the trip from Paris, and Christiaan Bezuidenhout is no exception. While the South African finished a respectable 16th at the Olympics, he did it all with the flat-stick, gaining 7.3 strokes putting while losing 3.8 strokes on approach. Bezuidenhout’s lack of consistency with his irons limits his upside on this course, and I’m also expecting some regression on the greens.
$7,000 range Play: Eric Cole, $7,700: 
Michael Reaves
After a slow couple of months in the middle of the season, Eric Cole is starting to play some great golf again. After back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Rocket Mortgage and John Deere Classic, Cole held his own in Scotland with a 31st at the Open Championship, where he gained over four strokes on approach. Cole now returns to a golf course where he finished 14th last year, and I’m expecting an even stronger result this go around.
Fade: Kurt Kitayama, $7,900:
While Kurt Kitayama is coming off a strong finish at the 3M Open, the former Arnold Palmer Invitational winner is making his first appearance at Sedgefield, a golf course I expect to give him problems off the tee. Similar to Min Woo Lee, Kitayama is at his best on driver-heavy golf courses that accentuate power over accuracy and long iron play, and Sedgefield emphasizes the converse skill-set of accuracy and wedge play.
Flier: Seamus Power, $7,200: 
Stacy Revere
I am always interested in Seamus Power on short golf courses that highlight wedge play and putting, and I have been surprised that the Irishman hasn’t actually found more success at Sedgefield. With that being said, I expect Power’s fortunes at the Donald Ross design to turn. Plus, he’s coming off an elite ball-striking performance at the 3M Open, where he gained 2.6 strokes off the tee and 4.8 strokes on approach.
$6,000 range Play: Ryan Moore, $6,500: 
Lachlan Cunningham
While the $6,000 range gets ugly quick this week, Ryan Moore is a diamond in the rough. A former champion at Sedgefield, albeit in 2009, Moore is still an incredibly accurate driver of the ball and a great wedge player. We have seen older players with strong course history contend at this event well beyond their primes given the nuanced nature of this golf course, and I expect Moore to surprise this week.
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Andy Lack is a PGA Tour writer and podcaster from New York City who now resides in Los Angeles. He hosts Inside Golf, a twice weekly podcast focused on the PGA Tour, betting, daily fantasy, golf course architecture, and interviews, as part of the BlueWire podcast network. As well as contributing to Golf Digest, Andy is also a data analyst and writer for Run Pure Sports, where he covers PGA Tour betting and daily fantasy. He came to Golf Digest’s betting panel after previously writing for RickRunGood.com, the Score and GolfWRX. In his free time, Andy can likely be found on a golf course. Follow him on Twitter: @adplacksports
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