Overview
- The Wyndham Championship began Thursday, Aug. 6, at Sedgefield Country Club and serves as the PGA Tour regular-season finale where only the top 70 in FedEx Cup points advance to the playoffs.
- Defending champion Cameron Young is the clear betting favorite to repeat after a breakout season, and he tees off among the marquee groups on Thursday.
- Rookie Jackson Koivun holds the 70th spot in the standings after his 3M Open win and is the player most directly on the bubble at the start of the week.
- High-profile players outside the top 70 must mount late surges to reach the playoffs, with Brooks Koepka needing roughly a solo fourth, Tony Finau a near top-three, Jason Day about a top-12, and Keegan Bradley a finish near 38th, according to standings projections.
- Sedgefield is a short par-70 Donald Ross course that has produced very low winning scores (often 20 under or better), which rewards iron accuracy and strong putting and means winners here can move sharply in the FedEx Cup standings while also earning a $1.53 million winner’s prize.