Wyndham Championship 2026

The PGA Tour regular season comes to a close this week with the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. While there may not be a major championship on the line, few tournaments carry more pressure. For many players this is the final opportunity to secure a place inside the FedEx Cup's top 70 and qualify for next week's playoffs, while others are chasing exemptions, job security and a chance to extend their season. That urgency often creates one of the most entertaining leaderboards of the year.

Sedgefield Country Club is a classic Donald Ross design measuring just over 7,100 yards and playing to a par 70. It is not a course that rewards brute strength. Instead, it demands precision from tee to green, particularly with wedges and short irons. Players who consistently find fairways are able to attack the receptive Champion Bermuda greens, and with winning scores regularly reaching 20-under par or better, birdies are essential. Since the tournament returned to Sedgefield in 2008, winners have included Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed, Brandt Snedeker, Tom Kim, Lucas Glover, Aaron Rai and Cameron Young – a group that reflects quality iron play and strong putting far more than raw power.

The statistical profile is remarkably consistent. Strokes Gained: Approach remains the most important metric, closely followed by driving accuracy, proximity from 100-175 yards, birdie average and performance on Bermuda greens. Length off the tee is largely neutralised by the layout, allowing shorter, more accurate players to compete on equal terms with the bombers. Players who can create plenty of birdie opportunities while avoiding costly mistakes tend to separate themselves over four rounds.

Weather should once again play a part, with warm, humid North Carolina conditions expected throughout the week and the possibility of passing showers softening the golf course. If that forecast holds, scoring conditions could become even more favourable, placing even greater emphasis on elite approach play and a hot putter. Expect another low-scoring shootout where patience is rewarded, but hesitation is punished.

Davis Thompson 2pts ew 33/1 (10 places bet365)

Davis Thompson arrives at Sedgefield as the headline selection on this week's card, and it's easy to see why. The American has quietly pieced together an outstanding run of golf, recording back-to-back top-10 finishes heading into Greensboro and continuing to trend in the right direction with every start. His confidence should be sky high, and with the FedEx Cup Playoffs just around the corner, another strong week would be the perfect way to cap what has already been an impressive regular season.

Just as importantly, Sedgefield has already proved to be a course that suits his eye. Thompson has improved year on year around the Donald Ross layout, finishing 22nd, 12th and 11th in his three appearances, suggesting it's only a matter of time before he seriously contends here. He possesses the complete skill set required to thrive at this venue; a reliable driver who keeps the ball in play, a high-quality iron player capable of peppering flags, and an aggressive birdie maker when conditions allow. Those strengths are exactly what has been rewarded time and again at the Wyndham Championship.

The underlying numbers only strengthen the case. Thompson continues to rank among the stronger approach players in this field, while his all-round tee-to-green game has been consistently impressive throughout the summer. With his recent form matching his outstanding course record, it's no surprise that many models rate him as one of the leading contenders this week. If the putter warms up on Sedgefield's Bermuda greens, everything points towards Thompson giving himself an excellent opportunity to claim a second PGA Tour title.

Ben Kohles 1pt ew 45/1 (10 places bet365)

Ben Kohles is one of those players whose game appears tailor-made for Sedgefield Country Club, making it somewhat surprising that he has yet to truly contend at the Wyndham Championship. Accuracy has long been one of his biggest strengths, while his tidy iron play and patient approach to course management are exactly the attributes that have been rewarded on this Donald Ross layout year after year. Sometimes a venue simply takes time to click, and there are plenty of reasons to believe this could be the week everything comes together.

More importantly, Kohles arrives in excellent form. His underlying strokes gained profile has been quietly impressive throughout the summer, gaining strokes both off the tee and on approach while continuing to produce positive tee-to-green numbers. That consistency has allowed him to regularly give himself birdie opportunities, and on a course where precise approach play and converting chances are the key ingredients for success, his statistical profile is difficult to ignore.

With several encouraging performances already under his belt in recent weeks, confidence should be growing at exactly the right time. This feels like a course that rewards the strengths of his game, and if he continues to strike the ball as cleanly as he has been, there is every chance this is the week he finally unlocks his potential at Sedgefield and gives himself a genuine opportunity to lift a maiden PGA Tour title.

Davis Riley 1pt ew 90/1 (10 places Powers)

Few players in this field possess a higher ceiling than Davis Riley. The two-time PGA Tour winner has shown throughout his career that when every part of his game comes together, he is capable of competing with the very best. Consistency has occasionally proved elusive, but there have been enough encouraging signs in recent weeks to suggest his game is beginning to trend in the right direction at an ideal stage of the season. 

Riley arrives this week on the back of one of his strongest performances of the season, finishing solo third at the Rocket Classic. It was an encouraging display built on the exact attributes required to contend at Sedgefield, ranking 2nd in Strokes Gained: Putting and inside the top 10 for Greens in Regulation for the week. When Riley combines quality iron play with a hot putter, he has already shown he possesses the ability to win on the PGA Tour, making this an ideal venue to build on that momentum.

There's always an element of risk attached to backing Riley, but that's more than reflected in the price. Confidence is a powerful asset in golf, and after producing one of his best weeks of the year, he has every reason to believe another strong performance is just around the corner. If he can replicate the ball-striking and putting display he produced in Detroit, few players in this field have the firepower to keep pace in what is likely to become another low-scoring shootout.

Kristoffer Ventura 1pt ew 100/1 (10 places Boyles)

Kristoffer Ventura has quietly pieced together one of the more intriguing runs of form in this week's field. The Norwegian, who was born in Puebla, Mexico before moving to Norway as a child, has rediscovered the type of golf that made him one of the brightest prospects to emerge from Oklahoma State. With two top-five finishes in his last four starts, confidence should be growing, and he arrives at Sedgefield looking capable of carrying that momentum into the final event of the regular season.

Ventura has always possessed the ball-striking ability to compete at this level, but recent weeks have seen every aspect of his game begin to move in the right direction. His improved tee-to-green play has allowed him to create far more scoring opportunities, while the putter has been reliable enough to convert those chances when they've come along. That combination is exactly what's required around Sedgefield, where precision into the greens and a willingness to keep making birdies are often the difference between merely making the cut and contending for the title.

Although he may not command the same attention as some of the more established names in the field, Ventura looks like one of the most interesting outsiders on the board this week. He's arriving with genuine momentum, his game appears to be trending at exactly the right time, and if he can continue the level of golf that has produced those recent top-five finishes, there's every reason to believe he can find himself in the mix once again on Sunday afternoon.

Mackenzie Hughes 1pt ew 110/1 (10 places bet365)

The final event of the PGA Tour regular season often produces the most compelling storylines, and Mackenzie Hughes finds himself right at the heart of one this week. The Canadian has endured a frustrating campaign and arrives at Sedgefield needing a huge performance to secure his place in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. With his season on the line, there is little option but to attack, and that added incentive could prove a powerful motivator on a course that plays perfectly into his strengths.

Hughes has built a successful PGA Tour career through precision rather than power, making Sedgefield an ideal venue to mount a late charge. Renowned as one of the finest putters in professional golf, he possesses the ability to hole putts from anywhere, while his tidy all-round game allows him to stay patient on layouts that reward accuracy over aggression. If he can give himself enough opportunities with his irons, few players are better equipped to capitalise.

A single week can completely change the complexion of a season, and Hughes has both the experience and temperament to embrace that challenge. With everything riding on one final opportunity before the playoffs begin, don't be surprised if the Canadian produces one of his best performances of the year and reminds everyone why he has long been regarded as one of the PGA Tour's most dangerous competitors when the pressure is at its highest.