Just like that, another PGA TOUR regular season has come and gone.

This week’s Wyndham Championship is the final event before the FedExCup Playoffs begin, and there is quite a bit on the line for some players.

The top dogs—guys like Scottie and Rory—can afford to take the week off. But only the top 70 players advance to the playoffs, which means there are always a handful of guys hovering just above or below that magic number.

We call them the Bubble Boys.

The FedExCup Playoffs may not carry the history or weight of the majors, but they still come with massive purses, valuable exemptions, and plenty of other perks.

That makes this week meaningful for the players, even though we all know nobody is going to ask them how many FedExCups they won when their careers are over.

This year, the list of guys on the bubble includes some notable names:

  • Jackson Koivun
  • Keegan Bradley
  • Jason Day
  • Brooks Koepka
  • Tony Finau

Here’s what each player needs to do:

  • Jackson Koivun basically needs to perform better than Mac Messnier, who is ranked 71st.
  • Keegan Bradley needs a two-way tie for 38th or better.
  • Jason Day needs a two-way tie for 12th or better.
  • Brooks Koepka needs to finish solo fourth or better.
  • Tony Finau needs a two-way tie for third or better.

Key Stats for the Wyndham Championship

  • Prioritize putting and approach play. Strokes Gained: Putting has the strongest correlation with success here at 0.621, followed by Strokes Gained: Approach at 0.574.
  • Accuracy matters far more than distance. Driving accuracy has a 0.336 correlation, while driving distance is nearly irrelevant at 0.034. Do not overvalue bombers this week.
  • Target strong mid-iron players. More than 42% of approach shots come from 125–175 yards, making proximity and scoring performance from that range especially important.

The Details

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Weekly Bets: Wyndham Championship

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Keith Stewart’s Picks

 

Ben Griffin (+3300, FanDuel)

 

Bounce back, Ben Griffin? You bet.

Four of the last seven Wyndham winners—and eight of the last 20—have strong Carolina ties.

In four starts at Sedgefield, Griffin has finished T11, T7, missed cut, and fourth. The key to Ben’s success at this event is twofold.

First, Griffin is a great Bermudagrass player. Ranked second in the field on Bermuda greens and 16th in Strokes Gained: Putting, he has a serious edge.

The second is his approach play. Griffin is a master with a wedge in his hands on a positional layout where the driver is used less frequently.

Blades Brown (+6000, DraftKings)

 

There’s one more young star on the PGA TOUR ready for a breakout win, and that’s Blades Brown.

Brown is a scoring machine who already has six top-10 finishes across the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR this year. Two of those have come in his last two starts.

With only one finish worse than T22 in his last 11 tournaments, the consistency Blades has shown at 19 years old is extremely impressive.

If Gen Z is trending, Brown is definitely one of its generational players.

Caddyshanks Picks

 

Aaron Rai (+3100, DraftKings)

 

Rai won the PGA Championship back in May, finished 10th at the U.S. Open in June, and then missed the cut at both the Genesis Scottish Open and The Open.

He doesn’t exactly check the box for recent form, but he certainly checks the box for course fit.

He won here in 2024, and he is the most accurate driver in the field.

 

Brian Harman (+5900, DraftKings)

 

Harman hasn’t had the best year of his career, but he did have his best week of the season last week, so that’s something, right?

He is another accurate driver of the golf ball. While his approach play hasn’t been good enough overall this year, it has been strong on shorter approaches from the fairway.

He should have plenty of those opportunities on a shorter course this week.