PGA DFS: Henley, McCarthy Headline Top Tier at Wyndham Championship

This is the final week of the PGA Tour's regular season.

Next week, the FedExCup Playoffs begin at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

So, golfers need to scramble their way into the top 70 of the FedExCup Standings if they want to keep on playing this season.

Which golfers can finish the season strong this week at the Wyndham Championship?

You can also check out my course notes, keys stats, and course history rundown and my win simulation model for the week.

Wyndham Championship DFS Picks

These picks stand out relative to their FanDuel daily fantasy golf salary based on my stats model, which accounts for the most important stats for this week's event. All stats cited below originate at datagolf and reference ranks relative to the field over the past 50 rounds. References to my combo model refer to a combination of long-term, field-adjusted form, key stat performance, and hole-by-hole-level strokes gained data.

Wyndham Championship Studs

Russell Henley ($11,600 | +2200)

Henley is a fairway-finder who leads the field over the past 50 rounds in accuracy gained, and he's fifth in strokes gained: approach. In addition to that great ball-striking profile (for Sedgefield), he has finished top-10 here in three straight years (T9, T7, and T5). He's my favorite play of the week, and -- coincidentally -- he is my model's most likely winner.

Denny McCarthy ($10,700 | +3500)

McCarthy did miss the cut in his last start (at The Open), but prior to that, he had been 2nd at the Memorial, T20 at the U.S. Open, T7 at the Travelers Championship, and T6 at the John Deere Classic. In all of those, he putted well, which is typical for him. But his great accuracy with the driver should help him find success this week at a course where he has historically played well (three top-25s in his past four starts).

Others to Consider:

• Hideki Matsuyama ($12,000 | +1800) - Field leader in approach and strokes gained: T2G.
• Shane Lowry ($11,400 | +2200) - 9th in SG: T2G in the field; top-20 in five of past seven starts.
• Aaron Rai ($10,200 | +4500) - 3rd-best ball striker in the field over the past 50 rounds.

Wyndham Championship Mid-Range Plays

Gary Woodland ($9,500 | +5500)

Woodland is the best ball striker in the field (combined strokes gained: off the tee and approach) over the past 50 rounds. But the short game is a bit of a mess right now (97th around the green and 122nd in putting). But such good irons and driving should benefit him at a course such as this one.

Mark Hubbard ($9,100 | +8000)

Hubbard is second in the field in strokes gained: approach and 33rd in putting. He's only 121st in strokes gained: off the tee, but we can chalk that up to a lack of driving distance (113th). He's losing an average of 6.00 yards per drive versus the world average professional golfer, via datagolf. He makes up for it in accuracy, however. Hubbard has reeled off four straight made cuts here, two of which were top-25 finishes.

Others to Consider:

• Chris Kirk ($9,800 | +5000) - Ranks 45th or better in all four strokes gained stats; balance is good here.
• J.J. Spaun ($9,600 | +5500) - 15th in SG:T2G; putter is the reason for the mid-range salary.
• Eric Cole ($9,200 | +7000) - Balanced profile excluding some iffy driver play (96th in SG:OTT).

Wyndham Championship Value Plays

Chez Reavie ($8,500 | +12000)

One of many notable plays in the $8,000 range, Reavie has the right profile for Sedgefield. He's 17th in accuracy, 3rd in approach play, and 15th in putting. Reavie missed the cut last week, but I'm not moving away from him, as he's one of the best iron players in the field and generally a good putter with good underlying data.

Andrew Putnam ($8,200 | +9000)

Putnam is looking pretty under-salaried at $8,200. He's tough to justify at courses that require driving distance. Sedgefield isn't one of them. He recently added a lot of strokes from approach play at the Genesis Scottish Open (finishing T42) and The Open (T55), something that isn't too rare for him: Putnam is eighth in the field in approach play over the past 50 rounds. He's 22nd in accuracy, and 11th in putting. All that for an $8,200 salary? Looks good to me.

Others to Consider:

• Brendon Todd ($8,900 | +7000) - Hyper-accurate driver and great putter; win model loves him (2.0%).
• Adam Schenk ($8,900 | +8000) - 13th in total strokes gained in the past 50 rounds; tied for 37th in salary.
• Kevin Streelman ($8,700 | +9000) - T2 last week; good iron player running hot (9th in the field over past 20 rounds).

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