Wyndham Tournament Preview: Key Players and High Stakes

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00:00Even though the big names are not participating, most of them, in this tournament this week at the Wyndham, as you mentioned, a lot on the line.

00:07But in a tournament like this, anything goes.

00:10And as you can see, Keith, the odds are telling us that could be the case.

00:14You've got a player potentially trying to defend his championship, who's one of the favorites, a 25-1 in Aaron Gray.

00:20We've got Fitzpatrick, who, of course, has had a nice year.

00:23Ben Griffin, who's had a fantastic year.

00:25Keegan Bradley, Robert McIntyre, and others involved in this.

00:30But naturally, none of the very big names participating.

00:33So what do you make of the field?

00:35And then we'll get to the course.

00:37Well, so much of this has to do with the storylines that are very current in the pop culture of golf right now.

00:43First and foremost, the top 70 get into the playoffs.

00:46So anybody that's higher than 65 and beyond and right there in the early 70s, I mean, these guys, they have to make the cut on Friday.

00:55And then they have to play well through the weekend.

00:57You know, there's a lot of drama to play out there.

00:59Then there's the Ryder Cup consideration.

01:01Look at a lot of the guys that are on the top of that list.

01:03Keegan Bradley, Ben Griffin, Matt Fitzpatrick.

01:06All these guys need great weeks.

01:07We've seen what Chris Goddorup's been up to over the last couple weeks trying to stake his claim.

01:12They're getting themselves prepared for the playoffs and beyond.

01:15But these guys need to make runs in order to solidify those positions for Beth Page.

01:20So that just adds another layer to this onion.

01:23You know what I mean?

01:23And when the whole thing unfolds this weekend down at Wyndham, we're going to have soft conditions.

01:27It's going to be very, very easy to score for these guys.

01:30The average winning score there over the last decade is about 20 under par.

01:34Vegas set the over-under number for the final score at 20 and a half.

01:37We expect birdies.

01:39We expect wall-to-wall Bermuda grass.

01:41And the guys that are good in the southeast are going to stand out, Craig.