North Carolina State’s college football odds aren’t as good as the odds for a PGA win by their alumni, Tim Clark, are for a victory this week in the Wyndham Championship. Clark has never won on the PGA Tour since turning pro in 1998, but that streak should come to an end at a golf course that suits his eye.

Here are the particulars for this weekend’s Wyndham Championship:

 

• Wyndham Championship Dates: Thursday, August 20 through Sunday, August 23
• Wyndham Championship Location: Greensboro, NC
• Wyndham Championship Course: Sedgefield Country Club
• Wyndham Championship Thursday-Friday TV Schedule: The Golf Channel
• Wyndham Championship Saturday-Sunday Weekend TV Schedule: CBS

 

Wyndham Championship Odds and Prediction 

Tim Clark is a co-favorite with US Open champion Lucas Glover at +1600, and he’s finished T-6 at Sedgefield Country Club in two of the last three years. Clark’s consistency is what makes him one of the more attractive sports picks of the weekend: he’s made the cut in 15 of his 17 starts in 2009, he’s seventh in driving accuracy, and 34^th in putting. You also need to shoot a low score to win this event, as six of the last seven winners have posed a score of -18 or better. Clark is fourth on the PGA Tour in scoring average.

Glover should push Clark for a Sunday duel, and the US Open champion is coming off an impressive top-five at the PGA Championship at Hazeltine. Glover is having a brilliant season, leading the Tour in total driving, he’s fifth in driving, 15^th in sand saves and 23^rd in putting. He finished a respectable T-20 in last year’s Wyndham Championship, and a win would give him some momentum heading into the FedEx Cup playoffs.

A good longshot bet for your gambling software is John Senden, who comes in at +3300, and he would be a much smarter wager than Sergio Garcia at +1800. Senden hasn’t shot over par in eight straight rounds at this event, and even though he’s missed the cut in three of his last four starts, his irons will give him a chance this week as he leads the Tour in greens-in-regulation.

However, Clark is the pick when doing your online betting this weekend. He’s been called the best player on the Tour who has never won, which tells you about the level of competition in the PGA. With a weak field, there’s no better place for him to break his duck. Go with Tim Clark when making your sports bet online. 

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* – Tim Clark photo credit: The Sybil Speaks