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PGA TOUR: OHL Mayakoba Classic top five sleeper picks

By Mike Randleman

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 13: Pat Perez of the United States plays his shot from the 16th tee during the final round of the OHL Classic at Mayakoba on November 13, 2016 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - NOVEMBER 13: Pat Perez of the United States plays his shot from the 16th tee during the final round of the OHL Classic at Mayakoba on November 13, 2016 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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NORTH PLAINS, OR – AUGUST 25: Aaron Wise walks up the fairway on the third hole during round two of the WinCo Foods Portland Open at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club – Witch Hollow on August 25, 2017 in North Plains, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /

Not all pro golf fans monitor the college game closely, but it doesn’t take too much research to find that Aaron Wise is a name to keep an eye on.

The former individual and team champion at the University of Oregon left college early to pursue a professional career, and it’s going pretty well so far. Wise, 21, won last year on the Canadian circuit and placed top-20 in the John Deere Classic and Shriners Hospitals for Children Open as part of a handful of sponsors exemptions he received.

Wise continued to win at every level he’s played on with a victory on the Web.com Tour’s Air Capital Classic in June. Now equipped with a PGA Tour card, Wise is coming off of a T25 at the Sanderson Farms Championship and a T32 last week at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

Wise can smoke the ball.  He averaged 315.3 yards off the tee last year on the Web.com Tour and was first in eagles and 14th in birdie average.

He received a sponsor’s exemption into last year’s OHL Classic where he tied for 55th. Wise was near the lead after an opening 65 before falling back. Oh yeah, he also went ace-eagle on the front nine on Thursday.

This week will be the first time in a while that Wise has played three weeks in a row in a year, so we’ll see how the youngster adjusts to grinding it out as a pro.

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