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Dark Horse Candidates to win FedEx Cup and Tour Championship

By Christopher O'Day

HONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 12: Abraham Ancer of Mexico looks on during the third round of the Sony Open In Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 12, 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
HONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 12: Abraham Ancer of Mexico looks on during the third round of the Sony Open In Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 12, 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 16: Gary Woodland of the United States acknowledges the crowd on the 18th green after winning the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 16, 2019 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 16: Gary Woodland of the United States acknowledges the crowd on the 18th green after winning the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 16, 2019 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) /

Gary Woodland – 80/1 – Starts at -3

The last time I put Gary Woodland on a dark horse list, he went out and won the whole darn thing!

Even better is the fact that once again, he is 80/1.

Let’s go ahead and cap this off as the year of Gary Woodland. He’s got a win in a major and is already known as one of the best people on tour. Let’s add in a FedEx Cup Playoff title as well.

Starting seven back is no easy task. We know he can put together crazy low rounds as he did in the third round last week at the BMW Championship when he shot a -8 64.

If he can just avoid the + rounds, he should slowly creep into contention as the week progresses.

He has been great off of the tee and on approach shots all year, ranking in the top 20 in SG in both, as well as the top 15 in driving distance. If he can put together a repeat performance as he did at the U.S. Open where his short game and putter are playing well, he is going to become one of the players to watch this week for certain.

We know he can play well at the Tour Championship as well. Last year he finished T-11th. The year before that, he was in a good position until a Sunday 74 (+4) overshadowed the rest of his week, where he started 67-67. Then in 2016, he finished T-10th. He didn’t make it to the event in 2015, but had another top ten in 2014, finishing T-9th.

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