This is the Daily Overlay PGA Expert Consensus. We crowdsource expert opinions and condense them down into a simple, easy to use article. If you want to do a little research of your own, we’ve got you covered with recommended stats to target. Click on a stat title below and the full leaderboard for that category will pop-up. Dig a little deeper and find some sleepers of your own. If you’re short for time, no worries. Scroll down and you’ll find a list of names that experts think you should be playing this week; ranked by frequency of suggestion.
Course: Sheshan International Golf Club
Location: Shanghai, China
Yardage: 7,364
Par: 72
Defending Champion: Bubba Watson (2014 results)
*****RECOMMENDED STATS TO TARGET*****
- Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green
- Strokes Gained: Putting
- Driving Distance
- Greens in Regulation
- Par 4 Scoring Average
- Par 5 Scoring Average
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
At the time of this post, 15 experts from our grading pool have made selections for HSBC Champions. The frequency with which each golfer was suggested will be denoted in parenthesis below.
Highly Touted
Chris Wood $8,100 (46.67%)
Kevin Na $9,500 (40%)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat $7,900 (40%)
Paul Casey $9,200 (40%)
Rory McIlroy $12,300 (40%)
Recommended
Bubba Watson $10,500 (33.33%)
Dustin Johnson $10,300 (33.33%)
Justin Thomas $9,400 (33.33%)
Martin Kaymer $9,100 (33.33%)
Patrick Reed $8,900 (33.33%)
Thorbjorn Olesen $7,100 (33.33%)
Suggested
Bernd Wiesberger $8,000 (26.67%)
Branden Grace $9,000 (26.67%)
Ian Poulter $8,600 (26.67%)
Louis Oosthuizen $8,800 (26.67%)
Matthew Fitzpatrick $8,200 (26.67%)
Soren Kjeldsen $7,200 (26.67%)
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