Wells Fargo Championship
May 3rd – 6th, 2018
Quail Hollow Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
Par: 71 / Yardage:
Purse: 7.7 million
with $1,386,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Brian Harman
This week’s field includes:
The field includes 53 of the top 100 and 26 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with just six player from the top-ten, #2 Justin Thomas, #6 Rickie Fowler, #7 Rory McIlroy, #8 Hideki Matsuyama, #9 Brooks Koepka and #10 Patrick Reed. The other top 50 players are #12 Tommy Fleetwood, #13 Paul Casey, #14 Jason Day, #17 Alex Noren, #19 Phil Mickelson, #20 Tyrrell Hatton, #23 Brian Harman, #24 Kevin Kisner, #29 Xander Schauffele, #30 Louis Oosthuizen, #31 Francesco Molinari, #33 Tony Finau, #36 Gary Woodland, #37 Daniel Berger, #41 Webb Simpson, #42 Ross Fisher, #46 Adam Hadwin, #48 Kyle Stanley, #49 Bryson DeChambeau and #50 Russell Henley.
Last year 17 of the top-50 in the world rankings played at Charlotte. The year before when the tournament was at Quail Hollow the top 29 of 30 players.
The field includes 16 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2018. Those players are #1 Justin Thomas, #2 Patton Kizzire, #4 Phil Mickelson, #5 Patrick Reed, #8 Tony Finau, #10 Andrew Landry, #14 Paul Casey, #15 Luke List, #16 Jason Day, #17 Rickie Fowler, #18 Brian Harman, #19 Chesson Hadley, #21 Alex Noren, #22 Bryson DeChambeau, #23 Gary Woodland and #24 Austin Cook.
The field includes 10 of it’s 14 past champions: Brian Harman (2017), James Hahn (2016), Rory McIlroy (2015 & ’10), J.B. Holmes (2014), Derek Ernst (2013), Rickie Fowler (2012), Lucas Glover (2011), Sean O’Hair (2009), Tiger Woods (2007) and Vijay Singh (2005).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Wells Fargo Championship field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Wells Fargo Championship in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Wells Fargo Championship.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Wells Fargo Championship
Player | Zurich Classic | Valero Texas | RBC Heritage | Masters | Houston Open | WGC – Dell Match Play | Corales | Arnold Palmer | Valspar | WGC Mexico | Honda Classic | Genesis Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Reed (330.83 pts) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | Win (176) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
T2 (33.33) |
T37 (6.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Kevin Kisner (223.17 pts) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
T28 (29.33) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 29 (10.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Justin Thomas (223 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (44) |
DNP | 4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (50) |
Win (44) |
T9 (15) |
Tommy Fleetwood (214 pts) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (44) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | T14 (18) |
4 (26.67) |
T37 (4.33) |
Louis Oosthuizen (212.33 pts) |
3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (50.67) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
T30 (10) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP |
Tony Finau (205.17 pts) |
6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (53.33) |
T24 (17.33) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T27 (11.5) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
Chesson Hadley (180 pts) |
T4 (80) |
T20 (30) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | DNP | T49 (0.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Webb Simpson (177.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
T20 (40) |
DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
T37 (6.5) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP |
Brice Garnett (169 pts) |
T4 (80) |
80 (0) |
T42 (8) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T31 (6.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Luke List (168.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | T24 (17.33) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
T26 (8) |
Rory McIlroy (158 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (93.33) |
DNP | T36 (14) |
DNP | Win (44) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
T20 (10) |
Phil Mickelson (155 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (18.67) |
T24 (17.33) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (66) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
Trey Mullinax (154.33 pts) |
T31 (19) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (18.67) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ryan Moore (153.67 pts) |
DNP | 7 (55) |
T16 (34) |
T28 (29.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T49 (0.33) |
T9 (15) |
Rickie Fowler (153.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (133.33) |
T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP | T37 (6.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Sean O’Hair (142.67 pts) |
T25 (25) |
T2 (100) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
T12 (12.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T64 (0) |
Bryson DeChambeau (140.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
T38 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
Alex Noren (140.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
DNP | T14 (18) |
3 (30) |
T16 (11.33) |
Andrew Putnam (137 pts) |
T15 (35) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (12) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Paul Casey (133 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T15 (46.67) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
T12 (19) |
DNP | T49 (0.33) |
Andrew Landry (123.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
Win (132) |
T42 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Adam Hadwin (122.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 (34.67) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
T9 (22.5) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
Brian Harman (120.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (27) |
T44 (8) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
T33 (5.67) |
DNP |
Jamie Lovemark (118 pts) |
T10 (40) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | T24 (17.33) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | 7 (18.33) |
T26 (8) |
Jason Dufner (117.33 pts) |
2 (100) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-13.33) |
T64 (0) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T55 (0) |
T17 (11) |
DNP |
Keith Mitchell (117.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T26 (24) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Kevin Streelman (112.33 pts) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
Denny McCarthy (109.67 pts) |
T25 (25) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | 4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Emiliano Grillo (109.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T16 (34) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | T50 (0.67) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP |
Russell Henley (102.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (46.67) |
T8 (33.33) |
T36 (14) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP |
Beau Hossler (94 pts) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Kyle Stanley (91.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 52 (0) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP | T25 (12.5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Francesco Molinari (91.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 49 (1) |
T20 (40) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | T25 (12.5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Tiger Woods (90 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
T2 (33.33) |
DNP | 12 (12.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Nick Watney (84.67 pts) |
T31 (19) |
T20 (30) |
T32 (18) |
DNP | T32 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Wells Fargo Championship
Player | Zurich Classic | Valero Texas | RBC Heritage | Masters | Houston Open | WGC – Dell Match Play | Corales | Arnold Palmer | Valspar | WGC Mexico | Honda Classic | Genesis Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.A. Points (-43.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Billy Hurley III (-43.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Cameron Tringale (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Mackenzie Hughes (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP |
Smylie Kaufman (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Robert Streb (-36.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Harold Varner III (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T45 (3.33) |
DNP | 78 (0) |
DNP | T72 (0) |
T60 (0) |
Stephan Jaeger (-33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T49 (0.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Nick Taylor (-30.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
Kyle Thompson (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Wells Fargo Championship
Best Bets:
Justin Thomas
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T7 |
Seems to do well when he returns to places he has won before. May not be playing that well, but his game will heat up as the weather gets warmer.
Rickie Fowler
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T38 | T73 | Win | T16 | 6 |
Game seemed to get better at the Masters, think he will have a great week in Charlotte.
Rory McIlroy
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | Win | T8 | T10 | T2 | CUT | Win |
Guy seems to play his best golf at Quail Hollow, forgot whatever has happened this year, he will do well this week.
Best of the rest:
Patrick Reed
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T28 | T58 | T32 | T32 |
We will see the momentum that he gained with his win at the Masters. Has a chance to break away from everyone else for Player of the Year, so it will be interesting if his newfound confidence doesn’t let him come close this week.
Phil Mickelson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | T4 | T4 | T11 | 3 | T26 | T9 | 2 | T5 | T12 | T3 | T35 |
Best record of anyone that hasn’t won at Quail Hollow. His Game was terrible at Augusta but has had time to fix it since the Masters.
Hideki Matsuyama
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 | T20 | T38 |
Haven’t heard much from him since his injured wrist, this is a course that is perfect for his game and one that he can win on this week.
Tiger Woods
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | 4 | Win |
He seems to be taking little steps in getting better each week, his driving needs to get better and if it does he will contend this week.
Solid contenders
Louis Oosthuizen
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT |
Good record in this event plus played well in New Orleans.
Ryan Moore
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T47 | T18 | T6 | T5 | T33 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T75 |
His game is perfect for Quail Hollow and he should contend every time he plays in Charlotte.
Webb Simpson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | T2 | T38 | T32 | 4 | T21 | CUT | CUT |
Lives down the road and would love to win in his hometown.
Brian Harman
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T35 | CUT | T65 | T10 | T57 |
The defender has the game to win at Quail Hollow.
Emiliano Grillo
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T42 | T61 |
His stats on tour shows that he has all the right numbers to play well this week.
Long shots that could come through:
Ross Fisher
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T10 | T43 | T29 |
Watch him, again he is a great player and one that should win in America
Alex Noren
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T31 |
Another European that can win this event hasn’t played much of late so is well rested.
Lucas Glover
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T52 | 8 | T28 | CUT | T27 | CUT | Win | T22 | T2 | 69 | T34 | T4 |
From tee to green he is perfect for this course if he can only putt half decently.
Stewart Cink
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T20 | T23 | T15 | T9 | CUT | CUT | T8 | T5 | T26 |
Always plays well in this event and cashes a nice check year in and year out.
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