A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
July 5th – 8th, 2018
The Old White TPC
White Sulphur Springs, WV
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,286
Purse: $7.3 million
with $1,314,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Xander Schauffele

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 23 of the top 100 and 8 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with no players from the top-10, #12 Bubba Watson, #20 Phil Mickelson, #21 Webb Simpson, #24 Xander Schauffele, #26 Brian Harman, #31 Tony Finau, #33 Kevin Kisner and #46 Russell Henley.
Last year the field included 8 of the top-50 players from the World Rankings.
The field includes 7 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2018. Those players are #3 Bubba Watson, #8 Phil Mickelson, Patton Kizzire, #10 Webb Simpson, #11 Tony Finau, #20 Brian Harman and #23 Aaron Wise..
The field includes six of the seven past champion: Xander Schauffele (2017), Danny Lee (2015), Jonas Blixt (2013), Ted Potter, Jr. (2012), Scott Stallings (2011) and Stuart Appleby (2010).
Eleven players playing in A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier have already won on the PGA Tour this season. Ryan Armour (Sanderson Farms Championship), Patton Kizzire (OHL Classic at Mayakoba, Sony Open), Austin Cook (RSM Classic), Sean O’Hair (QBE Shootout), Ted Potter Jr. (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am), Bubba Watson (Genesis Open, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Travelers Championship), Phil Mickelson (WGC-Mexico Championship), Brice Garnett (Corales Putacana Resort & Club Championship), Scott Piercy (Zurich Classic of New Orleans), Webb Simpson (The Players Championship) and Aaron Wise (AT&T Byron Nelson)
Ten players in this year’s field have played in every Greenbrier Classic/A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier since its inception in 2010. Those players are Ricky Barnes, Jonathan Byrd, John Daly, Brendon de Jonge, J.J. Henry, Charles Howell III, D.A. Points, Webb Simpson, Cameron Tringale and Johnson Wagner.
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Greenbrier Classic field is our performance chart listed by the 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 Greenbrier Classic field in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Greenbrier Classic field.
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 The Greenbrier Classic
Player | Quicken Loans | Travelers | U.S. Open | FedEx St. Jude | Memorial | Fort Worth | Byron Nelson | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Texas Open | RBC Heritage | Masters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Finau (214.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 5 (140) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
T21 (9.67) |
6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
Webb Simpson (182.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T10 (80) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | Win (66) |
T21 (9.67) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
T20 (20) |
Bubba Watson (170 pts) |
DNP | Win (132) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T44 (4) |
DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | T28 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
J.B. Holmes (168.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | 3 (60) |
T13 (24.67) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-5) |
T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Xander Schauffele (153.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T6 (120) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T2 (50) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | T73 (0) |
T32 (6) |
T50 (0.67) |
Brian Gay (145.33 pts) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | T20 (60) |
T12 (25.33) |
T44 (4) |
DNP | 12 (12.67) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T70 (0) |
DNP |
Jimmy Walker (145 pts) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
T6 (20) |
T2 (50) |
DNP | T25 (8.33) |
4 (26.67) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
Andrew Putnam (140.67 pts) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | T82 (0) |
T15 (11.67) |
T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Charles Howell III (140.17 pts) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | T25 (50) |
T26 (16) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
T17 (16.5) |
T21 (9.67) |
DNP | DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP |
Russell Henley (139 pts) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
T25 (50) |
DNP | T29 (14) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
Ryan Armour (130.33 pts) |
2 (100) |
T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
T14 (24) |
T59 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T55 (0) |
DNP |
Brian Harman (120 pts) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
T36 (28) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
74 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (9) |
T44 (4) |
Joaquin Niemann (106.33 pts) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T6 (40) |
T8 (33.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 6 (20) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Ryan Blaum (93 pts) |
T23 (27) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T6 (20) |
T77 (0) |
T84 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Anirban Lahiri (87 pts) |
T13 (37) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (8.67) |
T58 (0) |
T26 (8) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Ben Crane (83 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T31 (6.33) |
T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP |
Phil Mickelson (81.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (4) |
T12 (25.33) |
T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (9.33) |
C.T. Pan (74.67 pts) |
T17 (33) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
T32 (6) |
T46 (2) |
T76 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T23 (9) |
DNP |
Jamie Lovemark (72.83 pts) |
74 (0) |
T19 (31) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (16.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T10 (13.33) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Richy Werenski (72.17 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T26 (24) |
CUT (-20) |
T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T74 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T23 (13.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T25 (8.33) |
T11 (13) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Ryan Moore (65.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 7 (18.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
T28 (14.67) |
Patrick Rodgers (65.67 pts) |
T53 (0) |
T26 (24) |
T41 (18) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T53 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
T34 (5.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Streelman (65.67 pts) |
T32 (18) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | T44 (4) |
76 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
T7 (18.33) |
DNP |
J.T. Poston (62.33 pts) |
T27 (23) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Joel Dahmen (61.33 pts) |
T23 (27) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
T25 (8.33) |
T75 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Abraham Ancer (59.33 pts) |
T4 (80) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T57 (0) |
T52 (0) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Na (58.67 pts) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
4 (53.33) |
T6 (20) |
T46 (2) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Tyler Duncan (57.67 pts) |
T41 (9) |
T33 (17) |
T56 (0) |
T37 (8.67) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | T84 (0) |
T7 (18.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Danny Lee (56.5 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T14 (24) |
DNP | T7 (27.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T51 (0) |
T55 (0) |
DNP |
Scott Piercy (53 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T45 (10) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T32 (6) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | Win (44) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP |
Alex Cejka (52.33 pts) |
T32 (18) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | T40 (6.67) |
T66 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T27 (7.67) |
T31 (6.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Fabian Gomez (52 pts) |
T32 (18) |
T19 (31) |
DNP | T45 (3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | T84 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T50 (0.33) |
DNP |
Seamus Power (50.33 pts) |
T53 (0) |
T36 (14) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DQ (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T27 (7.67) |
T10 (13.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Vaughn Taylor (50 pts) |
DNP | T47 (3) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
T59 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Bill Haas (48.67 pts) |
T71 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
T36 (28) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
T14 (24) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T75 (0) |
T7 (18.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the The Greenbrier Classic
Player | Quicken Loans | Travelers | U.S. Open | FedEx St. Jude | Memorial | Fort Worth | Byron Nelson | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Texas Open | RBC Heritage | Masters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Every (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T55 (0) |
DNP |
Zhang Xin-jun (-33.33 pts) |
T64 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T70 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Smylie Kaufman (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Robert Streb (-32.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
80 (0) |
T52 (0) |
T53 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Talor Gooch (-31 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T13 (12.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Martin Piller (-30.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T77 (0) |
T21 (9.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Mackenzie Hughes (-30 pts) |
DNP | T42 (8) |
CUT (-20) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T42 (5.33) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
T59 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Geoff Ogilvy (-29 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (6) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Patton Kizzire (-28.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T74 (0) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
Billy Hurley III (-27 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T47 (3) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 81 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the The Greenbrier Classic
Best Bets:
Webb Simpson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T14 | CUT | 3 | T41 | T7 | T9 | CUT |
Guy has the game to play well on this course.
Joaquin Niemann
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T29 |
This kid is ready to win and it could come this week.
Bubba Watson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T70 | T13 | T16 | T30 |
Playing the best coming into this event, the only problem his track record is not the best for Greenbrier.
Best of the rest:
Tony Finau
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | T13 |
Likes playing at Greenbrier, has a good record on the course.
Kevin Kisner
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T2 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Guy is looking to turn his game around and this is a good place for it.
Jimmy Walker
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | CUT | T2 | CUT | T4 | T4 |
Another that plays well at Greenbrier.
Russell Henley
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | 5 | T30 |
A pair of 5th place finishes in his last two Greenbrier starts
Solid contenders
J.B. Holmes
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T22 | T23 | T27 | CUT | T16 |
Good track record at Greenbrier plus was 3rd at the St. Jude.
Brian Harman
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T65 | T69 |
Always a consistent player that will do ok on this course.
Danny Lee
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | Win | T16 | CUT |
Like his track record at Greenbrier, that could carry him over the top.
Xander Scauffele
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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This was the start of his great run that ended with him winning the Tour Championship. Could he do it again, possibly.
Charles Howell III
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T45 | CUT | T52 | CUT | CUT | T32 | T9 |
May not be top-three material but can always make a cut and get you a top-ten finish
Long shots that could come through:
Jamie Lovemark
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 | 85 | CUT |
Was 3rd last year and been consistent of late.
Anirban Lahiri
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Another consistent player that is visiting Greenbrier for the first time, think the course will suit him.
Robert Streb
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T2 | 71 | T41 |
Been runner-up the last two years.
Sorry Phil but not this week:
Phil Mickelson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
The odds are better on him missing the cut that playing well. The course doesn’t suit his game but he is a good ambassador for Greenbrier.
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