Cameron Young is 49th in the FedEx Cup after finishing 60th at the Travelers Championship. He's got great power but accuracy trumps power on this course. He's 136th in Driving Accuracy Percentage, 81st in Total Strokes Gained, 127th in Strokes Gained Around the Green, and 177th in Strokes Gained Putting. In addition, Young is 176th in Total Putting and 67th in Par 4 Scoring. Denny McCarthy is 24th in the FedEx Cup and 34th in the World Golf Rankings as he comes off a seventh-place finish at the Travelers Championship, his third Top 20 performance in a row. He's 72nd in Driving Accuracy Percentage, 18th in Total Strokes Gained, 62nd in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green, and fourth in Strokes Gained Putting. He's also sixth in Total Putting, plus fourth in Par 4 Scoring, and 24th in Par 4 Birdie or Better. And last year, McCarthy finished fourth in this John Deere Classic (16 under par). Make it a Max Play on Denny McCarthy to take this head-to-head matchup.
This pick was released to clients on July 05, 2023 at 4:10PM ET.
GOLF
Denny McCarthy vs. Cameron Young
2023 John Deere Classic
July 6, 2023
8:40 AM Eastern
2 units on Denny McCarthy -135 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 3.48)
Result:
PUSH
PUSH
TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF SPORTS BETTING
Get my free Golf picks and predictions.
Join 413,977 Subscribers!