Caddie Picks: How they fared at the 2019 Safeway Open

This is the tally of top-10 finishers for our caddie picks in the 2019-20 PGA Tour season:

1^st: 1
2^nd: 1
3^rd:
4^th: 1
5^th:
6^th: 1
7^th:
8^th:
9^th:
10^th: 2

Here’s a look at how all the caddie picks have made out this season, tournament by tournament (WD = Withdrawal; MC = Missed Cut; DNS = Did Not Start; MDF = Made Cut, Did Not Finish):

2019 Safeway Open:

With a tremendous week in Napa Valley at the Safeway Open, 24-year-old Cameron Champ picked up his second career PGA Tour win. He downed Canada’s Adam Hadwin by a single stroke at 17-under par.

Among our caddie picks at Silverado Resort, Justin Thomas was the best of the bunch, finishing T4 in his 2019-20 PGA Tour season debut.

Brandt Snedeker, T17, was the only other top-20 finisher among the caddie guesses. Here’s a look at how all their picks fared…

Caddie 1

1. Winning Pick: Justin Thomas, T4
2. Darkhorse Pick: Adam Schenk, MC
3. Top-10 Finisher: Patrick Cantlay, T40

Caddie 2

1. Winning Pick: Hideki Matsuyama, MC
2. Darkhorse Pick: Ryan Moore, MC
3. Top-10 Finisher: Brandt Snedeker, T17

Caddie 3

1. Winning Pick: Patrick Cantlay, T40
2. Darkhorse Pick: Emiliano Grillo, MC
3. Top-10 Finisher: Sungjae Im, T49

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2019 Sanderson Farms Championship:

For the second consecutive week, our caddies turned in solid predictions for the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Sungjae Im was the top performer amongst the caddie picks with a runner-up showing. He lost to Sebastian Munoz on the first hole of a playoff. Caddie pick Harris English finished T6 — his second straight week with a top 10 — whole Scottie Scheffler (T16) and Brian Harman (T14) both finished inside the top 20.

Here’s a look at how all the caddie picks fared at the Country Club of Jackson…

Caddie 1

1. Winning Pick: Brandt Snedeker, T45
2. Darkhorse Pick: Scottie Scheffler, T16
3. Top-10 Finisher: Harris English, T6

Caddie 2

1. Winning Pick: Lucas Glover, MC
2. Darkhorse Pick: Brian Harman, T14
3. Top-10 Finisher: Sungjae Im, 2nd

Caddie 3

1. Winning Pick: Joaquin Niemann, T54
2. Darkhorse Pick: Corey Conners, MC
3. Top-10 Finisher: Brian Harman, T14

2019 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier:

It was a massive start to the 2019-20 PGA Tour season for Chile’s Joaquin Niemann. The 20-year-old notched his first career PGA Tour victory in A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier on Sunday in dominating fashion. Thanks to a final-round, 6-under 64, Niemann cruised to a six-stroke victory over runner-up Tom Hoge.

It was also a stellar week for our caddie prognosticators. In their first week back after a two-week offseason, our caddie guest pickers identified five top-20 finishers, including Niemann and Viktor Hovland, who finished T10.

Here’s a look at how all their picks fared at The Greenbrier…

Caddie 1

1. Winning Pick: Viktor Hovland, T10
2. Darkhorse Pick: Harold Varner III, T19
3. Top-10 Finisher: Joaquin Niemann, WON

Caddie 2

1. Winning Pick: Jason Kokrak, MC
2. Darkhorse Pick: Viktor Hovland, T10
3. Top-10 Finisher: Sungjae Im, T19

Caddie 3

1. Winning Pick: Marc Leishman, WD
2. Darkhorse Pick: Robert Streb, 66th
3. Top-10 Finisher: Russell Henley, T57