Jordan Spieth 9\/2<\/strong><\/p>\nSpieth is at the top of everyone\u2019s list and rightfully so. That said it is widely known that this track doesn\u2019t fit his eye \u2013 he has yet to crack the top 15 in four appearances in his hometown event. He has two wins and three seconds in his last eight starts this season including a T2 last week. <\/p>\n
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He is simply the hottest player on the planet right now and looks like he will be a favorite every time he tees it up.<\/p>\n
Dustin Johnson 11\/1<\/strong><\/p>\nWill tee it up since a disappointing T69 at THE PLAYERS and having cooled off the last couple of months. He has finished inside the top 20 in his last four trips to the Byron Nelson – 7th in 2014 and 2010, tied for 20th in 2011, tied for 4th in 2009. He has already shown tremendous form this year \u2013 a stretch in which he finished no worse than tied for 6th in five-of-six straight starts including a win at the WGC Cadillac Championship. In a slightly watered down field DJ is a name to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n
Jason Day 16\/1<\/strong><\/p>\nFormer winner here in 2010 also has a fifth (2011), T9 (2012) and T27 (2013). But Day looks to be in a bit of a slump right now overall – I\u2019m staying away from him this week.<\/p>\n
2015 AT&T Byron Nelson Championship Contenders:<\/h3>\n
Brandt Snedeker 25\/1<\/strong><\/p>\nPlayed well at Colonial en route to a T2 finish \u2013 his putter finally showed up. He did miss the cut here last year but his result last week has him on the radar for this week.<\/p>\n
Matt Kuchar 28\/1<\/strong><\/p>\nHasn\u2019t been great overall lately but has fared very well on this track \u2013 top 15s in three of the last four years. Kuchar is due for a huge week and his stats line up very well with this course – fifth in scrambling and T3 in par-4 scoring.<\/p>\n
Charley Hoffman 33\/1<\/strong><\/p>\nLoves to play in Texas as evidenced by respective T11, T11 and T10 in his last three starts in the Lone Star State. He finished T8 here last year and could be rewarded for a solid season this week.<\/p>\n
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Keegan Bradley 33\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n2011 winner hasn\u2019t been impressive at all \u2013 a missed cut at TPC Sawgrass followed an early Match-Play exit. That said he has made the cut all four times he\u2019s played here and has a runner-up finish to go along with his win. If Bradley can somehow figure out his putter he may contend \u2013 Bradley is purely a Horse for the Course.<\/p>\n
Marc Leishman 33\/1<\/strong><\/p>\nWon this event in 2010 and has made 5\/6 cuts here, and all five went for T12s or better including another top 3 finish. He enters in decent form as well- he has finished inside the top 30 in each of his last 3 starts overall. He is tops on TOUR in both par-3 and par-4 scoring \u2013 great attributes for this track.<\/p>\n
2015 AT&T Byron Nelson Championship Sleepers (50\/1 or higher):<\/h3>\n
Hunter Mahan 75\/1<\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s hard to imagine getting Mahan at 75\/1 but his play hasn\u2019t been all that great here. He makes his first start here since 2010. He\u2019s a value pick \u2013just a hunch on him having a good week.<\/p>\n
Jerry Kelly 80\/1<\/strong><\/p>\nYou gotta love Jerry Kelly\u2019s game. He has finished inside the top 25 in his last four starts and is coming off a T10 at Colonial. His stats line up well here – T1 in par-3 scoring, fourth in scrambling, 29th in strokes gained: putting – and he did finish T21 here last year. Kelly has been very good as of late and is certainly due.<\/p>\n
2015 AT&T Byron Nelson Championship Picks:<\/h3>\n
The pick this week is Brandt Snedeker at 25\/1<\/strong>. He is a streaky guy and as long as his putter stays hot as it was last week he wins.<\/p>\nThe Sleeper is Jerry Kelly at 80\/1<\/strong> \u2013love his game, love his temperament and love his chances this week.<\/p>\n