2 years agoWill Gordon has lost strokes putting in five straight events leading up to this week's John Deere Classic in Illinois. While the 26-year-old consistently gains strokes off the tee, and his iron game shows up in spurts, the lack of putting and around-the-green game has held him back on the PGA Tour. After losing his tour card after the 2021 season, Gordon shined on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022, earning his card back for this year. He has made plenty of cuts, and placed in the top-20 at both the RSM Classic and the RBC Canadian Open, so an uptick in putting over the course of the next two seasons is all it would take to see Gordon take a big next step. The North Carolina native is too volatile with the flat stick to be considered this week, but keep an eye on any positive putting trends in the future that might indicate a good time to hop in on Gordon.
--Tommy BellSource: PGA Tour
2 years agoThere has been more struggles than successes of late for Will Gordon, as he missed his second cut in the last three weeks in Connecticut last week. Although Gordon has made more cuts than he has missed this season, he only has one top-20 finish in the 2023 calendar year. Although Gordon certainly has the distance to attack Detroit Golf Club, the birdies haven't been falling at a high enough rate to consider Gordon this week. Of his last nine rounds on the PGA Tour, Gordon has only shot three of those rounds under 70. Four of the rounds in that same stretch were shot at 74 or over. Gordon is not a fantasy option this week in Detroit.
--Kasey Kuhrts - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
2 years agoWill Gordon returns to the course he recorded his best PGA Tour finish at in 2020 in TPC River Highlands and the Travelers Championship. Gordon comes off a solid top-20 finish in his last time out at the RBC Canadian Open, his fourth made cut in his last six starts. Gordon is in the top 50 on tour in two major stats this week, sitting ninth in greens-in-regulation percentage 150-175 yards out and 43rd in par-five, birdie-or-better percentage. For his second straight start, Gordon is a solid sleeper option with a very cheap DFS price.
--Kasey Kuhrts - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
2 years agoWill Gordon will make his 23rd start of the season this week in Canada in his first RBC Canadian Open. Gordon has been up-and-down this season but looks to be a solid sleeper this week. Gordon continues to be one of the best players on tour this season on approach, as he sits fifth in greens in regulation percentage. Other important stats this week include putting inside 10 feet, which Gordon sits 49th on tour in that stat, making 89% of his putts from that distance. Gordon is also 63rd on tour in hit fairway percentage, hitting just over 60% this season. With his cheaper DFS price, Gordon is certainly an option to consider this week.
--Kasey Kuhrts - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
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