Baycurrent Classic 2026: Dave Tindall's each-way picks from 20/1 to 50/1

Introduction to the Baycurrent Classic

The PGA Tour is going on holiday/vacation.

The international air miles are going to be racked up over the next month with first a visit to Japan, followed by a trip to Bermuda and then back-to-back events in Mexico.

It all starts with the Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama Country Club - a par 71 measuring 7,322 yards.

If you like a par 4, this is the place for you. There are 13 of them, leaving space for just three par 3s and two par 5s.

Bentgrass greens have been slowed up by rainy conditions in the build-up. Everywhere else on the property features Zoysia grass.

While this is the eighth edition (formerly the ZOZO Championship) of the tournament, it's just the second to be played at Yokohama.

No Strokes Gained stats were recorded last year which isn't ideal.

Xander Schauffele shot 19-under to win by a shot and ranked third for Greens In Regulation and in the top 23 for every stat.

The data is a bit mixed but all the top nine finishers ranked 11th or better for Scrambling.

Baycurrent Classic Bet 1 - Min Woo Lee each-way @ 20/121.00

While some of this week's field could be rusty after a break, Min Woo Lee will be match sharp after playing in the Presidents Cup.

While it was a disappointing end for the Internationals, Lee emerged with credit from his first away appearance in the event.

The Aussie banked 2.5pts from his four matches (only two teammates scored higher) and was 1up with three to play in his singles against Jacob Bridgeman before feeling the heat of the American fightback and losing at 18.

But Lee will feel far more relaxed at Yokohama this week and he certainly took plenty of positives from his course debut in 2025.

Despite a slugglish 73 start, the Las Vegas resident responded with rounds of 65, 67, 68 to finish tied 10th.

That added to previous finishes of sixth and 27th when this event was known as the ZOZO. He closed both of those with 65s.

Two top 10s from his three starts in Japan is a plus, as is his fourth place in the Tour Championship on his last 72-hole strokeplay start.

That came just four starts on from finishing runner-up in the Scottish Open.

With room off the tee, Yokohama is a good fit for Lee's big hitting and his short game will have plenty of opportunity to flourish.

As for course correlations, Pinehurst No.2 and Detroit GC have been mentioned by players.

Lee was 21st in the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst (one of his better major efforts) while he has a second and a 13th in Detroit.

Lee is 22s with 5 Places and 20s with 10s so we'll take the latter.

Baycurrent Classic Bet 2: Sungjae Im each-way @ 28/129.00

Yes, the Internationals lost the Presidents Cup, but for the first three days they were having a blast and led 10.5-7.5 going into Sunday's singles.

So I'm going to pick a second player who hopefully still has some of those good vibes floating around in his system - Sungjae Im.

The Korean, like Lee, banked 2.5pts but he was one of just two Internationals to win his singles. Im took down Sam Burns 3&1.

Perhaps that was a surprise to some but not for those who had been following Im's impressive play over the last few months.

Starting with a 14th in the Open Championship in July, Im flourished in August with a run of 15-14-5-10.

The latter pair came in the first two FedEx Cup Playoff events while the 15th was at the aforementioned Detroit GC (Rocket Classic).

Im's putter has been hot for a while now (first for SG: Putting at the BMW Championship) while his short game has been on point. In three of his last four starts he's ranked sixth, ninth and 18th for Scrambling.

At this event last year, he didn't really get motoring until the weekend but a 67-68 finish secured a top 20 finish.

Looking at his stats form 12 months ago he ranked 6th for GIR but underperformed on and around the greens.

With his putting and scrambling looking much sharper, Im's game looks ready to take him to a big finish. A record of four top 25s from five starts at Detroit GC is another tick.

He's 28s with 5 Places and 20s with 10 so we'll play the former in this 78-man field.

Baycurrent Classic Bet 3: Steven Fisk each-way @ 50/151.00

Let's end with a slightly formulaic pick and go with Steven Fisk, a first-timer here at Yokohama.

With all those 13 Par 4s and a likely emphasis on strong scrambling, Fisk's name pops up prominently in both when perusing the stats.

The 29-year-old from Georgia ranks 11th for Par 4 Scoring Average this year and fifth for Scrambling.

Of course, you don't get prizes for being high up a stats chart but those two elements have helped Fisk carve out some excellent results.

Just six starts ago he won the ISCO Championship in a playoff and that came only nine months on from his breakthrough win in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

That latter win was in October and he seems to be coming good again in this year's Fall Series schedule.

Last month he shot 68-66-67-67 to take 22nd at the Biltmore Championship Asheville while last week laps of 63-66-67-67 gave him tied seventh in the Bank of Utah Championship.

In those two events he ranked 10th and second for Scrambling and also third and first for GIR so he's clearly in great nick.

Speaking in Utah, Fisk said: "I feel like I drove the ball really, really well. Hit my irons to a lot of the spots I was looking at, and I was able to get some putts to fall.

"Because I won (ISCO), I have a lot of freedom to kind of pick and choose where I want to play the rest of the year and try and pick the spots that I feel like I can play my best at."

Let's take the hint. Back Fisk at 50s with 10 Places.

Now read Steve Rawlings' in-depth preview of the Baycurrent Classic

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