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The Zozo Championship will take place from 23 to 27 October at the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club. The event boasts a purse of $8.5 million, and around 78 golfers will compete for the tournament title and the winner's payout.
Major champions like Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, and others will be the top-tier golfers on the PGA Tour event field. But some underdogs might surprise this week by giving a tough competition. Here's a list of those five sleeper picks for the Zozo Championship:
Five sleeper picks for the Zozo Championship
#Max Homa
Max Homa's last appearance at the Zozo Championship was in 2019, where he finished in a T46 position. He scored even-par 280 in total and shot 71, 68, 66, and 75 over the four rounds.
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Homa had six top-20 finishes on the PGA Tour this year, of which he had a T3 finish at the Masters Tournament, a T8 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a T8 at the Wells Fargo Championship, and more. The golfer didn't win a tournament this week and missed the cutline at the Procore Championship, which was the American’s last PGA Tour appearance.
#Will Zalatoris
Zalatoris’ last appearance at the Zozo Championship was in 2021 when he finished at T54 with 69, 76, 73, and 68 over the four rounds.
The California-based player had six top-20 finishes in the 2024 PGA Tour events. His last top-20 finish came at the BMW Championship, which was also his last PGA Tour event. There he sealed T13 with a 5 under 283.
His other top-20 finishes were a T13 at the Farmers Insurance Open, a T2 at the Genesis Invitational, a T4 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a T9 at the Masters Tournament, and a T12 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
#Ryo Hisatsune
Ryo Hisatsune’s best finish of the year was a T3 at the Wyndham Championship with 15 under 265. His other notable finishes on the PGA Tour were a T11 at the American Express, a T18 at the PGA Championship, and more.
Hisatsune's last tournament was the Black Desert Championship where he landed at T25.
#Kevin Yu
Kevin Yu won the Sanderson Farms Championship as recently as October. Apart from that, he had five more top twenty finishes throughout the 2024 year on the PGA Tour. The list includes a T3 at American Express, a T6 at the Farmers Insurance Open, and more.
#Kurt Kitayama
Kurt Kitayama’s last appearance at the Shriners Children's Open saw a T9 with 16 under 268. His best finish of the year was at the 3M Open, where he finished for a T6 with 13 under 271.
