Andrew Novak (+8000) … The subsequent outright Sleeper to win the event for which he’s touted on this house would be the first, so you already know that moving into. It’s additionally been 5 years (and 4 editions) because the final time a first-time winner was topped on the John Deere Traditional (Dylan Frittelli). Regardless of these headwinds of historical past, the 29-year-old non-winner is worthy of the problem. Previously and primarily a short-lister solely on paspalum placing surfaces, he’s confirmed that his recreation travels. He rolls in with prime 20s in his final two begins and 6 on the season, three of which had been consecutive prime 10s early on. Total, he’s sixteenth on the PGA TOUR in greens in regulation, T14 in proximity, 18th in conversion proportion inside 10 ft and thirty fifth in adjusted scoring – additionally 2-for-2 at TPC Deere Run with a scoring common of 68.63 on the par 71.