Sia Nejad flagged Paul Peterson at +260 for top-40. Peterson led most of the ISCO before a Sunday 63 from William Mao clipped him, showing his ceiling. Although he’s the shortest hitter in the field, Peterson is first in driving accuracy and has gained on approach in five straight measured starts. That precision plus a hot putter can offset his lack of distance, and Nejad loves the swagger Peterson displayed down the stretch in Kentucky. At 2.6-1, even a quarter-unit stake offers nice upside.

Dom Cintorino tossed Paul Peterson onto his long-shot sheet at 300-to-1 after the left-hander’s solo second at the ISCO Championship. Peterson has gained at least two strokes on approach in four straight ShotLink-measured events and opened the Sony with a 64 earlier this year. Cintorino conceded the resume is littered with missed cuts, but in a 3M Open field devoid of superstars he values anyone swinging a hot set of irons. If Peterson’s tidy wedge game carries over and the putter stays neutral, Cintorino believes the veteran can cash big in top-20 markets and even flirt with an outright shocker.