3 months agoMatt Kuchar pulled off an amazing 2025 debut with a T-21 at the Sony Open. The American golfer is 46 years old and still hitting well with the younger players on the PGA Tour. Kuchar has nine career wins but none since 2019. He made 13 cuts and missed 13 cuts in 2024. That included missing nine weekends during the first 11 events. At the American Express, Kuchar started off slow with a 73. It was a theme throughout the first half of the season. Kuchar can putt well still but driving the ball 288 yards causes problems. Add in the increasing putts per round on the weekends which exceeded 29 per 18 holes and there are quite a few red flags at La Quinta for the former 2012 winner of The Players Championship.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour,com
6 months agoMatt Kuchar heads to Las Vegas in the midst of some of his best golf in recent memory. Prior to his missed cut at the Sanderson Farms Championship, the 46-year-old Tour veteran finished the 2023-2024 season with a T3 at the 3M Open and a T12 at the Wyndham Championship, and he notched a T13 at the Procore Championship in his first Fall Swing start. Remarkably, that was the first time he's had three consecutive top-15 finishes dating back to a stretch of golf in April and May of 2019. Kuchar could be in line for another strong performance at the Shriners Children's Open, as he's traditional faired well on easy courses and is one of the best in the field in putting inside of 15 feet. Kuchar profiles as a high-upside golfer with win equity at the 2024 Shriners Children's Open this week.
--Ryan HickeySource: PGA Tour
6 months agoMatt Kuchar heads to the Country Club of Jackson playing what is arguably some of his best golf in recent years. The 46-year-old Tour veteran finished the 2023-2024 season with a T3 at the 3M Open and a T12 at the Wyndham Championship, and he picked up right where he left off this season with a T13 at the Procore Championship two weeks ago. Remarkably, that marks the first time he's had three consecutive top-15 finishes since a stretch of golf back in April and May of 2019. And while there is no recent course history to rely on, Kuchar appears to be in line for another solid week statistically. Over the last 36 rounds, he ranks fourth in adjusted course fit, 31st in overall approach play, 26th around-the-green, 18th in Bermuda putting, and 19th in strokes gained on easy courses. Kuchar profiles as a high-upside golfer with win equity at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship.
--Ryan HickeySource: PGA Tour
1 year agoMatt Kuchar has missed the cut in six of his first seven events in 2024. The American golfer has nine career wins but has shown none of that form lately. Actually his last PGA tour came more than five years ago at the Sony Open. The 45-year old is in the red in most major metrics. He averages 285 yards a drive. Now, the 7,340 yard Par-71 Valspar course can be unforgiving. Kuchar has a scoring average of 71 which is 161st on the tour. Considering winning scores at this Florida course are around 268 (-16). Kuchar may struggle again this week trying to make enough birdies to see Saturday.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
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