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Major Winner Collin Morikawa Debuts At TPC Boston
Fresh off his first major, Collin Morikawa will make his debut at TPC Boston for The Northern Trust. There may not be a golfer in the field coming to Boston in better form than the 23-year-old. Since the restart, he has finished second in the Charles Schwab Challenge (in a playoff), won the inaugural Workday […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoScottie Scheffler Looks To Bounce Back From Missed Cut
Scottie Scheffler will be teeing it up for the second time in as many weeks at Muirfield Village Golf Club following another missed cut at the Workday Charity Open. Scheffler lost 1.54 strokes on approach, although he was slightly positive in strokes gained in putting. Scheffler is always a threat to go low, as evidenced […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoCorey Conners Coming Off Strong Showing
Corey Conners will look to build on this showing at his third official event at Muirfield Village Golf Club after a T39 finish at the inaugural Workday Charity Open. Conners is always among the top performers when it comes to ball-striking, as he ranks 15th in the PGA in strokes gained off the tee and […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoErik Van Rooyen Shaky Since Restart
In Erik Van Rooyen’s three starts since the restart, he has missed the cut in the Charles Schwab Challenge as well as the Rocket Mortgage Classic. At the Rocket Mortgage, Van Rooyen averaged negative-0.95 stokes on approach and negative-1.20 tee to green, which certainly doesn’t project well for the Memorial. Van Rooyen is 37th in […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoHarold Varner Hot With His Irons
Harold Varner III will stay at Muirfield Village and play in his fourth Memorial Tournament after a missed cut at the Workday Charity Open. Varner’s strength continues to be his approach play, as he ranks 25th in the field in strokes gained on approach. Last week at the Workday, he lost strokes on approach, which […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoCameron Champ Looks To Rebound
Cameron Champ, following a 67th-place finish at the Workday Charity Open, will tee it up once again at Muirfield Village for the Memorial. Last year was his first event at Muirfield and he missed the cut. Last week he was able to gain almost two strokes off the tee, but thanks to a weak approach […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoKeegan Bradley Striking The Ball Well
Keegan Bradley finished T39 at four-under par at the Workday Charity Open and will look to build on that momentum at Muirfield Village Golf Club this week. Bradley has two top-10’s at the Memorial thanks to all-around solid weeks as far as strokes gained are concerned. He is not able to reach his ceiling, though, […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoCharles Howell III Strong Around The Green
Charles Howell III will tee it up at Muirfield Village Golf Club for the 18th time this week, and he comes in with less-than-optimal form. Howell unfortunately missed the cut last week at the inaugural Workday Charity Open after losing over three shots on approach and 0.7 off the tee. Howell was able to perform […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoIan Poulter Coming Off Top-5
Ian Poulter finished T5 at the inaugural Workday Charity Open thanks to a hot putter, gaining 8.86 strokes with the flatstick. This is certainly Poulter’s game though as he's currently Top-10 in the PGA in strokes gained putting. At the Workday, Poulter also impressed around the green, gaining 3.36 strokes, good for fourth in the […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoDylan Frittelli Looks For Better Week
After missing the cut at the inaugural Workday Charity Open, Dylan Frittelli will once again put his tee in the ground at Muirfield Village for the Memorial. The South African has been inconsistent since the restart only making the cut in one of the four events he’s played. When he did make the cut though […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoMatthew Fitzpatrick Stays Consistent
Matthew Fitzpatrick, after a T27 finish at the Workday Charity Open, will once again tee off at Muirfield Village Golf Club for the Memorial. After having his made cut streak broken at the Travelers, Fitzpatrick got right back to it with a consistent week all around. He gained almost five strokes putting for the week […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoLouis Oosthuizen Back At Muirfield
Louis Oosthuizen was T10 heading into the weekend at the inaugural Workday Charity Open but thanks to a 79 on Saturday, quickly saw himself fall out of contention. On Saturday, Oosthuizen lost over five strokes on approach and almost seven tee to green. It was great to see a spark out of his irons though, […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoBranden Grace Returns After Week Off
Branden Grace will return to Muirfield Village Golf Club for the sixth time in his career. Grace has played in the Memorial five times before, making the cut in only two of those tournaments. In his last 20 rounds, he is 60th in the field in strokes gained on approach but 35th around the green. […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoBubba Watson Looks To Bounce Back
For the second week in a row, Bubba Watson will tee off at Muirfield Village Golf Club but this time it’ll be for the Memorial. At Muirfield, Watson has made the cut in 10 out of 13 official events here. In 2014, he finished third while turning in another Top-10 finish in 2017. Watson lost […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoAbraham Ancer Excelling With Irons
Since the restart, few have been in better form than Abraham Ancer and he will bring that form to Muirfield Village Golf Club for the Memorial. In his last 20 rounds he ranks ninth in the field in strokes gained approach and first in his last 10 measured rounds. He also ranks Top-20 in strokes […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoRickie Fowler Strong Off The Tee At Workday
Rickie Fowler, coming off a T22 finish at the inaugural Workday Charity Open will return to the familiar tee boxes and pin locations of the Memorial at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Last week, Fowler gained 6.22 strokes tee to green, good for 10th in the field. This makes two strong showings in a row for […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoHideki Matsuyama Looks To Keep Irons Hot
Hideki Matsuyama, coming off a T22 finish in Dublin at the Workday Charity Open, will once again tee off at Muirfield Village. As we discussed last week, Matsuyama has had success here including a win in 2014 and two other Top-10 finishes in 2015 and 2019. In his last 10 rounds, Matsuyama is fifth in […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoSergio Garcia Returns After Week Off
Sergio Garcia, after taking off for the Workday Charity Open, will tee it up at the Memorial, once again held at Muirfield Village Golf Club. As far as recent form since the return to golf, Garcia missed the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge, finished T5 at RBC Heritage, and T32 at Travelers. Garcia is […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoCharles Howell III Returns To Dublin
Charles Howell III will tee it up at Muirfield Village Golf Club for the 17th time this week for the inaugural Workday Charity Open. Since the restart, he finished T49 at the Charles Schwab Challenge and missed the cut at RBC Heritage. One part of Howell’s game that suits Muirfield is his around-the-green prowess, ranking […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoHideki Matsuyama A Fan Of Muirfield
Hideki Matsuyama, coming off a T21 finish in Detroit at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, returns to Muirfield Village, a course where he’s had success in the past. His significant course history includes a win in 2014 and two other top-10 finishes in 2015 and 2019. Matsuyama is a great fit for this course considering his […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoIan Poulter Returns To Dublin
Ian Poulter finished 64th at the Travelers Championship before taking the week off in order to prepare for the back-to-back at Muirfield Village Golf Club for the Workday Charity Open and Memorial tournaments. Poulter has not played here since 2009 when he finished outside the top 50. Despite his consistently strong game around and on […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoDylan Frittelli Returns After Positive COVID-19 Test
After missing the Rocket Mortgage Classic due to a positive COVID-19 test, Dylan Frittelli will tee it up at Muirfield Village Golf Club for the inaugural Workday Charity Open. His threesome will include two other Tour members who have tested positive in Nick Watney and Denny McCarthy. The PGA COVID-19 protocol was amended to a […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoMatthew Fitzpatrick Returns To Muirfield
Matthew Fitzpatrick returns to Muirfield Village Golf Club for the inaugural Workday Charity Open after taking a week off. In 2019, he turned in a T68 finish here at Muirfield, losing strokes putting without doing anything else particularly well to offset this shortcoming. Before a missed cut at the Travelers Championship, Fitzpatrick had made 20 […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoHarold Varner III Returns To Ohio
Harold Varner III, an Ohio native, will return to his home state to play in the inaugural Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Since the restart, Varner has only one missed cut, with that being at RBC Heritage. Last week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Varner gained strokes off the tee, on approach, […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoCameron Champ Coming Off Strong Finish
Cameron Champ was permitted to participate in the Rocket Mortgage Classic, turning in a T12 finish, after two negative COVID-19 tests. The majority of his strokes gained were off the tee -- 5.70 of 6.12 to be exact. Champ is first in the PGA in this category and is continually successful off the tee. This week […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoLouis Oosthuizen Returns To Action
After taking a week off, Louis Oosthuizen returns to action at Muirfield Village Golf Club for the inaugural Workday Charity Open. Oosthuizen comes to Ohio in less than adequate form. In his last four events, he has two finishes outside the top 50 and two missed cuts. In the three events he’s played since the […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoBubba Watson A Regular At Muirfield Village
Bubba Watson will once again tee it up at Muirfield Village Golf Club, but this time it’ll be for the inaugural Workday Charity Open. Watson has been a constant here, playing every year since 2006, except for 2015 and 2019. In 12 official events here, he has made the cut an outstanding 10 times. This […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoScottie Scheffler Looks To Return To Form
Scottie Scheffler will be teeing it up for the first time at Muirfield Village Golf Club this week, following another missed cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Scheffler struggled with his irons, losing almost five strokes on approach. He was neutral in strokes gained around the green, though, and if he’s able to keep it […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoCorey Conners Lacks Course History
Corey Conners will return to action at Muirfield Village Golf Club for the inaugural Workday Charity Open after taking a week off. Conners has only one official event here, which was the 2019 Memorial. He finished T65, only gaining strokes off the tee. Specifically, he struggled around the green, losing an average of 0.89 strokes […]
Aaron Burger 4 years agoRickie Fowler Returns To Muirfield
Rickie Fowler will tee it up at a course where he’s certainly had success in the past -- Muirfield Village Golf Club. This time, though, he’ll be playing in the inaugural Workday Charity Open. Fowler comes to Muirfield off a T12 finish at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, shooting 14 strokes under par for the event. […]
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