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Beau Hossler Can Capitalize Off Late Momentum Last Week
Beau Hossler probably remembers last week more for the missed opportunities in Rounds 2 and 3. However, the American golfer fired off a 65 on Sunday to get himself back inside the Top 30. Putting even three rounds together of quality has been tough for Hossler in 2024. The year is young but even at […]
Chris Wassel 10 months agoAlex Noren Comes In Hot For The Players Championship
Alex Noren showed something last week at the Cognizant Classic. It was more than the tied for ninth as the Swedish golfer seemed to get better as the weekend rolled along. His 67 on Sunday showed that there was a little more left. He will need to be accurate this week as the 7,189 yard […]
Chris Wassel 10 months agoDaniel Suarez Tries To Keep The Momentum Going
Daniel Suarez has enjoyed a memorable start to the 2024 season. After the crash at Daytona, he won at Las Vegas by 0.003 seconds. After that, the Trackhouse Racing driver flirted with the Top 10 early and often at Las Vegas. He ended up 11th after starting 16th. The Phoenix short track sees the No. […]
Chris Wassel 10 months agoRyan Preece Starts 27th At Phoenix On Sunday
Ryan Preece has been starting more towards the back often in 2024. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver begins the race in Phoenix 27th on Sunday. With qualifying efforts of 25th, 20th, and 36th, Preece has had to play catchup often. The No. 41 Ford must do that again on the 1-mile short track. While few expect […]
Chris Wassel 10 months agoJohn Hunter Nemechek Driving Well In 2024
John Hunter Nemechek has not qualified the greatest but keeps improving as races wind down. Nemechek has one Top 10 result already in 2024 for Legacy Motor Club. He will have a bit of work to do this week after qualifying 19th for Sunday's race at Phoenix Raceway. It will be intriguing to see if […]
Chris Wassel 10 months agoErik Jones Might Rekindle Good Times At Phoenix
While Erik Jones has a slim chance of winning on Sunday at Phoenix, the Legacy Motor Club driver did have four Top 10 results in six races right before the pandemic. That was back when Jones drove the Toyota on the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Now, this may not be the exact same setup but […]
Chris Wassel 10 months agoHarrison Burton Outside Top 20 At Phoenix
Harrison Burton begins outside the Top 20 for the second consecutive time this season at Phoenix Raceway. The Wood Brothers Racing driver begins 21st on Sunday afternoon. Burton has one Top 20 finish in four appearances on the 1-mile track. Worse, his average finish of 27.3 comes too close to his 26.7 average finish in […]
Chris Wassel 10 months agoEmiliano Grillo Goes For Eight Weekends In A Row
Naturally, Emiliano Grillo wants to win at Bay Hill. The golfer from Argentina has had some mixed results at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He was in the Top 10 three years ago during the final round. However, a 74 derailed those chances as Grillo settled for a tie for 21st. Last year, he again ended […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoJustin Rose Needs His Putter At Bay Hill
Justin Rose will need several facets of his golf game to work very well this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. For one, the English golfer cannot get into trouble like he did at the Cognizant Classic. Rose never got going last week and inched his way to a -1 through 72 holes. Putting has […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoAdam Hadwin Tries To Stay Hot In Florida
The last two rounds for Adam Hadwin were excellent at The Genesis Invitational. The Canadian golfer shot 67-65 to sneak into a tie for fourth place. Hadwin skipped the Cognizant Classic to get a week off. It will be a challenge for Hadwin as in 2023, the golfer shot +5 through nine holes at Bay […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoLuke List Attempts To Rebound At Arnold Palmer
Luke List has endured a couple of rough weeks recently. The American golfer has now missed the cut in two of his last three tournaments entered (Cognizant Classic and the WM Phoenix Open). With breezy, warm conditions expected at Bay Hill, that could play havoc with List's game. Again, Bay Hill is nearly 7,500 yards […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoTy Gibbs Circles Back For Fifth In Vegas
Ty Gibbs endured an odd sort of race but wound up fifth at Vegas on Sunday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver had a bad pit stop on Lap 158, blew a tire, but was able to cycle up the field. However, by the time he got into the top five, it was too late. Gibbs […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoRyan Blaney Settles For Third In Las Vegas
Ryan Blaney and his Team Penske car never quite could get into the lead on Sunday. However, he managed to finish third after 267 laps in Las Vegas. The No. 12 Ford could not maintain speed and seemed to get slower during the final laps. Once Blaney got up to fourth after Stage 2, he […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoErik Jones Starts 22nd From Vegas On Sunday
Erik Jones has had a bit of an adjustment with his Toyota car for Legacy Motor Club. Starting off 37th at Atlanta probably was not ideal but he did improve 12 positions. It may be a little harder doing that at Las Vegas on Sunday beginning 22nd. Jones' best result was an eighth in the […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoAustin Cindric Nearly Takes Pole At Las Vegas
Austin Cindric got the car going at the right time on Saturday and came up just short of taking the pole at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Cindric and his Team Penske car settled for third, a mere 0.042 seconds off of Joey Logano's pole position lap. For a time, Cindric looked like he might […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoHarrison Burton Way Off Pace At Las Vegas
Harrison Burton has not qualified well at Las Vegas. The last couple races were near the final position. On Saturday, he turned in a lap more than 1.4 seconds off the pole of Joey Logano. The Wood Brothers Racing driver is on the hot seat and starting 36th is not ideal (33rd and 35th last […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoChris Buescher Starts Ninth At Las Vegas
Chris Buescher and the RFK Racing team got in a few solid runs on Saturday in the heavy winds. Buescher and his No. 17 Ford will start ninth on Sunday after a solid 29.52 second lap in the final round of qualifying. Buescher was right around the top ten or so cars in practice and […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoJosh Barry Still Struggling In Ford Car
Josh Barry will start the Pennzoil 400 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 26th on Sunday. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver did not fare well at Atlanta and Daytona (29th and 25th respectively). Now, he has not been incident free in either race but Berry definitely has a learning curve for the Ford car. Berry's best […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoBen Griffin Loves The Bermuda Grass
Ben Griffin is one of those players that enjoys Bermuda grass. The American golfer has a whopping 19.94 strokes gained over his past 50 rounds on the lush surface. No other golfer is within three strokes gained in this metric. Griffin tied for ninth at The American Express. He will be ready after a final-round […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoThomas Detry Trying To Shake Off Rough Event In Mexico
Thomas Detry wants to desperately forget the Mexico Open. The Belgian golfer watched shots go all over the place en route to an opening 78 at Vidanta. His second round was much better but a 69 was not enough to make the cut. That marked the second time Detry missed the cut in 2024. His […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoAkshay Bhatia Up And Down In 2024
Akshay Bhatia may be consistently inconsistent. The American golfer has alternated being close to contention and missing cuts the last four tournaments. He missed the cut at the WM Phoenix Open after an opening round 75. While Bhatia played well in Hawaii, several lost opportunities on the greens kept him from Top 10 results (T-14 […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoBilly Horschel Might Fare Better After Rest
Billy Horschel taking a few weeks off was not a bad thing. The American golfer has missed two cuts so far in four 2024 appearances. Coupled with a top 20 at The Sony Open, it has not been the best of starts. His numbers have been solid and ranks fifth in strokes gained for putting […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoKaz Grala Rises To 14th By End Of Atlanta Race
Kaz Grala did the one thing drivers need to do at Atlanta and that was survive. Grala's car got banged up but he managed to stay on the lead lap. The Rick Ware Racing driver took his No. 15 Ford from 33rd up to 14th on Sunday night. As the cautions mounted, Grala was able […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoAustin Cindric Enjoys Top 5 Result At Atlanta
Austin Cindric performed well but the Team Penske driver could not get into the three-wide melee on the final lap. Cindric and his Ford did wind up passing Bubba Wallace for fourth place, however. The No. 2 car led 32 laps and at times had one of the fastest cars on the 1.5-mile Atlanta Motor […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoTyler Reddick Starts In The Middle Of The Pack At Atlanta
Tyler Reddick does not enjoy "superspeedway" or similar courses. The 23XI Racing driver begins Sunday 19th at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Reddick's best result was a fifth however last March in the No. 45 Toyota car. Reddick did not lead a lap in that race but came from 16th into the top five by the end […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoNoah Gragson Tries To Continue Momentum At Atlanta
Noah Gragson so far has thrived in the Stewart-Haas Racing team. Gragson finished ninth at Daytona last week and starts 15th at Atlanta. The driver already has one more top ten result than in 2023. Gragson's best result since the resurfacing was 12th at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He even led five laps on Sunday which […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoAustin Dillon Poised To Rebound From Daytona
Austin Dillon made it into the final qualifying group and ended up tenth to start the Ambetter Health 400. The Richard Childress Racing driver in the No. 3 car endured an ugly 2023 with an average finish of 21.8. Even his average starts were 20th. That was his worst average qualifying since 2012. Last week […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoHarrison Burton Begins Sunday 16th From Atlanta
Harrison Burton struggled mightily in 2023. The Wood Brothers Racing driver had two top ten results in 36 races. The No. 21 Ford qualified 16th for Sunday's race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Burton does have a Top 10 result on the repaved 1.5-mile track. However, last year he finished 34th and 28th. The first […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoChase Briscoe Starts Ninth At Atlanta On Sunday
Chase Briscoe qualified eighth last year at Atlanta the first time around. This year, he starts ninth on Sunday for the Ambetter 400 Health race. Briscoe has had a tough time at Atlanta Motor Speedway since 2021. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver finished no better than 15th since the resurfacing of the track. It seems his […]
Chris Wassel 11 months agoDenny Hamlin Has One Of Those Days At Daytona
Denny Hamlin started eighth, ran well at times, and even led 10 laps at the Daytona 500 on Monday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver ultimately finished 19th on Monday night. That was ahead of Jimmie Johnson and Tyler Reddick. Hamlin and his No. 11 car never could really stay up front long. Drafting seemed to […]
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