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Collin Morikawa Could Continue Hot January
Collin Morikawa came a few strokes from winning The Sentry earlier this month. The American golfer settled for a top-5 finish. Last year saw Morikawa follow up a runner-up in Hawaii with a third-place result at the Farmers Insurance Open. This tournament starts on Wednesday and it seems like Morikawa enjoys this. Torrey Pines will […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Adam Hadwin Needs Boost At The American Express
Adam Hadwin needs a boost off the tee to do well at The American Express. Why? The Canadian golfer is average with his driver at best. Again, the golf courses at La Quinta favor some longer drives which put golfers in position for easy birdie opportunities. Yes, this tournament projects a winner to be in […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Tom Hoge Could Be In Mix At The American Express
Tom Hoge is a long-standing veteran of the PGA Tour. The American golfer has enjoyed some good results, even at The American Express. Hoge was a runner-up just two years ago. He can be a bit up and down at times, but Hoge started last year with four early top-10 results before tailing off in […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Taylor Montgomery Knows La Quinta Very Well
Taylor Montgomery lives and breathes desert golf. The golfer who resided in Las Vegas has played a large majority of these courses. Last year, Montgomery used his hot putter to forge a top-five result. The young American had a rough summer but seemed to bounce back with a tied for eighth at The RSM Classic. […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Jason Day And His Consistency Make Him A Threat
Jason Day got back to what made Day one of the best golfers on the PGA Tour. The Aussie golfer won at the Byron Nelson last year and performed well off the tee along with putting ranking in the top-50 in strokes gained. Day enjoyed a good year in terms of greens-in-regulation at nearly 82% […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Scottie Scheffler May Have A Chance In Southern California
Scottie Scheffler and the PGA West golf course in La Quinta have a bit of a love/hate relationship. For the most part, Scheffler has several top 25 results and a third in 2019. However, it typically has been that putter which has kept him from victory in the desert. The weather may present some issues […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Ryo Hisatsune A Bit Unknown Heading Into Sony Open
Ryo Hisatsune has played five PGA tournaments in his career and two were at the ZOZO Championship. He finished 12th and 6th in those. After that, there is not a lot to go on. The Japanese golfer has won four times internationally. This includes the Cazoo Open de France. Keep in mind, Hisatsune is only […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Luke List Might Struggle A Little At Sony Open
Luke List had a few issues last week at The Sentry. This kept the American golfer from truly contending. List played well enough but did not have that one round which wowed people or the field. Since his win at the Sanderson Farms Championship in October, List has been more consistent but never truly in […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Byeong Hun An Could Surprise At Sony Open
Byeong Hun An was in it to win it on Sunday but finishing seven shots under par for the day was not enough. The South Korean golfer settled for fourth place by himself. Still, that's an impressive result for someone who little was expected of going into the tournament. It leads to the possibility of […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Tyrell Hatton Sees Potential At Sony Open
Tyrell Hatton seemed to have a problem quite a few golfers did on Saturday at Kapalua. The English golfer could not make putts or get close on approaches. As a result, he shot a 72 which knocked him out of contention for Sunday. Even a 69 would have placed him in the top five. He […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Ludvig Aberg To Rebound At Sony Open This Week
Ludvig Aberg enjoyed a decent first two rounds at Kapalua last week. The Swedish golfer then watched everything implode after a Saturday 77. There was no recovering from that as Aberg finished tied for 47th even after a blistering final round 63. It is that momentum some expect the golfer to carry over at Waialae […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Sahith Theegala A Longer Shot At Tournament Of Champions
Sahith Theegala burst onto the scene in 2023 with eight top-10 results. That culminated in a win for the American golfer at the Fortinet Championship. Last year in Hawaii saw Theegala struggle on Saturday and Sunday with consecutive 72s. The California native did have his share of issues like any young golfer. However, the 26-year-old […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Sam Burns Expects Improvement From Sentry Nightmare
Sam Burns came to Hawaii and the American golfer promptly fired a 75 on the Friday to end any chances of winning the Tournament Of Champions in 2023. All it took was several errant shots. Burns is one of the best putters on the tour (ranked 8th in strokes gained - 0.584 in 2023). If […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Jordan Spieth Tries To End Winning Drought This Week
Jordan Spieth did not win a single tournament in 2023. His last win came at the 2022 RBC Heritage. By the way, he lost in a playoff to Matt Fitzpatrick there in 2023. The American golfer did have seven top ten results last year. However, there was the tied for 13th at last year's Tournament […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Matt Fitzpatrick Has Some Experience At The Sentry
Matt Fitzpatrick could use last year's experience in the Tournament Of Champions as a springboard for the 2024 version. The English golfer finished seventh, like Scottie Scheffler. It was a 70 on the final Sunday that kept him from having a chance at victory. Fitzpatrick won once overseas in 2023 and at the RBC Heritage […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Scottie Scheffler Looks To Start Off Hot In Hawaii
Scottie Scheffler closed 2023 with an impressive win at the Hero World Challenge. Now, the -20 under par combined with a closing round 68 for the December triumph. So, Scheffler did finish seventh at the Tournament Of Champions in 2023. The question comes up again. Can he putt and hit shots a little better on […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Davis Thompson Could Lurk Around Contenders This Week
Davis Thompson seems to always be close to contending but not quite on the top page of the leaderboard. The American golfer has finished in the Top 35 in every tournament but one since July. However, Thompson has not cracked the top ten in that time. Thompson's biggest problem is his approach to the green […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Akshay Bhatia A Young And Rising Golfer
Akshay Bhatia plays golf like someone who is far older than the age of 21. The American golfer has done well in the second tier tournaments including that P1 at the Barracuda Championship. There were top ten results at the Puerto Rico Open and the Mexico Open. His rate of making cuts at the top-tier […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Denny McCarthy May Be Rusty This Week
Denny McCarthy has not played on the PGA Tour since the BMW Championship in August. That was some three months ago for the American golfer. Though he finished tied for tenth, it is always a little different getting out on the course this late in the season. These November tournaments carry a life of their […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
J.T. Poston Well-Rested For The RSM Classic
J.T. Poston showed some great form in the Summer and continued that at the Shriners in mid-October. The American golfer finished tied for third last month behind a solid final round 66. Poston finished with four top ten results in his last seven tournaments before his October appearance. He did everything but win. In a […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Ludvig Aberg A Favorite At The RSM Classic
It is easy to see why Ludvig Aberg is a favorite at The RSM Classic this week. Aberg has entered ten tournaments in 2022 and finished in the Top 25 seven times. That includes three top ten results and a near win at the Sanderson Farms Championship last month. Maybe the competition has not been […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Christopher Bell Has Worst Day At Worst Possible Time
Everything was set up for Christopher Bell to do well at Phoenix this weekend. However, the writing may have been on the wall. Bell qualified outside the top ten and never truly had much of a chance on Sunday afternoon. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver managed to get up to fifth after 86 laps. Brake […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Brad Keselowski Completes Quite The Weekend At Phoenix
Brad Keselowski and his wife welcomed their third child into the world. Now, Keselowski has a little son to go with his two daughters. Keselowski, who had Cole Custer qualify for him, started 31st on Sunday. The RFK Racing driver managed to get his Ford briefly into the top ten. Ultimately, Keselowski settled for a […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Ty Dillon Can Move Up On Sunday At Phoenix
Ty Dillon, like Austin, has a way of doing well at Phoenix. No one is talking a win here or even a top ten result. However, the Spire Motorsports driver does find ways to improve via place differential. Dillon has an odd knack of finishing better than he starts. In nine of his previous ten […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Austin Dillon Tends To Improve On Raceday At Phoenix
Austin Dillon may not qualify very well at Phoenix but often he improves from a position standpoint. Dillon has enjoyed positive place differential in five of his past six Fall races on the short track. Even in March, the Richard Childress Racing driver shot up to 16th from 30th. That was a bit surprising. Though […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Harrison Burton Likely To Struggle At Phoenix
Harrison Burton began sixth last Fall at Phoenix Raceway. The Wood Brothers Racing driver finished 19th. It was his best finish on the 1-mile short track. Place differential for the No. 21 Ford has been -8, -13, and -5 in his appearances. That does not bode well for Sunday considering Burton starts 25th. Expecting a […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Daniel Suarez Trying To End Season On Good Note
Daniel Suarez qualified 16th on Saturday for the season-ending race from Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. Suarez has struggled to contend and has two top ten results in his past 11 races. It is hard to believe he had three finishes of sixth or better and then struggled badly once again. It has been one of […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Alex Bowman Has Work To Do On Sunday
Alex Bowman finished ninth in March after starting 18th at Phoenix. It seemed hard to believe the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver pulled this off and yet Bowman did. The No. 48 car calls nearby Tucson, Arizona home. His debut race was his best on the Avondale 1-mile short track. Bowman led 194 laps and finished […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Aric Almirola Begins Way Back At 28th For Phoenix
Aric Almirola takes one last ride in the No. 10 Stewart-Haas car on Sunday as he begins 28th at Phoenix Raceway. He finished sixth two years ago but the past few races have been a struggle. It is likely Almirola will drive some here and there next year, but his days as a full-time driver […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago
Joey Logano Ends Up 17th Qualifying At Phoenix
Joey Logano is very proficient at Phoenix Raceway. He won the Fall race last year to win his second NASCAR championship. The Team Penske racing driver has not finished worse than 11th since late 2018. However, he did start 16th in the Spring and only ended up 11th. This Fall, he begins 17th. The No. […]
Chris Wassel 1 year ago