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Nick Taylor Looks For Good Result At Olympics
Nick Taylor had a win and a few quality finishes early in 2024. The Canadian golfer triumphed at Phoenix in a playoff. Ever since the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Taylor has not finished in the Top 25. That involves a span of eight tournaments and four missed cuts. Again, the good news is with […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoStephan Jaeger A Little Up And Down Since Houston Win
Stephan Jaeger expected a little more from the summer season. The German golfer missed the cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and The Open Championship. Jaeger aims to get things back together on the Olympic course at Guyancourt. Le Golf National features the famous L'Albatros which has a four-hole ending that ranks as one of […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoYechun Yuan Trying To Find His Game At Olympics
Some will argue that a struggling golfer like Yechun Yuan may have a long weekend at the Summer Olympics. The Chinese golfer has one Top 25 since a tied for fifth at The Valspar Championship in March. Yuan has never won a title in 54 PGA events. One of the major reasons for Yuan's issue […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoMichael Kim Attempts To Right His Struggles At 3M Open
Michael Kim has missed the last two cuts in stroke play events. The American golfer has made 12 of 21 cuts in 2024. He has seven Top 25 results and even a Top 10. However, there are so many misses to go along with his positive stats. One of his biggest problems is driving accuracy. […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoTaylor Moore Recovering From Scottish Downturn
Taylor Moore did not have the best of times over in Scotland. Links golf proved to be too much for the American golfer as he missed the cut at both events. The Open Championship saw Moore shoot a 78 and things improved little after a Friday 74. Now, at least, Moore has the chance to […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoAustin Eckroat Relieved Majors Portion Of Schedule Is Over
Austin Eckroat won the Cognizant Classic in Florida at the end of March. Since then, the American golfer has had a few more downs than ups. This is especially true when it comes to the major tournaments, Eckroat missed the cut at The Masters, finished 18th at the PGA, blew up on the weekend at […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoNeal Shipley Now Among The Pros For The 3M Open
Neal Shipley turned pro days after setting the low amateur mark at the US Open. It was the second time the American golfer did that in a major (Masters). Shipley's story is quite impressive considering how he fared at the PGA University (ranked 48th). Shipley, to his credit, kept persevering. He found a way to […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoSeamus Power Has Potential For A Good Result
Seamus Power did not play in The Open Championship. The Irish golfer did not crack the Top 50 at the Genesis Scottish Open. Now, the week off hopefully helps his slightly below average putting. Power ranks 116th in strokes gained to putting at -0.127. Worse, his birdie conversion percentage ranks 124th and his 1.775 putting […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoRicky Stenhouse Jr. Drops Outside Of Top 10 Sunday
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. kept finding himself pretty close to the contending pack on Sunday afternoon. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver accumulated a total of six stage points. He was ninth after Stage 1 and seventh after Stage 2. Stenhouse Jr. began the race in ninth and never did lead a lap in the race. He […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoCarson Hocevar Ends Up 12th At Indianapolis
Carson Hocevar proved on Sunday that it is not where you start, it is where you finish. Hocevar and his Spire Motorsports Chevy began the Brickyard 400 from the 30th position. After 160 laps and seven laps of overtime, he finished 12th. That +18 place differential turned some heads. He survived most of the carnage […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoCody Ware Near Back Of The Field Again Sunday
Cody Ware will begin the Brickyard 400 from the 36th position on Sunday afternoon. Rick Ware Racing fields two cars and they are 35th and 36th respectively in this field. Ware's best lap was 50.903 seconds which was nearly 1.5 seconds off the time of Tyler Reddick. Worse, his practice lap average came in at […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoRyan Preece A Little Slow Leading Up To Indianapolis
Ryan Preece lacked the speed off the corners at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Preece and his Stewart-Haas Racing car qualified 31st for the Brickyard 400. The Ford lost several tenths of a second off Turns 3 and 4 alone. A lack of acceleration had a ripple effect as the runs went on. Preece was 35th […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoDaniel Hemric Continues To Lag In Indianapolis
Daniel Hemric did not have the best of qualifying efforts or practices at Indianapolis. The Kaulig Racing driver starts Sunday's Brickyard 400 from the 32nd position. There is little hope of place differential. However, maybe some attrition could remedy that problem. The No. 31 Chevy ran 31st in practice a full 1.124 seconds off the […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoAustin Dillon Starts Just Outside The Top 10
Austin Dillon nearly made the final cut in qualifying on Saturday. Richard Childress Racing had to be happy as the No. 3 car showed a lot of speed at times. His best lap was 0.279 seconds off the time of Tyler Reddick. Even in practice, Dillon ended up in the Top 15 with a time […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoChase Briscoe Top Qualifying Stewart-Haas Car
Chase Briscoe still only qualified in the middle of the pack at Indianapolis. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver will begin 20th for the Brickyard 400 on Sunday afternoon. His practice speed was below average. Briscoe was well above 51 seconds in his lap time and did not run more than five laps. His qualifying lap was […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoTom Hoge A Bit Inconsistent The Past Several Events
Tom Hoge has had some good and bad results the past couple of months. The American golfer started well at The Memorial before fading. He missed the cut at the US Open and Genesis Scottish Open. The odd thing is that Hoge shot a 62 in the final round at The Travelers Championship. Hoge ended […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoKurt Kitayama Trying To Make The Cut At The Open
Kurt Kitayama has stuggled in his time playing at The Open Championship. The American golfer has missed a few cuts and barely made it a few times. Kitayama's 2024 season has been frustrating. He rebounded after an awful missed cut at the US Open to produce two Top 35 results. It was not great but […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoRyan Fox Looking To Find Rhythm At Royal Troon
Ryan Fox has been a little bit off the past several tournaments. The New Zealand golfer cracked the Top 10 at the RBC Canadian Open for the third time in 2024. However, Fox has struggled since. He finished outside the Top 50 in three consecutive tournaments. The bright side is Fox has made seven straight […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoAkshay Bhatia Rolling Into The Open Championship
Akshay Bhatia picked the right time to heat up. The American golfer has consecutive Top 5 finishes including a tied for second at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He played well enough to stay in contention at the US Open in June. Bhatia has had an interesting 2024 as he heads over to play at The […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoTaylor Moore Needs To Get Off To Better Start
Taylor Moore heads to The Open Championship off a missed cut. The American golfer shot an opening round 75 last Thursday. Although he followed that up with a 68, Moore did not see the weekend. Links golf is a different beast as the golfer learned quickly. Last year at Royal Liverpool, Moore shot a +4 […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoJoey Logano Finishes Fifth At Pocono On Sunday
Joey Logano qualified 10th for the race at Pocono on Sunday, and the Team Penske driver ended up leading three laps. However, in the end, Logano and his No. 22 Ford had to settle for fifth place. Logano stands 10th in the playoff picture, as the Ford did not have the clean running speed to […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoWilliam Byron Still Ends Up In Top Five At Pocono
William Byron started The Great American Getaway 400 from outside of Row 1 on Sunday. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver dropped a mere two spots after 160 laps. Byron never could get close enough to the leaders on Sunday. He did not lead a single lap but him and his team played the pit strategy […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoCody Ware Near The Back Of The Field For Sunday Race
Cody Ware begins 35th for Sunday's The Great American Getaway 400. Pocono is a unique intermediate 2.5-mile track and the Rick Ware Racing driver qualified just behind teammate Justin Haley. It seems the Ford who qualified more than 1.25 seconds off the time of Ty Gibbs, just lacked entrance and exit speed in the turns. […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoZane Smith Breaks Into Top 10 For Pocono Race
Zane Smith surprised many on Saturday. The Spire Motorsports driver got into the final round of qualifying. Smith ended up ninth overall just ahead of drivers like Joey Logano and Chase Elliott. The No, 71 car was outside the Top 20 in practice but delivered enough good qualifying laps to begin inside Row 5 on […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoJohn Hunter Nemechek Has Rough Saturday At Pocono
John Hunter Nemechek did not practice well on Saturday. The Legacy Motor Club car started off 36th in practice and then qualified 32nd at Pocono. His time was 0.995 seconds off of the lap delivered by Ty Gibbs. Expecting much from the No. 42 car could be difficult. Nemechek did not practice well and kept […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoAustin Dillon Starts Near Middle Of Pack For Pocono
Austin Dillon will start The Great American Getaway 400 from the 17th position on Sunday afternoon. The Richard Childress Racing driver has had one ugly season and is currently 32nd overall. With the amount of regular season races dwindling, Dillon needs some results. The problem is the No. 3 car crashed last year after qualifying […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoChase Briscoe Could Struggle At Pocono
Chase Briscoe did not have the best qualifying effort for Ford at Pocono on Saturday. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver will start Sunday's race from the 28th position. Briscoe's average qualifying position in the last four races averaged out at 23.5. He only has one Top 20 finish also. The Ford cars have been mostly slower […]
Chris Wassel 4 months agoKyle Busch Ends Up Ninth On Sunday At Chicago
Kyle Busch probably was relieved after finishing ninth on Sunday at the Grant Park 165 in Chicago. The Richard Childress Racing driver began the afternoon 19th. He did show some flashes of speed during the race, and that was about when he would end up in the top 10. Unfortunately, it started raining after then. […]
Chris Wassel 5 months agoTodd Gilliland Completes Good Day For Front Row Motorsports
Todd Gilliland did not start out the best at Chicago. However, the Front Row Motorsports driver managed to accumulate three stage points and finish in seventh when the race was called. That is what matters. Gilliland had pretty good speed late in the race and was able to move up track position wise when others […]
Chris Wassel 5 months agoRicky Stenhouse Jr. Slides Up To Sixth At Chicago
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. started 33th for the Grant Park 165. Through a wave of luck, survival, and strategy, the JTG Daugherty Racing driver ended up sixth after 58 laps on Sunday. When the finish line was crossed, the No. 47 car held on for sixth place. That was an improvement of 27 positions. The back […]
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