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Tyler Reddick Edged By Kyle Busch For Fastest Time
Tyler Reddick got around the quarter-mile Coliseum track in 13.761 seconds on Saturday. That was second-fastest in qualifying and earned Reddick a top spot in Heat 2. Being near the front based on testing looks to be more optimal. The chances that Reddick will make the 23-driver field are very high. The No. 8 Chevy […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Busch Sets Best Time In Qualifying Saturday
Kyle Busch held off Tyler Reddick by a little less than two-thousandths of a second to qualify in the top spot for Sunday's first heat race. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver still has to finish well enough to make the 23-driver field for the main event. Being in front is good with the short 25-lap […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChristian Bezuidenhout Likely To See Weekend At Pebble Beach
Christian Bezuidenhout has played some nice golf the first two rounds in tournaments this year for the most part. Five of his six rounds in this scenario have been in the 60s. Last week at the Farmer's Insurance Open, Bezuidenhout had issues finishing, and his 72-73 knocked him out of contention again. That was much […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAaron Rai Has Upside Heading To Pebble Beach
Aaron Rai has looked excellent in the past two tournaments he has entered on the first two days. All four of those rounds have been in the 60's which placed him into contention. Last week at the Farmer's, Rai was about to top the leaderboard when he hit a wall. The English golfer bogeyed holes […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMackenzie Hughes Trying To Rebound At Pebble Beach
Mackenzie Hughes just could not find the putter to his liking last week at the Farmer's Insurance Open. Then, by the time he did, it was too late to make the cut. He started off the second round with back to back bogeys. After coming back a bit, he then made a mess out of […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCameron Tringale One To Watch At Pebble Beach
There is a considerable amount of talk that Cameron Tringale could be one to watch at Pebble Beach. After a tied for third at the Farmers Insurance Open, the American expects to be a good pick in most circles to potentially win this week. Tringale did rank seventh in the FedEx Cup standings and has […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoLanto Griffin Riding Momentum Into Pebble Beach
Lanto Griffin put together an incredible Sunday round at the AMEX but made one mistake that kept him from an even better finish. His five-under 67 vaulted him into a tie for third place. Then at the Farmers, he finished with a 65 to get him back into the top 30 after a disastrous third […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChris Kirk Looking To Bounce Back At Pebble Beach
Chris Kirk missed the cut at the American Express last week by shooting right near even par in all three rounds. Kirk just could never get on a run. It is odd that in two consecutive third rounds, the American golfer has put himself out of contention with erratic iron play. If he can set […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoLucas Glover A Bit Of A Long Shot At Pebble Beach
As the PGA Tour continues up the California coast, Lucas Glover will try to rebound from an awful Sunday at the AMEX. The 73 knocked him right out of contention and included three bogeys and a double bogey. Everything failed on Sunday including his putter and around the green decision making. His measured rounds in […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCam Davis Playing Steady Heading Into Farmers This Week
Cam Davis finished off 2021 well enough and then came into 2022 and finished tied for tenth at the Tournament of Champions. He followed that up with a respectable 27th at the Sony Open. He is simply making enough birdies and needs to continue to do so at Torrey Pines. Things did get away from […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoSi Woo Kim A Wildcard Heading Into The Farmers
Si Woo Kim never keeps things dull. He rode up and down the leaderboard last week at the AMEX to a tied for 11th place result. Kim did not blow up when he could have and managed to stay in the 60's for all four rounds. It was the first time the Korean golfer accomplished […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKeith Mitchell Looks To Build Off Of Sony Open
Keith Mitchell drives the ball well off the tee and that can help at Torrey Pines. Mitchell also finished in a tie for seventh at the Sony Open in his first tournament of 2022. He was making birdies, stringing shots together, and not messing up his approaches to the green. That is his weakness by […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAaron Wise Starts 2022 At the Farmers
American golfer Aaron Wise makes his calendar year 2022 debut at the Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday. Wise had a nice run in the Fall with two top-ten results and never finished worse than 26th. In that stretch, the golfer was making 4.75 birdies a round which ranked 16th on the tour. Now, can he […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoSam Burns Could Be Dangerous In San Diego
Torrey Pines and Sam Burns could get along well this weekend as Burns has and had been playing well. He worked out some of the rust at the Tournament of Championship earlier in the month. Burns made quite a few birdies finishing in the middle of the pack (19th). It was how he finished the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKeegan Bradley An Intriguing Option At The Farmers
Keegan Bradley came off his almost two month break at the Sony Open and nearly delivered a ton-ten performance. He finished tied for 12th and shot all four rounds in the 60's. If not for Day 1 where he missed some normally makable putts (shot a 69), Bradley may have even challenged for a win. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCan Lanto Griffin Keep Rolling After Third At AMEX?
Lanto Griffin had a solid run to cap off the 2021 calendar year. Few knew what to expect when he played in the American Express last week. Then he started hitting the ball with authority. Griffin played his shots and did not get ahead of himself. The result was a tied for third place finish […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCameron Tringale Working Out The Kinks At The Farmers
A common theme for many golfers in January is how they work out the rust from the holidays. Last week, Cameron Tringale played okay at times but got off to a rough start with a 74 at the AMEX. He rebounded with a 65 before having more problems as a third-round 71 caused him to […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoHarry Higgs Not Easy To Lean On At Farmers
The Farmers Insurance Open may not be the best place for Harry Higgs to get in good form but then again maybe the jolt in the schedule cannot hurt. Higgs blew up last weekend shooting a 77 on Sunday to fall right out of contention at the AMEX. This came off the Sony Open where […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMackenzie Hughes Starts Off 2022 at the Farmers
Mackenzie Hughes has not played on the PGA Tour in two months. It was some end to 2021 as the Canadian golfer had two top-five finishes including a runner-up at the RSM Classic. That final-round 62 sent him into his "break" on quite a high. The question is this. Starting at a tournament which begins […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/22/22): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
Welcome back RotoBallers! Happy New Year! For those first-time readers, my name is Chris and I write a ton on RotoBaller. The sports universe of writing here spans from NASCAR to football to college sports to of course, hockey. If you have not checked some of those articles out then make sure you do! It […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoPatrick Rodgers Returns To PGA At La Quinta
Patrick Rodgers begins his 2022 calendar year on the PGA Tour at the AMEX Golf Tournament. His Fall featured five tournaments where Rodgers was up and down throughout. There were two top-six results then two missed cuts and an outside the top-50 placing. Rodgers ranked 33rd off the tee last year with 0.305 strokes gained. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoEmiliano Grillo May Be One To Stay Away From At AMEX
Argentinian golfer Emiliano Grillo has had a rough time stringing together birdies, and that may bode poorly for him at La Quinta this weekend. Grillo has missed the cut at the last three tournaments he has entered. That included last week at the Sony Open, where the Argentine shot a 69-68, which was not good […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRussell Henley A Question Mark At AMEX Golf Tournament
After what happened at the Sony Open to Russell Henley, there are a lot of question marks heading into La Quinta. Henley shot -6 on the Front 9 and looked to be well on his way to a win. Then, missed shots, missed putts, and worse led to a +1 on the Back 9. Hideki […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoLucas Glover Shows Promise Heading To La Quinta
American golfer Lucas Glover bounced back from a bad showing at the Sentry Tournament Of Champions. At the Sony Open, Glover finished fifth after a 64-65 weekend that kept him in the thick of contention. The only problem is that the course at La Quinta is not quite set up for Glover. He missed the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCharles Howell III's La Quinta Fortunes Depend On Putting
Charles Howell III has been done in by putting in the past, but last week he finished T36 because of his erratic shot-making than anything else. Now, Howell may arguably be more of a match for the stadium course. However, that is up for debate. His negative-0.4 strokes around the green is troublesome, but there […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoTony Finau Has Plenty Of Potential At La Quinta
American golfer Tony Finau has a few numbers that look to be in his favor at this weekend's American Express Golf Tournament in La Quinta, California. Finau finished seventh at the Hero World Challenge. He followed that up with a top-20 (t-19th) at the Sentry Tournament Of Champions. Finau closed with a 65 at the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoToday's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/15/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey
Welcome back RotoBallers! Happy New Year! For those first-time readers, my name is Chris and I write a ton on RotoBaller. The sports universe of writing here spans from NASCAR to football to college sports to of course, hockey. If you have not checked some of those articles out then make sure you do! It […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCameron Davis Won't Do Too Bad At Sony Open
Cameron Davis is interesting for this week's Sony Open because his metrics say there is no way he should finish in the top 20 despite his decent 31st-place finish last year. He often drove the heck out of the ball to set up birdie chances last year. It is not a surprise he ranked 19th […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoRussell Henley Likely To Surprise At Sony Open
Russell Henley nearly finished in the top 10 (T11) last year at the Sony Open. Honestly, he easily would have if he had not missed a few easy putts. Those were ones Henley admitted later he never would have missed normally. His game is suited for a course like Wai'alae Country Club. Henley does not […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoLucas Glover Not Recommended At Sony Open
Lucas Glover did not do much last week as he finished 35th at the Sentry Tournament Of Champions. It is a nice way of saying things did not go well. Glover either can be total hit or miss as he missed the cut nine times in 2021. Too many weekends shooting in the 70's will […]
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