Brad Keselowski Wins Duel 1, Starts Third At Daytona

Brad Keselowski did not make the main event two weeks ago but won the first Daytona Duel. The 60-lap race (150 miles) showed the might of the Ford on Thursday night. Roush Fenwick Keselowski Racing (RFK) performed exceedingly well as Chris Buescher was awarded the win during the second Daytona Duel. The Ford car for […]

Alex Bowman Looking For Daytona 500 Success

Alex Bowman qualified second on the front row with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson earlier in the week. Bowman's biggest problem is turning these excellent qualifying efforts into sustained success during the Daytona 500. Last year, Bowman was caught in the "Early Big One" and he finished 35th. His best finished in the 200 lap […]

Kyle Larson Wins Pole For Daytona 500

Kyle Larson won the pole earlier in the week for the Daytona 500. It is interesting that Larson has not raced well on the 2.5-mile track. However, one wrinkle from the third practice was seeing all Hendrick Motorsports Racing drivers practicing drafting exercises. That's right. Drafting exercises. Larson's career-best result on the track is 7th. […]

Patrick Reed Has Less Potential At Genesis

Patrick Reed's weekend problems continued for a second straight tournament at The Farmer's. He shot a 72-73 over that weekend as Reed lost copious strokes to the field. Reed is averaging less than 286 yards off the tee and cannot hit anything with accuracy. Those ranks are 135th and 166th respectively. So, if the first […]

Corey Connors Tries To Improve At Riviera

Corey Connors made the cut last week at the WM Phoenix Open. It was his weekend that dropped him to a tie for 38th. His back nine struggles on the third round snowballed into an uneven final round. Ultimately, Connors wound up with a 72 dropping more strokes. Around the green is his biggest issue […]

Max Homa A Bit Of A Long Shot At Genesis

Max Homa started to play better last week at the WM Phoenix Open. He finished five shots off from the leaders and looked a good deal more confident. Could that carry over to the Genesis this week? It's possible. He ranks near the top-40 in putting and total strokes gained at .78 which ranks 44th. […]

Cameron Tringale's Roller Coaster May Continue At Genesis

Cameron Tringale's 2022 has been an exercise in what must go up often comes down, only in reverse. He started off poorly by missing the cut at The American Express, but then nabbed a top-three finish at the Farmers. He was just one shot away several times and narrowly missed the playoff. His average scrambling […]

Harold Varner III's Tee Shot Could Be A Problem At Genesis

Harold Varner III has been having some interesting issues off the tee lately on the PGA Tour. On the Asian Tour, Varner III did edge out Bubba Watson a couple of weeks ago to win in Saudi Arabia. It was by far one of his best four round performances on tour. The American golfer held […]

Sam Burns Still Having Issues Heading To Riviera

2022 has not been very kind to Sam Burns so far. He missed a ton of putts at the opening Tournament of Champions in January then missed the cut in his next two appearances. Again, bad second rounds compounded by errant shots were the main culprit. Burns is definitely in a funk and yet his […]

Aaron Wise Could Still Struggle At Riviera

Aaron Wise has had a couple of rough weeks. He missed the cut at The Farmer's and then at the WM Phoenix Open. Both times he had second round 75's which derailed any chance of Wise seeing the weekend. It is becoming a real concern that Wise has been off with his game. He was […]

Russell Henley Must Avoid Erratic Shots At Genesis

The Genesis Invitational and Russell Henley could be an interesting match come the weekend. If Henley can just knock down a few putts, he can keep himself in contention. His approach to the green this 2022 season ranks fifth on tour with 0.986 strokes gained. Henley has a flair for hitting great second shots. This […]

Si Woo Kim Could Hang Around At The Genesis

The last golf tournament on the west-coast swing is this week at the Pacific Palisades golf course. Si Woo Kim finished tied for 26th last week at The Waste Management Phoenix Open behind a final-round 67. The course this week is 7,300 yards and features Poa greens. The Korean golfer may have a few issues […]

Corey Connors Might Have Issues At TPC Scottsdale

Corey Connors was going along so well, and then the last two tournaments happened. It is hard to get off to a good start when you fire out 75s the first round two weeks in a row. Connors tried to bounce back at the American Express but had a third-round 72 to miss the cut. […]

Max Homa Looks To Rebound At Waste Management

Max Homa missed the cut at the Farmers after a second-round 74. He took some time off and comes back this week focused for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Homa won the Fortinet Championship in September and finished tied for 15th at the Tournament of Champions in January. Homa putts pretty well but his accuracy […]

Charles Howell III Carries Upside To Waste Management

Charles Howell III may not be on the top page of the leaderboard but he may come close this weekend at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Howell III followed up a 36th with a top-25 result at the American Express a few weeks ago. He kept it together even with a final round 71 that […]

Harold Varner III A Question Mark Heading To Phoenix

Harold Varner III had an adventure and a half at the American Express. His final round 74 clouded what was otherwise a brilliant week for the golfer. After not playing for two months, Varner III had quite a nice showing, made some putts, and showed an ability to string birdies together (5.16 a round -- […]

Sam Burns Looking To Bounce Back At Phoenix Open

It is safe to say that things did not go well at the Farmers as Sam Burns missed the cut. After a middling finish (19th) at the Tournament Of Champions, the American golfer has some question marks heading into this week. Burns has missed the cut two of the past three times at Phoenix but […]

Lucas Glover May Struggle At Waste Management

Lucas Glover started to play better by the third round at Pebble Beach. However, the damage had been done. After starting off at a 75-76, a 68 was just a little too late to get Glover into the final round. Glover started off inauspiciously as the Tournament Of Champions finishing 35th. The question is can […]

Aaron Wise May Not Have Much Potential This Week

Aaron Wise had a nice run to head into 2022. He had five finishes in a row that were 26th or better. That included two top-ten results. After a couple of months off, Wise returned for the Farmers Insurance Open but missed the cut after a second-round 75. Now, at the Waste Management Open, Wise […]

Russell Henley's Consistency An Issue At Waste Management

Russell Henley bounced back at the American Express with a top-15 finish despite a collapse at the Sony Open the week before. The American golfer had an extra week off before this week's tournament in Phoenix. His ability tee-to-green in 2022 is other-worldly. He is fourth from tee-to-green with 1.637 strokes gained. It comes down […]

Si Woo Kim Could Have Upside At Waste Management

Si Woo Kim comes into the Waste Management Open on a nice modest streak. He has finished tied for 11th in two straight tournaments. His 70-71 last week in the Farmers was a bit of a downer but Kim kept fighting. That resolve kept him in contention and could do somewhat the same this week. […]

Kurt Busch Struggles Saturday Night At Coliseum

Kurt Busch and his car just did not have it on Saturday night. He qualified 32nd out of 36 cars. The new No. 45 car for 23XI Racing just did not seem to have the same speed it did during the day. Something was off as Busch lost speed in each sector during his 14.437 […]

Kevin Harvick Drops To 23rd During Qualifying

Kevin Harvick looked great during practice and had the second fastest lap among all drivers. He was two thousandths of a second behind Chase Elliott. Some of his runs rivaled Elliott even. Then, the qualifying run happened and the speed was not there for the No. 4 car. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver almost had to […]

Denny Hamlin Has Slower Than Expected Qualifying Run

Denny Hamlin has had an interesting week in Los Angeles. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has kissed a wall or two and only qualified 17th on Saturday. He did look better in practice runs where he raced 102 laps in all. His best lap there was good enough for tenth spot. The faster conditions earlier […]

Christopher Bell OK In Qualifying On Saturday At Coliseum

Christopher Bell did not have the best or worst of runs on Saturday night as he qualified 15th for Joe Gibbs Racing. Again, he was a couple of mph's faster in practice topping out just over 66 mph. Bell seems to have the car to make a run during the main event but it is […]

Bubba Wallace Has Somewhat Troubling Run At Coliseum

Bubba Wallace had a better qualifying session on Saturday night and wound up 18th. However, the 23Xi Racing team is not having the best start to the season in Los Angeles. Kurt Busch was 32nd fastest on Saturday night and both cars looked slow in the qualifying session. Wallace's car may be more concerning because […]

Martin Truex Jr. Continues Troubling Week At Coliseum

Martin Truex Jr. has not had the best of weeks in Los Angeles. The Coliseum track just does not seem to suit him well. Given his history on short tracks, one would think the No. 19 car would be much closer to the top. That has not been the case. He qualified a mere 30th […]

Alex Bowman Starts Fourth In Heat 2 On Sunday At Coliseum

Alex Bowman qualified 14th on Saturday night and will be in the fourth position when Heat 2 gets underway Sunday afternoon. The No. 48 car had some nice moments in practice too but was a hair off from the top cars during that faster session. His runs were not quite as good as the top […]

Ryan Blaney Hangs Around 14 Seconds On Saturday

It did not seem that Ryan Blaney overdid it on Saturday in qualifying. He qualified 13th with a time of 14.002 seconds but looked like there was a bit more speed in the Team Penske Ford. The No, 12 car easily ran in the top-ten during practice and appeared to be one of the fastest […]

Michael McDowell Manages Nice Effort To Qualify 12th Saturday

Michael McDowell put himself in a decent position on Sunday with a 12th-place qualifying result on Saturday. He will be the third car coming out for Heat 4. That will give him the luxury of seeing others on the track and how they handle the 25-lap run. McDowell can be a bit of a risk […]