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Taylor Montgomery Attempts Return At Rocket Mortgage Classic
Taylor Montgomery is another golfer who has hit a considerable rough stretch in 2024. The American golfer has not played since withdrawing from The CJ Cup Byron Nelson in early May. Ball striking has been an issue for Montgomery. While he remains first in strokes gained to putting (0.887), the golfer ranks 125th or worse […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Michael Kim Could Look Back To January For Success
Michael Kim showed at The American Express he could make birdies. His 65 on that Sunday vaulted him to a tied for sixth. That was the American golfers best finish of the 2024 season to date. Since then, Kim has enjoyed several very good results mixed in with seven missed cuts. The Rocket Mortgage Classic […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Matti Schmid Trying To Make The Weekend
Matti Schmid has endured one of the strangest 2024 seasons on the PGA Tour. The German golfer missed six consecutive cuts to start the year and now has missed five straight. First rounds have been a significant problem for Schmid. He has shot 70 or worse in nine of those 11 missed cuts. Stringing holes […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Sean O'Hair Could Start Well At Detroit Golf Club
Sean O'Hair has gotten off to rather good starts in his five PGA tournaments this 2024 season. The American golfer has shot 63.68, and 63 in his previous three opening rounds. That includes the RBC Canadian Open where he finished tied for 27th. O'Hair had been battling mononucleosis and that is something to be aware […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Kyle Larson Takes Fourth At USA Today 301
Kyle Larson had one of the faster cars in terms of speed but the Hendrick Motorsports Racing car never could get to the lead. Larson only accumulated four stage points in the No. 5 car on Sunday. Larson slipped and slid his way up to fourth place by the end of the USA Today 301. […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Tyler Reddick Settles For Sixth At New Hampshire
Tyler Reddick probably hoped NASCAR would end the race after 219 laps. The 23XI Racing driver was in the lead when the rains and weather delay came. However, NASCAR pulled an audible and decided to race on the wet tires. Reddick's No. 45 car moved up and down but still wound up sixth after the […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Daniel Hemric Begins Sunday 33rd At USA Today 301
Daniel Hemric has work to do in his Kaulig Racing car at New Hampshire. No qualifying means Hemric will start 33rd at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Phoenix was unkind to him early in the year as he dropped from 21st to 28th. Hemric finished two laps down there due to poor speed and adjustments. The […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Corey LaJoie Gets Metrics Bump For New Hampshire
Corey LaJoie has enjoyed a few solid results lately in his Spire Motorsports Chevy. The result is that LaJoie will begin the USA Today 301 from the 26th position on Sunday. It has been another trying season for the driver. However, LaJoie has finished inside the Top 20 three times in the previous eight races. […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Kaz Grala Near The Rear Again At New Hampshire
Kaz Grala and his Rick Ware Racing car did not get much work in on Saturday like everyone else. Grala ran a few laps and then the raindrops came. The No. 15 Ford was 31st even in the abbreviated practice session. Again, not much can be taken from practice. However, Grala's car was slow at […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Ty Dillon Begins From The Back At USA Today 301
Ty Dillon was a victim of metrics as his Kaulig Racing car will start from the rear of the field for Sunday's USA Today 301. Dillon has not fared well on the track with average qualifying at 35th. His best finish since 2021 was 26th and worst was 33rd. His average start for three races […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Zane Smith Starts 34th At New Hampshire
Zane Smith did not get much of a chance to test out his Spire Motorsports race car on Saturday. With practice mostly in inclement conditions, the No. 71 Chevy ran a few laps and that was it. Also, qualifying was canceled so, by metrics, Smith starts 34th for the USA Today 301 on Sunday. The […]
Chris Wassel 9 months ago
Si Woo Kim Still Trying To Putt Consistently
Si Woo Kim is an incredibly talented golfer. The South Korean is still only 28. Despite only one Top 10 in 2024, it feels like Kim has been in contention several times this year. He ranks 160th in strokes gained to putting (-0.450). His birdie conversion percentage of 30.68 is 97th or right around tour […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Denny McCarthy To Unleash His Putter This Week
Denny McCarthy played a very good second round at the U.S. Open. The American golfer appeared poised to make a move and then Saturday happened. It was not so much the 72 but the several missed putts on the Front 9 and several missed shots on the Back 9. McCarthy dropped out of the Top […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Cameron Young Trying To Regain Form Amid Tough June
Cameron Young has mightily struggled in three tournaments this June. The American golfer missed the but at the RBC Canadian Open. Then, Young shot a 76-77 over the weekend at The Memorial. If DFS users and bettors thought that was bad, the American made the cut at the U.S. Open. However, Young never came close […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Byeong Hun An Wants To Put U.S Open Behind Him
Byeong Hun An did not enjoy the U.S. Open course at Pinehurst No. 2. The South Korean golfer shot a 74 and 78 as he missed the cut by seven strokes. Next up is the RBC Heritage, where he posted an 80 on a Sunday, and his Friday 78 was his worst round of golf […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Daniel Suárez Inches Up To Ninth Place Sunday
Daniel Suárez moved up from 13th to ninth place at the Iowa Corn 350. The Trackhouse Racing driver finished third after Stage 1 and accumulated an extra eight points. Every point counts for racers like Suarez, even though he is in the playoffs. Suarez wants to get into the top 16 while collecting some playoff […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Brad Keselowski Holds On To Top-10 Finish At Iowa
Brad Keselowski started fifth from the Iowa Speedway on Sunday evening. It looked like the RFK Racing driver would slip a lot. However, Keselowski managed to keep it together and finished tenth on Sunday night. He even racked up five stage points. Keselowski is in the playoffs but dropped two spots in the points race […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Zane Smith Lacks Punch At Iowa
Zane Smith and his Spire Motorsports car seem to lack the acceleration coming out of turns at Iowa. It showed in his qualifying lap especially. Smith and the No. 71 car lost more than a second to the top cars on Saturday. Practice was a little faster as Smith only dropped 0.707 seconds off the […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
John Hunter Nemechek Begins 34th At Iowa
John Hunter Nemechek and the Legacy Motor Club car kept losing tenths of a second at every repaved turn on Saturday. It was not a surprise he qualified 34th for Sunday's Iowa Corn 350. Nemechek's No. 42 car was 1.544 seconds off from Kyle Larson in qualifying. Nemechek was a hair faster in practice as […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Daniel Hemric Slow In Qualifying And Practice
Daniel Hemric had some issues with his Kaulig Racing Chevy on Saturday. The No. 31 car qualified 30th for the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday evening. Furthermore, Hemric has qualified 24th or worse in five consecutive races now. Even place differential potential may be questionable at this point. After all, with some of the well […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Kaz Grala Qualified 28th For Sunday's Race At Iowa
Kaz Grala was assumed to be in the back at Iowa. However, the Rick Ware Racing driver will start 28th for the Iowa Corn 350. The Iowa track has not been raced on in five years by anyone from NASCAR and that was at the Xfinity level. Anyway, Grala did move up six spots at […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
A.J. Allmendinger Sparks Some Interest Sunday
A.J. Allmendinger qualified 18th on Sunday for the Iowa Corn 350. With tires a bit of an issue, Allmendinger and his Kaulig Racing Chevy could be a bit of a factor. The No. 16 car was not the fastest (23.5 to 23.6 seconds in practice) but as this race goes on, Allmendinger has a chance […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Billy Horschel One To Watch At Pinehurst
Billy Horschel has shown much better form over the previous three tournaments and in general this 2024. The American golfer may be 37 but is playing more like he is 27 lately. He has three consecutive Top 25 results. Horschel can make birdies as seen when he won the Corales Puntacana Championship in April. He […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Taylor Moore Very Good At Majors In 2024
Taylor Moore has shown inconsistency on the golf course. However, the American has performed well when it comes to the big events. He finished in the Top 20 at both The Masters and at Valhalla (PGA Championship). It has been those in-between tournaments which have proven to be more troublesome. Moore found the Memorial Tournament […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Daniel Berger Playing First Major Of The Season
Daniel Berger has towed a tough road in 2024 with six missed cuts in 13 tournaments. The American golfer has not won since the AT&T in 2021. Berger can make his share of birdies but the U.S. Open is different. Getting to the green has not been a problem but putting has been an adventure. […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Nicolai Hojgaard Rested In Preparation For Pinehurst
Nicolai Hojgaard enjoyed a week of rest leading up to the U.S. Open. The golfer from Denmark performed better a couple weeks ago at the RBC Canadian Open (T-35th). Hojgaard has been a bit up and down lately. He has missed four cuts in his last eight tournaments including the Arnold Palmer and The Players […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Thomas Detry Trying To Replicate PGA Championship Success
Thomas Detry surprised many with his top-five finish at Valhalla. The Belgian golfer finished tied for fourth in Kentucky last month behind strong 66's to open and close the event. Pinehurst No. 2 may be more of a challenge like the Memorial Tournament proved last weekend. Detry tried his best but struggled early, then bogeyed […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Austin Eckroat Learning At The Majors
Austin Eckroat took the lessons from The Masters and applied them to the PGA Championship. The result was a Top 25 at Valhalla (T-18). The American golfer was again getting a final round lecture at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday as the pins were moved. Eckroat shot a 76 to fall back down the leaderboard. […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Harris English Looking To Rebound At U.S. Open
Harris English seemed to have some momentum heading into the third major of the PGA season. The American golfer hung around at both The Masters and the PGA Championship. However, the Memorial Tournament altered that outlook a little as English missed the cut in a second straight event. On one hand, Harris will be rested […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago
Denny McCarthy May Struggle At U.S. Open
Denny McCarthy needed to open up The Memorial by making some putts. The American did not. He missed greens, some easy shots, and wound up with a 76. McCarthy rebounded but shot a 76 on Sunday to end up tied for 39th. Add in the 7,550 yards that is Pinehurst No. 2, and there is […]
Chris Wassel 10 months ago