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Joaquin Niemann Stays Hot At Rocket Mortgage Classic
After struggling for the majority of 2019, Joaquin Niemann is heating up. Niemann logged a T5 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. It was the youngster's second consecutive top-five outing. The 20-year-old was solid in all facets of the game at Detroit Golf Club, as he ranked 15th in the field in strokes gained: tee to […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoRyan Moore Looks To Rebound From Missed Cut
Ryan Moore logged a disappointing missed cut at last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. Rounds of 70 and 73 at Detroit Golf Club left Moore well short of the five-under par cut line. The 36-year-old will attempt to rebound from the poor outing at the upcoming 3M Open. He remains accurate both off the tee and […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPatrick Reed Logs First Top-Five Finish Of 2019
Patrick Reed recorded a T5 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic with a score of 17-under par. It was surprisingly Reed's first top-five finish of 2019. The 2018 Masters champion struggled mightily during the early part of the year, but has slowly been rounding into form during the month of June. The outing at Detroit Golf […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoNate Lashley Surprise Winner At Rocket Mortgage
It was a life-changing week for Nate Lashley at Detroit Golf Club. Lashley went from being the last alternate in the Rocket Mortgage Classic field to capturing the victory and a little over $1.3 million Sunday afternoon. The 36-year-old romped to a six-shot win and finished the tournament at an astounding 25-under par. His trials […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoViktor Hovland Set To Tackle Rocket Mortgage
Viktor Hovland is in the field for this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. It will be the second professional start of Hovland's career. His pro debut - a T54 at last week's Travelers - was a mixed bag, as the 21-year-old flashed many of the qualities that make him a potential star, while also showing that […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoHideki Matsuyama Is An Elite Option At Rocket Mortgage
Hideki Matsuyama is in the field for the upcoming Rocket Mortgage Classic. The event will be making its first appearance on the PGA Tour schedule and Matsuyama is one of the few elite players in this week's field. The Japanese superstar has continued to impress with his ball-striking ability in 2019 and ranks fourth on […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoKevin Streelman Brings Steady Form To Detroit
Kevin Streelman is in the field for the upcoming Rocket Mortgage Classic. Streelman heads to the Motor City with loads of positive momentum. The veteran recorded a T15 at last week's Travelers Championship, the latest in a string of great finishes for him this summer. The 40-year-old isn't flashy, but he's certainly been getting the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoSungjae Im Stays In Action At Rocket Mortgage Classic
Sungjae Im is quickly proving himself to be the hardest working man in golf. The 21-year-old is scheduled to make his mind-blowing 28th start of the season at this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. Im heads to Detroit on the heels of two strong outings at the RBC Canadian Open and last week's Travelers Championship. The […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoRyan Moore Is Trending In The Right Direction
Ryan Moore is scheduled to play in the upcoming Rocket Mortgage Classic. Moore heads to Motown with his game trending in the right direction. He logged a T15 at last week's Travelers Championship on the strength of his sharp iron play. The 36-year-old ranks third on the PGA Tour in driving accuracy percentage and profiles […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoJoaquin Niemann Ready To Take Flight At Rocket Mortgage
Joaquin Niemann is in the field for the upcoming Rocket Mortgage Classic. Niemann heads to Detroit fresh off a career-best-tying T5 at last week's Travelers Championship. The young star scuffled for the better part of 2019, but has turned things around over the last month with four solid outings. The 20-year-old ranks 34th on the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBubba Watson Heads To Detroit Struggling
Bubba Watson is in the field for this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. Watson heads to Detroit in slumping form. The 40-year-old is fresh off a disappointing T54 at last week's Travelers Championship and hasn't logged a top-10 finish since March. The lefty is a very course-specific type of player and it's anyone's guess as to […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoRickie Fowler A Favorite In Motown
Rickie Fowler is in the field for this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. Fowler is sponsored by the company that's hosting the new event in Detroit. The fan favorite has a win at the Waste Management Phoenix Open on his 2019 resume, but he's been a non-factor in the year's last two major championships. This tournament's […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - Rocket Mortgage Classic
How's it going golf fans? I hope you all are having a prosperous PGA DFS season! Chez Reavie took down the Travelers last week for his first PGA Tour win in around a decade. It's easy to forget how long some of these journeyman-type players can grind between wins. We had seen some trending form […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMatthew Wolff Set To Make Pro Debut This Week
Matthew Wolff will be making his professional debut in this week's Travelers Championship. Wolff recently won the 2019 NCAA Individual Championship and has been a dominant force in amateur golf over his career at Oklahoma State University. The 20-year-old has all the markers of a future PGA Tour star, as he's super-long off the tee […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoJoaquin Niemann Looks To Continue Solid Play At Travelers
Joaquin Niemann took the PGA Tour by storm in 2018, but this season has been a different story for the young man from Chile. Niemann has struggled horribly on the greens in 2019 and ranks just 182nd on the PGA Tour in total putting. He has turned things around a bit recently, with finishes inside […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoSungjae Im Returns To Action In Connecticut
Sungjae Im is set to tee it up in this week's Travelers Championship. Im failed to qualify for last week's U.S. Open and will be returning from a rare week off. The youngster has played in a staggering 26 events this season. Im has been successful in his rookie campaign, to the tune of six […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPatrick Cantlay Carries Hefty DFS Price Tag At Travelers
Patrick Cantlay is in the field for the upcoming Travelers Championship. Cantlay has had a tremendous summer with a recent win at the Memorial and multiple top-ten finishes. He makes the trip to Connecticut on the heels of a slightly underwhelming T21 at last week's U.S. Open. The 27-year-old is one of golf's premier tee-to-green […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTony Finau Hopes To Rebound At Travelers Championship
Tony Finau is scheduled to tee it up at the Travelers Championship. Finau will attempt to rebound from a disappointing missed cut at last week's U.S. Open. The long knocker hasn't yet matched his success of 2018 this season, but he has recorded top-25 finishes in all three of his previous Travelers starts. Finau has […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoViktor Hovland Set To Make Pro Debut At Travelers
Oklahoma State star Viktor Hovland is set to make his professional debut at this week's Travelers Championship. Hovland is fresh off breaking the 72-hole amateur scoring record at last week's U.S. Open. The rising star finished at four-under par at Pebble Beach, good for a share of 12th place. The Norwegian displayed the tools that […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPaul Casey Has Great History At Travelers
Paul Casey is in the field for the upcoming Travelers Championship. Casey heads to Connecticut on the heels of a solid T21 outing at last week's U.S. Open. The Englishman has a strong history at TPC River Highlands, with two runner-up finishes and a T5 in four Travelers appearances since 2015. He grades out second […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMarc Leishman Is Trending In The Right Direction
Marc Leishman is in the field for this week's Travelers Championship. Leishman heads to Connecticut on the heels of solid performances in his last two starts - a T35 at the U.S. Open and a T5 at the Memorial. The Aussie's recent success can be attributed to his rediscovered putting stroke. After fighting the flat […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBubba Watson Looks To Continue Travelers Domination
Bubba Watson is set to defend his 2018 Travelers title in Connecticut this week. Watson is a three-time champion of the Travelers and will look to add a fourth piece of hardware to his TPC River Highlands collection. The mercurial lefty will attempt to rebound from a missed cut in last week's U.S. Open, but […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBrooks Koepka Stays In Action At Travelers Championship
Brooks Koepka is scheduled to tee it up in this week's Travelers Championship. Koepka heads to Connecticut after falling short of his third-straight U.S. Open championship win at Pebble Beach. The 'Big Game Hunter' logged a runner-up finish in California and now must travel across the country for the Travelers. He has played well in […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - Travelers Championship
How about that U.S. Open? Gary Woodland held off Brooks Koepka to win the first major championship of his career. Woodland won at 13-under-par, not exactly the type of score we were expecting for a U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. The unpredictable weather that we've seen at Pebble in years past never showed up and […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTiger Woods Grinds Out Opening-Round 70
The first round of the 2019 U.S. Open proved to be a grind for the man that made Pebble Beach look easy in 2000. Tiger Woods shot an opening-round 70 Thursday, but it was apparent that his game wasn't fully clicking. The 15-time major winner overcame a double-bogey on the fifth hole to shoot one-under […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoJustin Rose Grabs First-Round Lead At U.S. Open
Justin Rose might have headed to this week's U.S. Open flying under the radar, but the Englishman grabbed everyone's attention Thursday. Rose tied the U.S. Open record of lowest round at Pebble Beach with an opening-round 65. The outing put him at six-under par, one shot clear of a group of four players at five-under […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoShane Lowry Heads To Pebble Beach In Red-Hot Form
Shane Lowry is set to play in the 2019 U.S. Open. Lowry heads to Pebble Beach Golf Links in red-hot form. The Irishman logged a runner-up finish in last week's RBC Canadian Open. It was the third consecutive top-10 outing for Lowry. He has a Euro Tour win to his credit earlier this season and […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMarc Leishman Finds Putting Stroke At Memorial
Marc Leishman kicked off the season in blistering fashion with a win in the fall and multiple top-five finishes to begin 2019. Leishman's game has dropped off dramatically over the past few months. His poor results can be attributed to a stretch of ice-cold putting. However, the 'Big Aussie' seemed to rediscover his putting stroke […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDoes Bubba Watson Fit At Pebble Beach?
Bubba Watson is set to tee it up in the 2019 U.S. Open. Watson has traditionally struggled in USGA events, with his best U.S. Open finish coming back in 2007 at Oakmont. Pebble Beach doesn't profile as a great fit for his aggressive style off the tee and he is prone to mental lapses on […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMatt Kuchar A Rock-Solid Option
Matt Kuchar has suffered through some controversial moments this season, but he is playing perhaps the finest golf of his career. After suffering a minor setback with a missed cut at the Memorial, Kuchar bounced back with a T4 at the RBC Canadian Open. He heads to the U.S. Open in great shape to contend. […]
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