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Matt Kuchar Can't Find His Groove
Matt Kuchar has long been one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour, but the 40-year-old hasn't been able to find his groove in 2018. Kuchar has popped up in some tournaments, including a T9 at the Open Championship and a T14 at the WGC-Bridgestone, but these finishes have been the exception not […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoAlex Noren Struggling With Irons
Alex Noren logged a missed cut at last week's Northern Trust. It marked the second consecutive tournament that the Euro Tour star has failed to make it to the weekend. The Swede is a world-class ball striker, but has lost strokes to the field with his irons in his last three tournaments. Noren will need […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoHenrik Stenson Set To Return For Dell Championship
Henrik Stenson will return to action for the upcoming Dell Technologies Championship. The Swede elected to skip last week's Northern Trust in order to rest and rehab a nagging elbow injury. Stenson is the best ball striker in the world and has had a tremendous season, but the injury has caused a dip in his […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoLouis Oosthuizen Fighting Through Injury
It has been a summer plagued with a nagging back injury for Louis Oosthuizen. The South African has been forced to miss several tournaments, including a last-minute withdrawal from the PGA Championship. He was able to return to action for last week's Northern Trust and managed a tie for 28th place. This continues the pattern […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPhil Mickelson Showing Signs Of Life
After a strong start to the season, including his first win in over five years, Phil Mickelson has cooled off through the summer months. The 48-year-old showed some signs of life at last week's Northern Trust by posting three rounds of 68 and finishing in a tie for 15th place. Mickelson is trying to prove […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBranden Grace Misses Cut At Northern Trust
Branden Grace missed the cut at last week's Northern Trust after opening rounds of 70-73. It was the second missed cut in the South African's last four starts. Grace has been consistent throughout 2018, but has struggled mightily with his putting in his last several tournament appearances. He will need a good week at this […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoJustin Rose Looks To Rebound At TPC Boston
Justin Rose heads to this week's Dell Technologies Championship in an unfamiliar position. The Englishman is coming off his first missed cut of the entire season. Rose shot 72-74 at last week's Northern Trust to miss the weekend for the first time in 2018. He has been the most consistent player in the world this […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTiger Woods Struggles With Putter At Northern Trust
After an electrifying run in the recent PGA Championship, Tiger Woods could only manage a tie for 40th place at last week's Northern Trust. Woods fought an ice cold putter all week at Ridgewood Country Club and was second worst in the field in strokes gained: putting. The 14-time major winner was again sharp with […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPatrick Cantlay Continues Excellent Play
Patrick Cantlay continued his solid season with a tie for eighth at last week's Northern Trust. The 26-year-old rising star has been one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour this summer and now has two top-10 finishes in his last three tournament starts. Cantlay's elite ball striking ability should serve him well […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTony Finau Grabs Second Place At Northern Trust
Tony Finau's excellent season continued at last week's Northern Trust. The young star made only one bogey all weekend on the way to a second-place finish behind Bryson DeChambeau. The finish vaulted him from 12th to fourth in the FedEx Cup points standings and might have solidified his U.S. Ryder Cup outlook. Finau is playing […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPaul Casey Has Great History At TPC Boston
Paul Casey enters this week's Dell Technologies Championship in poor form. The normally reliable Englishman has struggled in his last two appearances. Casey missed the cut at the PGA Championship and logged a forgettable T60 at last week's Northern Trust. He lost strokes against the field in almost every statistical category in those two outings. […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - Dell Technologies Championship
Thanks for visiting again golf fans! Bryson DeChambeau surprised many in the golf world by winning The Northern Trust. The rising star can struggle in spurts, but DeChambeau found his form over the weekend at Ridgewood Country Club to claim his second victory of the season and put himself at the top of the FedEx […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBrandt Snedeker Withdraws From Northern Trust
Brandt Snedeker shot a round of 59 and won last week's Wyndham Championship, but he has been forced to withdraw from the Northern Trust tournament. Snedeker cited back spasms as the reason for the late withdraw. He was seen hitting balls on the range at Ridgewood before his first round was scheduled to start, but […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPatrick Cantlay Heads To Northern Trust In Great Form
Patrick Cantlay heads to Ridgewood Country Club for this week's Northern Trust in excellent form. The rising star has played well the entire season, but has really picked up his game over the past two months. Cantlay logged a T12 finish in the Open Championship and a T27 in the PGA Championship. He begins the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTony Finau Chasing Ryder Cup Spot
Despite his best season as a professional, Tony Finau failed to qualify for one of the eight automatic spots for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. The rising star can still make the team by virtue of a captain's pick. Finau will need to play well throughout the FedEx Cup Playoffs, beginning this week at the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTiger Woods Roars Into FedEx Cup Playoffs
How quickly things can change when it comes to Tiger Woods. After looking lethargic and fatigued at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational just a few weeks ago, Woods electrified the golf world with a second place finish at the PGA Championship. This week at the Northern Trust, Woods will begin the 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs in search […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoInconsistency Remains A Problem For Daniel Berger
Known as one of the most consistent golfers on the PGA Tour for the last few years, Daniel Berger's 2018 season has been plagued by inconsistency. The young 25-year-old missed the cut at last week's Wyndham Championship. The missed cut came on the heels of a solid T12 performance at the PGA Championship the previous […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoWebb Simpson Carries Momentum To Northern Trust
Webb Simpson fired a final-round 62 to finish tied for second in last week's Wyndham Championship. The 2018 Players champion will attempt to carry that momentum into the upcoming Northern Trust tournament. Simpson is having a fantastic season and will be a serious contender throughout the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The 33-year-old should be a great […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoJustin Rose A Serious Contender For FedEx Cup
The PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs begin with this week's Northern Trust tournament. Justin Rose figures to be a serious contender throughout the playoffs as he attempts to win his first career FedEx Cup. The Englishman has played at an elite level in 2018 and has turned in consistent performances all season. Rose has reeled […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPaul Casey Looks To Get Back On Track
Paul Casey will look to get back on track at this week's Northern Trust. The Englishman is trying to bounce back from a shockingly bad performance at the recent PGA Championship. Casey struggled to find his swing at Bellerive and logged his first missed cut in a major championship of the season. The veteran should […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoHenrik Stenson Withdraws From Northern Trust
Henrik Stenson has withdrawn from the upcoming Northern Trust tournament. The Swede has been dealing with a nagging elbow injury over the past month. The Northern Trust is the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, but Stenson is comfortably within points position to qualify for next week's tournament. The elite ball striker defended his […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - The Northern Trust
Welcome back golf fans! The Wyndham Championship exceeded expectations in almost every way. In what was supposed to be a "hangover" tournament, we saw a round of 59 from eventual champion Brandt Snedeker and an exciting Sunday finish. We had two players from last week's column that played very well, as Webb Simpson and C.T. […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoJoaquin Niemann Needs Win At Wyndham
Teenage sensation Joaquin Niemann heads to this week's Wyndham Championship in need of a victory. The 19-year-old earned special PGA Tour status in just eight starts this season, but is ineligible for the FedEx Playoffs unless he wins this week. It is not out of the realm of possibility for Niemann to pull off a […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoRussell Henley Takes Aim At Wyndham Championship
Russell Henley heads to Greensboro for this week's Wyndham Championship fresh off a T50 finish at the PGA Championship. A first-round 74 put Henley in bad position at Bellerive and he failed to climb the leaderboard despite a bounce-back 65 in the second round. It has been a solid summer for Henley, who logged a […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoRoss Fisher Makes PGA Championship Cut
Ross Fisher made the cut at last week's PGA Championship. Opening rounds of 68 and 69 put the Englishman in nice position to make a run, but Fisher struggled over the weekend and tumbled into a tie for 65th place. Despite the bad finish, the made cut is another sign of improvement for the Euro […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBrendan Steele Heads To Wyndham In Slump
Brendan Steele's struggles continued at last week's PGA Championship. Steele's opening rounds of 73 and 68 weren't good enough to make the 36-hole cut at Bellerive Country Club. It was the latest in a string of disappointments for the tour veteran who has failed to log a top-25 finish since March. Steele's troubles can easily […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTony Finau's Majors Streak Ends
After a wild start to last week's PGA Championship with rounds of 74 and 66, Tony Finau settled down over the weekend to finish T42 at Bellerive Country Club. The result ended the young star's streak of top-10 finishes in this year's major championship. Finau played his way inside the cut line with an epic […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDaniel Berger Carries Momentum Into Wyndham Championship
Daniel Berger appeared to break out of his season-long slump at last week's PGA Championship. Berger led the Bellerive field in strokes gained: approach on the way to a T12 finish. It is the young American's best finish since a T6 at the U.S. Open in June. Berger will attempt to carry the momentum from […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMatthew Fitzpatrick Making Wyndham Debut
Matthew Fitzpatrick will make his Wyndham Championship debut this week. The Englishman missed the cut at the PGA Championship with rounds of 72 and 70 at Bellerive Country Club. This marks another disappointment for the youngster who recently missed the Open Championship cut and struggled at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. This week's layout at Sedgefield Country […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoAlex Noren Misses PGA Championship Cut
Alex Noren failed to get anything going at Bellerive Country Club last week and narrowly missed the PGA Championship cut. The Euro Tour vet posted back-to-back rounds of 71 in the year's final major to miss the weekend. After a blistering start to the season and a win at the HNA Open de France last […]
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