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Ross Fisher Looks To Make First U.S. Open Cut Since 2009
Once thought to be the next golf superstar from England, Ross Fisher has never been able to find his footing in the United States. Fisher has five career international victories, but has never won on the PGA Tour. The Englishman has not found any recent success in the states, missing four of six cuts on […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoPatrick Cantlay In Search Of First Major Championship
Since his tremendously successful season in 2017, Patrick Cantlay has been making his presence felt on the PGA Tour. Though he picked up a win at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in the fall, Cantlay enters this week's U.S. Open in search of his first major championship win. The young star seems primed for […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoLouis Oosthuizen Is Boom-Or-Bust Option At U.S. Open
This has been an uncharacteristic season for Louis Oosthuizen. The South African is normally one of the game's most consistent players, but Shrek has been plagued by erratic play in 2018. Over Oosthuizen's last nine starts, he has finished inside the top 20 six times and missed the cut in the other three. Oosthuizen has […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoBranden Grace Is Dark-Horse Contender At U.S. Open
Branden Grace enters this week’s U.S. Open as a serious dark horse contender. The South African has played excellent golf over the past month, highlighted by back-to-back top five finishes at the AT&T Byron Nelson and the BMW PGA Championship. Grace has fared well in recent U.S. Opens, finishing tied for fourth in 2015 and […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoKevin Chappell Continues To Struggle, Misses Cut At FedEx St. Jude
Kevin Chappell's struggles continued this week at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. He was never close to making the weekend, finishing at an ugly 11-over par to miss the cut. Chappell shot 74 in his opening round, but the wheels really came off Friday when he made two double-bogeys en route to a 77. He […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTony Finau Logs Suprising Missed Cut at FedEx St. Jude
Tony Finau missed the 36-hole cut at this week's FedEx St. Jude Classic. It snaps a string of five consecutive cuts made for the young star. Finau shot rounds of 70 and 71 at TPC Southwind to finish at one-over par and miss the cut by an agonizing one shot. This was Finau's first career […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoDefending Champ Daniel Berger Misses Cut
Daniel Berger missed the cut at the FedEx St. Jude Classic on Friday. The two-time defending champion was attempting to win his third consecutive title in Memphis. Though he didn’t play badly, Berger was unable to find a groove at TPC Southwind this week. He opened with an even-par 70 on Thursday and followed up […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - FedEx St. Jude Classic
Hello and welcome back to Horse For The Course! Bryson DeChambeau won a tightly contested Memorial tournament in a three-man playoff Sunday. This week's PGA Tour stop takes us to my home state of Tennessee for the FedEx St. Jude Classic that will once again be held at TPC Southwind in Memphis. This tournament is […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoLouis Oosthuizen Sharp In Last Appearance Before U.S. Open
Louis Oosthuizen fired a final-round 65 in last week's Memorial tournament to finish in a tie for 13th. The excellent Sunday score moved Oosthuizen to 10-under par for the tournament. Normally ultra-consistent, Shrek has been on a roller coaster this year, seemingly alternating missed cuts with high finishes. Oosthuizen will try to carry the momentum […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoKevin Chappell Will Attempt To Get Back On Track This Week
After a hot start to the 2018 PGA Tour season, Kevin Chappell has struggled with a back injury and poor play over the last several months. He will attempt to get back on track at this week's FedEx St. Jude Classic. Chappell has had success in the past at TPC Southwind, logging a fourth-place finish […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoKeegan Bradley, Russell Knox, Patrick Rodgers Withdraw
Keegan Bradley, Russell Knox and Patrick Rodgers have all withdrawn from this week's FedEx St. Jude Classic. All three qualified for next week's U.S. Open via sectional tournaments Monday and have elected to focus on preparation for the major championship instead of playing TPC Southwind. This is a trend that we see every year at the […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoNCAA Champ Braden Thornberry in FedEx St. Jude Field
Defending NCAA individual champion Braden Thornberry will play in this week's FedEx St. Jude Classic on a sponsor's exemption. Thornberry played in this event last year on the same exemption and finished in an impressive tie for fourth -- it was the best finish by an amateur on the PGA Tour in 2017. Still only […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoErratic Play Leads To Missed Cut For Charl Schwartzel
Charl Schwartzel missed the cut at The Memorial with a score of 2-over par after two rounds. He shot a brutal 77 in the opening round Thursday and despite a bounce back 69 in the second round, the South African fell two strokes shy of the even-par cut line. The performance reflected the type of […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoWatch Out For Withdrawals at FedEx St. Jude Classic
When making lineups this week, DFS players should keep an eye out for withdrawals at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. With the U.S. Open next week, many players are making last-ditch efforts to play their way in, either through the FedEx St. Jude or by Monday sectional qualifying tournaments. This tournament has seen a very […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTony Finau Stays Hot at The Memorial
Tony Finau stayed hot at The Memorial, finishing in a tie for 13th place at 10-under par. A final round 67 sent the young star surging up the leaderboard Sunday. It has been a breakthrough season for Finau in 2018, as we are starting to see the consistency that he has lacked in previous years. […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoBranden Grace Struggles in Final Round at The Memorial
After a promising opening round 69, Branden Grace struggled over the weekend at The Memorial. A final round 75 sent Grace tumbling down the leaderboard Sunday. The South African finished in a tie for 52nd at three-under par for the tournament. The finish comes as a disappointment to Grace, who has been playing at an […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoDaniel Berger Eyes Three-Peat at FedEx St. Jude Classic
Daniel Berger will head to Memphis for this week's FedEx St. Jude Classic with his eyes on a three-peat. Berger has won the last two versions of the FedEx St. Jude at the longtime PGA Tour stop. The young American has played well in 2018, but he has not been able to pull off a […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoByeong Hun An Loses Sudden-Death Playoff At The Memorial
Byeong Hun An lost to Bryson DeChambeau on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at The Memorial Sunday. An and DeChambeau were joined in the three-man playoff by Kyle Stanley, who was eliminated on the first hole. An found himself in the playoff at 15-under par, after shooting a 69 in the final round. […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoPatrick Cantlay Falters Down The Stretch At The Memorial
Patrick Cantlay finished in fourth place at The Memorial. Despite the excellent finishing position, Cantlay will look back at the final round with regret. He looked to be in control of the tournament after reaching 17-under par, thanks to a dazzling 32 on the front nine Sunday. Cantlay held the lead for a large portion […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTiger Woods Stalls In Final Round Of The Memorial
Tiger Woods could only manage an even-par 72 in the final round of The Memorial tournament Sunday. The mediocre round sent him tumbling down the leaderboard and left him in a tie for 23rd place at nine-under par. The five-time Memorial champion had plenty of looks at birdie Sunday, but was failed by his putter […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTiger Woods Within Striking Distance at The Memorial
Tiger Woods followed up a second round 67, with a 68 Saturday in the third round of The Memorial. Woods shot a blistering 31 on the front nine, but played the last three holes of his round in three-over par. The 68 puts Tiger at 9-under for the tournament, five shots behind leader Bryson DeChambeau. […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTiger Woods Surges in Round Two of Memorial
Tiger Woods surged up the leaderboard in the second round of The Memorial tournament Friday. Woods fired a 5-under par 67 in the rain-delayed round. He was excellent tee-to-green, but struggled on the greens. Tiger’s ball striking looked especially crisp, but he ranked 119th out of the 120 player field in putting. Woods’ round was […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoThree Players Share First-Round Lead At The Memorial
Hideki Matsuyama shares the opening-round lead at the Memorial with Abraham Ancer and Joaquin Niemann. The trio all posted seven-under rounds of 65 on Thursday. Matsuyama’s round included an amazing stretch of going six-under on his last five holes. The former No. 1 ranked amateur Niemann recently turned professional and is coming off a top-10 […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTiger Woods Fights Through Back Stiffness In First Round
Tiger Woods fought through some back stiffness to shoot an even-par 72 in his opening round at The Memorial. Woods seemed uncomfortable at the start of his round, struggling to four-over through his first seven holes. As the round progressed, Tiger seemed to loosen up and he ran off three consecutive birdies on his way […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoEuro Tour DraftKings DFS Preview - Italian Open
Hello and welcome to RotoBaller's DraftKings DFS Euro Tour picks! At RotoBaller, we are committed to bringing our readers the most complete fantasy golf advice available, that means we offer DFS golf coverage on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Francesco Molinari won the huge BMW PGA Championship event last week and will head to […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoKevin Na Enters The Memorial On A Hot Streak
Kevin Na appears to have found his game on the Texas swing of the PGA Tour. He has logged back-to-back top-10s in the lone-star state, finishing fourth at the Fort Worth Invitational last week and sixth at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas two weeks ago. Na heads into the Memorial with his game in […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoAaron Wise Making Memorial Debut
Rising star Aaron Wise will be making his Memorial tournament debut this week. The former NCAA Champion picked up his first PGA Tour win two weeks ago at the AT&T Byron Nelson. Wise is a great driver of the ball, but Muirfield Village will require him to be accurate off the tee and with his […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoLouis Oosthuizen Is A DFS Wild Card This Week
The normally consistent Louis Oosthuizen is having an erratic 2018 season. After finishing 12th in the Masters to begin April, Oosthuizen missed the cut in both the Wells Fargo and the Players Championships. Shrek bounced back with an impressive tie for fifth at last week's Fort Worth Invitational. He will tee it up at the […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoPatrick Cantlay Looks To Bounce Back At The Memorial
Patrick Cantlay missed just his second cut of 2018 at last week's Fort Wort Invitational. He shot a disappointing six-over par in his two rounds at Colonial. The young star will attempt to bounce back at the Memorial this week. Cantlay made his debut at Muirfield Village last year and finished in 35th place. Look […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoMatthew Fitzpatrick Scores Top-10 Finish
Matthew Fitzpatrick finished in a tie for eighth place in last week's BMW PGA Championship. The young Englishman finished at 10-under par for the tournament that was held in his home country. Fitzpatrick has loads of talent and has won on the European Tour. He hopes to translate his excellent play on the Euro Tour […]
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