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Cameron Smith Has Been Disappointing in the Closing Stretch
Cameron Smith started the season with three consecutive top-20 finishes and provided two additional T5 performances at the Masters and Dell Technologies Match Play. But recent struggles with his game have caused the newly turned 25-year-old to drop to 53rd in the FedExCup standings. Smith should be safe for the first two events of the […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoSatoshi Kodaira's First FedExCup Could Be Short-Lived
Satoshi Kodaira enters the Northern Trust ranked 77th in the FedExCup standings. The Japanese golfer has had his career-best season on tour, becoming a full-time PGA Tour member after winning the RBC Heritage in April. But despite his success in Hilton Head, South Carolina, the 28-year-old has failed to provide any other top-15 showings on […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoChez Reavie Has a Chance at All Four FedExCup Events
Chez Reavie opens the first leg of the FedExCup ranked 36th. The American will eventually need to find himself in the top 30 if he wants to compete in all four playoff events, but he is at least within striking distance of that ultimate goal. Reavie had back-to-back runner-up finishes this season at the Phoenix […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoKyle Stanley is Ranked 18th in the FedExCup Standings
Kyle Stanley enters the Northern Trust this week as an under the radar candidate to take home the FedExCup title. Coming into the week ranked 18th in the standings, Stanley could potentially become a significant player towards the closing stretch with a couple of quality showings in a row. The American is ranked fourth on […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoAdam Hadwin Enters FedExCup Playoffs in 70th Place
Adam Hadwin should be safe for the first two events of the FedExCup playoffs, but the road will become slightly more difficult for him after that. The top 70 players will get into the BMW Championship, which is the third event of the playoffs but only 30 players will get into the season finale Tour […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoRory McIlroy Skipping Northern Trust Playoff Event
Rory McIlroy will be skipping next week's first FedExCup playoff event in New Jersey. After a disappointing PGA Championship, the 29-year-old hinted that he would strongly consider bypassing the Northern Trust to work on his game and assess where he was at mentally. McIlroy is currently ranked 21st in the FedExCup standings and will return […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoAdam Scott Posts Best Major Finish Since 2013
Adam Scott matched his best major finish since the Open Championship in 2013, finishing in third place. The Aussie put together a brilliant display of golf all week. Scott gained 12.809 strokes total compared to the field, which was good for third best. He also managed to gain 3.666 strokes putting, a statistic that has […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoThomas Pieters Makes Late Charge At Bellerive
Thomas Pieters attempted a mad-dash rally during his back nine at the PGA Championship but came up short after double-bogeying the 17th hole. The big-hitting Belgian birdied holes 14,15 and 16 to find himself a few strokes off the lead when entering the 17th hole but a drive into the water at the par-five 17th […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoJustin Thomas Comes Close To Defending Major Title
Justin Thomas fired four consecutive rounds in the 60s at Bellerive Country Club but was unable to make some critical putts late in his round on Sunday, eventually finishing in a share of sixth place. The 25-year-old was looking to become the second player this season to defend their major title successfully, a feat that […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoJordan Spieth Finishes Major Season With Top-15 Finish
Jordan Spieth has had an up-and-down 2018 season. The American has provided no wins on tour so far this year, which would mark his first season without a victory since 2014. However, for as bad as the year has been for the 25-year-old, he has had glimmers of greatness during the major championship events. Spieth […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoChez Reavie Posts Career-Best Major Finish
Chez Reavie put together weekend rounds of 67 and 66 to propel himself up the leaderboard and into a share of 12th place at Bellerive. The top-15 performance comes off of the heels of a five-tournament missed cut streak that the American had going. Reavie has been a shell of himself this season since his […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoDustin Johnson Can't Capture Elusive Second Major
Dustin Johnson once again was unable to add a second major title to his record. The American ended Friday at seven-under par and in a share of fourth place, but as has been the case far too often in his career, Johnson faltered during the weekend and was only able to finish in a share […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoPGA DFS: Vegas Report - The Wyndham Championship
Welcome back to the PGA DFS: Vegas Report. Most of the storylines at the PGA Championship will revolve around Tiger Woods and his magnificent second place finish at Bellerive. Woods shot a final round six-under 64 and nearly was able to steal the title to capture his first major since 2008. But I think the […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoPat Perez Falters During The Weekend At Bellerive
Pat Perez opened the PGA Championship with consecutive three-under par 67s, placing him at six-under par for the tournament and within striking distance of the leader. However, weekend rounds of 70 and 72 halted the American's progress and slid him down the leaderboard. Perez's eventual finish of 35th place ended up being his fifth best […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoDylan Frittelli Posts Career-Best Major Finish
Dylan Frittelli has struggled early in his career at major championship events but was able to provide a T31 finish at the PGA Championship, his best finish at a grand slam tournament in his career. The South African has had a disappointing year on the PGA Tour. In events that have a cut to them, […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoTommy Fleetwood Is Still Searching For PGA Tour Win
Tommy Fleetwood shot a four-under par at the PGA Championship to finish in a share of 35th place. The Englishman has been laboriously searching for his first PGA Tour title, but he will have to wait at least a little while longer to hit the winner's circle in America. Fleetwood is not in the Wyndham […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoRory McIlroy Disappoints At Bellerive
Rory McIlroy was only able to muster up a share of 50th place at the PGA Championship after shooting a two-under par. With the failure to capture the Wanamaker trophy, the Irishman has now gone a full four years without obtaining a major championship. However, McIlroy still has a chance to salvage the season if […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoAndrew Landry Makes Cut At Bellerive
Andrew Landry shot a two-under par at Bellerive, finishing in a share of 50th place in his first career PGA Championship. The American concluded the week ranked fourth in driving accuracy and fourth in greens in regulation but was undone on the greens, ranking a paltry 67th in strokes gained-putting. Landry will now turn his […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoCameron Smith Has Mediocre Bellerive Showing
Cameron Smith shot a one-under par at the PGA Championship, finishing in a share of 56th place. The Aussie produced two exquisite rounds of four-under par 66 on Friday and Sunday but was unable to provide consistency throughout the week, shooting an opening round 74 and Saturday 73. Smith has been struggling recently with cohesion […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoByeong Hun An Finishes T56 At Bellerive
Byeong Hun An followed up last year's T28 at the PGA Championship held at Quail Hollow with a T56 at Bellerive. An was never quite able to get things entirely into motion during the tournament, posting rounds of 70,70, 69 and 70. The South Korean has had a solid season in 2018 and has provided […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoOllie Schniederjans Makes First PGA Championship Cut
Ollie Schniederjans finished at even-par for the PGA Championship and in a share of 59th place. The 25-year-old was competing in his first career PGA Championship and had a relatively decent showing all things considered. Schniederjans finished the week with an average of 322.2 yards per drive, which ranked him second in the field and […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoSatoshi Kodaira Makes Another Major Cut
Satoshi Kodaira was even-par at the PGA Championship, which was good for a T59 finish. The Japanese golfer has not been a usable commodity throughout the 2018 season but has impressively made three out of four cuts at major championship events this season and five of his last six dating back to last year. Kodaira's […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoLuke List Disappoints at Bellerive
Luke List shot a one-over par at the PGA Championship, missing the cut on the number. The 33-year-old has been a colossal disappointment in major championship events in his career. Dating back to 2003, List has only made two of eight cuts and has a career-best showing of T33. The big-hitting American was impressive as […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoKyle Stanley Misses Another Major Cut
Kyle Stanley continued his horrible form in major championship tournaments, shooting a one-over par to miss the cut on the number. The 30-year-old has only made six of 16 cuts in his career at grand-slam events and has failed to produce a showing better than T39 during that duration of time. It is a shocking […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoBryson DeChambeau Misses Cut on the Number
Bryson DeChambeau shot a one-over par at Bellerive to miss the cut on the number. DeChambeau entered the year's final major at what appeared to be like astronomical odds of 80/1 to win the PGA Championship, which was a price that garnered a lot of betting action for the week. Unfortunately, DeChambeau played closer to […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoAdam Hadwin Continues Poor Form
Adam Hadwin had some injury concerns after being forced out of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with a hip-joint that had flared up on him, but he was fully healthy to take on Bellerive and the PGA Championship. Unfortunately, the Canadian continued his poor play, shooting a three-over par to miss the cut. Hadwin has failed to […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoJason Dufner Misses Cut at Bellerive
Jason Dufner, who is a former winner of the PGA Championship back in 2013, missed his first outright cut at the year's final major since 2009. The American also has on his record a withdrawal at the 2014 PGA Championship held at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, but the 41-year-old had put together seven […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoSi Woo Kim Misses Cut at PGA Championship
Si Woo Kim shot a nine-over par at the PGA Championship to miss the cut. Kim, who had withdrawn from the PGA Championship last year and missed the cut in 2016, continued his negative trend at the year's final major. The 23-year-old had a dreadful two days at Bellerive, losing a total of 8.028 strokes […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoHaoTong Li Suffers Wrist Injury at Bellerive
HaoTong Li suffered a wrist injury at the PGA Championship and was forced to withdraw. Li fired an opening round one-over 71 on Thursday and was three-over par for the day on Friday when rain halted play. Before action resumed on Saturday morning for those still looking to complete their second round, the 23-year-old withdrew […]
Spencer Aguiar 6 years agoAdam Scott Hopes For Decent Putting Week
Adam Scott hasn't played all that poorly in 2018, but his putting has kept him further down leaderboards than he should have been. In Scott's last 14 trackable rounds, he has failed to gain strokes putting 12 of those times. The anchoring ban that was put into place in 2016 has hurt Scott more than […]
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