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Scouting the Routing: 2024 Valspar Championship
It was a week of ups and downs for us around TPC Sawgrass, as four of our six outright selections ended the week inside the top ten on the leaderboard, but as Wyndham Clark's birdie putt on 18 lipped out on the left side, we once again came up just short of cashing out second […]
Ian McNeill
Christiaan Bezuidenhout Looking To Put It All Together At TPC Sawgrass
The Florida Swing hasn't been nearly as kind as in years past for Christiaan Bezuidenhout, as he's lost a cumulative 1.6 shots to the field in two lackluster starts in Orlando and Palm Beach Gardens. Sawgrass, however, compares quite favorably to another Pete Dye design (PGA West), that saw Bezuidenhout finish as a runner-up two […]
Ian McNeill
Eric Cole Rebounding Well In The Sunshine State
After an opening-round 78 at the Cognizant Classic two weeks ago provided a disastrous start to his annual homecoming, Eric Cole rebounded quite nicely at a much more demanding track in Orlando. The Delray Beach native shot (-1) over four days at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill: gaining over 2.5 shots on the field average in […]
Ian McNeill
Brian Harman Playing The Dark-Horse Role Again At The Players
Despite a year of phenomenal firsts for Brian Harman in 2023, the fanfare has not yet reached fever pitch for the Georgia Bulldog to this point in the New Year. Harman still feels like a man still on the precipice of breaking through the glass ceiling of superstardom, and weeks like this in Ponte Vedra […]
Ian McNeill
Matt Fitzpatrick Searching For Answers Thus Far In 2024
It's been a rough start to the 2024 campaign for Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick, as our 2022 U.S. Open Champion has missed three of seven cuts and recorded no finish better than 14th through the first two-and-a-half months of the New Year. The going doesn't get much easier this week in Ponte Vedra, either, as TPC […]
Ian McNeill
Sahith Theegala One Of The Tour's Fastest Risers To Start The New Year
Sahith Theegala has long been regarded as one of the PGA Tour's premier microwaves: a birdie-making machine that can contend on the sport's biggest stages when the game gets hot. However, historic deficiencies with his ball-striking (particularly off of the tee), have robbed the young American of a stable week-to-week baseline through his first two […]
Ian McNeill
Sam Burns Brings A Stellar Run Of Form Into TPC Sawgrass
After an up-and-down 2023 campaign that saw him dip nine spots in the Official World Golf Rankings, Sam Burns has come flying out of the trap in the New Year. He recorded four straight top-ten finishes between California and Arizona during the Tour's West Coast Swing, and last week, returned to the state of Florida […]
Ian McNeill
Flag Hunting: PGA Betting Picks - 2024 PLAYERS Championship
Between Monday's Course Preview piece (found right here on RotoBaller), and last night's podcast (currently posted on our X page), we've given y'all every possible trend, key stat, and player take needed to make the most educated betting decisions possible this week at TPC Sawgrass. This Wednesday article will now serve as a final bow […]
Ian McNeill
Scouting the Routing: 2024 PLAYERS Championship
After Scottie Scheffler slammed the door shut with a Sunday 66 around Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill, the word on all golf fans' minds is "repeat," as the World No. 1 now returns to another venue where he completed a five-shot demolition of a marquee field. Scheffler's new mallet putter has returned immediate life on the […]
Ian McNeill
Nicolai Hojgaard Looking Forward To Tackling Bay Hill
Last year's Champion of the DP World Tour Finals in Dubai has found mixed results to this point on the PGA Tour, as Nicolai Hojgaard followed up a runner-up finish at the Farmers with three pretty pedestrian finishes around Pebble Beach, Riviera, and Vidanta Vallarta. Given his elite combination of driving distance and iron play, […]
Ian McNeill
Eric Cole Back To Playing The Underdog Role At Bay Hill
It's hard to quantify just what went wrong last week for Eric Cole at PGA National, as the former Honda Classic runner-up carded an opening 78 around a relatively benign layout in Palm Beach Gardens. His last-place position on the Thursday leaderboard came as a shock to many of us in the golf industry, as […]
Ian McNeill
Brian Harman Facing Some Early Season Struggles
2023 was a year of firsts for the 37-year-old Brian Harman, as his triumph at the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool saw the Georgian reach his best-ever world ranking of eighth and receive his first invite to represent the United States Ryder Cup team. 2024 has not been quite as kind through two months, however, […]
Ian McNeill
Matthieu Pavon Continues To Impress
Although a Sunday 70 saw the Frenchman fall nearly 20 spots on the final leaderboard, Matthieu Pavon's debut in the Sunshine State was far from a fruitless endeavor. Pavon spent most of the week sitting inside the top 15 and continued a stellar combination of precise ball-striking and sublime putting that has allowed him to […]
Ian McNeill
Tom Kim Faces Stiff Test Around Bay Hill
2024 has provided Tom Kim with a mixed bag through the first two months of the campaign, as the 21-year-old star has seen his three consecutive top-35 finishes at marquee events in Los Angeles, Scottsdale, and Monterrey bookended with a missed cut at the American Express and a 62nd place finish last week around PGA […]
Ian McNeill
Flag Hunting: PGA Betting Picks - 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
Between Monday's Course Preview piece (found right here on RotoBaller), and last night's podcast (currently posted on our X page), we've given y'all every possible trend, key stat, and player take needed to make the most educated betting decisions possible this week at Bay Hill Club and Lodge. This Wednesday article will now serve as […]
Ian McNeill
Scouting the Routing: 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
After a fun little hors d'oeuvre in Palm Beach Gardens, the PGA Tour's Florida Swing moves quickly into the first of two upcoming main courses: the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge. "Major Championship Conditions" is a descriptor often overused in golf media, but with winning scores of (-9), (-5), (-11), and […]
Ian McNeill
PrizePicks PGA DFS Prop Picks - Over/Under Props for the Cognizant Classic (Round 1)
Welcome to our PrizePicks PGA DFS prop picks for the Cognizant (Round 1). The 2024 PGA Tour season is back in full swing, and to celebrate, PrizePicks has an extensive selection of PGA props to take advantage of! PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of […]
Ian McNeill
Taylor Montgomery Putting Together Solid Results
Looking back over the last 18 months since Taylor Montgomery earned full status on the PGA Tour, it's been remarkable to watch his propensity for grinding out top results despite lacking in many of the game's key areas. Although Montgomery routinely rates out as one of the worst ball-strikers on a weekly basis, he's recorded […]
Ian McNeill
Christiaan Bezuidenhout Arrives To Florida In Stellar Form
Although he first arrived on the PGA Tour as one of the game's premier short-game maestros, Christiaan Bezuidenhout has spent the last 12 months reshaping his image into one of the more decorated iron players in this field. Over his last five starts, Bezuidenhout has gained nearly a stroke and a half per round with […]
Ian McNeill
Luke List On A Mission To Reverse Past Heartbreak
For much of the Sunday afternoon coverage around Riviera, Luke List seemed to be the man to beat at the Genesis Invitational. An opening-nine 30 put him two clear of the field heading to the tenth tee box before three costly bogeys over his next six holes allowed Hideki Matsuyama to storm up the leaderboard. […]
Ian McNeill
Matthieu Pavon Looking To Widen His Season-Long Lead
Despite being one of the more unheralded DP World Tour imports heading into the 2024 PGA Season, Matthieu Pavon has strung together one of the most impressive debut runs we've ever seen from a new member. His incredible win at the vaunted Torrey Pines was backed up the very next week with a third-place finish […]
Ian McNeill
Shane Lowry Leaning On Some Positive Florida Vibes
It's been a middling few months for the 2019 Open Champion, as Shane Lowry has gone five events without a top-20 finish on the PGA Tour. His 60th-place result at the WM Open was bookended with a final round 76, which undid a lot of the early progress he'd made in the early going around […]
Ian McNeill
Flag Hunting: PGA Betting Picks - 2024 Cognizant Classic
Between Monday's Course Preview piece (found right here on RotoBaller), and last night's podcast (currently posted on our X page), we've given y'all every possible trend, key stat, and player take needed to make the most educated betting decisions possible this week at PGA National. This Wednesday article will now serve as a final bow […]
Ian McNeill
Scouting the Routing: 2024 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches
Fresh off of the relaxing, jovial atmosphere of Mexico's National Open, the PGA Tour makes its maiden voyage into the Eastern timezone for the first of four consecutive events held in the Sunshine State. Unlike Vidanta Vallarta, however, the courses in the Florida rotation aren't exactly known for their forgiveness, as the next four weeks […]
Ian McNeill
PrizePicks PGA DFS Prop Picks - Over/Under Props for the Mexico Open (Round 1)
Welcome to our PrizePicks PGA DFS prop picks for the Mexico Open (Round 1). The 2024 PGA Tour season is back in full swing, and to celebrate, PrizePicks has an extensive selection of PGA props to take advantage of! PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms […]
Ian McNeill
Seonghyeon Kim Looks To Continue A Steady Run Of Play
In his 41 career starts on the PGA Tour, Seonghyeon Kim has flirted with his first win on two occasions but has been largely characterized by steady, if unspectacular all-around play. Kim's driver-heavy playstyle should suit the nearly 7,500 yards on tap at Vidanta Vallarta this week, and the 25-year-old Korean already acquainted himself quite […]
Ian McNeill
Jhonattan Vegas Showing Signs Of A Return To Form
Although his 2023 season was largely compromised by wrist and elbow injuries, Jhonattan Vegas looked to be back to his old self two weeks ago at the WM Phoenix Open. The 7.2 shots he gained with his ball-striking were good enough to rank sixth in the star-studded field, and this week in Mexico, Vegas will […]
Ian McNeill
Justin Suh Taking A Volatile Run Of Form South Of The Border
Justin Suh's last 15 months on the PGA Tour have been largely characterized by runs in and out of form. He strung together back-to-back top 10s at the ZOZO and World Wide Technology Championships last fall, before recording finishes of 64th, MC, MC, and 77th over his next four starts. Much of his week-to-week inconsistency […]
Ian McNeill
Jake Knapp Proving To Be A Compelling Korn Ferry Prospect
Outside of the obvious, can't-miss entities like Will Zalatoris, Scottie Scheffler, or Sungjae Im, it's often difficult to discern which of the new Korn Ferry graduates is best set for success at the highest level. But while Jake Knapp didn't come onto the big stage with the greatest of fanfare, his first month on the […]
Ian McNeill
Brandon Wu Looking To Carry Over His Immaculate Mexico Open History
In his third full season on the PGA Tour, Brandon Wu has established himself as a solid all-around entity. He's made 10 of his last 12 cuts and ranked right around Tour average in the four strokes gained metrics. In two career starts around Vidanta Vallarta, however, Wu has proven himself as a different force […]
Ian McNeill