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Brendan Steele Relying On Course History
Brendan Steele has missed four consecutive cuts to start 2022. He has lost strokes on approach, around the green and putting in four out of five tournaments and has lost strokes from tee to green in all five. By all statistical metrics, the 38-year-old has shown no signs that he will play well this week.... Read More
Russell Knox A Threat If His Putter Cooperates
Russell Knox is striking his irons extremely well so far in 2022. The 36-year-old enters this week second in the field in strokes gained on approach over his last 24 rounds. Iron play will be key this week at PGA National with the large number of hazards in play on the course. Knox is also... Read More
Hard To Gauge Matthew Wolff At PGA National
It will be hard to predict which Matthew Wolff shows up this week at The Honda Classic. The former Oklahoma State grad has played just twice in 2022, missing a cut at the AMEX and finishing 64th at the Farmers Insurance Open. He lost strokes on approach in both events. Still, the 22-year-old provides some... Read More
Ryan Palmer A Good Option At Honda Classic
Despite missing back-to-back cuts to end the west-coast swing, Ryan Palmer remains a viable option this week at The Honda Classic. The Texan has gained strokes off the tee in six straight events and has gained strokes on approach in four of his last five. The veteran has had a good track record at this... Read More
Rickie Fowler Hard To Trust This Week
Rickie Fowler finished 55th last week at the Genesis Invitational, his first made cut in four events so far this year. The 33-year-old has now gained strokes on approach in three consecutive events and strokes around the green in two straight tournaments. His putting woes unfortunately have continued for the fan favorite, who lost 2.9... Read More
Maverick McNealy Back In Action At Genesis
Maverick McNealy is teeing it up this week at the Genesis Invitational after his mysterious withdrawal last week at the Phoenix Open. There hasn't been much made of McNealy taking his name out of the event last week, and there are no reports of an injury. The 26-year-old had three decent finishes to begin his... Read More
Scottie Scheffler Heads To Riviera As PGA Winner
Scottie Scheffler picked up his first PGA Tour win last week at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, defeating Patrick Cantlay in a playoff. How the 25-year-old will react to that win remains an unknown. On one hand, the Texas grad is probably less prepared this week after victory celebrations and the emotional high of securing... Read More
Rickie Fowler A Full Fade This Week
The struggles continue for Rickie Fowler. The fan favorite missed his third consecutive cut to start the new year last week at the Phoenix Open. The 33-year-old has been inconsistent in nearly every facet of his game, aside from his putting, which has been consistently awful. Fowler has now lost strokes putting in four consecutive... Read More
Hideki Matsuyama A Good Play This Week
Hideki Matsuyama enters this week playing some of the best golf of his entire career. The defending Masters champion has finished inside the top 13 in four of his last five tournaments, winning two of them. In addition, he has now gained strokes on approach and from tee to green in each of his last... Read More
Adam Scott A Horse For The Course
Adam Scott tees it up at The Riviera Country Club this week, perhaps his favorite course in the PGA Tour rotation. The Aussie won this event in 2020 and has three additional top-10 finishes here since 2013. Riviera plays longer than its 7,322-yard total indicates, and players will need to be dialed in with their... Read More
Kevin Streelman In Poor Form Heading To Scottsdale
Kevin Streelman has been extremely inconsistent so far in the 2021-2022 season. The 43-year-old has made six out of nine cuts but has yet to finish inside the top 30 at any event. Despite the poor results, Streelman presents an interesting opportunity this week in Scottsdale. The Duke graduate has played this event every year... Read More
Kevin Kisner A Risky Play At Phoenix Open
Kevin Kisner was a huge disappointment last week at Pebble Beach after opening 2022 with a top-five finish at the Sony Open. Although we only had strokes-gained data for one course, the former Georgia Bulldog lost strokes against the field in all major statistical categories. In addition to last week's performance, the 37-year-old doesn't have... Read More
Rickie Fowler One To Fade Despite Course History
Rickie Fowler is hoping to get back on track this week at TPC Scottsdale, a course he won at in 2019. In addition to the victory, Fowler has had three other top-10 finishes at this event. Despite the strong history here, it is nearly impossible to trust the 33-year-old veteran this week. The former Oklahoma... Read More
Scottie Scheffler A Perfect Fit In Scottsdale
Scottie Scheffler is hoping to secure his first PGA Tour victory this week at TPC Scottsdale, a venue he finished T7 a year ago. The 25-year-old enters this week red-hot with his irons, gaining over five strokes on approach in his last event, The Farmers Insurance Open. Over his last five events, the former Longhorn... Read More
Adam Scott A Sleeper This Week
Adam Scott will make his first career start at TPC Scottsdale this week. The Australian is returning to the States off back-to-back top-10 finishes in the Middle East. Although Scott has never played this event, he should be a great fit for the course given his fantastic ball-striking abilities. The 41-year-old veteran has gained strokes... Read More
Look For Hideki Matsuyama To Contend
Hideki Matsuyama enters this week with the perfect combination of recent form and course history. The defending Masters champion arrives in Scottsdale in terrific form, having won two of his last four worldwide starts. Matsuyama's iron play has been spectacular, as he's gained at least two strokes on approach in each of the last four... Read More
Kevin Streelman Relying On Course History
Kevin Streelman heads to Pebble Beach with incredible course history. The 43-year-old has finished inside the top 20 in each of his last six starts at this event, including a runner-up finish in 2020. Having a historically good approach game has helped Streelman succeed here in past years. However, the former Duke grad ranks outside... Read More
Taylor Pendrith Tough To Trust
Taylor Pendrith will look to build momentum off last week's T16 finish at the Farmers Insurance Open. Pendrith had his irons working last week, as he gained 3.4 strokes on approach. He also gained over two strokes putting on the week. The 30-year-old Canadian has been a mixed bag over the course of the new... Read More
Brendon Todd A Risky Play
Brendon Todd has started the new year with back-to-back disappointing finishes, including a missed cut in his last tournament, The American Express. The short-course setup at Pebble Beach this week should be beneficial to Todd, who is a short but accurate hitter off the tee. However, his iron play remains untrustworthy, as he's lost strokes... Read More
Maverick McNealy Seeking First Win At Pebble Beach
Maverick McNealy enters this week as one of the favorites at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The Stanford grad is hoping to achieve his first PGA Tour victory at a place where he has had great success, finishing inside the top five in each of the last two years. All three courses in the rotation... Read More
Ryan Palmer Needs To Find His Putter
Ryan Palmer enters this week with two straight top-20 finishes to start the new year. Palmer has gained strokes off the tee, on approach and around the green in both events. The Texan was let down by his putter last week at the Farmers Insurance Open, which has been a bit of a trend for... Read More
Kevin Kisner A Strong Option This Week
Kevin Kisner has played twice so far in 2022, finishing T3 at the Sony Open and T8 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. The former Georgia Bulldog has gained 2.5 and 3.2 strokes on approach in his previous two starts, a statistic that should be very important this week. He has also gained at least... Read More
Jason Day A Favorite At Pebble Beach
Jason Day closed out last weekend with a T3 finish at the Farmers Insurance Open. The Aussie is rounding into form entering one of his favorite events of the PGA tour season. Day has finished inside the top 11 in his last seven starts at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The former world No. 1... Read More
Matthew Wolff A Sleeper This Week
Matthew Wolff is one of the most volatile players on the PGA Tour, which makes him extremely hard to trust on a week-by-week basis. Coming off a bad missed cut last week at The American Express - where he burned a lot of DFS investors - he makes for a decent upside play this week.... Read More
Ryan Palmer A Strong Option At Farmers
Ryan Palmer finished T12 at the Sony Open in his lone start of 2022. In that outing at Waialae Country Club, he gained strokes in every major statistical category. The Texan takes that strong form into the Farmers Insurance Open this week, where he has had great success in the past. Palmer has played this... Read More
Rickie Fowler A Low-Priority Option At Torrey Pines
Rickie Fowler enters this week with little form and worse course history. Fowler missed the cut last week at The American Express, marking the third time he has missed a cut in his last six starts. He has been inconsistent with both the putter and his irons. The OSU alum has failed to gain strokes... Read More
Jason Day Has Strong Course History, Weak Recent Form
Jason Day knows a thing or two about success at Torrey Pines. He's won the Farmers Insurance Open twice and has two additional top-five finishes at this event. Unfortunately, Day doesn't have much else going for him when you dive into stats and recent performances. Last week's T49 was the first time he has finished... Read More
Sungjae Im A Solid Option At Farmers
Sungjae Im heads to La Jolla this week after a T11 at The American Express. He gained strokes off the tee for the third consecutive time to start the new year and also gained strokes on approach in La Quinta, which was an improvement from the week prior. Unfortunately, a majority of Im's best work... Read More
Hideki Matsuyama Heads To Torrey On Fire
Hideki Matsuyama enters the week in some of the best form of his entire career. Matsuyama completed a five-stroke comeback on the back nine to win in a playoff at the Sony Open two weeks ago. two wins in He's now posted two wins in his last three PGA Tour starts. While Matsuyama is an... Read More
Marc Leishman A Course Horse At Torrey Pines
Marc Leishman enters this week with excellent history at the Farmers Insurance Open. Leishman has four top-20 finishes in his last five appearances at this event, including a win in 2020. In addition to course history, Leishman enters this week with his game in good form. Over his last five events, the Aussie has gained... Read More
