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Host Course	TPC Louisiana
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,425.
Par:	72 (36-36).
Greens:	Poa Trivialis overseed; 5,225 square feet.
Stimpmeter:	12 feet.
Rough:	Ryegrass Overseeded at 2 inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	106/5/8
Architect(s):	Pete Dye (2004)
Defending Champion (event):	Ben Griffin/Andrew Novak (-28)
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	Billy Horshcel won this event on his own ball and has won it with a partner.
Fourballs Event Record:	58; Isaiah Salinda/Kevin Velo (both not entered), Round 1, 2025.
Foursomes Event Record (last):	63; Davis Riley/Nick Hardy (2024).
Fact of the Week:	Fourballs in Rounds 1 and 3; Foursomes in Rounds 2 and 4.
Fact of the Week II:	The top 33 teams and ties play the weekend.

TPC Louisiana

Pete Dye is back, again!

The four Par-3 holes play over 200 yards.

The four Par-5 holes play 585 or shorter.

The winning score is 25-under or better in the last four editions.

Have fun this week. Countrymen will proudly represent the Motherland. Former college teammates will don the colors of Alum U. Neighbors, randoms, and everything else will be represented.

Guys who are NOT hitting it well will probably not find it this week. There is nowhere to hide when playing alternate shot on Friday to make the cut. The pressure of letting down your teammate is 1000000 times worse than navigating your own mind.

Guys who are hitting it well, please, jump in with both feet. TPC Louisiana is defended by water and wind, but is not set up to yield high scores.

Notes:

Field of 74 two-man teams
$9.5 million – $1.372,500 million each – 400 FedExCup points each.

Recent Winners – Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Italics – not entered this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2025	Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (-28)	Posted 27-under after 54 holes. Both players won for the first time on TOUR.
2024	Shane Lowry & Rory McIlroy (-25)	Defeated Chad Ramey/Martin Trainer in a playoff. Lowry earned his first win since the 2019 Open Championship.
2023	Davis Riley & Nick Hardy (-30)	Set the tournament scoring record; First TOUR win for both players.
2022	Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele (-29)	Set the tournament scoring record. Won by two shots over Billy Horshcel/Sam Burns.
2021	Marc Leishman & Cameron Smith (-22)	Defeated Louis Oosthuizen & Charl Schwartzel in a playoff.

Recent Winners

2026 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	No Event
Sony Open in Hawaii	Chris Gotterup
The American Express	Scottie Scheffler
Farmers Insurance Open	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Chris Gotterup (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Collin Morikawa
Cognizant Classic	Nico Echavarría
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Akshay Bhatia
THE PLAYERS Championship	Cameron Young
Valspar Championship	Matt Fitzpatrick
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Gary Woodland
Valero Texas Open	J.J. Spaun
Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy
RBC Heritage	Matt Fitzpatrick (2)

2025 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Hideki Matsuyama
Sony Open in Hawaii	Nick Taylor
The American Express	Sepp Straka
Farmers Insurance Open	Harris English
AT&T Pebble Beach	Rory McIlroy
WM Phoenix Open	Thomas Detry (LIV)
The Genesis Invitational	Ludvig Aberg
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Brian Campbell (first time)
Cognizant Classic	Joe Highsmith (first time)
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Russell Henley
Puerto Rico Open	Karl Vilips (first time)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Rory McIlroy
Valspar Championship	Viktor Hovland
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Min Woo Lee (first time)
Valero Texas Open	Brian Harman
88^th Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy (career grand slam)
RBC Heritage	Justin Thomas
Zurich Classic	Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (first time winners)
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Scottie Scheffler
Truist Championship	Sepp Straka (2)
Mrytle Beach One Flight	Ryan Fox
106^th PGA Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Charles Schwab Challenge	Ben Griffin (2)
The 50^th Memorial Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (3)
RBC Canadian Open	Ryan Fox (2)
124^th United States Open	J.J. Spaun
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Aldrich Potgieter (first time)
John Deere Classic	Brian Campbell (2)
Genesis Scottish Open	Chris Gotterup
ISCO Championship	William Mouw (first time)
152^nd Open Championship	Scottie Scheffler (4)
Barracuda Championship	Ryan Gerard (first time)
3M Open	Kurt Kitayama
Wyndham Championship	Cameron Young (first time)
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Justin Rose
BMW Championship	Scottie Scheffler (5)
The TOUR Championship	Tommy Fleetwood (first time)

FedEx Cup Fall
Procore Championship	Scottie Scheffler (6)
Sanderson Farms Championship	Steven Fisk (first time)
Black Desert Championship	Michael Brennan (first time)
Baycurrent Championship	Xander Schauffele
World Wide Technology Champ	Ben Griffin (3)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Adam Schenk (first time)
The RSM Classic	Sami Valimaki (first time)

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

Whatever.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings

Sony Open in Hawaii	Robert MacIntyre	T4	409,500
The American Express	Ben Griffin	T24	81,420
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T38	41,760
WM Phoenix Open	Sahith Theegala	T18	122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach	Patrick Cantlay	T14	342,500
The Genesis Invitational	Tommy Fleetwood	T7	603,200
Cognizant Classic	Daniel Berger	T32	54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Scottie Scheffler	T24	157,000
THE PLAYERS	Collin Morikawa	WD	0
Valspar Championship	Jacob Bridgeman	T14	161,525
Houston Open	Chris Gotterup	T6	322,987
Valero Texas Open	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	T14	159,250
Masters	Jon Rahm	T38	101,250
RBC Heritage	Russell Henley	T30	142,750

Last WEEK – RBC Heritage

No rest for the wicked after the first major championship of the season!

THE CHOICE: Russell Henley – T25

It would have been way too easy to ride with Matt Fitzpatrick…

Henley posted four rounds of 70 or better, including 68-68 to open, but never contended, just like me in this format in 2026.

This Week – Zurich Classic

THE CHOICE: Alex Fitzpatrick

If there are 200 guys in the league, I would expect 197 to play him this week.

Others

Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai, Shane Lowry, Chad Ramey, Sudarshan Yellamaraju

Horses for Courses

Billy Horschel, David Lipsky, Keith Mitchell, Taylor Moore/Wyndham Clark, Garrick Higgo

Betting Angles – RBC Heritage

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Welcome to the fourth Signature Event of 2026.

RBC Heritage

Harbour Town Golf Links

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

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NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	Harbour Town Golf Links
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,243 (three new tee boxes for 2026).
Par:	71 (36-35).
Greens:	Poa Trivialis overseed; 3,700 square feet.
Stimpmeter:	11.5 feet.
Rough:	Ryegrass Overseeded at 1.5 inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	51/18/18
Architect(s):	Pete Dye (1969)
Defending Champion (event):	Justin Thomas (-17)
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	None.
Course Record (latest):	61; Justin Thomas (Round 1, 2025).
72 Hole Tournament Record (Spring):	264 (-20); Brian Gay, 2009.
Fact of the Week:	The last SIX winners are all major champions.
Fact of the Week II:	This will be the third consecutive event at Harbour Town without a 36-hole cut.

Harbour Town

Pete Dye is back!

Small greens. Small targets off the tee. Big penalty areas.

This is the week for veterans and patience.

The driver will not be the required club on most holes.

Score when you can, make par when you cannot.

The weather annually dictates the scoring.

This week, the forecast is perfect. Winds from the Southwest all four days. Go low, my friends!

Notes:

Field of 82
$20 million – $3.6 million – 700 FedExCup points.

Notables

The field of 82 players includes 41 of the top 50 from the Official World Golf Rankings.
The winners from 2024 and 2023 both posted 63 in Round 3. Last year, Thomas tied the course record in Round 1.
In 2024, Scottie Scheffler joined Bernhard Langer as the only two players to win this event after donning the green jacket the week prior. That streak will continue as Rory McIlroy is not in the field.
Boo Weekley (2007-2008) was the last player to win back-to-back events.
Wesley Bryan (2017) is the only native South Carolinian to win the event.
Thomas is the only winner in the last five years to rank inside the top 20 (3^rd) in SG: Putting.
The scoring averages of 69.351 in 2024 and 69.368 are the two lowest April totals since the putting surfaces were regrassed in 2016.
Extra holes were required to determine three of the last four winners.
There is not a 36-hole cut this week.

Recent Winners – RBC Heritage

Italics – not entered this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2025	Justin Thomas (-17*)	Defeated Andrew Novak in a playoff to win in his seventh attempt.
2024	Scottie Scheffler (-19)	Won by three shots to become the second player to win the Masters and the RBC Heritage in back-to-back weeks.
2023	Matt Fitzpatrick (-17)	Knocked out reigning champion Jordan Spieth in a playoff.
2022	Jordan Spieth (-13)	Eliminated Patrick Cantlay in a playoff. He is the last winner to not play from the final group.
2021	Stewart Cink (-19)	At 47, just missed becoming the oldest winner. Won for the THIRD time.
2020	Webb Simpson (-22)	June event due to COVID-19. Easiest conditions in memory.

Recent Winners

2026 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	No Event
Sony Open in Hawaii	Chris Gotterup
The American Express	Scottie Scheffler
Farmers Insurance Open	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Chris Gotterup (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Collin Morikawa
Cognizant Classic	Nico Echavarría
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Akshay Bhatia
THE PLAYERS Championship	Cameron Young
Valspar Championship	Matt Fitzpatrick
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Gary Woodland
Valero Texas Open	J.J. Spaun
Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy

2025 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Hideki Matsuyama
Sony Open in Hawaii	Nick Taylor
The American Express	Sepp Straka
Farmers Insurance Open	Harris English
AT&T Pebble Beach	Rory McIlroy
WM Phoenix Open	Thomas Detry (LIV)
The Genesis Invitational	Ludvig Aberg
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Brian Campbell (first time)
Cognizant Classic	Joe Highsmith (first time)
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Russell Henley
Puerto Rico Open	Karl Vilips (first time)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Rory McIlroy
Valspar Championship	Viktor Hovland
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Min Woo Lee (first time)
Valero Texas Open	Brian Harman
88^th Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy (career grand slam)
RBC Heritage	Justin Thomas
Zurich Classic	Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (first-time winners)
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Scottie Scheffler
Truist Championship	Sepp Straka (2)
Mrytle Beach One Flight	Ryan Fox
106^th PGA Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Charles Schwab Challenge	Ben Griffin (2)
The 50^th Memorial Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (3)
RBC Canadian Open	Ryan Fox (2)
124^th United States Open	J.J. Spaun
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Aldrich Potgieter (first time)
John Deere Classic	Brian Campbell (2)
Genesis Scottish Open	Chris Gotterup
ISCO Championship	William Mouw (first time)
152^nd Open Championship	Scottie Scheffler (4)
Barracuda Championship	Ryan Gerard (first time)
3M Open	Kurt Kitayama
Wyndham Championship	Cameron Young (first time)
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Justin Rose
BMW Championship	Scottie Scheffler (5)
The TOUR Championship	Tommy Fleetwood (first time)

FedEx Cup Fall
Procore Championship	Scottie Scheffler (6)
Sanderson Farms Championship	Steven Fisk (first time)
Black Desert Championship	Michael Brennan (first time)
Baycurrent Championship	Xander Schauffele
World Wide Technology Champ	Ben Griffin (3)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Adam Schenk (first time)
The RSM Classic	Sami Valimaki (first time)

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

Whatever.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings

Sony Open in Hawaii	Robert MacIntyre	T4	409,500
The American Express	Ben Griffin	T24	81,420
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T38	41,760
WM Phoenix Open	Sahith Theegala	T18	122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach	Patrick Cantlay	T14	342,500
The Genesis Invitational	Tommy Fleetwood	T7	603,200
Cognizant Classic	Daniel Berger	T32	54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Scottie Scheffler	T24	157,000
THE PLAYERS	Collin Morikawa	WD	0
Valspar Championship	Jacob Bridgeman	T14	161,525
Houston Open	Chris Gotterup	T6	322,987
Valero Texas Open	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	T14	159,250

Last WEEK – Masters

Welcome aboard to all the top 50 players in the OWGR!

Time to break glass in case of an emergency!

THE CHOICE: Jon Rahm – T38

He looks pissed. He sounds pissed. He probably is pissed that he’s stuck in the desert while the rest of the guys head back to civilization.

I hope he takes it out on the field.

He opened with 78. The end.

Unbelievable.

Who knew that Tyrrell Hatton was the best player over there?

This Week – RBC Heritage

Since I sacrificed Cantlay on the other coast with small greens, it’s back to the drawing board this week.

Yogi Berra once remarked, “It’s getting late early”, and I feel that with OAD.

This season has been nothing short of a dumpster fire. If I charged you to read this, which I don’t, I would probably provide a refund. PROBABLY.

Whatever.

The pick this week is Russell Henley.

My God have mercy on his soul.

Others

Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jacob Bridgeman, Brian Harman

Horses for Courses

Patrick Cantlay – T13-T3-3rd-2nd L4Y

Brian Harman – T3-T12-T7 L3Y

J.T. Poston – Worst payday from four weekends is T11

Sepp Straka – T13-T5-MC-T3 L4Y

Denny McCarthy – Cashed in five straight

Tony Finau – Cashed in five straight

Tom Hoge – T18 on last two visits

Si Woo Kim – 54-hole leader in 2025; lost a big lead in 2018 (P2)

Maverick McNealy – Two T4 or better since 2021

90th Masters Tournament Betting Angles

April 8, 2026 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Hello, friends.

90th Masters Tournament

Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta, Georgia

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NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	Augusta National Golf Club
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,565.
Par:	72 (36-36).
Greens:	A1-Penn Bentgrass; 6,486 square feet.
Stimpmeter:	Tournament Speed – 13 feet and up.
Second Cut:	Ryegrass Overseed at 1.375 inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	44/6/5
Architect(s):	Dr. Alister Mackenzie & Bobby Jones (1933).
Defending Champion (event):	Rory McIlroy (-11).
Course Record (latest):	63; Greg Norman (1996); Nick Price (1986). Neither won.
72 Hole Tournament Record (Spring):	270 (-18); Jordan Spieth (2015) and Tiger Woods (1997).
Fact of the Week:	The Par-3 contest winner has never won the 72-hole event.
Fact of the Week II:	The forecast is perfect!

Notes:

Field of 91.
No significant course changes for 2026.
The top 50 and ties play the weekend.
$21 million (2025) – $4.2 million (2025) – 750 FedExCup points.
There are six amateurs in the field.

The 90th Masters Tournament Notables

The field of 91 players includes the top 50 from the Official World Golf Rankings.
McIlroy is the first winner in five years to be older than 30.
Winning a record sixth green jacket, Jack Nicklaus, 46, became the oldest winner in 1986.
The youngest champion was Tiger Woods, 21, in 1997.
The only player (post-1945) to win on debut was Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.
Since 2000, three players have won on their second attempt: Charl Schwartzel (2011), Jordan Spieth (2015), and Danny Willett (2016).
The last wire-to-wire was Spieth, becoming just the fifth player in history to lead after all four rounds.
Jack Nicklaus (1965-66), Sir Nick Faldo (1989-1990), and Tiger Woods (2001-2002) are the only champions to successfully defend.
Players ranked No. 1 in the OWGR went on to win: Tiger Woods (2007), Dustin Johnson (2020), and Scottie Scheffler (2022, 2024), Fred Couples (1992), and Ian Woosnam (1991).
Adam Scott is the only Australian winner.
Hideki Matsuyama is the only Asian winner.
McIlroy joined Sergio Garcia as the last winner to need a playoff. Both defeated Justin Rose. Garcia needed 19 tries to win, while McIlroy needed 17.
Mark O’Meara, aged 41 in 1998, is the oldest first-time winner.
Raymond Floyd, aged 49 in 1992, is the oldest runner-up.

Recent Winners

2025 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Hideki Matsuyama
Sony Open in Hawaii	Nick Taylor
The American Express	Sepp Straka
Farmers Insurance Open	Harris English
AT&T Pebble Beach	Rory McIlroy
WM Phoenix Open	Thomas Detry (first time)
The Genesis Invitational	Ludvig Aberg
Mexico Open at VidantaWorld	Brian Campbell (first time)
Cognizant Classic	Joe Highsmith (first time)
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Russell Henley
THE PLAYERS Championship	Rory McIlroy (2)
Valspar Championship	Viktor Hovland
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Min Woo Lee (first time)
Valero Texas Open	Brian Harman

2024 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Chris Kirk
Sony Open in Hawaii	Grayson Murray (Rest in Peace)
The American Express	Nick Dunlap (a)
Farmers Insurance Open	Matthieu Pavon (rookie)
AT&T Pebble Beach	Wyndham Clark (54 holes)
WM Phoenix Open	Nick Taylor
The Genesis Invitational	Hideki Matsuyama
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Jake Knapp (rookie)
Cognizant Classic	Austin Eckroat (first time)
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Scottie Scheffler
THE PLAYERS Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Valspar Championship	Peter Malnati
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Stephan Jaeger (first time)
Valero Texas Open	Akshay Bhatia
88^th Masters Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (3)
RBC Heritage	Scottie Scheffler (4)
Zurich Classic	Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Taylor Pendrith (first time)
Wells Fargo Championship	Rory McIlroy (2)
106^th PGA Championship	Xander Schauffele
Charles Schwab Challenge	Davis Riley
RBC Canadian Open	Robert MacIntyre (first time)
The 49^th Memorial Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (5)
124^th United States Open	Bryson DeChambeau
Travelers Championship	Scottie Scheffler (6)
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Cam Davis
John Deere Classic	Davis Thompson (first time)
Genesis Scottish Open	Robert MacIntyre (2)
152^nd Open Championship	Xander Schauffele (2)
3M Open	Jhonattan Vegas
2024 Paris Olympics	Scottie Scheffler (7)
3M Open	Jhonattan Vegas
Wyndham Championship	Aaron Rai (first time)
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Hideki Matsuyama (2)
BMW Championship	Keegan Bradley
The TOUR Championship	Scottie Scheffler (8)

FedEx Cup Fall
Procore Championship	Patton Kizzire
Sanderson Farms Championship	Kevin Yu (first time)
Black Desert Championship	Matt McCarty (first time)
Shriners Children’s Open	JT Poston
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP	Nico Echavarría
World Wide Technology Champ	Austin Eckroat (2)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Rafa Campos (first time)
The RSM Classic	Maverick McNealy (first time)

Recent Winners – Masters Tournament

Italics – not entered this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2025	Rory McIlroy (-11)	Defeated Justin Rose in a playoff to complete the career Grand Slam.
2024	Scottie Scheffler (-11)	Held off Collin Morikawa from the final group and won his second green jacket by four shots.
2023	Jon Rahm (-12)	Winning by four shots, he joined Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal, and Sergio Garcia as winners from Spain.
2022	Scottie Scheffler (-10)	Wins his first major comfortably by three shots over Rory McIlroy.
2021	Hideki Matsuyama (-10)	Blew the field away in Round 3 and cruised to his first major title.
2020	Dustin Johnson (-20)	Set the non-April tournament scoring record on a soft, dormant layout.
2019	Tiger Woods (-13)	The only player to win from outside of the top 10 after Round 1. He’s done that twice (2005) and won the tournament FIVE times.

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

Whatever.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings

Sony Open in Hawaii	Robert MacIntyre	T4	409,500
The American Express	Ben Griffin	T24	81,420
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T38	41,760
WM Phoenix Open	Sahith Theegala	T18	122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach	Patrick Cantlay	T14	342,500
The Genesis Invitational	Tommy Fleetwood	T7	603,200
Cognizant Classic	Daniel Berger	T32	54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Scottie Scheffler	T24	157,000
THE PLAYERS	Collin Morikawa	WD	0
Valspar Championship	Jacob Bridgeman	T14	161,525
Houston Open	Chris Gotterup	T6	322,987
Valero Texas Open	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	T14	159,250

Last WEEK – Valero Texas Open

THE CHOICE: Sudarshan Yellamaraju – T14

He wasn’t bothered by Pete Dye’s mind games against the deepest field in golf at TPC Sawgrass (T5).

A bit of length, 7,475 yards, last week in Houston didn’t slow him down (T6).

I am not sure he cares about what’s at stake this week with a win.

Hot golf is hot golf and I’m riding the hottest player in the field.

I will save the top players for rainier days.

THIS Week – 90^th Masters

Welcome aboard to all the top 50 players in the OWGR!

Time to break glass in case of an emergency!

THE CHOICE: Jon Rahm

He looks pissed. He sounds pissed. He probably is pissed that he’s stuck in the desert while the rest of the guys head back to civilization.

I hope he takes it out on the field.

Others to consider:

Xander Schauffele (Shinnecock), Bryson DeChambeau (Aronimink), Patrick Reed, Ludvig Aberg, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Corey Conners

Horses for Courses

OWGR	Top	Notes
(cuts made/starts)	10

01 Scottie Scheffler (6/6)	4	2x winner; 4 -> Top 10s; 22 of 24 > 72
02 Rory McIlroy (14/17)	8	2025 champ; 2nd 2022; 8 of last 12 Top 10
03 Cameron Young (2/4)	2	T9 ’24, T7 ’23; MC bookends; 2 rds 60s
04 Tommy Fleetwood (8/9)	1	T3 2024; 8 straight
05 Xander Schauffele (7/8)	5	3 -> Top 10; T2 ’19, T3 ’21; only MC 2022

06 Matt Fitzpatrick (10/11)	2	10 straight; T10 2023, T7 2016
07 Justin Rose (17/20)	7	2nd 3x; 15 top 25s
08 Collin Morikawa (6/6)	3	5 straight T18 >; T3 ’24
09 Russell Henley (7/9)	1	T4 2023; 7 of last 8 MC 2025
10 Chris Gotterup		FIRST APPREANCE

11 Robert MacIntyre (2/3)	0	MC ’25, T23 ’22, T12 ’21; 9 of 10 > 72
12 Sepp Straka (3/4)	0	Zero rounds 60s
13 JJ Spaun (2/2)	0	50th ’25, T23 ’22; Zero 60s
14 Hideki Matsuyama (13/14)	3	2021 winner; ELEVEN straight
15 Justin Thomas (8/10)	2	T36-MC-MC last 3; T8 ’22

16 Ben Griffin		FIRST APPREANCE
17 Jacob Bridgeman		FIRST APPREANCE
18 Ludvig Aberg (2/2)	2	7th, 2nd L2Y
19 Alex Noren (1/4)	0	9 of 10 rounds OVER par
20 Harris English (5/6)	0	5 straight T12 ’25 best

21 Viktor Hovland (5/6)	1	T7 ’23; all 5 > T32
22 Akshay Bhatia (2/2)	0	T42-T35 L2Y
23 Patrick Reed (10/12)	5	3rd 2025; 2018 WINNER; 8 straight
24 Bryson DeChambeau (7/9)	2	T5 ’25, T6 ’24
25 Keegan Bradley (7/9)	0	T22 twice; only 5 of 32 rounds 60s

26 Maverick McNealy (1/1)	0	T32 ’25
27 Ryan Gerard		FIRST APPEARANCE
28 Jon Rahm (9/9)	5	2023 winner; NINE straight
29 Si Woo Kim (7/8)	0	SEVEN straight; T12 ’21 best
30 Tyrrell Hatton (7/9)	1	T14, T9 L2Y BEST TWO

31 Min Woo Lee (3/4)	0	T14 ’22 best
32 Shane Lowry (7/10)	1	T3 ’22 best; SIX STRAIGHT
33 Sam Burns (2/4)	0	T29 ’23 best; 1 round 60s
34 Patrick Cantlay (7/9)	1	T9 ’19 best; 4 straight
35 Kurt Kitayama (1/2)	0	T35 ’24, MC ’23

36 Marco Penge		FIRST APPEARANCE
37 Daniel Berger (5/6)	1	T10 ’16 debut; T21 ’25
38 Nico Echavarria (1/1)	0	51st ’25 73-70-69-84
39 Aaron Rai (1/1)	0	T27 ’25 70-74-73-70
40 Corey Conners (6/8)	4	4 top 10s last 6

41 Jason Day (11/14)	5	T8 2025; T2 debut ’11
42 Jake Knapp (1/1)	0	T55 2024 74-76-78-73
43 Michael Brennan		FIRST APPEARANCE
44 Matt McCarty (1/1)	0	T14 71-68-75-71 2025
45 Ryan Fox (2/2)	0	T38 ’24, T26 ’23; 5 of 8 > 72

46 Brian Harman (3/7)	0	T12 ’21; 2 rounds of 20 in 60s
47 Nicolai Hojgaard (1/2)	0	MC-T16 L2Y
48 Kristoffer Reitan		FIRST APPEARANCE
49 Andrew Novak		FIRST APPEARANCE
50 Sam Stevens		FIRST APPEARANCE

Former Champions
Dustin Johnson (11/15)	5	2020 winner; MC-MC-T48 L3Y
Sergio Garcia (11/26)	4	2017 winner; MC 6 of last 7 years
Danny Willett (6/11)	1	T42-T45 last 2
Jordan Spieth (10/12)	6	T14-MC-T4-MC-T3 last 5
Bubba Watson (14/17)	3	2x winner; T14-MC-MC L3Y
Adam Scott (21/24)	5	2013 winner; broke streak of 15 straight ’25
Charl Schwartzel (11/16)	3	2011 winner; 5 of last 6 T10 ’22
Phil Mickelson (28/32)	16	3x winner; MC-T43-T2 L3Y
Angel Cabrera (13/21)	6	MC last 4 visits
Zach Johnson (12/21)	3	T8 2025
Mike Weir (12/26)	2	MC 10 of the last 11
Vijay Singh (20/31)	6	T58-MC-MC
Jose Maria Olazabal (20/36)	8	MC 8 of last 10; T45 ’24
Fred Couples (31/40)	11	MC 6 of last 7

Alphabetically
Brian Campbell (1/1)	0	T32 72-73-76-68 ’25 debut
Wyndham Clark (1/2)	0	T46-MC
Harry Hall		FIRST APPEARANCE
Rasmus Hojgaard (1/1)	0	T32 73-67–75-74 ’25 debut
Max Homa (4/6)	1	T12-T3-T43-T48 last 4
Sungjae Im (4/6)	3	T16 or better in all 4; T5 ’25
Casey Jarvis		FIRST APPEARANCE – hot as a match dpwt
Naoyuki Kataoka		FIRST APPEARANCE – played 2x in 2026
John Keefer		FIRST APPEARANCE – 48th 2025 OWGR; 74 now
Michael Kim (1/2)	0	T27 ’25, MC ’19; Top 50 2025 EOY now 54ish
Brooks Koepka (7/10)	3	MC-T45-T2; second twice
Haotong Li (2/2)	0	T43 ’19, T32 ’18 – T4 2025 Open Champ
Tom McKibbin		FIRST APPEARANCE – won Hong Kong Open
R N P		FIRST APPEARANCE – won Aussie Open
Carlos Ortiz (0/1)		Qualified Top 5 Oakmont (T4)
Aldrich Potgieter (0/1)		MC as an amateur 2023
Davis Riley (1/1)	0	T21 2025 debut; T2 PGA CHAMP 2025
Cameron Smith (8/9)	3	8 straight busted 2025 MC; Top 10 4 of last 6
Nick Taylor (2/3)	0	T40 2025
Sami Valimaki		FIRST APPEARANCE top 50 owgr 2025 end
Gary Woodland (6/12)	0	T14 2023 best

Valero Texas Open Betting Angles

April 1, 2026 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Brian Harman returns to defend his 2025 title at The Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio via @ValeroTXOpen

Valero Texas Open

TPC San Antonio (The Oaks Course)

San Antonio, Texas

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Extra Players to watch for Top 10, Top 20, Top 30, and Top 40

You do you. Stick ‘em wherever. Not listed in my columns above.

Bronson Burgoon, Ryo Hisatsune, Thorbjorn Olesen, Rico Hoey, Carson Young

NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	TPC San Antonio – The Oaks Course
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,438.
Par:	72 (36-36).
Greens:	Overseeded Poa Trivialis; 6,400 square feet on average.
Stimpmeter:	11-plus feet.
Rough:	Overseeded ryegrass at 3 inches (up from 2.25” in 2025).
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	64/3/3
Architect(s):	Greg Norman (2010).
Defending Champion (event):	Brian Harman (-9).
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	None.
Course Record:	62; Trey Mullinax, Round 3, 2018.
72 Hole Tournament Record:	268; Akshay Bhatia & Denny McCarthy (2024); Corey Conners (2019).
Fact of the Week:	The event has been the week before the Masters since 2019.
Fact of the Week II:	The four Par-5 holes rank, as a group, one of the hardest quartets on TOUR.
Fact of the Week III:	The last two winners have been left-handed wind specialists.

Notes:

Field of 132.
No significant course changes for 2026.
The top 65 and ties play the weekend.
$9.8 million – $1.764 million – 500 FedExCup points.
For those not already qualified for Augusta National next week, the only way to book a tee time is to win.

Notables

The last three champions owned the outright lead after 18 holes.
The last six winners T4 or BETTER in Par-4 Scoring.
TPC San Antonio has played under par just twice in 16 previous events.
The ryegrass/fescue fairways average 25 to 30 yards in the landing area.
Poa Trivialis overseeded greens average 6,400 square feet and will not run more than 11.5 feet on the Stimpmeter (wind).
The course tips at 7,438 yards for the fifth consecutive season.
The Official World Golf Ranking is represented by 15 of the top 50 players, led by No. 4 Tommy Fleetwood, the highest-ranked player in the field this week.

Stat of the Week: Putting: Birdie or Better Conversion Percentage

The previous 10 champions have all ranked T10 or better in this category. Once GIR are found, it’s time to cash in! Birdies are NOT plentiful here; Take advantage of the opportunities presented.

Recent Winners

2026 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	No Event
Sony Open in Hawaii	Chris Gotterup
The American Express	Scottie Scheffler
Farmers Insurance Open	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Chris Gotterup (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Collin Morikawa
Cognizant Classic	Nico Echavarría
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Akshay Bhatia
THE PLAYERS Championship	Cameron Young
Valspar Championship	Matt Fitzpatrick
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Gary Woodland

2025 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Hideki Matsuyama
Sony Open in Hawaii	Nick Taylor
The American Express	Sepp Straka
Farmers Insurance Open	Harris English
AT&T Pebble Beach	Rory McIlroy
WM Phoenix Open	Thomas Detry (LIV)
The Genesis Invitational	Ludvig Aberg
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Brian Campbell (first time)
Cognizant Classic	Joe Highsmith (first time)
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Russell Henley
Puerto Rico Open	Karl Vilips (first time)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Rory McIlroy
Valspar Championship	Viktor Hovland
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Min Woo Lee (first time)
Valero Texas Open	Brian Harman
88^th Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy (career grand slam)
RBC Heritage	Justin Thomas
Zurich Classic	Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (first-time winners)
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Scottie Scheffler
Truist Championship	Sepp Straka (2)
Mrytle Beach One Flight	Ryan Fox
106^th PGA Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Charles Schwab Challenge	Ben Griffin (2)
The 50^th Memorial Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (3)
RBC Canadian Open	Ryan Fox (2)
124^th United States Open	J.J. Spaun
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Aldrich Potgieter (first time)
John Deere Classic	Brian Campbell (2)
Genesis Scottish Open	Chris Gotterup
ISCO Championship	William Mouw (first time)
152^nd Open Championship	Scottie Scheffler (4)
Barracuda Championship	Ryan Gerard (first time)
3M Open	Kurt Kitayama
Wyndham Championship	Cameron Young (first time)
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Justin Rose
BMW Championship	Scottie Scheffler (5)
The TOUR Championship	Tommy Fleetwood (first time)

FedEx Cup Fall
Procore Championship	Scottie Scheffler (6)
Sanderson Farms Championship	Steven Fisk (first time)
Black Desert Championship	Michael Brennan (first time)
Baycurrent Championship	Xander Schauffele
World Wide Technology Champ	Ben Griffin (3)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Adam Schenk (first time)
The RSM Classic	Sami Valimaki (first time)

Recent Winners – Valero Texas Open

Italics – not entered this week;

Year	Winner	Notes
2025	Brian Harman (-9)	Shot 72-75 on the weekend and still defeated Ryan Gerard by THREE shots. Rough weather muted scoring.
2024	Akshay Bhatia (-20)	Knocked off Denny McCarthy in a playoff. Both matched the tournament scoring record and were NINE SHOTS CLEAR of third place.
2023	Corey Conners (-15)	Defeated Sam Stevens by one shot to become the first two-time winner at The Oaks Course.
2022	J.J. Spaun (-13)	Won by two shots to earn his first PGA TOUR victory.
2021	Jordan Spieth (-18)	Circled 24 birdies and won by two.
2019	Corey Conners (-20)	Monday Qualifier won for the first time on the PGA TOUR.

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

Whatever.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings

Sony Open in Hawaii	Robert MacIntyre	T4	409,500
The American Express	Ben Griffin	T24	81,420
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T38	41,760
WM Phoenix Open	Sahith Theegala	T18	122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach	Patrick Cantlay	T14	342,500
The Genesis Invitational	Tommy Fleetwood	T7	603,200
Cognizant Classic	Daniel Berger	T32	54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Scottie Scheffler	T24	157,000
THE PLAYERS	Collin Morikawa	WD	0
Valspar Championship	Jacob Bridgeman	T14	161,525
Houston Open	Chris Gotterup	T6	322,987

Last WEEK – Texas Children’s Houston Open

There’s no reason to save Chris Gotterup.

With two victories already, he won’t be playing many courses, if any, from this point forward, where he can black out and just pump driver all day.

He can this week!

THE CHOICE: Chris Gotterup – T6

Others to consider:

Any of the European ball-strikers who were in it last week at Valspar.

Nicolai Hojgaard (2^nd), Jake Knapp (T6), Sam Burns (T21), Wyndham Clark (MC)

I guess MY SECOND GUESS was better than my first! Too bad Gotterup didn’t WD!

Sigh.

Congrats to the Woodland Mafia on their incredible win. Is it dusty in here???

THIS Week – Valero Texas Open

What a mess.

WHERE IS COREY CONNERS WHEN YOU NEED HIM?????

Imagine winning this event twice since 2019, yet not playing!

The last two winners are left-handed players, right?

Let’s make it three in a row!

THE CHOICE: Sudarshan Yellamaraju

He wasn’t bothered by Pete Dye’s mind games against the deepest field in golf at TPC Sawgrass (T5).

A bit of length, 7,475 yards, last week in Houston didn’t slow him down (T6).

I am not sure he cares about what’s at stake this week with a win.

Hot golf is hot golf, and I’m riding the hottest player in the field.

I will save the top players for rainier days.

Others to consider:

Michael Thorbjornsen, Sepp Straka, Johnny Keefer, Denny McCarthy

Horses for Courses

Elder statesmen Charley Hoffman and Matt Kuchar are the top money winners entered.

Jordan Spieth owns four top-10s from eight starts.

Andrew Novak has a pair of top-10 paydays from the last three.

Here are the top finishers from the last three years:

2025	2024	2023
Brian Harman (-9)	Akshay Bhatia (-20)	Corey Conners (-15)
wins by 3 (Gerard)	wins PLAYOFF (McCarthy)	wins by 1 (Stevens)
Par 72 – 7,438 yds	Par 72 – 7,438 yds	Par 72 – 7,438 yds

02 Ryan Gerard -6	P2 Denny McCarthy -20	02 Sam Stevens -14
T3 Maverick McNealy -5	04 Russell Henley -10	T3 Matt Kuchar -13
T3 Andrew Novak	T5 Adam Schenk -9	T3 Sam Ryder -13
T5 Bud Cauley -4	T5 Brendon Todd	05 Patrick Rodgers -11
T5 Patrick Fishburn	T7 Hideki Matsuyama -8	T6 Lee Hodges -10
T5 Thorbjorn Olesen	T7 Tommy Fleetwood	09 Andrew Novak -9
T5 Ryo Hisatsune	T10 Jordan Spieth -6	T10 Chris Kirk -8
T5 Chad Ramey	T10 Mac Meissner	T10 Rickie Fowler
T5 Tom Hoge	T14 Ludvig Aberg -5	T15 Hideki Matsuyama -7
T12 Jordan Spieth -3	T14 Andrew Putnam	T15 Nick Taylor
T12 Alejandro Tosti	T14 Sam Stevens	T15 Alex Noren
T12 Keith Mitchell	T14 Alex Noren	T15 SH Kim
T12 Sami Valimaki	T14 Keith Mitchell	T22 JJ Spaun -6
T18 Doug Ghim -2	T14 SH Kim	T22 Sepp Straka
T18 Chandler Phillips	T14 T B O	T22 Peter Malnati
T18 Matt Kuchar	T14 Rico Hoey	T22 Charley Hoffman
T18 Emiliano Grillo	T25 Brian Harman -4
T18 Corey Conners	T25 Max Homa
T18 Denny McCarthy	T25 Lucas Glover
T26 Matt Wallace -1	T25 Corey Conners
T26 Eric Cole	T25 Mark Hubbard
T26 JT Poston	T25 Justin Lower
T26 Harry Hall

Texas Children’s Houston Open Betting Angles

March 25, 2026 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Texas Children’s Houston Open

Memorial Park Golf Course

Houston, Texas

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NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	Memorial Park
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,475
Par:	70 (35-35).
Greens:	Overseeded Poa Trivialis; 7,000 square feet on average.
Stimpmeter:	11-plus feet.
Rough:	Overseeded ryegrass at 1.25”
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	24/2/4
Architect(s):	John Bredemus (1936); Tom Doak (2019).
Defending Champion (event):	Min Woo Lee (-20).
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	None.
Course Record:	62 Gary Woodland Rd 4 2025 62 Sami Valimaki Rd 4 2025 62 Scottie Scheffler Rd 2 2025 62 Tony Finau Rd 2 2024 62 Tony Finau Rd 2 2022 62 Scottie Scheffler Rd 2 2021 63 Mackenzie Hughes 2020
72 Hole Tournament Record:	260; Min Woo Lee.
Fact of the Week:	The event moved back to March for the 2024 event.
Fact of the Week II:	Torrey Pines and Rio Grande are the only two longer courses used on TOUR so far in 2026.

Notes:

Field of 135.
No significant course changes for 2026.
The top 65 and ties play the weekend.
$9.9 million – $1.782 million – 500 FedExCup points.
Must be in the top 50 OWGR after this week to qualify for the Masters.
Must WIN this week or next at Valero to qualify for the Masters if the OWGR is out of reach.

Stat of the Week: SG: Putting

All five winners ranked in the top five on the Poa Trivialis overseeded greens.

Notables

For the second week in a row, the host course features five Par-3 holes and overseeded Poa Trivialis putting surfaces.
All five champions ranked T12 or better in Par-3 Scoring.
The Par-70 also features three Par-5 holes, one of the toughest trios on TOUR.
The historic Houston Open, established in 1946, has had many homes, but Memorial Park is the only data in use this week.
The overseeded fairways average 30 to 40 yards in the landing area, accounting for the winds that constantly blow in this part of the world.
Poa Trivialis overseeded greens average 7,000 square feet and will not run more than 11.5 feet on the Stimpmeter (wind). The nuanced greens are the defense of this Tom Doak (2019) restoration.
Hole No. 16 is using a new tee box for 2025 and has added 40 yards to the scorecard. There are no significant changes for 2026.
This is the third consecutive year with the overseeded rough cut to 1.25 inches.
The range of winners is 26 to 36 years old.
Lee became the third first-time winner in five events at Memorial Park.
The Official World Golf Ranking is represented by 20 of the top 50 players, highlighted by No. 10 Chris Gotterup, the only two-time winner on TOUR this season.

Recent Winners

2026 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	No Event
Sony Open in Hawaii	Chris Gotterup
The American Express	Scottie Scheffler
Farmers Insurance Open	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Chris Gotterup (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Collin Morikawa
Cognizant Classic	Nico Echavarría
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Akshay Bhatia
THE PLAYERS Championship	Cameron Young
Valspar Championship	Matt Fitzpatrick

2025 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Hideki Matsuyama
Sony Open in Hawaii	Nick Taylor
The American Express	Sepp Straka
Farmers Insurance Open	Harris English
AT&T Pebble Beach	Rory McIlroy
WM Phoenix Open	Thomas Detry (LIV)
The Genesis Invitational	Ludvig Aberg
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Brian Campbell (first time)
Cognizant Classic	Joe Highsmith (first time)
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Russell Henley
Puerto Rico Open	Karl Vilips (first time)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Rory McIlroy
Valspar Championship	Viktor Hovland
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Min Woo Lee (first time)
Valero Texas Open	Brian Harman
88^th Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy (career grand slam)
RBC Heritage	Justin Thomas
Zurich Classic	Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (first-time winners)
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Scottie Scheffler
Truist Championship	Sepp Straka (2)
Mrytle Beach One Flight	Ryan Fox
106^th PGA Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Charles Schwab Challenge	Ben Griffin (2)
The 50^th Memorial Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (3)
RBC Canadian Open	Ryan Fox (2)
124^th United States Open	J.J. Spaun
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Aldrich Potgieter (first time)
John Deere Classic	Brian Campbell (2)
Genesis Scottish Open	Chris Gotterup
ISCO Championship	William Mouw (first time)
152^nd Open Championship	Scottie Scheffler (4)
Barracuda Championship	Ryan Gerard (first time)
3M Open	Kurt Kitayama
Wyndham Championship	Cameron Young (first time)
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Justin Rose
BMW Championship	Scottie Scheffler (5)
The TOUR Championship	Tommy Fleetwood (first time)

FedEx Cup Fall
Procore Championship	Scottie Scheffler (6)
Sanderson Farms Championship	Steven Fisk (first time)
Black Desert Championship	Michael Brennan (first time)
Baycurrent Championship	Xander Schauffele
World Wide Technology Champ	Ben Griffin (3)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Adam Schenk (first time)
The RSM Classic	Sami Valimaki (first time)

Recent Winners – Texas Children’s Houston Open

Italics – not entered this week;

Year	Winner	Notes
2025	Min Woo Lee (-20)	Held off Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland by one shot to win for the first time on the PGA TOUR.
2024	Stephan Jaeger (-12)	Held off five players, including Scheffler and Finau, to win by a shot for his first victory on TOUR.
2022	Tony Finau (-16)	Set the tournament scoring record and won by four shots, also a record. Final November event (2023 season).
2021	Jason Korkak (-10)	Won by two shots as Scheffler couldn’t close the 54-hole lead.
2020	Carlos Ortiz (-13)	Held off Hideki Matsuyama (not entered) and Dusitn Johnson (ineligible) to win for the first time on TOUR.

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

Whatever.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings

Sony Open in Hawaii	Robert MacIntyre	T4	409,500
The American Express	Ben Griffin	T24	81,420
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T38	41,760
WM Phoenix Open	Sahith Theegala	T18	122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach	Patrick Cantlay	T14	342,500
The Genesis Invitational	Tommy Fleetwood	T7	603,200
Cognizant Classic	Daniel Berger	T32	54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Scottie Scheffler	T24	157,000
THE PLAYERS	Collin Morikawa	WD	0
Valspar Championship	Jacob Bridgeman	T14	161,525

Last WEEK – Valspar Championship

MY CHOICE: Jacob Bridgeman – T14

Steady, yet unspectacular. Never raised to the level of contender. Congrats to Fitzy on his excellent bounce-back after a tough finish at THE PLAYERS. I didn’t see that coming.

THIS Week – Texas Children’s Houston Open

There’s no reason to save Chris Gotterup.

With two victories already, he won’t be playing many courses, if any, from this point forward where he can black out and just pump driver all day.

He can this week!

THE CHOICE: Chris Gotterup

Others to consider:

Any of the European ball-strikers who were in it last week at Valspar.

Nicolai Hojgaard, Jake Knapp, Sam Burns, Wyndham Clark

Course Horses at Memorial Park

2025 Birdies	2024 Birdies
26 Min Woo Lee	22 Scottie Schefffler
23 Taylor Pendrith	22 Alejandro Tosti
23 Alejandro Tosti	21 Nick Dunlap
23 Gary Woodland	20 Matti Schmid
22 Davis Thompson	20 Gary Woodland
22 Sami Valimaki	19 Tony Fianu
21 Jake Knapp	19 Tom Hoge
21 Scottie Scheffler	19 Billy Horschel
	19 Stephan Jaeger

2025	2024
Min Woo Lee (-20)	Stephan Jaeger (-12)
wins by 1 (Scheffler, Woodland)	wins by 1 (Scheffler, 4 others)
Par 70 – 7,475 yds	Par 70 – 7,435 yds
154 players	144 players

T2 Gary Woodland	T2 Tony Finau
04 Sami Valimaki -17	T2 Taylor Moore
T5 Wyndham Clark –15	T2 Alejandro Tosti
T5 Taylor Pendrith	T7 Billy Horschel -10
T5 Alejandro Tosti	T7 Aaron Rai
09 Ryan Gerard -14	T7 Max Greyserman
10 Mackenzie Hughes -13	T11 Nick Dunlap -9
T11 Lee Hodges -12	T14 Mackenzie Hughes -8
T11 Rico Hoey	T14 Tom Hoge
T11 Stephan Jaeger	T14 Davis Riley
T11 Isaiah Salinda	T17 Chad Ramey -7
T15 Ryan Fox -11	T21 Gary Woodland -6
T15 Eric Cole	T21 Cam Davis
T18 Chris Gotterup -10	T21 Davis Thompson
T18 Sam Stevens	T21 Matti Schmid
T18 Harry Hall	T21 Joe Highsmith
T18 Harris English	T28 Sahith Theegala -5
T18 Keith Mitchell	T28 Harry Hall
T18 Kevin Yu
T18 Ben Griffin

Valspar Championship Betting Angles

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Valspar Championship

Innisbrook Resort

Copperhead Course

Palm Harbor, Florida

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Thoughts on Valspar

It’s difficult. Really difficult.

The flat tracks of PGA National, Bay Hill, and TPC Sawgrass have been replaced with oak-lined rolling hills and significant elevation changes.

The last four winners have all ranked in the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Putting and top 15 Greens in Regulation.

Par is a decent score again this week. Exactly five players have posted 10-under or better over the last three events.

Five.

This is not a hit-and-giggle or walk in the park after THE PLAYERS Championship. The cut during the last three editions was 2-over, even, and 1-over.

Survive and advance and enjoy the third-hardest three-hole closing stretch on TOUR, “The Snake Pit”.

NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	Copperhead Course
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,352.
Par:	71 (35-36).
Greens:	Poa Trivialis overseed; TifEagle Bermuda; 5,822 square feet.
Stimpmeter:	12-plus feet.
Rough:	Overseeded ryegrass 3.75 inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	74/8/9.
Architect(s):	Larry Packard (1971).
Defending Champion (event):	Viktor Hovland (-11).
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	None.
Course Record:	61; Matt NeSmith (Round 2, 2022) & Padraig Harrington (Round 1, 2012). Neither player is in the field this week.
Tournament Scoring Record	267 (-17); Sam Burns (not entered), 2022.
Fact of the Week:	Since moving to March on the schedule in 2007, the winning margin has been two or fewer shots in every year save 2022.
Fact of the Week II:	The course has five Par-3 holes and three Par-5 holes.

Notes:

Field of 135.
No significant course changes for 2026.
The top 65 and ties play the weekend.
$9.1 million – $1.638 million – 500 FedExCup points.

Recent Winners

2026 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	No Event
Sony Open in Hawaii	Chris Gotterup
The American Express	Scottie Scheffler
Farmers Insurance Open	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Chris Gotterup (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Collin Morikawa
Cognizant Classic	Nico Echavarria
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Akshay Bhatia
THE PLAYERS Championship	Cameron Young

2025 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Hideki Matsuyama
Sony Open in Hawaii	Nick Taylor
The American Express	Sepp Straka
Farmers Insurance Open	Harris English
AT&T Pebble Beach	Rory McIlroy
WM Phoenix Open	Thomas Detry (LIV)
The Genesis Invitational	Ludvig Aberg
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Brian Campbell (first time)
Cognizant Classic	Joe Highsmith (first time)
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Russell Henley
Puerto Rico Open	Karl Vilips (first time)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Rory McIlroy
Valspar Championship	Viktor Hovland
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Min Woo Lee (first time)
Valero Texas Open	Brian Harman
88^th Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy (career grand slam)
RBC Heritage	Justin Thomas
Zurich Classic	Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (first time winners)
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Scottie Scheffler
Truist Championship	Sepp Straka (2)
Mrytle Beach One Flight	Ryan Fox
106^th PGA Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Charles Schwab Challenge	Ben Griffin (2)
The 50^th Memorial Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (3)
RBC Canadian Open	Ryan Fox (2)
124^th United States Open	J.J. Spaun
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Aldrich Potgieter (first time)
John Deere Classic	Brian Campbell (2)
Genesis Scottish Open	Chris Gotterup
ISCO Championship	William Mouw (first time)
152^nd Open Championship	Scottie Scheffler (4)
Barracuda Championship	Ryan Gerard (first time)
3M Open	Kurt Kitayama
Wyndham Championship	Cameron Young (first time)
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Justin Rose
BMW Championship	Scottie Scheffler (5)
The TOUR Championship	Tommy Fleetwood (first time)

FedEx Cup Fall
Procore Championship	Scottie Scheffler (6)
Sanderson Farms Championship	Steven Fisk (first time)
Black Desert Championship	Michael Brennan (first time)
Baycurrent Championship	Xander Schauffele
World Wide Technology Champ	Ben Griffin (3)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Adam Schenk (first time)
The RSM Classic	Sami Valimaki (first time)

Recent Winners – Valspar Championship

Italics – not entered this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2025	Viktor Hovland (-11)	Broke a three-way tie on 7-under after 54 holes with a final round 67 to defeat Justin Thomas by a shot.
2024	Peter Malnati (-12)	Shot a final round 67 to win for the second time on TOUR.
2023	Taylor Moore (-10)	The first of three consecutive champions to post 67 in the final round. Defeated Adam Schenk by one shot.
2022	Sam Burns (-17)	Defeated Davis Riley in a playoff to successfully defend his title. His tournament scoring record was one of many broken in PERFECT, windless weather.
2021	Sam Burns (-17)	The event finished in May and Burns won on TOUR for the first time.
2019	Paul Casey (-8)	The Englishman became the last winner in single digits.

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

LAST WEEK – THE PLAYERS Championship

MY CHOICE: Collin Morikawa – WD

I have no words.

Missing the cut is one thing. Quitting after one hole is another. Glad to see the online sportsbooks refund folks’ money. That was the right thing to do.

As for One and Done, if you tee it, you played. It sucks, but it’s the right call.

Nobody said you didn’t need a little luck in life, but I feel for the McIlroy/Morikawa contingent the last two weeks. Go buy a lottery ticket or two and see if Karma has returned.

Whatever.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings

Sony Open in Hawaii	Robert MacIntyre	T4	409,500
The American Express	Ben Griffin	T24	81,420
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T38	41,760
WM Phoenix Open	Sahith Theegala	T18	122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach	Patrick Cantlay	T14	342,500
The Genesis Invitational	Tommy Fleetwood	T7	603,200
Cognizant Classic	Daniel Berger	T32	54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Scottie Scheffler	T24	157,000
THE PLAYERS	Collin Morikawa	WD	0

THIS WEEK – Valspar Championship

Xander Schauffele will be on my short list of TWO for the U.S. Open. Brooks Koepka is the defending champion at Shinnecock Hills.

Justin Thomas makes sense this week, but I am not taking my chances on a guy who has just returned from back surgery.

Corey Conners has two wins at Valero, so he stays in the stable.

The Hojgaards have never made a cut here.

Jordan Spieth – Colonial or Augusta.

MY CHOICE: Jacob Bridgeman

Proven in Florida, proven in California.

He played from the final group in 2025 and secured third.

His form is T18 or better in every event this year.

LFG.

Others to consider

Viktor Hovland, Sahith Theegala, Lucas Glover, Billy Horschel, Ryo Hisatsune

Recent Form at Valspar

2025	2024	2023
Viktor Hovland (-11)	Peter Malnati (-12)	Taylor Moore (-10)
wins by 1 (JT)	wins by 2 (Cam Young)	wins by 1 (Schenk)
Par 71 – 7,352 yds	Par 71 – 7,340 yds	Par 71 – 7,340 yds
156 players	156 players	144 players

02 Justin Thomas -10	T3 Chancler Phillips -9	02 Adam Schenk -9
03 Jacob Bridgeman -9	T3 Mackenzie Hughes	T3 Jordan Spieth -8
T4 Bud Cauley -8	T5 Adam Hadwin -8	T7 Webb Simpson -4
T4 Ryo Hisatsune	T5 Xander Schauffele	T7 Matt Wallace
T4 Billy Horschel	T9 C Bezuidenhout -7	T10 Justin Thomas -3
07 Davis Riley -7	11 Lucas Glover -6	T10 Nick Taylor
T8 Seamus Power -6	T12 Billy Horschel -5	T10 Patton Kizzire
T8 Lucas Glover	T12 Taylor Moore	T10 Zac Blair
T8 Corey Conners	T12 Kevin Roy	T19 Davis Riley -1
T12 Eric Cole -5	T17 Matt Wallace -4	T19 Denny McCarthy
T12 Xander Schauffele	T17 Akshay Bhatia	T27 Chad Ramey E
T12 Ricky Castillo	T17 Ben Griffin	T27 Alex Smalley
T16 Matt McCarty -4	T17 Keith Mitchell	T27 Kevin Streelman
T22 R N P -3	T17 Matti Schmid	T27 Stephan Jaeger
T22 Emiliano Grillo	T17 Andrew Novak	T27 Andrew Novak
T22 Joe Highsmith	T26 Seamus Power -3
T22 Jeremy Paul	T26 Lee Hodges
	T26 Kevin Streelman

THE PLAYERS Championship Betting Angles

March 11, 2026 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

THE PLAYERS Championship

TPC Sawgrass

Stadium Course

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

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Thoughts on The Chalk:

Schefffler, fade at your own peril. He will figure it out. I am seriously considering changing my Expert’s Picks lineup and will make a last-minute decision about donning his as my Captain.

McIlroy arrived on Wednesday. In a field this deep and on a track this demanding, at BEST, he will be on my bench.

Fleetwood’s 70.63 scoring average here is top five.

Morikawa fits to a T. There’s a reason EVERYONE is on him this week. Sometimes EVERYONE is right.

Si Woo Kim is on fire and a previous winner. Leads the TOUR in Ball-Striking.

Ludvig Aberg is brewing.

Bhatia will attempt to join Scheffler as the only recent player to win at Bay Hill and follow up with a victory at TPC Sawgrass.

I can’t get away from Min Woo Lee and Rickie Fowler

NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	TPC Sawgrass
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,352
Par:	72 (36-36).
Greens:	TifEagle Bermuda; 5,500 square feet.
Stimpmeter:	13-plus feet.
Rough:	Overseeded ryegrass was mowed Sunday at 4.5 inches. #THICC
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	94/18/17
Architect(s):	Pete Dye (1980; 2016).
Defending Champion (event):	Rory McIlroy (-12)
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	McIlroy (2019, 2025); Scheffler (2024, 2022).
Youngest Winner:	Si Woo Kim, 17.
Oldest Winner:	Fred Fuk, 48.
Course Record:	62; Justin Thomas (Round 2, 2025); Tom Hoge (Round 3, 2023).
Tournament Scoring Record	264; Greg Norman (-24, 1994).
72 Hole Tournament Record (post 2015 switch to TifEagle):	268; Scottie Scheffler (-20, 2024).
Fact of the Week:	7.4 is the average attempts for winners.
Fact of the Week II:	Justin Thomas made 11 birdies to tie the course record last year.

Notes:

Field of 123.
The top 65 and ties play the weekend.
The deepest field in golf, no amateurs.
$25 million – $4.5 million – 750 FedExCup points.

Recent Winners

2026 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	No Event
Sony Open in Hawaii	Chris Gotterup
The American Express	Scottie Scheffler
Farmers Insurance Open	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Chris Gotterup (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Collin Morikawa
Cognizant Classic	Nico Echavarria
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Akshay Bhatia

2025 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Hideki Matsuyama
Sony Open in Hawaii	Nick Taylor
The American Express	Sepp Straka
Farmers Insurance Open	Harris English
AT&T Pebble Beach	Rory McIlroy
WM Phoenix Open	Thomas Detry (LIV)
The Genesis Invitational	Ludvig Aberg
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Brian Campbell (first time)
Cognizant Classic	Joe Highsmith (first time)
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Russell Henley
Puerto Rico Open	Karl Vilips (first time)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Rory McIlroy
Valspar Championship	Viktor Hovland
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Min Woo Lee (first time)
Valero Texas Open	Brian Harman
88^th Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy (career grand slam)
RBC Heritage	Justin Thomas
Zurich Classic	Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (first time winners)
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Scottie Scheffler
Truist Championship	Sepp Straka (2)
Mrytle Beach One Flight	Ryan Fox
106^th PGA Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Charles Schwab Challenge	Ben Griffin (2)
The 50^th Memorial Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (3)
RBC Canadian Open	Ryan Fox (2)
124^th United States Open	J.J. Spaun
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Aldrich Potgieter (first time)
John Deere Classic	Brian Campbell (2)
Genesis Scottish Open	Chris Gotterup
ISCO Championship	William Mouw (first time)
152^nd Open Championship	Scottie Scheffler (4)
Barracuda Championship	Ryan Gerard (first time)
3M Open	Kurt Kitayama
Wyndham Championship	Cameron Young (first time)
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Justin Rose
BMW Championship	Scottie Scheffler (5)
The TOUR Championship	Tommy Fleetwood (first time)

FedEx Cup Fall
Procore Championship	Scottie Scheffler (6)
Sanderson Farms Championship	Steven Fisk (first time)
Black Desert Championship	Michael Brennan (first time)
Baycurrent Championship	Xander Schauffele
World Wide Technology Champ	Ben Griffin (3)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Adam Schenk (first time)
The RSM Classic	Sami Valimaki (first time)

Recent Winners – THE PLAYERS Championship

Italics – not entered this week; March winners only.

Year	Winner	Notes
2025	Rory McIlroy (-12)	Defeated J.J. Spaun in a three-hole aggregate playoff to win for the second time.
2024	Scottie Scheffler (-20)	Becomes the first player EVER to defend the title.
2023	Scottie Scheffler (-17)	Won by five shots in his third attempt.
2022	Cameron Smith (-14)	Needed a Monay finish and closed with 66 to come back from two shots and win.
2021	Justin Thomas (-14)	Posted 64-68, tying the lowest 36-hole aggregate to win by a shot.
2019	Rory McIlroy (-13)	Chased down Jon Rahm on Sunday to win the first event in the return to March.

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

LAST WEEK – Arnold Palmer Invitational

MY CHOICE: Scottie Scheffler – T24

Oh, Daniel Berger was THIS week, my bad.

Also, how f*cking stupid am I? Don’t answer that…

Why not wait for Scheffler to get hot, THEN play him?

I’m so bad at this.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings

Sony Open in Hawaii	Robert MacIntyre	T4	409,500
The American Express	Ben Griffin	T24	81,420
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T38	41,760
WM Phoenix Open	Sahith Theegala	T18	122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach	Patrick Cantlay	T14	342,500
The Genesis Invitational	Tommy Fleetwood	T7	603,200
Cognizant Classic	Daniel Berger	T32	54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Scottie Scheffler	T24	157,000

THIS WEEK – THE PLAYERS

It’s the biggest prize purse of the season.

Time to get it right.

The time for dad-to-be Collin Morikawa is now.

MY CHOICE: Collin Morikawa

Others to consider

Si Woo Kim, Ludvig Aberg, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry

Longshots

Rickie Fowler, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott, Corey Conners

Horses for Courses

Players	Top	Scr	Notes
(cuts made/starts)	10	Avg

Scottie Scheffler (5/6)	2	69.89	T20-WIN-WIN last 3
Rory McIlroy (10/16)	5	71.15	2 wins in last six visits
Tommy Fleetwood (8/9)	2	70.63	No top 10 in 6 years
Justin Rose (12/21)	3	71.81	MC-MC-T6 L3Y
Collin Morikawa (5/6)	1	71.11	3 straight; T10 ’25 best w/ 77

Chris Gotterup (0/1)	0	73.00	MC 73-73
Russell Henley (7/13)	0	71.67	T30 in 3 of last 4; T13 best
Robert MacIntyre (1/3)	1	72.13	Solo 9th ’25; all 4 rds 72 >
Xander Schauffele (5/8)	2	71.32	72-T2-T19 L3Y
JJ Spaun (3/7)	1	72.13	P2 ’25 – T64 ’24

Ben Griffin (1/3)	0	71.63	T35 2023
Hideki Matsuyama (8/11)	4	70.50	MC-T6-5th L3Y; T23 worst
Sepp Straka (5/6)	1	71.11	T14-T16-T65-T9 last 4
Justin Thomas (10/11)	2	70.86	2021 winner; T33 best since
Harris English (7/12)	0	72.80	T30-T19 L2Y; 7 –> MC before
Alex Noren (4/7)	1	71.27	T19-MC-T26; T10 debut best
Viktor Hovland (4/6)	2	71.25	MC-T62-T3-T9-MC
Keegan Bradley (10/15)	2	71.65	T20-MC-MC-5TH L4Y
Jacob Bridgeman			First Appearance
Cameron Young (3/4)	0	72.43	Only 2 rounds in the 60s; T51 best
Matt Fitzpatrick (5/10)	2	71.38	MC-5TH-MC-MC-T9 L5
Ludvig Aberg (1/2)	1	70.00	MC-8TH
Maverick McNealy (3/5)	1	72.50	MC-T9-T60-T46-MC; 3 of 16 60s
Ryan Gerard (1/1)	0	72.00	Sat T14 after 54 holes before 78 Sunday (T42)
Si Woo Kim (9/10)	3	70.67	2017 winner at 21; T6 2024; never MC here
Sam Burns (4/6)	0	72.13	2 of 16 rds in 60s; T26 best
Kurt Kitayama (2/3)	0	71.40	T33-T19-MC
Patrick Cantlay (6/9)	0	71.73	T12-T68-T19; 2 of his best L3Y
Shane Lowry (8/11)	1	71.09	T20-T19-T35-T13-8th last five
Min Woo Lee (3/3)	1	70.83	T20-T54-T6; Final Group 2023
Jason Day (10/14)	4	70.86	2016 winner; T35-T19
Players	Top	Scr	TPC Sawgrass Notes/Best Performances
(cuts made/starts)	10	Avg
Corey Conners (6/7)	2	70.55	T6-T13-mc-T26-7th
Akshay Bhatia (1/2)	1	70.33	T3-MC
Matt McCarty (1/1)	0	71.00	3 rounds of 70 or better in tough conditions
Ryan Fox (2/3)	0	71.20	T20-mc-T27
Andrew Novak (0/3)	0	74.83	6 of 7 rounds 74 or worse
Jake Knapp (2/2)	0	70.75	T12-T45; All 8 rounds 73 or better
Sam Stevens (0/2)	0	73.75	74-72; 73-76
Pierceson Coody			First Appearance
Michael Kim (1/5)	0	74.42	MC last four
Michael Thorbjornsen			First Appearance
Adam Scott (19/24)	4	71.41	2004 winner; T45 best in last 5
Brian Harman (10/14)	4	71.68	T2 2024; T3 2021
Nicolai Hojgaard (0/2)		73.75	73-73; 73-76
Nick Taylor (6/9)	0	72.04	T26 best in last 5
Harry Hall (0/2)			75-70; 77-74
Daniel Berger (8/9)	2	71.27	8 straight; T20 2025
Taylor Pendrith (3/4)	0	72.21	T13 2022 debut best
Ryo Hisatsune (0-2)		72.50	72-74; 70-74
JT Poston (5/7)	0	71.80	T33-T45 L2Y; T22 2019 debut best
Rickie Fowler (9/15)	2	72.09	2015 winner; T71-T68-T13 L3Y
Sungjae Im (6/7)	1	71.36	T61-T31-T6-T55-T17

Players	Top	Scr	Notes/Best Performances
	10	Avg
Aaron Rai (3/3)	0	70.58	T14-T35-T19
C Bezuidenhout (3/4)	0	70.79	MC-T13-T13-T41
Brian Campbell (0/1)			74-71
Ricky Castillo (0/1)			70-74
Bud Cauley (2/5)	1	72.14	T6 2025 first visit since 2019
Wyndham Clark (2/6)	1	71.15	WD-T2-T27-MC-MC-DQ
Eric Cole (1/3)	0	72.13	MC-MC-T27
Lucas Glover (5/6)	0	71.05	4 straight; T11 2024 best
Cam Davis (1/5)	1	74.50	T6 2023
Zecheng Dou			First Appearance
	Top	Scr
Players	10	Avg
Nico Echavarria (0/3)		73.83	70 or worse in 6 rounds
AJ Ewart			First Appearance
Tony Finau (5/10)	0	72.08	T19 2023 best
Steven Fisk			First Appearance
Emiliano Grillo (5/9)	0	72.32	11th 2017
Garrick Higgo (1/3)	0	72.29	WD-T44-MC
Joe Highsmith (1/1)	0	71.00	3 rounds of 72 or better
Lee Hodges (2/3)	0	73.20	T35-MC-T70 L3Y
Rico Hoey (1/1)	0	71.50	T33 debut
Tom Hoge (7/7)	2	70.70	T3-T54-T3; 7 straight
Rasmus Hojgaard (0/1)	0	76.00	72-80 MC
Max Homa (3/5)	1	71.63	MC-T64-T6-T13-MC
Mark Hubbard (3/5)	0	72.36	MC-T31-T35-MC-MC
Mackenzie Hughes (4/7)	0	72.10	MC 4 of the last 5 (T26)
Stephan Jaeger (2/4)	0	72.08	T20-MC-T44-MC
Takumi Kanaya			First Appearance
SH Kim (0/2)		74.50	74-71; 77-76
Chris Kirk (10/14)	0	71.66	T12 2017 best; T42-T26 L2
Brooks Koepka (4/6)	0	71.70	First Appearance since 2022 MC
Haotong Li (0/2)			First Appearance since 2019 MC
Denny McCarthy (6/6)	0	71.21	T14-T35-T13 L3Y
Max McGreevey (1/2)	0	73.67	T20-MC; 69-89 debut
Mac Meissner (1/1)	0	72.00	T42 2025
Keith Mitchell (5/6)	0	72.04	T13 2022
Taylor Moore (3/4)	0	71.79	T33-T31-T35-MC
William Mouw			First Appearance
Thorbjorn Olesen (1/2)	0	72.17	T41 2019 last, best
Matthieu Pavon (1/2)	0	73.00	T54-MC
Marco Penge			First Appearance
Chandler Philips (1/1)	0	73.50	T61 opened with 68
Aldrich Potgieter (0/1)			74-71
Andrew Putnam (1/6)	0	73.21	53rd 2024
Chad Ramey (1/3)	0	72.38	MC-MC-T27; FRL 2023
Kristoffer Reitan			First Appearance
Davis Riley (1/3)	0	72.88	T38-MC-MC
Patrick Rodgers (2/9)	0	73.43	MC last four
Kevin Roy (0/1)		73.50	77-70 2025
Adam Schenk (1/5)	0	72.33	T19 2024
Matti Schmid (1/2)	0	71.00	MC-T26
Alex Smalley (2/3)	0	71.90	T14-MC-T65
Jordan Smith			First Appearance
Austin Smotherman (1/1)	0	71.00	T35 2023
Jordan Spieth (5/11)	1	71.91	T4 2014 debut; 59th-MC-T19 L3Y
Sahith Theegala (3/4)	1	72.57	T52-T9-74-MC
Davis Thompson (2/3)	1	71.80	T10-MC-T68
Sami Valimaki (2/2)	0	72.88	T69-T54
Erik van Rooyen (1/3)	0	71.50	T13 2022
Jhonattan Vegas (7/11)	2	72.14	T3 2019; T7 2012; 60th best last 4
Karl Vilips	0	75.00	72-78 MC 2025
Danny Walker (1/1)	1	69.75	70-66-70 last 54 for T6 debut
Vince Whaley (0/1)		72.50	73-72
Gary Woodland (6/13)	0	72.84	T54 best in last 5 years
Sudarshan Yellamaraju			First Appearance
Keivn Yu (0/2)		73.75	73 is best

Arnold Palmer Invitational Betting Angles

March 4, 2026 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard

Bay Hill Club & Lodge

Orlando, Florida

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NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	Bay Hill Club & Lodge
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,466
Par:	72 (36-36).
Greens:	TifEagle Bermuda; 7,500 square feet.
Stimpmeter:	13-plus feet.
Rough:	Overseeded ryegrass at FOUR inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	84/8/9
Architect(s):	Dick Wilson (1961); Arnold Palmer (2009; 2016).
Defending Champion (event):	Russell Henley (-11).
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	Scheffler (2024, 2022).
Course Record:	62; Adam Scott (2014, Bentgrass greens) is the only player to post this total since 1984.
72 Hole Tournament Record (post 2016 switch to TifEagle):	270; Rory McIlroy (-18, 2018).
Fact of the Week:	The last 10 winners have produced seven champions 30 or younger.
Fact of the Week II:	The last five champions are from the USA.

Hot weather will make the ball go far this week, but Bay Hill has played over par for the last NINE seasons, regardless of the composition of the field.

The TifEagle Bermuda greens, which have not been overseeded, will be the best and fastest on TOUR yet. Big greens are surrounded by big penalty areas, so don’t be surprised to see balls, especially from the rough, finding the safest tiers on the putting surfaces. Lag putting will be a recipe for success this week.

Notes:

Field of 72.
The second of three Legacy Signature Events, the API cut will be made after 36 holes. The top 50 and ties play the weekend.
The OWGR is represented by 41 of the top 50, BUT 28 of the top 30.
$20 million – $4 million – 700 FedExCup points.

Recent Winners

2026 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	No Event
Sony Open in Hawaii	Chris Gotterup
The American Express	Scottie Scheffler
Farmers Insurance Open	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Chris Gotterup (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Collin Morikawa
Cognizant Classic	Nico Echavarria

2025 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Hideki Matsuyama
Sony Open in Hawaii	Nick Taylor
The American Express	Sepp Straka
Farmers Insurance Open	Harris English
AT&T Pebble Beach	Rory McIlroy
WM Phoenix Open	Thomas Detry (LIV)
The Genesis Invitational	Ludvig Aberg
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Brian Campbell (first time)
Cognizant Classic	Joe Highsmith (first time)
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Russell Henley
Puerto Rico Open	Karl Vilips (first time)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Rory McIlroy
Valspar Championship	Viktor Hovland
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Min Woo Lee (first time)
Valero Texas Open	Brian Harman
88^th Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy (career grand slam)
RBC Heritage	Justin Thomas
Zurich Classic	Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (first time winners)
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Scottie Scheffler
Truist Championship	Sepp Straka (2)
Mrytle Beach One Flight	Ryan Fox
106^th PGA Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Charles Schwab Challenge	Ben Griffin (2)
The 50^th Memorial Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (3)
RBC Canadian Open	Ryan Fox (2)
124^th United States Open	J.J. Spaun
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Aldrich Potgieter (first time)
John Deere Classic	Brian Campbell (2)
Genesis Scottish Open	Chris Gotterup
ISCO Championship	William Mouw (first time)
152^nd Open Championship	Scottie Scheffler (4)
Barracuda Championship	Ryan Gerard (first time)
3M Open	Kurt Kitayama
Wyndham Championship	Cameron Young (first time)
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Justin Rose
BMW Championship	Scottie Scheffler (5)
The TOUR Championship	Tommy Fleetwood (first time)

FedEx Cup Fall
Procore Championship	Scottie Scheffler (6)
Sanderson Farms Championship	Steven Fisk (first time)
Black Desert Championship	Michael Brennan (first time)
Baycurrent Championship	Xander Schauffele
World Wide Technology Champ	Ben Griffin (3)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Adam Schenk (first time)
The RSM Classic	Sami Valimaki (first time)

Recent Winners – Arnold Palmer Invitational

Italics – not entered this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2025	Russell Henley (-11)	Followed T4 in 2024 with his fifth win on TOUR. Beat Morikawa by a shot in the final group.
2024	Scottie Scheffler (-15)	Second title in three years. Won by five shots.
2023	Kurt Kitayama (-9)	First debut winner since 1990.
2022	Scottie Scheffler (-5)	One of four players broke par in the final round. Course played No. 1 most difficult on TOUR in 2022.
2021	Bryson DeChambeau (-11)	First of five straight USA-USA-USA winners.

Notables

Adam Scott is the only player since 1985 to post 62 (2014) and is one of four to share the course record.
Tiger Woods (not entered) has won this event eight times, the most in history. Scheffler is the only multiple winner in the 2026 field.
The fairways are 30 yards wide, two yards wider on average than last week at PGA National and overseeded.
None of the Par-5 holes plays longer than 590 yards.
Since 2016, only Scheffler in 2024 ranked OUTSIDE the top SIX in Par-3 scoring. All four Par-3 holes extend 199 yards or longer.
The last seven winners have ranked in the top 10 in Greens in Regulation.
After adding TifEagle greens for 2016, nine of 10 winners have ranked in the top 15 in SG: Putting, and all were T21 or better. No weaknesses allowed in the bag this week!

LAST WEEK – Cognizant Classic

MY CHOICE: Daniel Berger – T32

Opening with 67, I was encouraged. After two middle rounds of 71-71, I was DISCOURAGED.

After watching Lowry capitulate in the final three holes with a three-shot lead, T32 is easier to stomach than losing $1 million in 30 minutes.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings

Sony Open in Hawaii	Robert MacIntyre	T4	409,500
The American Express	Ben Griffin	T24	81,420
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T38	41,760
WM Phoenix Open	Sahith Theegala	T18	122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach	Patrick Cantlay	T14	342,500
The Genesis Invitational	Tommy Fleetwood	T7	603,200
Cognizant Classic	Daniel Berger	T32	54,816

THIS WEEK – Arnold Palmer Invitational

The third of eight Signature Events precedes the biggest payday in golf, THE PLAYERS Championship next week in Ponte Vedra Beach. This week and next will require a podium finish or victory to absorb the dog days of summer.

These are the events to release the hounds and shoot your shot with the biggest and the baddest available. Of the two events spread over the next two weeks, Bay Hill is the more “predictable” of the bunch. TPC Sawgrass, minus the recent McIlroy/Scheffler domination, has produced a cadre of winners, which appeared to be drawn out of a hat.

Also, there is a cut in both events, which SHOULD NOT bother the world’s best, but here we are.

Remember, LIV players, if that is your angle, return for the Masters, PGA Championship, and Open Championship.

MY CHOICE: Scottie Scheffler

Time to kick it into gear for the No. 1 player in the world.

No more farting around on Thursday.

No more Poa annua to piss him off.

The familiarity of Bermuda and two previous victories on a track he loves (nothing worse than T15 in five starts) is the recipe I am looking for this week.

I would not talk you out of playing McIlroy, but this comes down to preference, and I will ride the steadier of the two on a course where hazards do affect play.

I will also remind you that the Truist Championship returns to Quail Hollow Club in May. McIlroy has won that event, a Signature Event, approximately 49,390 times. See you in May, Rors!

Others to consider

Jake Knapp, Russell Henley, Tommy Fleetwood

Longshots

Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, Ryan Fox

Horses for Courses

Players	Top	Top	Scr	Bay Hill HFC Finishes/Notes
(cuts made/starts)	10	25	Avg

Scottie Scheffler (5/5)	3	5	70.60	T15 is his worst payday; Only 2x winner playing.
Rory McIlroy (11/11)	6	10	70.50	8 rounds of 66 or better; 2018 winner.
Tommy Fleetwood (7/9)	3	5	71.91	T11 2025; T3 2019
Justin Rose (13/20)	6	9	71.70	T8 2025 followed 4 -> MC
Collin Morikawa (3/5)	2	2	72.13	2nd 2025 after 2-> MC; T9 2020

Chris Gotterup				First Appearance
Russell Henley (6/9)	2	3	71.87	2025 winner followed T4; 5 –>
Robert MacIntyre (2/2)	0	1	71.75	T11, T36 L2Y
Xander Schauffele (4/4)	0	2	72.63	Best payday T24 2020
JJ Spaun (4/5)	0	0	73.11	T31 2025 best

Ben Griffin (2/2)	0	1	72.13	T45-T14 L2Y
Hideki Matsuyama (10/11)	1	6	71.86	Only top 10 2016 (T6); T22-T12 L2Y
Sepp Straka (2/6)	1	1	73.69	T5 2025 with 1st Rd 77!!!
Justin Thomas (4/4)	0	2	71.56	T12 2024 best; T36 2025
Harris English (9/13)	2	5	72.30	6–> busted 2025; T2 2023, T9 2020
Alex Noren (4/5)	0	0	72.72	T36 best; First visit since 2023 (T61)
Viktor Hovland (6/7)	2	2	72.35	6–> busted 2025; T10 2023, T2 2022
Keegan Bradley (13/14)	5	6	71.50	T11 or better 4 of last 5; cashed 13 straight
Jacob Bridgeman (1/1)	0	1	71.25	Closed 69-68 for T15 on debut 2025
Cameron Young (3/4)	1	2	72.50	T10 2023; 82-71 MC 2025
Matt Fitzpatrick (8/11)	4	7	71.71	T27 worst; 2nd 2019 first of 4 straight T10
Ludvig Aberg (3/3)	0	3	71.83	T22-T25-T24 (a) L3Y
Maverick McNealy (3/5)	0	0	73.75	73-80 MC 2025; T46 (a) 2016 best
Ryan Gerard				First Appearance
Si Woo Kim (6/10)	0	1	73.19	T19 2025 best; 4–>
Sam Burns (6/8)	1	1	72.93	T9 2022; T48, T30 L2Y
Kurt Kitayama (1/2)	1	1	71.67	MC-WIN; Nobody defends well first time anywhere
Patrick Cantlay (3/3)	1	1	71.67	T31, T36, and T4 L3Y
Shane Lowry (3/7)	2	2	72.20	7th 2025, 3rd 2024; AWFUL before!
Min Woo Lee (1/4)	0	0	75.30	73 or WORSE in 9 of 10 rounds
Jason Day (10/12)	3	7	71.30	2016 winner; T8 2025, T10 2023
Players	Top	Top	Scr	Bay Hill HFC Finishes/Notes
(cuts made/starts)	10	25	Avg
Corey Conners (5/7)	2	5	71.46	3rd ’25, 3rd ’21; T21 > last 5
Akshay Bhatia (0/1)				79-73 MC
Matt McCarty				First Appearance
Ryan Fox (1/1)	0	1	71.00	71-67 to close T14
Andrew Novak (1/1)	0	0	72.50	T34 debut 2025 included 65 Saturday
Jake Knapp (1/1)	0	0	75.00	T57 2025 debut
Sam Stevens (1/1)	0	0	73.00	T40 2025 debut
Pierceson Coody (1/1)	0	1	71.00	T14 2023 debut; 66 Saturday
Michael Kim (2/3)	1	2	71.20	4th 2025; T17 2017 (a)
Michael Thorbjornsen				First Appearance
Adam Scott (11/15)	2	4	71.81	3rd 2014; T36-MC last 2
Brian Harman (6/12)	0	4	72.58	T40-T12 L2Y; T12 best
Nicolai Hojgaard (0/2)	0	0	74.00	3 of 4 rounds > 71
Nick Taylor (5/8)	0	1	72.69	T31-T12 last 2 best 2
Harry Hall				First Appearance
Daniel Berger (2/3)	0	2	71.20	T15 2025; T13 2015
Taylor Pendrith (1/3)	0	0	74.75	T42 2022 debut best
Ryo Hisatsune				First Appearance
JT Poston (3/5)	0	0	74.38	T50-T55 last 2 best 2
Rickie Fowler (12/13)	1	4	72.12	Only top 10 2013; T31 best in last 4
Sungjae Im (7/7)	2	7	71.46	T21 or better in all 7; 2 podiums

The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches Betting Angles

February 25, 2026 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Cognizant Classic at the Palm Beaches

Champion Cours at PGA National

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

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Host Course	The Champion Course
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,223 (new 2026)
Par:	71 (35-36).
Greens:	TifEagle Bermuda; 7,000 square feet.
Stimpmeter:	12 feet.
Rough:	Overseeded ryegrass at 3 iinches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	60/20/15
Architect(s):	George Fazio (1981); Jack Nicklaus (2002, 2014 redesign; 2018).
Defending Champion (event):	Joe Highsmith (-19)
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	Zero in 19 events at this course.
Course Record:	59; Jake Knapp (not entered), Round 1, 2025.
72 Hole Tournament Record	19-under (265).
Fact of the Week:	5 of the last 7 champions are first-time winners on TOUR.
Fact of the Week II:	The tournament scoring record has been broken in three consecutive events (2023-2025).

The biggest defenses of the course are the Florida breeze and water penalty areas, seemingly everywhere. Better be able to shape and control the golf ball.

Big greens, when found, get more difficult the closer to the hole, a la Jack Nicklaus designs.

Jack Nicklaus is the only player to win this event in consecutive seasons on the same course (1977, 1978).

Nobody has won twice since moving to The Champion Course (20th edition 2026).

Notes:

Field of 123.
The cut will be made after 36 holes. The top 65 and ties play the weekend.
The OWGR is represented by 6 of the top 50.
$9.6 million – $1.728 million – 500 FedExCup points

2026 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	No Event
Sony Open in Hawaii	Chris Gotterup
The American Express	Scottie Scheffler
Farmers Insurance Open	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Chris Gotterup (2)
The Genesis Invitational	Jacob Bridgeman (first time winner)

2025 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Hideki Matsuyama
Sony Open in Hawaii	Nick Taylor
The American Express	Sepp Straka
Farmers Insurance Open	Harris English
AT&T Pebble Beach	Rory McIlroy
WM Phoenix Open	Thomas Detry (LIV)
The Genesis Invitational	Ludvig Aberg
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Brian Campbell (first time)
Cognizant Classic	Joe Highsmith (first time)
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Russell Henley
Puerto Rico Open	Karl Vilips (first time)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Rory McIlroy
Valspar Championship	Viktor Hovland
Texas Children’s Houston Open	Min Woo Lee (first time)
Valero Texas Open	Brian Harman
88^th Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy (career grand slam)
RBC Heritage	Justin Thomas
Zurich Classic	Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (first time winners)
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Scottie Scheffler
Truist Championship	Sepp Straka (2)
Mrytle Beach One Flight	Ryan Fox
106^th PGA Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Charles Schwab Challenge	Ben Griffin (2)
The 50^th Memorial Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (3)
RBC Canadian Open	Ryan Fox (2)
124^th United States Open	J.J. Spaun
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Aldrich Potgieter (first time)
John Deere Classic	Brian Campbell (2)
Genesis Scottish Open	Chris Gotterup
ISCO Championship	William Mouw (first time)
152^nd Open Championship	Scottie Scheffler (4)
Barracuda Championship	Ryan Gerard (first time)
3M Open	Kurt Kitayama
Wyndham Championship	Cameron Young (first time)
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Justin Rose
BMW Championship	Scottie Scheffler (5)
The TOUR Championship	Tommy Fleetwood (first time)

FedEx Cup Fall
Procore Championship	Scottie Scheffler (6)
Sanderson Farms Championship	Steven Fisk (first time)
Black Desert Championship	Michael Brennan (first time)
Baycurrent Championship	Xander Schauffele
World Wide Technology Champ	Ben Griffin (3)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Adam Schenk (first time)
The RSM Classic	Sami Valimaki (first time)

Recent Winners – Cognizant Classic

Italics – not entered this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2025	Joe Highsmith (-19)	Set the tournament scoring record to win for the first time on TOUR.
2024	Austin Eckroat (-17)	Making his second start, he set the new scoring standard on the NEW Par-71 track. Won by 3 and became the fourth first-time winner in six events.
2023	Chris Kirk (-14)	Needed an extra hole to defeat Eric Cole and produced the lowest winning total in the final season of the Par-70 layout.
2022	Sepp Straka (-10)	Outlasted Shane Lowry, Kurt Kitayama, and Daniel Berger in a deluge late on Sunday to win for the first time on TOUR.
2021	Matt Jones (-12)	Won by five in the big breezes.
2020	Sungjae Im (-6)	Became the youngest winner (21 yrs) and won for the first time on TOUR.
2019	Keith Mitchell (-9)	Held off Rickie Fowler by a shot to add his name to the list of four UGA Bulldog winners since 2014.

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

1 player per event (plus a backup pick if your guy get kidnapped on Wednesday night and doesn’t make it to the first tee Thursday).

1 use per year.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings

Sony Open in Hawaii	Robert MacIntyre	T4	409,500
The American Express	Ben Griffin	T24	81,420
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T38	41,760
WM Phoenix Open	Sahith Theegala	T18	122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach	Patrick Cantlay	T14	342,500
The Genesis Invitational	Tommy Fleetwood	T7	603,200

This Week – Cognizant Classic at the Palm Beaches

MY CHOICE: Daniel Berger

A late entry after missing the cut at Riviera, the hometown lad knows this place inside and out. In a limited field, I will ride familiarity and #FloridaMan.

Just Missed

Shane Lowry, Michael Thorbjornsen, Luke Clanton, and any players from Denmark.

The Genesis Invitational Betting Angles

February 18, 2026 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Tiger’s tournament is the second of eight Signature Events in 2026. The Riviera Country Club returns to host an elite field of 72 players.

The Genesis Invitational

The Riviera Country Club

Pacific Palisades, California

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