Time for golf in Florida!
Let this be a reminder to you last-minute players: tee times are EARLY now!!!
Haha!
One and Done
Each week I’ll throw in my thoughts on the field and those to back and avoid in this wonderful format.
This Year:
| Event | Golfer | Place | $$ |
| Safeway Open | Brendan Steele | T53 | 14,610 |
| CIMB Classic | Ryan Moore | T66 | 12,740 |
| CJ CUP @ 9 BRIDGES | Gary Woodland | 2nd | 1,026,000 |
| WGC-HSBC Champions | Ian Poulter | 21st | 93,500 |
| Sanderson Farms | Cameron Davis | MC | 0 |
| Shriners | Aaron Wise | T15 | 101,675 |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic | Charles Howell III | MC | 0 |
| The RSM Classic | J.J. Spaun | MC | 0 |
| Sentry TOC | Jon Rahm | T8 | 191,000 |
| Sony Open | Marc Leishman | T3 | 307,200 |
| 60th Desert Classic | Andrew Putnam | T34 | 29,975 |
| Farmers Insurance | Patrick Cantlay | MC | 0 |
| WMPO | Hideki Matsuyama | T15 | 113,600 |
| AT&T Pebble Beach | Jason Day | T4 | 334,400 |
| Genesis Open | Justin Thomas | 2nd | 799,200 |
| WGC-Mexico Champ | Xander Schauffele | T14 | 128,000 |
| Puerto Rico Open | Graeme McDowell | T42 | 10,500 |
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Total Events: 17
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Top 10s: 5 | MC: 3 | $3,162,400 |
Last Time: WGC-Mexico Championship
Welp.
I’m not angry at Schauffele.
Or McDowell.
I was down to him and McIlroy and chose incorrectly.
Looked like I knew what the hell I was doing this week!
Onward and upward.
My Choice: Xander Schauffele – T14
Safety Dance: Dustin Johnson – WIN, Phil Mickelson – T39, Rory McIlroy – 2nd
Spicy: Tommy Fleetwood – T19, Tyrrell Hatton – T19, Ian Poulter – T3
Picks for Dreamers: Sergio Garcia – T6, Hideki Matsuyama – T19, Rafa Cabrera Bello – T19
Picks for Noses: Henrik Stenson – T54, Abraham Ancer – T39, Matt Kuchar – 50th
Six Beers In: Emiliano Grillo – T58, Paul Casey – T3
Last Week – Puerto Rico
My Choice: Graeme McDowell – T42
Safety Dance: Matt Every – T16, Scott Brown – T10, Daniel Berger -T2
Spicy: Johnson Wagner – T2, Rafael Campos – T49, Nate Lashley – T8
Picks for Dreamers: Chris Kirk – MC, Matt Jones – T55, David Hearn – T25
Six Beers In: Fabian Gomez – T25, Kramer Hickok – T35
This Week
The Honda Classic provides an interesting challenge this week. The two schools of thought should included taking a premium or “at home” player or somebody completely off the pace to sneak in and make noise.
The field and prize pool supports the latter so this should be a good week for those trying to make up ground if the chalk falters.
Now, about that chalk.
With the exception of Adam Long and Kevin Tway, it has been a chalk-filled beginning to the season. Big-name players and/or veteran winners are picking up the checks while the others look to get a foothold. If you’re leading in your game, I keep the pedal down and fire a heavy hitter. If you’re not as fortunate to be near the top, I might dig a layer deeper and hope the trend takes a week off.
My Choice: Adam Scott
I’m not using him at Augusta and his flaky schedule never gives me any confidence for “saving” him down the road. I wish the wind was belting this week but he’s proven over the last four years he knows exactly what is necessary to navigate the Champion Course.
Safety Dance: Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland
Spicy: Daniel Berger, Billy Horschel, Graeme McDowell
Picks for Dreamers: Michael Thompson, Scott Piercy, Charl Schwartzel
Picks for Noses: Alex Noren, Justin Thomas (why use him in an event with a purse of this size if you can use him in four majors?)
Six Beers In: Webb Simpson, Patton Kizzire
History Channeled:
2017-18 Thermometer: FINAL
| Event | Golfer | Place | $$ |
| Safeway Open | Tony Finau | 2nd | 669,600 |
| CIMB Classic | Paul Casey | T7 | 218,166 |
| CJ CUP @ 9 BRIDGES | Keegan Bradley | T47 | 23,759 |
| WGC-HSBC Champions | Hideki Matsuyama | T50 | 51,875 |
| Sanderson Farms | Chesson Hadley | T2 | 464,400 |
| Shriners | Patrick Cantlay | WIN | 1,224,000 |
| OHL Classic | Kevin Chappell | MC | 0 |
| The RSM Classic | Charles Howell III | MC | 0 |
| Sentry TOC | Kevin Kisner | T17 | 99,333 |
| Sony Open | Brian Harman | T4 | 256,266 |
| CareerBuilder Challenge | Jason Dufner | T36 | 27,189 |
| Farmers Insurance | Jon Rahm | T29 | 43,872 |
| WMPO | Alex Noren | T21 | 80,040 |
| -AT&T Pebble Beach | Phil Mickelson | T2 | 488,400 |
| Genesis Open | Dustin Johnson | T16 | 111,600 |
| Honda Classic | Graeme McDowell | MC | 0 |
| WGC-Mexico | Tommy Fleetwood | T14 | 126,500 |
| Valspar Championship | Ryan Moore | MC | 0 |
| Arnold Palmer | Tyrell Hatton | T69 | 18,067 |
| WGC-Match Play | Patrick Reed | T9 | 163,000 |
| Corales Puntacana | Patrick Rodgers | T22 | 27,850 |
| Houston Open | Luke List | T24 | 54,162 |
| Masters | Jordan Spieth | 3rd | 748,000 |
| RBC Heritage | Cameron Smith | T32 | 35,510 |
| Valero Texas Open | Billy Horschel | T11 | 136,400 |
| Zurich Classic | Bud Cauley | MC | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Championship | Bryson DeChambeau | 4th | 369,600
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| THE PLAYERS | Francesco Molinari | MC | 0 |
| Ft. Worth Invitational | Adam Scott | T52 | 16,472 |
| AT&T Byron Nelson | Jimmy Walker | T6 | 257,950 |
| Memorial | Tiger Woods | T23 | 76,985 |
| FESJC | Henrik Stenson | T26 | 50,820 |
| US Open | Justin Rose | T10 | 270,151 |
| FESJC | Xander Schauffele | MC | 0 |
| Quicken Loans National | Kyle Stanley | T32 | 36,841 |
| A Military Tribute | Bubba Watson | T13 | 121,632 |
| John Deere Classic | Zach Johnson | T16 | 81,366 |
| British Open | Rory McIlroy | T2 | 694,250 |
| RBC Canadian Open | Charley Hoffman | T29 | 37,743 |
| Barracuda | Martin Laird | T15 | 51,000 |
| WGC-Bridgestone Invite | Rickie Fowler | T17 | 104,250 |
| PGA Championship | Brooks Koepka | WIN | 1,980,000 |
| Wyndham | Brandt Snedeker | WIN | 1,080,000 |
| THE NORTHERN TRUST | Jason Day | T20 | 101,160 |
| Dell Technologies | Marc Leishman | T21 | 100,800 |
| BMW Championship | Gary Woodland | T12 | 189,000 |
| TOUR Championship | Justin Thomas | T7 | 279,900 |
| Total Events: 47
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Top 10s: 15 | MC: 7 | $10,967,909 |
2015-16 Season total: $5,978,929; 47 events
- Wins: 2 (Matsuyama, Hoffman)
- Seconds: 0
- Thirds: 1
- Top 10s: 9
- Top 25s: 18
- MC: 8 (Mickelson, FIO; Oosthuizen, SHO; Chappell, Colonial; Casey, Memorial; Woodland, FESJC; Hearn, RBC Canadian; McGirt, Wyndham; Justin Thomas, DBC)
2016-17 Season total: $6,533,509 45 events
- Wins: 1
- Seconds: 1
- Thirds: 1
- Top 10s: 12
- Top 25s: 20
- MCs (10): Grayson Murray (Safeway Open); Patton Kizzire (SFC); Jamie Lovemark (CB Challenge); Jimmy Walker (FIO); Charl Schwartzel (Genesis); Russell Knox (Honda); Henrik Stenson (API); Thomas Pieters (Zurich); Kevin Kisner (WFC).
Thanks for reading!
