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
Total Events: 17	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
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	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!