Giddy up!

My OAD nag is heading to the GLUE FACTORY if we don’t get this season turned around shortly!

Local and 2015 champ Jimmy Walker should be on your radar this week if you’re looking to make up ground.

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
The Honda Classic	Adam Scott	MC	0
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Rickie Fowler	T40	35,490
THE PLAYERS Championship	Sergio Garcia	T22	125,000
Valspar Championship	Patrick Reed	MC	0
Corales Punta Cana	Trey Mullinax	T61	6,450
WGC-Match Play	Paul Casey	T9	167,000
Total Events: 23	Top 10s: 6	MC: 6	$3,496,340

Last Time: Valspar Championship & WGC-Match Play

My Choice: Patrick Reed – MC

Damn near DFL and I couldn’t be HAPPIER!

I don’t mind this at all. I hate grinding all day Friday to have a guy three jack from 8 feet to miss. This is proper. Captain America indeed! HUGH ESSAY HUGH ESSAY HUGH ESSAY!!!

Safety Dance: Sergio Garcia – T54, Paul Casey – WIN, Jon Rahm – T6

Spicy: Ryan Moore – MC, Keith Mitchell – DNS, Adam Hadwin – MC

Picks for Dreamers: Jim Furyk – T18, Kevin Kisner – T24, Jason Kokrak – T2, Lucas Glover – T13

Picks for Noses: Bubba Watson (not with Augusta, Travelers) – T4, Dustin Johnson (any week when the prize pool is greater than $9 million) – T6, Henrik Stenson (form) – T24.

 Six Beers In: J.T. Poston – MC, Sungjae Im – T4, Kelly Kraft – T46

WGC-MATCH PLAY

Winner: Paul Casey

I’m never crazy about this format because of the difficulty it is just to get through the group phase.

I did bag the two finalists in my bracket but had BOTH OF THEM losing in the semis and playing for third! Getting half of the final four in this format is impossible so I’m going to hurt my shoulder patting myself on the back.

This Week

On a track that rarely plays easy, Andrew Landry rolled into town last April and turned in the tournament record for his first TOUR win. Of the previous nine winners four have been first-timers on TOUR. Kevin Chappell, Charley Hoffman and Jimmy Walker had barrels of success before they finally broke through. Even Martin Laird had a T9 before his win in 2013.

TPC San Antonio usually is at the mercy of the wind and weather but this week looks to be nice. That should, by default, make the fairways even wider and scoring even easier. The rough is only two inches and the greens only run 11′ on the Stimp so playing the “conditions” shouldn’t be the issue.

Check my preview here for more details.

My Choice: Billy Horschel

Safety Dance: Matt Kuchar, Tony Finau, Jim Furyk

Spicy:, Ryan Moore, Aaron Baddeley, Jhonattan Vegas, Charley Hoffman

Picks for Dreamers: Jason Kokrak, Lucas Glover, Lucas Bjerregaard, Jimmy Walker

Picks for Noses: Rickie Fowler (no form, never played the event), Jordan Spieth (Masters or bust right now),

 Six Beers In: Ryan Palmer, Sungjae Im, Kelly Kraft

 

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!