The Confidence Factor: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Year No. 2 of the partners event at the TPC Louisiana in Avondale.

Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt are back to defend their title but will have to navigate 10 of the top 15 players in the OWGR.com rankings and a benign forecast.

With walk-up music being introduced for the first time on TOUR, I’ve added a bit to the preview this week.

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OAD — 50th RBC Heritage

The week after the Masters means a week on Hilton Head Island at Harbour Town Golf Links. Of the last 36 winners in this event, 28 have played the previous week at Augusta National. That didn’t seem to bother South Carolina native Wesley Bryan last year!

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The Confidence Factor: 50th RBC Heritage

Pete Dye is up to his old tricks again at one of his earliest designs, Harbour Town Golf Links. This will be the first of three Dye tracks (TPC Louisiana, TPC Sawgrass) that the pros will see in the next month.

The last three winners at HTGL have covered three completely different categories. The challenge is identifying which one will be in play this year.

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Masters 2018: Round 4 Pin Placements

They say the Masters starts on the back nine on Sunday.

22 of the last 28 winners have come from the final group.

These recent winners did not:

Zach Johnson (2007)

Charl Schwartzel (2011)

Bubba Watson (2012)

Adam Scott (2013)

Danny Willett (2016)

Those players all won their first major championship as well. So did Trevor Immleman in 2008 and Sergio Garcia last year.