Procore Championship

September 10, 2025 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

FedExCup Fall – Procore Championship

Silverado Resort

North Course

Napa, California

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It’s a different field in Napa Valley in 2025 with 10 of the 12 USA Ryder Cup players teeing it up.

The rank and file will use this week and six more to establish playing privileges for the 2026 TOUR season, which begins in January. Remember, only the top 100 are guaranteed a full schedule for 2026. Read more about it here.

NOW PLAYING: Procore Championship

Host Course	Silverado Resort – North Course
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,138 (up 15 yards from 2024; new professional tee on No. 15).
Par:	72 (35-37).
Greens:	Bentgrass/Poa annua; 5,400 square feet on average.
Stimpmeter:	11.5 feet and up.
Rough:	Bluegrass/Rye at 2.5 inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	55/2/2
Architect(s):	Ben Harmon (1955); Robert Trent Jones, Sr., (1966); Johnny Miller (2011).
Defending Champion (event):	Patton Kizzire (-20).
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	Max Homa (2022, 2021).
Multiple Champions (course):	Max Homa, Brendan Steele (not entered).
Fact of the Week:	The first 11 events produced nine unique winners and five were native Californians.

Procore Championship

The opening event to the wrap-around season from years past transitioned into the opening event for the FedExCup Fall in 2023.

The last six winners have posted 16-under or better, and four of the previous five champions have posted the lowest winning totals.

Theegala is the only winner in the last seven editions not to register in the top three in SG: Tee to Green (T6). Kizzire was fourth in 2024.

In his first victory in 2021, Max Homa is the only winner in the last six years to finish outside the top seven in Scrambling (T42). Kizzire was first in 2024.

Former champions in the field this week also include Cameron Champ (2019) and Emiliano Grillo (2015).

Recent PGA TOUR 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
89^th Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy (3)
RBC Heritage	Justin Thomas
Zurich Classic	Andrew Novak/Ben Griffin (first time for both)
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Scottie Scheffler
Truist Championship	Sepp Straka (2)
ONEFLIGHT Myrtle Beach	Ryan Fox
107^th PGA Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
CS Challenge	Ben Griffin (2)
Memorial Tournament	Scottie Scheffler (3)
RBC Canadian Open	Ryan Fox (2)
125^th U.S. Open	J.J. Spaun
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley
Rocket Classic	Aldrich Potgieter (first time)
John Deere Classic	Brian Campbell (2)
Genesis Scottish Open	Chris Gotterup
The Open Championship	Scottie Scheffler (4)
3M Open	Kurt Kitayama
Wyndham Championship	Cameron Young (first time)
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Justin Rose (oldest modern Euro)
BMW Championship	Scottie Scheffler (5)
The TOUR Championship	Tommy Fleetwood (first time)

Recent Winners – Procore Championship

Italics – not entered/qualified this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2024	Patton Kizzire (-20)	Won by five shots to set the tournament record for margin of victory. First win 6+ years.
2023	Sahith Theegala (-21)	California native won for the first time on TOUR and tied the tournament scoring record.
2022	Max Homa (-16)	Successfully defended his 2021 title by defeating 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett by a shot.
2021	Max Homa (-19)	Closing with 65, he beat Maverick McNealy by a shot to pick up his first top 10 since June.
2020	Stewart Cink (-21)	Became the oldest winner at 47 while setting the tournament scoring record.
2019	Cameron Champ (-17)	Sacramento native held off Adam Hadwin to win by one.
2018	Kevin Tway (-14)	Posting the highest winning total, Tway needed a playoff to win for the first time on TOUR.

Horses for Courses – Procore Championship

The FedExCup Fall harvest begins at Silverado Resort (North Course) in Napa Valley, launching the first of seven events of the back half of 2025. Returning to Silverado for the 12th consecutive season, the Par-72, stretched to 7,138 yards, welcomes a field of 144 players highlighted by defending champion Patton Kizzire (+30000) and 10 of the 12 players representing the USA at the Ryder Cup in two weeks at Bethpage Black in New York.

Winning by five shots in the fall of 2024, Kizzire set the tournament record for margin of victory in his third win on TOUR. Posting 20-under-par, he missed equaling the tournament record – matched by Sahith Theegala (+4000) in 2023 – by a shot. He led the field in SG: Putting and Scrambling, plus ranked fourth in SG: Tee to Green. Kizzire had previous success in Wine Country. He finished second on debut in the 2016 edition and will return for the ninth time. He is one of only two non-California champions since 2019.

Orange, California, native Sahith Theegala (+4000) returns to the site of his first victory on TOUR. Surrounded by friends and family, he matched the tournament scoring record of 21-under-par 265 in 2023 and added his third consecutive top-10 payday with T7 in defense last year. He cashed four T14 or better paydays from five weekend performances and owns a scoring average of 68.80.

The only two-time winner at the North Course to enter this week, Californian Max Homa (+4500), owns four top-10 results from nine attempts. The Southern California native, who attended school in the East Bay at Cal-Berkeley, won the event in 2021 and 2022 before a T7 payday in 2023 wiped out his attempt at a three-peat. He fell short of the weekend by one shot in 2024 but has made the cut in seven of nine visits. A victory would see him become the only three-time winner in event history.

2025 Ryder Cup Players

Players listed below are competing this week; Odds presented by FanDuel Sportsbook;

Keegan Bradley sends 10 of his 12 players to the first tee at Silverado.

Player	Rounds	Top 10	Avg	Odds
Scottie Scheffler (first appearance)	0	0	0	+210
Russell Henley	8	0	70.88	+1600
Justin Thomas	21	4	69.19	+1600
J.J. Spaun	30	1	70.53	+2500
Collin Morikawa	6	1	70.00	+2500
Harris English	22	1	70.95	+2700
Ben Griffin	2	0	73.00	+2500
Cameron Young	2	0	74.00	+2000
Patrick Cantlay	16	0	70.44	+1800
Sam Burns	6	1	69.50	+2000

Sacramento native Cameron Champ (+10000) won the 2019 tournament after signing for T25 in 2018. He is one of four winners (six events) from the state of California in the previous 11 events. If he qualifies for the weekend in 2025, it would be his first shot at the final 36 holes in five years. He has missed the cut on his previous four visits.

Emiliano Grillo (+8000), the last player to win on debut at Silverado, lifted the trophy in 2015, and is one of two international champions. The Argentinian was playing in his first PGA TOUR event with a TOUR card and needed a playoff, one of only two in history, to win. His total of 15-under equals the highest winning score in 11 events. Teeing it up for the ninth time, he owns five paydays of T29 or better and enters for the first time since the 2023 event.

SG: Putting

Rank	Player	Odds
1	Sam Burns	+2000
3	Taylor Montgomery	+17500
4	Sam Ryder	+17500
6	Cameron Young	+2000
7	Nico Echavarria	+10000
9	Brandt Snedeker	+50000
10	Sami Valimaki	+10000
11	Andrew Putnam	+12500
16	Thorbjorn Olesen	+8000
17	Justin Thomas	+1600
18	Harris English	+2700
20	Scottie Scheffler	+210

The North Course at Silverado Resort plays only 7,138 yards to Par-72 but has the toughest fairways to hit on TOUR. The 2024 event saw less than half, 46.81 percent, of drives find the short grass. The other major defense of the track, most recently renovated for the arrival of the TOUR in 2014, is the putting surfaces. The Bent/Poa annua greens flummox the best players on TOUR with their nuance and slope. Only Torrey Pines and Detroit Golf Club were more difficult to navigate inside 10 feet in 2024. The last two champions finished first and second in SG: Putting, while the last five winners ranked in the top 15. The course has played under-par in the 11 previous events, and the 36-hole cut has been two-under or BETTER the last six years.

More than 50 percent of approach shots will come from the rough, and missing the greens will challenge the best of scramblers. Getting it close from bunkers, closely mown areas, and bluegrass/ryegrass around the greens isn’t cut and dry. Silverado ranked fifth-most difficult in approach around the greens in 2024.

Excellent wedge players and putters should thrive.

Oddsmaker’s Extras

Justin Thomas (+1600): No matter which stage of his career he was currently navigating, Thomas has flourished in Napa Valley. He missed the weekend in 2014 as an up-and-comer but returned in 2015 to hit the podium (T3), beginning a run of 15 of 16 rounds at par or better. Securing T8 in 2016, he did not return until the 2019 event. He added four rounds of 71 or better, including 64 in Round 2, and collected T4 money. After a four-year hiatus, he played in the final group in 2023 and hit the top five (solo fifth), his fourth top-10 result in six visits.

Matt Kuchar (+10000): The veteran has cashed in five of six, including his last four visits over the previous four seasons. Four of those paydays are T21 or better, including the last three years (T13-T7-T12). Making the cut in 2025 would run his streak to five straight at Silverado.

Tom Hoge (+25000): Although not in the best form currently, Hoge is on a run of four straight appearances and six of his last seven. Racking up T7 in 2024, followed by T12 in 2023, and 15 of his last 16 are par or better.

Justin Lower (+30000): Another longer shot, Lower collected T4 in 2022 and T7 in 2024 and is on a run of three straight.

Mark Hubbard (+8000): The former San Jose State player has not cracked the top 10 but has posted four of his last six paydays between T13 and T21.

Maverick McNealy (+2500): The runner-up to Homa in his first victory, he missed the cut the year before and the two events following. Careful.

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79th Charles Schawb Challenge

May 21, 2025 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

79^th Charles Schwab Challenge

Colonial Country Club

Fort Worth, Texas

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Thoughts on Chalk (odds via Bet365.com)

Scottie Scheffler (+230) is a stone-cold killer. I’m sorry I ever doubted him last week. While the field was crumbling later in the day on Sunday, he was getting stronger. If he chooses to win this week, he shall. It’s up to the individual to fade or follow. The contrarians will point out he’s never won three starts in a row in his career.

Daniel Berger (+2000) is a former champion here, one thing Scheffler is not. T33 or better in every event this season, his only top 10 at CCC is his victory.

Tommy Fleetwood (+2200) will be happy he doesn’t have to navigate 7,600-plus yards. A win this week would match Sergio Garcia from 2001 as the only player this century to win his first TOUR event at CCC.

Hideki Matsuyama (+2500) missed the cut last week and will be tuning up for Memorial next week, site of his first win on TOUR.

Jordan Spieth (+2500) is the all-time money leader and owns the best scoring average of anyone in the field. The 2016 winner has three other T2 paydays from eight top-10 finishes.

Harris English (+2800): Three times in the top 10 from six visits, he’s never cashed worse than T30. After running T2 last week, he’s hit the podium at QHC and Torrey Pines, two of the roughest and toughest on TOUR.

Maverick McNealy (+3300) was cruising along last week in Charlotte until making just one birdie on Sunday (T33). He won’t mind a course that’s 300 yards shorter, either.

Aaron Rai (+3300) will enjoy the Bentgrass greens that are not very difficult to navigate. Hitting a ton of fairways and GIR, the Englishman should contend.

J.T. Poston (+3500) threw away a few hundred thousand dollars closing at Quail Hollow Club. He only squared four bogeys before adding six in the final round. If he’s in the top six in fairways and greens again this week, he’ll peg another top result.

Others for Top 10, Top 20, or Top 40 action

Read my DFS DISH column for more thoughts. Here are a few others, not mentioned before, that should/can/might fill out cards:

Dallas resident Si Woo Kim (+4500) has another home game and is a menace tee to green. … Ryan Gerard did not go unnoticed in my weekly game at Quail Hollow. … Taylor Moore is brewing again. … Sam Stevens should be ready. … Matt Wallace is free money inside the Top 40. … Matti Schmid has too many decent finishes recently to be ignored. … Playoff runner-up in 2023, Adam Schenk, qualified for the U.S. Open this week.

NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	Colonial Country Club
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,289 yards.
Par:	70 (35-35).
Greens:	007XL Bentgrass; 5,000 square feet.
Stimpmeter:	12 feet
Rough:	TifTuff Bermuda at 3 inches and growing
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	64/4/6
Architect(s):	John Bredemus & Perry Maxwell (1936); Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner (2023 summer).
Defending Champion (event):	Davis Riley
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	None
Course Record (latest):	61; Kevin Na (2018).
72-Hole Tournament Record:	259; Zach Johnson (2010).
Fact of the Week:	Only Davis Riley has posted 10-under or better in the last three events.

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
89^th Masters Tournament	Rory McIlroy (3)
RBC Heritage	Justin Thomas
Zurich Classic	Andrew Novak/Ben Griffin (first time for both)
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson	Scottie Scheffler
Truist Championship	Sepp Straka (2)
107^th PGA Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)

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 Echavarria
World Wide Technology Champ	Austin Eckroat (2)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Rafa Campos (first time)
The RSM Classic	Maverick McNealy (first time)

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

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

1 use per year.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings
The Sentry	Sungjae Im	3^rd	$1,360,000
Sony Open in Hawaii	Russell Henley	T10	195,025
The American Express	Adam Hadwin	MC
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T32	52,080
AT&T Pebble Beach	Ludvig Aberg	WD
WM Phoenix Open	Rasmus Hojgaard	T12	195,500
Genesis Invitational	Will Zalatoris	T24	168,857
Mexico Open	Patrick Rodgers	T25	59,350
Cognizant Classic	Daniel Berger	T25	73,721
Arnold Palmer	Keegan Bradley	T5	800,000
THE PLAYERS	Collin Morikawa	T10	656,250
Valspar Championship	Sepp Straka	T28	55,844
Houston Open	Aaron Rai	MC
Valero Texas Open	Corey Conners	T18	113,050
89^th Masters	Rory McIlroy	WIN	4,200,000
RBC Heritage	Scottie Scheffler	T8	540,000
Zurich Classic	Kurt Kitayama	MC
Byron Nelson	Si Woo Kim	T15	136,719
Truist Championship	Tommy Fleetwood	T4	826,667
107^th PGA Championship	Bryson DeChambeau	T2	1,418,667

LAST WEEK – 107^TH PGA Championship

If you saved Rory McIlroy for his “home” event in the States, bravo, and good luck! DEAR GOD WHO SAW THAT COMING??? Look, that’s precisely what Scheffler NEVER DOES.

If you believe that Xander Schauffele will win back-to-back Wanamaker trophies, I won’t stop you. Closed again with 68, it’s coming, I hope it arrives at Oakmont.

Justin Thomas arrives after winning and finishing T2 in his last two Signature Events. The boom-bust of the top players last week was absolutely something. I’m glad I swerved it, FOR ONCE.

Oh, and Scottie Scheffler is playing this week. Yeah…

So are 99 of the top 100.

THE CHOICE: Bryson DeChambeau – T2

I was disappointed to see the PGA of America have a total prize pool LESS THAN A SIGNATURE event in their, ahem, SIGNATURE EVENT!

I don’t have to think about him again this season!

THIS Week – 79^th Charles Schwab Challenge

The last three winners are Davis Riley, Emiliano Grillo, and Jason Korkak.

Scheffler is in the field and is one of just 20 players from the top 50 OWGR playing.

The only downside is the $1.71 million winner’s share. Or, you could have burned him at RBC Heritage and earned 500k, like I did.

Whatever.

THE CHOICE: Jordan Spieth

I didn’t overthink DeChambeau, and I’m not overlooking Spieth.

I’d be pleased as punch for a top 5 and will settle for a top 10.

Others to consider: Daniel Berger, Harry Hall, JT Poston, Brian Harman

89th Masters Tournament

April 9, 2025 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Hello, friends

89^th Masters Tournament

Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta, Georgia

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Thoughts on Chalk (odds via Bet365.com)

Scottie Scheffler: A win takes him to three in four years. Only Nicklaus has done that. Without a win this season, he faces the top 50 in the OWGR, plus others, in the race for the green jacket.

Rory McIlroy: I’m backing him this year because he looks like Scheffler from last year. No LIV issues, no drama off the course, and the results are flowing. Making his 17^th start, there’s nothing he hasn’t seen or experienced.

Jon Rahm: How weird will it be to wear pants and play 72 holes? This isn’t a hit and giggle, but nobody doubts his talent.

Collin Morikawa: Three straight T10 or better paydays and a front-row seat to Scheffler’s victory in 2024 provides the callouses and the hope.

Bryson DeChambeau: There’s plenty to over-think over 7,555 yards and the golf gods remember his “Par-67” comment. The jackhammer must evolve into an artist. T6 last year suggested he’s found something.

Ludvig Aberg: One time, one solo second. Do it again. Enters the week on MC-MC.

Justin Thomas: MC-MC on his last two visits is overruled by his last six months on TOUR. He’s done everything but win. Joe Greiner, Max Homa’s former caddy, is on the bag this week as The Rev is banged up.

Xander Schauffele: The results here speak for themselves. A late start to spring off a rib injury is highlighted by 66 to close at Valspar. 22-1 is solid.

Hideki Matsuyama: The winner at The Sentry, his only top 10 of 2025, is healthy. The winner here in 2021, he’s cashed in 12 straight.

Joaquin Niemann: In 18 rounds he’s broken 70 twice. He must be tearing up LIV…

Shane Lowry: Already a major champion, his penchant for finding fairways never hurts. The putter must cooperate.

Brooks Koepka: Solo second in March in Singapore is the 2025 highlight. Second twice at ANGC, he only shows up for the big-boy events.

Tommy Fleetwood: Wash, rinse, repeat. T3 2024 is his best. Blown away with 81 in the final round of Valero.

Jordan Spieth: The clues are there and this is his canvas. Lovely number at 33-1.

Others for Top 10, Top 20 action

Russell Henley should be included on all cards. Will Zalatoris owns three top 10 paydays from three starts. Cameron Smith and Patrick Reed proved enough to me over the last seven years to be included. Denny McCarthy keeps me daydreaming, while Tom Hoge is smoldering. Phil Mickelson is just silly enough, as he was in 2023, to linger. Jose Luis Ballester is the only amateur I would consider. Angel Cabrera won the PGA TOUR Champions event last week in Boca Raton.

NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	Augusta National Golf Club
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,555.
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):	Scottie Scheffler (-11)
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	Scottie Scheffler (2) has won two of the last three tournaments. Phil Mickelson (3) has the most wins in the field.
Course Record (latest):	63; Greg Norman (1996); Nick Price (1986). Neither won this event.
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.

Augusta National

Familiarity breeds contempt? Not for me.

While I don’t have all the names of the holes memorized, I can tell you how to play each and every one.

Gotta hit it.

Gotta chip it.

Gotta putt it.

The second shot is the most important and sets up scoring chances or bogey avoidance.

Uneven lies, the challenge of reading the greens, judging the wind at No. 12 on Sunday around 4pm, are just some of the challenges.

Add the pressure for those who have never won a major championship, or even an event on TOUR, and it’s the best.

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 Echavarria
World Wide Technology Champ	Austin Eckroat (2)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Rafa Campos (first time)
The RSM Classic	Maverick McNealy (first time)

The 89^th Masters Tournament Notables

The field of 95 players includes the top 50 from the Official World Golf Rankings.
The average age of winners is around 33 years old. The last four winners were in their 20s.
Winning a record sixth green jacket, Jack Nicklaus became the oldest winner in 1986.
The youngest champion was Tiger Woods (21 years old) 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.
Only three players have successfully defended the title. Jack Nicklaus (1965-66), Sir Nick Faldo (1989-1990), and Tiger Woods (2001-2002) are the members of this exclusive club.
Only three players ranked No. 1 in the OWGR went on to win: Tiger Woods (2007), Dustin Johnson (2020), and Scottie Scheffler (2022, 2024).
Adam Scott is the only Australian winner.
Hideki Matsuyama is the only Asian winner.
Sergio Garcia was the last winner to need a playoff. Defeating Justin Rose, the Spaniard won his first green jacket in his 19th attempt, the record for a first-time winner.
Mark O’Meara, aged 41 in 1998, is the oldest first-time winner.
Raymond Floyd, aged 49 in 1992, is the oldest runner-up.
The field will be cut to the top 50 and ties after two rounds.
The winner this week will take home 750 FedExCup points.
The purse and winner’s share will be announced later this week.

Recent Winners – Masters Tournament

Italics – not entered this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
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)	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

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
The Sentry	Sungjae Im	3^rd	$1,360,000
Sony Open in Hawaii	Russell Henley	T10	195,025
The American Express	Adam Hadwin	MC
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T32	52,080
AT&T Pebble Beach	Ludvig Aberg	WD
WM Phoenix Open	Rasmus Hojgaard	T12	195,500
Genesis Invitational	Will Zalatoris	T24	168,857
Mexico Open	Patrick Rodgers	T25	59,350
Cognizant Classic	Daniel Berger	T25	73,721
Arnold Palmer	Keegan Bradley	T5	800,000
THE PLAYERS	Collin Morikawa	T10	656,250
Valspar Championship	Sepp Straka	T28	55,844
Houston Open	Aaron Rai	MC
Valero Texas Open	Corey Conners	T18	113,050

LAST WEEK – Valero Texas Open

THE CHOICE: Corey Conners – T18

Sat three shots off the lead with two holes to play on Saturday. He ended his round bogey-double, faded to six shots back, and never returned to contend.

Others to consider:

Akshay Bhatia, Sam Stevens, Gary Woodland, Charley Hoffman

Three missed cuts and a T40. What a week!

THIS Week – 89^th Masters tournament

For the second year in a row, I’m playing Rory McIlroy.

This year, he fits the profile of past champions. He’s playing, winning, and he’s in a great spot off the course. It’s time to add another page of history.

THE CHOICE: Rory McIlroy

Others to consider:

Jon Rahm, Cam Smith, Patrick Reed, Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka

Cognizant Classic at the Palm Beaches

February 26, 2025 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Cognizant Classic at the Palm Beaches

The Champion Course

PGA National

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

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Top of the Board (odds via Bet365)

Shane Lowry and Daniel Berger would lead my card. Both have had a taste here, and both players have played well on the West Coast to start the season, each with a runner-up finish.

Russell Henley returned last year with T41 after back-to-back Top 10 paydays in 2021-22. The Georgia-Florida contingent should be littering the leaderboard.

Luke Clanton needs to make the cut to earn enough points through PGA TOUR U to secure his TOUR card for later this summer. He won last week in Panama City playing for Florida State University.

Players to consider for Top 10, Top 20, or Top 40 action:

Ben An, Taylor Moore, and course horse Keith Mitchell should fill plenty of cards this week.

Longer shots Ryan Gerard, Chan Kim, and Gary Woodland can produce.

Luke Donald was an AUTO PLAY a decade ago here. Let’s see if he can sneak into the weekend and the top 40.

Zach Johnson is also a frequent weekender around here, including T21 and T12 the last two years.

NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	The Champion Course
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,167
Par:	71 (35-36).
Greens:	TifEagle Bermuda; 7,000 square feet.
Stimpmeter:	12 feet.
Rough:	Overseeded ryegrass at 2.5 inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	60/20/15
Architect(s):	George Fazio (1981); Jack Nicklaus (2002, 2014 redesign; 2018).
Defending Champion (event):	Austin Eckroat (-17)
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	Zero in 18 events at this course.
Course Record:	61; Brian Harman (2012) only player entered to post this score.
72 Hole Tournament Record	17-under (Par-71) Austin Eckroat 14-under (Par-70) Chris Kirk and Eric Cole 2023.
Fact of the Week:	4 of the last 6 winners are first-time TOUR champions.
Fact of the Week II:	3 of the last 6 winners played college golf at UGA.

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.

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 (19^th edition 2025).

A dry February produced less than an inch of rain before .65 inches fell this week.

Notes:

Field of 144.
The cut will be made after 36 holes. The top 65 and ties play the weekend.
The OWGR is represented by 16 of the top 50.
$9.2 million – $1.656 million – 500 FedExCup points – Sentry, PLAYERS, and Masters ticket punched.

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)

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 Echavarria
World Wide Technology Champ	Austin Eckroat (2)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Rafa Campos (first time)
The RSM Classic	Maverick McNealy (first time)

Recent Winners – Cognizant Classic

Italics – not entered this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2024	Austin Eckroat (-17)	Making his second start, he set the new standard for scoring at the now 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 produce the lowest winning total on the Par-70 layout in its final season.
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.

Notables

Brian Harman (+6500), another UGA grad, is one of two players to post 61, the course record, and is the only player to sign for this score in the field this week.
From 2018 through 2022, The Champion Course ranked in the top 10 most difficult courses on TOUR. The last two years, it ranked as the easiest of the four courses on The Florida Swing.
15 holes provide water penalty areas.
The fairways have been reduced from 32 yards in width to 28 yards across on average. Two and a half inches of overseeded ryegrass awaits when the fairways are missed.
The last five winners have ranked T7 or better in GIR.
TifEagle Bermudagrass greens average 7,00 square feet and will run 12 feet on the Stimpmeter.
Eckroat is the only winner since 2014 to rank outside the top 20 in Scrambling.

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

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

1 use per year.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings
The Sentry	Sungjae Im	3^rd	$1,360,000
Sony Open in Hawaii	Russell Henley	T10	195,025
The American Express	Adam Hadwin	MC
Farmers Insurance	Jason Day	T32	52,080
AT&T Pebble Beach	Ludvig Aberg	WD
WM Phoenix Open	Rasmus Hojgaard	T12	195,500
Genesis Invitational	Will Zalatoris	T24	168,857
Mexico Open	Patrick Rodgers	T25	59,350

LAST WEEK – Mexico Open at Vidanta

MY CHOICE: Patrick Rodgers – T25

He was one of two players in the top 25 to post a round ABOVE par (72) on Sunday.

The only upside from another terrible selection is that I have Bhatia to use down the road.

We go again.

This Week – Cognizant Classic at the Palm Beaches

MY CHOICE: Daniel Berger

The Floridian just pips Lowry for the top spot this week. I’ll focus on the Irishman as McIlroy’s partner in New Orleans or use him across the pond. Berger knows this layout better than most, and I will argue he probably should have won here twice already. Running second at TPC Scottsdale, I don’t have to worry about him finding form in front of friends and family this week.

Just Missed

Shane Lowry, Russell Henley, Cameron Young, Luke Clanton

Farmers Insurance Open

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

Farmers Insurance Open

Torrey Pines Golf Club

South Course (host)

North Course

La Jolla, California

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Chalk

My thoughts on the top players for betting purposes:

I’m not going through the players who WD early this week. International travel is part of it. Cold and flu season is part of it. TGL is part of it.

Who IS playing is important.

Ludvig Aberg (+850): Smoked The Sentry to close 17-under on the weekend. Destroys courses tee to green and that plays this week.

Hideki Matsuyama (+1200): Already a winner this year, his power and short game acumen always works at Torrey Pines.

Sungjae Im (+1800): Blew a tire last week (77 Round 1) and missed the cut. Blew a tire here last year to kill his streak of T4-T6 and five straight.

Will Zalatoris (+2200): I’m not going to wait. Site of his PGA TOUR debut in 2018, he’s usually a factor.

Jason Day (+2500): The two-time winner killed me here last year with a MC. Cashed T3 last week in the desert and always is excellent in January.

Tony Finau (+2800): The only thing left to do here is hit the podium. Never worse than T24 in nine of 10.

Keegan Bradley (+2800): Absolutely flying at the moment, he ran second here to Homa in 2023. Strike while he’s hot.

Taylor Pendrith (+3000): Bomb and gouge specialist who has no problem holing putts, and no problem playing here (T9 2024, T16 2022)

Max Greyserman (+3000): An incredible putter, let’s see how he plays out of the rough this week after racking up big finishes without.

NOW PLAYING:

Host Course	South Course
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,765.
Par:	72 (36-36).
Greens:	Poa annua; 5,000 square feet on average.
Stimpmeter:	13 feet plus.
Rough:	Overseeded ryegrass at FOUR inches and growing.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	82/1/1. Pond in front of Par-5 No. 18.
Architect(s):	William P. Bell (1957) & William F Bell (1957); Rees Jones (2001, 2019).
Defending Champion (event):	Mattieu Pavon (-13).
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	Jason Day (2018, 2015); Brandt Snedeker (2016, 2012).
Course Record (last):	62; Tiger Woods (1999).
72 Hole Tournament Record (2016-current rotation):	22-under; Tiger Woods (1999; last).
Fact of the Week:	EVENT RUNS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY for the fourth straight season.
Fact of the Week II:	Tiger Woods won this event eight times. Sadly, he’s not in the field this week.
Fact of the Week III:	Three winners since 2017 have made this their first victory on TOUR.

Notes:

Field of 156.
Second of three multi-course events in three weeks.
The OWGR is represented by 21 of the top 50.
Top 65 and ties will make the cut and play the weekend after 36 holes (play each course once).
$9.3 million – $1.674 million – 500 FedExCup points – Sentry and Masters ticket punched.
Points available for the Aon Next 5 for Pebble Beach qualification.

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

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 Echavarria
World Wide Technology Champ	Austin Eckroat (2)
Butterfield Bermuda Champ	Rafa Campos (first time)
The RSM Classic	Maverick McNealy (first time)

Recent Winners – Farmers Insurance Open

Italics – not entered this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2024	Mattieu Pavon (-13)	First TOUR victory in just his third start with a card; 11^th TOUR start. First appearance.
2023	Max Homa (-13)	Defeated Keegan Bradley by two shots.
2022	Luke List (-15)	Shot 66 on Sunday and then defeated Will Zalatoris in a playoff. First TOUR win.
2021	Patrick Reed (-14)	Only player to finish in double digits under par. Won by five shots.
2020	Marc Leishman (-15)	Won by a shot.
2019	Justin Rose (-21)	Missed tying the course record by a shot.
2018	Jason Day (-10)	Knocked out Ryan Palmer and Alex Noren (not entered) in a playoff for his second win and second win in a playoff.
2017	Jon Rahm (-13)	Won by three shots on debut and secured his first TOUR win.
2016	Brandt Snedeker (-6)	Extreme weather turned the event upside down. Snedeker won for the second time without having to play the final day.

Angles

The South Course is annually one of the toughest tracks on TOUR. The North Course scores almost 2.5 shots easier, on average.

Power players, elite short-game artists, and grinders will litter the top of the leaderboard on SATURDAY.

The last 10 winners ranked in the top 10 for Bogey Avoidance.

The cut has never been worse than Even over the last decade.

Gaining strokes tee to green and on the greens will go a long way.

Only Snedeker posted a round in the 70s on the North Course and went on to win.

South Course – take your medicine, attack when given the chance, and try to get up and down on the Par-5 holes.

North Course – Time to score!

Players to consider for Top 10, Top 20, or Top 40 action:

Beau Hossler: Long Beach native knows Poa.

Nicklas Norgaard: If he’s 70-1 in this field, you have my attention.

Rico Hoey: Led the field in GIR last week and was T3 at Sony. SoCal.

Michael Kim: San Diego HS alum.

Austin Eckroat: Can flush it. That never goes out of style.

Taylor Moore: Did NOT make a bogey last week (T7). That will change this week but still #Evidence.

Patrick Rodgers: Three top-10 finishes and six missed cuts. DO YOU LIKE VOLATILITY??

Vincent Norrman: Good start, great ball-striker.

Hayden Springer: Played really well on the South Course in 2024.

Taylor Montgomery: If he’s in decent shape physically this number is free money.

Peter Malnati: He won’t win, but he’ll make the cut and sneak into the top 40.

Good luck!

One and Done – Spotter’s Game

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

1 use per year.

With EIGHT Signature Events spread out throughout the season, player management becomes a major issue. These events do NOT include the four majors or THE PLAYERS Championship. These events do NOT include the FedExCup Playoffs. This game ends with the BMW Championship.

LAST WEEK – AMEX

MY CHOICE: Adam Hadwin – MC

Just Missed: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Davis Thompson, J.T. Poston, Si Woo Kim, Tom Hoge

Just terrible on every level. I keep reminding myself that this is hard, but it shouldn’t be this hard.

Event	Selection	Place	Earnings
The Sentry	Sungjae Im	3^rd	$1,360,000
Sony Open in Hawaii	Russell Henley	T10	195,025
The American Express	Adam Hadwin	MC
Farmers Insurance

THIS WEEK – Farmers Insurance Open

A perfect event for overreaction after a terrible week in the desert!

Plenty of course horses to saddle, but after last year’s first-timer barrage, I’m experiencing paralysis by analysis.

MY CHOICE: Will Zalatoris

His spiritual home and the results followed. Led the field in Bogey Avoidance last year and is trending nicely to start 2025. Time to kick open the door!

Others to consider: Jason Day, Tony Finau, Max Homa, Aaron Rai, Maverick McNealy

World Wide Technology Championship

November 6, 2024 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

The second edition features a field of 120 led by reigning champion Erik van Rooyen,

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FedExCup Fall – Event No. 6

World Wide Technology Championship

El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas

Los Cabos, Mexico

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World Wide Technology Championship tips

Tip to win

Harris English 27/1 – The veteran, already a previous winner at this event on a different course in 2013, rolls into town with back-to-back top-10 paydays in the deserts of Utah and Las Vegas. Possessing plenty of power, I’m more interested in his patience and putter to pick up his first win since the 2021 Travelers Championship, another shootout.

Matti Schmid 30/1 – Representing Germany at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Munich native has hit his stride in the FedExCup Fall. Cashing T3 at the Shriners Open after solo fifth at the Black Desert Championship, his trend of beating the previous result has reached five starts in a row.

Tips to finish top 10

Nate Lashley 5/1 – Veterans tend to gravitate to the top of the leaderboard this time of year. Lashley, 41, has a win and a top-five result at Corales Puntacana on Paspalum, plus three top-10 paychecks on the same grass at the Puerto Rico Open.

Sam Stevens 3/1 – A big boy ball striker, the Texan can handle a coastal breeze. His partner from the Zurich Classic (T4) in late April, Nico Echavarria, won two weeks ago in Japan. Big fairways will produce more chances to pepper flags. He makes tons of birdies as well.

Tips to finish top 20

Joe Highsmith 2/1 – Producing three T16 or better finishes from four made cuts in the FedExCup Fall, the lefthander needs another big finish, or two, to maintain the dream of keeping his card. Cashing T6 at Puerto Rico on the same Paspalum grass produced his best payday of the year.

Vince Whaley 12/5 – The runner-up, one of four at the ISCO Championship in July in a playoff, has also cashed T16 twice in his last three starts. A big hitter who makes plenty of birdies, the 28-year-old should enjoy the WIDE-OPEN layout.

El Cardonal at Diamante

The TGR Design opened in 2014 and hosted a PGA TOUR event for the first time in 2023.

Tipping at 7,452 yards for the second consecutive year, the stock Par-72 played as one of the easiest resort courses on TOUR last season (68.993).

With only one water penalty area and no rough, tee balls should find the Platinum Paspalum fairways. Last year players averaged hitting 90 percent of the fairways.

The Paspalum putting surfaces, managed to run between 11 and 12 feet, provide enormous targets. Averaging 8,700 square feet, the greens are difficult to miss and easy to putt.

Recent PGA TOUR Winners

2023 Season Winners

Event	Winner
Sentry Tournament of Champions	Jon Rahm
Sony Open in Hawaii	Si Woo Kim
The AMERICAN EXPRESS	Jon Rahm (2)
Farmers Insurance Open	Max Homa (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Scottie Scheffler
The Genesis Invitational	Jon Rahm (3)
The Honda Classic	Chris Kirk
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Kurt Kitayama (first TOUR win)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Valspar Championship	Taylor Moore (first TOUR win)
Corales Puntacana	Matt Wallace (first TOUR win)
WGC – Dell Technologies MP	Sam Burns
Valero Texas Open	Corey Conners
Masters	Jon Rahm (4)
RBC Heritage	Matt Fitzpatrick
Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Davis Riley & Nick Hardy (first TOUR win for each)
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Tony Finau (2)
Wells Fargo Championship	Wyndham Clark (first TOUR win)
AT&T Byron Nelson	Jason Day
PGA Championship	Brooks Koepka
Charles Schwab Challenge	Emiliano Grillo
Memorial	Viktor Hovland
RBC Canadian Open	Nick Taylor
U.S. Open	Wyndham Clark (2)
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley (2)
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Rickie Fowler
John Deere Classic	Sepp Straka
Genesis Scottish Open	Rory McIlroy (2)
The Open Championship	Brian Harman
3M Open	Lee Hodges (first TOUR win)
Wyndham Championship	Lucas Glover
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Lucas Glover (2)
BMW Championship	Viktor Hovland (2)
TOUR Championship	Viktor Hovland (3)
Fortinet Championship	Sahith Theegala
Sanderson Farms Championship	Luke List
Shriners Children’s Open	Tom Kim
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP	Collin Morikawa
World Wide Technology	Erik van Rooyen
Butterfield Bermuda	Camilo Villegas
The RSM Classic	Ludvig Aberg

2024 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Chris Kirk
Sony Open in Hawaii	Grayson Murray
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 Echavarria

Recent Winners – World Wide Technology Championship

Italics – not entered/qualified this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2023	Erik van Rooyen (-27)	Inaugural winner led the field with 3 eagles, including one on the 72^nd hole to win by two shots.

World Wide Technology Championship

Moving to Cabo San Lucas for the 2023 edition, the event was previously held at Mayakoba on the Yucatan Peninsula. Both events featured Paspalum grass from the parking lot to the 19^th hole.

The first event featured nine players posting 20-under or better.

Of the 73 players who made the cut, 68 posted 10-under or better.

There were only 13 rounds above par for the week from the players who made the cut.

The field of 120 contains just two players from the OWGR top 50 after Cameron Young withdrew Wednesday morning upon arrival.

The winner will pocket $1.296 million of the $7.2 million prize pool, plus 500 FedExCup points.

The sixth of eight events in the FedExCup Fall, the TOUR continues its fall world tour in Bermuda next week before returning to the U.S.A. for the final event on Sea Island in two weeks. Read more about the final eight events of the season here.

Others to consider

Max Greyserman 19/1 – The favorite has yet to win on the PGA TOUR, but he has finished second or T2 in three of his last five starts. A big hitter, he’s also a deft putter and is in the form of his life.

Cameron Young 22/1 – The theme at the top of the board is players who have not won on TOUR. The seven-time runner-up has not played since the BMW Championship in late August and has not posted a top-10 result since Detroit at the end of June.

Doug Ghim 24/1 – Only two top-10 paydays on the season include solo second, a career-best in Las Vegas three weeks ago, and T8 at Vidanta Vallarta in Mexico on Paspalum in late February.

J.J. Spaun 27/1 – Another veteran infiltrating the top of the board, the Californian is one of the few favorites with a trophy on the mantle. Three top-10 finishes in his last seven events, including T6 in Japan two weeks ago, demands attention.

Nico Echavarria

Chad Ramey

Patton Kizzire

Nick Hardy

Patrick Fishburn

Henrik Norlander

Austin Cook

Shriners Children’s Open

October 16, 2024 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

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Sittin’ plush with a royal flush, aces back to back!

FedExCup Fall – Event No. 4

Shriners Children’s Open

TPC Summerlin

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Win: Harry Hall (50/1); Nick Hardy (100/1)

Top 10: Henrik Norlander (15/2), Matti Schmid (11/2), Adam Hadwin (4/1)

Top 20: Taylor Montgomery (7/1), Matt NeSmith (4/1), Will Gordon (7/1), Doug Ghim (13/5)

Bet365: Top of the Board

Tom Kim (13/1): Posting 44-under over 144 holes, the Korean has posted just seven bogeys and has won both times he has entered. Making his first start on his own ball since the FedExCup Playoffs, he will join PGA TOUR history if he wins for the third consecutive season.

Taylor Pendrith (27/1): The second half of the Presidents Cup daily double, the Canadian won a shootout at TPC Craig Ranch in early May for his first victory on the PGA TOUR. Ranking in the top 10 of Strokes Gained: Putting, he will look to improve on his solo third finish on 18-under-par in 2023.

Davis Thompson (30/1): Posting 28-under at the John Deere Classic in July, the former Georgia Bulldog set the tournament record and won for the first time on TOUR. Already secure inside the FedExCup top 50, there’s only one focus this week: win.

Beau Hossler (30/1): Losing in a playoff at the Sanderson Farms Championship, the former Texas Longhorn is still yearning for his first PGA TOUR victory. The California native has never missed the cut in six starts at TPC Summerlin and has posted 38-under-par in his last two starts on TOUR.

Kurt Kitayama (30/1): Never making the cut from three previous attempts at TPC Summerlin, the local showed signs of form last week in Utah. Posting rounds of 65 to open and 64 on Saturday could not cancel two rounds in the 70s in a shootout. Investors can make the case for or against. Volatile.

Tom Hoge (32/1): Returning to action for the first time since cashing T7 at Silverado to kick off the FedExCup Fall. Since his last appearance, he’s been inducted into his college alma mater’s Hall of Fame. The North Dakota native cashed T24 or better four times in his last six at TPC Summerlin, including two paydays inside the top 10.

Stephan Jaeger (32/1): Already a winner this season in Houston, the German posted 20-under last week in Utah to cash solo second. The bright lights of The Strip and expectations will not bother the veteran.

Seamus Power (32/1): Posting a run of T10, T11, and T11 in his last three, the Irishman becomes impossible to ignore.

Eric Cole (32/1): Anytime birdies are required to contend, the Florida resident should be on the radar. Ranking second on the TOUR in total birdies, a shootout is his area of expertise.

Others to consider:

If you prefer the local angle, there are plenty of Las Vegas residents and those with ties to UNLV in the field this week including Kitayama, Maverick McNealy, Taylor Montgomery, Doug Ghim, Charley Hoffman, and Ryan Moore, to name a few.

Adam Hadwin (37/10): Making his eighth start, the Canadian has cashed inside the top 10 in the last three editions and five times from seven weekends. Minus a victory, he’s the course horse.

Harry Hall (50/1): Playing golf at UNLV, the Englishman has racked up three consecutive paydays of T26 or better at TPC Summerlin. Already a shootout winner in 2024, his excellent short game allows him to hang around.

Matti Schmid (55/1): The 2019 and 2020 European amateur champion has yet to crack the code at the highest level. Registering his second top 10 in 25 events last week, it’s time to gamble on the hot streak.

Doug Ghim (65/1): One of the many residents in the field, the tee-to-green expert will rely on sleeping in his own bed to push him into contention this week.

Henrik Norlander (90/1): Sitting at 119^th in the top 125, another week with a big finish will go a long way for the Swede. Opening last week with 62 in the Utah desert led to T8, his best payday of 2024.

Nick Hardy (100/1): I’ll take a ride with a guy who found 53 of 56 fairways, painted 63 of 72 GIR, and cashed T8 in the Utah desert last week.

Matt NeSmith (140/1): Hitting the top 10 twice in five visits, the South Carolina native has posted 19 of 20 rounds in the red.

Will Gordon (325/1): Posting 23-under over the last two events comes with three rounds in the 70s and five rounds of 68 or bbetter. Let’s gamble!

NOW PLAYING: Shriners Children’s Open

Host Course	TPC Summerlin
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,255.
Par:	71 (35-36).
Greens:	Dominator Bentgrass; 7,400 square feet on average.
Stimpmeter:	11.5 feet and up.
Rough:	419 Bermudagrass at 2.25 inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	92/4/4
Architect(s):	Bobby Weed (1991).
Defending Champion (event):	Tom Kim
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	Tom Kim (2022, 2023), Martin Laird (2009, 2020).
Fact of the Week:	Koreans have won four of the last five events.

TPC Summerlin

Sitting northwest of downtown Las Vegas and The Strip, TPC Summerlin was opened for play in 1991 and joined the rotation for the Shriners Children’s Open for the 1992 tournament.

Gone are the days of five rounds spread over three courses, but there have been plenty of changes in the last 30 years in this part of the world. Starting with the 2008 tournament, TPC Summerlin served as the exclusive host.

The 2009 edition was the first played at Par-71, one shot fewer than the Par-72.

The 2014 event tipped at 7,255 yards and is the yardage from the back tees on the 2024 scorecard.

Located at 2,700 feet above sea level, the Bobby Weed design does not require players to overpower the layout. The large landing areas and putting surfaces reward accuracy over power and allow play when the desert gusts blow.

Keeping the ball out of the desert and the four water penalty areas will ensure birdie chances follow. The quartet of Par-3 holes provides the greatest challenges, but the rest of the track affords birdie opportunities.

The 7,400-square-foot targets are carpeted with Dominator Bentgrass, new as of the 2022 tournament. Two and two-quarter inches of 419 Bermudagrass provide the border before the desert. Closely mown areas around the greens allow creativity to get up and down or to hole out.

Recent PGA TOUR Winners

2023 Season Winners

Event	Winner
Sentry Tournament of Champions	Jon Rahm
Sony Open in Hawaii	Si Woo Kim
The AMERICAN EXPRESS	Jon Rahm (2)
Farmers Insurance Open	Max Homa (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Scottie Scheffler
The Genesis Invitational	Jon Rahm (3)
The Honda Classic	Chris Kirk
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Kurt Kitayama (first TOUR win)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Valspar Championship	Taylor Moore (first TOUR win)
Corales Puntacana	Matt Wallace (first TOUR win)
WGC – Dell Technologies MP	Sam Burns
Valero Texas Open	Corey Conners
Masters	Jon Rahm (4)
RBC Heritage	Matt Fitzpatrick
Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Davis Riley & Nick Hardy (first TOUR win for each)
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Tony Finau (2)
Wells Fargo Championship	Wyndham Clark (first TOUR win)
AT&T Byron Nelson	Jason Day
PGA Championship	Brooks Koepka
Charles Schwab Challenge	Emiliano Grillo
Memorial	Viktor Hovland
RBC Canadian Open	Nick Taylor
U.S. Open	Wyndham Clark (2)
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley (2)
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Rickie Fowler
John Deere Classic	Sepp Straka
Genesis Scottish Open	Rory McIlroy (2)
The Open Championship	Brian Harman
3M Open	Lee Hodges (first TOUR win)
Wyndham Championship	Lucas Glover
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Lucas Glover (2)
BMW Championship	Viktor Hovland (2)
TOUR Championship	Viktor Hovland (3)
Fortinet Championship	Sahith Theegala
Sanderson Farms Championship	Luke List
Shriners Children’s Open	Tom Kim
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP	Collin Morikawa
World Wide Technology	Erik van Rooyen
Butterfield Bermuda	Camilo Villegas
The RSM Classic	Ludvig Aberg

2024 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Chris Kirk
Sony Open in Hawaii	Grayson Murray
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)

Recent Winners – Shriners Children’s Open

Italics – not entered/qualified this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2023	Tom Kim (-20)	Holding off Adam Hadwin by a shot, the Korean became the first player to successfully defend the title at TPC Summerlin.
2022	Tom Kim (-24)	Winning by four, Kim did not square or bogey or worse on his card.
2021	Sungjae Im (-24)	Matched the tournament scoring record and won by four shots.
2020	Martin Laird (-23)	Victorious in the three-man playoff, the Scot won for the second time at TPC Summerlin.
2019	Kevin Na (-23)	Defeated Patrick Cantlay in a playoff to win for the second time at TPC Summerlin.
2018	Bryson DeChambeau (-21)	Defeated Patrick Cantlay by one.
2017	Patrick Cantlay (-9)	Winning for the first time on TOUR, Cantlay outlasted the wind and a three-man playoff.
2016	Rod Pampling (-20)	The Australian became the oldest winner at age 47.
2015	Smylie Kaufman (-16)	Closing with 61, the LSU grad won for the first time on TOUR.
2014	Ben Martin	Defeated Kevin Streelman by two shots to become the first winner at 7,255 yards.

Black Desert Championship

October 9, 2024 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

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FedExCup Fall – Event No. 3

Black Desert Championship

Black Desert Resort Golf Club

Ivins, Utah

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Win: Kurt Kitayama (28/1), Ryan Fox (33/1)

Top 10: Erik van Rooyen (33/10), Matti Schmid (5/1)

Top 20: Zac Blair (7/2), Peter Kuest (11/2)

Bet365: Top of the Board

Keith Mitchell (20/1): For the second consecutive week the former Georgia Bulldog sits at the top of the Bet365.com board. Last week, he missed a four-foot putt on the 72^nd hole to miss out on a playoff. The leader after 36 and 54 holes could not pick up his second win and settled for T3, his third consecutive T12 or better on TOUR. He will need another big week from his putter to replicate the low scores produced in Mississippi.

Seamus Power (25/1): A quick glance shows a payday of T11 last week for the Irishman. A deeper inspection reveals four rounds in the 60s. Twice a winner on TOUR, the 37-year-old relies on Par 5 scoring and his short game to contend.

Kurt Kitayama (28/1): The more I dug into his stats this week, the more I’m interested! The Las Vegas resident will not be bothered with desert golf, regardless of the venue. Cashing T8 at TPC Scottsdale in February, another Weiskopf design, he has finished on the podium four times in the last two years on courses he’s never played.

Beau Hossler (30/1): Half of the top four players at Bet365.com had heartbreaking moments on Sunday. Searching for his first win on TOUR, he found himself behind a tree after his tee shot on the final hole. Unable to make a birdie and win the event, he lost in the first hole of the playoff to Kevin Yu (not entered). The good news is that, like Mitchell, he circled 27 par breakers to co-lead the field.

Ryan Fox (33/1): The Kiwi, snubbed by Mike Weir for the Presidents Cup last month, played two non-descript events in Great Britain before cashing T11 in Mississippi. The big hitter possesses a hot putter and should thrive in a birdie fest.

Chan Kim (33/1): The last time the Korean found the top 10 was at the ISCO Championship in July. Before that result, he cashed T8 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta, another wide-open track from the tee box with enormous greens.

Patrick Fishburn (33/1): Teaming up with fellow Utahn Zac Blair at the Zurich Classic, the Ogden resident is no longer an unknown quantity. Taking home a paycheck for T48 in Mississippi, he broke his streak of eight consecutive paydays of T25 or better. Posting 11-under, he didn’t play poorly, but two rounds in the 70s on the weekend didn’t help and will not help this week either. The pressure of being one of the favorites plus one of the crowd favorites creates a complex cocktail.

Black Desert Championship

The PGA TOUR returns to the Beehive State for the first time since the 1963 Utah Open Invitational.

The field of 132 players in the inaugural event will play 36 holes before being cut to the top 65 and ties for the final 36 holes.

The winner will pocket $1.350 million of the $7.5 million prize pool plus 500 FedExCup points.

This is the third of eight events in the FedExCup Fall. Read more about the final eight events of the season here.

Others to consider:

The Utah contingent entered this week includes a range of players highlighted by 65-year-old Jay Don Blake, who is making his 500thPGA TOUR start, and 18-year-old Kihei Akina, who is making his PGA TOUR debut.

Erik van Rooyen (35/1): The winner in his first start at Old Greenwood (2021 Barracuda Championship), the 34-year-old South African also won a shootout at Vidanta Vallarta on 27-under last November.

Andrew Novak (35/1): Grinding along in his best season on TOUR, he has cashed a paycheck in his last eight starts and cashed T8 at TPC Scottsdale earlier in 2024.

Daniel Berger (45/1): The five-time winner on TOUR opened 65-65 last week and sat one off the halfway lead. Cashing solo seventh, a round of 71 on Saturday muted his challenge.

Harry Hall (55/1): The Englishman calls Las Vegas home and already has won a shootout this season. The winner of a five-man playoff at the ISCO Championship in July, his super short game results in plenty of birdies, and that will play in the desert of Utah.

Matti Schmid (66/1): The German international cashed in 11 of his last 12 starts worldwide and has been steady regardless of the postcode of the event. Last week, he secured T16 after posting just one bogey in his last 54 holes.

Zac Blair (110/1): One of five me to fall to Hall in the ISCO Championship playoff, the Orem resident will embrace the home-state advantage. Blowing hot and cold, his missed cut last week came on four-under. Not all missed cuts are created equal.

Austin Smotherman (125/1): Cashing T7 at the Procore Championship after the first event of the FedExCup Fall, combined with T5 at Vidanta Vallarta last November, allows me to connect a longshot dot.

Peter Kuest (200/1): The BYU grad has played three PGA TOUR events this year and hit the top 10 twice. When the stars align!

NOW PLAYING: Black Desert Championship

Host Course	Black Desert Resort Golf Club
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,371.
Par:	72 (36-36).
Greens:	XL007 Bentgrass; 7,000 square feet on average.
Stimpmeter:	12 feet or less (wind dependent).
Rough:	Kentucky Bluegrass at two inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	44/3/2
Architect(s):	Tom Weiskopf & Neil Smith (2022).
Defending Champion (event):	Inaugural event.
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	None.
Multiple Champions (course):	None.
Fact of the Week:	The last event held in Utah was the 1963 Utah Open Invitational.

Black Desert Resort Golf Club

Sitting 3,100 feet above sea level, Black Desert Resort Golf Club opened in late 2022. Designed by Tom Weiskopf and Neil Smith, the course was built on, through, and around the black lava in the valley of Greater Zion in the southwestern part of the state.

Tipping at 7,371 yards, the Par 71 will not play that long due to the altitude. Three Par-5 holes range between 571 and 589 yards. The quartet of Par-3 holes features an homage to the “Postage Stamp” at Royal Troon, the site of Weiskopf’s only major championship. Adding to the scoring drama will be two risk-reward Par 4 holes that measure less than 325 yards, one on each nine.

The risk-reward from the tee box offers fairways 30 yards wide in places. Framed by two inches of Kentucky Bluegrass, players pushing the edge of where the grass meets the lava will provide the best angles of attack. If the wind in the desert decides to blow, there is plenty of room to navigate off the tee and into the greens.

The 7,000-square-foot targets are carpeted with Bentgrass. The green complexes, above average in size by TOUR standards, will run true and roll just a click under 12 feet. The complexes have plenty of room for different styles of hole locations.

Only two holes have water penalty areas, while 44 bunkers litter the lava fields just 120 miles north of Las Vegas. Closely mown areas repel approaches that do not reach the intended targets. Two inches of Kentucky Bluegrass keep wayward tee shots from being swallowed by the ancient rocks.

Recent PGA TOUR Winners

2023 Season Winners

Event	Winner
Sentry Tournament of Champions	Jon Rahm
Sony Open in Hawaii	Si Woo Kim
The AMERICAN EXPRESS	Jon Rahm (2)
Farmers Insurance Open	Max Homa (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Scottie Scheffler
The Genesis Invitational	Jon Rahm (3)
The Honda Classic	Chris Kirk
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Kurt Kitayama (first TOUR win)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Valspar Championship	Taylor Moore (first TOUR win)
Corales Puntacana	Matt Wallace (first TOUR win)
WGC – Dell Technologies MP	Sam Burns
Valero Texas Open	Corey Conners
Masters	Jon Rahm (4)
RBC Heritage	Matt Fitzpatrick
Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Davis Riley & Nick Hardy (first TOUR win for each)
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Tony Finau (2)
Wells Fargo Championship	Wyndham Clark (first TOUR win)
AT&T Byron Nelson	Jason Day
PGA Championship	Brooks Koepka
Charles Schwab Challenge	Emiliano Grillo
Memorial	Viktor Hovland
RBC Canadian Open	Nick Taylor
U.S. Open	Wyndham Clark (2)
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley (2)
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Rickie Fowler
John Deere Classic	Sepp Straka
Genesis Scottish Open	Rory McIlroy (2)
The Open Championship	Brian Harman
3M Open	Lee Hodges (first TOUR win)
Wyndham Championship	Lucas Glover
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Lucas Glover (2)
BMW Championship	Viktor Hovland (2)
TOUR Championship	Viktor Hovland (3)
Fortinet Championship	Sahith Theegala
Sanderson Farms Championship	Luke List
Shriners Children’s Open	Tom Kim
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP	Collin Morikawa
World Wide Technology	Erik van Rooyen
Butterfield Bermuda	Camilo Villegas
The RSM Classic	Ludvig Aberg

2024 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Chris Kirk
Sony Open in Hawaii	Grayson Murray
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)

Recent Winners – Black Desert Championship

Italics – not entered/qualified this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2024	Inaugural Event

FedExCup Fall – Procore Championship

September 11, 2024 / mikeglasscott / Leave a comment

After attending the 2023 event, I’m bummed I am not there for 2024!

FedExCup Fall – Procore Championship

Silverado Resort

North Course

Napa, California

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Win: Maverick McNealy (22/1), Rico Hoey (70/1)

Top 10: Matt Kuchar (11/2), Brendon Todd (17/4), J.J. Spaun (16/5)

Top 20: Charley Hoffman (33/10), Justin Lower (7/2)

Top 40: Martin Laird (11/5)

Bet365: Top of the Board

Sahith Theegala (11/1): Only Collin Morikawa (not entered) posted a lower gross total at The TOUR Championship three weeks ago in Atlanta. Defending a title for the first time comes with extra duties, but the 2024 Presidents Cup team player will not be searching for any answers in the dirt in Wine Country. Making his fifth appearance, along with his victory, he cashed T6 and T14 in three previous starts.

Wyndham Clark (12/1): Wins in California at the 2023 U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club and the Pebble Beach Pro-Am last February, golf in the Golden State suits his eye. Cashing T14 or better in six of his last seven tournaments on TOUR suggests his game travels.

Corey Conners (16/1): Peppering Fairways and GIR, the Canadian will look to repay the trust shown to him by International Captain Mike Weir. A Captain’s pick, the Ontario native has not missed a cut on TOUR since the 2023 U.S. Open.

Maverick McNealy (22/1): The Stanford, California, native will look to follow in Theegala’s footsteps as a first-time winner on TOUR from the Golden State. Posting T3 at the 3M Open, the last tournament for the rank and file with Bent/Poa annua greens, he just missed advancing to the BMW Championship with T12 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August. The Stanford grad posted 18-under here in 2021 finishing second by a shot to Homa.

Max Homa (22/1): In his last three visits he’s won twice and cashed T7. His previous visit to the top 10 on TOUR came at Quail Hollow, another course where he’s won. Selected to the Presidents Cup by USA Captain Jim Furyk, I couldn’t think of a better landing spot to dial in his game for Royal Montreal in two weeks.

Min Woo Lee (25/1): The Australian, a runner-up twice this season on TOUR, is still looking for his first victory on U.S. soil. The big hitter from Perth will look to overpower the 7,123-yard resort course on debut.

Luke Clanton (25/1): The amateur from Florida State University, the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world, exploded onto the radar after making the cut at the U.S. Open (T41). Cashing T10 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in his TOUR debut, the following week he posted 24-under to share second at the John Deere Classic. Returning to Earth with T37 and a missed cut, his final attempt of the 2024 season resulted in solo fifth at the Wyndham Championship.

J.J. Spaun (28/1): A slow start to 2024 kept the San Diego native out of the FedExCup Playoffs but a fantastic regular season finish keeps him on my radar. The Californian did not pick up his first top 25 until T10 in Detroit began a streak of six straight. Closing with T9 at 3M and T3 at Wyndham suggests he’s not satisfied with being ranked 97th.

Players to consider for Top 10 or Top 20 action:

Matt Kuchar (55/1): In the last two regular season events he was in the fight on Sunday. Same with the last two years at Silverado.

Charley Hoffman (90/1): A victory would match Stewart Cink as the oldest champion. A top-20 finish would be his third in his last four starts on TOUR.

Brendon Todd (40/1): Another top-10 result this season would make it three consecutive years in the top 10 in Napa Valley. Possessing a driver that finds fairways, the four-time winner on TOUR also has a deft short game.

Eric Cole (40/1): Rolled in 23 birdies on debut last year and collected money for solo fourth. The Florida native has cashed in eight straight events on TOUR.

Nick Taylor (75/1): Snubbed for the Presidents Cup in his native Canada, there is plenty of motivation this week.

Justin Lower (100/1): Two years ago, he played from the lead in the final group before finishing T4.

Rico Hoey (66/1): In five of his last six events, he’s cashed T26 or better, including three inside the top 10.

Martin Laird (225/1): The TOUR veteran shines this time of year and has played well recently here and at Lake Tahoe.

NOW PLAYING: Procore Championship

Host Course	Silverado Resort – North Course
Yards (per official scorecard):	7,123.
Par:	72 (35-37).
Greens:	Bentgrass/Poa annua; 5,400 square feet on average.
Stimpmeter:	11.5 feet and up.
Rough:	Bluegrass/Rye at 2.5 inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play	55/2/2
Architect(s):	Ben Harmon (1955); Robert Trent Jones, Sr., (1966); Johnny Miller (2011).
Defending Champion (event):	Sahith Theegala
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:	Max Homa (2022, 2021).
Multiple Champions (course):	Max Homa, Brendan Steele (not entered).
Fact of the Week:	5 of the 8 winners in the previous 10 events at Silverado are native Californians.

Procore Championship

Procore becomes the third sponsor in 11 tournaments in Napa Valley.

The opening event to the wrap-around season from years past transitioned into the opening event for the FedExCup Fall in 2023.

Sahith Theegala, the betting favorite at Bet365.com, returns to defend the title at the site of his first win on the PGA TOUR.

Max Homa, the 2021 and 2022 winner, finished T7 last year as he attempted to join Steve Stricker (John Deere Classic) as the last player to win an event in three consecutive seasons.

The first 10 events produced eight unique winners and five were native Californians.

The last five winners have posted 16-under or better, and three of the previous four champions have posted the lowest winning totals.

Theegala is the only winner in the last six editions not to register in the top three in SG: Tee to Green (T6).

In his first victory in 2021, Max Homa is the only winner in the last six years to finish outside the top seven in Scrambling (T42).

Former champions in the field this week also include Cameron Champ (2019), Kevin Tway (2018), and Monday Qualifier Sangmoon Bae (2014).

The field of 144 players includes four open qualifiers and will play 36 holes before being cut to the top 65 and ties.

The winner will pocket $1.080 million of the $6 million prize pool plus 500 FedExCup points.

Recent PGA TOUR Winners

2023 Season Winners

Event	Winner
Sentry Tournament of Champions	Jon Rahm
Sony Open in Hawaii	Si Woo Kim
The AMERICAN EXPRESS	Jon Rahm (2)
Farmers Insurance Open	Max Homa (2)
AT&T Pebble Beach	Justin Rose
WM Phoenix Open	Scottie Scheffler
The Genesis Invitational	Jon Rahm (3)
The Honda Classic	Chris Kirk
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Kurt Kitayama (first TOUR win)
THE PLAYERS Championship	Scottie Scheffler (2)
Valspar Championship	Taylor Moore (first TOUR win)
Corales Puntacana	Matt Wallace (first TOUR win)
WGC – Dell Technologies MP	Sam Burns
Valero Texas Open	Corey Conners
Masters	Jon Rahm (4)
RBC Heritage	Matt Fitzpatrick
Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Davis Riley & Nick Hardy (first TOUR win for each)
Mexico Open at Vidanta	Tony Finau (2)
Wells Fargo Championship	Wyndham Clark (first TOUR win)
AT&T Byron Nelson	Jason Day
PGA Championship	Brooks Koepka
Charles Schwab Challenge	Emiliano Grillo
Memorial	Viktor Hovland
RBC Canadian Open	Nick Taylor
U.S. Open	Wyndham Clark (2)
Travelers Championship	Keegan Bradley (2)
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Rickie Fowler
John Deere Classic	Sepp Straka
Genesis Scottish Open	Rory McIlroy (2)
The Open Championship	Brian Harman
3M Open	Lee Hodges (first TOUR win)
Wyndham Championship	Lucas Glover
FedEx St. Jude Championship	Lucas Glover (2)
BMW Championship	Viktor Hovland (2)
TOUR Championship	Viktor Hovland (3)
Fortinet Championship	Sahith Theegala
Sanderson Farms Championship	Luke List
Shriners Children’s Open	Tom Kim
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP	Collin Morikawa
World Wide Technology	Erik van Rooyen
Butterfield Bermuda	Camilo Villegas
The RSM Classic	Ludvig Aberg

2024 Season Winners

Event	Winner
The Sentry	Chris Kirk
Sony Open in Hawaii	Grayson Murray
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)

Recent Winners – Procore Championship

Italics – not entered/qualified this week.

Year	Winner	Notes
2023	Sahith Theegala (-21)	California native won for the first time on TOUR and tied the tournament scoring record.
2022	Max Homa (-16)	Successfully defended his 2021 title by defeating 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett by a shot.
2021	Max Homa (-19)	Closing with 65, he beat Maverick McNealy by a shot to pick up his first top 10 since June.
2020	Stewart Cink (-21)	Became the oldest winner at 47 while setting the tournament scoring record.
2019	Cameron Champ (-17)	Sacramento native held off Adam Hadwin to win by one.
2018	Kevin Tway (-14)	Posting the highest winning total, Tway needed a playoff to win for the first time on TOUR.

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