Akshay Bhatia Needs the Driver to be True in Ohio

Akshay Bhatia won at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and has three Top 10 results in 2026. The American golfer has seven Top 25 efforts in 13 events this season. Bhatia has been one of the best putters all year with 0.718 strokes gained (4th) but off the tee his 56.09% driving accuracy (119th). Bhatia is […]

Aaron Rai Primed to take on the Memorial Tournament

Aaron Rai returns from some time off after winning the PGA Championship. The golfer from England humbled the Philadelphia golf course with some amazing putting. Rai actually gained more strokes from approach (1.83) compared to putting (1.77). In his last three stroke (single-player) events, Rai has double digit accuracy from his driver. The wildcard is […]

J.J. Spaun Rebounded at Charles Schwab Challenge

J.J. Spaun has had an adventurous 2026 season. The American golfer won the Valero Texas Open but has missed six cuts in 14 events. Spaun is the definition of a risk-reward candidate. He was on form at the Charles Schwab Challenge with a T-6 last week. A few missed putts on Sunday could have placed […]

Xander Schauffele One to Watch This Week in Ohio

Xander Schauffele has been remarkably consistent in 2026. The American golfer has eight Top 25 results in 11 events. That includes a T-7 at the PGA Championship a few weeks back. The Memorial Tournament sets up well for Schauffele. Since 2019, he has not finished outside the Top 25 in Ohio. His best effort in […]

Hideki Matsuyama Putter Could be Vital at the Memorial

Hideki Matsuyama has had several Top 20 results at Muirfield Village. The Japanese golfer won the event in 2014. He has a Top 10 as recent as 2024 despite an opening round 73. Matsuyama has only finished with a 69 or better in two of his last 18 rounds in Ohio. Longer courses normally tend […]

Nicolai Hojgaard Rust Concerns at Muirfield Village

Nicolai Hojgaard has not played since the PGA Championship. The Danish golfer was up and down all over the week at the second major of 2026. While driving distance has been typically good, driving accuracy has been a different story for Hojgaard. At the Truist and Cadillac Championships, Hojgaard's driving accuracy was 21 and 11% […]

Ryan Gerard Surfaces After Long Cold Stretch with Top 10 Result

Ryan Gerard had a very good early stretch to the 2026 season. The American golfer nearly won the Sony Open then the American Express. After that, below average starts tended to derail Gerard. It was why the T-10 at the Charles Schwab Challenge was a mild surprise. A hot start put Gerard in a great […]

Wyndham Clark May Struggle at the Memorial Tournament

Wyndham Clark did win THE CJ Cup Byron Nelson his last time on the golf course. The American golfer enjoyed the birdie festival on his way to a -30 including a scintillating 60 in the final round. Clark's problem is more on courses where the birdies are not as plentiful. His track record at the […]

Stephan Jaeger Trending Upward as PGA Heads to Fort Worth

Stephan Jaeger is starting to play some better golf again. The German golfer had consecutive Top 20 results for the first time in 2026 straight after back-to-back missed cuts. Myrtle Beach may have been rockbottom after Jaeger lost 2.74 strokes to putting. Contrast that with the other outlier from last week at The CJ Cup […]

Max Homa Comes Off Awful Putting Performance at PGA Championship

Max Homa cratered at the PGA Championship earlier in the month. The American golfer went 75-77 and did not come close to making the cut at +12. Too many rounds lately have been an exercise of survival for Homa. A total of 16 of his previous 18 rounds have seen Homa score 70 or above. […]

Tony Finau Faces Different Test at the Colonial

Tony Finau was able to thrive in the high birdie output fest last week. The American golfer does have respectable odds to win the Charles Schwab Challenge (+6100 - started at +5000). Finau has two Top 5 results at the Colonial including a runner-up in 2019. Add in several more Top 25 outcomes and Finau […]

Robert MacIntyre Seeks Better Beginning in Fort Worth

Robert MacIntyre has to feel like the Valero Texas Open was a lifetime ago. The Scottish golfer T-2 at the event. After another Top 5 at The PLAYERS Championship, MacIntyre felt like a win was coming. Since then, it has been an unmitigated disaster. He opened with an 80 at the Masters Tournament and then […]

Tom Hoge's Ups and Downs Could Continue at Colonial

Tom Hoge has not been dull in 2026. The American golfer has three Top 10 results in 2026 but has missed five cuts. Four of those missed cuts came between February and April. Worse, Hoge has been up and down since then almost alternating good results with almost unmitigated disasters. Last week, he put most […]

Brian Harman Not Having the Best Golf Season in 2026

Brian Harman has made 11 of 13 cuts in 2026. The American golfer does not have a single Top 10, however. Harman is nearing 40 and it does seem the magic is slowing. He has won four PGA events including the 2023 Open Championship. Unfortunately, 2026 has proven to be bearish. The PGA Championship saw […]

Austin Eckroat Struggling Too Often Heading to Charles Schwab Challenge

Austin Eckroat has two career wins on the PGA Tour. The American golfer has not won in two years but does have two Top 10 results in 2026. Eckroat's problem is proximity shots from greater than 200 yards. He ranks 140th there at 55 feet 8 inches. Despite a good scoring average of 69.7 (29th), […]

Zach Bauchou Tries to Keep Momentum Rolling at Colonial

Zach Bauchou is playing some of his best golf in 2026 right now. The American golfer scored his first Top 10 of the season at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson last week. Weather seems to be on the golfer's side as softer greens could be likely for this weekend with lower winds forecasted. No one […]

Sam Burns Must Keep Ball in Play at PGA Championship

Sam Burns has not gotten off to the best of starts in his last two tournaments. The American golfer went 76-74 over the past couple of events and despite very good final rounds, the margin for error is less at Aronimink Golf Club. Putting is always key at any major like the PGA Championship. Another […]

Brandt Snedeker Not the Best Option for the PGA Championship

Brandt Snedeker did win at Myrtle Beach and has played well since missing the first four cuts of 2026. The American golfer started really well at the Valspar Championship before an ugly Sunday 76. One of the best putters in 2026, Snedeker has gained 0.632 strokes (9th) on tour. However, he has lost strokes putting […]

Maverick McNealy Seeking Better Start in Philadelphia

Maverick McNealy has only missed one cut in 12 events this 2026. The American golfer has finished well in each of his last four tournaments entered (identical 67's in that span). However, his starts have left something to be desired (77-74-71-75). Putters should do well here but McNealy cannot play around. Last week, he lost […]

Hideki Matsuyama Attempts to Improve Over 2025 PGA Championship

Hideki Matsuyama did not have the best week last week. The Japanese golfer finished 71st at the Truist Championship. He never truly got going and a final round 76 was the punctuation mark on a bad event (+11 overall). Since the Masters Tournament, it has been pretty much downhill. Fortunately, Matsuyama is one of those […]

Nicolai Hojgaard Wants to Keep Momentum Rolling in Philadelphia

Nicolai Hojgaard nearly won the Truist Championship last week. The Danish golfer finished T-2 which was his fifth Top 6 result of the 2026 season. Hojgaard can be frustratingly streaky but he was solid across the board last week gaining at least a half stroke in all four major metrics. With longer holes on the […]

Ben Griffin Attempting to Bounce Back After Truist Championship

Ben Griffin will have another stern challenge at the PGA Championship this week. The American golfer found the middle rounds tough going at the Truist Championship (73-75). Griffin has not missed a cut in his previous six events but that T-63 was a tough pill to swallow. Also, this golf course will not play soft […]

Harris English Will Need His Putter to Thrive at Aronimink

Harris English may not have the best chance to win in Philadelphia this week. The American golfer is around +8000 via DraftKings to win the PGA Championship. English does have seven Top 25 results in 12 events though. Despite this, the golfer has only finished once inside the Top 10 (T-4 at RBC Heritage). Aronimink […]

Akshay Bhatia's Creative Flair Could Show Itself in Philadelphia

Akshay Bhatia has had quite the 2026 so far. The American golfer came back from five strokes down to defeat Daniel Berger in a playoff at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Bhatia did not have the best driving numbers that week (-10.7 yards, -10% accuracy). However, his 2.79 strokes gained to putting was by far his […]

Keegan Bradley Knows the Aronimink Golf Club Well

Keegan Bradley knows the Philadelphia area golf courses pretty well. The American golfer won the BMW Championship in 2018 when it was held at Aronimink. Bradley will see a course that looks very much the same as it did eight years ago. His form has been better of late with all three of his Top […]

Mike Matheson Leads by Example in Game 2 Win

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson had not scored a goal in 16 postseason games. Matheson had easily been passed on the offensive depth chart among defenseman by Lane Hutson and Noah Dobson. However, the defender fired a slapper past Alex Lyon on Friday against the Buffalo Sabres that turned heads. Matheson made the game 2-0 […]

Jakub Dobes Rebounds After Loss Yet Again for Montreal

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes and the Canadiens have altered wins and losses this postseason. The young goaltender has won five times in nine starts. However, Friday was the fourth time he won after a defeat against the Buffalo Sabres. In those games, Dobes is an amazing 4-0 with a 1.49 goals-against average and a […]

Alex Newhook Sets Tone in Big Montreal Victory

Montreal Canadiens center Alex Newhook got the goal-scoring started for the Canadiens a mere 96 seconds into Game 2 against the Buffalo Sabres. Newhook found his way into a position to score again to make it 3-0 early in the second period. The center now has three goals in his last three games. Overall, Newhook […]

Lukas Dostal Gets Pulled in Game 3 Loss on Friday

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal had three quality starts in a row for the Ducks. Friday night at home was not one of them, though. Dostal was pulled after yielding three goals on eight shots. Ville Husso played the final 40 minutes of the 6-2 Game 3 defeat. Dostal seemingly had turned the corner after […]

Brett Howden Notches Sixth Goal of the Postseason

Vegas Golden Knights center Brett Howden continued his magical second-season run with the Knights on Friday. Howden scored an empty-net goal and added an assist in the Game 3 win over the Anaheim Ducks. He now has eight points, including six goals, which ties him with Mitch Marner for the NHL postseason lead. The center […]