Taylor Montgomery Attempts To Bounce Back At Torrey Pines

Taylor Montgomery did not have the best of weeks at The American Express (T61). However, hope springs eternal for the American golfer. Montgomery was in contention after two rounds last year at the Farmers Insurance Open. Then things went bust after back-to-back 75s. Can Montgomery put four rounds together in San Diego? With expected tranquil... Read More

Keegan Bradley Wants To Continue Momentum From Sony Open

Keegan Bradley enjoyed quite a resurgence last year with two victories. The American golfer nearly won last year at Torrey Pines. He lost in a playoff with Max Homa. However, that spurred Bradley on and he has not looked back. Bradley did not always have the best metrics but he wound up 20th in putting... Read More

Sepp Straka Seems To Improve At Torrey Pines

Sepp Straka has seemingly improved every time he plays at Torrey Pines. Now last season saw the Austrian golfer not play at the Farmers Insurance Open. However, the year before he finished a solid 16th. Straka has two wins in his PGA Tour career. Also, he was a solid 12th at The Sentry earlier this... Read More

Collin Morikawa Could Continue Hot January

Collin Morikawa came a few strokes from winning The Sentry earlier this month. The American golfer settled for a top-5 finish. Last year saw Morikawa follow up a runner-up in Hawaii with a third-place result at the Farmers Insurance Open. This tournament starts on Wednesday and it seems like Morikawa enjoys this. Torrey Pines will... Read More

Adam Hadwin Needs Boost At The American Express

Adam Hadwin needs a boost off the tee to do well at The American Express. Why? The Canadian golfer is average with his driver at best. Again, the golf courses at La Quinta favor some longer drives which put golfers in position for easy birdie opportunities. Yes, this tournament projects a winner to be in... Read More

Tom Hoge Could Be In Mix At The American Express

Tom Hoge is a long-standing veteran of the PGA Tour. The American golfer has enjoyed some good results, even at The American Express. Hoge was a runner-up just two years ago. He can be a bit up and down at times, but Hoge started last year with four early top-10 results before tailing off in... Read More

Taylor Montgomery Knows La Quinta Very Well

Taylor Montgomery lives and breathes desert golf. The golfer who resided in Las Vegas has played a large majority of these courses. Last year, Montgomery used his hot putter to forge a top-five result. The young American had a rough summer but seemed to bounce back with a tied for eighth at The RSM Classic.... Read More

Jason Day And His Consistency Make Him A Threat

Jason Day got back to what made Day one of the best golfers on the PGA Tour. The Aussie golfer won at the Byron Nelson last year and performed well off the tee along with putting ranking in the top-50 in strokes gained. Day enjoyed a good year in terms of greens-in-regulation at nearly 82%... Read More

Scottie Scheffler May Have A Chance In Southern California

Scottie Scheffler and the PGA West golf course in La Quinta have a bit of a love/hate relationship. For the most part, Scheffler has several top 25 results and a third in 2019. However, it typically has been that putter which has kept him from victory in the desert. The weather may present some issues... Read More

Ryo Hisatsune A Bit Unknown Heading Into Sony Open

Ryo Hisatsune has played five PGA tournaments in his career and two were at the ZOZO Championship. He finished 12th and 6th in those. After that, there is not a lot to go on. The Japanese golfer has won four times internationally. This includes the Cazoo Open de France. Keep in mind, Hisatsune is only... Read More

Luke List Might Struggle A Little At Sony Open

Luke List had a few issues last week at The Sentry. This kept the American golfer from truly contending. List played well enough but did not have that one round which wowed people or the field. Since his win at the Sanderson Farms Championship in October, List has been more consistent but never truly in... Read More

Byeong Hun An Could Surprise At Sony Open

Byeong Hun An was in it to win it on Sunday but finishing seven shots under par for the day was not enough. The South Korean golfer settled for fourth place by himself. Still, that's an impressive result for someone who little was expected of going into the tournament. It leads to the possibility of... Read More

Tyrell Hatton Sees Potential At Sony Open

Tyrell Hatton seemed to have a problem quite a few golfers did on Saturday at Kapalua. The English golfer could not make putts or get close on approaches. As a result, he shot a 72 which knocked him out of contention for Sunday. Even a 69 would have placed him in the top five. He... Read More

Ludvig Aberg To Rebound At Sony Open This Week

Ludvig Aberg enjoyed a decent first two rounds at Kapalua last week. The Swedish golfer then watched everything implode after a Saturday 77. There was no recovering from that as Aberg finished tied for 47th even after a blistering final round 63. It is that momentum some expect the golfer to carry over at Waialae... Read More

Sahith Theegala A Longer Shot At Tournament Of Champions

Sahith Theegala burst onto the scene in 2023 with eight top-10 results. That culminated in a win for the American golfer at the Fortinet Championship. Last year in Hawaii saw Theegala struggle on Saturday and Sunday with consecutive 72s. The California native did have his share of issues like any young golfer. However, the 26-year-old... Read More

Sam Burns Expects Improvement From Sentry Nightmare

Sam Burns came to Hawaii and the American golfer promptly fired a 75 on the Friday to end any chances of winning the Tournament Of Champions in 2023. All it took was several errant shots. Burns is one of the best putters on the tour (ranked 8th in strokes gained - 0.584 in 2023). If... Read More

Jordan Spieth Tries To End Winning Drought This Week

Jordan Spieth did not win a single tournament in 2023. His last win came at the 2022 RBC Heritage. By the way, he lost in a playoff to Matt Fitzpatrick there in 2023. The American golfer did have seven top ten results last year. However, there was the tied for 13th at last year's Tournament... Read More

Matt Fitzpatrick Has Some Experience At The Sentry

Matt Fitzpatrick could use last year's experience in the Tournament Of Champions as a springboard for the 2024 version. The English golfer finished seventh, like Scottie Scheffler. It was a 70 on the final Sunday that kept him from having a chance at victory. Fitzpatrick won once overseas in 2023 and at the RBC Heritage... Read More

Scottie Scheffler Looks To Start Off Hot In Hawaii

Scottie Scheffler closed 2023 with an impressive win at the Hero World Challenge. Now, the -20 under par combined with a closing round 68 for the December triumph. So, Scheffler did finish seventh at the Tournament Of Champions in 2023. The question comes up again. Can he putt and hit shots a little better on... Read More

Davis Thompson Could Lurk Around Contenders This Week

Davis Thompson seems to always be close to contending but not quite on the top page of the leaderboard. The American golfer has finished in the Top 35 in every tournament but one since July. However, Thompson has not cracked the top ten in that time. Thompson's biggest problem is his approach to the green... Read More

Akshay Bhatia A Young And Rising Golfer

Akshay Bhatia plays golf like someone who is far older than the age of 21. The American golfer has done well in the second tier tournaments including that P1 at the Barracuda Championship. There were top ten results at the Puerto Rico Open and the Mexico Open. His rate of making cuts at the top-tier... Read More

Denny McCarthy May Be Rusty This Week

Denny McCarthy has not played on the PGA Tour since the BMW Championship in August. That was some three months ago for the American golfer. Though he finished tied for tenth, it is always a little different getting out on the course this late in the season. These November tournaments carry a life of their... Read More

J.T. Poston Well-Rested For The RSM Classic

J.T. Poston showed some great form in the Summer and continued that at the Shriners in mid-October. The American golfer finished tied for third last month behind a solid final round 66. Poston finished with four top ten results in his last seven tournaments before his October appearance. He did everything but win. In a... Read More

Ludvig Aberg A Favorite At The RSM Classic

It is easy to see why Ludvig Aberg is a favorite at The RSM Classic this week. Aberg has entered ten tournaments in 2022 and finished in the Top 25 seven times. That includes three top ten results and a near win at the Sanderson Farms Championship last month. Maybe the competition has not been... Read More

Christopher Bell Has Worst Day At Worst Possible Time

Everything was set up for Christopher Bell to do well at Phoenix this weekend. However, the writing may have been on the wall. Bell qualified outside the top ten and never truly had much of a chance on Sunday afternoon. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver managed to get up to fifth after 86 laps. Brake... Read More

Brad Keselowski Completes Quite The Weekend At Phoenix

Brad Keselowski and his wife welcomed their third child into the world. Now, Keselowski has a little son to go with his two daughters. Keselowski, who had Cole Custer qualify for him, started 31st on Sunday. The RFK Racing driver managed to get his Ford briefly into the top ten. Ultimately, Keselowski settled for a... Read More

Ty Dillon Can Move Up On Sunday At Phoenix

Ty Dillon, like Austin, has a way of doing well at Phoenix. No one is talking a win here or even a top ten result. However, the Spire Motorsports driver does find ways to improve via place differential. Dillon has an odd knack of finishing better than he starts. In nine of his previous ten... Read More

Austin Dillon Tends To Improve On Raceday At Phoenix

Austin Dillon may not qualify very well at Phoenix but often he improves from a position standpoint. Dillon has enjoyed positive place differential in five of his past six Fall races on the short track. Even in March, the Richard Childress Racing driver shot up to 16th from 30th. That was a bit surprising. Though... Read More

Harrison Burton Likely To Struggle At Phoenix

Harrison Burton began sixth last Fall at Phoenix Raceway. The Wood Brothers Racing driver finished 19th. It was his best finish on the 1-mile short track. Place differential for the No. 21 Ford has been -8, -13, and -5 in his appearances. That does not bode well for Sunday considering Burton starts 25th. Expecting a... Read More

Daniel Suarez Trying To End Season On Good Note

Daniel Suarez qualified 16th on Saturday for the season-ending race from Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. Suarez has struggled to contend and has two top ten results in his past 11 races. It is hard to believe he had three finishes of sixth or better and then struggled badly once again. It has been one of... Read More