Kurt Kitayama missed the cut at THE PLAYERS Championship. The American golfer took the following week off to focus on the Houston Open. This is a course that sets up well as Kitayama has played well in 2026. He has one runner-up and three Top 25 results. Kitayama drives the ball pretty well (307.8 yards […]

Jake Knapp had five straight top-25 results to start 2026. The American golfer missed the cut at The Players Championship but is poised to rebound at the Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston. This course rewards long drives and scoring well on par-fives. Knapp ranks eighth in driving distance at 317 yards and second in […]

Matt McCarty would like to toss last week away. The American golfer missed the cut at THE PLAYERS Championship after a 75-72 opening. He did play much better golf on Friday but some putts just did not fall. McCarty did gain 0.85 strokes to putting but it was not enough. Around the green was more […]

Michael Kim heads into the Valspar Championship trying to erase that 81 from last Friday. The American golfer has made four of seven cuts in 2026 and has one Top 25 result (WM Phoenix Open). Kim has played a mix of PGA and European Tour events. His last Top 10 in the United States came […]

Max Homa is making cuts and enjoying golf again. The American golfer has only missed one cut in six events this 2026 season. He only has one Top 25 result but overall, Homa is improving gradually. While he is not on his 2023 form, Homa is in the green in several major metrics. He ranks […]

Nick Dunlap has only made one cut in four events this 2026 campaign. The American golfer is still only 22 but has not fired a 72 or worse in seven of his last eight rounds. Missing the cut at the Puerto Rico Open would have dampened most spirits but not Dunlap's. He will be in […]

Andrew Novak knew little went right at TPC Sawgrass. The American golfer shot back-to-back 75's and missed the cut. It was the third time in seven events Novak did not see Sunday. It also marked his fifth and sixth consecutive rounds of 70 or above. That has pushed all of his major metrics into the […]

Austin Smotherman has had an adventurous 2026 so far. The American golfer is expecting his third child potentially during this weekend's Valspar Championship. The expected date is March 23, but one never knows. Anyway, Smotherman has three top-25 results in seven events this season. That includes a runner-up at the Cognizant Classic and a respectable […]

Luke Clanton came out of nowhere and produced a top-five finish at the Puerto Rico Open earlier in March. The American golfer has struggled mightily with his putter on the PGA Tour. He did finish T-42 at the 2025 Valspar Championship. In 2026, he missed three cuts and withdrew from The American Express. Clanton is […]

Christiann Bezuidenhout has only made four out of six cuts in 2026. The South African golfer could not get anything going at THE PLAYERS Championship last week. A Friday 77 ended any hopes of Bezuidenhout seeing the weekend. Off the tee, the golfer just could not get the length and accuracy needed at TPC Sawgrass. […]

Rickie Fowler is playing some of his best golf in 2026. The American golfer has four Top 25 results and his worst was a T-28. Fowler has enjoyed a hot putter gaining 0.807 strokes (15th). No one has seen that level of execution from Fowler since 2017. He led the tour that year by the […]

Sepp Straka was right there to potentially win the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The golfer from Austria was well inside the Top 10 when disaster struck on Sunday. Sepp started out T-3 on Sunday and dropped 10 spots after a 76. Straka bogeyed four straight holes and then 16 for good measure. Missed putts and errant […]

Jordan Spieth still does not have a top-10 finish in 2026. The American golfer has finished T12 and T11 in back-to-back events, however. Spieth is puzzling because one never truly knows how he will perform at TPC Sawgrass. Yes, Spieth has one Top 20 result in his last five appearances at The Players Championship. One […]

Justin Rose has not had the best time in Florida. The English golfer has missed consecutive cuts after a solid Top 40 at Pebble Beach. Rose has mostly the putter to blame for this. He lost 1.7 strokes last week and 1.64 the event before. Even his driver distance was off at Bay Hill (0.3 […]

Maverick McNealy had one bad round at The Genesis Invitational. The American golfer missed the cut as a result but bounced back at Bay Hill with a T-13. That marked his fourth Top 25 result of the young 2026 season. McNealy did have another iffy Friday with a 74 but followed that up with a […]

Brooks Koepka returning to the PGA Tour in 2026 was significant. The American golfer delivered a final round 66 at the Cognizant Classic which vaulted him into the Top 10. It was his best round so far. Despite poor starts in his first three events (73-75-74), Koepka carries some intrigue heading into THE PLAYERS Championship. […]

Max Greyserman is letting the results do the talking. The American golfer netted his first Top 20 result of the season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (T-18). One of his biggest weaknesses is driver accuracy. Greyserman had 10 events where that accuracy was 10% or more lower than the rest of the field. Sometimes, the […]

Nico Echavarria keeps trying to play through the consistency issues. The Colombian golfer shows flashes of brilliance combined with calamitous results. Echavarria has two top 10 efforts including a win at the Cognizant Classic. When he is on, he is on. Pebble Beach showed his ability to avoid bogeys and missed shots. Numbers are all […]

Ludvig Aberg did not have the best start to the 2026 season. The Swedish golfer had an injury impact his play but since the calendar turned to February, his form has returned. That culminated in a T-3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week. Aberg has been closing well in events with a 67-66-67 over […]

Adam Scott was a feel good story last week at The Genesis Invitational. The Australian golfer had one bad round on Saturday but followed it up with a scorching 63 that vaulted him to a fourth place result. Scott has played pretty well in his four events this 2026. However, Bay Hill has been a […]

Aldrich Potgieter, on the surface, seems to be a decent fit when it comes to Bay Hill. The American golfer hits some long drives (325.8 yds - 3rd) and comes off a T-5 at The Genesis Invitational. Potgieter shot all four rounds in the 60's. However, he is a +15000 longshot via DraftKings to win […]

Sungjae Im was believed to be making progress and is now ready to make his 2026 debut at Bay Hill. The South Korean golfer has not played competitive golfer since the Genesis Championship in October. It has been a series of injuries and slow recoveries stemming from a muscle strain in his right hand/wrist. Im […]

Jordan Spieth is an intriguing golfer for this weekend's Arnold Palmer Invitational. The American has gained the third most amount of strokes when it comes to ball striking. Spieth has had three Top 30 results in four events in 2026. However, it can be anyone's guess how Spieth fares this week at Bay Hill. Even […]

Harry Hall had his weekend cut short for the second time in 2026. The English golfer shot a Friday 74 at The Genesis Invitational. It was the same pattern as we saw at the WM Phoenix Open where Hall just could not make enough birdies. A big problem for Hall is that second round where […]

Ryan Gerard plays well enough to contend in events. The American golfer had consecutive runner-up results in January but has had a tough time starting tournaments since. The last three began 72-72-73. While this is not terrible, Gerard has had to play catch-up too often. He now ranks 123rd on tour in putts per round […]

Jason Day was enjoying a solid start to the 2026 season. The Australian golfer almost won The American Express with a runner-up result. A couple weeks ago Day missed the cut at The Genesis Invitational after a 73-74 start. Day could not get off the tees far enough accurately and the birdie opportunities just did […]

Jacob Bridgeman comes off an impressive win at The Genesis Invitational. The young American golfer has been on fire with his putter gaining a tour-leading 1.276 strokes. Furthermore, Bridgeman is gaining almost across the board on all major metrics in 2026. That includes a surprising 15th in greens in regulation at 74.17%. Bridgeman's nerves do […]

Seamus Power has enjoyed a solid start to the 2026 campaign. The Irish golfer has made all three cuts in the United States. Power nearly ended up inside the Top 10 at the Farmers Insurance Open (T-11). He is average to below average in most metrics but the putter has been hot. Power, overall, has […]

Haotong Li is back from a few weeks off and a missed cut at the WM Phoenix Open. The Chinese golfer was playing pretty well before then. He was in contention for The American Express (T-8) and even the Farmers Insurance Open (T-11). Li's only concern may be his putter heading into this week at […]

Stephan Jaeger has played well enough in 2026. The German golfer has made three of four cuts and even has a T-5 from the Farmers Insurance Open. Unfortunately, trends have shown a little decline the past two events. Jaeger barely made the cut at Pebble Beach a couple of weeks ago. Jaegar ranks 33rd in […]