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Matt Fitzpatrick Continues Scorching Start to 2026 Season
Matt Fitzpatrick finished tied for 24th at the Genesis Invitational two weeks ago and will now prepare for this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida. Fitzpatrick now has three straight top-25 finishes and will look to rely on his strong approach play this week. He's gained strokes on approach in all […]
Ian ChristensonKeegan Bradley Searching for Better Results Heading to Bay Hill
Keegan Bradley missed the cut at the Genesis Invitational two weeks ago and will need to find his approach game to compete at Bay Hill. Bradley has lost strokes on approach in three of his four starts this season. Bradley finished tied for fifth at Bay Hill in 2025 and tied for 36th in 2024. […]
Ian ChristensonMax McGreevy Will Need to Improve on the Greens to Compete
Max McGreevy missed the cut at last week's The Genesis Invitational following a tied-for-29th finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McGreevy has had a solid start to 2026, but has lost strokes, putting in four of his six appearances. If he can improve his putting, he could give himself a chance to be near […]
Ian ChristensonRico Hoey Returns to Cognizant Classic
Rico Hoey missed the cut at last week's The Genesis Invitational following a tied-for-67th finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This was Hoey's first missed cut in six starts this season. His best finish came at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where he finished tied for 24th. Hoey will need to improve almost every […]
Ian ChristensonAustin Eckroat Looks to Bounce Back at Cognizant Classic
Austin Eckroat returns to action this week after missing the cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open two weeks ago. Eckroat has had a rough start to the 2026 season, missing the cut in three of his four starts. His best finish was tied for 49th at the Farmers Insurance Open. Eckroat has had mixed […]
Ian ChristensonAaron Rai Bounces Back After Rough Start to 2026 Season
Aaron Rai finished tied for 28th at last week's The Genesis Invitational, followed by a tied for 73rd finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This was a welcome sign for Rai as he gained strokes across the board except off the tee. Rai gained over 0.50 strokes on approach and 0.39 strokes putting last […]
Ian ChristensonShane Lowry Continues Playing Well Heading to Cognizant Classic
Shane Lowry finished tied for 24th at last week's The Genesis Invitational, and this was followed by a tied for eighth finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lowry has three top-25 finishes in four starts so far this season. Lowry has played well at the Cognizant Classic, finishing tied for 11th in 2025 and […]
Ian ChristensonMax Homa Has Opportunity to Continue Building Momentum at the Cognizant Classic
Max Homa finished tied for 37th at last week's The Genesis Invitational and is set to play in this week's Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. This will mark Homa's first appearance at the Cognizant Classic. Homa has started strongly this season but has yet to crack a top-25 finish. Over the past 12 months, […]
Ian ChristensonRyan Gerard's Strong Approach Play Behind his Hot Start in 2026
Ryan Gerard finished tied for 28th at last week's Genesis Invitational, and that was followed by a T45 finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Gerard has gained strokes on approach in four of his five starts this season and gained over 1.50 strokes at The Genesis Invitational. This week will mark Gerard's second appearance […]
Ian ChristensonLuke Clanton Making Fourth Start of 2026 at Cognizant Classic
Luke Clanton is set to make his fourth start of the 2026 season at this week's Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. Clanton has endured a tough start to the 2026 season, missing the cut twice and withdrawing once. At last year's Cognizant Classic, Clanton finished tied for 18th and hopes to best that this […]
Ian ChristensonXander Schauffele Rounding into Form Before Genesis Invitational
Xander Schauffele finished tied for 19th at last week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and this was followed up by a tied for 41st finish at the Waste Management Phoenix Open the week prior. Schauffele has improved his performance each week in his three starts this season and will look to better his tied for 19th […]
Ian ChristensonMaverick McNealy Will Need to Find his Putter Again
Maverick McNealy finished tied for 29th at last week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am but lost strokes putting for the first time in his four starts in 2026. McNealy has gained strokes across the board in three of his four starts this season, and losing strokes putting was the only category he lost strokes in last […]
Ian ChristensonViktor Hovland Needs to Find His Putting Stroke Heading to Genesis Invitational
Viktor Hovland finished tied for 58th at last week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to break his streak of three straight top-25 finishes in 2026. Hovland finished tied for 10th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open two weeks ago and gained strokes across the board except for off the tee. However, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am […]
Ian ChristensonRussell Henley Has the Approach Game to Compete at the Genesis Invitational
Russell Henley rattled off his third straight top-25 finish at last week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by finishing tied for 19th. This was followed up by a tied for eighth finish at The American Express and a tied for 19th finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Henley has gained strokes on approach in two […]
Ian ChristensonTommy Fleetwood Has a Chance to Compete at the Genesis Invitational
Tommy Fleetwood finished tied for fourth at last week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and gained strokes across the board in his first PGA Tour start of the 2026 season. Fleetwood has played well at the Genesis Invitational in the past, finishing tied for fifth in 2025, tied for 10th in 2024, and tied for 20th […]
Ian ChristensonPierceson Coody Looks to Bounce Back at the Genesis Invitational
Pierceson Coody has played excellent golf to start the 2026 season and finished outside the top 25 for the first time in 2026 at last week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. In his first four starts this season, the worst Coody finished was tied for 18th. This week will mark Coody's first appearance in the Genesis […]
Ian ChristensonJacob Bridgeman Continues Playing Well Heading to Genesis Invitational
Jacob Bridgeman finished tied for eighth at last week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and this was followed up by a T18 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open the week prior. Bridgeman has now rattled off four top-20 finishes in four starts to begin the 2026 season. Bridgeman has gained strokes on approach and putting in […]
Ian ChristensonAkshay Bhatia Heading in the Right Direction After Slow Start to 2026 Season
Akshay Bhatia finished tied for sixth at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last week, and this was followed up by a tie for third at the Waste Management Phoenix Open two weeks ago. This has been a welcome return to form for Bhatia, who started this season with two straight missed cuts. Bhatia finished tied […]
Ian ChristensonMichael Thorbjornsen Showing Great Early-Season Form
Michael Thorbjornsen finished tied for third at last week's Waste Management Phoenix Open, and this was followed up by a tied for 18th at the Farmers Insurance Open the week prior. Thorbjornsen gained strokes across the board last week, including 1.38 strokes off the tee and 0.69 strokes on approach. This will be Thorbjornsen's first […]
Ian ChristensonScottie Scheffler Continues Hot Start Heading to ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Scottie Scheffler finished tied for third at last week's Waste Management Phoenix Open, and this was followed by a win at the American Express two weeks prior. Scheffler has been lights out in both of his appearances so far this season and has gained strokes across the board. Scheffler has gained over 3.25 strokes total […]
Ian ChristensonRory McIlroy Making First PGA Tour Start of 2026 Season
Rory McIlroy will make his first PGA Tour start of the 2026 season at this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy has played in three DP World Tour events so far this season and has two top-15 finishes, including one tie for third. McIlroy made his first appearance on the PGA Tour at this event […]
Ian ChristensonRobert MacIntyre Returns to Action For ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Robert MacIntyre sat out the last two events due to the birth of his first child and will return to action for this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. MacIntyre finished tied for fourth at the Sony Open in Hawaii and tied for 38th at the American Express. MacIntyre has gained strokes putting in both of […]
Ian ChristensonSi Woo Kim Doesn't Appear to be Slowing Down Heading to ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Si Woo Kim finished tied for third at last week's Waste Management Phoenix Open, and this was followed up by a tied for second at the Farmers Insurance Open the week prior. Kim already has three top-five finishes in five starts in the 2026 season. Kim's worst finish so far was a tie for 11th […]
Ian ChristensonRickie Fowler Continues Great Start to 2026 Season
Rickie Fowler finished tied for 18th at last week's Waste Management Phoenix Open, and that was followed up by a tied for 18th finish at the American Express two weeks prior. Fowler has gained strokes on approach in both of his starts this season, gaining 1.56 at the American Express and 0.83 at the Waste […]
Ian ChristensonMatt Fitzpatrick Continues Playing Well Heading to ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Matt Fitzpatrick finished ninth at the Waste Management Phoenix Open last week, and that was followed up by a tied for 63rd finish at the American Express two weeks prior. Fitzpatrick was lights out at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and gained over 1.20 strokes on approach, but lost 0.35 strokes putting. Fitzpatrick finished tied […]
Ian ChristensonPatrick Cantlay is Playing Well but Needs to Find Putting Stroke
Patrick Cantlay missed the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open two weeks ago, and that was followed up by a tied for 13th finish at the American Express the week prior. Cantlay has played well and gained strokes across the board except for putting. He lost 0.27 strokes putting at the American Express and 1.16 […]
Ian ChristensonLudvig Aberg Needs a Strong Showing at ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Ludvig Aberg missed the cut two weeks ago at the Farmers Insurance Open and withdrew from the American Express the week prior due to illness. It's possible he was still feeling some lingering effects from the illness that forced him to withdraw. Aberg lost over 1.80 strokes on approach and over 2.61 strokes putting at […]
Ian ChristensonXander Schauffele Making Second Appearance at Phoenix Open
Xander Schauffele played well at last week's Farmers Insurance Open but disappointingly missed the cut. Schauffele is set to make his second appearance of the 2026 season at this week's Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona. Schauffele skipped last year's edition and the 2024 edition but has played well here in the past. He […]
Ian ChristensonCollin Morikawa Needs a Bounce-Back at Waste Management Phoenix Open
Collin Morikawa missed the cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii three weeks ago, and that has been his only appearance so far in the 2026 season. Morikawa will need to find his stroke on the greens if he's going to have a chance to compete. He lost 1.62 strokes putting but gained 0.68 strokes […]
Ian ChristensonHideki Matsuyama Has a Shot to Challenge at the Waste Management Phoenix Open
Hideki Matsuyama continued to show the excellent form he's been in to start the 2026 season, finishing tied for 11th at last week's Farmers Insurance Open, which was followed by a tied for 13th finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Matsuyama has been outstanding with his approach play so far this season, gaining at […]
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