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Brendon Todd Looks To Continue Building Momentum
Brendon Todd finished in a tie for 56th at last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic and played well in his first two rounds but sputtered out on Saturday and Sunday. Todd finished ranked 79th for strokes gained on approach and greens in regulation for the tournament. In his previous two appearances at the John Deere Classic,... Read More
Sepp Straka Heads To John Deere Classic In Solid Form
Last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic saw Sepp Straka finish at T64. This marked his second consecutive tournament where he made the cut and he has now made the cut in six of his last seven appearances. Straka had a great run before missing the cut at the U.S. Open in June, achieving three straight top-30... Read More
Akshay Bhatia Makes Debut At John Deere Classic
Last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic didn't go as planned for Akshay Bhatia, as he missed the cut, marking the second time in his last three tournaments. This year has been a mix of ups and downs for Bhatia, with notable finishes in second place at the Puerto Rico Open and fourth place at the Mexico... Read More
J.T. Poston To Defend Title At John Deere Classic
J.T. Poston returns this week to TPC Deere Run to defend his title. Last year Poston ranked first in strokes gained around-the-green, strokes gained tee-to-green, and total strokes gained. Notably, Poston ranked 10th in strokes gained on approach and fourth in greens in regulation. This year Poston ranks in the 61st percentile for proximity to... Read More
Keith Mitchell Returns To Action At John Deere Classic
Keith Mitchell is set to make his first appearance since his T20 finish at last month's U.S. Open. So far this season, Mitchell has had a consistent performance, having only missed three cuts, with the most recent being at the RBC Canadian Open. He last participated in the John Deere Classic in 2021 but failed... Read More
Byeong Hun An Looks To Bounce Back At TPC Deere Run
Byeong Hun An experienced a setback at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, missing his second cut in a row for the first time in 2023. Despite three consecutive top-25 finishes before this, An has missed three cuts in his last six events. He previously participated in the John Deere Classic in 2021, where he also failed... Read More
Nicolai Hojgaard Set To Make Debut At Detroit Golf Club
Nicolai Hojgaard is set to debut at this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. He's hoping to bounce back after missing the cut at his last two events, the RBC Canadian Open and the Memorial Tournament. Despite this, Hojgaard had performed well before these missed cuts, having made the cut in five consecutive PGA Tour appearances. His... Read More
Cameron Davis Looks To Continue Building Momentum
Last week at the Travelers Championship, Cameron Davis finished T33 after missing the cut in three previous events. Despite ranking fifth in strokes gained off-the-tee and 49th in strokes gained on approach, Davis struggled with his putting and ranked 60th in strokes gained with his putter. This week, Davis will compete at the Detroit Golf... Read More
Ryan Gerard Makes Debut At Rocket Mortgage Classic
Ryan Gerard returns to the course this week following his T56 finish at the U.S. Open two weeks ago. He has managed to make the cut in his last two appearances after missing it in three consecutive tournaments. However, he has missed the cut in four of his previous eight appearances, and his best finish... Read More
Ben Griffin Hopes To End Streak Of Missed Cuts
After missing the cut at both the Travelers Championship and the U.S. Open, Ben Griffin has now missed it in six of his last seven appearances. His highest finish was a T52 at the Charles Schwab Challenge. However, Griffin is optimistic about his debut appearance at the Rocket Mortgage Classic this week. Despite a challenging... Read More
Scott Piercy Returns After Withdrawal From Travelers Championship
Scott Piercy was forced to withdraw from last week's Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands and is scheduled to tee it up in the Rocket Mortgage Classic this week. Piercy had been playing well before his withdrawal and had made three straight cuts with one top-25 finish during that span coming at the Charles Schwab... Read More
Davis Thompson Heads To Detroit After Two Straight Missed Cuts
Davis Thompson missed the cut at last week's Travelers Championship, marking his second consecutive missed cut and third missed cut in his previous four appearances. He didn't participate in last year's tournament but is back for the Rocket Mortgage Classic, where he finished T58 in 2021. However, this week, Thompson may not be a reliable... Read More
Harrison Endycott Making Debut At Rocket Mortgage Classic
Harrison Endycott is set to debut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic after finishing T12 at the RBC Canadian Open three weeks ago. While he has achieved two top-25 finishes, he has also missed five cuts in his last ten events, including a streak of three consecutive missed cuts. Despite his impressive performance in the RBC... Read More
Christiaan Bezuidenhout Looks To Right Ship At Rocket Mortgage Classic
Christiaan Bezuidenhout is heading to the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club following his recent missed cut at the Travelers Championship. Despite last week's setback, he has only missed three cuts in his last ten appearances and has secured four top-25 finishes. Although Bezuidenhout missed the cut in his first appearance at the Rocket... Read More
Alex Smalley Heads To Detroit After Finishing In Top 10 For First Time
Alex Smalley tied for ninth at last week's Travelers Championship, marking his first top-10 finish in 2023. Smalley ranked 10th in strokes gained off-the-tee, seventh in strokes gained on approach, and second in greens in regulation. Smalley has been playing solid golf and has two top-25 finishes, and only one missed cut in his last... Read More
Byeong Hun An Heads To Detroit After Missing Cut At Travelers
Last week, Byeong Hun An missed the cut at the Travelers Championship, marking only his second missed cut in his last 10 appearances. Despite this setback, An has played impressively with five top-25 finishes in that time, including three consecutive ones leading up to the tournament. This week, An makes his third appearance at the... Read More
Tom Hoge Playing Consistently Well Heading To Detroit Golf Club
Tom Hoge's recent performance at the Travelers Championship was not his best, as he finished T60. While he has only missed one cut in his last seven appearances, he has only managed to secure one top-25 finish, which was at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in April. Unfortunately, his previous appearances at the Rocket... Read More
Brendon Todd A Risky Play At This Week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic
Brendon Todd missed the cut last week at the Travelers Championship and has now missed the cut in two of his previous five tournaments, in addition to a withdrawal at the Memorial. Todd's finishes at this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic align with his recent performances. He finished T57 in 2020 and missed the cut in... Read More
Keegan Bradley Heads To Detroit After Winning Travelers Championship
Keegan Bradley was unstoppable last week at the Travelers Championship, winning by three strokes. Bradley ranked first in strokes gained with his putter, strokes gained on approach, and total strokes gained. In addition, Bradley ranked third in proximity to the hole from the fairway, with an average approach of 154 yards. Bradley will head to... Read More
Max Homa To Bounce Back At Detroit Golf Club
Max Homa has had a rough couple of weeks, missing the cut at the Travelers Championship and the U.S. Open. However, he showed promising results at the Rocket Mortgage Classic last year, finishing T24 and T25 in 2021. Before his recent setbacks, Homa had two top-10 finishes at the Charles Schwab Challenge and the Wells... Read More
Justin Thomas Makes Rocket Mortgage Classic Debut
After finishing tied for ninth at the Travelers Championship last week, Justin Thomas is now headed to Detroit. He performed exceptionally well, ranking third in strokes gained tee-to-green and second in strokes gained on approach. In addition, he had the second-best proximity to the hole from the fairway, with an average approach distance of 145... Read More
Alex Smalley Set To Make Second Appearance At Travelers Championship
Alex Smalley has been performing consistently, except for missing the cut at the Memorial. In his previous five appearances, he only missed one cut and achieved three top-25 finishes at the Wells Fargo Championship, PGA Championship, and RBC Canadian Open. This week, he will be participating in the Travelers Championship for the second time, hoping... Read More
J.T. Poston Looks To Repeat Last Year’s Finish At Travelers Championship
Last week, J.T. Poston failed to make the cut at the U.S. Open, and his performance this season has been inconsistent. Although he finished T34 at the Masters, he has only made four cuts in six appearances, with his highest placement being T38 at the Memorial. Poston will compete in the Travelers Championship this week,... Read More
Beau Hossler Returns To Travelers Championship
Beau Hossler is gearing up for the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands, hoping to continue his impressive streak. Hossler has successfully made the cut in eight consecutive appearances, with his top performance outside of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans being at the Mexico Open, where he tied for tenth place. However, Hossler's past... Read More
Brendon Todd Playing Well Heading To TPC River Highlands
Brendon Todd is set to return to the course this week after being absent from last week's U.S. Open. His recent performances include a T34 at the RBC Canadian Open and a withdrawal due to a shoulder injury at the Memorial. It is hoped that the time off has allowed Todd to rest his shoulder... Read More
Christiaan Bezuidenhout Returns To Action At Travelers Championship
Christiaan Bezuidenhout is set to return this week after sitting out the recent U.S. Open. In his previous nine appearances, he has only missed two cuts and has been playing consistently well. His last two appearances resulted in T38 and T21 finishes at the Memorial and Charles Schwab Challenge, respectively. Bezuidenhout hopes to surpass his... Read More
K.H. Lee Misses Second Consecutive Cut At U.S. Open
Kyoung-Hoon Lee had a couple of disappointments in recent weeks, missing the cut at both the U.S. Open and the Memorial after eight consecutive made cuts. However, he has an excellent opportunity to bounce back this week at the Travelers Championship, where he has made the cut in his previous two appearances and finished T19... Read More
Cameron Davis Struggling With Consistency Heading To Travelers
Cameron Davis has been struggling to maintain the same level of performance he displayed at the PGA Championship, where he achieved an impressive tied-for-fourth finish. Unfortunately, he has now missed three consecutive cuts after previously making three in a row, highlighting the inconsistencies in his game. Nevertheless, Davis is determined to get back on track... Read More
Keegan Bradley Ends Consecutive Made-Cuts Streak At U.S. Open
Despite six consecutive appearances without missing a cut, Keegan Bradley failed to make the cut at the U.S. Open last week. However, he is determined to make a comeback at the Travelers Championship this week. At TPC River Highlands, Bradley finished T19 last year and ranked 51st in strokes gained off-the-tee and ninth in strokes... Read More
Tom Kim Bounces Consecutive Missed Cuts At U.S. Open
Tom Kim impressed at the U.S. Open, finishing tied for eighth place. He ranked 48th in strokes gained off-the-tee and fourth in strokes gained on approach. This week, he'll debut at the Travelers Championship on TPC River Highlands, which boasts smaller greens than most tour events. Golfers need to be precise with their approach play... Read More