Emiliano Grillo Continues To Improve Putting

Last season, Emiliano Grillo made significant strides with his putting, but it hasn't stopped there. Through the first few events of the season, Grillo currently ranks No. 23 on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: putting. That's an impressive feat for a player who lost strokes in the first six events of the last season. […]

Tony Finau The Top Pick In Mexico

It has only been two years but it's hard to have better course history than Tony Finau does at Vidanta Vallarta. Finau followed up his T2 finish with a win last year and earned a massive $12,000 price tag on DraftKings this week. Finau is the best player in this weaker field but it comes […]

Tommy Fleetwood Struggling Stateside This Season

In two PGA Tour events, Tommy Fleetwood has been disappointing this season. Fleetwood comes off a season where he was elite in strokes gained: tee-to-green but that hasn't been the case this year on the PGA Tour. However, in his two DP World Tour starts, Fleetwood had a win and T14 last month. He returned […]

Tony Finau Continues To Fight With Putter

Tony Finau has followed the Scottie Scheffler formula to start the season but with worse results. Finau is No. 9 in strokes gained approach and No. 23 in strokes gained off the tee so he should be in contention each week. Unfortunately for Finau, he is ranked No. 169 in putting as well. During his […]

Jordan Spieth Should Contend At Riviera

Outside of a rough putting performance at Pebble Beach, Jordan Spieth has started the season strong. The only statistical concern in his game this season has been approach play but Riviera will allow him to hit longer irons into greens, which he's stronger with than wedges. Spieth has some solid finishes at the course in […]

Justin Thomas A Positive Putter At Riviera

Going back to the Wyndham Championship where he nearly made the playoffs, Justin Thomas' worst finish is a T12. He appears to have fixed the ball-striking issues and is back to being elite on approach. Despite the strong start to the season, Thomas continues to battle putting issues. However, at Riviera Thomas has a good […]

Ludvig Aberg Crushing California Courses

After a rough start to the season in Hawaii, Ludvig Aberg has hit his stride in the States. If they play a fourth round at Pebble Beach, Aberg may get his second PGA Tour win at a Signature Event. Riviera rewards elite drivers and Aberg is one of the best in the field. No course […]

Patrick Cantlay Continues To Cause Concern

Despite poor form, Patrick Cantlay appeared to be a good play at Pebble Beach based purely on course history. Cantlay came out strong with a 64 but struggled with two rounds in the 70s after that. Some of that could be explained by the poor weather, but Cantlay continues to struggle this season. Riviera offers […]

Collin Morikawa Offers Value At Riviera

In two starts, Collin Morikawa hasn't been at his best since the PGA Tour made its way to California. After a week off, Morikawa is priced at $9,500 on DraftKings at a course where he has been great the past two years. Morikawa followed a runner-up finish in 2022 with a T6 last year and […]

Max Homa In Need Of Home Cooking At Genesis

Max Homa has been busy to start 2024 but has seen mixed results. After a pair of top-15 finishes to start the season, Homa has struggled the past two weeks. Homa missed the cut at the Phoenix Open following a T66 at Pebble Beach. Homa's driver has been an issue during the last two events, […]

Viktor Hovland Struggling To Start The Season

Viktor Hovland is going through it to start the season. So far in 2024, Hovland has uncharacteristically struggled on approach and withdrew from the WM Phoenix Open field citing issues with his swing. That's particularly worrying after Hovland split with his coach this offseason but didn't reveal any details as to why. Hovland has two […]

Xander Schauffele Returns After WM Phoenix Open Withdrawal

Following a T54 finish at Pebble Beach, Xander Schauffele withdrew from the Phoenix Open field to reportedly rest his wrist. While it's not surprising that Schauffele would prioritize a Signature Event, how he's been putting this season has. Outside of an amazing week at the American Express, Schauffele has been subpar on the greens this […]

Rory McIlroy Returns After Rough Season Debut

A T66 to start the season was very unlike Rory McIlroy. It had been since May that McIlroy wasn't inside the top 25 and could have won twice on the DP World Tour in January. McIlroy was solid in round one of Pebble Beach, but a two-stroke penalty for an improper drop saw his score […]

Scottie Scheffler Showing Progress With Putter

For the rest of the PGA Tour's sake, it's good news that Scottie Scheffler has one part of his game that's an issue. Scheffler looked primed to finish off a three-peat at TPC Scottsdale after he gained strokes on the greens during the first three rounds, but struggled during the final few holes on Sunday. […]

Beau Hossler Stacking Up Solid Starts

Beau Hossler has quickly become one of the more consistent players on the PGA Tour. After being known as a short-game star, Hossler has improved his ball striking since the summer. Following a brutal missed cut at Wyndham, Hossler has five top-15 finishes in nine starts and hasn't missed a cut. Hossler has great success […]

Tom Kim Off To Slow Start This Season

After a solid summer and great fall, Tom Kim has been battling this winter. Between three starts in Hawaii and California, Kim has missed a cut and finished outside the top 30 twice. Kim appears to be struggling the most with putting but outside of driving accuracy, Kim has been below his normal average across […]

Cameron Young Continues To Battle Putter Problems

From week to week, it's hard to know which version of Cameron Young will appear. Some weeks Young's elite ball-striking skills offer him a ton of chances at birdies and he contends for a victory. However, most weeks see Young struggle to convert those birdies or scramble for par when his tee-to-green game is off. […]

Justin Thomas Returning To Elite Form

It doesn't take advanced stats to see that Justin Thomas has found his form. Thomas barely missed the playoffs last season and started 2024 looking more like a potential contender for his second title than another missed postseason. Thomas' approach play is back to normal and the putter issues that tend to plague him aren't […]

Corey Conners' Course Fit A Cause For Concern

With his driving accuracy and elite approach skills, Corey Conners should have a lot of chances on a course like Pebble Beach. With small greens, Conners' irons give him an advantage over others, but his short-game struggles create issues. Conners missed the cut in both previous trips, but he's a much better player than he […]

Cam Young Searching For Consistent Putter

With all the talent in the world, it's been confusing to predict how Cam Young will perform since last spring. Young's approach game was a struggle at times last season, but appears to be back in his last three starts. The club that has been a real concern is Young's putter, which had been poor […]

Ludvig Aberg In For Another Tough Test

The fall was memorable for Ludvig Aberg, but until last week it had been a struggle to start the season. Aberg posted his first top-10 finish of the season at Farmers where his elite driver was a weapon. This week at Pebble Beach is a different story. Aberg will be asked to show off his […]

Patrick Cantlay A Pure Course-History Play At Pebble Beach

To put Patrick Cantlay into a lineup this week, it's better to look at prior Pebble Beach leaderboards instead of his recent results. After a solid start to the season at Sentry, Cantlay hasn't cracked the top 50 since the PGA Tour entered California. Fortunately for Cantlay, he has had great success at this course, […]

Collin Morikawa Coming Off Missed Cut

Even in a loaded field for a signature event, it's interesting to see Collin Morikawa priced at the bottom of the $9,000 range on DraftKings. Before last week's missed cut, Morikawa was on a run of top-10 finishes including a win at the ZOZO Championship. Last week was a poor performance with the putter, which […]

Ludvig Aberg Makes Another Event Debut

After an elite fall, Ludvig Aberg has struggled to start this season. Aberg didn't handle his Hawaiian debuts earlier this month with T47 and T30 finishes. This week Aberg makes his Torrey Pines debut and he profiles as the type of player that should have success at the course. Aberg is an accurate, long driver […]

Xander Schauffele The Favorite For Farmers

There's no reason to bet against Xander Schauffele this week. He has the game to win this event, regularly requiring elite scrambling skills. Schauffele has some of the best short-game statistics on the PGA Tour and has the course history to back that up. What has escaped Schauffele at Torrey Pines is a win and […]

Cam Davis Struggling To Start The Season

If the Sony Open ended on Thursday, Cam Davis would have another trophy. Instead, Davis struggled to give himself any chances to contend for a win over the weekend due to issues with everything but his putting. Davis has started the season with T52 and T30 finishes despite a few low rounds. Davis heads to […]

J.T. Poston Trending Toward A Win

Since July, J.T. Poston has been living near the top of leaderboards. Poston has placed inside the top 10 seven times since mid-summer and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. After a disappointing start at Sony, Poston put it all together on Sunday to shoot a 61. Now, he gets to an event where […]

Sam Burns Has Strong Course History At American Express

Since the start of last season, Sam Burns' finishes have been all over the place. Headline by a win at the final Match Play event had a solid season but struggled at times. Burns missed six cuts over the year and didn't start this season very strong either. However, the most important club for this […]

Tom Kim Coming Off Tough Putting Week

After a win during the fall and a T5 the prior year, Tom Kim looked like a great pick to open the season at the Sentry. Kim had a brutal week on the greens and tumbled down the leaderboard. Kim also comes off a T6 last season at the American Express and profiles as a […]

Xander Schauffele Makes Return To American Express

After six years, Xander Schauffele returned to the field for the American Express last season. Schauffele tied for third in 2023 after a pair of missed cuts during his first two trips as a young player starting on the PGA Tour. In 2024, Schauffele is now one of the world's best players and should compete […]