Patrick Rodgers Looking For Better Finish At The Valspar

After a strong start to the year, Patrick Rogers is looking to bounce back from a missed cut at The Players. He didn't play badly at the Stadium Course, but hanging around even par at most events on tour doesn't typically make a lot of cuts. On the year though, he has been fairly steady, […]

Maverick McNealy Is A Hot Name At The Copperhead Course

Coming off a T9 at The Players Championship where he led the field in strokes gained around the green (1.98) and was 12th in strokes gained tee to green (1.92), Maverick McNealy is coming into this week's Valspar Championship with a full head of steam. It was clear he wasn't quite ready for the moment […]

Adam Hadwin A Better Outright Bet Than DFS Play At Valspar

Coming off a missed cut at The Players, it has been a roller coaster for Adam Hadwin over the last two-and-a-half months. He has yet to chain any good performances together, and the biggest cause is the inconsistency from his normally strong play on the greens. The Canadian is currently ranked 96th in strokes gained […]

Aaron Rai Is Playing At Valspar For The First Time

It was another solid showing last week at The Players for Aaron Rai. He finished T35 in the strongest field on the PGA Tour thanks to his solid ball striking both off the tee (0.56 strokes gained off the tee) and on approach (0.67 strokes gained on approach). The Englishman is making his tournament debut […]

Nick Taylor Is An Intriguing Player At TPC Sawgrass

From a statistical standpoint, Nick Taylor has played more consistently than his turbulent finishes have reflected. In his last five starts, he's finished T12, T39, first, T71 and with a missed cut. The Canadian is butchering courses with his irons and putter, as he is ranked 19th in strokes gained putting (0.639) and 20th in […]

Denny McCarthy A Safe Play With Low Ceiling At The Players

If making cuts was the name of the game, Denny McCarthy would be a bonified stud. He has only missed four cuts in his last 24 starts going back to this event last season, however, his game since the start of 2024 has been pretty mediocre with a best finish of T22. Strong play with […]

Justin Rose Is An Afterthought At The Players

It's always difficult to know what to do with the older group of guys like Justin Rose, especially at events where the cream of the crop is supposed to flourish. Seeing him at the tail end of leaderboards as we have most of this season lends itself to the belief that Rose is on the […]

Cameron Davis Is A Long Shot With Upside At The Players

At a field stacked with what's left of the PGA Tour elite, getting down to Cam Davis at $8,700 on FanDuel is tricky business. That price range has a slew of guys rating out higher than the 29-year-old Australian from top to bottom, though few of them are hitting their irons as well, as he […]

Jake Knapp Has The Perfect Game To Compete At The Stadium Course

It has been a rather swift rise through the ranks for Jake Knapp, as the PGA Tour Rookie makes his Players Championship debut. It is uncommon to view a new player as someone who could potentially thrive here seeing how tricky and unpredictable rounds can be. But the intangibles Knapp has shown through his last […]

Nicolai Hojgaard Is A Risky Play At The Players

Other than a second-place finish in his opening tournament at the Farmers Insurance Open, the jump to the PGA Tour hasn't been as fruitful for Nicolai Hojgaard as his time on the European circuit. He's still managed to make 3 of 4 cuts since Torrey Pines, but with a T34 as his best finish, the […]

Stephan Jaeger Looking For Putter At TPC Sawgrass

It's been a back-and-forth start to the season for Stephan Jaeger. Most weeks, he has struggled to put everything together, but the few weeks he hasn't struggled, he's been within reach of winning (T3's at The Farmers Insurance Open and the Mexico Open). His driver has been his best friend, as the 34-year-old from Germany […]

Can Rickie Fowler Produce At The Players?

After a rough start to the season for Rickie Fowler, the waters have slightly calmed over the last few weeks regarding strokes-gained statistics. It hasn't been enough to right the ship, but enough to stop the bleeding. His storied history at TPC Sawgrass has been feast or famine. However, this week is the perfect venue […]

Chris Kirk Is An Unappealing Start At TPC Sawgrass

Since his win at the Sentry, Chris Kirk hasn't played his best golf. Made putts have been hard to come by, and in a stretch that has typically been kind to the Tour journeyman in years past, it hasn't come to fruition in 2024. On paper, his 20th ranking in strokes gained off the tee […]

Harris English Is A Scary Pick At The Players

A final-round 77 sank the ship for Harris English at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, mostly due to uncharacteristically poor play off the tee, where he was minus-0.33 on the week in strokes gained off the tee. Strong play with his putter has been the reason for much of his success this season, as he ranks […]

Byeong Hun An Is An Interesting Play At TPC Sawgrass

From a statistical standpoint, Byeong Hun An should be a weekly contender, and from a fantasy perspective, he is, but real life hasn't exactly been the same. On the year, the South Korean is ranked second in par-four scoring average (3.89) and is inside the top 15 in strokes gained off the tee (.560), from […]

Tony Finau Is An Extremely Risky Play At The Players

From a ball-striking perspective, it has been a great run over the last month and a half for Tony Finau, but from a putting and short-game perspective, things have been tough since the Masters last season. The fan favorite has only had three positive strokes-gained putting weeks from then to now and hasn't had the […]

Cameron Young Looking For Better Finish At TPC Sawgrass

It wasn't as flashy of a showing for Cameron Young at the Arnold Palmer Invitational as most were expecting, as his second-worst putting performance on the season (minus-0.80 in strokes gained) kept him from getting anything going. With that said, the former Demon Deacon hasn't performed horribly on the greens at Sawgrass in his first […]

Rickie Fowler Still Looking For Last Year's Form

It has been a slow and underwhelming start to the season for Rickie Fowler. However, the Tour schedule coming up gives him the best chance to turn it around, as he is notorious for his successful play in the southeast part of the country. However, the reality of playing well starting at Bay Hill has […]

Kurt Kitayama Looking To Defend Title At Arnold Palmer Invitational

The defending champion, Kurt Kitayama, is coming into the week in weird form. On one hand, he has shown some of the best iron play we've seen from anyone all season (currently 20th in strokes gained on approach at .625), but on the other hand, his putting has been horrific (currently 118th in strokes gained […]

Jake Knapp Making First Career Start In A Signature Event

Jake Knapp has been a PGA Tour golden boy since winning the Mexico Open a couple of weeks ago. However, his first test against all of the upper-echelon players the tour has to offer comes this week at Bay Hill. The Korn Ferry Tour graduate has yet to establish any course history here, but on […]

Chris Kirk Looking To Get Back On Track At Bay Hill

Since winning the Sentry early in the season, Chris Kirk has been flatter than most people were expecting. However, a rough time on the greens, coupled with a few spotty weeks with the irons will do that. The good news is that the tour is hitting the point in the season that has been the […]

Sahith Theegala Looking To Take Hot Putter To Bay Hill

If there has been a leaderboard to be on in the last five months, Sahith Theegala has more than likely been on it. Seven of his past 12 events have ended in a top-20 finish or better, including a win at the Fortinet Championship in September. Most of his success has come from his putting […]

Wyndham Clark Is Looking For A Spark In Florida

Since winning the U.S. Open last year, Wyndham Clark has returned to the consistent yet underwhelming player he was before last season. Sure, he has a win to his name in 2024 at a shortened AT&T Pro-Am, but being shortened to 54 holes puts it on equal grounds of LIV, and we've seen what the […]

Can Matt Fitzpatrick Finally Win At Bay Hill?

It has been a turbulent run over the past two months for the 2021 U.S. Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick. Where there have been top-15 finishes, there have been missed cuts close by. However, we are hitting a part in the tour schedule that has yielded better putting performances for Fitzpatrick historically. Over his last eight […]

Cameron Young Looking To Continue His Strong Play At Bay Hill

It has been a successful start to the season for Cameron Young. With his most recent T4 finish this past week at PGA National, it's not a matter of if he'll break into the winner's circle, it's when. The Wake Forrest product is a stat buffet, ranking 15th in strokes gained off the tee (.607), […]

Justin Thomas Is Making His Second Start At Bay Hill

So far in 2024, Justin Thomas has played in four events, which has resulted in one top-five, one top-10, one top-15, and a missed cut. However, it's worth noting that things have transpired in that order. JT still has the ball-striking prowess we've come to expect, but there has been no magic to be found […]

Tommy Fleetwood Is Coming To Florida In Good Form

Coming off a T10 finish at the Genesis Invitational, Tommy Fleetwood has made the most of the early season. He already has a win under his belt on the DP World Tour and is coming to an event where he has had very respectable finishes in the past (six of seven on made cuts) that […]

Will Zalatoris Is A Hot Commodity At Bay Hill

The return to golf for Will Zalatoris has been swift and emphatic. He hasn't won, but he has gotten darn close. With a T2 finish at Riviera, Willy Z is coming into the Florida swing with perhaps the most momentum of anyone. He hasn't lost in any strokes-gained statistic since the Sony Open (his first […]

Doug Ghim Is On An Impressive Run To Start The Florida Swing

After missing the cut in his first two events of the season, Doug Ghim has caught lightning in a bottle. After a T13 at the Farmers, a T12 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, and a T8 at the Mexico Open, the former Longhorn comes into the Florida run perhaps with more fuel than anyone, […]

Maverick McNealy Is An Intriguing Play At PGA National

Maverick McNealy is off to a solid start to his new year with a T6 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and a T13 last week in Mexico. The 28-year-old is 23rd (.960) in strokes gained total, 26th (.633) in strokes gained putting, and 43rd (.346) in strokes gained off the tee. The things that […]