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Hideki Matsuyama Needs Solid Driving Week at Charles Schwab Challenge
If Hideki Matsuyama were averaging positive strokes gained off the tee this season, he would arguably be the leading favorite this week at Colonial. Some of the approach play and putting statistics he's accrued at various spots this season have been good enough to win. However, the struggles off the tee have been too detrimental to allow the 34-year-old to get over the hump. His collapse in Phoenix earlier in the year explains it perfectly. The Japanese star ranks 130th in strokes gained off the tee (-0.292), and is still inside the top 40 in strokes gained tee to green despite it. The bottom line is that what he does off the tee will dictate whether he is a must-play or just one of the more solid options, but regardless, he has immense fantasy value this week.
Source: PGA Tour
Source: PGA Tour
