2024 Waste Management Open Preview
Arguably the most popular event of the PGA Tour regular season, raucous scenes and wild drama are expected at TPC Scottsdale this week with the staging of the iconic Waste Management Phoenix Open. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Strokes Gained: Approach GIR Ball Striking Proximity Birdie or Better Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Driving Distance Par 4 Scoring Ball striking is absolutely key in the Waste Management Phoenix Open with TPC Scottsdale a second-shot course. An ability to go low is critical and distance off the tee is far more important than accuracy. Key Correlation Courses/Tournaments Bay Hill Club and Lodge…
2024 Pebble Beach Pro-Am Preview
The Farmers Insurance provided some nice collects for followers with $51 shot Nicolai Hojgaard finishing second by just a single shot and triple figure hope Kevin Yu finishing within the Top 10 for the second straight week. Confidence is high heading into the second elevated event of the new season at the famed Pebble Beach. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Strokes Gained: Putting Putting Average Strokes Gained: Approach GIR Ball Striking Bogey Avoidance Par 5 Scoring Proximity: 175-200 Yards The Pebble Beach Pro-Am is essentially a putting competition with high value put on second strokes. Players compete on three courses before…
2024 Farmers' Insurance Open Preview
After finding Kevin Yu last week at $401 and seeing him finish T-3, confidence is high heading into one of the premier events of the West Coast swing, the Farmers Insurance from the famed Torrey Pines. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Driving Distance Strokes Gained: Off The Tee Strokes Gained: Putting Putting Average Strokes Gained: Tee To Green GIR Bogey Avoidance Par 5 Scoring Proximity: 150-175 Yards Proximity: 250-275 Yards Players this week will open with a round on each of the North and South courses with the weekend to be played exclusively on the South Course. It is imperative to…
2024 The American Express Preview
The PGA Tour returns to the mainland after two weeks in Hawaii with the staging of The American Express in Palm Springs, a time-honoured tournament that dates back to 1960 and has been won by Palmer, Nicklaus, Miller, Mickelson and Rahm. Key Stats/Skill Set Required GIR Strokes Gained: Approach Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Birdie or Better Par 4 Scoring Bogey Avoidance Scrambling This tournament is staged over three different courses but essentially what we are looking for is a player who can go low – the highest winning score since 2008 is -20 with 10 winners reaching -25 –…
2024 Sony Open Preview
The PGA Tour stages its first full-field event for the 2024 season at Waialae Country Club with a solid field competing for Sony Open glory including Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrell Hatton, Russell Henley and rising star Ludvig Aberg. Key Stats/Skill Set Required GIR Strokes Gained: Approach Birdie or Better Putting Average Strokes Gained: Putting Proximity Driving Accuracy Par 4 Performance Ideally this week we are looking for players who are accurate off the tee, with an A-1 approach game and an ability to go low with an excellent putting game. Key Correlation Courses El Camaleon Harbour Town Sea Island Colonial Country…