World News – UA – Monday Scramble: A picture is worth a thousand words and a lot of questions

Patrick Cantlay gets over Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm, Tiger Woods falls flat, Bryson DeChambeau almost broke the internet and more in this week’s edition of Monday Scramble:

Cantlay: «  I felt like it was going to happen and this week it happened  »

1 Patrick Cantlay had nine birdies in the last lap to overtake Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm and win the Zozo Championship

TAKEAWAY: It’s remarkable that this is only Cantlay’s third title on the PGA Tour, because he’s such a consistent and complete player Although he’s 28, he doesn’t have a lot of miles on his body after sitting for a few years with back problems It was his 101st career start; by comparison Justin Thomas, who is a year younger, made 158 Cantlay’s best is yet to come, as he rose to No 9 in the world rankings

Throughout the sack, Cantlay has been stellar at Sherwood as usual, placing third in strokes won: start on green, first on scrambling, and 10th on putting – using a slightly longer flat stick. and heavier than its previous model This is one of the reasons Cantlay failed to win during the 2019-20 pandemic affected season and failed to qualify for the circuit championship It also didn’t help that he missed some scheduled departures because of surgery to correct a deviated septum.

We’ll continue to choose Cantlay for a breakout year, as we apparently do every year It’s gonna happen He’s so talented

Thomas: «  If I birdie 16, I win the golf tournament  »

2 Despite scoring the final round in the ’60s, Thomas and Rahm were passed by Cantlay on Sunday and split second at Sherwood

TAKEAWAY: Both players, ranked in the world’s top 3, were left behind missing a good opportunity to win

Thomas, who held the lead overnight, birdieed only one over his last 12 holes and fell in a timid stroke Considered one of the best players in the game, JT does has failed to win four of his last five 54-hole solo advances:

Interestingly, Thomas later told reporters that he struggled in the final round to find that ‘killer instinct’ and ‘stay in the zone’ without fans. “It’s tough, but we’re all dealing with it,” he said, “and I just need to find a little better way to deal with it here in the next few weeks. »

Thomas lamented that he didn’t have his best stuff this weekend, and while that was true, he was still generally excellent – second near the hole and fifth in strokes won: putting A nice combo which bodes well for Augusta, a place Thomas, without a top 10 in four career appearances, has not held up particularly well.With top 12 rankings in all three starts this young season, he will always be one of the 5 Masters favorites

As for Rahm, he did back-to-back bogeys on Nos 12 and 13 (the latter a par 5!) To switch to chaser mode while going down the section His biggest takeaway: his iron game was perfect Ranking sixth in the peloton in strokes won: approaching, it was his best finish in this category since his victory at the Memorial, and his second best in 13 months

3 At a place where he’s won five times and finished second on five other occasions, Tiger Woods only beat three players in his draw for 72nd in the Zozo Championship

TAKEAWAY: Earlier this week, Woods said he was “definitely better” than he was at the US Open, but in his title defense Zozo his game looked too bad than all year Of Sherwood’s 77 players, Woods ranked 70th in strokes won: from teeing to green and 65th on green Even more eyebrows raised: he peaked at a header speed of 115 mph club

This comes on top of a dismal scoreline, in which the only players he beat were Japan Tour player Naoki Sekito, Champions Tour-eligible Phil Mickelson, and top-ranked Michael Thompson. 45 since June

Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods faced off on Sunday at Zozo, and this may be the last we saw it on a final round

Woods has said he will decide in the « next few days » whether to sign up for next week’s Houston Open But a final tune-up before the Masters doesn’t make much sense, especially because he should learn a new class at Memorial Park The lack of competitive representatives is not what is hurting Woods right now; he just doesn’t swing well enough He has to put time on the firing range, if his battered body allows it His more than two decades of knowledge in Augusta won’t matter if he can’t execute the shots

Since the tour restarted in June, Woods has played six His Finishing events against the winner:

4 In an Instagram post, Bryson DeChambeau claimed he hit a drive with a 400-yard range – even without the 48-inch driver he was testing

TAKEAWAY: Bryson’s Big Bang was the Tour’s speech last week, and for good reason He hinted he hit ridiculous numbers in practice Now here’s the proof

The message was enigmatic enough to leave a lot of questions: Did the bullet go straight? Is it reproducible? Is he ready for tournaments? What kind of numbers can he publish with the 48 inch model? We will have answers soon enough

From our headquarters it still seems like an unnecessary risk for DeChambeau to implement a new driver in the year’s major final Clearly he already has a significant advantage over the rest of the peloton This seems to be the case. perfect experience for Kapalua and Phoenix, with an eye on the 2021 Masters in April

5 Phil Mickelson is undecided on his upcoming schedule as he questions whether he should play the week before the Masters at the Houston Open on the PGA Tour or against PGA Tour Champions players in Phoenix

TAKEAWAY: Earlier last week Mickelson said his decision would rest with which event fans will host – Houston welcomes a maximum of 2,000 spectators per day, the first US tournament to have fans since March 12 – but later backs off, saying it’s all about preparation Lefty wants to be able to throw it high and far in preparation for Augusta, and Memorial Park, a course he’s never seen but has a penalty more severe for a missed fairway, may not be the most suitable environment for this style of play The senior event would have overseeded some grass, as he will see in Georgia, and he’s unlikely to run out playing 54 holes in a cart It seems the most likely option

Of course, if he continues to play like he did at Zozo – almost DFL, last on the pitch for shots won: from start to green – it really doesn’t matter because he doesn’t. wouldn’t fight in Augusta anyway

McDonald’s emotional on first title: ‘It’s really hard to win here’

First Time For Everything: Ally McDonald The 28-year-old Mississippi native on her birthday withstood a fiery charge from Danielle Kang to win her first LPGA title at the Drive On Championship – Reynolds Lake Oconee McDonald , a former US Solheim Cupper, made three birdies in a row to start the last nine to pounce in front of Elle finished one in front of Kang, who nearly pierced his corner on 18

Here she is: Bianca Pagdanganan The LPGA rookie takes the circuit by storm, competing in the PGA Women’s KPMG before posting a driving distance average of 299 yards last week at Reynolds en route to third place in career Remember the name – she has game-changing potential

Watching it: Dustin Johnson Jon Rahm made a run to end his reign at the top, but DJ remained in World No 1 for at least another week, cementing him as the fourth player to reach 100 weeks in first position, behind Tiger Woods (683 weeks, lol), Greg Norman (331) and Rory McIlroy (106)

Perseverance: Ross McGowan Ranked 560 in the world, he hadn’t won in 11 years and hadn’t finished in the top 40 in his last 13 starts That was until he pulled 20 under the normal at the Italian Open and wins by two Good product

Back from the Abyss: Martin Kaymer At the Italian Open he finished fifth, his fourth top-10 in his last six starts It wasn’t enough to cut eventual winner Ross McGowan, but he did closer to winning its first world title since – quite unbelievably – the U 2014S Open

Not the best quote: Scott Jamieson After making a hole in one in Italy, Jamieson first reacted with nothing, then gave an even worse quote after: « That’s what we’re trying to do – he just put the ball in the hole »OK, mate

Don’t look now, but: Bubba Watson Once again, Watson had the merchandise to hit the ball, placing fifth on the field in strokes won: from tee to green According to statistics guru Justin Ray, only DJ has done better in this lap stat since the PGA Championship Does anyone know a two-time Masters champion getting back into shape?

Don’t Just Stick With Your Daily Work ?: Mike Whan LPGA audiences were on the call for coverage of the first round of the Drive On Championship, a smart and creative choice given that Whan owns a vacation home in Reynolds Lake Oconee for years As expected, Whan was formidable: sharp and insightful, with his usual dose of self-defeating humor. Although he wasn’t about to criticize his own players, of course it was a fun few hours listening to his point of view. single view

Same But with a twist: Woods Masters Champions Dinner confirmed that the annual dinner with golf’s most exclusive club is still on, but different this year: downstairs instead of upstairs in the iconic clubhouse, with socially remote tables and less attendance than usual with some of the older champions likely to stay home due to coronavirus Woods’ menu will remain the same: fajitas, sushi and sashimi, with milkshakes for dessert

Preparation for the Quirky Masters: Sergio Garcia Will the Sanderson Farms winner and the 2017 Masters champion prepare for the major final of the year making his professional tennis debut? He teams up for a doubles tennis tournament in Austin with Amer Delic Hopefully he doesn’t roll his ankle

A good omen for Augusta: Rory McIlroy Although he finished well down the table, Rory’s good ones turned out to be very good – his 29 birdies were a career high on the Tour

Fantastic pick of the week: Matthew Wolff Second consecutive week for this category for M Wolff, who was playing a de facto home game at Sherwood, 10 minutes from his childhood home and on a course he believes he has played hundreds of times Wolff has faced Tiger Woods in the first two rounds, shooting a pair of 69s, but backed off with a Saturday 75 set to finish tied for the 50th In addition to his face plant last week at Shadow Creek, that’s not what we wanted to see when of his last two starts before Augusta Soupir

BY Rex Hoggard

BY Rex Hoggard

BY Rex Hoggard

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