My golf insights have always been built on watching the golf and following the leaderboards. That?s been my foundation for ?uncovering? angles, trends and fits, although further digging and research is always an important tool that can?t be neglected . . . Early days for this season, but I can say I?ve already been engaged in following the golf for three straight weeks.
After early action at the Hope, I can acknowledge that if I got a ?do-over? on my plays, I?d put a premium on holing out from 5 to 15 feet and getting lots of opportunities from that distance, and keeping it in play off the tee, and power would be a non-factor, and I?d have been much less enthusiastic about the likes of Schniederjans, Watney, Donald, Hoffman, Simpson and even Mickelson from my original ?short list?.
In- running . . . David Lingmerth(28/1) e.w.
- - He looks dialed-in on some of his best form and patience, and confident from 10 feet, and he had ideal conditions for getting the most troublesome track out of the way. The alternative in-running plays on my short list were Bryson Dechambeau at 25/1 and Niclas Fasth at 400/1 in the other desert.
And FWIW, I?ve been getting a sampling of some of the new putting techniques, and the early returns look mostly cringe-worthy to my eye on whether those affected have struck upon the long term answers they need . . . And BTW, Dufner has put himself in a spot from which he has frequently been a beast, plus I'm sensing he is rightfully giving off some vibes along those lines himself (hopefully).
GL