In an odd way, the easy part of Scottie Schefflers week at the Masters begins at 1:36 p.m. (ET) on Thursday. Mexico payout: Rahm sets record before May, Bhatia seeks first win after switching to AimPoint, How Rahm stopped negative momentum Friday, '22 'hardened' Scheffler 'in a soft way,' says coach, Monday Scramble: Bye, Match Play; hello, Augusta, Goodbye, Match Play, you won't be missed by all. Sure, hes been playing like trash, but this is really no different than his horrendous play before winning in Phoenix in February. Published 16 January 23. Not all professional golf wins are equal. Just looks like he's calm, just doing his business, not really worrying what everyone else is doing and churning out birdies, which is what you need to do out here. Scheffler made birdie on four of the last five holes before the turn, then followed with a 31 on the back for a course-record 62. He also has contended in majors. Kohles, who won in Chile at the start of the month, closed with a 3-under 67. While the ball striking is never consistent, hes seen spike weeks with his irons and his short game is always reliable. Winner of four of his past six events, the 25-year-old Scottie Scheffler is riding one of the hottest streaks the golf world has seen since Tiger Woods was in his prime. Mayo: Sam Burns (12-1, DraftKings) The betting favorite is likely to have a good week, but generating the same favorite number he saw at Sanderson isnt quite the same when you glance at the other higher-end options in the field this week. Hes my win simulation models most likely winner but isnt listed as a betting favorite; theres value here. Director of Professional Golf isnt a normal position at golf club, but Quail Hollow isn't a normal club. The ride share entrance by the No. I used that anger today as a positive, Scheffler said. Scheffler will have longtime PGA Tour caddie Ted Scott. Thats how I try to live my life., Of the decision of whether to become Schefflers caddy, Scott explains that he asked my family to pray upon it for a week. Rahm closed with a 67 and certainly had his chances. This is the first of five events in Texas on the PGA Tour schedule for 2022-23, with the next four slated for 2023. Gehman is co-host of the First Cut Podcast and appears regularly on the Pat Mayo Experience golf podcasts. 1 and 2 on the points list and assured of finishing in the top 30 to earn PGA Tour cards for next season. Green won for the third time. "I'm just going to go out there and try to get off to a good start and hopefully put myself out in front early and stay there," Scheffler said. He was slowed by a double bogey on the third hole, but wound up with nine birdies in his round of 65. , Matchup Results from the Houston Open: Caddie: 1 for 1 (Hovland (-143) over Finau); Mayo: 1 for 1 (Thomas (-105) over Ancer); Hennessey: 1 for 1 (Grillo (-120) over Harman); Alldrick: 1 for 1 (Scheffler (-120) over Koepka); Powers: PUSH (Fowler (-120) over Rose); Gehman: 0 for 1; Gdula: 0 for 1, Matchup Results from this season (Wins-Losses-Pushes): Mayo: 6-1-0 (up 4.52 units); Caddie: 5-2-0 (up 2.66 units); Powers: 4-2-1 (up 1.82 units); Gehman: 2-4-1 (down 2.26 units); Alldrick: 2-4-1 (down 2.32 units); Hennessey: 2-5-0 (down 3.20 units); Gdula: 1-6-0 (down 5.07 units). Given this success, we can expect the pair to continue working together. Get to know Ryder Cup legend and LIV Golf player Ian Poulter a little better By Sam Tremlett Gooch and Garcia shadowed each other for most of the opening two rounds and the final round at Sentosa Golf Cub was no different. Get to know the four-time Major winner and LIV Golf player a little better Take a look at 30 things you may not have known about four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy, By Sam Tremlett I did a good job of being a good junior, and then I was a pretty good college player, and then I played good on the Korn Ferry Tour, and I just keep trying to get a little bit better. HOUSTON As is often the case in autumn, the talk this week in the state of Texas has been college football. The Astros Golf Foundation has given a sponsor exemption to deserving players with local connections. 1 in the world last March, stayed there for seven months, and has now regained that perch after Rory McIlroy and Rahm briefly took him down a peg. 5 fairway., Full-field scores from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open. Rahm's runner-up finish at the Mexico Open this week pockets him $1.3 million (AUD), taking his 2022-23 . Mexico Open at Vidanta picks 2023: Sleepers/Dark Horses Who Could Win. Helligkilde closed with a 68 to take second place, holding off a four-strong chasing pack that included home favorite Sang Hyun Park. All he's lacking is a win, and with so many players in contention, it doesn't figure to be easy. Green and Lin birdied the first playoff hole on the par-3 18th. Bermuda Championship: Seamus Power. He's been playing better . Iwata won his fifth career Japan Golf Tour event and moved to the top of the money list. I never really thought that much of myself. Its taken a little work, a learning curve for the operations out there, but it is functional very well right now at the golf course and its in perfect condition. And he finished fifth after a hot Sunday at Mayakoba. Everyone in golf knew Scottie Schefflers rise to world supremacy was probably coming long before he added The Players Championship to his trophy collection Sunday. Scheffler made birdie on four of the last five holes before the turn, then followed with a 31 on the back for a course-record 62. 8 and a tee shot into the water on the 10th that led to double bogey. His former caddie, Sam Workman, was from the Houston area. A solo second-place finish would have elevated him back to the No. Mayakoba: Jhonattan Vegas. He was tied for the lead going into the final round at The American Express in 2020 and finished third. Either way, he's right in the mix in what should be a compelling finish with a dozen players within three shots of Scheffler's lead. 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Get to know the World No.1 and 2022 Masters champion better By Sam Tremlett McIlroy storms from 6 back to win FedEx Cup and $18 million Rory McIlroy is the FedEx Cup champion for the. Gehman: Denny McCarthy (180-1, DraftKings) We are seeing signs of life from McCarthy lately, making the cut in Bermuda then following it up with a T-15 last week in Mayakoba. I assume no one beat 59 there I hope, but you never know. T9: 70-66-71-67: . Lee Alldrick of FanShare Sports started out writing an article highlighting the best bargain plays for fantasy golf under his twitter handle @DKGolfBargains. Alldrick, FanShare Sports: Denny McCarthy (180-1, DraftKings) Not only is McCarthy the best putter in the field on fast Bermuda greens, he ranks seventh in the FanShare's course-suitability ranking this week. Previous weeks: Fortinet Championship: Kevin Na; Sanderson Farms Championship: Mito Pereira. (Photo: Allan Henry/USA TODAY Sports) Scheffler became only the third solo third-round leader in the last 15 years (joining Webb Simpson in 2018, Jason Day in 2016) to win The Players. Though Hatton had a spectacular back-nine 29 to finish12-under-par, pulling him within two shots asScheffler madethe turn, it didnt matter because the 6-foot-3 Texan stood tall and killed hope for everybody. Gdula: Tyrrell Hatton (+310, FanDuel) Hatton is trending back up and is available at a good number for a top-10 finish. Reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler participated in the tournament's annual Par 3 event on Wednesday with wife Meredith serving as his caddie. May 5 - May 6. But she bogeyed the last two holes for a 67 and missed the playoff by one shot. HOUSTON - Scottie Scheffler had six holes to complete his weather-delayed first round early Friday, a run that included two bogeys and a birdie for an opening 2-over 72 and a heated march to. Burns, who placed T-7 at the CJ Cup in South Carolina, will make his third start this season. It probably helped that nearly his entire family was with him for the victory celebration around the 18th green. The layout itself has not changed much from last year, but the condition of the course is improved. 18, a bear of a hole. 4 on the season-long FedExCup standings, behind only Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Max Homa. Alldrick, FanShare Sports: Tony Finau (25-1, DraftKings) Finau ranks just 78th in the FanShare Sports course-suitability ranking this week and didnt even make the top 20 here last year. Junior Amateur and then matched Jordan Spieths Texas high school record by capturing three individual state titles. Rahm closed with a 67 and certainly had his chances. Within 14 minutes, after Lee hit an 85-yard approach into the water and made triple bogey at the fourth hole, the biggest threat to Scheffler's lead all day was removed. With Scheffler also having asterling silver, gold-plated Players Championship trophy, a No. Of course, the 26-year-old has now added two more . Scheffler explained of Scott that I just think the world of him as a person so that was why I was attracted to him just being a potential good partner for me out on the course., Scott, who also teaches golf online, had intended to focus more on his teaching after giving up Watsons bag, having spent 21 years caddying before Watson he had worked for Paul Azinger and Grant Waite. 10beginning at 7:50 a.m. A pair of 69s last year here at Memorial Park shows just how well he can navigate his ball around here. Another week, another Fall Swing winner from the Golf Digest expert picks column, with both Rick Gehman and Brandon Gdula hitting on Viktor Hovlands title defense at 19-1 in Mayakoba. Zozo Championship: Hideki Matsuyama. "Oh, he's obviously used to being in this position now, he's done it so many times already," said Australian Cam Davis, who finished tied for 6th at 8-under-par. Sanderson Farms Championship: Mito Pereira. Michelob Championship. This week, we like our chances again, even with just one year of course history at second-year Houston Open host venue Memorial Park. The American and the Spaniard were never more than stroke apart as they finished at 17-under 196. LOS ANGELES Hannah Green of Australia made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole to join a three-way playoff, and then made par on the second extra hole to win the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club. 2023 GOLF DIGEST MAY EARN A PORTION OF SALES FROM PRODUCTS THAT ARE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR SITE AS PART OF OUR AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RETAILERS.