Tour Championship Preview
“-Then who knows? Maybe you’ll win the Tour Championship one day. Get that gold jacket that I never got.
Gold jacket, green jacket who gives a —-”
Well, here it is. We’ve finally turned a significant corner in golf with the end of Tiger’s career. Without the big cat in play, the best and most popular players in the game are friends who go on spring break together and make funny videos. They bomb the ball, they’re supremely talented and they’ve ushered in the new era of golf. 2017 had a lot of ups and downs, 59s and awesome major performances, but it will mostly be known as the year we finally said goodbye to Tiger. It was one helluva run.
This is the last significant tournament with the exception of the President’s Cup (Sept. 28th-Oct. 1st).
Course: East Lake Club, Atlanta, Georgia (home course of the legendary Bobby Jones)
7,385 Yards, Par 70 (yikes)
Top 10 (FedEx Cup Standings):
| Regular Statistics | |||||||||
| RK | PLAYER | AGE | EVENTS | ROUNDS | CUTS MADE | TOP 10 | WINS | CUP POINTS | EARNINGS |
| 1 | Jordan Spieth | 24 | 22 | 74 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2,000 | $9,153,033.00 |
| 2 | Justin Thomas | 24 | 24 | 75 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1,800 | $8,976,560.00 |
| 3 | Dustin Johnson | 33 | 19 | 66 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1,520 | $8,555,443.00 |
| 4 | Marc Leishman | 33 | 24 | 86 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1,296 | $5,714,140.50 |
| 5 | Jon Rahm | 22 | 22 | 79 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1,280 | $5,843,247.50 |
| 6 | Rickie Fowler | 28 | 20 | 73 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1,120 | $5,937,072.50 |
| 7 | Hideki Matsuyama | 25 | 21 | 72 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 960 | $8,234,445.00 |
| 8 | Justin Rose | 37 | 17 | 61 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 800 | $4,009,058.00 |
| 9 | Brooks Koepka | 27 | 23 | 76 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 640 | $5,297,397.00 |
| 10 | Paul Casey | 40 | 23 | 86 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 480 | $3,556,973.50 |
The top 5 in the field (Spieth, Thomas, DJ, Leishman and Rahm) are the only players who control their own destinies. If Spieth, Thomas or DJ win, look for them to also win Player of the Year. If none of the top 5 win, the field is blown fairly wide open. Obviously, players 6-10 have the best shot.
Losing DraftKings Lineup:
Webb Simpson
Kevin Chappell
Sergio Garcia
Justin Rose
Justin Thomas
Patrick Cantlay
Prediction: I’m going to roll with Justin Thomas in this one. He’s become a household name, and will become a superstar after winning this event outright. Look for some crazy odds at next year’s Masters when he pulls it off.
Have a great golf weekend! Remember, we’ve got Retribution of the Ranch on Saturday, so if you don’t have a team and tee time yet, call us at (605) 341-5703 soon to get registered – times are filling up quick!
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