Mexico Open Sleeper and Longshot Picks
It’s going to be a fresh start for Tiger Woods in many respects this weekend at The Genesis Invitational. Woods will be playing his first official tournament since last year’s Masters, he is debuting a new clothing line, and he’ll also have a new caddie for the event.
With his playoff loss on Sunday at the WM Phoenix Open, Charley Hoffman secured a spot in this week's Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. Hoffman's runner-up finish to Nick Taylor in Scottsdale, Ariz., earned him a $900,000 check and 300 FedEx Cup points.
If Nick Taylor has a birdie putt in a playoff setting, you can bet on the ball ending in the cup. On Sunday, with darkness setting in (and Super Bowl VII well underway), Taylor birdied five of the last six holes — including two playoff holes — to outlast Charley Hoffman and win the 2024 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.
TPC Scottsdale’s crisp white cups looked more like gaping sinkholes to Nick Taylor on Sunday evening. If anyone has the “clutch” gene when it comes to draining putts when they matter the most, it’s the 35-year-old Canadian.
Nick Taylor made an 11-foot birdie putt to beat Charley Hoffman on the second hole of a playoff after birdieing three of the last four in regulation Sunday, capping another wild week at the Phoenix Open with his second memorable victory.
Bird-watchers at the Wyndham Championship saw one of the rarest shots in golf.
Charley Hoffman and Ryan Palmer knocked in 10 birdies Saturday to maintain a second-round lead with a 10-under 62 at the QBE Shootout in Naples, Fla. The modified alternate shot format utilized Saturday requires a pair of golfers to each tee off, select the best shot and then alternate taking strokes going forward to complete each hole.
Charley Hoffman and Ryan Palmer were at 26-under 118, breaking the 36-hole record in the QBE Shootout and taking a two-shot lead into the final day.
Charley Hoffman and Ryan Palmer used three eagles to shoot 16 under in a scramble format Friday and take the first-round lead at the QBE Shootout in Naples, Fla.
After making his lone bogey of the day at the 17th hole, Charley Hoffman closed with a birdie on the 18th hole to grab a share of the lead after the first round of the Barracuda Championship in Truckee, Calif.
Charley Hoffman is in 106th position, with a score of +1, following the first round of the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm.
Charley Hoffman went off on the PGA Tour in a lengthy Instagram post Friday night, saying that it's "mind blowing that a group of amateurs rule the professional game of golf."
Not all have lived up to expectations this season. For some, that means failing to achieve consistent success. For others, it's not winning enough tournaments or failing to claim a major title when most thought it was more than possible.
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