Kevin Streelman ov Bubba Watson
Bubba hasn’t played in two months, he really wasn’t good last season. He also hasn’t played this tournament in 9 years. I don’t think this course sets up very good for him as this course requires you to hit the fairway, and he was 112th in driving accuracy in 2017. 161st in greens in regulation…those are really important stats at this tournament. Kevin Streelman, meanwhile, has played twice in the reach around, and has a 13th, and a 10th, so I like that he’s in a groove. I know it’s early, but he ranks 3rd in greens in regulation so far in 2018, and this isn’t a fluke for Streelman. 30th in driving accuracy and 64th in greens in regulation last year. Streelman has played in this tournament 7 times, has never missed the cut, has a 2nd place finish, and 4 top 16 finishes here.
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Eddie Pepperel ov Thorbjorn Olesen
Oleson won this tournament last year, and that’s why we’re getting this matchup. Everyone is going to see that win, but they’re going to ignore his previous finishes here. 41st, 71st, and 29th. But looking at recent performance, Pepperell is absolutely on fire. Five top 10 finishes in his last 6 tournaments, and three of those were top 5 finishes. Olesen doesn’t have a top 30 finish in his last 4 tournaments, and in the last 4 tournaments they’ve played in together, Pepperell has finished ahead of Olesen. Don’t let Olesen’s win last year scare you…Pepperell is the better golfer right now.
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