The Memorial Picks

Ross Fisher ov Bubba Watson

How can you not bet against Bubba right now?  Since February, the only tournament he’s finished under par has been the Zurich…where he had a partner.  Last tourney he played in, he Missed the cut bad at the Players, and last year here he played this tournament he finished 65th here, and he was playing a lot better last year coming into the Memorial.  Ross Fisher missed the cut at The Players as well, but still finished ahead of Bubba, and last 3 tourneys on the European tour he’s been in the top 10 including 9th last week at the BMW.  Fisher hasn’t played here, but I’m not too worried about that.

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Fisher-7:30  Bubba-8:15

Smylie Kaufman ov Cameron Smith

I can’t believe we bet against Kaufman earlier this year, and now I’m excited about betting on him, but the results are pretty obvious.  Cameron Smith and his partner won the Zurich, and since then he’s missed the cut two times in a row by shooting +4 at The Players, and +5 at The Dean and Deluca.  Smylie had a bunch of missed cuts, but has really turned it around recently.  35th at the Byron Nelson, 12th at the players, 5th at the Wells Fargo.  Last year at this tournament, Kaufman finished 20th.  Cameron Smith has played here once and missed the cut.

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Smylie- 1:05  Cameron Smith-12:43

Nick Taylor ov Russell Knox

Odd play here as I’m going to support Nick Taylor here even though he’s played here once and he missed the cut.  But that was back in 2015, and Nick Taylor wasn’t playing good coming into that tournament.  Lots of missed cuts, and finishes outside the top 15.  He didn’t play here last year, but right around this time of the season he was playing better than the previous year, and this year he’s been really good.  Going back to the Shell Houston Open he hasn’t missed the cut, and in those 6 tournaments, 4 of those finishes were top 10’s.  He struggled a bit last week at the Dean and Deluca but still made the cut.  Now let’s look at Russell Knox, and it’s hard to explain whats happened to him.  Since February, he’s played in 7 PGA tournaments, 5 missed cuts, and a 70th place finish.  Last year he was playing good coming into this tournament, and he still only finished 64th.

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Nick Taylor-7:53  Knox-12:43

Billy Hurley ov Martin Laird

Martin Laird has started to slip recently, and if you look at the last few years, Martin Laird doesn’t play good at the tournament this time of year.  Lot of missed cuts and finishes outside the top 50.  In 2015, in May he started a run of 4 tournaments with 2 missed cuts and finishes outside the top 40.  In 2016, starting in May he started a run of 4 tournaments with 3 missed cuts and a 65th.  In 2017, here we go…starting in May, already two missed cuts and a 42nd, and last 2 times Laird has played here he’s missed the cut.  Hurley on the other hand hasn’t missed the cut since the Masters, and while hasn’t been lights out, he’s finished ahead of Laird in the last 3 tournaments they’ve played in, and the last time Hurley played here was 2014, and he made the cut and finished 37th.

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Laird-12:21  Hurley-1:27

Emiliano Grillo ov Charl Schwartzel

Pretty simple play here.  Schwartzel has a wrist issue…Missed cut a couple weeks ago, Withdraw last tourney.  Grillo is playing good.  10 Straight made cuts, an 11th, and 24th the last 2 tournaments, so he’s in good form…finished 11th here last year.

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Grillo-1:38  Charl-1:38

hey   andy checked ur thread    gonna play a couple just for tomorrow

JB HOLMES   OV BUBBA 

GRILLO   OV  SCHWARTZEL   

GOOD LUCK MAN

ANDY   I tailed ya  with  Scott   also  playing   HU NA  over  PHIL  -105    and  KUCHAR  OV KISNER   -140