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Smotherman goes back-to-back this fall. The 32-year-old has won four times (twice on KFT) since last June and has vastly improved his ball striking.
Ball Striking Leaders Through Round 3 of the Bermuda Championship:
1. Corey Conners 9.08, -14 (T3)
2. Ben Kohles 8.47, -10 (T17)
3. Ben Silverman 8.31, -14 (T3)
4. Seamus Power 8.06, -16 (T1)
5. Isaiah Salinda 7.46, -12 (T11)
Salinda leads the field in SG: T2G. He's four back.
Ball Striking Leaders Through Round 1 of the Bermuda Championship:
1. Davis Riley 6.18, -6, 40-1
2. Ben Kohles 6.05, -8, 9-1
3. Corey Conners 5.25, -8, 7-1
4. Chandler Blanchet 4.65, -9, 13-1
5. Eric Cole 4.13, -6, 18-1
Kohles continuing to pop up on these lists lately.
Still five events left in the fall season! Could it finally be McCarthy's week at a place he's played well at?
Lowest Scoring Averages at Port Royal GC since 2021 (min. eight rounds):
1. Taylor Pendrith 67.4
2. Vince Whaley 67.8
3. Seamus Power 68.2
4. Justin Lower 68.2
5. Adam Schenk 68.3
17-year-old Miles Russell will make his fourth Tour start of the year.
Ball Striking Leaders Through Round 3 of the Bank of Utah Championship:
1. Neal Shipley 9.53, -16 (T9)
2. Austin Smotherman 7.24, -23 (1st)
3. Johnny Keefer 6.39, -17 (T6)
4. Doug Ghim 6.02, -22 (2nd)
5. Trace Crowe 5.95, -18 (T3)
Likely going to be a first-time winner Sunday.
Ball Striking Leaders through Round 2 of the Bank of Utah Championship:
1. Neal Shipley 8.17, -12, 33-1
2. Doug Ghim 6.59, -15, 4-1
3. Austin Smotherman 6.34, -17, 3-1
4. Stephan Jaeger 6.17, -14, 12-1
5. Michael Brennan 5.94, -12, 13-1
Shipley finding his form this fall.
Ball Striking Leaders Through Round 1 of the Bank of Utah Championship:
1. Zach Bauchou 4.80, -9, 10-1
2. Michael Brennan 4.40, -7, 8.5-1
3. Doug Ghim 3.56, -6, 20-1
4. Neal Shipley 3.42, -4, 100-1
5. Stephan Jaeger 3.17, -8, 16-1
Bauchou has 10 top-25s in his rookie campaign.
International Presidents Cup Grades:
A: T. Kim, S. Kim
B: Im, Taylor, Ogilvy
C: Matsuyama, Fox
D: Lee, Scott, Conners
F: Bezuidenhout, Hisatsune, Echavarria
U.S. Presidents Cup Grades 🇺🇸
A: Young, Scheffler, Gotterup
B: Koivun, Cantlay
C: Morikawa, Clark, Schauffele, Thomas
D: Burns, Bridgeman, Snedeker
F: Henley
Ball Striking Leaders Through Round 3 of the Biltmore Championship:
1. Gordon Sargent 9.54, -13 (T16)
2. Ben James 8.51, -14 (T11)
3. Jackson Koivun 7.66, -15 (T7)
4. Jackson Suber 7.60, -13 (T16)
5. Ben Kohles 6.45, -20 (2nd)
Leader Neal Shipley is first in SG: Putting.
Ball Striking Leaders Through Round 2 of the Biltmore Championship:
1. Gordon Sargent 5.64, -7, 175-1
2. Rico Hoey 5.43, -8, 60-1
3. Ben James 5.37, -8, 33-1
4. Jackson Suber 5.07, -9, 22-1
5. J.T. Poston 4.75, -8, 35-1
James leads the field in SG: T2G.
Ball Striking Leaders Through Round 1 of the Biltmore Championship:
1. Peter Malnati 5.78, -6, 80-1
2. Ben James 4.66, -4, 20-1
3. Austin Smotherman 4.62, -5, 50-1
4. Cam Davis 4.34, -5, 100-1
5. Isaiah Salinda 3.52, -3, 150-1
Smotherman led the field OTT and was sixth in APP.
Following a two-week break in the action, the FedEx Cup Fall kicks off this week. Going with a couple experienced players with strong short games in Cole and Bezuidenhout. Also excited to see Tennessee freshman Tyler Watts, who made both of his PGA Tour cuts last fall.
Tough filling out the rest of the International team. Conners, Echavarria, Sungjae, Hisatsune and then it gets bleak. Yu and Grillo had pretty good summers. Could just say screw it and go with Potgieter or Yellamaraju too.
I think it was an ok year for Aberg. Guys of his level expect to win, and he really only contended at the Valero. Six top-5s. Fourth in SG: Total. Ball striking remains elite. Wouldn't be surprised if he had a huge 2027.
