I'm going to take a shot at the Northern Trust Open. Usually I restrict my somewhat humiliating efforts to majors, but Riviera is a ancient song and the match has been going for walks continuously considering 1926.
Such a storied tournament deserves my best -- if ultimately futile -- attempt, don't you think? Actually, I should say attempts. In majors I typically pick 5 possibles; this week I'm picking 2.
The most secure select could be Phil Mickelson. Phil has 2 wins and a couple of runner-united statessince 2007, the first-class record of any participant in the field. In addition, he's already received as soon as this yr, at Phoenix. Consequently, it makes no experience for me to pick him.
Bill Haas, the defending champion, and Keegan Bradley, remaining 12 months's co-runner-up with Phil, are both inside the field and might also be good choices. (In case you failed to recognise, the 3 of them had been grouped collectively for the primary two rounds.) I'm no longer selecting them either.
Can you sense a sample to my logic? ;-)
However, Charles Howell III won at Riviera in 2007 (Phil was second that year) and he has a 2d himself, way again in 2003. And CH3 is playing thoroughly up to now this year, with three Top10s in 4 starts offevolved.
I like CH3's probabilities. He's playing more continually than I've seen him play in a long term.
My other choice is a person who, to my understanding, has NEVER performed Riviera in his existence. Charl Schwartzel is making his Stateside debut this week and, given that he may be the most up to date participant on the earth proper now, I do not think his unfamiliarity with the direction could be that a lot of a hassle.
So there you have it. I pick Charles Howell III and Charl Schwartzel as my faves to win the Northern Trust Open this week. Coverage begins today on GC at 3pm ET and again at 6:30pm ET.
Let's see if these boys can make me appearance as top as Bubba and King Louis did closing 12 months at Augusta.
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