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How 20 yards helped Francesco Molinari have a career year in 2018

Have hope. It’s never too late to gain distance. Francesco Molinari proved that in his career-changing 2018 campaign. A drastic increase in driving distance helped the 35-year-old Italian have a dream season. He became the first player to win a major and go 5-0 in the Ryder Cup in the same year. He won his first PGA TOUR title and qualified for his first TOUR Championship, as well. Putting instructor Phil Kenyon and performance coach Dave Alred have received a lot of credit for Molinari’s success, and rightfully so. His 20-yard gain since 2015 — including a 10-yard increase since 2017 — was an underreported aspect of his rapid ascension into to the game’s elite ranks, though. Molinari is proof that the incremental impact of longer tee shots — though more difficult to observe than the effect of improved putting — adds up over the course of a tournament and a season. For many years, Molinari was known for his laser-straight tee shots. They helped him have a strong career. He was a two-time Ryder Cup participant and owned four victories on the European Tour, including the 2010 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, before this season. This week, Sheshan International is the site of Molinari’s 2018-19 debut. He arrives in Shanghai after nearly doubling his career victory total in a single season. He won The Open Championship and Quicken Loans National, as well as the European Tour’s flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship. He reached career-highs in the FedExCup (17th) and world ranking (5th). He went undefeated at Le Golf National after going winless in his first two Ryder Cups. Molinari and his longtime swing coach, Denis Pugh, started the search for extra yards several years ago. There were some obvious ways for Molinari to hit it farther, but such a change doesn’t come without risk. Several players have lost their way in the quest for extra yardage. Molinari changed his swing, his equipment and strategy. “My swing was very compact and very simple so it was probably easier for me than some other guys to find ways to get more swing speed and ball speed,â€� Molinari said. “It’s a very delicate work.â€� He also hit the gym. “I was more of a couch guy a few years ago,â€� he said. Augusta National’s eighth hole, an uphill par-5 with a large bunker looming on the right side of the fairway, provides a perfect illustration of Molinari’s transformation Long hitters can carry the hazard to reach the green in two. Molinari had to aim away from the bunker, then lay up. “This year, a couple days it was warm and a little down-breeze. I carried the bunker and I was able to hit 5-wood or 4-iron into the green,â€� he said. His T20 finish was one off his career-best at the Masters. He finished this season ranked seventh in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (+0.72) and 52nd in driving distance (301.0 yards). Three years ago, he was 153rd in driving distance with an average measured drive of 281.6 yards. “It’s very important for mainly two reasons. One, it’s easier to play the golf course. … I can carry a few more bunkers every round on different courses. That means having a few more wedges into the greens and it has a ripple effect on the game,â€� Molinari said. “Confidence-wise, it’s simply good to see when you’re out there that you’re driving it past some guys and you’re not 50 behind some guys, you’re maybe only 20 yards behind.â€� Mark Broadie, the inventor of the Strokes Gained statistics, quantified the benefits of increased distance in his book “Every Shot Counts.â€� An extra 20 yards off the tee can be worth up to three strokes per tournament, he said. It’s the sum of small gains. The average PGA TOUR player takes 2.98 strokes to hole out from 160 yards. It’s 2.91 from 140 yards. That’s less than one-tenth of a stroke, but it can become significant over the course of 72 holes. The increased distance outweighs the increase in missed fairways, as well. Molinari also is hitting his irons farther, and with increased spin and a higher trajectory. Broadie keeps statistics for Molinari, as well as his brother, Edoardo, who won the 2009 World Cup with Francesco and teamed with him at the 2010 Ryder Cup. Edoardo was one of the first pros to apply Broadie’s Strokes Gained statistics to his own game. Francesco is gaining 1.9 more strokes per tournament with his tee shots than he was in 2015 (when adjusted for courses and field strength). “I was very impressed at the magnitude of his distance gain this year, especially after the large gain from 2015 to 2016,â€� Broadie said. Molinari did it with relatively little loss in accuracy. He still hits a relatively high number of fairways for a player of his length. That’s how he ranked eighth in total driving – the sum of a player’s ranking in driving distance and accuracy — last season. And his misses still aren’t far from the fairway. That allows him to be more aggressive with his club selection off the tee. Molinari said he’s started hitting driver more often to further capitalize on his length. His tee shots covered 64 percent of the yardage on par-4s and par-5s this season. That’s nearly 5 percent more than three seasons ago. He ranked 27th in that statistic in 2018 after ranking 168th (out of 184 players) in 2015. His compact swing offered room for improvement, as well. He now makes a bigger turn on the backswing to create more speed. He tries to feel his sternum turning as far and as high from the ball as possible. He lifts his left heel off the ground to increase his turn. TaylorMade’s Adrian Rietveld saw Molinari’s transformation first-hand. During one of their first testing sessions, in October 2016, Molinari’s clubhead speed averaged 107.1 mph and his ball speed was 158.5 mph. In February 2018, his clubhead speed was over 112 mph and ball speed was nearly 166 mph.  “He constantly spoke about how hard he was working with Denis Pugh on his swing and in the gym with his team,â€� Rietveld said. “Some days he would be just too (tired) from the strength work to produce long equipment sessions.â€� In May 2018, he was up to 114 and 169 mph. He was now carrying the ball nearly 290 yards, more than 25 yards longer than that October 2016 testing session. “Apart from my work with Justin Rose, I have never worked with a player as precise as Francesco,â€� Rietveld said. He watched Rose undergo a similar distance gain that helped him win the 2013 U.S. Open, then win the FedExCup and become No. 1 in the world ranking. In today’s game, players who gain speed can also gain trophies. Molinari has three from this season as proof.

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Type: Round Requests - Status: OPEN
Brian Harman Under 12.5 Greens In Regulation - Round 2-165
Rory Mcllroy Under 8.5 Fairways Hit - Round 2-115
C Conners, K Mitchell, J Thomas, T Hatton, P Reed, all to shoot under 71 - Round 2+2500
2nd Round Match-Ups - M. Homa vs K. Mitchell
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Keith Mitchell-145
Max Homa+120
2nd Round 3 Balls - K. Mitchell / B. Sowards / A. Hadwin
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Keith Mitchell-170
Adam Hadwin+150
Bob Sowards+1600
2nd Round Scores - Scottie Scheffler
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+135
Under 69.5-175
2nd Round Scores - Bryson DeChambeau
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5-115
Under 69.5-115
2nd Round Scores - Tyrrell Hatton
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 70.5+100
Under 70.5-130
2nd Round Scores - Jon Rahm
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5-150
Under 69.5+115
2nd Round Scores - Ludvig Aberg
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5-150
Under 69.5+115
2nd Round Scores - Jhonattan Vegas
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 72.5+120
Under 72.5-155
2nd Round Scores - Rory McIIroy
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 70.5+145
Under 70.5-190
2nd Round Scores - Viktor Hovland
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 70.5-115
Under 70.5-115
2nd Round Scores - Collin Morikawa
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 70.5+125
Under 70.5-165
2nd Round Scores - Aaron Rai
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 70.5-145
Under 70.5+110
2nd Round Scores - Cam Davis
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-145
Under 71.5+110
2nd Round Scores - Shane Lowry
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 70.5-155
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2nd Round Six-Shooter - Group C - A. Bhatia / A. Novak / D. McCarthy / J.T. Poston / D. Puig / M. Fitzpatrick
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
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David Puig+400
Denny McCarthy+400
Andrew Novak+450
J.T. Poston+450
Matt Fitzpatrick+450
2nd Round Six-Shooter - Group A - S. Scheffler / X. Schauffele / R. McIIroy / T. Fleetwood / J. Rahm / S. Lowry
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+260
Rory McIIroy+275
Jon Rahm+475
Xander Schauffele+500
Shane Lowry+650
Tommy Fleetwood+650
2nd Round Six-Shooter - Group B - K. Bradley / M. McNealy / R. MacIntyre / S.W. Kim / T. Finau / R. Hojgaard
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Keegan Bradley+375
Robert MacIntyre+400
Tony Finau+400
Maverick McNealy+425
Si Woo Kim+425
Rasmus Hojgaard+500
2nd Round Six-Shooter - Group E - D. Berger / A. Scott / A. Rai / B. Harman / T. Pendrith / C. Davis
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Daniel Berger+350
Aaron Rai+375
Taylor Pendrith+425
Adam Scott+450
Brian Harman+475
Cam Davis+500
2nd Round Six-Shooter - Group D - B. DeChambeau / J. Thomas / C. Morikawa / V. Hovland / L. Aberg / T. Hatton
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Bryson DeChambeau+260
Collin Morikawa+425
Ludvig Aberg+425
Justin Thomas+475
Viktor Hovland+500
Tyrrell Hatton+550
2nd Round Six-Shooter - Group F - H. Matsuyama / W. Clark / P. Reed / T. Kim / S. Im / T. McKibbin
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Hideki Matsuyama+320
Patrick Reed+400
Sungjae Im+425
Wyndham Clark+450
Tom Kim+475
Tom McKibbin+500
Scottie Scheffler
Type: Scottie Scheffler - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish-160
Top 10 Finish-350
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Bryson DeChambeau
Type: Bryson DeChambeau - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+225
Top 10 Finish-110
Top 20 Finish-250
Tyrrell Hatton
Type: Tyrrell Hatton - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+250
Top 10 Finish+100
Top 20 Finish-225
2nd Round 3 Balls - M. Kartrude / S. Valimaki / J. Knapp
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Jake Knapp-110
Sami Valimaki+125
Michael Kartrude+700
Jon Rahm
Type: Jon Rahm - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+275
Top 10 Finish+125
Top 20 Finish-200
Collin Morikawa
Type: Collin Morikawa - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+320
Top 10 Finish+150
Top 20 Finish-185
Jhonattan Vegas
Type: Jhonattan Vegas - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+275
Top 10 Finish+150
Top 20 Finish-175
Aaron Rai
Type: Aaron Rai - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+350
Top 10 Finish+160
Top 20 Finish-160
Ludvig Aberg
Type: Ludvig Aberg - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+350
Top 10 Finish+160
Top 20 Finish-160
Viktor Hovland
Type: Viktor Hovland - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+350
Top 10 Finish+180
Top 20 Finish-150
2nd Round Match-Ups - C. Davis vs E. Cole
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Eric Cole-115
Cam Davis-105
2nd Round 3 Balls - E. Cole / E. Steger / C. Davis
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Cam Davis-105
Eric Cole-105
Eric Steger+1400
Keegan Bradley
Type: Keegan Bradley - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+450
Top 10 Finish+225
Top 20 Finish-120
Tommy Fleetwood
Type: Tommy Fleetwood - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+500
Top 10 Finish+225
Top 20 Finish-120
Ryan Gerard
Type: Ryan Gerard - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+450
Top 10 Finish+225
Top 20 Finish-120
Robert MacIntyre
Type: Robert MacIntyre - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+450
Top 10 Finish+210
Top 20 Finish-120
2nd Round 3 Balls - E. van Rooyen / M. Block / M. Hughes
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Mackenzie Hughes+110
Erik Van Rooyen+115
Michael Block+550
Rory McIlroy
Type: Rory McIlroy - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+450
Top 10 Finish+225
Top 20 Finish-115
Xander Schauffele
Type: Xander Schauffele - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+650
Top 10 Finish+275
Top 20 Finish+110
2nd Round 3 Balls - A. Eckroat / B. Bergstol / J. Bridgeman
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Austin Eckroat-130
Jacob Bridgeman+115
Brian Bergstol+1400
2nd Round Match-Ups - J. Niemann vs J. Spieth
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Joaquin Niemann-130
Jordan Spieth+110
2nd Round 3 Balls - L. Glover / M. Homa / J. Niemann
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Joaquin Niemann+100
Max Homa+220
Lucas Glover+250
2nd Round Match-Ups - B. Hun An vs D. Berger
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Daniel Berger-145
Byeong Hun An+120
2nd Round Match-Ups - A. Scott vs J.J. Spaun
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Adam Scott-115
J J Spaun-105
2nd Round 3 Balls - N. Norgaard / B. Hun An / J.J. Spaun
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Byeong Hun An+145
J J Spaun+150
Niklas Norgaard+250
2nd Round Match-Ups - T. Hatton vs P. Reed
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Tyrrell Hatton-130
Patrick Reed+110
2nd Round Match-Ups - C. Young vs W. Zalatoris
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Cameron Young-110
Will Zalatoris-110
2nd Round 3 Balls - T. Hatton / W. Zalatoris / A. Scott
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Tyrrell Hatton+110
Adam Scott+200
Will Zalatoris+250
2nd Round 3 Balls - P. Rodgers / N. Taylor / D. Burmester
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Dean Burmester+130
Nick Taylor+200
Patrick Rodgers+200
2nd Round Match-Ups - J. Thomas vs C. Morikawa
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Justin Thomas-120
Collin Morikawa+100
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Thomas / D. Johnson / C. Morikawa
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Collin Morikawa+115
Justin Thomas+120
Dustin Johnson+475
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Highsmith / C. Young / A. Rai
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Aaron Rai+120
Cameron Young+165
Joe Highsmith+290
2nd Round Match-Ups - B. DeChambeau vs L. Aberg
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Bryson DeChambeau-165
Ludvig Aberg+140
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Spieth / P. Reed / L. Aberg
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Ludvig Aberg+120
Patrick Reed+200
Jordan Spieth+225
2nd Round Match-Ups - B. Harman vs T. Pendrith
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Taylor Pendrith-115
Brian Harman-105
2nd Round 3 Balls - T. Hoge / M. Pavon / T. Pendrith
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Taylor Pendrith+105
Tom Hoge+225
Matthieu Pavon+230
2nd Round Match-Ups - W. Clark vs T. Kim
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Wyndham Clark-115
Tom Kim-105
2nd Round Match-Ups - H. Matsuyama vs V. Hovland
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Viktor Hovland-120
Hideki Matsuyama+100
2nd Round 3 Balls - H. Matsuyama / W. Clark / T. Kim
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Hideki Matsuyama+120
Wyndham Clark+200
Tom Kim+225
2nd Round 3 Balls - R. Neergaard / P. Kizzire / M. McCarty
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen+125
Matt McCarty+160
Patton Kizzire+275
2nd Round 3 Balls - B. DeChambeau / V. Hovland / G. Woodland
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Bryson DeChambeau-120
Viktor Hovland+185
Gary Woodland+400
2nd Round 3 Balls - T. Collet / J. Walker / R. Bland
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Richard Bland-165
Jimmy Walker+230
Tyler Collet+475
2nd Round 3 Balls - S. Garcia / D. Berger / R. Henley
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Daniel Berger+115
Russell Henley+190
Sergio Garcia+250
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Dufner / M. Thorbjornsen / S. Micheel
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Michael Thorbjornsen-250
Jason Dufner+300
Shaun Micheel+750
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Rose / C. Smith / B. Harman
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Brian Harman+135
Cameron Smith+200
Justin Rose+200
2nd Round 3 Balls - R. Campos / R. Lenahan / M. Wallace
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Matt Wallace-170
Rafael Campos+150
Ryan Lenahan+1400
2nd Round 3 Balls - B. Bingaman / D. Riley / S. Im
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Sungjae Im-150
Davis Riley+135
Brandon Bingaman+1400
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Vegas / E. Smylie / B. Campbell
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Jhonattan Vegas+135
Elvis Smylie+180
Brian Campbell+220
2nd Round 3 Balls - T. Kanaya / C. Bezuidenhout / T. McKibbin
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Christiaan Bezuidenhout+150
Tom McKibbin+150
Takumi Kanaya+240
2nd Round 3 Balls - K. Yu / L. Gross / J. Keefer
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Kevin Yu-165
Johnny Keefer+140
Larkin Gross+1600
2nd Round 3 Balls - K. Nakajima / T. Wiseman / B. Hossler
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Beau Hossler-105
Keita Nakajima-105
Timothy Wiseman+1400
Regions Tradition
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Stewart Cink+275
Steven Alker+350
Jerry Kelly+600
Richard Green+600
Ernie Els+1000
Steve Stricker+1100
Alex Cejka+1400
Miguel Angel Jimenez+1600
Charlie Wi+2500
YE Yang+2800
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2nd Round 3 Balls - L. Donald / P. Harrington / M. Kaymer
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Padraig Harrington+150
Luke Donald+175
Martin Kaymer+200
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Parry / J. Hicks / R. Fox
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Ryan Fox-170
John Parry+160
Justin Hicks+1200
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Somers / T. Moore / D. Puig
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
David Puig-120
Taylor Moore+110
John Somers+1200
2nd Round 3 Balls - A. Chi / P. Fishburn / S. Power
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Seamus Power-150
Patrick Fishburn+135
Andre Chi+1200
2nd Round Match-Ups - A. Noren vs A. Smalley
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Alex Smalley-115
Alex Noren-105
2nd Round 3 Balls - K. Kitayama / N. Ishee / A. Noren
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Alex Noren-105
Kurt Kitayama+105
Nic Ishee+900
2nd Round Match Up - J. Rahm v S. Straka
Type: Request - Status: OPEN
Jon Rahm-150
Sepp Straka+125
2nd Round Match-Ups - T. Olesen vs J.T. Poston
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston-115
Thorbjorn Olesen-105
2nd Round 3 Balls - J.T. Poston / R. Hisatsune / T. Johnson
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston-110
Ryo Hisatsune+115
Tom Johnson+800
2nd Round 3 Balls - B. Koepka / R. Fowler / S. Lowry
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Shane Lowry+130
Brooks Koepka+170
Rickie Fowler+240
2nd Round Match Up - J. Rahm v S. Lowry
Type: Request - Status: OPEN
Jon Rahm-150
Shane Lowry+125
2nd Round Match-Ups - S. Burns vs D. Thompson
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Davis Thompson-115
Sam Burns-105
2nd Round 3 Balls - D. Thompson / B. Cauley / N. Echavarria
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Davis Thompson+145
Bud Cauley+180
Nico Echavarria+200
2nd Round Match-Ups - R. McIIroy vs T. Fleetwood
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy-185
Tommy Fleetwood+150
2nd Round 3 Balls - P. Mickelson / T. Fleetwood / J. Day
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Tommy Fleetwood-130
Jason Day+200
Phil Mickelson+400
2nd Round 3 Balls - H. English / M. Kim / T. Detry
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Harris English+135
Michael Kim+195
Thomas Detry+200
2nd Round Match-Ups - X. Schauffele vs P. Cantlay
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Xander Schauffele-135
Patrick Cantlay+115
2nd Round Match-Ups - S. Scheffler vs J. Rahm
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler-170
Jon Rahm+140
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Rahm / P. Cantlay / M. Fitzpatrick
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Jon Rahm+115
Patrick Cantlay+180
Matt Fitzpatrick+260
2nd Round Match-Ups - R. Gerard vs S. Jaeger
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Stephan Jaeger-125
Ryan Gerard+105
2nd Round Match-Ups - M. McNealy vs R. MacIntyre
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Robert MacIntyre-115
Maverick McNealy-105
2nd Round 3 Balls - S. Jaeger / C. Kirk / R. MacIntyre
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Robert MacIntyre+130
Stephan Jaeger+170
Chris Kirk+240
2nd Round Match-Ups - D. McCarthy vs R. Hojgaard
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Denny McCarthy-110
Rasmus Hojgaard-110
2nd Round 3 Balls - C. Conners / M.W. Lee / R. Hojgaard
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners+145
Min Woo Lee+185
Rasmus Hojgaard+200
2nd Round 3 Balls - T. Olesen / K. Vilips / L. Canter
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Thorbjorn Olesen+115
Laurie Canter+190
Karl Vilips+250
2nd Round 3 Balls - R. McIIroy / X. Schauffele / S. Scheffler
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+130
Rory McIlroy+145
Xander Schauffele+300
2nd Round Match-Ups - T. Finau vs S.W. Kim
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Tony Finau-120
Si Woo Kim+100
2nd Round Match-Ups - S. Stevens vs H. Hall
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Sam Stevens-120
Harry Hall+100
2nd Round 3 Balls - S.W. Kim / S. Stevens / R. Hoey
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Si Woo Kim+145
Sam Stevens+170
Rico Hoey+220
2nd Round 3 Balls - T. Finau / N. Hojgaard / M. Greyserman
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Tony Finau+125
Max Greyserman+210
Nicolai Hojgaard+210
2nd Round 3 Balls - B. Gates / L. Hodges / B. Griffin
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Ben Griffin-140
Lee Hodges+135
Bobby Gates+1000
2nd Round Match-Ups - A. Bhatia vs A. Novak
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Andrew Novak-115
Akshay Bhatia-105
2nd Round 3 Balls - A. Novak / K. Bradley / M. McNealy
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Keegan Bradley+145
Maverick McNealy+185
Andrew Novak+200
2nd Round 3 Balls - T. Lawrence / N. Dunlap / H. Hall
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Harry Hall+100
Thriston Lawrence+200
Nick Dunlap+285
2nd Round 3 Balls - A. Bhatia / D. McCarthy / S. Burns
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia+175
Denny McCarthy+175
Sam Burns+175
2nd Round 3 Balls - G. Koch / M. Penge / R. Gerard
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Ryan Gerard-135
Marco Penge+125
Greg Koch+1200
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Catlin / G. Higgo / J. Droemer
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Garrick Higgo-150
John Catlin+135
Jesse Droemer+1200
2nd Round 3 Balls - D. Newman / D. Van Tonder / V. Perez
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Victor Perez-140
Daniel van Tonder+135
Dylan Newman+1000
2nd Round 3 Balls - E. Chacarra / R. Taylor / J. Lower
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Eugenio Chacarra-110
Justin Lower+110
Rupe Taylor+1100
US Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1200
Xander Schauffele+1200
Jon Rahm+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Brooks Koepka+1800
Justin Thomas+2000
Viktor Hovland+2000
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The Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+550
Xander Schauffele+1100
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Jon Rahm+1600
Bryson DeChambeau+2000
Shane Lowry+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Tyrrell Hatton+2500
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Ryder Cup 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
USA-150
Europe+140
Tie+1200

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Welcome to this week's edition of Numbers to Know, where we will take a closer at Jim Herman's victory at the Wyndham Championship. It was Herman's third PGA TOUR victory, moving him closer to pitcher Sandy Koufax on the list of all-time great athletic alumni from the University of Cincinnati. Let's get started. 1. FAST AND FURIOUS: Herman shot 61-63 on the weekend, tying the PGA TOUR record for lowest final 36 holes by a winner. Stuart Appleby also shot 65-59 in the final two rounds of his victory at the 2010 The Greenbrier Classic. Herman had the lowest weekend score at the Wyndham by two shots. Zach Johnson, who shot 126 in the final two rounds, was the only player within three shots of Herman over the final two rounds at Sedgefield. Herman missed just two fairways and four greens over the final two rounds. He led the field in greens hit (63 of 72) and was fourth in driving accuracy (46 of 56). 2. EAGLE HAS LANDED: Herman led the field with three eagles last week. That included a 131-yard hole-out on the par-4 ninth Thursday and two putts made on the par-5 fifth hole: a 25-footer in the second round and a 59-footer Sunday. Herman has two of the four longest holed shots for eagle by a winner this season, including the longest holed shot for eagle by a winner on a par-4 and par-5 this season. 3. MAKING THE MOST OF IT: Herman has two top-25 finishes in the past two seasons. They're both victories. Talk about making the most of your opportunities. He has missed two-thirds of his cuts over that span, including 11 of 18 this season entering the Wyndham Championship. In the past 10 years, only two players have had multiple seasons where they won while also missing more than half their cuts. Herman is one, performing the feat in each of the past two seasons. Scott Stallings is the other. He did it three times, winning in 2011, 2012 and 2014 while also missing more than half his cuts in each of those campaigns. 4. TEN TO ONE: Here's more proof that Herman makes the most of the times he is in contention. Herman has 10 top-10s in 195 PGA TOUR starts. Of course, three of them are victories. Since 1983, only one player with at least three PGA TOUR wins and 100 starts has a higher percentage of his top-10s that are wins. His name is Tiger Woods. The below chart shows players who didn't contend often but were able to win when they did. And it also is another example of Tiger Woods' incredible career. 2. MAKING A MOVE: The Wyndham Championship has been the PGA TOUR's regular-season finale since the FedExCup began in 2007. Herman entered last week ranked 192nd in the FedExCup, making him the lowest-ranked player to win the Wyndham in the FedExCup era.

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TaylorMade announces Stealth line used by Tiger Woods at PNCTaylorMade announces Stealth line used by Tiger Woods at PNC

Two weeks ago, Tiger Woods teed off at the PNC Championship with something new under his iconic Tiger headcover. We knew from photos that the new driver in the hands of the 82-time TOUR winner (and TaylorMade staffer) was a TaylorMade Stealth Plus. The club had appeared on the USGA’s list of conforming driver heads just days before Woods played the PNC alongside his son Charlie. Given the traditional January release calendar, we assumed the new line would be launched shortly. However, we didn’t have any additional details about the club or its curious red-and-black face. With the official launch of TaylorMade’s Stealth driver line today, however, we can offer some more details on the clubs Woods wielded en route to a second-place finish with son Charlie at Orlando’s Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. Woods’ driver was a TaylorMade Stealth Plus, which is one of three models in the just-announced TaylorMade Stealth lineup. The other two family members are the Stealth and Stealth HD (High Draw). The Stealth Plus features an adjustable weight track and is meant to be more workable than the Stealth. “First of all, they have moved the (center of gravity) more forward so I’m able to curve the ball more, and you guys all know that I’ve always been a player that has worked the golf ball,” Woods said at the PNC. “It’s given me the ability to hit draws and hit cuts. “I didn’t like having just only one shot. The driver setup that we had for Augusta allowed me to draw the golf ball. But when I hit the cut, it was really short. I don’t have that difference anymore. They are very similar, which is huge. “And hey, got to love the colors.” The centerpiece technology of the Stealth driver line is likely one you’ve already seen in shots of Woods’ Stealth Plus: a carbon-fiber face. In a surprising departure from industry-standard titanium, TaylorMade engineers turned to carbon. More specifically, 60 layers of strategically arranged carbon sheets to construct the face of the Stealth for better energy transfer. TaylorMade touts a thinner, lighter, larger face that features a higher COR (coefficient of restitution) and improved face geometry. “In the mid-2000s, our research team developed an understanding that the weight of the face can affect impact efficiency, more specifically, the lighter the face, the more efficient the impact and the better the ball speed,” says Brian Bazzel, TaylorMade’s Vice President Product Creation. “We realized titanium faces could only take us so far and carbon would be the face material of the future. This breakthrough design of a lightweight carbon face in Stealth, has created a whole new starting line, a new era of drivers, a new threshold of performance and a new platform for more innovation.” TaylorMade engineers took advantage of the lightweight carbon material by creating a 26-gram face, which is 40% lighter than a titanium face of equivalent size. Because of that weight savings, the face size of Stealth is 11% larger than SIM2 and SIM2 Max drivers and nearly 20% larger than the 2020 SIM driver. The weight savings and larger face size made possible by the 60X Carbon Twist Face delivered significant ball-speed increases during player testing when comparing Stealth Plus and Stealth to the 2021 SIM2 and SIM2 Max drivers at better player swing speeds. Working in conjunction with the carbon fiber face is TaylorMade’s nanotexture face technology: A thin polyurethane layer on top of the carbon fiber creates a surface that is both strong and flexible for improved launch. It’s calibrated to produce ideal friction in dry conditions and features full-face scorelines that also perform particularly well in wet conditions. “The technological innovation of our nanotexture technology brings the entire face together and was a key to making this driver a reality,” said Tomo Bystedt, Senior Director Product Creation, Carbonwood Drivers. “Without this revolutionary cover design, we could not have achieved the launch and spin performance required to extract the optimal performance in dry as well as wet conditions. Once we added the nanotexture technology to the grooves, we were able to unlock the full performance of a carbon face.” TaylorMade also worked to give the Stealth line better sound than previous carbon drivers. Instead of muted, low-energy sounds, engineers were able to create a bright and powerful sound and feel profile. The Stealth Women’s driver combines the technology of Stealth HD in a slightly lighter head weight and with a unique colorway and aesthetic. It maintains the high MOI head design for easy, high-launch with a touch of draw. TaylorMade also announced a line of Stealth fairway woods, rescue clubs and irons on Tuesday. Woods had a 15-degree Stealth Plus 3-wood in his bag at the PNC Championship. So, now we know more about Tiger’s driver. For more on the clubs he played at the PNC Championship, click here.

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