Molinari wins with his ‘best putting day ever’

2019 Valspar Championship, Round 1. Overall scoring average: +1.14 strokes per round Morning wave: +0.49 Afternoon wave: +1.79 Current cutline: 79 players at 1 over par or better (T65th position) Top 3 most likely projected cutlines: 2 over par: 28.7% 1 over par: 22.9% 3 over par: 22.2% Top 10 win probabilities: Dustin Johnson (T11, -2, 16.1%) Keegan Bradley (T6, -3, 6.3%) Joel Dahmen (T1, -5, 5.9%) Russell Knox (T3, -4, 5.6%) Kevin Kisner (T3, -4, 5.4%) Jon Rahm (T46, E, 4.2%) Jason Kokrak (T11, -2, 3.4%) Bubba Watson (T11, -2, 3.3%) Paul Casey (T29, -1, 2.9%) Tyrrell Hatton (T11, -2, 2.7%) NOTE: These reports are based off the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut�, “Top 20�, “Top 5�, and “Win� probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 15K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of THE PLAYERS Championship, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.

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No one was happier about Sunday’s rain-delayed final round than Aaron Wise. With the moisture slowing down Trinty Forest’s firm fairways, Wise leaned on his favorite club in the bag — a 10.5-degree Callaway Rogue driver — en route to his first PGA TOUR title. Wise put Rogue in play at the Sony Open and hasn’t looked back. He hit all 14 fairways during the final round and led the field in strokes gained: off the tee for the week, picking up more than 1.5 strokes with the driver. In addition to his strong final round performance, he recorded the longest drive of the week during the third round with a 402-yard poke on the 9th hole. “I felt like when it rained today I was really going to tear the course up just because it allowed me to hit driver, which is my strength, and, you know, I got that [Callaway] Rogue driver and absolutely love it,” Wise said. “I’m smashing it. I really — I took it apart with the driver today. I got a lot of short irons in my hand and was able to make a lot birdies.” Wise also ranked No. 1 in strokes gained: approach the green with a set of Callaway Apex MB irons and three Vokey Design SM7 wedges. He was equally impressive on the greens with Odyssey’s O-Works Red V-Line Fang CH putter, gaining an average of 1.3 strokes per round with the flat stick. Here’s a look at Wise’s entire equipment setup. Driver: Callaway Rogue (Fujikura Pro Tour Spec 75 shaft), 10.5 degrees 3-wood: Callaway Rogue (Fujikura Atmos Black 8X shaft), 15 degrees Utility Iron: Callaway X-Forged Utility (2-iron; UST Mamiya Recoil Prototype Hybrid 85F5 shaft) Irons: Callaway Apex 16 (4-iron; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shaft), Callaway Apex MB 18 (5-PW; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts) Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM7 (50-12F, 56-08M and 60-04L degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts) Putter: Odyssey O-Works Red V-Line Fang CH Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X

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2022 Wells Fargo Championship, Round 1 Scoring Conditions: Overall: -0.35 strokes per round Morning wave: +0.19 Afternoon wave: -0.88 Current cutline (top 65 and ties): 79 players at -1 or better (T60) Top 3 projected cutline probabilities: 1. 2 under par: 37.6% 2. 1 under par: 36.6% 3. 3 under par: 12.3% Top 10 win probabilities: 1. Jason Day (1, -7, 11.3%) 2. Joel Dahmen (2, -6, 8.7%) 3. Rory McIlroy (T17, -3, 7.0%) 4. Aaron Rai (T3, -5, 5.0%) 5. Denny McCarthy (T3, -5, 4.3%) 6. Matthew Fitzpatrick (T38, -2, 3.3%) 7. Max Homa (T17, -3, 2.8%) 8. Russell Henley (T38, -2, 2.7%) 9. Sergio Garcia (T17, -3, 2.3%) 10. Si Woo Kim (T17, -3, 2.3%) NOTE: These reports are based off of the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut”, “Top 20”, “Top 5”, and “Win” probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of the Wells Fargo Championship, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.

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