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THE OVERVIEW By Ben Everill, PGATOUR.COM Professional golfers have to be sure of themselves to compete with the elite and Daniel Berger is among the most confident players on the PGA TOUR. Just ask him. This is not a slight at Berger — he has the talent to back up his bravado, as evidenced by his back-to-back wins at the FedEx St. Jude Classic and his big efforts in the Presidents Cup.   He was unlucky not to win twice last season with only an epic Jordan Spieth bunker hole-out in the playoff at the Travelers Championship cutting him down. “I played great,â€� Berger said afterwards. “I mean, I’m here to win tournaments. I’m not here to finish second place, so it’s disappointing.â€� TOP 30 PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2018: We’ll countdown our list with one new player each day in December. Click here for the published players. MORE: Top 30 explanation and schedule Berger grew up around sporting excellence with his father heavily involved in elite tennis and it certainly rubbed off.   He spent basically all of last season inside the top 30 of the FedExCup race, making it to the TOUR Championship for the third straight season since coming on as a rookie standout.   His goals now? Make it back to Atlanta but in a better position to contend for the FedExCup. He also wants to pick up his performances in major championships.   In 10 major starts as a professional, Berger has just one top-25 result — a T10 at the 2016 Masters. He also knows he needs to lift his chipping and pitching game. While he’s more than adequate off the tee and on approach to the green, it’s when he misses the dancefloor that he needs to sharpen up. In his three seasons on TOUR, his best rank in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green was last year’s T-128. Expect all goals to be checked off in 2018 as the now 24-year-old leverages his experience and also controls the fiery nature and competitive drive within. Seeing friends like Spieth and Justin Thomas getting it done has lit a fuse in Berger that won’t be quenched until he matches their exploits. BY THE NUMBERS How Daniel Berger ranked in Strokes Gained statistics during his last full season on the PGA TOUR. FEDEXCUP Current 2017-18 position: 127 Playoff appearances: 3 TOUR Championship appearances: 3 Best result: 11th (2015) INSIGHTS FROM THE INSIDERS PGATOUR.COM’s Insiders offer their expert views on what to expect from Daniel Berger in 2018. TOUR INSIDER by Cameron Morfit A superb iron player, Berger proved last season he is almost the equal of Jordan Spieth when he’s on. In one electrifying summer stretch, Berger successfully defended his title at the FedEx St. Jude Classic; lost to Spieth in a sudden-death playoff at the Travelers Championship; and finished T-5 at the John Deere Classic. That he also made his first Presidents Cup team, going 2-1-0 with a well-played singles victory over Si Woo Kim, should further bolster Berger’s confidence going into 2018. FANTASY INSIDER by Rob Bolton Just like No. 24 Kevin Kisner, Berger’s fantasy value exceeds his placement in this series. He enters his fourth consecutive season on the PGA TOUR having qualified for the last 10 majors and nine World Golf Championships, streaks that will be extended in 2018. He’s also 3-for-3 in advancing to the TOUR Championship. Book him for six top 10s, another half-dozen top 25s and your One & Done at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. And go ahead and cross off the angle about him having success only on Bermuda greens. He’s cited comfort on them over northern grasses, but the results prove that he’s adapted to all types. EQUIPMENT INSIDER by Jonathan Wall Berger was one of the first players to start using an Odyssey O-Works Red putter. The prototype has a single black circle that gives it a similar look to his old TaylorMade Ghost Corza putter. Carries three different iron models, including a single Callaway Apex Pro ’16 5-iron that offers a better distance and offset transition between game-improvement Apex CF ’16 and better-player MB1.  STYLE INSIDER by Greg Monteforte Berger has established himself as one of the best dressed players on TOUR. Round after round, he gives us modern interpretations of classic sporting looks from bygone eras. The keys to his success are pinpoint tailoring, wide stripes, and traditional colors.

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Here are nine tidbits from the third round of the Travelers Championship that gamers can use tomorrow, this weekend or down the road. TPC River Highlands has played host since 1991 and measures 6,841 yards (Par-70). Know Thy Enemy These were the top-10 selected golfers in the PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf game presented by SERVPRO. The weather that looked impending never materialized during the round. The course was receptive due to the overnight rains and there was hardly any wind. It was easily the best round of the week for scoring. Players who didn’t post 67 or better probably didn’t hold their place in the standings from Friday. Berger is going to be an interesting call tomorrow as he didn’t fire for the second day in a row. He closed with 67 last year and 74 the year before so that’s not much help. Round of the Week Paul Casey took complete advantage of the conditions to post 62 and stake himself to a four-shot lead heading into Sunday. His six birdies and an eagle were the result of fantastic approach play as he painted all 18 GIR. He also led the field in proximity and only needed 29 putts. In 15 rounds the last four years at this event he’s 49-under par. It will take a Furyk-ian effort to run him down and win tomorrow. Closest Russell Henley will have a front-row seat and can apply the most pressure as he will play in the final group four shots behind. Henley only has squared one bogey on the week and he can’t add to that number much tomorrow. As great as Casey has been into greens, Henley leads the field in GIR (48 of 54) for the week. Henley has unfinished business here as he was 14-under after three rounds in 2016 before limping home with 73 (T11). Joiners The group at five shots back includes 36-hole leader Brian Harman and he was joined by J.B. Holmes and Anirban Lahiri. While Harman bogeyed two of his last three to fall back, Holmes and Lahiri shot up the board in Round 3 because of their prowess on the back nine. Both players signed for 30 and each had an eagle as they both moved up eight spots to T3. Holmes is trying to back up his solo third in Memphis while Lahiri hasn’t cashed inside the top 25 since last November. Top 10 in the Top 10 Gamers have been riding Bryson DeChambeau for most of 2018 and he hasn’t disappointed. After a tough first 10 holes (+1) he made three birdies against no bogeys in his final eight holes to stay in the top 10. He was a whopping four shots worse on the greens today and still signed for 68. I’d point out he has two doubles on the week and he’s only five back. Bubbling Bubba Watson had to 12-under with three holes to play but two bogeys on the way in knocked him back to T6. Looking to become the only player in recent memory to win this event for the third time, he’ll need nothing short of his best tomorrow. The good news for his investors is he’s posted a few low ones here including 63 already this week. Moving Day The back nine was the place to make up ground today and Jamie Lovemark (64) took advantage coming home in 31. He’s seven back after moving up 23 spots to T11. Brad Faxon made up seven shots in his victory in 2005, the largest come-from-behind win in history. He’s looking for his first top-10 check on his own ball since The Honda Classic … Kyle Stanley (65) joined Lovemark on T11 after moving up 14 spots. He defends next week at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm and looks to be right on schedule. … Patrick Cantlay (65) is eight back and he’ll need to probably match the 60 he posted as an amateur here in 2011 to have a sniff. Moving Day: Wrong Way Rory McIlroy began the day T8 and was torching the joint tee-to-green in the first two rounds. It all came to a screeching halt in Round 3 as he only found 12 of 18 GIR and he lost over 2.5 strokes putting. His investors are all shouting at me that he shot 64 on Sunday last year. He sure did. … Zach Johnson matched McIlroy as the first two activities on his card in Round 3 were squares. He righted the ship before a double on No. 16 killed the momentum. His 71 took him from T2 to T15 and eight shots back. Study Hall Round 1 scored 69.776 (-0.224) while Round 2 crept just higher at 69.994 (-0.006). Saturday’s excellent scoring conditions were realized as the field averaged 69.108 (-0.892)… Casey, Henley, Lovemark and Cantlay were joined in the clean card club by Emiliano Grillo (66) and Chase Seiffert (!!) (67). James Hahn carded his first hole-in-one on TOUR on No. 11 and sits T22.

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