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LIVE EVENTS Baseball. Toledo at Buffalo, 5:05 p.m., Coca-Cola Field. Horse Racing. Buffalo Raceway, 6:35 p.m. ON TELEVISION Auto Racing. IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Day 1 Qualifying, 4. CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 17: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after putting in to win on the 18th hole during the final round at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club on May 17, 2015. Revisit the 2015 Wells Fargo Championship. Here you will find all the golfer's scores and rankings, as well as day, time, and location of the event.
Rickie Fowler triumphed over Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner in a 3-man playoff after one of the greatest final rounds The Players Championship has ever seen. Fowler played the last four holes in -5, setting the record for the lowest final four hole score at Sawgrass and ever on the PGA Tour. The incredible golf that was on display would have been enjoyable wherever it took place but with TPC Sawgrass’ finishing holes, it was just that little bit better.
Fowler, coming off an eagle at the 16th, hit it just inside 7ft at the 17th in regulation. In the Playoff, he finished up just over 6ft from the pin. In Sudden Death, he landed it inside 5ft. In total the three shots he hit to 17 on Sunday, were a combined 17′ 11″ from the pin. The young Californian played the daunting ‘Island Hole’ six times over the course of the week, he managed five birdies and one par.
This week, we head to sight of Fowler’s 1st PGA Tour victory. Quail Hollow Club hosts the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina for the 13th time. The Par 72 measures over 7,500 yards and consists of difficult to hit fairways and fairly large greens that were relaid with Bermuda grass before last year’s event.
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A lot of the recent winners of the Wells Fargo Championship have been young up-and-coming talents. The average age of the last seven winners at Quail Hollow is just over 25. McIlroy, Fowler, Kim and Ernst were all under 25 when claiming their first PGA Tour victory here. O’Hair was just 26 and winning for the 3rd time on Tour.
7 of the 12 winners here arrived off the back of a Top 25 finish and Ernst’s last event marked the first time he’d ever earned OWGR points, so I guess that counts as being in form. McIlroy, Glover and Toms all won here having missed the cut on their last start, they’re also all major winners though, so if you’re going to pick an out of form player then make sure that they’re really good.
There has been a pretty clear pattern developing over the years. Golfers who drive the ball well, perform strongly at Quail Hollow. A trend somewhat broken by the inaccurate J.B. Holmes, last year. The five previous winners could all be categorized as long and straight drivers though.
A few of the winners here had no previous course form but most of them have at least shown some form since, so course form here is definitely important. Phil Mickelson has played in this event on 11 occasions, never finishing worse than T35 and managing 9 Top 12 finishes.
First up is Phil Mickelson at 25/1. So…last week didn’t really go as planned. I knew that it was a risk, backing Mickelson at Sawgrass. It didn’t pay off. He’s not a fan of Sawgrass but he’s definitely a fan of Quail Hollow.
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I noted his fantastic record above, 11 appearances with 9 Top 12s and 5 Top 5s. The MC last week doesn’t worry me at all. In his career, Mickelson has won seven times off the back of a MC. 6 of those 7 wins came the week after missing the cut. He’s been making a ton of birdies lately, if he can limit the mistakes then he’ll definitely be in contention on Sunday.
Next up is Rory Sabbatini at 125/1 with 6 Places. The controversial South African has been really difficult to judge this year. In 11 starts, he’s missed six cuts but also had 5 Top 25s. That includes a T6 last week at TPC Sawgrass. Sabbatini ranked 2nd in SGP and only made three bogeys over the last 54 holes. If he keeps the putter hot then it’s not hard to see him going close at a course where he’s had some success. As one of the only players who has appeared at Quail Hollow on all 12 occasions, Sabbatini has a lot more course experience than most. He has two Top 3 finishes and a T8 last year. He hit 39/56 fairways last week, if he gets close to that number this week then he should go close.
My best idea of a young talent who could go on and win this week is RyoIshikawa, and at 150/1 with 6 Places, I’m more than happy to include him. This isn’t the first time I’ve backed Ishikawa this year, I’m expecting big things from him and that could start this week. A very impressive T8 in his first appearance at The Players is enough to convince me that he’s worth siding with at a big price. One of the few players to post four under-par rounds last week, his game looks in great shape. He ranked 24th in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green and 14th in SGP, so there’s not a lot he’s doing wrong.
Finally, I’ll take the 200/1 about former winner David Toms. Hitting it in the fairway will be key this week so getting the Tour’s most accurate driver on side is probably a good idea. Toms played phenomenally well last week, ranking 6th in SGTTG and T16 in GIR but the putter let him down. He ultimately finished T13 which is still a pretty strong showing. He now returns to a course where he’s won once and been in the Top 25 in 4 of his last 5 appearances. 250/1 is a huge price as far as I’m concerned.
Phil Mickelson 2.0 Points E/W at 25/1 (Widely Available)
Rory Sabbatini 0.75 Points E/W at 125/1 with 6 Places (Stan James)
Ryo Ishikawa 0.5 Points E/W at 150/1with6 Places (Stan James)
David Toms 0.25 Points E/W at 200/1 (BoyleSports)
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