Unsurprisingly, a handful of the very best ball-strikers worldwide (and maybe of all time) have risen to the top in this exceptionally taxing week. Patrick Cantlay dropped off, however when Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Hideki Matsuyama are still prominently involved, you know the test is a difficult one. Lets look at how Round 3 decreased and what to expect entering into Sundays finale.
Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson (-1)– D.J. winning last week at 30 under and this week at even par would be something. Adam Scott (+1)– Im not totally sure what to make of Scotts week so far. That doesnt feel like the formula for an Olympia Fields winner– specifically not this week– but I also would not be shocked to see him absolutely destroy fairways and greens on Sunday en path to a 68 and the success.
He has every shot shape and trajectory in the book, and theyve been on display this week at Olympia Fields. Thats an excellent formula if youre looking for someone to pop on Sunday afternoon for 18 holes.
Still, even when the opportunity to eject presented itself, he hung in late and provided himself a possibility on Sunday. Hell have to either give himself more chances with his short irons or strike some long putts (he just made one over 8 feet on Saturday) to raise his 19th PGA Tour prize on Sunday evening.
T6. Jon Rahm, Sebastian Munoz, Kevin Kisner, Bubba Watson, Brendon Todd (+2)– Rahm ended up right as the leaders were teeing off on Saturday, and now he has among the last tee times on Sunday. He shot a round-of-the-week 66 in Round 3 (with a one-stroke charge for forgetting to mark his ball on the 5th green!). Dont let the +2 rating fool you, hes quite in this occasion. McIlroy stated previously today that this competition was most comparable to Muirfield Village about two months ago, which Rahm went on to win. If he goes something like 66-67 on the weekend here to win this tournament, that might be an even much better win than the Memorial was.
T55. Tiger Woods (+10)– Big Cat had a rough day at the very end of his round. He made triple on the 17th hole that erased the great work he did leading up to that. His putter was far better on Saturday, which is a motivating indication going into the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, but Woods cant appear to put his whole video game together for a single competition. Hes not that far off, but the margins are mega-slim at this time of year in this type of field.
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It might be time to alter the marketing for the 120th U.S. Open at Winged Foot in 3 weeks. After this weeks BMW Championship, that will play as the 121st U.S. Open. Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson (-1)– D.J. winning last week at 30 under and this week at even par would be something. That doesnt feel like the formula for an Olympia Fields winner– particularly not this week– however I likewise wouldnt be amazed to see him definitely ruin fairways and greens on Sunday en route to a 68 and the success. McIlroy said previously this week that this tournament was most similar to Muirfield Village about two months earlier, which Rahm went on to win.
It might be time to alter the marketing for the 120th U.S. Open at Winged Foot in three weeks. After this weeks BMW Championship, that will play as the 121st U.S. Open. For the third straight day, Olympia Fields performed to a field stacked with the very best worldwide. After 54 holes of play, there are just 2 gamers better than 1 over, and we could be in to see a winning score on Sunday that we havent seen in two and a half years.
