Cutmakers<\/h2>\n
Sorting out who’s been playing well can be done in a myriad of ways, but I always love just looking at finishing position (along with SG:TOT over certain time frames).\u00a0 This is the past 12 months of golf, sorted by top 10% (min. 8 starts, sorry Mr. Penge). Not that I need to fluff Scottie any more than he alreayd gets but lordy… his win percentage is nearly as high as his closest “competitions” top 10%.<\/p>\n
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Ball Strikers<\/h2>\n
This is one that’s approachable from 100 different stats and data points.\u00a0 Irons, long irons, GIR%, ball striking, proximity, etc…. There’s no real correct way to look at this, so I’d urge you to get into the Rabbit Hole<\/a> and look at it from a few different angles.\u00a0 Regardless, though, strong approach play is going to pay dividends here, as it does at most tracks.\u00a0 \u00a0I sorted this 12-month sample by one I use less frequently than maybe I should: tee to green.<\/p>\n Commonly a deciding factor, but even moreso here, Par 5 scoring is one of the key ways that winners and high placers have set themselves apart from the field in the past.\u00a0 Obviously, being a bomber is going to help here, but you also need to have the mid to long irons and putting in your bag as well.\u00a0 Sorted by birdie or better rate over all par 5s over the past two years, this is an interesting group of names.\u00a0 Not many that are in strong consideration for me, but Coody is a popular betting name this week for sure and merits a look.<\/p>\n Putting isn’t sticky, predictable, or terribly prescriptive, but there are a handful of golfers who have been consistently really good (or really bad) that stick out.\u00a0 The other 90% of the field tends to have mixed results on the greens.\u00a0 This is why I like to look at “spike putting” rather than just SG:P.\u00a0 Sorted here by the number of rounds where golfers gained at least 2 full strokes on the field from the putting surface, it’ll show those who are capable of pouring ’em in.<\/p>\n So, crossing off Scottie and Xander, who do you like from the next 10-15 or so in the odds?<\/p>\n While I think Hideki, Cam Young, and Si Woo are borderline saves, I can’t fault anyone for firing off one of them if they really believe in them here.\u00a0 Hovland is another tweener for me, but also likely an avoid since it’s his first rounds of golf this side of the pond for the year (he did T20 in Dubai).<\/p>\n The shortlist:<\/strong><\/p>\n Corey Conners<\/a><\/span> Break down One and Done strategy for the WM Phoenix Open with course fit, risk management, and game theory to maximize your season-long edge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16495,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"bs_types":[14,15],"bs_tags":[163,146],"class_list":["post-16490","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","bs_type-betting","bs_type-fantasy","bs_tag-one-and-done","bs_tag-wm-phoenix-open"],"acf":false,"featured_image":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-085632.png","tags_list":[{"id":163,"name":"One and Done","slug":"one-and-done"},{"id":146,"name":"WM Phoenix Open","slug":"wm-phoenix-open"}],"types_list":[{"id":14,"name":"Betting"},{"id":15,"name":"Fantasy"}],"bs_author":{"name":"Andy Molitor","profile_image":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andy-Molitor-150x150.jpg"},"bs_term_name":null,"is_paid":"false","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/16490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bs_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bs_types?post=16490"},{"taxonomy":"bs_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bs_tags?post=16490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"one](\"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t2g-1024x646.png\")
<\/p>\nPar 5 Efficiency<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nPutting and Scoring<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWMPO One and Done Suggestions<\/h2>\n
\nMav McNealy
\nKurt Kitayama<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"