Last week was pretty frustrating, even if we still managed a profit and maintain a nice bankroll in the green this season. Jon Rahm has been utterly unstoppable, leading most of us to believe that our hopeful fade on his incredibly short odds has been a folly. I still cashed three tickets at the Genesis Invitational. Riviera was a stern test for everyone except the portly Spaniard. Patrick Cantlay’s third-place finish cashed our top-5 (+500) and top-10 (+230) wagers. We also enjoyed a top-10 finish from resurgent Aussie Jason Day (+360). The wins snapped a two-week skid entering this week’s Honda Classic.
The Honda Classic is a far cry from the elevated status and star-studded fields seen to wrap up the West Coast Swing. The Florida Swing kicks off on a doozy of a course, reintroducing the players to Bermuda greens after months of Bentgrass and Poa Annua. I was all over Shane Lowry last year. He looked to be headed for victory until a wild deluge and stellar back nine by Sepp Straka on Sunday drowned his hopes. The par-70 track is made for accurate players who can stick it close to the pin on these tricky greens. The winning score at PGA National has been single-digits under par in seven of the last 10 years. Water hazards are'The Bear Trap lurks on holes 15-17, where 1,600 golf balls have been dunked in the past 15 years.
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