Winner at the 51st Players Championship
Russell Henley chipped in for eagle from 54 feet on 16 at Bay Hill to overtake Collin Morikawa and capture the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the $4 Million check that went along with it. White’s World correctly predicted that, so pumped about that. Henley’s putting was through the roof great. By the way, congratulations to Bama Golf and Charles B. Perkins on their Wofford Terriers playing stellar bball and capturing the Southern Conference Tournament Championship. Bama and Charles B. have a shot at making some noise. Very strong team.
This is the week of the “5th Major,” The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra at the PGA headquarters site. Scottie Scheffler is gunning for a three-peat. It’s a stellar field. Here are the key odds.
Scheffler, 3/1
Rory, 8/1
Morikawa, 16/1
Xander Schauffele, 16/1; Ludvig Aberg (Walt’s guy), 20/1; Justin Thomas, 20/1; Hideki Matsuyama, 30/1; Patrick Cantlay, 35/1; Tommy Fleetwood, 35/1; Shane Lowry, 40/1; Russell Henley (what a putter), 45/1; Sungjae Im, 55/1; Sepp Straka, 55/1; Keegan Bradley (the Ryder Cup captain is playing stellar golf), 55/1; Sam Burns, 60/1; Wyndham Clark, 60/1; Corey Conners, 65/1; Jason Day (having a resurgence), 65/1; Maverick McNealy, 65/1; Tony Finau, 70/1; Vik Hovland, 70/1; Si Woo Kim, 70/1; Daniel “Whata” Berger, 70/1; Min Woo Lee, 75/1; Bob McIntyre, 75/1; Jordan Spieth, 80/1; Tom Kim, 80/1; Will Zalatoris, 80/1; Brian Harmon (Open Champion from 2023, awesome putter, like Henley, and also a former Georgia Bulldog) 90/1; Adam Scott, 90/1.
Weather
Thursday, 76, Sunny, wind SSW 9 MPH.
Friday, 74, mainly Sunny, wind ENE 10.
Saturday, Partly cloudy, 77, windy, wind SSW 20-30, could gust even higher. Seventeen will be a beast!
Sunday, 78, T-storms developing in afternoon, 88% chance of T-storms. Wind S 15-25 with higher gusts possible. Will be an interesting Saturday/Sunday.
TV
Thursday-Friday, 12-6 P.M. CT, Golf Channel.
Saturday, 1-6 P.M. CT, NBC/Peacock.
Sunday, 12-6 P.M. CT, NBC/Peacock.
ESPN+
Thursday-Friday, 10 A.M.-12 P.M. CT; Saturday, 11 A.M.-1 P.M.; Sunday, 10 A. M.-12 P.M.
Winner
I’ll take the 35 year old Bulldog from Macon, Georgia once again. I was thinking Hideko also, but I’ll take this young stallion once again. Love his composure on the course and his prolific short game, especially his putting. TPC Sawgrass is a good layout for him because he’s so accurate off the tee, and gets it up and down and up and in. Give me: