I like this 31 year old, who was born in Seoul, South Korea, but now resides in Las Vegas to get the job done this week at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, Jack Nicklaus’s tournament.  He was in a playoff here last year, and lost out to Hideki Matsuyama on the first playoff hole, the 18th. He’s been close so many times, so I like this young guy, who’s not long, but very accurate with his driver and irons, and is an excellent putter, to get over the hump and capture Jack’s 2015 Memorial Tournament.
The 16th hole is the hardest hole on the course, a par 3 playing anywhere from 200 to 210 over water with bunkers guarding the green. It can be a difficult par. No.18 is a classic, 470 yard par four with bunkers all over the right side which threaten a player’s tee shot and water on the left if a player pulls a Weird Al Yankovic and hurls  it over there. Big green, plenty of dramatics on this hole. Tiger has won here five times, the last time coming in 2013, but I don’t know what to expect from him and I don’t like him to win. Weather looks good on Thursday and Saturday, Friday and Sunday a little questionable at this point, with wind around 10-13 all four days. Golf Channel will have coverage Thursday and Friday from 1:30- 5:30 PM CT/2:30-6:30 PM ET. Golf Channel will also have coverage Saturday and Sundey from 11:30 AM-1:30 PM CT/ 12:30-2:30 PM ET.  CBS will take over Saturday and Sunday from 1:30- 5PM CT/2:30-6 PM ET.

I like guys like Patrick Reed, defending champion Hedeki Matsuyama, Russell Henley and, of course, Jordan Spieth (broken record, but he’s always a factor), to be in the hunt, but I’m going with this young guy to finally get over the hump and capture an important victory on the PGA Tour. He’s a little bit annoying to watch play, but he plays all the time, which I like. I see him winning Jack’s tournament, a tournament that means a lot to the players because it’s Jack’s course and his tournament.

Kevin Na

Stanley Cup Finals

Everybody is picking the Chicago Blackhawks to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in this series, but the Lightning are for real. They beat the New York Rangers in Madison Square Gaaden in game seven of the conference championship series, where the Rangers had come in 7-0 in game sevens on their home ice. They also beat the vaunted Detroit Red Wings in game seven in an earlier round. But the Blackhawks are studs, and if they win this Stanley Cup it will be their third since 2010. They have won it twice in the past five years   in 2010 and in 2013 and their tradition is out the roof good.  I like stud scorers and former Conn Smythe Trophy winners (MVP’s of the league) Jonathan Toews (2010)  and Patrick Kane (2013) to lead the Blackhawks to another Stanley Cup title. Should be a fun series though. Game 1 is tonight at 7 PM CT/8 PM ET on NBC.

Blackhawks in 6