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Picks and Preview: Frys.com Open
Only a few weeks removed from Henrik Stenson’s 2013-season-ending win at the Tour Championship, the 2013-2014 season of the PGA Tour is poised to begin with this week’s Frys.com Open. Nestled amidst the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed CordeValle GC plays host to the inaugural event of the ’13-’14 season.
The 7,368 yard, par 71-track is one of the finest public courses in the United States and last year was the backdrop for Jonas Blixt’s first PGA Tour victory. In addition to Blixt, also headlining the field are three members of the Presidents Cup International squad: Angel Cabrera, Hideki Matsuyama and Marc Leishman. 39 of the 50 graduates of the Web.com Tour Finals are in the field this week too. Included in the group are Trevor Immelman, Andy Svoboda, Seung-Yul Noh and Chesson Hadley.
TELEVISION: Thursday-Sunday, 5-8 p.m. (Golf Channel).
With the following going to the victor: an invitation to the 2014 Masters and, 500 FedEx Cup points available and a $900,000, the Frys.com Open winner will be well rewarded.
Here’s a look at who that winner might be.
Gary Woodland: 20-1 odds
The Kansas Jayhawk tied for ninth at CordeValle last year and surged late in the 2013 PGA Tour season. Obviously, Woodland has the firepower to dominate the field this week, and with the bit of rest he’s been enjoying look for him to come out swinging. The oddsmakers are impressed by Woodland’s distance and ability to hit greens (66.98 percent in 2013), and he’s rightfully the favorite to win this week.
Hideki Matsuyama: 20-1 odds
Coming off a disappointing Presidents Cup performance, the top-ranked player in this week’s field will be poised to make amends. Matsuyama has eight straight top-10 finishes worldwide, and will be looking to put last week’s team competition behind him. Now a PGA Tour member, look for Matsuyama to take another step forward this year, beginning with a strong opening statement at CordeValle.
Billy Horschel: 25-1 odds
Billy Ho finished the 2013 season strong, tying for 18th at the BMW Championship and seventh at the Tour Championship. He finished inside the top 10 at the Frys.com Open in 2011 and inside the top 30 last year, so the Florida alum is abundantly capable at this RTJ Jr. track. Horschel is hitting nearly 68 percent of greens and ranks 28th in strokes gained-putting.
Jonas Blixt: 25-1 odds
Breakout winner at CordeValle last year, Jonas Blixt didn’t do much in 2013 to follow up his win. However, a spot of late season form (the orange pants fiasco exempted), a bit of rest, and a return to a venue where the Swede is undoubtedly feeling some good vibes have him poised for a strong showing this week.
John Peterson: 35-1 odds
One of the hottest players at the end of the Web.com tour season, John Peterson didn’t finish worse than fifth in any of his final five starts on the Tour’s gateway circuit. Long and accurate off the tee, if Peterson can figure out CordeValle’s greens, he’ll be in a great position. Peterson led the Web.com Tour in greens last year, and hits all the right notes, save for having played well at the course in the past: he missed the cut at least year’s Frys.com Open.
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.
As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.
Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.
General Albums
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #2
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Alex Fitzpatrick – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Austin Cook – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Alejandro Tosti – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Davis Riley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- MJ Daffue – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Nate Lashley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- James Nicholas – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Kevin Streelman – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rasmus Hojgaard – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Tom Whitney – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- SangMoon Bae – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Daniel Berger – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rory McIlroy – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Russ Cochrane – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Aldrich Potgieter – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Steve Stricker WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Drew Brees WITB (Legendary New Orleans Saints QB) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints QB) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Thriston Lawrence WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
Pullout Albums
- MJ Daffue’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Cameron putters – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Swag covers ( a few custom for Nick Hardy) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Custom Bettinardi covers for Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Doug Ghim’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Patrick Cantlay spotted testing a Scotty Cameron blade putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
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Chris R
Oct 8, 2014 at 3:45 pm
Peterson would have to figure out Silverado’s greens this year, correct? CordeValle was last year’s venue, but they moved it I believe.
Eth
Oct 9, 2013 at 6:50 pm
“…,Jonas Blixt didn’t do much in 2013 to follow up his win. ”
He won the Greenbrier Classic in 2013.
Dom
Oct 9, 2013 at 10:34 am
Ill take the field. These weak field events are always a crap shoot.