It’s that time of year. The FedEx Cup playoffs kick off today in Memphis at the FedEx (yes FedEx again) St. Jude Classic. The series concludes with the Tour Championship at Eastlake August 24-27, with eighteen million to the winner! FedEx Cup/Tour Championship 2023: Winner’s Payout & Prize Money Earnings | BetMGM
It’s been a crazy golf season with a lot of off course controversy dominating the landscape. Welcome to LIV Golf | LIV Golf With all that venom in the air, here’s a feel-good storyline going into the home stretch of the strangest golf season ever.
Rickie!!
The resurgence of Rickie Fowler is good for everyone. Fowler is like a strong economy with low gas prices, very easy to root for. The orange clad ball striker clawed his way back to greatness this season by going back to basics. Rickie Fowler Finally Made the Call to Butch Harmon Last Fall, and His Resurgence Continues - Sports Illustrated Golf: News, Scores, Equipment, Instruction, Travel, Courses Fowler won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in playoff fashion and sniffed the winners circle five other times this season. If you were bullish on Fowler this year, you would’ve cashed a lot of tickets. He hit the top 20 fifteen times and only missed two cuts all season. Fowler is Players’ Champion and has been close at the majors many times. If he can continue his progression through the FedEx Cup playoffs and likely Ryder Cup, Rickie will likely be in conversation when the calendar turns to April 2024. At + 3500, it might be worth it to sprinkle a little orange coin on Big D*** Rick. Masters Odds & Favorites 2024 — Rahm Favored in 2024 (covers.com)
Wyndham Clark
His peers on Tour all marveled at Clark’s ability, yet scratched their collective heads wondering why he hadn’t won. That all changed this year in a big way when Clark finally broke through and won the Wells Fargo Championship. Wells Fargo Championship : Wyndham Clark soars to first PGA Tour victory | CNN With the monkey finally off his back, Clark didn’t relax, he stepped on the gas and won the U.S. Open three weeks later. Clark is easy to root for and has a truly heart warming and equally heart breaking back story. 15 things you might not know about U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark | Golf News and Tour Information | GolfDigest.com With his former college coach on his bag, Wyndham Clark’s rise from obscurity has been quick. He might not be a household name yet, but his old coach quit his job to caddie for him. The person who knew Wyndham the best saw the talent and bet big on him. How caddie John Ellis helped Wyndham Clark become U.S. Open champion (usatoday.com) Pretty soon the entire world is going to realize what Ellis saw back in Eugene.
Rick + Dub
The confluence of Rickie and Wyndham came to existence during a money game between the two at Medalist Golf Club earlier this year where Fowler was burying everything from ten feet. Felling a little light in the pocket after Rickie fleeced him, Wyndham decided to give Rickie’s old Odyssey Jailbird putter a spin. The results were instant. Odyssey made Clark a replica of the outdated putter and the rest is history. How Rickie Fowler's putter carried Wyndham Clark to victory | Wall-to-Wall (golf.com) The Jailbird helped bring Fowler back to greatness and was in his bag for U.S. Open. Maybe it’s time to add one to your bag as well. Beware, type Odessey Jailbird putter into eBay, you might need a second mortgage to afford one. Lower Mortgage: Save, Finance, or Refinance a Home Online .
Cheers TRBL MKRS and enjoy the first round of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
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