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Andrew's LECOM Suncoast Classic (KFT) Preview
The Korn Ferry Tour has the second consecutive event before another break around the Masters Tournament, and it is a bread-and-butter event, but this is good bread and good butter, and well worth your time. Before that, we must look back to last week, which saw a very poor performance for all of our golfers – rather like my picks elsewhere, they were unable to avoid disaster, with Nick Gabrelcik finishing second last of those who made the cut, having sat fifth after the first
Andrew
Mar 304 min read


Out of the Rough: Valero Texas Open (2026)
With the Masters Tournament taking place next week, the PGA Tour will make one final stop prior for this week’s Valero Texas Open. This week serves as the final chance for anyone not yet qualified for the Masters Tournament to make a statement and find themselves in one of the most coveted fields in the sport. Played annually at the Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio, the event not only offers the chance for a victor to qualify for The Masters, but as the final tuneup to for the

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 287 min read


Out of the Rough: Aramco Championship (2026)
Like most of the golf world, the LPGA will be idle next week with the Masters Tournament taking place but before that, the Tour takes to Las Vegas for this week’s Aramco Championship. This will be the inaugural playing of the Aramco Championship at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, Nevada. We can sort of put an asterisk next to the ‘inaugural playing’ as Shadow Creek previously hosted the T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards as recently as last year. Now, the event will swit

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 274 min read


2026 Texas Children's Houston Open
Introduction The PGA Tour heads to Texas for this week’s Texas Children’s Houston Open. It’s a brief two-week stop in the Lone Star State before the season’s first major, The Masters. With Augusta right around the corner, players will be looking to fine-tune their games, or secure one of the final spots in the field, with a win this week or next. Course Breakdown, Tournament History & Early Weather Forecast This week, the PGA Tour heads to the Texas Children’s Houston Open at

Jake Friedman (@THEJakeFriedman)
Mar 2312 min read


Andrew's Club Car Championship (KFT) Preview
Coming off a weather-delayed and under-reported week in India on the HPT last week, it will be something of a pleasure to come back to a Korn Ferry event with a known field, certainty that the event will go ahead, and Monday odds. We should wrap up last week’s event by firstly apologizing for two picks that never really threatened, though both made the cut, and secondly by acknowledging the second win of the season for MJ Daffue who now leads the Road to Majorca standings . D
Andrew
Mar 235 min read


Out of the Rough: Texas Children's Houston Open (2026)
With just three weeks until the Masters Tournament, the PGA Tour makes the first of two stops in Texas for this week’s Texas Children’s Houston Open. This event was once part of the FedEx Cup Fall series but two years ago, moved to its new spring placement in the schedule in place of the former WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. This will also be the third year that the event operates under the title sponsorship of Texas Children’s Hospital. Most recently, the event operated u

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 237 min read


Out of the Rough: Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass (2026)
The LPGA continues on with its early-season west coast swing with this week’s Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass. This year marks the third installment of the event. The inaugural event, played in 2024, was held at the Seville Golf & Country Club. The Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass moved to the Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse pass a season ago. It will once again be held at the Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Arizona this season. The Field As th

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 204 min read


Out of the Rough: Hero Indian Open (2026)
The DP World Tour will play its final tournament before a near month-long hiatus, including a break for the Masters tournament, with this week’s Hero Indian Open. The Gary Player Course at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon, India will take center-stage this week, just as it has since 2017. Outside of a three year hiatus due to COVID, this event has been in existence since 1964 and up until 2000, was held exclusively at either the Delhi Golf Club or Royal Calcutta Golf

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 205 min read


Andrew's PGTI Open (HPT) Preview
A little housekeeping to start the column, because that’s always fun. We had an unexpected week off last week as the Indorama Ventures Open did go ahead at the Kalhaar Blues and Greens Club, but it wasn’t co-sanctioned. This was because the HotelPlanner Tour felt that a majority of their players would be unable to get to the venue given the issues with flights in the Middle East. Clearly, there are some enormous strategic and humanitarian issues involved but this is a golf co
Andrew
Mar 177 min read


2026 Valspar Championship
Introduction The PGA Tour wraps up the Florida Swing this week with the Valspar Championship. Coming off two elevated events in a row, the field looks solid for now, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see a few withdrawals from some of the higher-end talent as the week approaches. Because of that, it may be worth getting your action in early in the outright betting market. Course Breakdown, Tournament History & Early Weather Forecast This week, the PGA Tour heads to the Valspar

Jake Friedman (@THEJakeFriedman)
Mar 1613 min read


Out of the Rough: Valspar Championship (2026)
The PGA Tour looks to put a cap on its unofficial Florida Swing with this week’s Valspar Championship. This week marks a month-long stay in the Sunshine State as the Tour has played the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and THE PLAYERS Championship within the state already. Now, before heading to Texas for two weeks prior to the Masters, the Tour ends its run in Florida with a trip to Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fl

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 147 min read


Out of the Rough: Fortinet Founders Cup (2026)
The LPGA returns to action following a week off after an early season stay in Asia for this week’s Fortinet Founders Cup. The Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club will take center stage this week as it hosts its first LPGA event. This is a nomadic event, being played at various courses across the United States since its inception in 2011. This tournament is designed to pay tribute to the founders of the LPGA. The Field This week’s event will be the first official full-field eve

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 144 min read


Out of the Rough: LIV Golf South Africa (2026)
The LIV Golf Tour heads to South Africa for the very first time for this week’s LIV Golf South Africa. Since the tour’s inception in 2022, it has never made a stop in South Africa until this year. This week’s event will be hosted by The Club at Steyn City, sitting just outside of Johannesburg. Although this event, and the course as a whole, is new, The Club at Steyn City hosted the Steyn City Championship on the DP World Tour in 2022. In typical LIV Golf Tour fashion, it prom

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 134 min read


Out of the Rough: Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO (2026)
The DP World Tour heads to China for this week’s Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO to kick-off the ‘Asian Swing.’ This year marks the second playing of the Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO with last year’s installment being the inaugural event. Although this week’s event is the second playing, there will be changes to this year’s installment. The Blackstone Course at the Mission Hills Resort Haikou played host a year ago. The Blackstone Course will again play host, along

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 125 min read


2026 THE PLAYERS Championship
Introduction The PGA Tour heads to the final stop of the Florida Swing for what many call the “fifth major”, The Players Championship. As one of the Tour’s premier events, it consistently attracts an elite field of the game’s top players. Similar to last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, this is one of my favorite non-major stops on the PGA Tour schedule each season. I’m excited to break down everything you need to know for this week, so let’s dive right in! Course Breakdown

Jake Friedman (@THEJakeFriedman)
Mar 915 min read


Out of the Rough: LIV Golf Singapore (2026)
The LIV Golf Tour continues on with the second-of-three consecutive events with this week’s LIV Golf Singapore. This year marks the fourth installment of the event, first played in the Tour’s second season in 2023. This week’s host will be The Serapong course at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. The Tanjong course at the Sentosa Golf Club hosted the HSBC Women’s World Championship of the LPGA Tour two weeks ago. The Field Joaquin Niemann used this event a season ago as his

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 64 min read


Out of the Rough: THE PLAYERS Championship (2026)
Atlas, we’ve made it to one of the biggest weeks in the sport of golf. Although we’ve seen several Signature Events to this point of the PGA Schedule, none have been as big as what is in line for this week. THE PLAYERS Championship, informally known as the “fifth major,” is finally here as a full field of PGA Tour players takes to the infamous TPC Sawgrass this week. In the previous signature events - AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Genesis Invitational and the Arnold Palmer Invita

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Mar 66 min read


2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
Introduction The PGA Tour remains in Florida this week for the elevated Arnold Palmer Invitational. We’re back to a true elite field, with many of the game’s biggest names teeing it up. Outside of the majors, this is personally one of my favorite events on the calendar, second only to The Players Championship in terms of prestige and overall pedigree. Course Breakdown This week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational returns to Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida.

Jake Friedman (@THEJakeFriedman)
Mar 211 min read


Andrew's Chile Classic (KFT) Preview
On Thursday evening, it felt like the Argentine Open was going well, with Mason Andersen among the leaders after an opening 63 left him on -7 and in a share of the lead. He was still on -7 two days later and the tournament was gone, leading to a very frustrating run for my selections. Congratulations to Alistair Docherty on a maiden win (and a Masters' Invitation) for one of the more reliable players on this tour. He was fifth in greens in regulation last year when finishing
Andrew
Mar 24 min read


Out of the Rough: Puerto Rico Open (2026)
The first of four alternate field events on the 2026 PGA Tour schedule takes place this week for the Puerto Rico Open. This week’s Puerto Rico Open will play opposite the Signature Event Arnold Palmer Invitational. Held annually at the Grand Reserve Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, this event has served as the jump-start to multiple careers across the PGA Tour. The likes of Tony Finau and Viktor Hovland have used this event to claim their maiden PGA Tour victory. 11-o

Nate (@NateOoTR)
Feb 274 min read
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