Palmetto Championship: Expert Picks

Tournament Information:

Palmetto Championship
Date: June 10^th – 13^th
Course: Congaree Golf Club
2020 Winner: N/A

Course

Congaree Golf Club – Established in 2018, Congaree was designed by Tom Fazio on a historic 18^th century estate. At 7,685 yards and a par 71, it will not be easy. The course is tucked away and somewhat hard to find, but it has plenty of size, both in length and in generous fairways for the golfers. Tall pine trees surround the course for miles. There are some long bunkers that will line entire holes, and most of the greens are elevated, requiring good approach shots. Look for golfers who have strong iron play to excel here.

My Starting 4

Ian Poulter (second selection this year) – He has a handful of solid finishes in May and is good around the green (21^st in strokes gained) not to mention 7^th in strokes gained putting.

C.T. Pan (second selection this year) — CT did well at the Wells Fargo Championship and he has made three straight cuts. He is 63^rd in strokes gained approaching the green and could fare well here.

Patton Kizzire (first selection this year) — Patton is in a good spot in the season with two top 5 finishes in May at AT&T Byron Nelson and the Charles Schwab Challenge. He’s 49^th in FedEx ranking and 51^st in strokes gained approaching the green (not to mention 12^th in strokes gained putting).

Dustin Johnson (fourth selection this year) – After a break, he and his big driver head to South Carolina. He’s 1^st in OWGR and 19^th in FedEx ranking.

My Bench 2

J.T. Poston (fourth selection this year) — Top 100 in OWGR and FedEx ranking, he’s 8^th in strokes gained putting and he’s not too shabby at sand save.

Ben Martin (first selection this year) — Ben fared well in May with a 11^th place finish at Wells Fargo and a 26^th place finish at AT&T Byron Nelson. He’s 37^th in strokes gained putting and 89^th in approaching the green.

Fun Fact: This is being played in lieu of the Canadian Open, which was cancelled this year.

2020-2021 Stats

(1^st percent would be the top golfer picked every week)

Starting 4: average finish 38^th (29^th percent)
Bench 2: average finish 46^th (35^th percent)