Mar. 30, 2008
All times are Central.
Briny Baird, Peter Lonard
Tee time: 1 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 1
Why you should watch: Lonard has struggled in 2008, but the stocky Australian's long game is perfectly suited to TPC Louisiana. Lonard's brute strength puts him at an advantage on the course's long par fives. Baird nearly won last week at the Puerto Rico Open, and it is a mystery as to why he hasn't won on the PGA TOUR. Baird makes birdies by the bunches, and it would surprise no one if he made New Orleans his first victory.
| 2008 Stat comparison |
| Lonard |
8 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
2 |
70.21 |
| Baird |
9 |
7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
70.38 |
|
Tim Clark, Marco Dawson
Tee time: 12:24 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 0
Why you should watch: Dawson has hung around the fringes of the PGA TOUR for years. Dawson entered the final round only three shots back, and he will have to wonder where he'd be without two costly double bogeys he made in the first round. Clark is a short hitter, but his laser accuracy with irons makes him competitive despite the endless length of PGA TOUR courses.
| 2008 Stat comparison |
| Clark |
6 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
71.03 |
| Dawson |
4 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
2 |
70.10 |
|
Roland Thatcher, Nicholas Thompson
Tee time: 11:30
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 0
Why you should watch: This duo played together last season on the Nationwide Tour, where both men finished in the top 25 on the money list to earn a 2008 TOUR card. Thompson has already shown that he can contend for wins on TOUR -- he finished tied for seventh at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February. Thompson vaulted into a spot among the leaders after Round 3 with an exceptional 67.
| 2008 Stat comparison |
| Thatcher |
8 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
2 |
70.35 |
| Thompson |
10 |
5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
70.70 |
|
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