May. 18, 2008
Charles Howell III, Kenny Perry, David Toms
Tee time: 10:15 a.m. ET
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 19
Why you should watch: Let's see: Howell is a Georgia native and is in that oh-so-important age group right now -- he's a 20 something. At 28, and with two TOUR wins under his belt, Howell is a veritable force right now given the current winning trend. Perry proved he's not one to be forgotten last week at THE PLAYERS Championship. An unfortunate fade during the final round left him out of reach of the trophy, but he's back with a vengeance this week in Georgia. Toms leads this group in TOUR wins, and while he's not a young gun anymore, he's still a guy who can win.
| 2008 stat comparison |
| Howell |
14 |
11 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
6 |
71.16 |
| Perry |
12 |
11 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
5 |
70.17 |
| Toms |
9 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3 |
71.60 |
|
Camilo Villegas, James Driscoll, Bubba Watson
Tee time: 9:35 a.m. ET
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 0
Why you should watch: Don't be put off by the zero wins in this group because these are three young guys all itching to claim their first victories, and two of the three are only in their 20s, while Driscoll is hardly the old man of the group at just 30 years old. Villegas keeps coming close this year -- surely he'll break through soon. Driscoll has struggled a little in 2008 making only six cuts of 11 starts, but, when he makes it to the weekend, he puts on a good show. Of his six made cuts, he has four top-25 finishes. Watson leads the TOUR in driving distance, and it's only a matter of time before he and his pink shaft drive their way to a win. He already has three top-25 finishes and one top-10 finish so far this season.
| 2008 stat comparison |
| Villegas |
11 |
9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
70.67 |
| Driscoll |
11 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
71.49 |
| Watson |
13 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
71.07 |
|
Matt Kuchar, Parker McLachlin, Dan Forsman
Tee time: 9:25 a.m. ET
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 6
Why you should watch: Another group with a couple of young'ns, this threesome could easily make something happen. Matt Kuchar is under age 30 for another month, so he's only got a few weeks to add his name to the list of 20-something winners this year (already nine strong), and Parker McLachlin just turned 29 during the week of THE PLAYERS. After his success at q-school last year, McLachlin has been putting every effort in to keep his hard-earned TOUR card and has racked up four top-25 finishes as well as a top 10 this year. Forsman is the experience of the group and leads them in wins with five victories to his name. Not quite 50 years old, and not quite ready to give up the hunt on the PGA TOUR, Forsman has made it to the weekend for the second time in five starts this week and is determined to make something of that since his best finish so far in '08 is a tie for 61st at the Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular.
| 2008 stat comparison |
| Kuchar |
13 |
9 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
2 |
4 |
70.53 |
| McLachlin |
11 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
4 |
70.40 |
| Forsman |
4 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
71.93 |
|
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