Is part of this recency bias?
Sometimes the Super Bowl stinks.
We’ve had plenty of March Madness finals that don’t deliver the goods.
But that doesn’t mean the journey to get there wasn’t fantastic and very much worth it.
Plus, the “other” tours have aligned with one of the two major tours.
(It sounds harsh, but it’s true).
That would be a travesty.
Every round is like a Sunday.
Each match is intense, and each match offers a fresh start to build momentum moving forward.
Not always, but sometimes.
The fans love it, and the players seem to love it, too.
I think match play is a good change of pace.
Im sad to see it go.
Collin Morikawa told me he’s a big fan: " I love it.
It’s always a nice change for us."
Ratings are vitally important, sure, and it’s important to factor them into the big-picture.
It’s not like we’d be messing with one of the four major championships.
And clearly there’s already an issue given the tour’s constant tweaking of the Tour Championship format.
Let’s party like it’s 2015
Because Jason Day and Rickie Fowler sure are.
There’s been plenty of evidence to support that hypothesis.
Day dropped as low as No.
But Day is firmly back on the mend and is now officially in Masters Dark Horse Territory.
“The game is looking nice.
I’ve just got to kind of work out those kinks.
I feel happy with where I’m at.
4 and finishing int he top five of all four majors in 2014.
What took him so long remains a mystery.
It was sad, Harmon told Golfweek’s Adam Schupak of Fowler’s slide.
59 in the world, his highest mark since mid 2021.
“We’re not trying to get worse or stay in the same spot.
Maybe if you’re Tiger in the early 2000s, that was pretty good.
But, no, we’re all working to get better.
There is always going to be setbacks.
Can’t be on top forever.
Yeah, nice to be back in a good spot moving forward and building momentum and confidence.”
Who, oh who, is the Masters favorite?
After the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, I had a stern conversation with myself.
(At least by golf writer standards).
Then, golf happened.
Rahm struggled the rest of that week at Bay Hill en route to finishing T-39.
All the while, his closest chaser, Scottie Scheffler, kicked it into overdrive.
They are, by most available measures, the three co-favorites.
Who would you take?
It’s the 29-year-old Duke graduate’s third victory on the LPGA Tour.
LIV Golf returns to action this week in Orlando at Orange County National.
And keep in mind, those are in 48-man fields.
Just one more week before the Masters.
Next week will feature an Augusta-themed Monday Rap, as you might have guessed.
Until next week,
Dan
