From the Comish:
All of the picks are in with Harris English and Daniel Berger leader the pack in picks. 10 different players this week:
Harris English - 3
Daniel Berger - 3
Aaron Rai - 2
Sepp Straka - 1
Nico Echavarria - 1
Maverick McNealy - 1
Ryan Gerard - 1
Si Woo Kim - 1
Maverick McNeal - 1
Ryan Palmer - 1
Purse - $9,500,000
Musings by Jéan: [2025 Archive]
Mr. Commish,
I couldn't help but notice that Mr. Davis Riley finished in T2 at the PGA Championship. A week earlier, he was my pick for the junior varsity TOUR event, the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, where he missed the cut badly. I am happy for him, as he was owed some good karma for his honesty with the rangefinder debacle at the Byron Nelson. But it would have been nice if his karma would align with me choosing him. Is there some sort of Karma Task Force I can speak to about this? I mean, things really should not be this complicated.
We head to Texas this week (Weren't we just here? Who is in charge of scheduling these things?) for the Charles Schwab Challenge at the historic, old school Colonial Country Club in the glorious cowtown that is Fort Worth. The aforementioned Davis Riley was the winner here last year, but my crack team of research nerds and the Karma Police failed to notify me of this when I picked him a couple weeks ago. No worries, however! With two wins over the last two seasons, and with a playoff appearance at this year's Sony Open in Hawaii, my guy this week has the chops to become a rising star on the PGA TOUR. His favorite athlete is, of all people, Michael Phelps. According to his bio, not many people know he is a really good ping pong and tennis player (well, I guess the secret is out now!). All of this simply means he is well rounded and ready to rack up a win at the Chucky Schwab. Hailing from Medellin, Columbia, and playing out of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, three cheers and a "Woo Pig Sooie" for the kid from the University of Arkansas, Mr. Nico Echavarria!