Monthly Archives: June 2019

What Players are Struggling the Most?

Our Power Rankings show who the top performing players are for the PGA, European, and LPGA Tours. But who are the players who are struggling the most?

The Power Rankings doesn’t just track the top players, but it tracks them all. To qualify for this list, the players will have had to play at least one round in the last two years on the PGA Tour, European Tour, or LPGA Tour. They get points based on how the perform, and then those points are used to generate the Power Index.

Below you will see the players who are all tied for the ranking of last in the Power Rankings. As you will see, there are a number of major champions from both the men and the women who are tied for the rank of 2479, or last. Please note that Erik Compton is on this list, however he did manage to win an event on one of the junior tours today.

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Gary Woodland Wins 2019 U.S. Open

Gary Woodland capped off a stellar week to hold off Brooks Koepka and win the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Both Woodland and Koepka shot all four rounds in the 60s.

There was a Canadian connection in this one, as Woodland’s caddy is Brennan Little of St. Thomas Ontario. Little was also the longtime caddy for Mike Weir and was on Weir’s bag at the 2003 Masters, making this his second major championship.

Here are some final round highlights from the USGA’s YouTube page:

I think the star of this tournament was Pebble Beach as the golf course just looked incredible, and for the first time in awhile the USGA didn’t have any noticeable screwups.

Brooke Henderson Wins Meijer LPGA to Become Winningest Canadian Pro Golfer of All Time

Brooke Henderson won the Meijer LPGA Classic by a shot over Nasa Hataoka, Su Oh, Lexi Thompson, and Brittany Altomare.

With this as her ninth win, Henderson becomes the winningest Canadian professional golfer in history, over Sandra Post, Mike Weir, and George Knudson. And she is only 20 years old.

Here are the highlights of the final round from the LPGA’s YouTube page: