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Weekend golfer whose goal is to always break 80.

Thitikul Wins Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

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Atthaya Thitikul defeated Danielle Kang on the second playoff hole to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.  Thitikul followed up her Saturday round of 10-under par with a 3-under 68 to get into playoff with Kang, who shot a final round 64, including a chip-in eagle on the final hole to briefly take the lead. Continue reading

2022 Presidents Cup Team Comparisons by Power Rankings

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The 2022 Presidents Cup is here, taking place the Quail Hollow in Charlotte North Carolina.

We have done an analysis of the two teams, and based on our Power Rankings we are predicting a pretty easy win for the United States team.  You can see the comparison for yourself in the table below.

InternationalUSA
Sungjae Kim 20.67 (2)Patrick Cantlay 19.75 (3)
Joohyung (Tom) Kim 11.63.58 (26)Xander Schauffele 19.08 (5)
Taylor Pendrith 10.29 (39)Tony Finau 17.33 (7)
Adam Scott 8.13 (74)Max Homa 14.25 (12)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 6.92 (92)Scottie Scheffler 13.46 (17)
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 5.67 (111)Cameron Young 9.88 (45)
Cam Davis 5.13 (127)Jordan Spieth 9.83 (46)
Si Woo Kim 3.50 (166)Justin Thomas 9.08 (59)
Corey Conners 3.33 (170)Billy Horschel 6.29 (104)
Hideki Matsuyama 3.04 (183)Collin Morikawa 5.46 (117)
Sebastian Munoz -1.17 (468)Sam Burns 3.46 (167)
Mito Pereira -2.71 (645)Kevin Kisner 1.08 (278)

As you can see, the American team has 5 players currently ranked inside the top-20, whereas the Internationals have only one in the top-20. This might be the most lopsided event in the very lopsided history of this competition.