Weather What’s conclusive from here is that the afternoon on both days should be more challenging than the morning, but given there are no staggered tee times, I wouldn’t argue for any sort of wave edge. The bigger story here is the firmness of this golf course and the revived undulation and bounciness of the new greens. This leads me to place an increased emphasis on overall APP play and ARG play. Putting might be more challenging this year as well, but the playing field is

Former Winners 2025: Justin Thomas (-17) over Andrew Novak (-17) (Playoff) Scoring Average: -1.63 Winner Odds: Thomas (18/1) 2024: Scottie Scheffler (-19) over Sahith Theegala (-16) Scoring Average: -1.65 Winner Odds: Scheffler (4/1) 2023: Matt Fitzpatrick (-17) over Jordan Spieth (-17) (Playoff) Scoring Average: -0.83 Winner Odds: Fitzpatrick (29/1) 2022: Jordan Spieth (-13) over Patrick Cantlay (-13) (Playoff) Scoring Average: -0.55 Winner Odds: Spieth (40/1) 2021: Stewar

Weather I have alluded to this in my initial course preview, but the major takeaway I have this year versus last year is that scoring is going to regress closer to mean, and we will see a scoring average more synonymous with 2023 than 2024. I was on property last year for both practice rounds and tournament play and I can tell you the golf course was soaked, and it produced the lowest scoring average of the last five years. It would have been even lower had players not been f

There's always a natural exhale after The Masters, which makes the decision to host a Signature Event in the following week that much more confounding. I understand this from a geography standpoint. I made the drive myself from Augusta to Hilton Head last year. It's certainly not inconvenient. Yet at the same time, doesn't this feel like the perfect week to host the Zurich Classic? Let fans exhale, miss real competition for a week, and then position your 'Signature Event' as