Weekend Warriors – Honda Classic

The weekend

Notable missed cuts: Adam Scott, Scott Piercy, C.T. Pan, Jimmy Walker, Luke List, Cameron Smith, Emiliano Grillo, Alex Noren, Kyle Stanley, Brendan Steele

Weather consideration: Saturday conditions will play almost exactly like Thursday and Friday, relatively calm in terms of wind and heat, with no chance of rain. Sunday will be a little different with winds in the 12-20mph range (gusts) in the late morning into the afternoon, so golfers teeing off late Sunday will have more trouble than the morning groups; tough to account for that in full weekend play, but it’s something to consider when looking at R4 Showdown slates. There’s the smallest chance of afternoon showers, but nothing that would stop play or change the course conditions dramatically.

MDF consideration:  Massive MDF in play, with 83 golfers finishing at +2 or better. Most times there’s an MDF, the suggestion is to avoid golfers at the back of the pack, but this course can be so vicious – there’s only nine shots separating the leaders from getting cut – that it’s almost impossible to avoid those golfers this week; Cam Smith would’ve felt like a safe option after his -2 opening round, but he shot +9 on Friday to miss the cut, which is a perfect example of how tough this course can play.

For that reason, let the chips fall where they may with regards to MDF concerns, and take some possible low ownership on the guys at +1 or +2 that have the right tools to succeed this weekend.

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