All credit must go to officials at both the Crowne Plaza Invitational and the AT&T Byron Nelson for somehow managing to complete two full tournaments during one of the most difficult stretches of bad weather Texas has seen in centuries.
With such conditions comes greater scope for surprises, and while Chris Kirk’s victory at Colonial was no shock you’d have been hard pressed to pick out Steven Bowditch last week.
As we learned during the event, Bowditch has particularly fond memories of TPC Four Seasons and his victory serves as another reminder to consider the smaller details whenever possible, while acknowledging how dramatically events can change in complexion depending on whether conditions are firm or soft.
As it happens, I think this week and The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village will prove altogether more straightforward with Jordan Spiethcrowned champion on Sunday night regardless of what the weather does.
Of course, any time you back Spieth these days you’re accepting a short price. But I feel that anything around the 7/1 mark is extremely good value given some serious doubts around the opposition, as well as the fact that in the absence of Rory McIlroy, Spieth is the best player in the field.