Greg Baresel

Tournament Preview Fore the second week in a row the PGA Tour is at a new site. The 3M Open is staying in the midwest and heading to TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. TPC Twin Cities is not new to hosting tour events though. The Champions Tour made a stop here for nearly 20 years. TPC Twin Cities is an Arnold Palmer design and was recently renovated the Tour ahead of the event.  Defending Champion - N/A Notable Players in the Field:  World No. 1 Brooks Koepka; also includes Bryson DeChambeau (8), Tony Finau (17), Jason Day (18), Patrick Reed (25), Phil Mickelson (28) and Keegan Bradley (29) Tournament Set-up Par: 71 Yardage: 7,441 Stimpmeter: 12 Course Statistics Average Green Size: 6,500 sq. ft. Average Tee Size: 1,000 sq. ft. Acres of Fairway: 28 Acres of Rough: 59 Number of Sand Bunkers: 72 Number of Water Hazards: 27 Soil Conditions: Sand Water Sources: Well and holding lake  Drainage Conditions: Very good Turfgrass Greens: Be...

Tournament Preview This week the PGA Tour heads to Michigan to take on the Donald Ross designed Detroit Golf Club. This is the first year of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. The course will play over 7300 yards. There isn’t much information out yet since this is the first year of the tournament.  Defending Champion - N/A Top Players In Field - Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama, Gary Woodland, Chez Reavie, Patrick Reed Course Information Tournament Set-up Par: 72  Yardage: 7,330 Course Statistics Average Green Size: 5,150 sq. ft.  Average Tee Size: 3,900 sq. ft.  Acres of Fairway: 30 Number of Sand Bunkers: 87  Number of Water Hazards: 1 Turfgrass Greens: Bentgrass /  poa annua  .085”  Tees: Bentgrass /  poa annua  .350”  Fairways: Bentgrass /  poa annua  .350”  Rough: Bluegrass mix 3.5” Additional Notes • Horton Smith, who w...

This week the PGA Tour heads to Connecticut for the Travelers Championship. Bubba Watson has won this event 3 times and looks to become the only four time tournament winner since Billy Casper. The field includes many top name players including Brooks Koepka who is ranked number 1 in the official world golf rankings. 5 of the top 10 players in the world are playing including Koepka, Francesco Molinari (6), Justin Thomas (7), Patrick Cantley (8), and Bryson DeChambeau (10). Other big name players include Phil Mickelson and Jordan Speith. Tournament Information COURSE : TPC River Highlands LOCATION : Cromwell, Connecticut ARCHITECT : Robert J. Moss and Maurice Kearney/1928 2018 WINNER : Bubba Watson Course Information Tournament Set-up Par: 70 Yardage: 6,841 Course Statistics Average Green Size: 5,000 sq. ft. Average Tee Size: 1,200 sq. ft. Acres of Fairway: 26 Acres of Rough: 60 Number of Sand Bunkers: 69 Number of Water Hazards: 4 Soil Conditions:...