Top-10 players to watch at the Shell Houston Open – Part 2
Continued from Part 1. . .
We were speaking about the fourth expert pick in the precious feature and the expectation from McDowell is further discussed here.
McDowell has also won the title of an unofficial event, named Tavistock Cup. His scoring and putting was amazing on the course.
Later, he also continued his leading scoring at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
He scored 8-under 280 and finished on the runner-up position. He has earned $648,000 in total and supported his FedEx Cup points by adding 500. Hence, he will also be delivering his best in Texas.
Hunter Mahan is on the fifth position. His performance is up to the mark in the current year.
The current 14th ranked player is the winner of the World Golf Championships – Accenture Match Play Championship.
On the other hand, he has finished all the tournaments among the top-30 on the leaderboard, except the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he secured the 42nd position.
After the top-5 expert picks, the rest are also competitive and played remarkably in most of the tournaments.
The current world no. 3, Lee Westwood, is on the sixth favourite position. The 38-year-old Englishman has not won any of the titles this year but displayed a competitive and massive game.
He tied for the fourth position at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and The Honda Classic.
His enormous scoring will help him in Texas. On the other hand, his main rivals, Luke Donald and Rory McIlroy, are not in the field of the Shell Houston Open.
Hence, he has ample chances to lead the score board over the others.
This PGA staged event is very important for the South African, Ernie Els. He is not in the field of the Masters due to his below 50 ranking.
He has only one chance left to make it to the Masters by winning the title of the Shell Houston Open.
His performance at the Transitions Championship, Tavistock Cup and Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard was commendable.
He recorded top-5 finishes there and played well till day-end.
The 42-year-old is confident to be the winner and he cannot afford a defeat. Hence, he is on the seventh expert pick position.
Bud Cauley is the new favourite and for the first time in history he appeared among the top-10 hottest players for any tournament. He is a young lad and has not won any titles in his career.
The 22-year-old American currently holds the 131st position in golf rankings and is striving hard to be in the field of the Masters, by winning the Shell Houston Open.
He played well at the Transitions Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
He boosted his confidence up after two top-20 finishes and convinced the experts to declare him among the top-10 hottest golfers.
Keegan Bradley is the ninth expert pick. He is currently ranked on the 20th position in the world and has many chances to be the proud winner of the Shell Houston Open.
The 25-year-old American recorded his best finish at the Northern Trust Open, by securing a runner-up position.
Lastly, Aaron Baddeley is the shining star of the field. He has played seven tournaments in the current year so far and displayed amazing performances in most.
He finished the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on the fourth position. His enormous scoring and improved driving and putting will definitely help him in Texas.
Hence, the competition is tough and all the top-10 players will be facing huge challenges from each other.
Victory is not so easy for any professional, as there are many other players as well who are competent in form and are striving hard to claim victory at the tournament.
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