Web.com Suncoast Classic leaderboard https://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/chubb-classic/leaderboard.html
Mike Weir is not going to win this Suncoast Classic at his new home on the Web.com Tour, but for his legions of fans in Canada it is heartening to see his steady improvement as he begins to get into a regular schedule again, after years of wondering where and when he'd be playing next.
He opened this week with 66, then 68 and yesterday's 69 which began with bogey, par double bogey, but followed with 3 straight birdies to get right back to E. As play begins today he is T10 at -13, 8 shots behind lanky American Mark Hubbard at -21.
A close look at Mike's stats won't surprise anyone who's been following his career. Johnny Miller once described the slightly built lefty as "the best player in the world from 100 yards in".
This week it's driving accuracy and his short game that is keeping him near the top of the leaderboard. He's T7th in sand saves, T4 in scrambling, and 7th in putts per GIR, this after 3 putting 12 times last week. He's also driving the ball decently again, he hit 12/13 fairways yesterday, is nearly at 85% over the week. He's still not long, T62 in distance.
Follow his scoring today on my live link above.
Bryan Angus
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