Bubba Watson felt his game was still on an upward trend coming into the Genesis Open. On Saturday his assessment was correct, posting a 65 to vault into the solo lead.
While Jon Rahm has downplayed the fact he could move into the No.1 spot in the world ranking with a win this week, his play so far at the Farmers Insurance Open has indicated that he wants it badly.
It was going to be a difficult task for Jon Rahm to follow up a career-low round, but he did a good job of it on Friday at the CareerBuilder Challenge despite a rocky start.
With the talent Dustin Johnson possesses, just about any course on tour sets up well for his game. But the Plantation Course at Kapalua seems to particularly fit his eye.
As we head into what will surely be another exciting 2018 season on the US PGA Tour, look for these players to be holding the trophy on Sunday afternoon.