ST. SIMONS ISLAND (Ga.) – It is a mystery why Patrick Rodgers, a PGA Tour veteran with 225 career starts, is still seeking his first PGA Tour win. Rodgers shot 6-under 64 on Saturday’s back nine to share the 54-hole lead. This is Rodgers’s 54th-hole lead since 2017 John Deere classic.
“This is why i play. He said, “I want to win golf tournaments.” “That was something Jeff Smith, my coach, and I discussed during the offseason. It’s important to get my nose in there more often. This is a great opportunity.
Rodgers (30), a member the prestigious “Class of 2011,” which includes major winners Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, and many others, was expected to do big things. Rodgers set a record for Stanford with 11 wins, which is the same as Tiger Woods’. However, Rodgers lost in a playoff to Charles Howell III at this year’s RSM Classic to win a trophy. Rodgers shot a 61-62 score at Sea Island’s Seaside Course that week, which was the lowest 36-hole weekend score ever recorded in Tour history. He’s been a runner up on Tour three times.
What is stopping Rodgers, 30, from living up the high expectations? Poor iron play is the main reason. He was ranked 94th, but he had never been better than 117 the on Tour. Approach.
Brandel Chamblee, Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee, stated that he extends early, his left hip goes up, his spine angle goes back, and he doesn’t trap irons. He will need to master how to hit the irons better if he is to achieve the success he has envisioned.
Rodgers made seven consecutive cuts this season and was T-3 at last week’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Rodgers finished rounds of 69 at Seaside Golf Club on Thursday, and 65 at Seaside Golf Club on Friday. Rodgers then got on fire on Saturday’s back nine, going on a birdie binge which began at 13 and went through all 16 holes.
Rodgers stated, “I hope it plays difficult tomorrow because that is what I feel but I look forward to the fight.” It’s going be great fun.
