Nick Borrman<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is it. The tournament that ends the run of longshot winners to start the 2024 season. Riviera is tough and rewards experience and past pedigree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Morikawa certainly has that as the two-time major champion has returned to his winning ways having lifted the trophy at the ZOZO Championship back in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Morikawa meets most of the trends proven to be a winner here. Although not 29 years old (he\u2019s 27), Morikawa has had four previous starts here including back-to-back Top-6 finishes and he has seven previous professional wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Morikawa is one of the best ball-strikers on the planet as he ranks 5th in SG Tee to Green over the last 12 months including 3rd in Approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
His weakness is always with the flatstick, but that hasn\u2019t proven to be the most important metric at Riviera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Still, he has gained strokes putting in eight of his last 13 starts which has propelled him to eight Top-15 finishes and he has gained strokes putting in each of his last two starts here, both Top-6 finishes. Bottom line, if he putts even slightly above average, he will contend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Genesis Open Top-10 Finish: Max Homa +190 (DraftKings)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
This may be Homa\u2019s favorite course and tournament and his win here three years ago was proof of that as he was visually choked up during the trophy presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
He nearly won again last year finishing solo 2nd to Jon Rahm which was his fourth straight Top-10 finish here. I mean, we are in Southern California and very few people do it better in this state than Max Homa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
He is coming off a MC last week at the WM Phoenix Open which followed a very lackluster T66 the week prior at Pebble Beach. So that is back-to-back poor starts for Homa, but I am fully confident this is just the place to get him back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prior to those two starts, Homa had finished inside the Top-15 in ten straight starts including six Top-10s and a win on the DP World Tour at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
His driver let him down the last two weeks and if he gets that back on track as he had been hitting previously, gaining strokes off the tee in 13 straight starts, there is very little doubt he will be in the mix on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
See you next week for the Mexico Open!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/EwST-OjGROI\n\n\n\n\n\n
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