Smylie's Golfers to Watch at This Year's Rocket Classic

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00:00But you have a lot of guys playing this week, Smiley,

00:02who really need to get their game going,

00:05whether it's Colin Morikawa making another caddy change here this morning,

00:09Patrick Cantlay, Hideki Matsuyama,

00:12you know, guys who are big names that probably normally wouldn't play this,

00:15but they need to start getting sharp.

00:18Yeah, definitely so.

00:19I mean, this is a golf course that I love.

00:20It's a Donald Ross design,

00:22and they're actually doing a big renovation project I read in a couple weeks,

00:26and their goal is without any rain.

00:27And now it will be interesting to see if that actually happens.

00:31But if they don't have any rain, they're looking to really push this golf course.

00:34So that would be a very nice change for this place.

00:37It's typically one of the easier ball-striking golf courses.

00:42It's not very difficult off the tee.

00:44Guys typically hit a lot of the greens.

00:46Where you'll see some separation is going to be, of course,

00:49with the driving distance, guys that hit it long,

00:51but also I think inside of 10 feet.

00:53Guys that have good weeks with the putter I think is going to be a key separator.

00:58It certainly is.

00:59Let's get to who you like.

01:01You know, I've got my card with a couple bombs this week as well.

01:06Aside from Cameron Young, you know,

01:07Cameron Young's been playing really well the past few weeks.

01:10He's another guy who's never won.

01:12He didn't play that great Saturday and Sunday up at the Travelers,

01:16but he seems like he's been trending in that direction again,

01:19and he's got some great history here.

01:20Who do you like this week?

01:22You know what?

01:22I kind of have this odd feeling that Luke Clanton's going to have a good week.

01:27He's a player that hits it very long.

01:30I think this is a really good golf course for him,

01:32an easier one than I think that he's had in a while.

01:35I haven't seen the tee times yet this week.

01:37I probably should have checked that before coming on,

01:39knowing that I really liked Luke.

01:41But with the last couple pairings,

01:44the PGA Tour has really put Luke in some tough spots on Thursday and Friday.

01:47They had him paired with Rory McIlroy in Canada

01:51in his first start as a PGA Tour player,

01:52and then Jordan Speed of the Travelers.

01:55I think that's kind of tough sledding

01:56to kind of get comfortable on a Thursday-Friday

01:58for a young new pro.

02:01A lot of times these guys are in the different categories.

02:04The tour has bumped him up,

02:05knowing that he's potentially a top name,

02:07and they want to get him on the tube.

02:10So like Luke Clanton this week,

02:12Cameron Young has played really well at this golf course,

02:14and his length can't be understated.

02:16And, of course, I liked Cameron Young last week, Mike,

02:20at the Travelers, and he absolutely laid an egg.

02:23So shame on me to buy into the Cam Young hype last week.

02:27But I do like him this week,

02:29and he's been playing really, really good golf.

02:31Well, the good news for Luke is

02:33no featured group this week for him.

02:35He's teeing off at 149

02:37with Kevin Velo and Brett White.

02:41So Luke Clanton away from the spotlight this week.

02:44And like you said, could be a good opportunity for him to shine

02:47as he's away from all those guys.

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