PGA Tour: winners and losers from Workday Charity Open

Find out which players were winners and which were losers on the PGA Tour each week. This edition looks at the Workday Charity Open

Each week on the PGA Tour, there are winners and losers in each tournament. This week, and continuing throughout the season, we will look at those who achieved and those who underachieved at each event. Here’s a look at the winners and losers from the Workday Charity Open.

Winners

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Collin Morikawa – Despite a poor round on Saturday, Morikawa did not hang his head on Sunday. In fact, he took the lead on the front nine after chasing down Thomas, one of the best players in the world. And when Thomas faltered near the end of regulation, then again in the playoff, Morikawa was steady enough to earn his second PGA Tour victory.

Chase Seiffert – Playing in his rookie year on tour, Seiffert has not been able to get much going. Heading into this week, he had just one top 25 in 14 starts. That all changed with his fourth-place this week at the Workday. He also jumped from 160th to 109th in the FedEx Cup standings in what could be a career-changing week for Seiffert. Not bad for someone who would not have been in the field if K.J. Choi had not withdrawn.

Ian Poulter – Since the PGA Tour resumed, Poulter has now made four cuts in four events. This week, he recorded his first top 10 of the season with a tie for fifth place. His consistent play (68-69-69-70) is what got him to his best showing all year. In the process, he moved from 105th to 72nd in the FedEx Cup standings

Jason Day – This has not been a great season for Day, who has battled injuries and sickness all year long. Prior to this week, he had only one top 10 in 11 starts (a fourth-place finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am). His tie for seventh this week is a sign of progress, as is Day moving from 101st to 79th in the FedEx Cup standings.

Russell Henley – This has not been the best season for Henley, but he had a good showing this week at the Workday. His tie for seventh place was his second top 10 of the season and his best showing all year. It also moved him from 134th (out of the playoffs) to 108th (into the playoffs) in the FedEx Cup standings.

Losers

Hideki Matsuyama – After shooting 67-68 on the first two days of the Workday, Matsuyama was in the mix on a course where he always plays well. But a disappointing 72-73 on the weekend left him in a tie for 22nd place. A player as talented as Matsuyama, playing on a course he loves, should not slip that far on the weekend.

Brooks Koepka – The four-time major champion struggled on Thursday with a 74 and, despite the fact that he shot a 69 on Friday, he missed the cut. Koepka finds himself in 156th place in the FedEx Cup standings. In eight events so far this season, Koepka has just one top 10 finish, which came when he tied for seventh at the RBC Heritage.

Matthew Wolff – One week after contending at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Wolff came crashing back to Earth this week. After a 72 on Thursday, he ballooned to a 77 on Friday and missed the cut. His first nine on Friday did him in, when he shot a 5-over 41, including a costly double bogey at the 16th hole when his tee shot found the water.

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Bubba Watson – He was only five holes into the Workday Charity Open when his week was basically over. Playing the easiest hole on the course, Watson took a quadruple bogey nine on the par-5 fifth hole and he never recovered. He shot 79 on Thursday overall and, despite a better round on Friday (73), he missed the cut by a whopping 10 shots.

Aaron Wise – He opened the Workday with a 67 on Thursday and appeared to be in good shape to make the weekend. But a 76 on Friday placed him outside the cut line. For someone who is currently 159th in the FedEx Cup standings, not taking advantage of a chance like this could be costly in the end.

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