Who’s better since the restart than Daniel Berger?

6. Daniel Berger, -0.46

With his two post-restart victories, Berger lands just outside the top five for that period. He’s made 16 starts, with seven top 10s including a tie for second at the FedEx St. Jude, a solo third at the Northern Trust and a tie for third at the RBC Heritage.

He would rank third on this list but for two missed cuts, at the Memorial and last week at the Waste Management. That most recent missed cut was sort of cheesy: his stood two-under through 36 holes, but the field cut at three-under.

Aside from those missed cuts, Berger has been a model of consistency. His 60 Tour rounds produce a 68.6 stroke average. That’s better than DeChambeau, McIlroy or Koepka, three players whose reputations far exceed Berger’s. In fact, of the players in this top 10, only one – Dustin Johnson – has a lower stroke average during the post-restart period.

So it’s entirely possible that this system of evaluation under-rates Berger.

His second post-restart victory at Pebble puts him in unique company. Only Dustin Johnson has more victories (four), only Dechambeau, Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa have as many.

That consistency also shows up in his round-to-round play. Of his scored rounds, 14 were 66 or lower, only eight were above 72…and only two of those were above 74. Berger’s game is a lot less flighty than DeChambeau’s.

Aside from those missed cuts, he’s had only two post-restart finishes outside the top 25. He tied for 34th at the U.S. Open and for 28th in his next start at the CJ Cup.