February 28, 2024 • 11 mins
This week, the PGA tour leaves the west coast and heads down to Florida for The Cognizant Classic (formerly the Honda Classic). The field thins out after a couple of top names, but that is right in the wheel house of Hidden Gems Golf.
This event is known for scores in the single digits for winners and cut lines well above par. If there is wind, there will be blood. The MoJoKing believes this course is harder to scout than most, but that can work to our advantage!
It's fun. It's fast. It's Hidden Gems Golf.
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This event is known for scores in the single digits for winners and cut lines well above par. If there is wind, there will be blood. The MoJoKing believes this course is harder to scout than most, but that can work to our advantage!
It's fun. It's fast. It's Hidden Gems Golf.
Lets make some money!
This is a 19 Media Group production.
For the love of pod, please check out our sponsors!
HGG is brought to you by SkyGolf. Click below to take a look at their excellent catalog to help your golf game. Every click helps or affiliates know you care. Appreciate your support.
https://www.skygolf.com/products/?AffiliateID=HIDDENGEMS
19 Media Group is also proud to be partnered with BlueView Footwear. The company has made the
1st FULLY biodegradable shoe.....and they are comfy too!
Support 19, Blueview & the environment with this link:
https://bit.ly/blueview19
Follow 19 Media Group on twitter @19MGroup
Follow the show on twitter: @APowerMoJoGolf
Follow the host TheMoJoKing on twitter @APowerMoJo
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Episode Transcript
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(00:00):
Welcome to Hitting Gem's Golf, wherewe dig a little bit deeper to find
secret treasure for your betting and DFSpleasure. Yeah Baby, Hello, Hall,
(00:22):
I am the Mojoe King and thisis episode number seventy eight of Hidden
Gems Golf, brought to you bythe Mighty nineteen Media Group and sponsored by
Sky Golf. This week we're previewingthe Cognizant Classic formerly known as the Honda
Classic, being played in Palm Beach, Florida. There's much to discuss this
week, so let's just jump righton into it. As far as last
(00:44):
week's results, some good, somebad, that's just the facts of life.
Were the two D wasn't she acuity? The good news about last week
was all my primary picks on theshow made the cut. The bad news
was none of them were elite.Ecrot Vegas came in twenty fourth, thirty
eighth, and sixtieth respectively, whichis fine, but considering the top twenty
(01:10):
was chock full of long shots,I have to feel a bit disappointed.
Hopefully one of you all out therehad Ben Silverman top twenty as a betan.
If he did, you are muchbetter at this than me and should
start your own podcast by yourself amicrophone with your winnings, and go find
a couple of cool sound effects toadd some bazazz. All right. This
(01:36):
week we're discussing the Kindnessant Classic inthe Palm Beaches, being played on the
Championship Course at the PGA National Resortand Spa in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Championship course was built by TomFazzio and his uncle George in nineteen eighty
one and has been renovated multiple timesby Jack Nicholas. The course is a
(01:57):
par seventy one seven and forty sevenyards. That par seventy one is a
change from the last ten years whenit was a par seventy. Maybe Honda
didn't approve of the change and leftin protest. Probably not the reason to
change sponsors, but regardless, theconversion of the tenth hole from a par
four to aquir five should have adramatic effect on scoring. More on that
(02:20):
in a bit. The course featuresbermuda grass in the fairways and greens.
The rough is overseated with perennial ryegrass. The fairways are on the short
side but very thin, The roughis rough, and the greens are fast.
There are plenty of bunkers on thecourse, but the main events of
PGA National is wind and water.There's a chance of hitting a ball in
(02:43):
the water in fifteen of the eighteenholes. Combine that with traditionally strong multi
directional wins and you have one ofthe tougher courses on the tour. Last
year, Chris Kirk defeated Eric Colein a playoff. In twenty twenty two
steps Straka one at ten under onestroke ahead of Shane Lowry. In twenty
twenty one, Matt Jones crushed thefield, winning at twelve under five strokes
(03:07):
over Brandon Hagy. Kind of astrange list of names as far as the
top of the leaderboard. Some ofthat is because this is traditionally a weak
field, but mostly it is dueto wind and water. Maybe more interesting
on the leaderboard is the bottom part. The cut line for these three years
were plus one, plus two,and plus one, respectively. Of course,
(03:30):
even making a cut may not endyour struggles for the week. Last
place for players who made the cutthese years were plus nine, plus twelve,
and plus ten. If you're playingfantasy and your guys make the cut,
celebrate, but celebrate very shortly becauseyou have to see what happens on
the weekend. But now, ifyou're looking for the brighter side, there
(03:52):
should be lower scores this week.That ten tole being a par five now
from a par four means more burnand possibly eagles. That's your push the
cut line closer to par and maygive us a winner in the teams,
or maybe not. Don't forget windand order Hi. This is sports talk
show host Gerald Brown. Super excitedto be a part of the newest show
(04:16):
on nineteen media groups, Heavy inthe Paint with George Truley, an NBA
champion, former NBA player, theoriginal bad boy mister Rick Mahorn. Now,
this show will not only just focuson the NBA, but we got
the Major League Baseball covered, wegot the NFL covered better, yet we
(04:36):
got sports talk cover like none other. We're gonna give you the realist of
it all, and we're gonna giveyou stuff that is engaging and thought provoking.
Don't go anywhere, because it allgoes down where Heavy in the Paint
pete. Almost as difficult as golfingon this course is predicting which golfers would
(04:58):
do well here. Of course,history, even for golfers who've played well
here is inconsistent. For example,Sun Jam he won the event in twenty
twenty. Since then he was eighthpretty good, but then a miscut and
a forty second and that's not justan m thing. It is tough to
have a clean course history here.Not surprisingly, perative tournaments also feel a
(05:20):
bit uneasy trying to figure out it'shard to find a similar leaderboard when you
have inconsistent leaderboard at the event you'relooking at. There are not many short
courses with tough scoring and also weakfield on the tour, so I widen
my net when looking for comparative tournamentsand look for players who can at least
(05:40):
pop at one or two of thefollowing tournaments. The players Pebble Beach,
RBC Heritage, the Sony, theWindow and the three M Open. Looking
at recent form also seems like abit of a futile idea, as this
course plays completely different from other recentevents Historically, play is coming off of
horrific form have looked pretty good atPGA West on occasion. Lastly, the
(06:06):
large one hundred and forty four playerfield means that the majority of golfers will
not make it to the weekend,and with the volatility of this course,
that means some of the favorites willbe going home after Friday's round. This
is the ninety Media Group presentation.All right, I just rattle off a
bunch of things that make this eventtough to predict. One thing that I
(06:30):
still hadn't mentioned was that how thetop players here are not exactly in top
form. Rory McElroy has been okay, Sun Jam has been less than okay,
and Matthew Fitzpatrick has been pretty bad. So with all of that said,
I'm gonna go a little bit deeper. Even up top, I'm going
with Eric Cole, Russell, Henley, Shane Lowry and Stephen Jaeger. The
(06:53):
first three will be highly owned.I suspect a little bit further down,
I may also kick the tires onJust Rose and Matthew Bevan. But let's
search for some true hidden gems,shall we, And now your featured presentation.
First up the veteran euros the fiftyninth ranked player in the world,
twenty nine year old Christian Bizunahult,and the sixty seventh ranked player in the
(07:16):
world forty one year old Alex NorrinBazudehult has three top twenty fives in his
five twenty twenty four events, sohe's been playing well so far this year,
and he also has a top twentyfive at the PGA National back in
twenty twenty two. Meanwhile, Norinfor me is an AutoPlay at tough scoring
(07:36):
events. The more difficult the conditions, the more I like him. Next
up a couple of up and comers, the one hundred and sixteenth ranked twenty
seven year old Brandon Wu and onehundred and forty seventh ranked twenty seven year
old Doug Gim. Wu actually checksalmost all of my indicators that I want
(07:57):
this week. He's done really wellat comp tournament and his stats point towards
success. Meanwhile, Doug gim hasbeen playing really well this year. Now.
As much as I said recent historyis not that important with Gim,
I look at it slightly different becauseI think he's finally playing up to his
potential. Yes, I am littleworried about his history here when he's missed
(08:18):
three straight cuts, but I justthink he's a different player this year.
Finally, the wild card, crazyCatch, falling knife picks of the Week
the one hundred and seventieth ranked playerin the world, thirty nine year old
Nicholas Lenheim and the one hundred andninety second ranked player in the world,
twenty three year old Joe Heismith.Now Lenheim has not looked good in his
(08:41):
two events this year, missing bothcuts. However, it's hard to overlook
just how strong he was playing lastyear. Meanwhile, young mister Heismith will
never ever be able to compete ona long course, but he has a
superior around the green game, andthat might be big here at PGA West.
(09:03):
All right, quickly to rehab.We have Henley Lowry, Jaeger,
Norrid Bazudenhole Woo, Pavon, Lindheim, high Smith, and I forgot dug
in. That's it for the week. I appreciate you all for checking me
out. Good luck this week.Take care and keep digging, keep digging,
(09:48):
okay, so keep digging, keeptaking, keep taking, keep digging.
Let's keep taking like a million times, keep digging in and then you'll
find treasure in the snow. Youknow, it's recording your audio, not
you, not your dancing. Iknow. Keep digging. Well, oh
(10:22):
my goodness. The more difficult it, the more difficult, the more difficult
the conditions the more are like friendsof hitting gems. Let me introduce sky
Golf's sky Caddy SX four hundred,that Sex four hundred. It looks like
a phone, but is singularly gearedto improve your golfing experience. It's preloaded
with thirty five thousand verified courses mappedout with precision. By walking and surveying
(10:48):
each course, sky Caddy will giveyou a full view of where you are
playing. But this is way morethan just a map. It helps you
not only determine the yardage of yourfirst shot, but help helps you decide
what to do with the arrest ofthe path to the whole. Not only
that, but it's precise on thegreens as well, showing you not only
pay locations, but all the contourson the greens. Instantly become a smarter
(11:11):
golfer with a true path to victorywith the Essex four hundred. Click on
my link in the description and watchyour game grow with sky Golf.
Welcome to Hitting Gem's Golf, wherewe dig a little bit deeper to find
secret treasure for your betting and DFSpleasure. Yeah Baby, Hello, Hall,
(00:22):
I am the Mojoe King and thisis episode number seventy eight of Hidden
Gems Golf, brought to you bythe Mighty nineteen Media Group and sponsored by
Sky Golf. This week we're previewingthe Cognizant Classic formerly known as the Honda
Classic, being played in Palm Beach, Florida. There's much to discuss this
week, so let's just jump righton into it. As far as last
(00:44):
week's results, some good, somebad, that's just the facts of life.
Were the two D wasn't she acuity? The good news about last week
was all my primary picks on theshow made the cut. The bad news
was none of them were elite.Ecrot Vegas came in twenty fourth, thirty
eighth, and sixtieth respectively, whichis fine, but considering the top twenty
(01:10):
was chock full of long shots,I have to feel a bit disappointed.
Hopefully one of you all out therehad Ben Silverman top twenty as a betan.
If he did, you are muchbetter at this than me and should
start your own podcast by yourself amicrophone with your winnings, and go find
a couple of cool sound effects toadd some bazazz. All right. This
(01:36):
week we're discussing the Kindnessant Classic inthe Palm Beaches, being played on the
Championship Course at the PGA National Resortand Spa in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Championship course was built by TomFazzio and his uncle George in nineteen eighty
one and has been renovated multiple timesby Jack Nicholas. The course is a
(01:57):
par seventy one seven and forty sevenyards. That par seventy one is a
change from the last ten years whenit was a par seventy. Maybe Honda
didn't approve of the change and leftin protest. Probably not the reason to
change sponsors, but regardless, theconversion of the tenth hole from a par
four to aquir five should have adramatic effect on scoring. More on that
(02:20):
in a bit. The course featuresbermuda grass in the fairways and greens.
The rough is overseated with perennial ryegrass. The fairways are on the short
side but very thin, The roughis rough, and the greens are fast.
There are plenty of bunkers on thecourse, but the main events of
PGA National is wind and water.There's a chance of hitting a ball in
(02:43):
the water in fifteen of the eighteenholes. Combine that with traditionally strong multi
directional wins and you have one ofthe tougher courses on the tour. Last
year, Chris Kirk defeated Eric Colein a playoff. In twenty twenty two
steps Straka one at ten under onestroke ahead of Shane Lowry. In twenty
twenty one, Matt Jones crushed thefield, winning at twelve under five strokes
(03:07):
over Brandon Hagy. Kind of astrange list of names as far as the
top of the leaderboard. Some ofthat is because this is traditionally a weak
field, but mostly it is dueto wind and water. Maybe more interesting
on the leaderboard is the bottom part. The cut line for these three years
were plus one, plus two,and plus one, respectively. Of course,
(03:30):
even making a cut may not endyour struggles for the week. Last
place for players who made the cutthese years were plus nine, plus twelve,
and plus ten. If you're playingfantasy and your guys make the cut,
celebrate, but celebrate very shortly becauseyou have to see what happens on
the weekend. But now, ifyou're looking for the brighter side, there
(03:52):
should be lower scores this week.That ten tole being a par five now
from a par four means more burnand possibly eagles. That's your push the
cut line closer to par and maygive us a winner in the teams,
or maybe not. Don't forget windand order Hi. This is sports talk
show host Gerald Brown. Super excitedto be a part of the newest show
(04:16):
on nineteen media groups, Heavy inthe Paint with George Truley, an NBA
champion, former NBA player, theoriginal bad boy mister Rick Mahorn. Now,
this show will not only just focuson the NBA, but we got
the Major League Baseball covered, wegot the NFL covered better, yet we
(04:36):
got sports talk cover like none other. We're gonna give you the realist of
it all, and we're gonna giveyou stuff that is engaging and thought provoking.
Don't go anywhere, because it allgoes down where Heavy in the Paint
pete. Almost as difficult as golfingon this course is predicting which golfers would
(04:58):
do well here. Of course,history, even for golfers who've played well
here is inconsistent. For example,Sun Jam he won the event in twenty
twenty. Since then he was eighthpretty good, but then a miscut and
a forty second and that's not justan m thing. It is tough to
have a clean course history here.Not surprisingly, perative tournaments also feel a
(05:20):
bit uneasy trying to figure out it'shard to find a similar leaderboard when you
have inconsistent leaderboard at the event you'relooking at. There are not many short
courses with tough scoring and also weakfield on the tour, so I widen
my net when looking for comparative tournamentsand look for players who can at least
(05:40):
pop at one or two of thefollowing tournaments. The players Pebble Beach,
RBC Heritage, the Sony, theWindow and the three M Open. Looking
at recent form also seems like abit of a futile idea, as this
course plays completely different from other recentevents Historically, play is coming off of
horrific form have looked pretty good atPGA West on occasion. Lastly, the
(06:06):
large one hundred and forty four playerfield means that the majority of golfers will
not make it to the weekend,and with the volatility of this course,
that means some of the favorites willbe going home after Friday's round. This
is the ninety Media Group presentation.All right, I just rattle off a
bunch of things that make this eventtough to predict. One thing that I
(06:30):
still hadn't mentioned was that how thetop players here are not exactly in top
form. Rory McElroy has been okay, Sun Jam has been less than okay,
and Matthew Fitzpatrick has been pretty bad. So with all of that said,
I'm gonna go a little bit deeper. Even up top, I'm going
with Eric Cole, Russell, Henley, Shane Lowry and Stephen Jaeger. The
(06:53):
first three will be highly owned.I suspect a little bit further down,
I may also kick the tires onJust Rose and Matthew Bevan. But let's
search for some true hidden gems,shall we, And now your featured presentation.
First up the veteran euros the fiftyninth ranked player in the world,
twenty nine year old Christian Bizunahult,and the sixty seventh ranked player in the
(07:16):
world forty one year old Alex NorrinBazudehult has three top twenty fives in his
five twenty twenty four events, sohe's been playing well so far this year,
and he also has a top twentyfive at the PGA National back in
twenty twenty two. Meanwhile, Norinfor me is an AutoPlay at tough scoring
(07:36):
events. The more difficult the conditions, the more I like him. Next
up a couple of up and comers, the one hundred and sixteenth ranked twenty
seven year old Brandon Wu and onehundred and forty seventh ranked twenty seven year
old Doug Gim. Wu actually checksalmost all of my indicators that I want
(07:57):
this week. He's done really wellat comp tournament and his stats point towards
success. Meanwhile, Doug gim hasbeen playing really well this year. Now.
As much as I said recent historyis not that important with Gim,
I look at it slightly different becauseI think he's finally playing up to his
potential. Yes, I am littleworried about his history here when he's missed
(08:18):
three straight cuts, but I justthink he's a different player this year.
Finally, the wild card, crazyCatch, falling knife picks of the Week
the one hundred and seventieth ranked playerin the world, thirty nine year old
Nicholas Lenheim and the one hundred andninety second ranked player in the world,
twenty three year old Joe Heismith.Now Lenheim has not looked good in his
(08:41):
two events this year, missing bothcuts. However, it's hard to overlook
just how strong he was playing lastyear. Meanwhile, young mister Heismith will
never ever be able to compete ona long course, but he has a
superior around the green game, andthat might be big here at PGA West.
(09:03):
All right, quickly to rehab.We have Henley Lowry, Jaeger,
Norrid Bazudenhole Woo, Pavon, Lindheim, high Smith, and I forgot dug
in. That's it for the week. I appreciate you all for checking me
out. Good luck this week.Take care and keep digging, keep digging,
(09:48):
okay, so keep digging, keeptaking, keep taking, keep digging.
Let's keep taking like a million times, keep digging in and then you'll
find treasure in the snow. Youknow, it's recording your audio, not
you, not your dancing. Iknow. Keep digging. Well, oh
(10:22):
my goodness. The more difficult it, the more difficult, the more difficult
the conditions the more are like friendsof hitting gems. Let me introduce sky
Golf's sky Caddy SX four hundred,that Sex four hundred. It looks like
a phone, but is singularly gearedto improve your golfing experience. It's preloaded
with thirty five thousand verified courses mappedout with precision. By walking and surveying
(10:48):
each course, sky Caddy will giveyou a full view of where you are
playing. But this is way morethan just a map. It helps you
not only determine the yardage of yourfirst shot, but help helps you decide
what to do with the arrest ofthe path to the whole. Not only
that, but it's precise on thegreens as well, showing you not only
pay locations, but all the contourson the greens. Instantly become a smarter
(11:11):
golfer with a true path to victorywith the Essex four hundred. Click on
my link in the description and watchyour game grow with sky Golf.
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