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00:00And Keith, taking a look at past winners, it's going to go a long way in telling us
00:06who could win this tournament.
00:07It feels like the small ball, keeping it in play, and the ball strikers find the center
00:11of the club face can absolutely get it done.
00:13But at the top of the board, we've got Maverick McNeely, who I've been waiting for for a couple
00:17of seasons now.
00:18You've got Seamus Powell, who's fantastic in the win, and Matt Hughes.
00:22Who's the standout for you at top of the odds board?
00:24Well, I tell you what, we've all been waiting for Maverick McNeely for a long time.
00:28You know, the Stanford standout.
00:30He should have won probably multiple times already out on tour, and he hasn't crossed
00:34the finish line.
00:35So that gives me pause.
00:36The next favorite is Seamus Powell.
00:38Now Seamus, career-wise, probably the best stroke screen player in the field here in
00:43Bermuda.
00:44He won in 2022, and he plays great at places like Pebble Beach, where also wind-affected.
00:49I love his wedge game, and I love his ability to score being from Ireland.
00:53You've got Matt Hughes.
00:54Now, Matt Hughes hasn't played in a month or so.
00:56We saw him at the President's Cup.
00:58But guess what?
00:59He was fourth at the Pro Corps in the fall, and he was eighth at the Sanderson.
01:02The guy shows up twice with two top eights.
01:04We've got to pay attention to him.
01:06Now, he gets a little wild off the tee, and that might hurt him, but he's probably the
01:09best putter in the field.
01:11And then one other guy, Ben Griffin.
01:13And this is going to lead me into my early lines, which I know Donnie loves on a Wednesday
01:17morning.
01:18Ben, Bermuda Griffin.
01:20This kid, he was the 54-hole leader the year that Seamus Powell won in 2022.
01:25He's had a very strong fall.
01:27He's got three top 25s in his last four starts.
01:30He's second in the field in Bermuda grass putting, and he's top 15 on approach.
01:35Here's a kid that we really need to pay attention to.
01:37Little runner-up back in Canada, similar style golf course, Hamilton Golf and Country Club.
01:42I love the comp, and I love Ben Griffin this week at plus 2,000.
01:45One other player, Andrew Putnam is a guy to keep your eye on, plus 3,500.
01:50Little further down the board, second in the field on approach.
01:52I'm stressing approach, guys.
01:54You got three par threes, 200 yards.
01:56Two of them are 235, the 16th hole, Donnie, 235 Atlantic Ocean to your left and a mountain
02:02to the right.
02:03I mean, you've got no place to go.
02:05You've got to be a great approach player, and Putnam can do it.
02:08He's also a very strong putter on Bermuda.
02:10There's two guys, early leans on the early line.
02:13I got my eye on.
02:14Love it here.
02:15Keith, we only have a couple seconds left here.
02:17What's next for the PGA Tour?
02:18What's the next big event we got to get into?
02:20Well, here's the thing.
02:22You got to be in the top 125 to get your card for next year.
02:25It's between 115 and 135, 19 of those 20 guys are here trying to secure their card.
02:31One week next week, I'll be down in Sea Island to wrap the whole season up with you boys.