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PGA Top Tournament Busts: Verizon Heritage - Harbour Town Golf Links - Hilton Head Island, SC

I think this will be a pretty minor hatchet job this week, and I'm going to try to get away from the usual suspects.  This would mean reprieves for Ernie Els and Dudley Hart among others.  It was a pretty low cut (+1), so it's understandable that a lot of golfers wouldn't make it this week.  That said, some of the potential names on this list were inexcusable, apparently headed to Hilton Head for a weekend vacation after a couple days of banging the ball around the course.  There's some real disappointment here this week, so don't let the names shock you.  As usual, in no particular order:

Zach Johnson - After all the praise and adulation he got last week for putting up a decent title defense at the Masters a week ago; Johnson must have decided he needed a nice relaxing vacation in Hilton Head, shooting 71-75 to miss the cut by 3 shots.  As usual, stat rankings for players who are cut are not available; but Johnson's stats stand out.  He hit three of four fairways Thursday and Friday, which isn't bad.  He was hitting some of the shortest drives on the week (269.0 average, which is in the bottom quarter of the field, he barely hit half his Greens In Regulation (52.8%), He didn't have much control of the flat stick, which is unusual for him (28.5 Putts Per Round, not bad, but for Johnson, not great), and he saved 33% of holes out of the sand.  It was if Johnson nearly forgot how to play golf, and he'll need to correct a few things if he expects to contend going forward.

Chad CampbellSee above, but to a slightly lesser degree.  Campbell shot 74-70, missing the cut by just one shot, and you can tell he wasn't that far from making it by reading his stats and watching him play.  That said, even if he made the cut, would he have finished way up in the money?  I don't think so, and this is a symptom of the bigger issue.  Campbell's game has lost all consistency.  A few weeks ago, in my Who is He column, I profiled Campbell and mentioned that when he was on there was no one better in the World, bar none.  This is the talent he brings each week, so in a field like this, when he's not dominating the field, you really have to wonder what the problem is.  Is he hurt?  Does he need a new swing coach?  These are things that need to be considered when selecting your Fantasy team for the week and as of now, Campbell's a "no-start".  It's unfortunate, with how talented he is, but it's the sad reality.

Sean O'Hair - O'Hair won the PODS Championship, finished T-3rd in Arnie's Tournament at Bay Hill, and had a very respectable T-14th at the Masters just a week ago.  So how can one explain his (unofficial) T-120th and a missed cut shooting 76-75 at a substantially easier course than Augusta, with a substantially watered-down field?  Well, if I knew the answer to that, I'd probably be walking the course with David Feherty, but it appears he lost focus.  And it appears that whether or not he maintains his focus varies from week to week with no rhyme or reason.  This is why O'Hair, who also has all the talent in the World, is also currently a "no-start".  This week, his 41.7% in GIR and 29.5 Putts Per Round were the most glaring offenses, and shooting like that will win you no tournaments; even if you played on the executive course by my house.

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