Official 2013 Jason Kokrak thread

[BBC 08]

I know a lot of us followed Jason last season so I thought I'd get an official thread going for 2013.

For those that don't know, Jason was below the money line pretty much all last year until he finished 2nd at the Frys.com Open which secured his spot in the top 125 and allowed him to keep his PGA card.

He starts off the 2013 season at the Sony Open this weekend and will be playing his first two rounds with Boo Weekley and Graham DeLaet. Tee Times (http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/sony-open-in-hawaii/tee-times.html)

I consider myself a golf fan but having Jason playing last year really increased my interest in the game.

I hope he does well this year and finally gets a win.

[Masterofreality]

I know a lot of us followed Jason last season so I thought I'd get an official thread going for 2013.

For those that don't know, Jason was below the money line pretty much all last year until he finished 2nd at the Frys.com Open which secured his spot in the top 125 and allowed him to keep his PGA card.

He starts off the 2013 season at the Sony Open this weekend and will be playing his first two rounds with Book Weekley and Graham DeLaet. Tee Times (http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/sony-open-in-hawaii/tee-times.html)

I consider myself a golf fan but having Jason playing last year really increased my interest in the game.

I hope he does well this year and finally gets a win.

Yep. 1st full field tourney of the year. Last year J got off to a quick start, disappeared for. 6 months, then turned it up at the end. It was an amazing parallel to his Nationwide Tour breakthrough year.

Here's hoping for a start that gives him the opportunity to play in the big Invitational events like The Memorial, etc.

[bjf123]

Not a good start. He made the cut, but is +1, 18 shots of the lead after the third round.


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[GoMuskies]

Hey, just making the cut is a good start. Hope he can have a good day tomorrow and bump up the amount of that check.

[bjf123]

True. He was going along nicely until he started his final 9 (the front) in the third round. He went +5 with a triple and 2 bogeys over 5 holes. Hope today is much better.


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[XUglow]

Jason now has 1 FedEx Cup point leaving him 499 out of 1st place.

[GoMuskies]

He is in 88th place. If the season ended today, he'd make the playoffs!

[GoMuskies]

Jason is four under through 5 holes in LaQuinta. Good for a very, very, very, very early 11-way tie for 2nd.

And after another birdie on 6, he's in a two-way tie for first. With JUST 66 holes to play!

[joe titan]

"in the hunt" for this event is around 25 under; a couple below par each round will not suffice.

[GoMuskies]

6 under through 12, so he's still on a nice pace. One shot off the lead still. Mickelson is one over through 13.

[BBC 08]

Jason really needs to get on twitter. That's all I have.

[GoMuskies]

He's now -7 (still one shot back) and about to play back to back par 5s. Here's his shot to go to bed tonight with the lead in a PGA Tour event.

Kokrak is in sole possession of first place after 15 holes at -9. I repeat, sole possession of first place.

[bjf123]

There are still a few players on course, but Jason is finished and tied for the lead. Way to go, Jason!


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[xudash]

There are still a few players on course, but Jason is finished and tied for the lead. Way to go, Jason!


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Love it. Just love it. Hold together over the weekend big guy.

[GoMuskies]

Good news for Jason: Tiger and Rory both missed the cut in Abu Dhabi, so there will be no more coverage of the European Tour event here in the U.S. this weekend. Whatever media attention will be paid to golf this weekend will be focused on the Humana Event. It would be best if Mickelson makes the cut, though.

[X-band '01]

Who's covering the tournament this weekend - Golf Channel?

[paulxu]

1 under through 9; 3 off the lead of Castro who is -4 for the front.
Got to keep making birdies.

[Pluto]

It is on golf channel now and just showed Jason hitting his approach on 12

[GoMuskies]

Jason is only 2 under through 13 today. I blame it on the fact that one of his amateur playing partners is a Blue Collar Comedy Tour guy.

[bjf123]

He's playing with Ron White who plays to an 8 handicap. That's pretty good. You can't fix stupid.


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[bjf123]

Nice interview with Jason after his round. He mentioned that he's the only Xavier grad on tour but hopes to see more out with him. He finished -3 today to stand at -12, 2 shots off the lead and tied for 6th with a lot of people still playing. Keep it up Jason!


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[GoMuskies]

Jason finished with a 65 today for -22 overall. Looks like a top 10 (currently T8 with a handful of guys still out there). Projects to 37th on the FedEx Cup standings as of right now. Great weekend.

On to the Farmers next week. Tiger is playing there, so it will get quite a bit more attention than this tournament did.

21 birdies, 3 eagles and 5 bogies for the weekend.

[bjf123]

Should be a nice paycheck for Jason. Congrats!


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[sgarcia]

Looked it up and he should get $168,000! Great start to the season by making the first 2 cuts. Shorter season this year so good to get off to a fast start.

[XUglow]

Top 10! Great to see him take advantage of a bomber friendly golf tourney.

[paulxu]

Shorter season this year

What's that mean?

[sgarcia]

The Fall Series this year will actually be the beginning of the 2014 PGA Tour season. That will begin October 10th of this year. The 2013 season ends the week after the PGA Championship in mid August. The Fed Ex Cup playoffs run from the end of August through September. I also attached a link explaining the new Q school format:

http://www.pga.com/news/pga-tour/pga-tour-makes-sweeping-changes-q-school-season-schedule-and-more

[WCWIII]

And I believe the top 125 on either the money list OR in FedEx cup points will earn the card for next year. Jason received 1 FedEx cup point previously for making the cut and 82 points for his performance this week. If it's like previous years, approx either $700K or 360 points are needed which means he would need a total of about five more 10th place finishes this year. It's hard to earn and keep your card. However, a 2nd place finish, like he had last year, helps big time and gets you more than 1/2 way there and a win would give him two years exempt status. Some details (http://www.pga.com/news/pga-tour/rules-2013-pga-tour-season-will-reward-consistency-over-hot-streaks).

[Masterofreality]

And I believe the top 125 on either the money list OR in FedEx cup points will earn the card for next year. Jason received 1 FedEx cup point previously for making the cut and 82 points for his performance this week. If it's like previous years, approx either $700K or 360 points are needed which means he would need a total of about five more 10th place finishes this year. It's hard to earn and keep your card. However, a 2nd place finish, like he had last year, helps big time and gets you more than 1/2 way there and a win would give him two years exempt status. Some details (http://www.pga.com/news/pga-tour/rules-2013-pga-tour-season-will-reward-consistency-over-hot-streaks).

Or...just win a Tournament and remove all doubt.

He will win. Just a matter of time, boys.

[bjf123]

He needs to work on his accuracy. He's 11th in driving distance, but 160th in driving accuracy, hitting only 50% of the fairways. He's also 120th in greens in regulation at 70%. Putting is pretty good at 28th, averaging 27.5 putts per round.

[bjf123]

Not a good start for Jason in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. He had a bad 4 holes after the turn, going bogey, double, par, bogey, but finished +2, which puts him tied for 124th. Lets hope for a good round tomorrow.


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[XUglow]

Jason played the South Course on Thursday. The North Course is 3+ strokes easier on average. If he was 123rd and had the SC to play today, he might as well pack his bags. As it is, he's got a chance to make up a lot of ground if he has a good day.

[GoMuskies]

The good news: Jason gets the weekend off.

The bad news: no paycheck.

UPDATE: Jason WD'd after 9 holes today. If it's an injury, hopefully it is not serious.

This is what PGA Tour Report has to say: "Jason Kokrak withdrew after nine holes with a back injury."

[bjf123]

Ouch. Hope it's nothing that a few days rest can't fix.


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[XUglow]

Back injury could run from spasms to something serious. Every golfer deals with some sort of back issues. Let's hope it is just a minor muscle issue that can be worked out with massage and stretching.

[GoMuskies]

Apparently nothing serious at all. According to his hometown newspaper:

Warren native Jason Kokrak withdrew from Friday’s second round of the Farmers Insurance Open with a back injury.

Kokrak shot a 2-over 74 in Thursday’s first round at Torrey Pines. He shot a 38 on Friday’s front nine.

“Everything is OK,” Kokrak wrote in a text to The Vindicator. “Just strained something a bit.”

Kokrak said he is planning to play in next week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open.

[joe titan]

Farmers event features college Saturday where players wear college apparel and can win $$$ for their old school

[GoMuskies]

Back to back missed cuts for Jason. Hopefully he is not falling into the same pattern as last year.

[bjf123]

Nice start today at Pebble Beach. Jason's at -2, only 4 shots behind the leaders.


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[X-band '01]

Wasn't Pebble Beach the first Top 10 for Jason last year?

[joe titan]

Wasn't Pebble Beach the first Top 10 for Jason last year?

Correct, IIRC he was T9; only other Top 10 was T2 at Frys.com

[joe titan]

started w/double but hung in to post 72 and make cut on the number; 1- shots off leaders and tomorrow is really moving day.

[sgarcia]

Just went par, double, double to start. Dead last right now of the people who made the cut. Not good.

[SM#24]

+7 through 7 today

[bjf123]

Bad day for Jason today, shooting a 10 over par 81. At least he made the cut, so there's a payday at the end of the tourney.


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[joe titan]

Jason's slide last year began at Honda and his first round this year was no improvement; he stands +2, will need at least 2 under tomorrow to survive the cut line.

[joe titan]

Dason gave new meaning to the concept of triple/double as he posted one of each on his incoming nine and waste 5 birdies and fail to make the cut. He did however see how it's done as playing competitor Boo Weekley stands in third place at 7 under par for 36 holes.

Keep your head up and straighten out the tee ball.

[GoMuskies]

He had a better day than Rory! Of course, so did everyone else.

[BBC 08]

He's currently -6 and T1 at the Shell. Also, he's finally on twitter. You can follow him at @jaykokrak.

[GoMuskies]

T3 in the clubhouse. 8 birdies and 2 bogies. Nice round! He could use a top 5 to get things back on track this season. A win would be really nice!

[GoMuskies]

Short Kokrak interview after his round yesterday: http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard/video.r020.30944.2013.html

Kokrak tees off at 12:40 Central today.

[GoMuskies]

Note that the Golf Channel's coverage starts at 4 ET. With Jason tied for the lead among golfers out of the course (second overall), he should get a lot of airtime if he can stick there. Of course, Mickelson who is 11 shots off the pace will probably rob some of his coverage, but this SHOULD be a great chance to see Kokrak play a few holes.

[bjf123]

Nice round today by Jason. He's tied for second at -9, one shot off the lead.


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[BMoreX]

Just saw Kokrak's name as number two on Sportscenter for that tournament.

Proud to be a Xavier student.

[GoMuskies]

They're basically showing every shot of Kokrak's round on the Golf Channel.

[xudash]

Tracking T 2 back - -10 - last time I looked.

[GoMuskies]

These announcers on NBC are driving me a bit nuts with their commentary on how unlikely this pairing is and that both players basically stink and are having the runs of their lives. OK, not quite so dramatic, but they're really working the angle of how these guys are both chasing their first real PGA Tour success.

[paulxu]

If you go to the leaderboard on ESPN and click a players name, it drops down the player's score per hole for the round.

It also includes a picture for the player.

Jason has no picture; he's got one of those shadow figures that you see I guess in instant message programs.

His team needs to submit a photo to the PGA or something.

Edit: 2 guys shot -7 already today. Hope he can put together a good round.

[xudash]

These announcers on NBC are driving me a bit nuts with their commentary on how unlikely this pairing is and that both players basically stink and are having the runs of their lives. OK, not quite so dramatic, but they're really working the angle of how these guys are both chasing their first real PGA Tour success.

Sounds like johnnie miller is in the tower.

[GoMuskies]

well, now they're not talking about them at all basically, because they're watching players go by them on the leaderboard.

[paulxu]

One back. He'll have to bring it tomorrow.

[GoMuskies]

Not a bad round, but I'm sure he's pissed at himself for going backwards after getting to -11 after 4 or 5 holes. He had a chance to take control of the tournament today, and now he's gonna have to go low tomorrow to have a chance.

[Masterofreality]

Jay just battled his ass off today. His driver was spraying the ball all over the farm, but he came back with some huge par saves.

He's right there, with his bad round out of the way. He could smoke it tomorrow.

[joe titan]

sure just play your own game when your first PGA win is at stake not to mention the likes of Bradley, Oosthuizen, Westwood are ready to spring from the pack... no big deal. Hope Jason can keep it together.

[Masterofreality]

sure just play your own game when your first PGA win is at stake not to mention the likes of Bradley, Oosthuizen, Westwood are ready to spring from the pack... no big deal. Hope Jason can keep it together.

He showed me plent last year though at the end of the year with all the pressure on Jim and his tour card at stake, he came through with a huge tournament that included an eagle that tied him for the lead late in Round four.

Jay's pretty strong of mind. he'll do fine. Loke most guys in tour, if the putter is working......

[GoMuskies]

I got Kokrak at 18-1 to win today. I think that's a pretty solid investment on a guy one shot back to start the day.

[xudash]

Just birdied to take a share of the lead. 11 under after 2 holes. Bring it home JK!

[Masterofreality]

Now -12 but in second behind Dustin Johnson who is smoking it today at -6 for the round.

[paulxu]

Jason birdies the 4th to move into a tie for the lead.

[paulxu]

Damn, ESPN is way behind on their leaderboard.
NBC comes on and tells me Jason is tied for the lead at -13.
So their first deal is Phil. Now Cink.

Hang in Jason. Make them put you on TV.

[bjf123]

Jason's got the lead by himself at the moment at 14 under.


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[bjf123]

And he promptly hits his next tee shot into the water.


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[GoMuskies]

Bad tee shot at ten unfortunately. He's gonna lose at least one stroke here.


Wow, great iron shot. Might save par after all.

[paulxu]

Funny to see the spectators crossing the bridge look down as his ball bounced by them.

Nice recovery with a shot pin high.

[X-band '01]

Hell of a save on the 10th there.

[xudash]

Not getting much TV time at this point.

2 at -15, but with one of them in the tall grass.

[paulxu]

Drops one to fall 2 back. Needs to really go now.

[GoMuskies]

Jason will have a HUGE birdie putt when he comes back from the weather delay.

[bjf123]

Gotta make it. He'll have a nice payday regardless, but a win would be terrific.


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[GoMuskies]

Play is scheduled to resume in about 25 minutes at 7:30 Eastern.

[BBC 08]

Looks like he parred 16 after having 7 ft for birdie. Still 2 back.

[GoMuskies]

Went into the water on 18. Oops.

[paulxu]

Well, good effort comes to an end with water on the 18th.

[xudash]

Well, good effort comes to an end with water on the 18th.

The look on his face. He'll still have a good payday.

[BlueGuy]

Damn... Not a great finish, but a great weekend for him. Nice work Jason!

[BBC 08]

$179k pay day. Should get him into the top 75 on the money list. Not the finish he wanted I bet but still a decent weekend for him.

[Masterofreality]

“@jaykokrak: Tough finish on 18. A lot to take out of this week. Looking forward to next week. Congrats to @DAPoints. Well deserved”

[GoMuskies]

That was an expesive double bogey.

[GoMuskies]

Three bogies in the last four holes today dropped Jason from -1 and in the top 15 to +2 and right around where the cut line will start tomorrow. Probably on the wrong side of it for now.

[waggy]

He's probably in the Top 10 of risk/reward players. Is there such a stat?

[GoMuskies]

Kokrak fired in an eagle on the 2nd hole today to get back to even par. Six shots off the lead in 40th place for now. Also a shot above the 1 over cut line.

[bjf123]

Great start! Now -3 after 4 for today and -1 for the tourney.


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[xudash]

Finished -2; tied for 29th.

[bjf123]

Nice round today to easily make the cut.


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[GoMuskies]

One under 35 on the front today for Jason. He's in a tie for 15th 5 shots off the lead.

[BBC 08]

He's been sticking his shots but his putter is betraying him.

[paulxu]

Is this another Delyham thread?

[GoMuskies]

Bogey, double bogey has a way of killing an otherwise promising round.

[paulxu]

Went to lunch today with a buddy who does not play golf. Big Gamecock supporter.
He was stuck inside last weekend watching the golf tournament.
He said they mentioned any number of times that Jason was from Xavier and our first PGA tour player.
That's cool. I like good pub for X.

[Masterofreality]

By the way.

Andy Pope is -8 and tied for 20th going into the final round at the Web.com event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Hope he goes low, but he's 9 shots behind the leader.

[GoMuskies]

Solid 70 today for Jason to secure another top 20 and another nice check.

[BBC 08]

Doing much better at this point of the season than he was last year. Let's hope he can keep it up.

[Masterofreality]

No substitute for experience....and for seeing these tracks the second time around.

[X-band '01]

He was also #99 in the FedEx Cup standings going into this weekend's action - a Top 20 finish will help him move up the standings further.

[Titanxman04]

Does that qualify him for the Masters, being in the Top 100 and all?

[GoMuskies]

Does that qualify him for the Masters, being in the Top 100 and all?

I think he had to be in the top 50 after last weekend. So you will not see him playing the Masters this year.

[XUOWNSUC]

I think he had to be in the top 50 after last weekend. So you will not see him playing the Masters this year.

Are you sure? I'm almost positive it included this weekend. I might be mistaken though...

[BBC 08]

Top 50 in WWGR, not FedEx.

[GoMuskies]

$93k and 53 FedEx Cup points. Not too shabby.

[BBC 08]

He's now 69th on the Money List with $463,788.

[Masterofreality]

Fed Ex is important, because it gets you into the "Playoffs" and the last 4 events if you can advance. That also builds up your money if you make cuts.

But, the money list is what determines who keeps their card. J finished 117 last year. The Top 125 are fully qualified and the next 25 are "conditionally qualified" for their card-which means that they have to wait for a spot to open up in events. Below 150 and you have no status for anything in the Big Show.

Gotta stay in the Top 125. Usually, about $750,000-$800,000 for the year is needed to stay at 125 or above. A couple of top 10's will cover it, even if he doesn't win.

[BBC 08]

It's good that he's gotten off to this start since there is no Fall Series this year.

[X-band '01]

Top 120 will get you into the FedEx Cup Playoffs; I believe it's Top 90 for the 2nd round, Top 75, for the 3rd round, and Top 30 for the Tour Championship.

[sgarcia]

Fed Ex is important, because it gets you into the "Playoffs" and the last 4 events if you can advance. That also builds up your money if you make cuts.

But, the money list is what determines who keeps their card. J finished 117 last year. The Top 125 are fully qualified and the next 25 are "conditionally qualified" for their card-which means that they have to wait for a spot to open up in events. Below 150 and you have no status for anything in the Big Show.

Gotta stay in the Top 125. Usually, about $750,000-$800,000 for the year is needed to stay at 125 or above. A couple of top 10's will cover it, even if he doesn't win.

He won't have to make that much this year because it's a shortened season. He'll probably only have to get to about $600k to keep his card.

[Masterofreality]

He won't have to make that much this year because it's a shortened season. He'll probably only have to get to about $600k to keep his card.

Ah, correct! The 2014 season starts with the Fall Series this year...which is why guys who won in 2012 hot basically a 2 year exemption through 2014.

[BBC 08]

Unless something changes over the next two holes it looks like Jason will be getting an MDF this week in HHI. After a terrible Thursday this isn't the worst way to end the weekend for him.

[joe titan]

Harbor Town is not the course for that horse notwithstanding 68 on Friday

[Masterofreality]

Harbor Town is not the course for that horse notwithstanding 68 on Friday

Right. Short and tight may be good in chicks, but not necessarily in golf courses.

[GoMuskies]

If his bad weeks become MDFs, that's a good sign for him. Hope he can keep making cuts as we get into the summer.

[X-band '01]

Doesn't get much easier in the upcoming month - Zurich, Quail Hollow, and also Byron Nelson/Colonial/Memorial in back-to-back weeks.

Doubt he'd quality for the Players' Championship coming up in a few weeks at this point.

[bjf123]

Nice start for Jason in New Orleans. He's tied for 16th at -4, four shots back.


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[GoMuskies]

Four straight cuts made. Gotta love the growing consistency. I think his breakout is inevitable. It sure would be nice if he got to the level where we saw him playing in major championships as well.

[BBC 08]

Could have had a real low day but gave back 2 strokes on the back 9.

[GoMuskies]

Opening round 68 for Kokrak today. 1 off the lead, but there are a total of 13 guys either sharing the lead or one off. Jason't tied with Phil Mickelson, among others.

[Masterofreality]

This course fits Jay....Loooooooooooonnnnnng.

Charlotte is also his official place of residence now, so I'm sure he's played this track plenty.

He could win this thing.

[GoMuskies]

70 today. -6 and one shot off the lead for now. He's two good rounds away from at least getting a nice payday and basically locking up his card for next year. Two really good rounds away from changing his life.

[Pluto]

Watching right now...the greens look like crap.

[joe titan]

considering his front nine was +4 he really held things together to shoot -3 on the back nine and stay in Top 10 and in sight of the leaders; he could use something under 70 on Sunday to earn some $$$$$

[Masterofreality]

considering his front nine was +4 he really held things together to shoot -3 on the back nine and stay in Top 10 and in sight of the leaders; he could use something under 70 on Sunday to earn some $$$$$

Why not a 65 and win the whole F-ing thing?

Btw. Here's a couple of cool videos showing how Jay rocks the X.

http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard/video.r480.30944.2013.html

When you get the site the box will be black, but just touch it and the play arrow will appear.

http://www.golfwrx.com/93646/jason-kokrak-witb-with-sara-brown/

Check out the pics accompanying the "What's In the Bag" segment. Big X prominently displayed on the bag.

Finally, it's looking more and more like he'll get an invite to the Memorial in Columbus. Gotta get a big Xavier following for the guy in his home state. I'll be making a trek down there on the Thursday.

[paulxu]

Well, that young lady seems to like Jason!

MOR, you should make it a personal objective to get Jason's team to supply ESPN (PGA?) his headshot photo.
When you go to ESPN's leaderboard over any weekend, it's getting old to just have a cut-out appear when you check his scores.

[Masterofreality]

Well, that young lady seems to like Jason!

MOR, you should make it a personal objective to get Jason's team to supply ESPN (PGA?) his headshot photo.
When you go to ESPN's leaderboard over any weekend, it's getting old to just have a cut-out appear when you check his scores.

Jason has a legit headshot on PGATour.com.

We all know how ESPN disses anything Xavier. :biggrin:

[paulxu]

They must have started real early today.
Jason is +4 through 12 and tied for 29th.
Sorry to see that on what one assumes is his "home" course.
Hope he finishes up with some birdies.

Edit...dropped another at 13 to fall back to even, and 33rd.

[bjf123]

Bad finish for Jason. He finished with a triple bogey on 18 to shoot 80 and end up tied for 50th.


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[Lloyd Braun]

Bad finish for Jason. He finished with a triple bogey on 18 to shoot 80 and end up tied for 50th.


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A local pro up here in NEO always says if you have problems finishing then conditioning can be a major factor. I don't know if that's an issue for Jason but one has to wonder as the weeks go by that fatigue has to set in sometime.

[BBC 08]

Just saw that Jason is playing in the Players Championship this weekend. Let's hope he keeps his streak of cuts made going.

[xudash]

Just saw that Jason is playing in the Players Championship this weekend. Let's hope he keeps his streak of cuts made going.

Brutal course that demands shaped shots, not pure Howitzer bombs. There is very little margin for error on the Stadium Course as far as missing the fairway is concerned. I know that statement can be made for virtually any PGA or USGA Tournament, but you have to play Sawgrass once to know what your eyes will be facing as you ponder every next shot.

What a victory it would be for him, though. And $1.7 million is not bad for 4 days work.

[joe titan]

First round 3 under even after dropping a shot on 18; good scoring from the field but a nice start to the week for Jason

[sgarcia]

Thursday and Friday haven't been the problem. Assuming he makes the cut it would be nice to have a decent weekend, get a good paycheck and pretty much lock up a spot on tour for 2014.

[bobbiemcgee]

Castro's -9 on that course is nuts.

[GoMuskies]

Jason's going to have a helluva time chasing down Tiger. And/or Sergio.

An eagle at the 11th (his 2nd) is a pretty good start down the path, though!

[GoMuskies]

Not a good day for Mr. Kokrak after that early eagle. Looks like he's going home empty-handed barring a miracle late run.

[Masterofreality]

Ugh. A 76 after yesterday's 69.

Missed the cut by 1. Yuck.

[GoMuskies]

I'm guessing Jason hated to see his round end today. He finished up with three straight birdies and probably wanted to go back out to the first tee while he was hot to start round two. A sizzling 30 on the back nine, and he's 4 under, tied for 7th.

[Masterofreality]

Yep. Solid start.

Looking forward to him getting an invite to the Memorial in Columbus. There are rumblings of a Xavier related event at some point during the week- probably before the actual tourney starts. (Tuesday/Wednesday)

[joe titan]

Would imagine starting with a big fat 6 on an easy 5 par gave him some extra motivation -- way to hang in there with patience. Early scores are low and Colonial is not the type of track favorable to Jason.

[GoMuskies]

Not a particularly good second round, but Jason made the cut by two strokes with his 71 this morning. He'll be getting back at it later this morning in round three.

[waggy]

A pair of 68's over the weekend. Should finish in the top 20 and will definitely get a nice paycheck.

[waggy]

PGA Tour site has Jason listed in the field for the upcoming Memorial in Columbus.

[GoMuskies]

$86,400 and 51.5 FedEx Cup points.

[waggy]

Jasons playing partners at Muirfield are Matt Every and Brian Stuard. These guys have similiar world rankings so a good group I think.

I don't know why I'm so jacked for this tourney. Maybe cause there isn't a lot going on in sports? Hope he plays well.

[X-band '01]

I don't know how other areas cover their golf tournaments when they come in town, but Columbus has almost always treated the Memorial as a "5th major." Hopefully Jason is able to make it to the weekend in his first go-around in Dublin.

[GoMuskies]

Man, just checked Jason's score today and saw that he birdied his first three holes to get to 1-over...and then had 5 bogies over the next 10 holes. Oh, well. He's got two par 5s left, so he needs to go eagle/birdie on those two and mix in another birdie on one of the other three holes.

More likely he's spending the weekend catching up with family and friends instead of playing golf.

[waggy]

Looks like the scores are going to be high today. Jack might be giving them a true tune up for the Open.

Jasons partner Every, shot 12 over today.

[X-band '01]

Or even the US Open qualifier for that matter. They usually have a qualifying round in Columbus right after the Memorial; is Jason scheduled to be in this or any other qualifying round?

[Masterofreality]

Yikes. Short weekend in Ohio for J. 9 over and out.

BTW. J is playing in the US Open Qualifier at Brookside CC in Columbus on Monday. He tees off at 7:20am on the Lakes Course. 36 hole long day.

[chico]

Yikes. Short weekend in Ohio for J. 9 over and out.

BTW. J is playing in the US Open Qualifier at Brookside CC in Columbus on Monday. He tees off at 7:20am on the Lakes Course. 36 hole long day.


Brookside is a nice course but not the most wide open. Not too long, either, so if he can bomb but stay straight he should be in good shape.

[GoMuskies]

Jason was playing in a qualifier with 15 spots in the Open up for grabs. He shot 68-68, which is currently T6, so he's in excellent shape, but there are 10 guys tied for sixth. So I think there's at least the theoretical possibility that he could end up in something like an 11 way playoff for 10 spots. But he looks good to be headed for the U.S. Open.

[94GRAD]

Jason was playing in a qualifier with 15 spots in the Open up for grabs. He shot 68-68, which is currently T6, so he's in excellent shape, but there are 10 guys tied for sixth. So I think there's at least the theoretical possibility that he could end up in something like an 11 way playoff for 10 spots. But he looks good to be headed for the U.S. Open.


Here is the link for the scores and players he was playing against.

http://www.usopen.com/en_US/news/qualifying/sectional/r_201304171366227721940.html

[paulxu]

Well, this would suck big time. You would have thought somebody would have said something:

http://www.cbssports.com/golf/blog/eye-on-golf/22346530/lee-janzen-disqualified-from-us-open-sectional-qualifier

[GoMuskies]

11 way playoff for 7 spots?

[paulxu]

When?

[GoMuskies]

According to Twitter, it's going on now.

[waggy]

Not sure they even have a playoff. They might just select in order of 2nd round scores.

[waggy]

According to Twitter, it's going on now.

Okay, nevermind on my previous post then.

[GoMuskies]

Cleveland Golf ‏@ClevelandGolf 31m
#PLAYOFF! @jaykokrak & Ted Potter Jr. are part of an 11-man playoff at the @usopengolf qualifier in Columbus, OH. RETWEET and root them on!


ETA: Started at 7:50 apparently

[paulxu]

4 players birdied first hole (not Jason).
He's now one of 7 shooting for last 3 spots.

(What pressure. One hole to make or break a spot in the Open)

[GoMuskies]

Sounds like Jason is out. Sucks for him. Hopefully he has a good tournament in Memphis.

[GoMuskies]

Not so fast! Still alive! But there's one spot left for four golfers. Needs to birdie 10. Guthrie, Kokrak, Weir and Flesch.

[waggy]

C'mon Jason. You've become my rooting interest dammit!

[GoMuskies]

Wouldn't think they could go much longer.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BL4IDVsCQAEl398.jpg:large

[GoMuskies]

Another par, and he's out for real this time. Guthrie made his birdie putt to advance.

[paulxu]

Damn.

[waggy]

DFW needs to pick me up tonight.

[Pete Delkus]

It's OK. On Friday I had a chance walk a few holes and follow Jason, starting on 1 (his back 9). I was wearing my Xavier hat, and to my right was a guy wearing a UD shirt...loved it. By the 3rd hole, I ran into a Bearcat fan...Awesome!

Jason's "X" on his bag was looking strong.

[bjf123]

Triple bogey 7 on 7, which was Jason's 16th hole, didn't help his round today. He's tied for 78th, as is Phil Michelson, five shots off the lead.


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[XUglow]

I have my passes for tomorrow. I hope Jason makes the cut so I can follow him for a bit. He is even for the day after 12. Still +1. That is 72nd place.

[waggy]

That triple bogey yesterday was a bad thing.

[GoMuskies]

I think he's got a pretty good shot at sneaking in under the cut line if he can finish out even the rest of the way. But he'll be a lot safer if he gets one more back. He's still got the par 5 16th to play if you're looking for birdie opportunities.

[waggy]

Going the wrong way.

[GoMuskies]

Jason's back at it at Congressional this weekend. He gets it going tomorrow with the always popular 6:53 am tee time. His first round will be finished by the time LA Muskie rolls into work!

[paulxu]

Jason's back at it at Congressional this weekend. He gets it going tomorrow with the always popular 6:53 am tee time. His first round will be finished by the time LA Muskie rolls into work!

He's playing 36 today?

[Masterofreality]

Jason's back at it at Congressional this weekend. He gets it going tomorrow with the always popular 6:53 am tee time. His first round will be finished by the time LA Muskie rolls into work!

Yeah, Jason's done before McDonalds stops serving breakfast. McGriddles anyone?

[joe titan]

makes 3 birds to turn 1 under; course is very long; last year he would not have been included into this field. Mr Speaker in gallery

[GoMuskies]

Why hasn't Jason played a hole in an hour? Is PGATour.com backed up? Or is the 10th tee backed up?

[BBC 08]

Looks like it's PGA.com. ESPN has him at -1 after 11.

[GoMuskies]

Yeah, all of a sudden he was E after 13.

[joe titan]

finished even par but too many bogies on his card; in good position as scoring is not low.

[GoMuskies]

Jason's playing pretty well today. 2 under after 10 holes and tied for 14th. Unfortunately they went into a weather delay right after a birdie for him on his 10th hole (#1).

[XUglow]

Jason is T4 after 2 rounds at -5. He leads the field in birdies with 12. He has made 7 bogeys and only 3 people are ahead of him. Amazing.

[waggy]

He should get a bunch of airtime on CBS. Hope he plays well.

[GoMuskies]

Hope this is the week for Jason! Even a top 5 would be enormous for him.

[paulxu]

2 over through 4, to fall 6 back.

Come on Jason!

[paulxu]

Got the 2 back; 4 back of leader, tied for 5th through 8 holes.

[GoMuskies]

He's on fire now!

[GoMuskies]

Double bogey/bogey for Romero means Jason is just one off the pace despite only being -1 for his round.

[Masterofreality]

PMI had better be in Jason's gallery representing the X!

Your home course, P!

[bjf123]

181 yard pitching wedge on 18? Granted, it was downhill and he came up a little short, but still, that's just wrong.


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[paulxu]

Really misread the putt. Tough one to hold par coming up.

Nailed it!

[GoMuskies]

One shot off the lead with 18 to play? Gotta like that!

[bjf123]

Lots of ugly shots by the field today. Jason hung tough, playing the last four holes one under. Can't wait to see what happens tomorrow.


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[joe titan]

Faldo lent his forecast and nominated Jason for tomorrow.

[GoMuskies]

One of Jason's Saturday playing partners stirred up some controversy by flipping off the crowd.

http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/9437126/dh-lee-gives-middle-finger-fans-pga-tour-att-national


BTW, my book has Jason at 8-1 to win today. Bill Haas is the favorite at 2.5-1. Others favored over Jason are Andres Romero (4.5-1), James Driscoll (5-1) and Roberto Castro (7-1).

[paulxu]

That explains a lot.

It was probably DC or PMI in the crowd following Jason, and yelled at Lee something like "you suck!"...or "Jason's got your number, idiot!"

He just over reacted.

[BBC 08]

Tees off at 10:20 today. Hopefully this is the week he finally wins.

[GoMuskies]

Damn, D.H. Lee 6 birdies in his first 8 holes after his flipping the bird controversy. Impressive.

[waggy]

I think he flipped off the ball, not anyone in the crowd.

The ball had no comment.

[GoMuskies]

Jason's tied for first! Jason's tied for first!

[X-band '01]

Looks like we'll have a tape-delayed broadcast today. I missed the tee time post above.

[GoMuskies]

Is the Golf Channel showing live coverage or tape delay? I'm in the office and thinking of heading to a sports bar for a little lunch break if the Golf Channel is showing live coverage and Jason hangs in a little longer.

If Bill Haas were to hit a ball into the water somehwere along the line, I would not be particularly upset by that.

D.H. Lee in the clubhouse at -8, so Jason will need at least one more birdie even if Haas implodes.

[paulxu]

Jason has got to make up 3 in the last 5 holes.

I have no idea why CBS is showing picking this up at 3 and going to 6:30. This baby will be over by 4 I think.

(Lee was 7 under for his round today. Wow)

[GoMuskies]

That would have been the correct time but for the impending weather. Tee times were moved up to try to get this thing in before weather arrives.

Yikes, Haas birdied the 14th, too. It's going to take a full on collapse from Haas at this point for Jason to have a shot.

Damn, Haas is winning this thing unless he goes full on Van de Velde.

[GoMuskies]

Well, congrats to Jason on finishing no worse than a tie for third (still a shot at T2). He's in great shape to make the playoffs (top 75 in FedEx standings), and his 2013-14 Tour Card should be assured now.

[Masterofreality]

Well, congrats to Jason on finishing no worse than a tie for third (still a shot at T2). He's in great shape to make the playoffs (top 75 in FedEx standings), and his 2013-14 Tour Card should be assured now.

Actually, the Top 125 make the Fed Ex Playoffs. Jay won $377,000 today putting his season total at about $968,000 and about 64 on the money list. He's locked up his card for another year.

The man is getting close. He'll be a winner soon. Solid performance this weekend.

[waggy]

This is his highest finish ever isn't it? Certainly the best weekend I can remember him having this year anyway.

[Masterofreality]

This is his highest finish ever isn't it? Certainly the best weekend I can remember him having this year anyway.

Finished second once last fall that put him in the Top 125 to save his card.

[GoMuskies]

Actually, the Top 125 make the Fed Ex Playoffs.

Sorry, I obviously wasn't clear. I was saying that Jason is now in the top 75, which puts him in great shape to be in the top 125 at the end of the season.

[X-band '01]

He's already got 2 Top 10 finishes (Shell Houston Open and the Colonial Invitational) - more importantly today, he gets a big boost in terms of FedEx Cup points with a 3rd place finish. There are only about 10 events left before the playoffs - 2 of which are also going to have fewer points (since it's unlikely he'll be in the British Open or the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational).

[BBC 08]

Big reason for his great finish is that he lead the tournament in GIR at 79.2%. That is a great sign for him since his current average for the year is 66.7%. Hopefully the puts will start dropping for him and he'll pull out a W here soon.

[PMI]

I was in Chicago for a wedding and missed the whole tournament. By the time I got to Congressional Sunday, Jay had been finished for about a half an hour. My brothers and dad represented though and followed him all week along with Jay's dad. After his monster drive on 18, he crossed his arms in a Xavier X when he passed them. Not sure if TV caught that or not. Twas a cruel joke that the one weekend I'm out of town is during the AT&T, but at least it's back next year.

[Masterofreality]

I was in Chicago for a wedding and missed the whole tournament. By the time I got to Congressional Sunday, Jay had been finished for about a half an hour. My brothers and dad represented though and followed him all week along with Jay's dad. After his monster drive on 18, he crossed his arms in a Xavier X when he passed them. Not sure if TV caught that or not. Twas a cruel joke that the one weekend I'm out of town is during the AT&T, but at least it's back next year.

I gotta come over for that next year! Probably for a Thursday round.

Glad to hear that Tony is doing well.

[PMI]

I gotta come over for that next year! Probably for a Thursday round.

Glad to hear that Tony is doing well.

Let me know, because if this year is any indication of next, I should have about 8 extra clubhouse tickets until Sunday. The blue course is a nice fit for Jay's game. Long, straight, US Open style course that caters nicely to his power draw without gimmicky greens. It wouldn't surprise me if he makes another serious push there next year, and in years after if the members decide to renew. They've got my vote but it's the old timers who vote in record numbers who may block it, in which case we'll probably see TPC Potomac next door, which is about a complete 180 stylistically but a very good course. It would be cool to have a good Xavier following there next year for him though. And thanks, Tony is doing a whole lot better!

[Pete Delkus]

He's already got 2 Top 10 finishes (Shell Houston Open and the Colonial Invitational) - more importantly today, he gets a big boost in terms of FedEx Cup points with a 3rd place finish. There are only about 10 events left before the playoffs - 2 of which are also going to have fewer points (since it's unlikely he'll be in the British Open or the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational).

With the HQ of Covelli in Youngstown, can he get a sponsor exemption? Or, is there no such thing because it's a WGC event? I mean a tour player, form the area should be a no-brainer.

[joe titan]

Rather simple 4 under at Greenbriar but he will need to go lower to stay in serious contention by Sunday.

He hit 12 greens in reg, made 5 birdies against 1 bogey; so (assuming no 2 putt birdies) he one putted 5 times for birdies and one putted another 5 times to save par after missing the green. Flatstick is not the issue.

OTOH, hit 9 of 16 fairways (57%/ 130) might be able to improve on that phase.

[Masterofreality]

With the HQ of Covelli in Youngstown, can he get a sponsor exemption? Or, is there no such thing because it's a WGC event? I mean a tour player, form the area should be a no-brainer.

Nope. No sponsors exemptions. The WGC events are limited to, I believe, the Top 60 in the World Golf rankings.

[Lloyd Braun]

Jason having a solid showing at Greenbrier this week. He is at -5 going into the final round well off the lead, but good for another solid pay day if he shoots well tomorrow.

[xudash]

Jason having a solid showing at Greenbrier this week. He is at -5 going into the final round well off the lead, but good for another solid pay day if he shoots well tomorrow.

A very crowded leader board. It would be great tomorrow if he could post a low score to boost his check amount.

[GoMuskies]

$20k and 24 more FedEx Cup points. Certainly not ideal, but not a wasted weekend either.

[GoMuskies]

Jason withdrew earlier in the week from the John Deere.

[Masterofreality]

Andy Pope shot a -6 65 yesterday on the Web.com Tour event. As is the case, on that tour, however, you'd better keep making a lot of birdies.

He shot a -1 70 today to be -7 for the tournament, but is now tied for 21st....6 shots back of the leader.

[GoMuskies]

They play some real pitch and putts on that Tour. The Wichita event is walking distance from my house, and that course would not be particularly challenging for someone who is good at golf.

It eats me up, of course.

[xudash]

I just got back from a visit with Doug Steiner at the new golf complex at Maketewah. The last time I saw it was in March. I don't know what to share here, except to note that this facility has exceeded anyone's dreams for it.

When I pulled up, Dave Bahr (Head Pro) and Doug were chipping outside. They're both ecstatic. I truly mean this and it's no exaggeration: the outdoor driving range area looks as tailored as Augusta. It's the first thing that truly strikes you, assuming you're into golf. Doug mentioned that Maketewah is putting new seed in throughout the course as the next step of its redevelopment. They've really brought this club back, and this Xavier partnership has helped with that; membership is about full-up again.

The facility speaks for itself; it's just stupid good.

Doug just landed another top recruit from the Pacific Basin. He was playing in Indy and Doug convinced him to come down to Cincy after he finished a tournament there to check out Xavier. He signed on site. We beat out Texas and Baylor and others for this kid! I think it's safe to say that we'll be following multiple Xavier alumni on the PGA Tour moving forward, which is why I share this here.

The women's team just landed the top recruit out of Ohio, beating Ohio State and others.

There isn't a team in the Big East that has anything remotely similar to this set-up.

BTW, if anyone is into platform tennis, a little drunken outing this winter after a basketball game is a must. We can build a fire in the outdoor fire pit that's built into the facility's patio, drink to stay warm, get a little exercise in on the two courts that they built as part of all this, and hopefully make snow angels if the weather cooperates (i.e. is sufficiently terrible to make it memorable).

[waggy]

Beating Texas for a recruit is pretty impressive.

[GoMuskies]

Jason birdied 4 of the last 6 today to finish -4 for the day (and overall). Tied for 22nd at the moment. Hopefully a lucrative weekend is to follow for Jason.

[joe titan]

7 birdies and 3 bogies made for a real roller coaster; leads in driving distance but hits fairways at a pace CJ Anderson can appreciate. Schedile is winding down for Fedex points.

[DART87]

ACE on the 4th...3 under after 4 on a day where the scores are very low so far. Jason is tied for 9th at the moment 6 behind the leader who has not started yet.

[X-band '01]

If you're referring to Hunter Mahan, he withdrew from the tournament as his wife went into labor.

As it is now, Kokrak is 5 strokes behind the leaders at -11.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Go Kokrak, my fellow Canadian. I am cheering for you up here.

[Masterofreality]

Although Jay did not have the kind of final round he wanted- a + 1 73- he still finished in a tie for 31st and made $30 large.

That cracks the $1 million in official money for him for the year. Damn good by any measure.

He continues to figure it out. Just a matter of time until he's kissing a trophy somewhere.

[Masterofreality]

Good read from the Youngstown Vindicator about Jay.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/aug/01/major-development-in-kokraks-career/?newswatch

[GoMuskies]

Jason was kind of all over the place today. 4 birdies, 2 bogeys and a double in an even par 70 round. He'll need to be a little better tomorrow to make the cut.

[paulxu]

He's right there tied with William McGirt, a guy who graduated from Wofford...and who did exactly the same thing.

[joe titan]

For what can only be termed a real hack job, Jason missed the cut after a Round 2 score of 3 over par, 73, including a fat 4 over par on his final 9. His scorecards for 2 days look more like a bag of Skittles. Given the circumstances of a course well suited or him and desperately needing to advance in Fedex points, he must be feeling some pain. He will absolutely need to resurrect his best play in order to advance in the playoffs and faces a very uphill battle.

For a little salt, UC grad Jim Herman stands 7 under, T4.

If you need a rooting interest, Jordan Speith graduated from Dallas Jesuit High.

[GoMuskies]

Jason is in Group 28 tomorrow in his first ever playoff event in Jersey City. 1:17 tee time with James Driscoll and Bob Estes. Hopefully he can at least have a good enough showing to remain in the top 100 (currently 95th) and go to Boston for the Deutsche Bank Championship next weekend.

[X-band '01]

Jason has missed the last 2 cuts - PGA Championship and Wyndham. I'd say he's borderline if he doesn't finish in or around the top half of the field.

[PMI]

If you need a rooting interest, Jordan Speith graduated from Dallas Jesuit High.

So you're saying he's probably a Cowboys fan, and we should all vehemently root against him?

This is one of the biggest weeks of Jay's young career. A strong tournament would go a long way, as he's obviously on the cusp. Here's to hoping he catches fire.

[GoMuskies]

Jason's tee time is 6:37 now. I suppose that means he'll get in about 5 holes today.

Actually, sunset is expected at 7:44. He will be lucky to get in 4 holes.

[joe titan]

He posts a mundane 1 under par for round 1; had 3 birdies and an eagle but a poor ball striking day under 50% in hitting fairways and greens.

This is really a big event for Jay; he needs T20 or better to solidify his position for a deeper playoff run and cash some larger checks. He should finish round 2 on schedule but most of the field will not finish until Saturday morning.

[GoMuskies]

1 under in round 1 despite only hitting 50% GIR. Pretty amazing really. He gets about 40 minutes off between rounds.

[paulxu]

Stumbles coming out of the gate. Double bogeys the second hole (par 3 11th) to fall under the projected cut line.

Needs to catch fire.

[X-man]

Jason birdied 16 and 17 on his opening nine, and is back to 1-under. Keep it up, JK, and you will be playing next week.