On The Range Blog - August 30

• By On The Range Team
• Aug 30, 2012 9:00 PM ET

On The Range Talent
Host: Jerry Foltz (Golf Channel)
Analyst: Arron Oberholser (PGA TOUR winner)
Analyst: Bill Harmon (Instructor & Caddie for Jay & Bill Haas)

This Week’s Event
Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston - Norton, MA
Defending Champion: Webb Simpson

Featured Player
Nick Watney
-The Barclays Champion
-Leader in FedExCup Points Standings
-9th appearance in the Deutsche Bank Championship
-5 career PGA TOUR wins
-Caddie: Chad Reynolds
-Swing Coach: Butch Harmon
-Putting Coach: Darrell Kestner
-Mental Coach: Dr. Morris Pickens

Course Survery
TPC Boston
Par 71 – 7,214 yards

-Short Game: The last 5 winners of the Deutsche Bank Championship, which includes every winner since it became a PGA TOUR Playoff event, have finished Top 10 in both Scrambling and Putting Average. Last year’s winner Webb Simpson ranked outside the Top 35 in Driving Distance, Driving Accuracy and GIR but made up for it by ranking 2^nd in Putting Average and 5^th in Scrambling.

-Par 5s: 7 of the 9 winners, including 5 of the last 6, have finished Top 2 in Par 5 Scoring. The 18^th hole is especially key as no winner has played the hole worse than 2-under par for the week. In fact, 4 of the last 5 winners have played the 18^th hole 4-under for the 4 rounds.

-Final Round Performance: To win at TPC Boston, you’ll most likely have to go low on Monday. Webb Simpson shot a final round 65 last season, Charley Hoffman finished with a 62 in 2010, Vijay Singh shot a 63 in 2008 and Tiger Woods also shot 63 in 2006.

Top 4: U.S. Ryder Cup Captain's Picks
The Deutsche Bank Championship is the last chance for players not on the U.S. Ryder Cup team to make an impression on Captain Davis Love III. With 4 picks, who are the favorites to round out the U.S. team? Here's are our viewer and expert rankings for the Top 4 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain's Picks:

Jerry Foltz
1.) Steve Stricker
2.) Nick Watney
3.) Brandt Snedeker
4.) Dustin Johnson

Billy Kratzert
1.) Steve Stricker
2.) Hunter Mahan
3.) Dustin Johnson
4.) Brandt Snedeker

Viewer Rankings
1.) Steve Stricker
2.) Hunter Mahan
3.) Nick Watney
4.) Rickie Fowler

Notable Groupings
Friday - 12:46PM ET
Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Rickie Fowler

Friday - 12:58PM ET
Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Keegan Bradley

Friday - 1:10PM ET
Rory McIlroy, Jason Dufner, Zach Johnson

Saturday - 12:46PM ET
Luke Donald, Justin Rose, Steve Stricker

Saturday - 12:58PM ET
Bubba Watson, Carl Pettersson, Dustin Johnson

Saturday - 1:10PM ET
Nick Watney, Brandt Snedeker, Tiger Woods

Next Show - September 5
BMW Championship
Wednesday 8PM ET