The team misses the consistency of Boote, don't they? I am hoping that Franklin Huang repeats his performances from last year's post-season. He won the Pac-12s if I remember correctly. I expected him to be a solid #2 based on how he closed the 2016 season. And McNealy seems to have taken a half-step backward, from a consistency standpoint.
The achilles of this team is the double-bogey. Tons of talent (four current members qualified for the US Amateur last year), but mental mistakes have all too often turned a 71 into a 75. Knox had his first Top 5 this past weekend because he didn't have to write down a 7 or 8 on his scorecard all weekend. That's a first for him. It will be interesting to see who Coach Ray taps to be the #4 and #5 at the Pac-12 (McNealy, Badwhar and Huang are givens).
Edit: they take six players to the Pac-12, and that is probably set with the same six that played this past weekend. If they advance to the regionals, they only take 5 players. Also, Huang finished top 10 at the Pac-12 last year, which was won by Jon Rahm (ASU), who has already made his mark on the PGA tour.
The achilles of this team is the double-bogey. Tons of talent (four current members qualified for the US Amateur last year), but mental mistakes have all too often turned a 71 into a 75. Knox had his first Top 5 this past weekend because he didn't have to write down a 7 or 8 on his scorecard all weekend. That's a first for him. It will be interesting to see who Coach Ray taps to be the #4 and #5 at the Pac-12 (McNealy, Badwhar and Huang are givens).
Edit: they take six players to the Pac-12, and that is probably set with the same six that played this past weekend. If they advance to the regionals, they only take 5 players. Also, Huang finished top 10 at the Pac-12 last year, which was won by Jon Rahm (ASU), who has already made his mark on the PGA tour.