PGA Tour Florida Swing grades: Who shined and who struggled?

The Florida Swing is where 54-hole leads went to die. None of the leaders who slept on the lead – or a share of it – ended up hoisting the trophy on Sunday. Shane Lowry coughed up the Cognizant Classic with late water balls while Austin Smotherman was stuck in neutral and got passed early, Daniel Berger had a five-stroke lead at the turn but got caught by Akshay Bhatia and succumbed in a playoff at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Ludvig Aberg rinsed two shots at Nos.

11 and 12 at the Players Championship and became a non-factor down the stretch, while Sungjae Im ejected on the front nine at the Valspar Championship, going out in 40, to make it a clean sweep. Grades are out for the Florida Swing! Let’s take a closer look at who thrived, who barely passed and who better get their games in gear for the upcoming Texas two-step before the Masters beckons.

Cameron Young: A Was it the breakthrough win at Wyndham or the Ryder Cup bump? Either way, the way he won the Players confirmed he’s finally developing into the player we thought he could be. T-3 at API too in his other Florida Swing start.

He wanted to get in contention ahead of the Masters and he’s done just that. Matt Fitzpatrick: A Nearly won the Players and one week later showed his mettle with birdies on two of the last four holes to grab the Valspar by its neck. The winner of the 2022 U.