Saturday storylines

Westwood has eye on the prize

Number 1 is up for grabs:

 Lee Westwood is the most compelling story this weekend. He spit the bit on the back nine a little yesterday bogeying two of the last three holes, but he’s still well within range with conditions expected to be difficult for the final two rounds. This horse is battle tested and seriously motivated; expect him to be there down the stretch to reclaim his number one ranking.

The American:

Steady Eddie, Matt Kuchar continues to show why he’s the best American on tour at the moment. 

Rookie nerves:

Should be interesting to see how q-school graduate, Kyle Stanley handles the pressure. Stanley has plenty of fire power and array of shots, but has never held a lead heading into the weekend.

Low South African:

Rory Sabbatini hasn’t won since the 2009 HP Byron Nelson Championship and Charl Schwartzel is a PGA “rookie.” Sabbatini has been lacking confidence of late, while Schwartzel’s form has been surging in Europe. Expect Schwartzel to show why he’s playing for the big money as full-time member of the PGA.

Tommy Two Gloves

The last time Tommy Gainey showed up on the leaderboard, he put two consecutive balls in the water and blew a chance to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Let’s see if two gloves give him a better grip on the weekdent.