2022 YPGA Open Preview

Folks, welcome to 2022 YPGA Open Preview. This year, the YPGA Open returns to Broad Run GC where the tournament is sure to play host to some drama yet again. With two days of heavy rain in the forecast, the tournament is sure to be a slopfest. The YPGA Open at Broad Run has provided us with the 5-putt victory for Ed Grambo in 2018 followed by the putt-off win by Matt Launi over Nate Kraynak in 2020. What will 2022 have in store for us? Let’s get a preview:

Greg Taglialatela: The Tour is still waiting for Greg to find that one thing to hang his hat on. Good putter? Good driver? Good irons? Wedges? Anything? Everything is pretty subpar at this point still and very inconsistent. He put up a lackluster effort at Pickering Valley followed by a WD during the third round in Naples due to being too fucked up, but then he pushed Jason Torrance to the limit at Inniscrone. Maybe his game continues to tick up. Maybe.

Jason Torrance: Remember we used to think this guy was good? What on earth happened? The only thing more predictable than the 90+ round he’ll throw up on Saturday is that he will NOT double Vegases on the back 9. NO!

Ed Grambo: Despite his win in 2018, Ed is not a fan of Broad Run. Overpriced and underdelivering as he calls it. Don’t count this meathead out though. He’s a two-time winner on tour and he knows every nook and cranny of Broad Run.

David King: David is the dark horse in the field. He has found a groove with his driver and he’s getting up and down for more pars and bogeys these days. Mix in a birdie and satchel filled with 23 strokes, David should be atop the leaderboard down the stretch.

Wayne Zimmer: Wayne should fizzle early as his focus will be on complaining about the weather and the strokes he’s not getting. Be better Wayne. Shoot sub-72, loser.

Dr. Gerry: Lots of offseason change for Dr. Gerry has yielded mixed results for the doctor. We haven’t seen much Grint activity out of him, but the rumor mill has been spitting out talk that the good doctor has hired a new swing coach, upgraded to Stealth driver and is hitting a draw! I still expect an unexciting mid-80s round with no chance to win for Gerry.

Vince Sobocinski: Vince took his offseason very seriously and implemented a lot of change. He’s welcomed a third boy to the crew and he’s getting ridden harder than ever at the office. You’d think his golf priorities would be distracted. Not Vince. He forced his wife to quit her job, hired two nannies, laid the wood to the mother in law, and has been grinding in the SoboSim™ so that all his focus could be on having the best YPGA season in history. He notched victory in Naples and has gone 1-1 in Ryder Cup play so far this season. Top-3 finish or bust for Vince.

Nate Kraynak: I really don’t know what to say here. He won last year, but…? Show us something Nate. Stop shooting over 100. STOP!

Paul Koch: Per the usual, it will be whether Paul can find the correct mix between the uppers and downers so that he can find the groove on Saturday. If he’s forced to scramble all day, it’s over for Paul.

Andy Kotulka: Fresh off the low round at the last Ryder Cup tournament, Andy is seeing some dividends on all that principal he’s been dumping into BBCC. We’re still not sure he has the “it” factor to win on Tour and this writer knows that any weakling can win a non-major.

Matt Launi: Matt figures to be in the mix, always. He pushed Vince to the limit in Naples and he has multiple majors under his belt that he knows how to grind it out and get it done.

David Carney: driving the ball has been the issue and some sloppy wedge play has the confidence shaken in this one. Some solid iron play and good putting has him ending up with an unexciting 86 on Saturday.

Mike Musselman: a new $500 putter and big L to Vince at Inniscrone has the stock trending way down for Mike. He’s faded to the periphery like Jason Dufner, but he’ll still card 3-4 birdies to let you know he’s still there.