Impact Riley held the 54-hole lead and looked very comfortable early on. He made birdies at 3 and 5 to take a commanding three-shot lead. Then a few errant drives led to a disaster of a stretch to close the front-nine. Riley made bogeys at 6 and 7 before a double-bogey at 8 and then a par on the easiest hole on the course. At the same time, Chris Gotterup was making his move and would completely distance himself from Riley. Birdies at 10 and 18 would at least salvage a T6 finish. Riley's putting this week was sensational, gaining over 11 strokes on the field, but the shaky ball-striking caught up with him on Sunday. This was still the first top-30 finish since he finished T2 at last year's PGA Championship. Riley has the game to be a quality player on the PGA Tour, but the consistency has made him a frustrating fantasy player since he came out on Tour. He'll tee it up at The American Express next week.
JANUARY 19 • ROTOWIRE
