Blog#404 Baycurrent Classic Yokohama CC, Kanagawa, JapanOct 7-11.

Blog#404 Baycurrent Classic Yokohama CC, Kanagawa, JapanOct 7-11.

Par 71 Purse $8M 3rd of 8 Fall events, field 72No cut, former name ZOZO.

X. Schefflee 2026 winner & favored. 1st Rd starts 7:30 EST Wed Oct 7.

FAVORITES

1 Xander Schauffele 9/1 He has had a good year and due for a win.

2 Wyndham Clark 16/1 Worse player at Presidents Cup, NO WAY he wins.

3 Collin Morikawa 16/1 Has had a good year if he putts well & Japanese heritage may help.

4 Hideki Matsuyama 18/1 He would love to win at home and I think he will, my pick to win.

Next 6 Ryan Gerard 20/1, J Thomas 22/1, MW Lee 22/1, Jacob Bridgeman 22/1,

Doug Ghim 25/1, SJ Im 27/1. Maybe Bridgeman or Ghim sneak in, but I stick with Hideki.

KEY HOLES

#4 Par 4 Tree in middle of fairway and water near the green.

#12 par 5 over water and brush, heavily framed by 4 bunkers and pine trees.

ROUND 1 * Players starting on #10. Finish

1 Jacob Bridgeman-8 63 Bogie free, picked as #7 (22/1) to win. 2

2 Jordan Smith-7 64 Bogie free, at age 33 has 0 PGA wins, only 1 top 10 2026 FedX#66. 4

3 Pierson Coody-6 65 Triple bogie on #7 or he leads. 50

3 Max Homa-6 65 One bogie 7 birdies best start since 2nd at John Deere. 13

*7 Keith Mitchell-5 66 Bogies 2 of 1st 3 holes, but finishes with no more bogies 6 birdies. 2

*12 Colin Morikawa-4 67 Seven birdies but 3 bogies. 33

*12 Hideki Matsuyama-4 67 Starts with 6 birdies 1st 13 holes, then 2 bogies to finish. 21

*17 Michael Brennan-3 68 Bogies his 1st hole then 4 birdies. 1

26 Justin Thomas-2 69 Two bogies 4 birdies last one on #18. Shoots 75 on final RD. 23

*36 Xander Schauffele-1 70Birdies 2 of 1st 3 holes then 1 more with 3 bogies. 4

36 Wyndham Clark-1 70 Bogie free front9 with 4 birdies, 3 bogies back. 63

*52 Jordan Spieth+1 72 One DB 1 bogie front9, 2 bogies back, he is a bogie machine. 13

ROUND 2

1 Keith Mitchell-11 65 Front9 bogie free 6 the 6 birdies, 2 bogies on back but birdies #18.

*1 J. Bridgeman-11 68 One bogie but only 3 birdies to keep tie for lead.

3 Max Homa-9 68 Starts 5 birdies 1st 6 holes, bogie and DB on back9 keep him from lead.

*7 J Thomas-8 65 Bogie free with 4 birdies front9, 2 back.

10 Michael Brennan-7 67 Only bogie on #2with 1 eagle 5 birdies, up 7 spots.

30 H Matsuyama-3 72 Four bogies, birdies #17&18 but to stay in it.

ROUND 3

1 Jacob Bridgeman-13 69 Highest score of tournament with 4 bogies but still tied for lead.

1 Michael Brennan-13 65 Tied for low RD 1 bogie 7 birdies, moves up 9 spots.

4 Adam Scott-12 65 Tied for low RD, 1 bogie 2 eagles 3 birdies, moves up 9 spots.

4 Justin Thomas-12 67 Four birdies in 5holes #4 to 8, 1 bogie. Shoots 72 on final RD. 13

4 Keith Mitchell-12 70 Drops from lead with 3 bogies on front9.

12 X Schauffele-9 69 Wild RD bogies on #1 & 18 with 1 DB 2 eagles 6 birdies 7 pars.

29 H Matsuyama-5 69 Great front9 eagle 4 birdies, but awful back 5 bogies.

ROUND 4 Brennen won his 2nd victory of 2026 by parring the last 6 holes. Stephen Jaeger led at-16 after 11 holes and there were 3 tied for 2nd at-15 but see what happens below.

1 Michael Brennan-16 68 After a bogie on #10(-14) birdies 11&12, and 6 pars to win. $1.4M

2 Jacob Bridgeman-15 69 Three bogies (1 first 2 RDs, 6 last 2) cost him the win. $704K

2 Keith Mitchell-15 68 Great start for lead-17 after 8 holes, but then 2 bogies 8 pars. $704

4 Stephen Jager-13 70 Blows lead bogies on 12,14,17&18, birdies13, no bogies he wins.$302K

4 Xander Schauffele-13 67 Four birdies 0 bogies 1st 17, DB’s18 if birdie maybe a playoff.$302K

SUMMARY Another excellent Fall event with your stars playing well.

Michael Brennan 24, Wake Forest, FedX#46, 2026 4 top 10s 2 wins.

Jacob Bridgeman 26 Clemson, FedX#4, 2026 7 top 10s 2 wins.