John

Rollins

The 37-year-old Beljan has made just one PGA Tour start this season, missing the cut at the Puerto Rico Open. His spot was filled initially by John Rollins on Monday, but he also removed his name from the field and was replaced by alternate Goydos. Rollins has made three starts this season, missing the cut at Bermuda, Puerto Rico and at the RBC Canadian Open. For the 58-year-old Goydos, it will make his second PGA Tour start this season -- and his first appearance in the 3M Open -- after missing the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He’s played primarily on the Champions circuit this season, notching four top 10s in 13 starts.

The Arizona alum sits inside of the top 90 in the FedExCup race but was arriving with back-to-back missed cuts on his resume. That came on the heels of a run where he bagged six top 30s in an eight-event stretch. He is enjoying a nice bounce-back campaign after missing the FedExCup Playoffs last season. Gamers should remove him from all weekly lineups, though.

Rollins is having a solid season, already notching three top 10s in eight starts to go along with two other made cuts. He was trending down with three missed cuts headed into Bay Hill, but responded with a tie for 20th last week. He finished tied for 48th in last year’s edition. The Texan also ranks an impressive fourth in ball-striking.

Rollins’ third round saw him circle five birdies to two bogeys. His ball-striking was questionable on Saturday, as he split just half of his 14 fairways and landed 11 GIR. The putter was good enough, as he rolled the rock to a 1.727 average and needed 26 putts to round the TPC Louisiana. As a testament to his scrambling ability, he ranks tied for third with 26 putts per round for the week.

Rollins offset two birdies with two bogeys in a final round where he struggled to a 1.917 putting average. He ends the week at 14-under 274. Statistically, it was a solid week across the board ranking T32 in GIR, T10 in driving accuracy and T29 in putting. His is sitting out this week’s Wells Fargo Championship.

Rollins has enjoyed (and endured) an all-or-nothing 2012. In 11 starts, he’s posted five top 20s (including three early top 10s) and missed five cuts. All of the MCs have occurred in his last seven starts. Given the extremes, it’s no surprise that he’s just two off the lead today. He split 12 (of 14) fairways and hit 14 greens, yet needed only 26 putts. His most notable conversion was an eagle chip-in from 16 yards at the seventh hole, but he also rolled in five birdies including tries from 11'11" and 16'7" at the second and ninth holes, respectively. Rollins saved a late bogey with a par save of 10'8" at the 16th, too.

This is a bit of a blow to gamers hoping to ride what has been an electric start for the 36-year-old. He’s posted top 10s in three of his first five events, including a solo third at the Farmers.

If not for an ugly strecth in the third round where he gave up 6 shots in the last 10 holes, Rollins could have made some serious noise. I like the fact that after that stretch in Round 3, he came out and shot 66 in the final round of a tournament. Very impressive.

Rollins has piled up some birdies this week. He’s hanging in there after two rounds. Whether he can finish strong is the question. He’ll find himself in the final pairing in Round 3.

Though he’s made just 12 (of 22) cuts, he’s done the most with his chances. He owns five top 10s and four additional top 25s. Though he hasn’t missed a stop at TPC Boston since 2004, he last cracked a top 25 when he tied for 15th in 2005. The putter is the key, as he’s notched a top 25 in every event in which he’s gained strokes on the field with the flat stick.