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Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf.
RISING
Gary Woodland (+8%): Always one of the game’s preeminent power players, he has made huge strides with his short game and putting – and received a dose of real-life perspective, after his wife, Gabby, lost one of their twins mid-pregnancy last year – which helped him get back in the winner’s circle for the first time since 2013. Good to see.
Shubhankar Sharma (+6%): Add this 21-year-old Indian prodigy to the list of up-and-coming European Tour talent, as he won for the second time in his past five starts.