Shane Lowry vs. Keith Mitchell

Shane Lowry has been all over the place with Top 20 finishes at the Honda Classic and the Genesis sandwiched between poor showings at the Phoenix Open (125th) and at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (67th). He's 51st in Strokes Gained Approach-the-Green, 107th in Strokes Gained Around-the-Green, 129th in Greens in Regulation Percentage, plus 156th in Total Putting. Keith Mitchell is playing very well with Top 25 finishes in four of his last five outings. That included finishing fourth at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am (14-under-par) and fifth at the Genesis Invitational (12-under-par). He's ranked No. 1 in Total Driving and Strokes Gained Off-the-Tee, 15th in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green, and 25th in Total Strokes Gained. This is a tricky course with wind and water, and over the last four years in THE PLAYERS Championship, Mitchell finished 47th in 2019, was in seventh place in 2020 halfway through before it was canceled because of the pandemic, and 13th last year. Max Play: Keith Mitchell to win this head-to-head matchup.