As many nice stories as there were this week at the Wachovia, there were just as many head-scratching tank jobs.  I'm going to do my best not to jump on anyone in the top-25, even if there are some ultra-elite players who barely make that category, and should have placed MUCH better against this field.  Then again, there are other tank jobs that are pure tank jobs, and it makes you wonder where their respective heads are at recently.  Is it ok to mail in the rest of the season after you win a tournament?  I suppose that's an interesting question to delve into.  If you win a tournament, and kept your card, and you know you have no chance of competing with Tiger and the others, do you try?  And if so, why would you travel from Tour Stop to Tour Stop each week?  I suppose that's an idea for a feature column for another time, so look out for it.  As far as this week, here are my three favorite tank jobs at Quail Hollow.

Trevor Immelman - The 2008 Masters winner, against the best field on one of the toughest setups of Augusta in recent memory, shot 73-76 and missed the cut.  He had bogeys both days on the drivable Par-4, and all in all seemed somewhat disinterested Thursday and Friday.  It's a distressing trend, as Immelman has done virtually nothing since winning the Green Jacket.  The numbers for the week (no ranks because of the missed cut) included a nightmarish 35.7% Driving Accuracy number (including 29% on Friday), 30.5 Putts Per Round and a below-average 63.9% GIR.  So basically, he failed in all aspects this week; his second poor performance since the Masters.  He's got some decisions to make going forward.

Steve Stricker - The defending champ put up very little resistance to the taking of his crown this week, shooting 78-70 and missing the cut.  Stricker got a LOT of press this past week, and a lot of "experts" called him as the winner.  Of course, not ALL "experts" went there, and fortunately for you, you're reading one of them.  The explanation for the missed cut is pretty straightforward; he had a 35.7% Driving Accuracy number and a 44.4% Greens In Regulation number.  He actually putted relatively well, but if you can't hit the fairway, and you can't hit the green, then you can't make the cut; it's that simple.  Blame the media for the creation of this bust, because Stricker has struggled most of the year to this point.

Brandt Snedeker - Perhaps there's some sort of Masters Curse going on this year, as it seems some of the top finishers have really gone into the tank.  While not as dramatic as Immelman's fall off the face of the Earth, Snedeker has finished way off the pace, even though he's at least made cuts and money.  Snedeker shot 73-69-76-73 (291, +3) to claim his share of 55th place.  He was T-50th in Driving Accuracy, T-44th in Greens In Regulation, and 53rd in Putts Per Green In Regulation.  To be honest, he was fortunate to make the cut on the number shooting like that, and it's odd that the top two stories from the Masters are struggling so much as we press on.

Dishonorable Mentions: Phil Mickelson, Rory Sabbatini, Stuart Appleby