2009 Quail Hollow Championship Preview
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| April 28th, 2009 | 
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Fantasy Golf Picks
I’m giving myself points for picking winners. Hopefully my picks can help you win your fantasy golf league this season. My goal is to get to 111 points for the season, or the equivlant of picking a Top 3 finisher or better each week.
Winner = 10 points
2nd Place = 5 points
3rd Place = 3 points
Top 10 = 1 point
2009 Fantasy Golf Picks Total: 38 Points
2009 Fantasy Golf Preview Weekly Average: 2.38 Points
Last week:
Watney and Wilkinson both missed the cut but Sabbatini saves the day with a T2 finish and 5 more points for me. I’m just a winner away from reaching my goal of averaging a 3rd place pick each week.
This week:
Formerly the Wachovia Championship, the tournament has now been named for the course it is played on. This year’s Quail Hollow Championship brings one of the deeper (non Major/WGC) fields we’ve seen thus far with seven of the Word’s Top 10 teeing off, including one Tiger Woods. Defending champion Anthony Kim looks to get his first Top 10 finish in a tournament that Tiger starts in. He will have his work cut out for him.
1. Tiger Woods
Tiger should have a chip on his shoulder for this one. After a dissapointing T6 finish in his last start at Augusta, Tiger will be ready to play. Tiger has bounced back after near misses in the Masters with wins the last two years, at the 2007 Wachovia Championship and 2008 U.S. Open. That Tiger wins better than 25% of his starts on the PGA Tour, it’s not a stretch to pick him this week. A Top 10 finish is as close to a lock as you can get in golf.
2. Adam Scott
I can’t believe I’m going with Scott after being burned twice this season but hear me out. Scott has two Top 10s here going back to 2006 and has never missed the cut in four career starts. Yes, I know he’s missed the cut in his last three, and I’m aware Mr. Scott has only two Top 10s in the calendar year. Doesn’t that mean he’s due? Here’s to hoping the third time truly is a charm.
3. Steve Marino
With only two career starts at Quail Hollow there are certainly better players to choose this week, but it’s hard to ignore Steve’s recent play. After three straight missed cuts in February Marino has turned his game around finishing T19, T13 and T5 in his last three starts. He was solo 2nd heading into last weekend’s final round before some costly bogies on the back nine derailed the chances for his first PGA Tour win. Expect Marino to contend again into Sunday and just maybe getting his name on the winner’s trophy.
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