2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open Preview
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
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, based on the point scale below:
Winner = 10 points
2nd Place = 5 points
3rd Place = 3 points
Top 10 = 1 point
Leaderboard
| Rank | Name | Weeks | Weekly Win | Win (x10) | 2nd (x5) | 3rd (x3) | T10 (x1) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig G. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 2 | E. Planer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 3 | S. Nelson | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | Kellen | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | D. Shuler | 1 | 0 |
Please post your picks along with me and we will be keeping score all season long. Winner will receive a prize to be determined. Just post your picks below in the comments section.
(Busy busy week for me, so this is the short and sweet edition)
Last Week: Congrats are in order for our first weekly winner of the year. Craig G. not only picked the winner in Brandt Snedeker for 10 points but added a Top 10 for D.A. Points for a total of 11 points. Not bad for the first week. Nice pick’n Craig! You’re gonna make me have to step up my game.
All in all not a bad week for me. I got 1 point for Hunter Mahan’s T8 and a near miss with Bubba Watson (finished T13). So even though Ben Crane missed the cut I will give myself a small pat on the back for getting points last week. That’s 4 total points on the year and I will take 2nd place thus far.
This Week: One of my favorite tournaments of the season is here! The Waste(d) Management Phoenix open, the rowdy rauckus crowd in Phoenix is always entertaining to watch, and that this tournament (usually) falls on SuperBowl weekend is a bonus (Still stings a bit that my 9ers aren’t playing, a 49ers/Patriots matchup would have been EPIC).
Mark Wilson, already a winner this year, defends in Arizona this week. And though not a stellar field, there’s still some names in attendance. Expect a lot of birdies, the average winning score the last three years is -16. And don’t forget to brush up on the Waste(d) Management Phoenix Open drinking game rules.
Brandt Snedeker
There is no better play this week than Sneds, coming off a win, he could very easily repeat the feat at TPC Scottsdale. Brandt has two Top 10s here since 2007 including a T8 in 2011. Lost in Kyle Stanley’s epic meltdown last week (what?, you thought I would not mention it) was how money Snedeker was in the final round, with 6 birdies and only 1 bogey. He usually saves his best for last, but if Brandt can stay hot in the early going we could be looking at an early golfer of the year candidate. I will (all but) guarantee at least a Top 10 this week.
Camilo Villegas
Another pick I’m feeling good about this week, Camilo Villegas may soon return to his 2008 form that saw him suprise the golf world. Spiderman struggled early in 2011 before finishing with three Top 10s in his last four starts. 2012 is looking good so far too, with two straight Top 25 finishes. Not counting his withdrawal last year at TPC Sawgrass, he has a Top 10 and one missed cut in three years. With that course history and his recent good play, another lock for a Top 10.
Vijay Singh
Vij is far removed from his world #1 ranking, definitley on the down slope of his career, but he still has a win or two left in him and some extra motivation. Still trying to qualify for the WGC-Match Play, Singh can punch his ticket with a Top 10 this week. After a brutal 2010, Vij bounced back with bonus points in three events last year (one of them a 3rd place finish in Phoenix) and finished just outside the Top 10 last week. If he can get the putter going again as in the olden days of Singh, he could be a “sleeper” pick for the Masters. But I won’t get ahead of myself. Look for him to contend all week.
Please post your picks along with me and we will be keeping score all season long. Winner will receive a prize to be determined. Just post your picks below in the comments section.







