2009 Buick Invitational Preview
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
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 80 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: 16 Points
2009 Fantasy Golf Preview Weekly Average: 4 Points
Last week:
Another shut out. What happened to Phil? What happened to Ames? My only hope for points was Streelman who made the cut and had 3 eagles but too many bogies to contend. It was impressive to see Perry get another win, his 4th since last June but did anyone really see it?
This week:
1. Padraig Harrington
Paddy has yet to play in this event but played Torrey Pines South to a T36 at last year’s U.S. Open. This is also Paddy’s first event of the season on the PGA Tour. In two events to date on the European Tour he has finished T11 and T5 last weekend in Dubai. As the top World Ranked golfer (#3) in the field, all eyes will be on Harrington, and expect him to make some noise early and contend late. A win is likely and a Top 10 is (gulp) a lock.
2. Arron Oberholser
Obi only played in 10 events last season after suffering through a shoulder injury early to go along with his multiple wrist surgeries. Finishing no better then T17 during the FedEx cup season, he did get a T4 at the Frys.com Open this last fall. It appears Oberholser is healthy again and will probably get overlooked in most fantasy golf formats. While he did miss the cut last week (who didn’t) it’s hard to argue with Obi’s track record at Torrey Pines. He has never missed the cut at the Buick Invitational with two Top 10s in four starts.
3. Cliff Kresge
Kresge has a lot of miles on the PGA Tour and has yet to win, but is playing good golf right now coming off a T10 at last week’s FBR Open. His best finish here is a T31 in 2007 (he was T49 last year) with three cuts in six starts. However Cliff has yet to miss a cut in three starts in 2009 and I look for that streak to continue, with a probable Top 10 finish.
