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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:  20 Points

2009 Fantasy Golf Preview Weekly Average:  2.00 Points

Last week: 

I’m back!  After a seven week draught I finally get some points.  Furyk came on strong on Sunday to finish solo 3rd (3 points) while Tiger crept into a Top 10 finish (1 point).   Adam Scott was no where to be found.

It’s great to see Phil playing so well and just in time for April.  Will we finally get to see a Tiger/Phil showdown on Masters Sunday?  Fingers crossed.

This week:

A bit of a let down from the elite field at the CA Championship but there are still some big names playing at Innisbrook.  Sean O’Hair defends this week at the Transitions Championship (formerly the PODS Championship) in a field that only includes one golfer ranked in the World Top 10.

1. Rod Pampling

Pampling got off to a great start last week shooting 66 and 69 in the first two rounds before shooting back to back 71s to finish.  Still it was a Top 10 finish and a good sign for this week as Pampling has three Top 10 finishes in this event going back to 2002.  Good recent play + event history = no brainer.  Pampling should contend all week and may even win.

2. Jim Furyk

If it ain’t broke………..  Furyk was a monster on the “Blue Monster.”  Jimmy shot an incredible 30 on the back nine on Sunday to finish solo 3rd and outside of Kenny Perry is the best golfer in the field.  He has only played this event once, missing the cut in 2004, but the stars are aligned perfectly for Furyk to not only get another Top 3 but an outright win.  If he retains the same putting stroke we saw last Sunday expect big things.

3. Mark Calcavecchia

Calc is at home on the Florida swing.  The Gator alum won this event in 2007 and has finished in the Top 20 here the last three years.  Calc has been under the radar this season but after missing the cut in his first two events he put together back to back Top 10s at Pebble Beach and Riviera.  A win is probably not in the cards but a Top 10 is more than likely.

AimPoint PGA Tour Picks

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:  16 Points

2009 Fantasy Golf Preview Weekly Average:  1.78 Points

Last week: 

Donald’s withdrawal hurt.  I ended up switching in Ben Crane in my Yahoo! league but didn’t make the change to my blog.  My haste comes back to haunt me as Crane finished T3.  Not sure what happened to Villegas.  Leonard was not impressive either.  Basically, after getting a 2nd and Win in my first two weeks I’ve gone cold.  I’m hoping to ride on Tiger’s tail this weekend.

This week:

Tiger returns, again, this time in a stroke play event.  After bouncing around venues since it’s inaugural event in 1999, the WGC-CA Championship may have found a home at Doral, where they have played since 2007.  Officials of this event were pondering renaming the tournament to WGC-Tiger Always Wins Championship but the name was already reserved by Torrey Pines.  But seriously, Tiger has won this event six out of nine years, that’s 67%! 

The field is loaded and it will be a great weekend for watching golf. 

1. Tiger Woods

Speaking of Tiger, how can you not pick him this week?  I know he’s rusty, I know he has a revamped swing and I also know he was eliminated by Tim Clark in round 2 of the last WGC event.  You just can’t argue with his history in this event and at Doral (won the Ford Championship at Doral in 2005 and 2006).  Is there anyway Tiger doesn’t finish in the Top 10 this week?  Well…only me picking him right?  Here’s to hoping we see an Ogilvy (defending champ)/Woods final Sunday pairing. 

2. Jim Furyk

Jimmy has only played three events thus far in 2009 so it’s hard to say exactly where his game is these days but was solid in Match Play.  Furyk has two Top 10s here in the last three years including a T2 finish last season.  He also finished T8 at the 2005 Ford Champinship at Doral so I’m hoping for some low scores from Mr. Furyk this weekend.

3. Adam Scott

Like Furyk, Scott has two Top 10s here in the last three years with a T2 in 2006, though on a different course.  Adam already has a T2 finish this season in just three total events (T2 at the Sony Open) and should be rested after an early exit in Match Play.  I don’t expect a win from Scott but would not be suprised to see him at the top of the Leaderboard late into the weekend.  Fairways and greens Adam, fairways and greens.