Last Week

After struggling for much of the season, Sean O’Hair finally broke through with a victory, the fourth of his career. He edged Kris Blanks in a playoff, who now owns his second top-12 finish in three starts. Andres Romero missed a long putt on the 18th that would have punched his ticket into the playoff.

Although my Must Start, Matt Kuchar, just missed the cut the remaining picks were pretty solid, all finishing inside the top-30. Bo Van Pelt entered Sunday with a lead but settled to finish T6. Charl Schwartzel continues his solid play with a T9. Luke Donald got off to a rough start but finished T17 thanks to a 3-under on Sunday. Rickie Fowler was 2-under entering the weekend but gave a bunch of strokes back to drop to T22. Ryan Moore ruined a strong result with a 5-over on Sunday to finish T29.

This Week’s Fantasy Golf Picks

Phil Mickelson

In 13 stroke play events this season, Mickelson has a win from the Shell Houston Open, two runner-up performances and two other top-10s. While Lefty skipped this event a year ago, he hasn’t missed a cut this year and is typically a very safe bet. Mickelson currently ranks 11th or better in birdies, scoring and All-Around Ranking.

Sergio Garcia – Must Start

A year ago, Garcia finished T60 in the inaugural Greenbrier Classic on the Old White TPC course, which has received a slight makeover to produce a bigger challenge. Thankfully, he looks like a much different player this season with seven finishes of 20th or better in 10 Tour starts. He’s coming off a T7 at the U.S. Open Championship and a T9 in The Open Championship.

Jeff Overton

Last year, Overton appeared to have this tournament won until Stuart Appleby’s historic 59 left him as the runner-up. In that tournament, he ranked 18th or better in fairways, greens and putting. Overton got off to a mixed start this season but has picked up a pair of top-10 finishes over his last five starts.

Chris Kirk

In his last three starts, Kirk has finished 22nd or better highlighted by a top-10 at the AT&T National and a win at the Viking Classic. The rookie currently ranks a surprising 12th in All-Around and is starting to find consistent results. A bottom-tier golfer in most formats, Kirk is among the top bargains this week.

Spencer Levin

Last year at the Greenbrier, Levin finished T21 after challenging for a top-10 until the final round. Over his last five starts, he’s picked up a trio of top-15s while making all his cuts. In 22 events this season, Levin has a dozen top-20s and sits eighth in scoring.

Charles Howell III

At the Greenbrier a year ago, Howell ranks first in greens hit and finished T9. Over his last four starts, he’s notched three top-fives while finishing better than 28th in six straight. Currently 10th in scoring average, Howell also ranks inside the top-30 in both strokes gained – putting and All-Around.

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Last Week

Despite some ugly shots down the stretch, Steve Stricker held on to win the Memorial Tournament by one stroke. All four of Stricker’s rounds at Muirfield Village were in the 60s, the only player this week to do so. In addition, he banked a hole-in-one in Round 2. Stricker now owns 10 career victories, seven coming after age 40.

I turned in a pretty strong selection of picks. My Must Start, Matt Kuchar, finished with a share of second thanks to matching a tournament-best round of 65 on Sunday. Luke Donald finished T7, adding yet another top-10 finish to his blistering season. Stewart Cink, T30. J.B. Holmes, T51. Defending champion Justin Rose and Jeff Overton both missed the cut.

This Week

Lee Westwood – Must Start

With a fairly uninspiring field loaded with first timers, Westwood is the easy top-tier selection to make. Westwood won this event last year in a three-way playoff, his first start at TPC Southwind. The Englishman was last seen stateside with a T11 in the Masters but recently finished second to Donald in an epic playoff at the BMW PGA Championship.

David Toms

After losing a heartbreaker in THE PLAYERS Championship, Toms rebounded the very next week to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. He’s taken some time off since then and returns to a site where he’s been very successful. Since 2002, Toms has six finishes of fourth or better at Southwind, highlighted by back-to-back wins in 2003 and 2004. This season, Toms is currently second in greens in regulation, third in driving accuracy, sixth in strokes gained – putting, seventh in scoring and first in All-Around Ranking.

Zach Johnson

With three finishes of 12th or better over his last three starts, Johnson is starting to rediscover the form that allowed him to finish third in the 2009 standings. He earned a T12 last year at Southwind, his only start at the venue since finishing T5 back in 2006. Johnson rates fourth in strokes gained – putting, seventh in driving accuracy and 16th in All-Around.

Webb Simpson

Even though Simpson only finished T29 last year at Southwind, he did so by shooting for par or better in each round. However, he’s coming off a T7 at the Memorial and has finished 16th or better in seven of his 13 starts this season. Simpson ranks ninth in birdies and scoring, 15th in greens in regulation and second in All-Around.

UPDATE: Simpson has withdrawn from this event, I’ll take John Senden in his place.

Sergio Garcia

Prior to skipping this event a year ago and missing the cut in 2009, Garcia finished T4 at Southwind in 2008. In seven Tour starts this season, Garcia has yet to miss a cut and has finished 20th or better on five occasions. He sits first in eagles, sixth in scoring and 17th in All-Around.

Brian Gay

Since 2007, Gay has three finishes of 15th or better, including a win in 2009. Over his last three starts, Gay has been productive with pair of finishes 14th or better. He currently ranks first in driving accuracy and fifth in scoring average.

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