Last Week

For the fifth time in six weeks, a playoff decided the weekly PGA Tour event. This time around it was rookie Keegan Bradley, despite never winning on the Nationwide Tour, claiming the HP Byron Nelson Championship at TPC Four Seasons Resort over Ryan Palmer. His aunt, Pat Bradley, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1991 with six majors on the LPGA circuit and 31 victories total.

With only 11 golfers shooting par or better on Saturday, and just 10 on Sunday, there were also a lot of ugly scores posted in fantasy leagues. My picks had hit of the top-20 (Brian Gay T14 and Dustin Johnson, my Must Start, T20) as well as D.A. Points, T40. John Senden, Justin Leonard (in place of Spencer Levin after he withdrew) and Scott Verplank all missed the cut.

Despite this week’s bumpy road, my Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Golf lineup still managed a decent score of 130 points, moving me to the 93rd Percentile. Be sure to follow me on Twitter @ericmcclung for weekly Y! lineups, daily changes and other fantasy thoughts. I also answer any questions sent my way. I finished in the 98th Percentile last year and the 92nd in 2009. Rest assured I can help you dominate your Y! league.

This Week

Luke Donald

With his playoff victory in the BMW PGA Championship over Lee Westwood, Donald also took the World Number One ranking from his English countryman. Donald skipped this Jack Nicklaus-designed course last year but finished T14 in 2009 and T6 in 2008. Over his last six starts stateside, Donald has yet to finish outside of the top-10 with an average finish of 5.6. Padding an already impressive resume, Donald is currently first on Tour in scoring, sixth in birdies, ninth in strokes gained- putting and 14th in All-Around Ranking.

Matt Kuchar – Must Start

Since 2007, Kuchar has finished 13th or better in the Memorial in each of his four starts, including three consecutive top-10s. Last week’s T6 was his first top-10 in five events. Kuchar hasn’t exactly been struggling, though, as his 27 consecutive cuts is the second longest active streak on Tour. Kuchar sits second in scoring, 12th in greens in regulation, 17th in birdies and four in All-Around. Owners in allocation formats that have been burning Donald starts (like me) have a pleasant secondary option in Kuchar.

Justin Rose

In addition to winning this event last year, Rose finished with a share of second back in 2008. Since starting the season with six finishes of 13th or better in eight starts, he has missed a cut and finished outside of top-25 in three straight events. Currently third in greens in regulation and eighth in All-Around, Rose has the tools to turn the corner and defend his title at Muirfield Village.

J.B. Holmes

After a late withdraw from THE PLAYERS Championship (ear infection), Holmes is expected to return to play this week. In five starts in the Memorial since 2006, Holmes has missed three cuts while completing the tournament under par only once. However, Holmes has finished 11th or better in three straight events this season and has not missed a cut in 15 starts. He’s first in driving distance, 10th in birdies and 15th in scoring.

Jeff Overton

After a big 2010 season, highlighted by three runner-up performances and a pair of third-place results, Overton made the United States Ryder Cup team, the first player ever to do so without a Tour victory. However, aside from a T6 in The Honda Classic, Overton had only one finish better than 25th this season until last week. Coming off a T8, including a tournament-best round of 6-under 64, Overton appears to be on the rebound while heading to a course he finished T12 a year ago.

Stewart Cink

In addition to finishing T8 in the last two at the Memorial, Cink has finished 12th or better in four of the last five. Going back to 2001, he owns six top-10s in 10 starts. Having competed in this event since 1996, Cink has only missed the cut once. In addition, Cink has finished 19th or better in his last three events this season and over five of his last eight.

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Last Week

The Honda Classic was claimed by Rory Sabbatini, complete with flashy hat and belt buckle. The South African nearly squandered a five-stroke lead to a hard pressing Y.E. Yang. Rounding out the top five were Jerry Kelly, Ricky Barnes and Tommy Gainey.

My picks were pretty solid, given the high scores that were posted throughout the tournament. My Must Start, Graeme McDowell finished T6 thanks to a Sunday-best 6-under 64. Luke Donald went over par in two rounds, but got low enough in the other two to finish with a share of 10th. Charl Schwartzel would have finished higher than T14 if not for a 4-over 74 in the third round, his only round over par. Ian Poulter finally settled in on Sunday with a 3-under to improve to T36. Rory McIlroy was a disappointing T70 while Vijay Singh missed the cut.

This Week

Starting in 2007 the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship has been hosted at the TPC Blue Monster course at Doral Golf Resort & Spa. Prior to taking over the CA Championship, the Blue Monster hosted the Doral Open. The field is set a 69 players, 60 of which are inside the top 65 of the Official World Golf Ranking. With only the elite invited, forget the idea of any sleeper picks this week. Also keep in mind there will not be a cut.

Martin Kaymer – Must Start

He’s the No. 1 player in the world. He just finished as the runner-up in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and T3 at Doral a year ago. He won last year’s PGA Championship and three other events on the European Tour since. He’s The Germanator, King Kaymer. His stateside schedule is typically limited so start Kaymer each and every time he’s available.

Matt Kuchar

Last year, Kaymer spilt third-place with Kuchar, who ranked first in fairways and T5 in putting. After starting the season off with three finishes of seventh or better, Kuchar took a slight step back in the Northern Trust Open. Fear not, Kuchar answered with a third-place result in the Match Play Championship and T17th in The Honda Classic. On Tour, Kuchar ranks fifth in All-Around and 11th in scoring. He appears headed to a second straight season of solid play and is always a safe investment.

Alvaro Quiros

Currently the 22nd-ranked player in the world, Quiros has fared well in this event with finishes of T6 and T13. In both starts, he finished first in driving distance. In fact, Quiros is averaging 317.5 yards per drive, first on the European Tour and several yards better than Bubba Watson, who is pacing the PGA Tour. In his last three stroke play events on the European Tour, Quiros has a win, a runner-up and an eighth-place finish.

Charl Schwartzel

I’ll role with Schwartzel for another week as he finished runner-up at Doral a year ago. As I mentioned last week, he’s been on a complete tear over the last three months on the European Tour. In five stroke play starts, the South African has a win, a runner-up performance and a total of four top-fives. Last year on the PGA Tour, Schwartzel had a pair of top-three finishes and five top-20s.

Nick Watney

Speaking of runner-up performances, Watney finished second at Doral in 2009. While he finished T26 last year, Watney scored progressively better in each round. In 2011, Watney has been on fire with three finishes of sixth or better in stroke play events. He ranks second in scoring average, fifth in birdies and 13th in driving distance.

Bill Haas

In his lone Doral start, Haas finished T6 a year ago. In five stroke play events this year, Haas owns four finishes of 12th or better. He ranks third in greens, fifth in eagles and sixth in birdies.

Puerto Rico Open picks

The alternate tournament for those not qualified for the WGC-Cadillac Championship is The Puerto Rico Open, which enters its fourth year of existence.

Stewart Cink, Fredrik Jacobson, Jerry Kelly

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