Fantasy Golf Picks
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Last Week
My top Y! A-List pick, Steve Marino, contended for the win while Justin Rose and Chad Campbell each finished T13. Robert Allenby and Charles Howell III looked like safe picks but did not see the weekend.
This Week
The unique setup of this week’s Bob Hope Classic, five rounds over four different courses, offers fantasy owners one extra round to collect points, but a mediocre field in which to work with. Keep in mind that lineups will need to be submitted a day earlier.
Ryan Moore
In four Bob Hope starts, Moore has a top five, a top 10 and two MCs. The one-time amateur sensation is seeing his first action of 2011. Moore finished off last year with two top-five performances and streak of three top 10s. Bumped to the Y! C-List, Moore warrants a cheap seat on your roster.
John Senden
Of players with four or more BHC starts, Senden’s average finish of 25.0 is fourth among this week’s field. Since 2008, he’s only shot one round over 70 in a combined 15 frames of action. Senden is gaining steam, coming off last week’s T20 and four finishes of 12th or better in five fall tournaments.
Brian Gay
With a tournament-best 64 last Sunday, Gay is playing well enough to add another career-best BHC finish. Gay has not missed the cut here since 2005, finished T19 in 2009 and T15 a year ago. With only nine Y! A-Listers to choose from, Kuchar and Gay should go one-two.
Kevin Streelman
After shooting a combined 17-under in rounds three and four of last year’s event, Streelman is a top low-end option. In each of his three fall events, Streelman finished 16th or better. Going back to August, Streelman finished T3 in The Barclays, highlighted by a tournament-best round of 63.
Alex Prugh
In 2010, all three of Prugh’s top-10 finishes came in his first four starts, the best of which was fifth in the BHC. In addition to a runner-up result in the Fall Series, Prugh finished T20 in last week’s Sony Open.
Must Starts
Matt Kuchar: Picking up exactly where he left off, leaves Hawaii with finishes of T6 and T5.
Tim Clark: T2 last week. T2 in ‘10 BHC, T5 ‘08, T2 ‘05. UPDATE: Clark has withdrawn due to blisters on his feet. Replace him with D.J. Trahan: Three straight BHC finishes of 14th or better, including ‘08 win.
Bill Haas: ’10 BHC winner, sub-70 rounds in three straight years.
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