Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Fantasy Golf: The Players Championship Preview

We will be rationing words this week as the effects of a Sunday that escalated gradually to a full-on Second Saturday continue to linger. It will never cease to amaze me how a couple back nine beers can evolve into a few post-round beers which dovetails into some red wine and the next thing you know, this happens . . . 


The only good news is that I ran out of gas early so at least (according to my very optimistic watch) I got a great night's sleep and woke-up on Monday ready to take the week by storm. Apparently, however, that storm is still in the "brewing" stage.  

TWEET OF THE WEEK

Two comments on this Tweet: (1) Jason Sudekis' John Tesh impression may be his best work outside of Ted Lasso; and (2) the world was simply not ready for Tim Robinson as a full-time SNL cast member which is a shame.

GOLF ANALYSIS

I've officially come full circle on the Players Championship from full-on hater to now preparing to log some major minutes this weekend unless it's a snooze fest like last year's tournament . . . and last week's tournament. Hey, at least I finally relented and acknowledged that Scottie Scheffler was the logical pick before I proceeded to talk myself out of him. 

And I'm going to do it again this week. I mean what are the odds of the prohibitive favorite going back-to-back in consecutive weeks while the defending champion? (Don't answer that). I just can't get my increasingly addled mind around it so I'm looking elsewhere. And that elsewhere is Max Homa who I am starting to envision as a highly accomplished non-major guy a la Matt Kuchar and Rickie Fowler - two players who's ceiling was the Players

I also love the quartet of Shane Lowry, Jason Day, Tommy Fleetwood and Min Woo Lee. They're my John, Paul, George and Ringo of the mid-value picks and they've all got serious top five potential. Then again, don't we all at some point. 

Denny McCarthy is your classic Players sleeper. He's played it four times without missing a cut and he posted a T13 last year which indicates he's figuring it out to the extent that's possible at the always enigmatic TPC Sawgrass. See, I didn't call it a dog track this year. #Growth.   

One and Done Pick: Max Homa
Suffice it to say, the PGA Tour would
welcome a Max win with open arms.

Other Guy I'd Pick: Scottie Scheffler

Sleeper Pick: Denny McCarthy 

DraftKings Top Ten Values

Scottie Scheffler

$12,800

Justin Thomas

$10,600

Max Homa

$9,600

Shane Lowry

$9,100

Jason Day

$8,900

Tommy Fleetwood

$8,800

Min Woo Lee

$8,000

Tom Hoge

$7,800

Denny McCarthy

$6,900

Taylor Moore

$5,900


Apparently I'm not supposed to make light of the name of my preferred communal bar drink due to its dark origins. Whatever.

                            THE IRISH TRANSMISSION ADJUSTMENT
                                HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE CHART

We had to make some tough calls this week that left quality options like Hideki Matsuyama, Keegan Bradley and Brian Harman on the bench. Sometimes it's just about who you know.

 

DK Price

2023

2022

2021

2019

2018

Scottie Scheffler

$12,800

1st

T55

MC

DNP

DNP

Rory McIlroy

$11,600

MC

T33

MC

1st

MC

Xander Schauffele

$11,300

T19

MC

MC

MC

T2

Justin Thomas

$10,600

T60

T33

1st

T35

T11

Patrick Cantlay

$10,300

T19

MC

MC

MC

T23

Viktor Hovland

$10,100

T3

T9

MC

DNP

DNP

Will Zalatoris

$9,900

73rd

T26

21st

DNP

DNP

Wyndham Clark

$9,700

T27

MC

MC

DQ

DNP

Max Homa

$9,600

T6

T13

MC

DNP

DNP

Jordan Spieth

$9,500

T19

MC

T48

MC

T41

Colin Morikawa

$9,400

T13

MC

T41

DNP

DNP

Ludvig Aberg

$9,300

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Sam Burns

$9,200

T35

T26

MC

DNP

DNP

Shane Lowry

$9,100

T35

T13

8th

MC

T46

Cameron Young

$9,000

T51

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

Hideki Matsuyama

$8,900

5th

DNP

MC

T8

MC

Jason Day

$8,900

T19

MC

T35

T8

T5

Tommy Fleetwood

$8,800

T27

T22

MC

T5

T7

Sahith Theegala

$8,700

74th

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

Russell Henley

$8,600

T19

T13

MC

MC

MC

Tony Finau

$8,500

T19

MC

MC

T22

T57

Sungjae Im

$8,400

T6

T55

T17

MC

DNP

Corey Conners

$8,300

MC

T26

7th

T41

DNP

Matt Fitzpatrick

$8,200

MC

MC

T9

T41

T46

Tom Kim

$8,100

T51

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Byeong Hun An

$8,100

T35

DNP

MC

T26

T30

Si Woo Kim

$8,000

T27

W/D

T9

T56

T63

Min Woo Lee

$8,000

T6

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Keegan Bradley

$7,900

MC

5th

T29

T16

T7

Brian Harman

$7,900

T44

T63

T3

T8

MC

Tom Hoge

$7,800

T3

T33

T22

T30

MDF

Harris English

$7,800

MC

DNP

DNP

MC

MC

J.T. Poston

$7,700

MC

MC

T22

T22

DNP

Eric Cole

$7,700

T27

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Chris Kirk

$7,600

MC

MC

T48

T56

T46

Adam Scott

$7,600

71st

MC

T48

T12

T11

Keith Mitchell

$7,500

T35

T13

MC

T47

T77

Adam Hadwin

$7,500

T13

T9

T29

MC

T57

C. Bezuidenhout

$7,400

T13

DNP

T41

DNP

DNP

Emiliano Grillo

$7,400

MC

MC

MC

T26

T37

Rickie Fowler

$7,300

T13

DNP

MC

T47

MC

Erik Van Rooyen

$7,300

DNP

T13

DNP

DNP

DNP

Alex Noren

$7,200

MC

T26

MC

MC

T17

Stephan Jaeger

$7,200

T44

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

Jake Knapp

$7,100

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Nicolai Hojgaard

$7,100

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Justin Rose

$7,000

T6

MC

DNP

T8

T23

Cam Davis

$7,000

T6

MC

MC

DNP

DNP

Denny McCarthy

$6,900

T13

T60

T55

T41

DNP

Nick Taylor

$6,900

MC

DNP

T48

T16

T79

Beau Hossler

$6,800

MC

MC

DNP

MC

T46

Doug Ghim

$6,800

MC

T6

T29

DNP

DNP

Luke List

$6,700

MC

W/D

MC

T56

MC

Matthieu Pavon

$6,700

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Billy Horschel

$6,600

MC

W/D

T58

T26

T37

Kurt Kitayama

$6,600

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Sepp Straka

$6,500

T65

T9

MC

DNP

DNP

Brendon Todd

$6,500

T27

MC

T35

DNP

DNP

Austin Eckroat

$6,500

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Patrick Rodgers

$6,400

MC

MC

T65

77th

MC

Aaron Rai

$6,400

T19

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Andrew Putnam

$6,300

MC

MC

MC

MC

DNP

Lucas Glover

$6,300

T51

MC

T48

MC

T72

Ryan Fox

$6,200

T27

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Adam Svensson

$6,100

T13

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Taylor Montgomery

$6,000

T44

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Taylor Pendrith

$6,000

T69

T13

DNP

DNP

DNP

Ben Griffin

$6,000

T35

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Taylor Moore

$5,900

T35

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

Webb Simpson

$5,900

MC

MC

MC

T16

1st

K.H. Lee

$5,800

MC

T55

T41

DNP

DNP

Mark Hubbard

$5,800

T35

DNP

MC

DNP

DNP

Thomas Detry

$5,700

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Mackenzie Hughes

$5,700

MC

MC

MC

DNP

T57

Brandon Wu

$5,600

T19

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Matt Wallace

$5,500

MC

MC

DNP

T30

DNP

Matt Kuchar

$5,400

MC

MC

MC

T26

T17

Gary Woodland

$5,400

T54

MC

MC

T30

MC

Scott Stallings

$5,200

T69

T42

MC

MC

MC

Joel Dahmen

$5,100

T60

T33

MC

T12

DNP

Francesco Molinari

$5,100

T60

T42

MC

T56

MC


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