I'm supposed to be playing golf and drinking Bud Lights and laughing with three friends right now about how we get to drink and play golf on a Tuesday afternoon but unfortunately this is Maryland in June and that means rain. A shit ton of it. We're talking get your ass to higher ground rain. And it's not even raining now nor is it supposed to for the next few hours but we got so much goddamn rain over the last few days that you can't take a golf cart out and this was gonna be a golf cart round if you know what I mean (and I think you do) so we cancelled it.
So now I'm sitting here in my dining room. Not drinking Bud Light. Writing this shit. For you wonderful people. Genuinely wondering if there are any majors this year. And when they are. And where. And whether Brooks Koepka will let someone else win one of them. Preferably Rory. Not Sabbatini. And how Jason Day and Jordan Spieth are ranked behind Sung Kang. And why I find myself rooting for Bryson DeChambeau. And whether that's a recognized symptom of COVID-19. And why stupid people on TV don't look it up before they ask what the "19" means. So many questions.
But first, this . . .
TWEET OF THE WEEK
The saddest part of this comparison was that it reminded me that I've seen The Wiggles in concert four times which is one more time than I've seen The Who, The Grateful Dead and The Stones and four more times than I've seen The Little River Band.
JILTED TUESDAY GOLFER ANALYSIS
The two most important things you need to know this week are that (1) Bubba Watson has won here three times, and (2) Paul Casey has finished top five in four of the last five years with a T17 as his only miss. Bubba seems reasonably engaged with his game right now so he feels like a safe bet and you can't argue with Casey's consistency so consider them a couple of nice building blocks.
I wrestled with my top guy between Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas both of whom are playing well and I could absolutely see Thomas shooting a 59 on what could be a damp track while still finishing behind DeChambeau. Patrick Cantlay is making his post-pandemic shutdown debut but he was playing well before and has a 60 on this course so he gets the nod over Xander Schauffele and Dustin Johnson though DJ is going to overpower a course for a win here in the next few weeks leading-up to the WGC FedEx St. Jude where he should be the favorite.
The middle picks are pretty much just guys who make sense. Sungjae Im is always a top five waiting to happen, Jason Day is undervalued and Joaquin Niemann finished T5 last week. Always jump on Joaquin when he shows a spark though not literally because he weighs 78 pounds. Heyooo . . . dumb little guy joke alert!
The bottom three are safe picks based on the solid history Keegan Bradley and Kevin Streelman have at the Travelers and the fact that for some reason I need to pick Patrick Rodgers at least once a month. I swear that guy has a top five at every tournament on tour that suckers me in. If he doesn't do it for you, take a flyer on Matthew Wolff or Carlos Ortiz in that price range. Or Ryan Moore if you're into that kind of torture.
One and Done Pick: Paul Casey
Other Guy I'd Pick: Bubba Watson
Best Value: Jason Day
Sleeper Pick: Kevin Streelman
DraftKings Top Ten Values
Other intriguing options not aforementioned herein based on past performance would include Marc Leishman who won here in 2012, Brian Harman who is basically Paul Casey Light on this course and Justin Thomas who I still contend is the best player in the world even if he doesn't want to believe me.
THE OH NO KIDS MURRAY WIGGLE IS HAMMERED ON
STAGE AGAIN HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE CHART
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| "I love the smell of wet dog in the morning. You know that smell. That wet fur smell. Smells like Maryland." |
But first, this . . .
TWEET OF THE WEEK
The saddest part of this comparison was that it reminded me that I've seen The Wiggles in concert four times which is one more time than I've seen The Who, The Grateful Dead and The Stones and four more times than I've seen The Little River Band.
To be fair , we had a better light show! https://t.co/MDTXeIECos— Anthony Field (@Anthony_Wiggle) June 21, 2020
JILTED TUESDAY GOLFER ANALYSIS
The two most important things you need to know this week are that (1) Bubba Watson has won here three times, and (2) Paul Casey has finished top five in four of the last five years with a T17 as his only miss. Bubba seems reasonably engaged with his game right now so he feels like a safe bet and you can't argue with Casey's consistency so consider them a couple of nice building blocks.
I wrestled with my top guy between Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas both of whom are playing well and I could absolutely see Thomas shooting a 59 on what could be a damp track while still finishing behind DeChambeau. Patrick Cantlay is making his post-pandemic shutdown debut but he was playing well before and has a 60 on this course so he gets the nod over Xander Schauffele and Dustin Johnson though DJ is going to overpower a course for a win here in the next few weeks leading-up to the WGC FedEx St. Jude where he should be the favorite.
The middle picks are pretty much just guys who make sense. Sungjae Im is always a top five waiting to happen, Jason Day is undervalued and Joaquin Niemann finished T5 last week. Always jump on Joaquin when he shows a spark though not literally because he weighs 78 pounds. Heyooo . . . dumb little guy joke alert!
The bottom three are safe picks based on the solid history Keegan Bradley and Kevin Streelman have at the Travelers and the fact that for some reason I need to pick Patrick Rodgers at least once a month. I swear that guy has a top five at every tournament on tour that suckers me in. If he doesn't do it for you, take a flyer on Matthew Wolff or Carlos Ortiz in that price range. Or Ryan Moore if you're into that kind of torture.
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| Apparently this picture is NOT from 2013 when Bubba hit it in the water on No. 16, blamed his caddie for picking the wrong club (who blames a caddie?...don't answer that) and finished 4th. |
Other Guy I'd Pick: Bubba Watson
Best Value: Jason Day
Sleeper Pick: Kevin Streelman
DraftKings Top Ten Values
Bryson DeChambeau
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$11,000
|
Patrick Cantlay
|
$9,800
|
Paul Casey
|
$8,900
|
Bubba Watson
|
$8,800
|
Sungjae Im
|
$8,600
|
Joaquin Niemann
|
$7,900
|
Jason Day
|
$7,500
|
Keegan Bradley
|
$7,400
|
Kevin Streelman
|
$7,100
|
Patrick Rodgers
|
$6,900
|
Other intriguing options not aforementioned herein based on past performance would include Marc Leishman who won here in 2012, Brian Harman who is basically Paul Casey Light on this course and Justin Thomas who I still contend is the best player in the world even if he doesn't want to believe me.
THE OH NO KIDS MURRAY WIGGLE IS HAMMERED ON
STAGE AGAIN HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE CHART
DK Price
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2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
Rory McIlroy
|
$11,200
|
DNP
|
T12
|
T17
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Bryson DeChambeau
|
$11,000
|
T8
|
T9
|
T26
|
T47
|
DNP
|
Justin Thomas
|
$10,800
|
T36
|
T56
|
MC
|
T3
|
MC
|
Webb Simpson
|
$10,500
|
DNP
|
MC
|
T8
|
T34
|
DNP
|
Jon Rahm
|
$10,200
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
T64
|
Brooks Koepka
|
$10,000
|
T57
|
T19
|
DNP
|
T9
|
DNP
|
Patrick Cantlay
|
$9,800
|
T15
|
T15
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Xander Schauffele
|
$9,600
|
DNP
|
MC
|
T14
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Dustin Johnson
|
$9,400
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Justin Rose
|
$9,200
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Collin Morikawa
|
$9,100
|
T36
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Abraham Ancer
|
$9,000
|
T8
|
MC
|
MC
|
T56
|
DNP
|
Paul Casey
|
$8,900
|
T5
|
T2
|
T5
|
T17
|
2nd
|
Bubba Watson
|
$8,800
|
T54
|
1st
|
MC
|
T25
|
1st
|
Patrick Reed
|
$8,700
|
T30
|
MC
|
T5
|
T11
|
MC
|
Sungjae Im
|
$8,600
|
T21
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Sergio Garcia
|
$8,500
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Jordan Spieth
|
$8,400
|
MC
|
T42
|
1st
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Tony Finau
|
$8,200
|
MC
|
DNP
|
T17
|
T25
|
T25
|
Matthew Fitzpatrick
|
$8,100
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Marc Leishman
|
$8,000
|
T21
|
MC
|
T17
|
T9
|
T39
|
J.T. Poston
|
$7,900
|
MC
|
MC
|
MC
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Joaquin Niemann
|
$7,900
|
T5
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Ian Poulter
|
$7,800
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Viktor Hovland
|
$7,800
|
T54
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Joel Dahmen
|
$7,700
|
T43
|
MC
|
T62
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Kevin Kisner
|
$7,700
|
T15
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Brian Harman
|
$7,600
|
T8
|
T6
|
T35
|
MC
|
3rd
|
Scottie Scheffler
|
$7,600
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Corey Connors
|
$7,500
|
DNP
|
MC
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Jason Day
|
$7,500
|
T8
|
T12
|
MC
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Jason Kokrak
|
$7,400
|
MC
|
MC
|
T26
|
DNP
|
T48
|
Keegan Bradley
|
$7,400
|
T2
|
T47
|
T8
|
T25
|
T39
|
Billy Horschel
|
$7,300
|
DNP
|
MC
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
T25
|
Chez Reavie
|
$7,300
|
1st
|
MC
|
T43
|
T47
|
T25
|
Ryan Palmer
|
$7,300
|
DNP
|
MC
|
T53
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Brandt Snedeker
|
$7,200
|
T43
|
MC
|
T14
|
DNP
|
T10
|
Byeon Hun An
|
$7,200
|
MC
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Louis Oosthuizen
|
$7,200
|
T36
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
T17
|
MC
|
Dylan Fritelli
|
$7,100
|
MC
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Harold Varner, III
|
$7,100
|
T21
|
MC
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Kevin Na
|
$7,100
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
MC
|
Kevin Streelman
|
$7,100
|
T15
|
T33
|
T8
|
MC
|
MC
|
Shane Lowry
|
$7,100
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
MC
|
DNP
|
Charley Hoffman
|
$7,000
|
MC
|
T15
|
T3
|
T25
|
DNP
|
Jim Furyk
|
$7,000
|
DNP
|
MC
|
T26
|
T5
|
DNP
|
Max Homa
|
$7,000
|
MC
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
MC
|
Bud Cauley
|
$6,900
|
MC
|
DNP
|
T35
|
T70
|
DNP
|
Danny Lee
|
$6,900
|
MC
|
T15
|
T3
|
DNP
|
T25
|
Patrick Rodgers
|
$6,900
|
DNP
|
T26
|
T35
|
T3
|
T39
|
Phil Mickelson
|
$6,900
|
MC
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Ryan Moore
|
$6,900
|
T15
|
MC
|
DNP
|
T17
|
DNP
|
Carlos Ortiz
|
$6,800
|
MC
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
T34
|
DNP
|
Matthew Wolff
|
$6,800
|
T80
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Russell Knox
|
$6,700
|
T21
|
T38
|
T62
|
1st
|
W/D
|
Zach Johnson
|
$6,700
|
DNP
|
T19
|
MC
|
T47
|
6th
|
Brendan Steele
|
$6,600
|
T21
|
MC
|
T14
|
T17
|
T25
|
Kevin Tway
|
$6,500
|
T5
|
T6
|
T43
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
Vaughn Taylor
|
$6,500
|
4th
|
T47
|
T57
|
T38
|
DNP
|
C.T. Pan
|
$6,400
|
T36
|
MC
|
T8
|
DNP
|
DNP
|
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