Fantasy Golf: Tournament of Champions Preview

Golf is back and just in time to give me something easy to write about as I try to manufacture the rest of my ill-fated 2020 year in review which turned-out to be pretty thin about halfway into April. It'll get done. It may take until the middle of this April but it'll get it done. Probably. (Maybe).

We actually have a banner weekend of sports coming-up between the golf, NFL playoffs and the NCAA FBS BCS STFU LMFAO National Championship game. Some of you kids out there might be interested to know that there was a time when more than four different teams actually had a chance of winning this thing. Even Notre Dame. No really. 

TWEET OF THE WEEK

From your lips to God's ears Counting Crows . . . 

VERY ASTUTE GOLF ANALYSIS

The primary question this week is which "no fucks to give" version of Dustin Johnson are we going to get. Is it going to be the "I don't give a fuck how I play and I'm fine finishing tied for 8th" version or is it going to be the "fuck it I can beat this field by three shots if I want to so I'm going to go ahead and beat them by five." I'm banking on the latter. Now D.J. has had a taste of lion he's thinking "you know what, lion tastes good."   

"Let's go get some more lion!"

As for the other favorites, you have to pick Xander Schauffle. It's a rule. And because 2020 is clearly dragging its stink into 2021, we're going with Patrick Reed. I had a strong temptation to give Bryson a spot because he should be able to bomb it around this place with impunity but I don't want to hate myself that much this week. 

This would appear to be Hideki Matsuyama's favorite course outside of Arizona as he's finished top five the last three times he's played it. And Colin Morikawa barely gets the nod over Tony Finau and Daniel Berger on a hunch. Same with Sungjae Im over Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann. 

More on the value guys in the Historical Performance Chart preamble because I had nothing else to write there.

One and Done Pick: Dustin Johnson

Blogger now leaves this 
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so I'm using a picture of 
this stupid $2,300 driver.

Other Guy I'd Pick: Xander Schauffele

Sleeper Pick: Lanto Griffin

DraftKings Top Ten Values

Dustin Johnson	$11,000
Xander Schauffele	$10,000
Patrick Reed	$9,600
Hideki Matsuyama	$9,000
Collin Morikawa	$8,800
Sungjae Im	$8,200
Cameron Champ	$7,900
Marc Leishman	$7,400
Lanto Griffin	$6,900
Martin Laird	$6,400

                                       THE DIABOLICALLY MUTATING

                                  HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE CHART

Not a ton of information to glean from this week's chart but definitely worth noting are Marc Leishman's recent T4 and T7 along with Cameron Champ and Lanto Griffin's respectable outings. The course would seem to suit both of those guys. We'll go with Martin Laird as our bargain guy based on his tie for 4th at Kapalua . . . in 2010. 

	DK PRICE	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Dustin Johnson	$11,000	T7	T4	1st	T6	T10
Justin Thomas	$10,700	1st	3rd	T22	1st	T21
Jon Rahm	$10,400	10th	T8	2nd	DNP	DNP
B. DeChambeau	$10,200	DNP	7th	26th	DNP	DNP
X. Schauffele	$10,000	T2	1st	T22	DNP	DNP
Patrick Cantlay	$9,800	4th	DNP	T15	DNP	DNP
Patrick Reed	$9,600	T2	T25	DNP	T6	2nd
Webb Simpson	$9,400	DNP	T8	DNP	DNP	DNP
Viktor Hovland	$9,200	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Hideki Matsuyama	$9,000	DNP	DNP	T4	2nd	DNP
Tony Finau	$8,900	DNP	DNP	DNP	T9	DNP
Collin Morikawa	$8,800	T7	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Harris English	$8,700	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Daniel Berger	$8,600	DNP	DNP	T11	T14	DNP
Scottie Scheffler	$8,500	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Cameron Smith	$8,400	DNP	DNP	T17	DNP	DNP
Joaquin Niemann	$8,300	T5	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Sungjae Im	$8,200	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Adam Scott	$8,100	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Abraham Ancer	$8,000	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Cameron Champ	$7,900	T14	T11	DNP	DNP	DNP
Kevin Kisner	$7,800	T14	DNP	T17	9th	DNP
Sergio Garcia	$7,700	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Billy Horschel	$7,600	DNP	T25	DNP	DNP	DNP
Sebastian Munoz	$7,500	T17	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Marc Leishman	$7,400	DNP	T4	T7	DNP	DNP
Jason Kokrak	$7,300	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Brendon Todd	$7,200	29th	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Lanto Griffin	$6,900	13th	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Mackenzie Hughes	$6,800	DNP	DNP	DNP	T25	DNP
Kevin Na	$6,700	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Stewart Cink	$6,600	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Michael Thompson	$6,500	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Martin Laird	$6,400	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Andrew Landry	$6,300	DNP	T22	DNP	DNP	DNP
Nick Taylor	$6,200	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Hudson Swafford	$6,100	DNP	DNP	T27	DNP	DNP
Richie Werenski	$6,000	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Robert Streb	$6,000	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

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