Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Fantasy Golf: Charles Schwab Challenge Preview

I had one of those super self-aggrandizing golf stories rolling for this week's introduction but I was about three paragraphs in when I realized that it warrants it's own post and pithy title instead of getting buried in some overdue preview of a post-major tournament that no one is going to read. So this was the introduction. Hope you enjoyed it.
 
TWEET OF THE WEEK

I'll just leave this here for you Mr. Miller. Asshole. 


GLUTEN FREE GOLF ANALYSIS 

My reluctance about picking Jon Rahm last week led to that rare last minute switch that actually worked as my faith in the major runner-up king Louis Oosthuizen was rewarded. Not that Rahm was a bad pick at T8 but I prefer T2 with Rahm still in my back pocket.  

I face a similar quandary this week. Jordan Spieth is playing well and, when that's the case and you have him available (which I do), he should almost be a lock for the British Open where he has a win, a T4 and a T9 in his last five tries. Something about his incessant whining about every bad bounce makes him a good fit for links golf. It's like he draws strength from the perceived persecution by the uneven terrain and links golf gives him an endless supply of that. With that being said, Spieth's track record at Colonial is even better and the competition is weaker so I'm using him here. For now. 

The rest of the picks are pretty unsurprising and relatively uninspiring with the exception of Will Zalatoris who has never played this event before but shows all of the signs of being a guy who will contend at an event he's never played before (see Colin Morikawa - 2020). I should probably stick with FGR favorite Abraham Ancer at that price but he's been carrying the burden of my expectations all season and I'm sure would welcome the break. 

One and Done Pick: Jordan Spieth
The look of a man who is visibly shaken
each and every time they tell him that they
STILL don't serve onion rings at Taco Bell.


Other Guy I'd Pick: Will Zalatoris

Sleeper Pick: Cameron Champ

DraftKings Top Ten Values


Jordan Spieth

$11,200

Will Zalatoris

$9,900

Tony Finau

$9,600

Justin Rose

$8,900

Ryan Palmer

$8,600

Kevin Na

$8,400

Harold Varner, III

$7,400

Joel Dahmen

$7,400

Rory Sabbatini

$7,100

Cameron Champ

$6,900

                                       
                                        MUCH MUCH MORE THAN JUST A 
                                     HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE CHART

The one takeaway I'll give you from the chart below is that a lot of good players played good at last year's tournament so that's good.

Jordan Spieth

$11,200

T10

T8

T32

T2

1st

Justin Thomas

$11,000

T10

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Colin Morikawa

$10,500

2nd

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Patrick Reed

$10,300

T7

DNP

DNP

DNP

T15

Daniel Berger

$10,000

1st

T53

DNP

DNP

DNP

Will Zalatoris

$9,900

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Abraham Ancer

$9,700

T14

T58

T52

DNP

DNP

Tony Finau

$9,600

T23

2nd

DNP

T29

T39

Scottie Scheffler

$9,500

T55

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Corey Connors

$9,400

T19

T31

T8

DNP

DNP

Joaquin Niemann

$9,300

T32

T31

T8

DNP

DNP

Gary Woodland

$9,200

9th

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Sungjae Im

$9,100

T10

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

Jason Kokrak

$9,000

T3

DNP

T32

MC

T55

Justin Rose

$8,900

T3

T58

1st

DNP

DNP

Billy Horschel

$8,800

T38

T19

DNP

T34

DNP

Charley Hoffman

$8,700

MC

T13

T52

T24

T42

Ryan Palmer

$8,600

MC

T6

MC

T70

T3

Phil Mickelson

$8,500

MC

DNP

DNP

T29

DNP

Kevin Na

$8,400

MC

1st

4th

DNP

T42

Kevin Streelman

$8,300

MC

T31

76th

T18

MC

Matt Wallace

$8,200

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Cameron Tringale

$8,100

DNP

DNP

DNP

72nd

T62

Brian Harman

$8,000

T23

DNP

T14

T7

T25

Brandt Snedeker

$7,900

DNP

T19

T42

T48

T17

Emiliano Grillo

$7,900

MC

T19

3rd

T24

T55

Ian Poulter

$7,700

T29

T70

DNP

DNP

MC

Chris Kirk

$7,600

T60

DNP

T11

T67

T15

Matt Kuchar

$7,600

MC

DNP

T32

T12

DNP

Branden Grace

$7,500

T19

T53

DNP

DNP

DNP

Cameron Davis

$7,500

MC

DNP

DNP

MC

DNP

Peter Uilein

$7,500

T14

T13

DNP

DNP

DNP

Sergio Garcia

$7,500

MC

DNP

DNP

T12

DNP

Harold Varner, III

$7,400

T19

DNP

DNP

MC

DNP

Joel Dahmen

$7,400

T19

MC

T20

DNP

DNP

Patton Kizzire

$7,400

MC

MC

T64

T63

MC

Scott Stallings

$7,400

DNP

MC

MC

MC

MC

Carlos Ortiz

$7,300

MC

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

Doug Ghim

$7,300

MC

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

Lucas Glover

$7,300

T23

DNP

DNP

MC

MC

Michael NeSmith

$7,300

T49

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Russell Knox

$7,300

MC

T8

T20

DNP

DNP

Talor Gooch

$7,300

T43

T29

MC

DNP

DNP

C.T. Pan

$7,200

MC

T3

T20

MC

DNP

Harry Higgs

$7,200

T38

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Kevin Kisner

$7,200

T29

MC

T52

1ST

T10

Brendon Todd

$7,100

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

MC

Kyle Stanley

$7,100

DNP

DNP

DNP

MC

MC

Pat Perez

$7,100

T49

W/D

T42

MC

DNP

Rory Sabbatini

$7,100

T14

T6

T20

MC

DNP

Adam Hadwin

$7,000

T43

DNP

T52

T53

T22

Sebastian Munoz

$7,000

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Cameron Champ

$6,900

T14

T58

DNP

MC

DNP

J.T. Poston

$6,900

T10

MC

T20

T41

DNP

Maverick McNealy

$6,900

T32

DNP

T42

DNP

DNP

Zach Johnson

$6,900

T43

MC

MC

T63

T17

Richy Werenski

$6,800

T58

MC

T74

DNP

DNP

Scott Piercy

$6,800

T64

T19

MC

T7

T67

Tom Hoge

$6,800

MC

T40

T42

DNP

T17

Wyndham Clark

$6,800

MC

MC

DNP

DNP

DNP

Henrik Stenson

$6,700

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Patrick Rodgers

$6,700

T14

DNP

MC

MC

DNP

Jason Dufner

$6,600

67th

T40

MC

MC

T6

 
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