Fantasy Golf: Charles Schwab Challenge Preview

At some point I'm going to write about my son's graduation weekend in New Orleans which paralleled my pick winning the PGA Championship getting me halfway to the 2024 Grand Slam. It feels like a long overdue FGR timeline opportunity and I already have the detailed three day itinerary I drafted for the grandparents to use as an outline. 

For a teaser, I'll tell you that (1) the itinerary backfired by creating more questions than it was designed to avoid (quite literally anyone could have seen that coming), and (2) since the Masters, my one and done picks have earned $11,875,232 propelling me, and anyone who put their faith in me, into first place in our respective leagues. Thanks to those who supported me through the troubling times of the early season and suck on that haters!   

TWEET OF THE WEEK

This complete 🤡 show of lawyering prompted me to look-up it's author and, to no one's surprise, he also runs a local youth soccer club. That puts him in "if Ted Cruz and Greg Norman had a baby" territory. Frightening.   

First-rate assholery from Baltimore's most hegemonic, classless and tone-deaf restaurant group. https://t.co/vTp3uOe33j

— David Simon (@AoDespair) May 13, 2024

GOLF ANALYSIS

I've already changed my pick three times starting with Sungjae Im and then switching to Jordan Spieth before settling on Thomas Detry (for now). This is mostly a product of the fact that I've used all of the favorites including Tony Finau who feels like the logical choice. Brian Harman makes sense but I'm looking for a little more pizazz so Detry is my guy. And with the word "pizazz", I likely just doomed him to a missed cut.

I also went with Max Homa over Spieth in the top spot despite the latter's sparkling record at Colonial including a win in 2016. I just don't trust Jordan with my heart right now but I'm not ruling him out at either Pinehurst or Royal Troon if he finds some semblance of consistency over the next few weeks (and no I was not able to write that with a straight face). 

The strength this week feels like it's in the middle of the pack with guys like Harris English, Justin Rose, Tom Kim and even Mark Hubbard. Homeless Hubs hasn't missed a cut in 2024 and has made four in a row at Colonial with a T9 last year. I'm not going to do a wagering chart this week because those have been as disastrous as my overall picks have been stupendous lately but I wouldn't look at you crooked if you took Hubbard to finish top ten at +550. 

And finally, I love that Ben Kohles bounced-back from a soul crushing loss at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson by making the cut at the Wells Fargo and then finishing T26 at the PGA Championship. Beware the kid who doesn't crumble after letting his first PGA Tour win slip away like that. I would've spent two weeks curled-up in the fetal position drinking red wine and listening to Natalie Merchant. 

One and Done Pick: Thomas Detry

Let's do this thing you big
goofy German son of a bitch.

Other Guy I'd Pick: Tony Finau

Sleeper Pick: Ben Kohles 

DraftKings Top Ten Values

Max Homa	$10,400
Tony Finau	$9,900
Brian Harman	$9,500
Harris English	$9,000
Justin Rose	$8,500
Tom Kim	$8,200
Thomas Detry	$8,000
Mark Hubbard	$7,700
Brendon Todd	$7,000
Ben Kohles	$5,500

From 1980 to 1983, Dabney Coleman had a bit of an epic supporting actor run playing key roles as the smarmy prick in 9 to 5, Tootsie and WarGames. Many of us, however, will always remember him for peaking as that character while stealing the show in Modern Problems.   

                                       THE MARK WINSLOW JUNE 5TH: 

                                 PARTIAL LIST OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

                                   HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE CHART

I know I didn't even mention the defendant in Kentucky Court of Justice case no. 24-F-003479 (I love that you can just look that shit up) despite the fact that he's the best player in the world who also finished top three at this event the last two years but $13,300? Who's got that kind of money?

Daniel Berger is also worth a look. The 2020 winner is still regaining form after a long injury layoff but now he's made four cuts in a row. And I'd be remiss if I didn't note the defending champion Emiliano Grillo but he's clearly established himself as an odd year only guy.  

	DK Price	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Scottie Scheffler	$13,300	T3	2nd	MC	T55	DNP
Colin Morikawa	$11,000	T29	T40	T14	2nd	DNP
Jordan Spieth	$10,600	MC	T7	2nd	T10	T8
Max Homa	$10,400	T9	T23	DNP	MC	T27
Tony Finau	$9,900	MC	T4	T20	T23	2nd
Min Woo Lee	$9,700	T48	MC	DNP	DNP	DNP
Si Woo Kim	$9,600	T29	DNP	W/D	MC	MC
Brian Harman	$9,500	T29	MC	T8	T23	DNP
Sungjae Im	$9,400	MC	T15	MC	T10	MC
Tom Hoge	$9,300	T52	MC	MC	MC	T40
Adam Scott	$9,200	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Harris English	$9,000	T12	DNP	DNP	MC	DNP
C. Bezuidenhout	$8,900	T21	T15	DNP	MC	DNP
Billy Horschel	$8,800	T40	MC	T40	T38	T19
Denny McCarthy	$8,700	MC	T27	MC	66th	MC
Keith Mitchell	$8,600	DNP	DNP	MC	T64	DNP
Justin Rose	$8,500	T12	MC	T20	T3	T58
Chris Kirk	$8,400	MC	T15	T69	T60	DNP
Sepp Straka	$8,300	T29	DNP	MC	MC	DNP
Tom Kim	$8,200	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Keegan Bradley	$8,100	DNP	DNP	DNP	T32	DNP
Thomas Detry	$8,000	T21	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Akshay Bhatia	$7,900	56th	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Taylor Moore	$7,900	MC	MC	DNP	DNP	DNP
Aaron Rai	$7,800	T12	68th	DNP	DNP	DNP
Daniel Berger	$7,800	DNP	T23	T20	1st	T53
Mark Hubbard	$7,700	T9	T52	T69	T43	DNP
Maverick McNealy	$7,700	T52	MC	T20	T32	DNP
Davis Thompson	$7,600	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
J.T. Poston	$7,600	MC	MC	MC	T10	MC
Rickie Fowler	$7,600	T6	T57	DNP	MC	MC
Austin Eckroat	$7,500	T16	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Beau Hossler	$7,500	T70	T21	DNP	MC	T40
Lucas Glover	$7,500	DNP	T40	T8	T23	DNP
Adam Schenk	$7,400	2nd	MC	T65	T43	MC
Andrew Putnam	$7,400	T29	T15	MC	MC	T3
Cam Davis	$7,300	MC	T7	T45	MC	DNP
Nicolai Hojgaard	$7,300	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Ryan Fox	$7,300	T21	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Kevin Yu	$7,200	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Lee Hodges	$7,200	T29	T35	DNP	DNP	DNP
Patrick Rodgers	$7,200	T57	T35	MC	T14	DNP
Emiliano Grillo	$7,100	1st	T63	T8	MC	T19
Ryo Hisatune	$7,100	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Brendon Todd	$7,000	T57	3rd	T8	MC	DNP
Eric Cole	$7,000	MC	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Robert Macintyre	$7,000	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Chris Gotterup	$6,900	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Greyson Sigg	$6,900	MC	MC	DNP	DNP	DNP
Luke List	$6,900	T57	DNP	MC	DNP	DNP
Sam Stevens	$6,800	T29	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Webb Simpson	$6,800	DNP	T27	DNP	MC	DNP
Charley Hoffman	$6,600	DNP	66th	T3	MC	T13
Gary Woodland	$6,600	DNP	MC	T14	9th	DNP
K.H. Lee	$6,600	T57	MC	DNP	MC	T64
Alejandro Tosti	$6,300	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Justin Suh	$6,100	T16	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Kevin Tway	$6,100	MC	MC	DNP	MC	T19
Ben Kohles	$5,700	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Kevin Streelman	$5,600	T9	MC	T20	MC	T31
Joel Dahmen	$5,500	T68	T63	MC	T19	MC
Robby Shelton	$5,500	T29	DNP	T59	DNP	DNP

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