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It’s been a good season so far for my fantasy team with healthy profits achieved at the Houston Open (fifth out of 333) and Valero Texas Open (25th).
This week it’s a Signature Event and a limited 72-man field so some classy players are available at the bottom end of the price range.
And that’s always a crucial area. Regular players in the Fanteam game will know by now that the cheapest player in your six-man line-up, the Underdog (UD), scores x1.25pts (as does the captain). Full scoring rules are here.
This week’s event takes place on the par-70 Wissahickon course at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Pennsylvania. The A.W. Tillinghast track is one we’ve not seen before on the PGA Tour which makes things tricky although there are some clues.
Rory McIlroy is a major outlay at 24M but I rather fancy him for something around 10th this week as he focuses on next week’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, a venue where he’s won four times.
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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)
Patrick Cantlay (19M): Cantlay jumps off the page here given his fantastic record on Bentgrass and strong body of work in the North-East of the United States. This course should really suit and the fact he has two good finishes on Tillinghast tracks (third in the 2019 US PGA at Bethpage and eighth at the 2018 Northern Trust) backs that feeling up. His record on par 70s is excellent too.
Hideki Matsuyama (18.2M): Matsuyama could be a value buy here as, once more, he’s slightly dipped under the radar after falling short for a little while. But a closing 66 at The Masters last time secured a top 25 and, eyecatchingly, he ranked 2nd for Strokes Gained: Approach at Augusta. That’s likely to be a key factor this week. This course should be a good one for him.
Others to consider: Collin Morikawa (21M) should enjoy this short, ball-striking test and a big week is expected. He doesn’t come cheap though and perhaps has gone a little flat of late. Justin Thomas (20M) won the RBC Heritage last time out and is a dangerous animal when in winning form. Jordan Spieth (18M) can also do plenty of damage here and he made it four top 20s on the spin with fourth in last week’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Mid-Range Value Selections ($14.2m up to 18m)
Shane Lowry (17M): I’m very sweet on Lowry this week. The Irishman was a runner-up in the US Open on his last start in Pennsylvania and has seven top 20s in his last eight starts. He ranks highly for SG: Tee To Green (4th) and SG: Approach (11th) and a bit of inclement weather in the forecast could aid him too.
Keegan Bradley (16.2M): The US Ryder Cup skipper could still make his own team and added to a strong season with 18th at Hilton Head, a place where he’d never done anything of note. Born and bred in the North-East, he won at Aronimink on his last outing in Pennsylvania and has plenty of other great form in this corner of the United States. His tee-to-green game should serve him well.
Jason Day (16M): Has now withdrawn.
Others to consider: Andrew Novak (15.6M) has Ted Rogers form of 3-2-1, the latter coming in the Zurich Classic pairs event. He’s been a man to follow this season. Aaron Rai (15.4M) is another who performs better on shorter courses and the Englishman is the straighest driver on the PGA Tour. Justin Rose (15.2M) won his US Open very near to here and his Masters second place shows what a top performer he remains.
Underdog Options (14m and Under)
Harris English (13.8M): English already has silverware this season after a gutsy win at Torrey Pines and he admits he likes it when scoring is tough. That should be the case this week at a venue where Bernhard Langer once won the Senior Players Championship with +1. He impressed again with 12th at The Masters, ranking 10th for Approach.
Lucas Glover (13.2M): Glover has had some great ball-striking weeks this season and that’s helped him to third places at both Pebble Beach and The Players Championship. He ranked in the top four for SG: Approach in both.
Others to consider: Erik van Rooyen (12.4M) finished (an admittely distant) second to Scottie Scheffler last week so has plenty of confidence. He’s finished 8th and 23rd in the two Majors he’s played on Tillinghast courses. Gary Woodland (12.6M) was eighth in the 2019 US PGA on Tillinghast’s Bethpage Black. He withdrew with a sore back last week so if you like the ‘beware the injured golfer’ angle, he’s your man. After some awful form, Max Homa (13M) bounced back with 12th at Augusta. Note that he was only 70th at the RBC Heritage but, on pedigree, he’s a bargain. Tom Hoge (13.4M) should always be on the radar for a ball-striking test and his last four individual starts show a pair of top fives and a further two top 20s.
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For those listed, I’d take Robert MacIntyre to beat Min Woo Lee, Patrick Cantlay to beat Ludvig Aberg and Jordan Spieth to beat Viktor Hovland.
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Patrick Cantlay at 16/1 and Shane Lowry at 33/1 are worth a look in this win only market. Both are overdue a success and perhaps can gain inspiration from Justin Thomas, who ended his victory drought with a triumph at Hilton Head.
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