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Rickie Fowler Checks Some Nice Boxes This Week at Royal St. George's
Rickie Fowler has played in ten Open Championships, and he has only missed one cut. The Oklahoma State product has finished runner-up at Royal Liverpool in 2014, sixth at Royal Portrush in 2019, and fifth at Royal St. George's in 2011! After a disappointing start to the 2021 season, Fowler is finally starting to get... Read More
Abraham Ancer Makes Sense on Paper at Royal St. George's
Abraham Ancer has missed the cut in his only two Open Championship appearances, but he does possess a style of play that should translate well to links golf. Over his last 36 rounds, the University of Oklahoma product ranks third in good drives gained, ninth in three-putt-avoidance, and first in par four scoring (400-450 yards).... Read More
Louis Oosthuizen Looks to Continue His Strong Run At Majors
Louis Oosthuizen checks all of the boxes this week. The South African is a former winner of the Open Championship, albeit it being back in 2010, and he has also recorded a runner-up finish in 2015 as well. His success at this event should not come as a surprise, as over his last 36 rounds,... Read More
Patrick Cantlay Aiming to Capture First Major Title
Patrick Cantlay is a form player, and he travels to England in the midst of an impressive run. The four-time PGA Tour winner has now recorded four top-25 finishes in a row, including a win at the Memorial. While Cantlay has only played the Open Championship twice, he has made the cut both times, including... Read More
Brooks Koepka Brings Major Championship Pedigree to England
With top-five finishes in both of the most recent major championships, there is no reason to believe that Brooks Koepka cannot continue his success on the biggest stage. The four-time major champion is 84 under-par since 2016 in majors, which is 60 strokes better than his nearest competitor. He has also claimed four titles during... Read More
Justin Thomas Enters the Open Championship with Red Flags
Justin Thomas is synonymous with elite iron play, but his approach game has been failing him of late. Thomas has lost strokes on approach in back to back starts for the first time since March of 2019, a full 47 starts ago. With that being said, he still managed top-20 finishes at the U.S. Open... Read More
PGA DFS Preview: 2021 John Deere Classic
Hi RotoBallers! I'm Andy Lack and I'm very excited to be with you as a new member of the RB PGA team! In our ongoing attempt to expand and improve our PGA coverage, I will be dropping a 'Tournament Preview' every Monday morning. I hope this preview will give you a head start on your... Read More
Kramer Hickock Will Not Be A Factor In The Quad Cities
Fantasy managers may remember Kramer Hickock from his disappointing playoff loss to Harris English a few weeks ago at the Travelers Championship. While that was an impressive performance, the University of Texas product's ball-striking regressed significantly last week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, and his fit at TPC Deere Run is questionable at best. The... Read More
Rafa Cabrera Bello Should Not Be Backed In The Quad Cities
There's not much of a case to be made for taking a chance on Rafa Cabrera Bello at the John Deere Classic. Over his last 36 rounds, the Spaniard ranks outside the top 100 in strokes gained approach, opportunities gained, birdies or better gained, par five scoring, and proximity from 125-150 yards. Bello has missed... Read More
Dylan Frittelli Looks To Defend His John Deere Classic Title
Since the John Deere Classic was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dylan Frittelli is this week's defending champion, as he claimed victory in the Quad Cities in 2019. While Frittelli came into the 2019 edition in poor form, his 2021 game log is even more concerning. The University of Texas product has... Read More
Brandon Hagy Coming Off A Strong Performance
Brandon Hagy is coming off a sixth-place finish last week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in which he gained strokes in all four major categories, including 3.2 strokes off the tee and 3.2 strokes putting. While there's reason to believe that Hagy's putting will regress, the University of California's product's strong finish last week was... Read More
Cam Davis Looks To Build Momentum Off His First Win
Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage last week in spectacular fashion, holing out from a bunker on the 17th hole for eagle to tie the lead, and then outlasting Joaquin Niemann and Troy Merritt in a playoff. There is often an exhale from players after such a momentous performance, but Davis still projects as a... Read More
Cameron Champ Not Worth The Risk At The John Deere Classic
Cameron Champ's run of poor play has been certainly jarring for fantasy managers. The Texas A & M product has now missed four consecutive cuts and not recorded a top-10 finish on Tour since the Zozo Championship in October. The biggest reason for Champ's downturn has been a faulty putter. The two-time PGA Tour winner... Read More
Lucas Glover Is A Solid Option In The Quad Cities
Lucas Glover checks a number of key boxes this week. Over his last 36 rounds, the former U.S. Open champion ranks sixth in birdies or better gained, 10th in par-four scoring (400-450 yards) and 24th in opportunities gained. Glover gains strokes on the field in easy scoring conditions, on bent-grass greens, on TPC courses and... Read More
Russell Henley A Perfect Fit For TPC Deere Run
Last time Russell Henley got a crack at TPC Deere Run, he shot a final-round 61 to finish as the runner-up here in 2019. There's no reason to believe that Henley isn't capable of building off that momentum and recording another strong finish in the Quad Cities. The University of Georgia product checks all of... Read More
Brian Harman Looks To Capture Second John Deere Classic Title
Brian Harman should be full of good vibes this week as he returns to the site of his first PGA Tour win. Harman is a much better player now than he was back in 2014, when he last captured victory in the Quad Cities. Over his last 36 rounds, the University of Georgia product ranks... Read More
Daniel Berger Is The Class Of The Field In The Quad Cities
Daniel Berger is the highest-priced golfer on the DFS slate at the John Deere Classic, and for good reason. The four-time PGA Tour winner is the only player in the field this week inside the top 25 in the official world golf rankings, and he ranks inside the top 10 in this field in a... Read More
2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic: PGA DFS Preview
Hi RotoBallers! I'm Andy Lack and I'm very excited to be with you as a new member of the RB PGA team! In our ongoing attempt to expand and improve our PGA coverage, I will be dropping a 'Tournament Preview' every Monday morning. I hope this preview will give you a head start on your... Read More
Kyle Stanley Trending In The Right Direction
Kyle Stanley is hitting the ball incredibly well right now. The Clemson product has gained strokes off the tee in seven consecutive starts, and he is coming off a week at the Travelers Championship where he gained 6.8 strokes on approach. The only issue is the flat stick. Over his last 36 rounds, Stanley ranks... Read More
Brendon Todd Presents Great Value This Week
Detroit Golf Club is a nice fit for Brendon Todd. Over his last 36 rounds, the University of Georgia product ranks ninth in strokes gained putting, seventh in proximity from 100-125 yards and 11th in par-four scoring (400-450 yards). Todd always does his best work in easy scoring conditions, as all three of his PGA... Read More
Harold Varner A Decent Option At Detroit Golf Club
While fantasy managers should be dubious of Harold Varner's elite upside, he does deserve at least some consideration based on last week's ball-striking performance. The East Carolina product gained 6.9 strokes on approach at the Travelers Championship, good for his best performance of the 2021 season. With rankings of 12th in opportunities gained and fifth... Read More
Matthew Wolff A High-Risk, High-Reward Play
While Matthew Wolff looked fantastic two weeks ago at the U.S. Open, he was awful last week at the Travelers Championship. Many young players of Wolff's caliber are prone to swings of volatility, but the Oklahoma State product can be particularly fickle. From a course-fit standpoint, Wolff sets up great for Detroit Golf Club, as... Read More
Gary Woodland Could Contend At Detroit Golf Club
Detroit Golf Club should be a nice fit for Gary Woodland. Two of his best results this season -- a 14th-place finish at the Charles Schwab and a fifth-place finish at the Wells Fargo -- have both come on classical, tree-lined golf courses. Naturally, fantasy managers may presume that Woodland is better suited for a... Read More
Bubba Watson Coming Off A Disappointing Collapse
Last week at the Travelers Championship, Bubba Watson held the lead late on Sunday afternoon before bogeying his final five holes to fall all the way down to 19th place on the leaderboard. Watson is a seasoned veteran, and fantasy managers should not be concerned about scar tissue, yet with that being said, Detroit Golf... Read More
Will Zalatoris Looks To Regain Form At Detroit Golf Club
Will Zalatoris has cooled off from his torrid start to the 2021 season with a 59th-place finish and a missed cut in his last two appearances. The Wake Forest product's struggles have come primarily on the greens, as Zalatoris has now lost strokes putting in five consecutive starts. On a course where putting is so... Read More
Cameron Tringale Sets Up Perfectly For Detroit Golf Club
Cameron Tringale has finished in fifth place and 30th place in two appearances at Detroit Golf Club, and fantasy managers should expect the Georgia Tech product to continue his strong play in Michigan. Tringale is an incredible wedge player, ranking 10th in proximity from 75-100 yards and 22nd in proximity from 100-125 yards over his... Read More
Webb Simpson Should Be Very Comfortable At Detroit
In his only appearance at Detroit Golf Club, Webb Simpson finished in eighth place while gaining 1.9 strokes off the tee and 4.6 strokes on approach. Simpson's success in Detroit should not come as a surprise, as the former U.S. Open champion has a clear affinity for Donald Ross courses, with six top-10s at the... Read More
Patrick Reed A Great Option At Detroit Golf Club
Believe it or not, Patrick Reed is hitting the ball better than he has in years. Last week at the Travelers Championship, the nine-time PGA Tour winner gained four strokes on approach and 2.6 strokes off the tee. This is the third week in a row in which Reed has gained over 3.4 strokes on... Read More
2021 Travelers Championship: PGA DFS Preview
Hi RotoBallers! I'm Andy Lack and I'm very excited to be with you as a new member of the RB PGA team! In our ongoing attempt to expand and improve our PGA coverage, I will be dropping a 'Tournament Preview' every Monday morning. I hope this preview will give you a head start on your... Read More
Max Homa A Great Leverage Play This Week
Despite possessing an ideal statistical profile for TPC River Highlands, Max Homa seems to be flying under the radar this week. While he does not boast a strong history at this event, Homa is a much better player now than he was in years past. The two-time PGA Tour winner is in the midst of... Read More
