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About Chris Mangano
I'm a Southern California sports fan - Lakers, Ducks, Angels - and the Washington Redskins (long story) who used to record Barry Sanders games on VHS tapes. I developed a passion for fantasy football and decided to start blogging/writing about my findings. I started my own personal training business in 2011. When not spending hours researching for fantasy football I enjoy playing chess and visiting Disneyland with my wife.
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Henrik Stenson Posts Second Straight Top-10 Finish
Henrik Stenson is peaking at the right time, coming off his second straight top-10 finish at the Houston Open. Stenson fired rounds of 68, 68, 69 and 69 to finish at 14-under par, five shots back of eventual winner Ian Poulter. Augusta has not been one of Stenson's best courses, however, as he's yet to... Read More
Paul Casey A Real Threat to Win 2018 Masters
Paul Casey has been knocking on the door of his first green jacket for the past three years, and 2018 could be his time. In his last three Masters starts, he's finished sixth, fourth and sixth. He's also playing good golf as he enters the first major of the year, with a win, three top-10s... Read More
Tommy Fleetwood Looking For Masters Redemption
Tommy Fleetwood made his first Masters start in 2017 and it was one to forget. He opened with a Thursday 78 and followed that up with a Friday 74, missing the cut. Fleetwood is playing much better golf as he enters this year's Masters, however, with four top-25's in six starts. Fleetwood has yet to... Read More
Sergio Garcia Trying to Become Fourth Masters Repeat Champion
2017's Masters champion, Sergio Garcia, will try to become just the fourth golfer to ever repeat at the famed Augusta course. Only Jack Nicklaus ('65, '66), Nick Faldo ('89, '90) and Tiger Woods ('01, '02) have ever done it. Garcia has played a limited schedule on the PGA Tour this season with just four starts,... Read More
Rory McIlory One of Favorites To Win 2018 Masters
In his last four starts at Augusta, Rory McIlory has not finished worse than 10th. His game is a great fit tee to green as his high draw is the perfect shape for the majority of the holes, but his putting on Augusta's slippery greens has held him back from winning. If he putts like... Read More
Justin Rose Struggles In Masters Tune-Up
Rounds of 68 and 69 had Justin Rose in contention heading to the weekend at the Houston Open, but back-to-back 72s ended any chance he had and he sputtered to a T52 finish. It was a surprising result for Rose, who has been one of 2018's hottest golfers. Prior to the Houston Open, he had... Read More
Jon Rahm Making Second Masters Start
Jon Rahm will be making his second start at the Masters this week. He had a respectable first showing in 2017, finishing three-over tied for 27th. Rahm was unable to break 70 in any of his rounds, however, and only broke par once with a Friday 70. Rahm has a win and two top-10s on... Read More
Dustin Johnson Looking For First Green Jacket
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson will be making his eighth Masters start and is one of the favorite's to take home the green jacket. In his previous two starts at Augusta, Johnson has finishes of T6 and T4, so he's trending in the right direction. Don't let his surprising result at the WGC Dell Match... Read More
Paul Casey Loses In Playoff at WGC Dell Match Play
For Paul Casey, advancing past the group stage at the WGC Dell Match Play came down to a playoff with Kyle Stanley. Both Casey and Stanley finished the group-stage matches with a 2-1-0 record, so a playoff was needed to determine who would advance. Each made par at the first hole, and on the second... Read More
Tommy Fleetwood Plays Well But Fails to Advance
Tommy Fleetwood finished group play at the WGC Dell Match Play with a 2-1-0 record, but failed to advance. His only loss of the group-play matches was to Ian Poulter in the first round, 3-2. Poulter would go on to advance after winning all of his group-play matches. Fleetwood will skip the Houston Open this... Read More
Sergio Garcia Makes It To Elimination Round
Sergio Garcia went an impressive 3-0-0 in group play at the WGC Dell Match Play but fell to Kyle Stanley 3-1 in the round of 16. It was a solid showing for the Spaniard, who will now take a week of rest before heading to Augusta for the Masters. Garcia captured his first green jacket... Read More
Rory McIlroy Struggles at Match Play
Rory McIlroy failed to advance past the group stage at the 2018 WGC Dell Match Play event. He lost his opening match 2-1 to Peter Uihlein, lost 2-1 to Johnattan Vegas in the second round and 5-3 to Brian Harman in the final match. McIlroy should still be confident, however, as he heads to the... Read More
Justin Rose Ready For Masters Tune-Up
As is his usual plan before the Masters, Justin Rose will play this week's Houston Open as a tune-up for the year's first major. Rose used a T15 finish here in 2017 to help prepare him for his eventual runner-up finish at that year's Masters. Rose is off to one of the best starts of... Read More
Jon Rahm Struggles at Dell Match Play
Jon Rahm failed to make it out of group play at the WGC Dell Match Play, going 0-2-1. It was a disappointing result for Rahm, who finished as the runner-up at this event a year ago. Rahm halved his opening match with Keegan Bradley, who is always tough in this format, but then lost to... Read More
Dustin Johnson Goes Winless In Group Play
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson was a surprising 0-3-0 in the group play at the WGC Dell Match Play, failing to make it into the elimination rounds. Johnson lost to Bernd Weisberger 3-1 in the opening match, then fell to Adam Hadwin 4-3 before finally losing to eventual runner-up Kevin Kisner 4-3. Johnson will take... Read More
Rory McIlroy Loses First Group Stage Match
Coming off a dominating performance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a three shot victory over Bryson DeChambeu, Rory McIlroy had a bit of a let down today after losing to Peter Uihlein 2 & 1 in his WGC Dell Match Play opening match. The road doesn't get much easier for McIlroy, who will next face... Read More
Justin Rose Finishes Third at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Justin Rose posted back to back rounds of 67 on the weekend and finished solo third in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. Rose flirted with the lead throughout Sunday but could never get over the hump, eventually finishing four shots back of winner Rory McIlroy. As was the case last year, Rose will... Read More
John Rahm Halves First Group Stage Match
John Rahm opened his group stage play at the WGC Dell Match Play with a halve against Keegan Bradley. He was lucky to escape with a half, as Bradley bogeyed two of the last three holes with a 2 up lead. Rahm's main competition in this group, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, beat Chez Reavie. Rahm and Aphibarnrat... Read More
Tiger Woods' Incredible Comeback Continues
Tiger Woods may not have won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but for a moment Sunday it felt like he would. A back-nine charge, highlighted by three birdies in four holes, got him within one shot of the lead. But an errant tee shot on the par-five 16th and a bogey on the par-three 17th all... Read More
Branden Grace Draws Tough Group
Branden Grace drew Marc Leishman's group, and they'll be joined by Bubba Watson. All three are experienced in match play style events from President Cup and Ryder Cup matches. Grace failed to make it out of the group stage in 2017, going 1-2, and has a tough test ahead. Still, his pedigree in this type... Read More
Xander Schauffele Draws Sergio Garcia's Group
Xander Schauffele is among a handful of young players who drew the group of Sergio Garcia. Schauffele will be joined by Dylan Frittelli and Shubhankar Sharma. Frittelli won an NCAA title with Texas while Sharma is a 21-year-old from India who finished tied for ninth at the last WGC event in Mexico. This is Schauffele's... Read More
Francesco Molinari Finding Rythym
After a rough start to the year that saw him miss a cut and fail to finish inside the top 40, Francesco Molinari now has finishes of T25 and T26 in his last two events. He'll need that momentum this week at the WGC Dell Match Play, an event he typically struggles at. If that... Read More
Pat Perez Has Difficult Road In Group Play
Pat Perez will have to contend with one of the toughest groups if he is to improve on his 2017 performance in the WGC Dell Match Play, where he failed to get out of the group stage. In 2018, he draws 2015 champion Gary Woodland, the Players champion Si Woo Kim and Webb Simpson. Perez... Read More
Alex Noren Continues Solid Season
A final-round 67 vaulted Alex Noren into a T36 finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, continuing a solid start to the year that has seen him make every cut and only fail to crack the top 16 twice. Noren now has four straight Sunday rounds of 69 or better as well. He draws some heavy... Read More
Henrik Stenson Has Strong Showing at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Henrik Stenson was in contention most of the week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. Stenson entered Sunday with the lead and got off to a strong start before sputtering down the stretch, eventually finishing alone in fourth, five shots back of Rory McIlroy. Still, It was a strong showing for Stenson, who... Read More
Jason Day Solid In First Start In Over a Month
Jason Day shot rounds of 73, 71, 67 and 72 to finish the Arnold Palmer Invitational at five-under par, tied for 22nd. It was a solid showing for the world No. 11, who hadn't played since Feb. 11 to deal with family issues. Day will make his second consecutive start this week at the WGC... Read More
Rickie Fowler Struggles Sunday at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Rickie Fowler charged up the Arnold Palmer Invitational leaderboard on Saturday, but a double bogey on the 18th hole after his ball buried in a bunker left him four shots back entering Sunday. His struggles continued, as he shot a final-round 74 that saw him finish in a tie for 14th. His round was low-lighted... Read More
Justin Thomas Draws Tough Group
Justin Thomas drew a tough group in the WGC Dell Match Play, as he will be paired with Francesco Molinari, Patton Kizzire and Luke List. Thomas beat List in a playoff at the Honda Classic, and Kizzire has already won twice on Tour this year. Molinari has struggled in this event and may be the... Read More
Kirk Cousins to the Vikings - Fantasy Spin
Kirk Cousins officially became the starting quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings when he signed a historic, ground-breaking, three-year, $84 million contract that is fully guaranteed. It was the first fully guaranteed contract in the history of the NFL. The Vikings got their man and Cousins got paid. But how will the signing affect his fantasy... Read More
Carlos Hyde to the Browns - Fantasy Spin
The Cleveland Browns have been the most active franchise thus far in the free agency period, and that continued on Wednesday when they signed former San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde to a three-year, 15 million-dollar contract. Hyde, a second-round draft pick in 2014, will fill the void left by the departure of starting... Read More
