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Phil Mickelson Bombs At American Express
Phil Mickelson is slated to tee it up in the Farmers Insurance Open. Mickelson heads to Torrey Pines in ice-cold form. He missed the cut at last week's American Express, an event where he served as the tournament host. 'Lefty' failed to break 70 in any of his three rounds on some of the PGA... Read More
Scottie Scheffler Making His Presence Known On PGA Tour
Scottie Scheffler is quickly making his presence known on the PGA Tour. The 23-year-old rookie recorded his best finish as a professional with a third-place finish at the American Express last week. Scheffler is an explosive scorer that currently ranks second on the PGA Tour in birdie average. The former Texas Longhorn was the 2019... Read More
Tony Finau Has Strong History At Farmers
Tony Finau is in the field for the upcoming Farmers Insurance Open. Finau heads to the event on the heels of a T14 at the American Express. The 30-year-old has an elite track record at Torrey Pines and has finished inside the top-25 in his last five Farmers starts. Finau has been one of the... Read More
Tiger Woods Set For First Start Of 2020 At Farmers
Tiger Woods is in the field for the upcoming Farmers Insurance Open. It will be his first start of 2020. Woods closed out 2019 on fire by winning the ZOZO Championship and leading the U.S. President's Cup team to victory in Australia. An offseason knee procedure appears to have rejuvenated the legend and expectations are... Read More
Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Conference Championship Round
Hi RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me here for the NFL Playoffs! We're down to the nitty gritty, as the NFL's Conference Championship games are upon us. If you thought a four-game slate was tough, you might be in trouble this weekend, as we only have two matchups to choose from. Fear not though, we're... Read More
NFL DFS Tournament Stacks: Conference Championships (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi RotoBallers and thanks for joining me! I'm very proud to bring back our weekly tournament stacks article this season for you, our loyal RotoBaller reader and appreciated premium subscriber. Below, you'll find a running list of my top DFS tournament stacks. This premium... Read More
Alex Noren Set To Make American Express Debut
Alex Noren is in the field for The American Express. It will be Noren's first-ever start in the California event. The Swede had an abysmal 2018-19 season by his standards, but has been slowly finding his form over the last few months and has posted multiple top-25 finishes this fall. He recorded a T32 at... Read More
RotoBaller PGA: One And Done Staff Picks - The American Express
Here at RotoBaller, we are always searching for ways to give our readers the best fantasy sports content possible. With that goal in mind, we are very proud to announce the weekly PGA “One and Done” column will be back for a second season. In this feature, our golf staff of Joe Nicely, Spencer Aguiar... Read More
PGA DFS: DraftKings Core Four - The American Express
Please enjoy this RotoBaller PGA Premium article free for a limited time. Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining me for The American Express! In this article you will find my four favorite overall DraftKings DFS lineup plays for this week's PGA tournament. The 'Core Four' will usually be spread across different DraftKings price points, but... Read More
PGA DFS (DraftKings Ownership Projections): Power Pivots - The American Express
Please enjoy this RotoBaller PGA Premium article free for a limited time. Hi RotoBallers and welcome to Power Pivots! In this article we'll discuss some players that are currently projected to be popular (Chalk) options in this week's DraftKings PGA tournaments and highlight some pivot options that will come with less ownership. All DraftKings PGA... Read More
Horse For The Course: PGA DFS - The American Express
Hello again friends and thanks for joining me here at RotoBaller! Young Aussie Cameron Smith emerged victorious at the Sony Open, besting Brendan Steele in a sudden-death playoff. The final round was a true slog, with wet conditions and extremely slow play being the order of the day. That said, it was still a nice... Read More
Jason Kokrak Will Make 2020 Debut At American Express
Jason Kokrak is in the field for this week's American Express event. It will be his first start of 2020. The 2018-19 season was Kokrak's best as a pro. He made 23 cuts in 24 starts with five top-10 finishes en route to qualifying for the season-ending TOUR Championship. The 34-year-old has played sparingly this... Read More
Brendan Steele Falls In Playoff At Sony Open
The Sony Open was Brendan Steele's tournament to lose and that's exactly what happened Sunday at a soggy Waialae Country Club. Steele headed into the final round with a fairly commanding lead, but faltered down the stretch by playing his last six holes in two-over par for a final-round 71. The young Australian Cameron Smith... Read More
Phil Mickelson Set For First Start Of 2020
Phil Mickelson will make his first start of 2020 at this week's American Express. In addition to teeing it up, Mickelson will also serve as tournament host this week. 'Lefty' last played at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in November, so we're basically guessing as to his current form. He has been dominant in this event... Read More
Branden Grace Wins South African Open
Branden Grace captured the South African Open in spectacular fashion Sunday. Grace fired a blistering final-round 62 to overcome fellow South African Louis Oosthuizen in Johannesburg. The 31-year-old is coming off one of his worst seasons as a professional in 2019. This victory might indicate a return to form for Grace in the upcoming year.... Read More
Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Divisional Round
Hi RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me here for the NFL Playoffs! The Divisional Round gives us four games spread over Saturday and Sunday, just like last week's Wild Card Weekend. While it's nowhere near a full slate of games, we do have some of the best offensive players in the NFL available to us... Read More
Patrick Reed Sent Packing At Sony
Following a near-win at last week's Sentry Tournament of Champions, Patrick Reed seemed primed to make a run at the Sony Open this week. However, Reed was undone by a front-nine 40 during the second round that led to a score of 74. He finished at three-over par through 36 holes, two shots off the... Read More
Matt Kuchar Misses Cut In Title Defense
Matt Kuchar headed to this week's Sony Open as the defending champion, but the veteran won't be playing the weekend this year. Kuchar looked to be in cruise control after an opening-round 69, but a 73 on Friday left him at two-over par through 36 holes, one-stroke shy of the cut line. He's not scheduled... Read More
Tiger Woods Will Start 2020 At Farmers Insurance Open
No huge surprises here, as Tiger Woods announced that he would begin 2020 by playing the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines at the end of January. Woods has won eight times at Torrey over the course of his career, including the legendary 2008 U.S. Open. The 44-year-old also confirmed that he would be in... Read More
NFL DFS Tournament Stacks: Divisional Playoff Round (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi RotoBallers and thanks for joining me! I'm very proud to bring back our weekly tournament stacks article this season for you, our loyal RotoBaller reader and appreciated premium subscriber. Below, you'll find a running list of my top DFS tournament stacks. This premium... Read More
Patrick Reed Thrives In Villain Role
Patrick Reed is in the field for the Sony Open. It's been a wild winter for Reed, who sparked controversy with a blatant rules infraction at the Hero Challenge a few weeks ago. The former Masters winner has been heckled by fans in subsequent appearances at the President's Cup and the Sentry Tournament of Champions.... Read More
Marc Leishman Flying Under The Radar
Marc Leishman is set to tee it up in the Sony Open. Leishman has thrived in his previous Sony starts and has made five consecutive cuts on this Waialae layout, with a T3 finish in last year's edition. Despite his strong course history, the Aussie appears to flying under the radar in the DFS community... Read More
Joaquin Niemann Enters Sony In Sharp Form
Joaquin Niemann is set to make his Sony Open debut this week. Niemann heads to Honolulu in sharp form on the heels of a T5 in last week's Sentry Tournament of Champions. The 21-year-old phenom captured his first win on the PGA Tour during the fall season at Greenbrier. His world-class ball striking should pay... Read More
Collin Morikawa Looks To Make A Splash In Hawaii
Collin Morikawa is set to make his Sony Open debut this week. Morikawa has taken the PGA Tour by storm since turning pro last summer. The Cal product captured the Barracuda Championship in July to secure his Tour Card and ended the season with a perfect nine-for-nine made cut mark. The 22-year-old has displayed elite-level... Read More
Sungjae Im Eyes Big 2020 Season
Sungjae Im is set to play in the Sony Open. It will be Im's second career start in the Hawaiian event. He logged a T16 in his Sony debut last year and heads to Waialae in sharp form this week. The 21-year-old earned the PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year award last season and is... Read More
Webb Simpson A Strong Option At Sony Open
Webb Simpson is set to tee it up in the Sony Open. Simpson has an elite track record in the Hawaiian event with three T13s and a T4 in four Sony starts since 2015. He played well in limited starts this fall, logging top-10 finishes in all three of his Swing Season appearances. The 34-year-old... Read More
Matt Kuchar Set To Defend Sony Title
Matt Kuchar is in the field for the Sony Open. Kuchar enters the week as the defending Sony champion, as he emerged victorious with a score of 22-under par last year. The veteran didn't look sharp at the end of the 2019 season, but he has managed to record three T14 finishes recently. Despite his... Read More
Hideki Matsuyama Looking For Better Result In Sony Open
Hideki Matsuyama is in the field for the Sony Open. Matsuyama heads to Hawaii on the heels of two top-three finishes during the PGA's 'Asia Swing', but he has traditionally struggled on this Waialae Country Club layout. The Japanese superstar's best Sony Open finish was a T27 in 2017. He recorded a T51 in the... Read More
PGA DFS: DraftKings Core Four - Sony Open
Please enjoy this RotoBaller PGA Premium article free for a limited time. Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining me for the Sony Open! In this article you will find my four favorite overall DraftKings DFS lineup plays for this week's PGA tournament. The 'Core Four' will usually be spread across different DraftKings price points, but... Read More
DraftKings PGA DFS Ownership Projections - Sony Open Power Pivots
Please enjoy this RotoBaller PGA Premium article free for a limited time. Hi RotoBallers and welcome to Power Pivots! In this article we'll discuss some players that are currently projected to be popular (Chalk) options in this week's DraftKings PGA tournaments and highlight some pivot options that will come with less ownership. All DraftKings PGA... Read More
