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Viktor Hovland Set To Take Aim At Zozo Title
Viktor Hovland is in the field for the Zozo Championship. The former Oklahoma State star will look to rebound from a T31 in last week's CJ Cup. We've come to expect perfection from the young rookie, but Hovland was derailed by a third-round 74 at Nine Bridges, his first over-70 round since June. The 22-year-old... Read More
Sungjae Im Looks To Rebound At Zozo
It's no surprise that Sungjae Im is in the field for the upcoming Zozo Championship, as Im seems to tee it up somewhere every week. The young star will look to rebound from a disappointing T39 outing at last week's CJ Cup that was held in his home country of Korea. It's possible that the... Read More
Tony Finau Is A Strong Option In Japan
Tony Finau is set to tee it up in the Zozo Championship. Finau heads to Japan in sharp form, having logged top-10 finishes in his last two starts at the Alfred Dunhill Championship and the Shriners Open. The young star is known for his distance off the tee, but his length won't be much of... Read More
Matthew Fitzpatrick Is A DFS Sleeper This Week
Matthew Fitzpatrick is in the field for the upcoming Zozo Championship. Fitzpatrick heads to Japan on the heels of a runner-up finish at the Italian Open two weeks ago. The Englishman has fared well in Asia in previous visits by logging multiple top-10 finishes in tournaments held in China and Malaysia. The 25-year-old already has... Read More
Hideki Matsuyama Returns Home For Zozo
Hideki Matsuyama returns to his home country for this week's Zozo Championship. The Japanese superstar will receive a massive amount of crowd support at Narashino Country Club this week, but with that support comes tons of media obligations and pressure. Matsuyama is one of the game's premier ball strikers and profiles as a tremendous fit... Read More
Tiger Woods Returns To Action At Zozo
Tiger Woods is set to return to action in this week's Zozo Championship. It will be Woods' first start in a PGA Tour event since his season ended at the BMW Championship in the FedEx Cup playoffs. The 43-year-old underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee during the layoff. It's been nearly impossible to... Read More
PGA DFS (DraftKings): Horse For The Course - ZOZO Championship
Welcome back RotoBallers and PGA DFS fans! Last week's 'Horse' Justin Thomas came away with the win at the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges. It's always a great feeling when we can nail a winner here for you guys! In addition to Thomas, we also highlighted Cam Smith who scored a T3 finish at Nine... Read More
Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Week 7
Matt Ryan. Kirk Cousins. Carlos Hyde. Stefon Diggs. Austin Hooper. Those are just some of the players that were featured in last week's Break The Slate. Thanks for joining me here at RotoBaller, let's dig in and find some more huge scores this week! These DraftKings lineup recommendations are based on matchups, projected ownership, overall upside/talent... Read More
NFL DFS Tournament Stacks for Week 7 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi RotoBallers and thanks for joining me! Hopefully Week 6 was a profitable one for you, as last week's article featured some high-scoring players! I'm very proud to bring back our weekly tournament stacks this season for you, our loyal RotoBaller reader and appreciated... Read More
Ian Poulter Flying Under The Radar
Ian Poulter is scheduled to tee it up in this week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. Poulter heads to Korea in middling form and has finished outside the top 50 in his last two starts in Europe. Despite the Englishman's recent mediocre results, his strong course history at Nine Bridges makes him an intriguing under-the-radar... Read More
Joaquin Niemann Looks To Get Back On Track At CJ Cup
Joaquin Niemann is listed as in the field for the upcoming CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. Niemann captured the first win of his professional career earlier last month at the Greenbrier, but has been battling something of a victory hangover in his two subsequent starts. The young 20-year-old from Chile is an explosive player that... Read More
Matthew Wolff An Explosive DFS Option At Nine Bridges
Matthew Wolff is in the field for the upcoming CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. It will be Wolff's first start in the Korean event. The former collegiate star has hit the ground running on the PGA Tour and emerged from last season's 3M Open with a victory in just his third start as a pro.... Read More
Marc Leishman Looks To Continue Strong Play In Korea
Marc Leishman is in the field for the upcoming CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. Leishman was forced to withdraw from A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier in mid-September with a back injury, but played excellent golf in his subsequent start by logging a top-five finish at the Safeway Open. The Big Aussie will look to... Read More
Hideki Matsuyama A Solid DFS Option At CJ Cup
Japanese superstar Hideki Matsuyama is in the field for the upcoming CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges. Matsuyama heads to Korea on the heels of two swing season starts that produced mixed results. 'Deki missed the cut at the Safeway Open last month, but rebounded for a T16 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open to... Read More
Viktor Hovland Looks To Stay Hot At Nine Bridges
Viktor Hovland is set to make his CJ Cup debut this week. Hovland exploded on to the professional scene earlier this year after an All-American career at Oklahoma State University. The 22-year-old quickly announced his presence on the PGA Tour with four top-25 finishes in five starts to close out the 2018-19 season. The rising... Read More
Phil Mickelson Making CJ Cup Debut
Phil Mickelson is in the field for this week's CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges. It will be Mickelson's first start in the Korean-based event. 'Lefty' has struggled mightily over the latter portion of 2019, with his last top-25 finish coming at the Masters in April. The 49-year-old has continued his erratic play recently in two... Read More
Brooks Koepka Set To Defend CJ Cup Title
Brooks Koepka is in the field for this week's CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges. Koepka captured last season's CJ Cup with an impressive score of 21-under par. The four-time major champion heads to Jeju Island with just one swing season start under his belt - a missed cut at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open... Read More
Sungjae Im Gets A Home Game At Nine Bridges
Sungjae Im is in the field for the upcoming CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges. A native of Jeju Island, Im will get a chance to attack The Club at Nine Bridges, where he just so happens to be a member. The youngster had a tremendous rookie campaign on the PGA Tour last season, recording seven... Read More
PGA DFS (DraftKings): Horse For The Course - The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges
Welcome back RotoBallers and PGA DFS fans! We expected the Houston Open to be rather 'ho-hum' with its less-than-stellar field, but we actually got a pretty wild tournament with the Texas winds and weather wreaking havoc during the first couple of rounds. If your players survived the cut, there was some firework-type scoring over the... Read More
Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Week 6
Hello again RotoBallers and NFL DFS fans! Thanks for joining me here at Break The Slate, a weekly article in which we try to pinpoint the best DraftKings plays available on the main slate. Week 5 was a wild one and the highest-scoring slate that I can ever remember. Let's dig in and find some... Read More
NFL DFS Tournament Stacks For Week 6 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi RotoBallers! I hope you had a fun and prosperous Week 5! It was a wild week, with the most fantasy points scored I can remember. Hopefully, you read this article last week, as it featured some of Week 5's biggest performers like Matt... Read More
Lanto Griffin Continues To Impress
Lanto Griffin is in the field for the upcoming Houston Open. A recent graduate of the Korn Ferry Tour, Griffin has kicked off the 2019-20 PGA Tour season in impressive fashion with top-18 finishes in all four of his starts this fall. The 31-year-old missed the cut in his Houston Open debut in 2018, but... Read More
Kevin Chappell Continues Comeback In Houston
Kevin Chappell is in the field for the upcoming Houston Open. Chappell is attempting to rebound from a back injury that forced him to undergo surgery and miss the majority of the 2018-19 season. He made headlines last month when he fired a second-round 59 at a Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, but struggled throughout... Read More
Brian Harman Looks To Stay Hot In Houston
Brian Harman is in the field for the upcoming Houston Open. Harman heads to Texas in blistering-hot form and has carded nine sub-70 rounds in the 12 he's played this season. The veteran leads this week's field in strokes gained tee to green over his last 50 rounds and has been solid in all facets... Read More
Sam Ryder Deserves DFS Consideration In Houston
Sam Ryder is scheduled to appear in the upcoming Houston Open. Ryder is fresh off a solid T18 effort at last week's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open where he gained over five strokes on approach shots. The 29-year-old will feel comfortable at the Golf Club of Houston, a layout where he recorded a fifth-place finish... Read More
Russell Henley Has Pristine Track Record In Houston
Russell Henley is set to tee it up in this week's Houston Open. Henley has been downright dominant in this event throughout his career with a win in 2017 among five consecutive top-10 finishes. The former Georgia Bulldog brings his pristine track record to Houston on the heels of a T37 in last week's Shriners... Read More
Daniel Berger Heads To Houston In Trending Form
Daniel Berger is scheduled to tee it up in this week's Houston Open. Berger has battled injuries over the past year and his play has suffered drastically as a result. However, the two-time PGA Tour winner appears to have recaptured his swing in his last two fall starts by logging top-25 finishes at both the... Read More
Henrik Stenson Headlines Houston Open Field
Henrik Stenson is set to tee it up in this week's Houston Open. Stenson is the highest-ranked player in the field and is the odds-on betting favorite. The Swede last played in the United States in July, but did post a top-20 finish at the BMW PGA Championship in Europe last month. He leads the... Read More
PGA DFS (DraftKings): Horse For The Course - Houston Open
Welcome back RotoBallers and PGA DFS fans! We expected big things from the strong field that turned up for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, and the tournament didn't disappoint, as we got a drama filled playoff between two former Shriners champs - Kevin Na and Patrick Cantlay. Despite actually losing strokes tee-to-green for the... Read More
Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Week 5
Hello again RotoBallers and NFL DFS fans! Thanks for joining me here at Break The Slate, a weekly article in which we try to pinpoint the best DraftKings plays available on the main slate. Unfortunately, Week 4 didn't exactly go as planned and was just one of those strange weeks that we see a couple... Read More
