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RotoBaller PGA: One And Done Staff Picks - TOUR Championship
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 addition of a weekly PGA “One and Done” column. In this feature, our golf staff of Joe Nicely, Spencer Aguiar and Gianni Magliocco will... Read More
PGA DFS (DraftKings & FanDuel): Horse For The Course - TOUR Championship
Ok, so ummm, Medinah wasn't as tough as expected. The PGA Tour pros shredded the once-feared Chicagoland layout and proved that length alone isn't a legitimate defense against the combination of modern-day equipment and today's aggressive players. The Medinah course record was set twice at last week's BMW Championship, first by Hideki Matusyama (Poor Hideki... Read More
Tiger Woods' Season Ends At BMW Championship
Tiger Woods needed one more miraculous outing at the BMW Championship in order to qualify for this week's season-ending Tour Championship, but the legend ran out of gas at Medinah Country Club. Woods never got things clicking on a course where he had previously captured two major championships and finished outside of the top 35... Read More
DraftKings NFL Week 1 Pricing: First Impressions
Football? We talkin' 'bout football? Oh yes, we most definitely are! It's always football season here at RotoBaller and our awesome NFL team has been pumping out some unbelievably good content to help prepare you for your upcoming drafts, so make sure and check out all that we have to offer as you prepare for... Read More
Joaquin Niemann Squeaks Into BMW Field
Joaquin Niemann is in the field for the upcoming BMW Championship. Niemann squeaked into the BMW field with a T30 finish at last week's Northern Trust, which put him at 70th in the FedEx Cup points standings. Don't be fooled by his "last man in the field" qualifications, as Niemann is an extremely talented young... Read More
Ian Poulter Has Strong History At Medinah
Ian Poulter is set to tee it up in this week's BMW Championship. Poulter heads to Medinah Country Club outside of the top 30 in the FedEx Cup points standings, but the Englishman has played well in his prior trips to the legendary Illinois course. He logged a T9 in the 2006 PGA Championship and... Read More
Patrick Reed Looks To Keep Things Rolling At BMW
Patrick Reed logged his first victory of 2019 at last week's Northern Trust. Reed will look to keep the positive momentum rolling at the upcoming BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club. "Captain America" has experienced some dry spells this season, but he's been playing at an elite level for the last couple of months. He... Read More
PGA DFS (DraftKings & FanDuel): Horse For The Course - BMW Championship
"Captain America" came out swinging at Liberty National, as Patrick Reed notched his first victory since the 2018 Masters at the Northern Trust. Reed entered Sunday with the 54-hole lead and answered the bell with a final-round 69 to finish at 16-under par for the week, one shot clear of up-and-comer Abraham Ancer. Reed has... Read More
Tiger Woods Has Withdrawn From The Northern Trust
Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Northern Trust. In a written statement, Woods cited a "mild oblique strain that led to pain and stiffness" as the reason for his early exit from the first event of the FedEx Cup playoffs. He struggled mightily in his opening round Thursday at Liberty National, only managing a four-over... Read More
Xander Schauffele Is One To Watch In Playoffs
Xander Schauffele is set to tee it up in this week's Northern Trust. Schauffele heads to Jersey City flying somewhat under the radar on the heels of two underwhelming finishes at the Open Championship and WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. While his last couple of outings have been mediocre, it wouldn't be wise to sleep on... Read More
Collin Morikawa Will Face Stiffer Competition At Northern Trust
Collin Morikawa is set to make his FedEx Cup playoff debut in this week's Northern Trust. Morikawa has been a breakout star on the PGA Tour since turning professional in June. The Cal product qualified for the playoffs with a win at the Barracuda Championship in just the sixth start of his young career. He... Read More
Patrick Cantlay An Elite DFS Option At Northern Trust
Patrick Cantlay has had a tremendous 2019 season. The youngster will attempt to kick start a FedEx Cup playoff run in this week's Northern Trust and heads to Jersey City at sixth place in the FedEx points standings. Cantlay captured a breakthrough victory at the Memorial earlier this year and must be considered one of... Read More
Justin Thomas Brings Hot Irons And Cold Putter To Jersey City
Justin Thomas is set to tee it up in this week's Northern Trust. Thomas has been on fire with his irons recently, gaining over four strokes on approach in each of his last three starts. Unfortunately, the young American hasn't found the same type of success on the greens and ranks near the bottom of... Read More
Hideki Matsuyama Looks To Get Back On Track At Northern Trust
Hideki Matsuyama heads to this week's Northern Trust in surprisingly-cool form. Matsuyama has been one the most consistent players in the world this year with 19 made cuts in 21 starts, but those two missed cuts have occurred over his last three starts. The Japanese icon is an elite-level iron player that ranks fourth on... Read More
Erratic Play Continues To Haunt Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth is set to tee it up in this week's Northern Trust. Spieth continues to be plagued by erratic play. He went from contention to an MDF in last week's Wyndham Championship due to a third-round 77. The Texan can blame his inconsistency on his poor ball striking, which has him ranked just 160th... Read More
Tommy Fleetwood Still Chasing First PGA Tour Victory
Tommy Fleetwood heads to this week's Northern Trust as one of the hottest golfers on the planet. Fleetwood has recorded a runner-up finish at the Open Championship and a T4 at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude in his last two starts. The Englishman has been a force in the United States over the last few years,... Read More
Jon Rahm Set To Attack Liberty National
Jon Rahm is in the field for this week's Northern Trust. Rahm heads to New Jersey as one of the hottest players in the world and hasn't finished worse than a tie for 11th place in his last three starts. The young Spaniard is one of the more aggressive players on the PGA Tour. He... Read More
Justin Rose Begins FedEx Title Defense At Northern Trust
Justin Rose won the 2018 FedEx Cup and will begin his title defense this week in New Jersey at the Northern Trust. He heads to Liberty National sitting 11th in this year's FedEx points standings. Rose has exhibited trending form in the last two months with a close call at the U.S. Open, in addition... Read More
Sungjae Im Set To Make Playoff Debut
Sungjae Im is in the field for this week's Northern Trust. It will mark Im's first-career appearance in the FedEx Cup playoffs. The 21-year-old has put together a wildly successful rookie campaign on the PGA Tour, with eight top-10 finishes in 32 starts this season. He heads to Liberty National this week at 23rd in... Read More
Patrick Reed Looks To Make Statement At Northern Trust
Patrick Reed is set to tee it up in the Northern Trust this week. Reed is currently on the outside looking in when it comes to the President's Cup roster and will attempt to make a strong statement about the current state of his game at Liberty National. The 2018 Masters champion has struggled for... Read More
Brooks Koepka Heads To Northern Trust In Dominant Form
Brooks Koepka is in the field for the upcoming Northern Trust. Koepka heads to Liberty National fresh off a win at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude in Memphis two weeks ago. The 29-year-old enters the FedEx Cup playoffs ranked number one in both the OWGR and FedEx Cup points standings. Motivation is always a concern with... Read More
Tiger Woods Returns To Action At Northern Trust
Tiger Woods is in the field for the upcoming Northern Trust, the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. It will be Woods' first start since his disappointing missed cut at the Open Championship. The 43-year-old legend has played a drastically reduced schedule this season and has made just 10 starts in 2019. His track... Read More
PGA DFS (DraftKings & FanDuel): Horse For The Course - The Northern Trust
The regular season is no more, as the Wyndham Championship served as the last true "regular" tournament of the 2018-19 PGA Tour season. We knew what to expect heading into the Wyndham at Sedgefield Country Club and a lot of things went as predicted (last week's HFTC article featured three players that finished in the... Read More
Paul Casey Fades In Final Round At Sedgefield
Paul Casey entered the final round of the Wyndham Championship trailing leader Benny An by just three shots, but the Englishman failed to get anything going in his final round at Sedgefield Country Club. Casey was undone by a brutal double bogey on the 10th hole and settled for a final-round 69 to finish in... Read More
Matthew Wolff Rides Hot Irons To T19 Finish At Wyndham
Matthew Wolff already has a PGA Tour win on his professional resume and he continued to impress at this week's Wyndham Championship. Wolff finished at 14-under par at Sedgefield Country Club to nab a share of 19th place. The youngster was mediocre both off the tee and on the greens, but was extremely sharp with... Read More
Joaquin Niemann Stays Hot In North Carolina
Joaquin Niemann fired a beautiful final-round 63 Sunday to move into a tie for 13th place at the Wyndham Championship. It was Niemann's fifth top-25 finish in his last six starts. The ridiculously talented 20-year-old has really picked up steam over the last two months, thanks in large part to a vastly improved putting stroke.... Read More
J.T. Poston Grabs First PGA Tour Victory At Wyndham
It was a sweet homecoming in North Carolina this week for J.T. Poston. The Hickory native continued the trend of winners with local ties at the Greensboro-based Wyndham Championship. Poston fired a blistering final-round 62 to finish at 22-under par for the tournament to earn the first PGA Tour victory of his career and a... Read More
Webb Simpson Records Another Strong Finish At Wyndham
Webb Simpson has been dominant at the Wyndham Championship throughout his career and he once again turned in a strong performance in the 2019 edition of the regular season finale. Simpson shredded Sedgefield Country Club to finish at 21-under par for the tournament, but the North Carolina native came up one stroke shy of eventual... Read More
Viktor Hovland Continues Impressive Play At Wyndham
Viktor Hovland continued to impress with his play at this week's Wyndham Championship. Hovland scored a fourth-place finish at Sedgefield Country Club by putting together four sub-70 rounds. The youngster out of Oklahoma State needed a share of second-place or better to secure his PGA Tour card for the upcoming season and will now be... Read More
RotoBaller PGA: One And Done Staff Picks - Wyndham Championship
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 addition of a weekly PGA “One and Done” column. In this feature, our golf staff of Joe Nicely, Spencer Aguiar and Gianni Magliocco will... Read More
