Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Career Builder Challenge
OVERVIEW
Before we get into this week’s plays and course, can I just say that I can’t stand watching Patton Kizzire play golf? Not that I really had to worry about this, since I was celebrating the Vikings win last night, but I did try to tune into the golf “coverage” yesterday and it was brutal to say the least. Not just because of the actual coverage from the blimp due to the lack of cameramen, but also because of how slow Kizzire plays. Specifically, on the greens. The playoff lasted as long as two full periods + overtime in the Wild/Canucks game last night – that’s unbearably slow play and I feel for James Hahn this morning for having to endure that while also losing out on the win. This week we move back to the mainland and head to the ball striker’s paradise known as PGA West La Quinta Country Club. This week is a bit different with the cut sweats being on Saturday instead of Friday (cut will come after everyone has played all three courses) so making sure your punt plays not only make the cut, but place high will be the difference in winning GPP’s or ending up with a min cash. One strategy that worked well last year was targeting players who didn’t hit the Stadium Course until Saturday as this is the hardest of the three courses. The thinking there is that the players can play their normal game for the first two days and not have to press to make the cut; this will be my strategy again this year so make sure you pay attention to the tee time pairings when they’re released (unfortunately they are not out as of writing).
TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND
- The Course(s)
- PGA West TPC Stadium Course (Host Course)
- Par: 72
- Yardage: 7,100 yards
- Greens: Bermuda
- The Course(s)
- La Quinta Country Club
- Par: 72
- Yardage: 7,000 yards
- Greens: Bermuda
- The Course(s)
- PGA West Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course
- Par: 72
- Yardage: 7,100 yards
- Greens: Bermuda
- Location: La Quinta, California
- Corollary Courses: Valspar – Texas Open
- Past Champions:
- 2017: Hudson Swafford -20 over Adam Hadwin
- 2016: Jason Dufner -25 over David Lingmerth in a playoff
- 2015: Bill Haas (2) -22 over Charley Hoffman, Matt Kuchar, Brendan Steele, Steve Wheatcroft & Sun-Joon Park
- 2014: Patrick Reed -28 over Ryan Palmer
- 2013: Brian Gay -25 over Charles Howell III & David Lingmerth in a playoff
KEY STATS TO TARGET
- Strong Emphasis – SG:T2G, SG:APP, SG:P, Birdie Or Better
- Important – Par 4 350-400 yards, P4 400-450 yards, P5 Scoring, Scrambling, Putting 10-15’
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