Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Greenbrier Classic

OVERVIEW
Welcome back Greenbriar! As you may know, last year’s tournament was cancelled due to extensive flooding, leaving parts of the Old White TPC decimated.  In the past year, the course has been restored and every green has been rebuilt.  New grasses have been used on both the greens (V8 bentgrass)  and fairways (T1 Bentgrass).  Architect Keith Foster was in charge of the rebuilding, but the layout should be somewhat similar to what we have seen in the past.  It appears that we can use tournament history as an important metric this week, although I might discount it a bit more than normal, because there have been some significant changes.

One interesting thing I would like to point out is that since its inception, the 54-hole leader has never captured the trophy; something to keep in mind while filling out your weekend DK rosters.

TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND

o The Course
• The Greenbriar Resort (The Old White TPC)
• Par 70
• 7,020 yards
• Bentgrass greens
o Location: White Sulphur Springs, WV
o Past Champions:
• 2015: Danny Lee -13 in a playoff over Kevin Kisner, Robert Streb & David Hearn
• 2014: Angel Cabrera -16 over George McNeil
• 2013: Jonas Blixt -13 over Steven Bowditch, Matt Jones, Jimmy Walker, Johnson Wagner
• 2012: Ted Potter Jr. -16 in playoff over Troy Kelly
• 2011: Scott Stallings -10 in a playoff over Bob Estes & Bill Haas

KEY STATS TO TARGET

o Strong Emphasis – SG: T2G, SG:OTT + SG: APP, Birdie or Better %
o Important – Par 4 Scoring,Good Drive %. Scrambling, SG: Putting

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