Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Nedbank Challenge (European Tour Package)

OVERVIEW

Two weeks left in the Race to Dubai Championship. This week we head to South Africa where Gary Player hosts the Nedbank Challenge – hosted by Gary Player (sorry, couldn’t help myself there). There is no cut this week, so before you go #all-in on Euro, just know what you’re getting yourself into. Looking at the past champions at this course, it’s very Tour caliber heavy, so my initial thoughts would be to try to play as many high-quality golfers in your lineup as you can – IE: Balanced approach vs. Stars & Scrubs. Ironically with the course being as long as it is, you don’t have to be a bomber to do well here; though it certainly helps. Ball striking and putting should be of higher importance this week, and I’d also put an emphasis on scrambling as the greens here aren’t’ the easiest in the world to hit.

TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND

• The Course
• Gary Player CC
• Par: 72
• Yardage: 7,800 yards
• Greens: Bentgrass (fast greens)
• Location: Sun City, South Africa
• Past Champions:
• 2016: Alex Noren -14 over Jeung-hun Wang
• 2015: Marc Leishman -19 over Henrik Stenson
• 2014: Danny Willett -18 over Ross Fisher
• 2013: Thomas Bjorn -20 over Jamie Donaldson & Sergio Garcia

KEY STATS TO TARGET

• Strong Emphasis – Greens in Regulation, Driving Distance, Driving Accuracy, Ball Striking
• Important – Current Form, Scrambling, Putting Average, Course History

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