Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Safeway Open
DraftKings took longer to release pricing than the players did this week! Yes, I’m aware they couldn’t release pricing until the Web.com finals was complete, but there’s an easier way of helping the touts that continue to help put money into DK’s pockets week after week. Anyways, the 2017-18 season is upon us in the PGA DFS industry following the total domination of Team USA at the President’s Cup. Last year we pegged Brendan Steele as the winner in this article and I look to do more of the same this week. One thing I’ll mention before we head into the picks is to target guys that were trending towards the end of the year. Most of these guys were playing in stacked fields and if they were finishing Top 15 in those fields, there’s a good possibility that they pop between now and the Thanksgiving break as the fields are significantly weaker for the remainder of the year.
TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND
o The Course
• Silverado Country Club – North Course
• Par: 72
• Yardage: 7,203 yards
• Greens: Poa Annua
o Location: Napa, California
o Past Champions: (bold are winners at this course)
• 2016: Brendan Steele -18 over Patton Kizzire
• 2015: Emiliano Grillo -15 in a playoff over Kevin Na
• 2014: Sangmoon Bae -15 over Steven Bowditch
• 2013: Jimmy Walker -17 over Vijay Singh
• 2012: Jonas Blixt -16 over Tim Petrovic & Jason Kokrak
KEY STATS TO TARGET
o Strong Emphasis – SG: OTT+SG: APP, Birdies or Better
o Important – Scrambling, Current Form, P5 Scoring, Prox 125-150 yards
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