Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Sentry Tournament of Champions
OVERVIEW
First off I’d like to welcome back all returning subscribers and give an official welcome to any new ones. If you’re new here, this is a preview section where I give my first look analysis on the field, suggesting cash & GPP plays and at times a suggestion on where I plan to be with my own market share of certain players. If you’re new, I strongly recommend checking out all of the tools we have to offer on the site including – the PGA & EURO models, lineup builders, rolling stats, and player database. The First Tee (Adam Daly-Frey does a great job with this article every week where he targets specific analytical plays based on course setup and targeted skill sets), the Daily Spin (written by Zach where he talks in depth about core players to target and provides suggested ownership exposures for a key group of players) and The Hardcore Core (written by Jeff, strategy and game theory for GPPs as well as the core players he plays), and if you play on FanDuel, I’d also make it a point to check out Erik Dantoft’s weekly article for that site as well. Fantasy Golf Insider brings you the most comprehensive tools and articles to make you a better PGA DFS player so it’s important to make sure you’re utilizing the subscription to its fullest potential. We begin 2018 with the Tournament of Champions in beautiful Maui, Hawaii where the Bermuda rough is cut as short as possible and the birdies drop as often as empty Blue Hawaii glasses. This week there’s no cut as this is a tournament of champions and basically a free getaway for winners on the PGA Tour last year, so I’d temper back your excitement in throwing a ton of money into cash games and focus primarily on building GPP lineups. Sure, you can still play cash games, but the edge isn’t there this week unless you’re hitting the nuts on all six of your players so if you do play cash I’d recommend scaling back this week. I know the first week back to golf has us all excited, but we need to practice sound bankroll management if we’re going to win long term, and ideally that should be everyone’s goal. If you’re just looking to burn through your NFL winnings, then by all means, have at it.
TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND
- The Course
- Kapalua Resort – Plantation Course
- Par: 73
- Yardage: 7,400 yards
- Greens: Bermuda
- Location: Maui, Hawaii
- Corollary Courses: Albany Course – Hero World Challenge
- Past Champions:
- 2017: Justin Thomas -22 over Hideki Matsuyama
- 2016: Jordan Spieth -30 over Patrick Reed
- 2015: Patrick Reed -21 in a playoff over Jimmy Walker
- 2014: Zach Johnson -19 over Jordan Spieth
- 2013: Dustin Johnson -16 over Steve Stricker
KEY STATS TO TARGET
- Strong Emphasis – SG:OTT, SG:APP, SG:T2G, SG:P, Birdie Or Better
- Important – Course History, Scrambling, Bermuda Putting splits
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