Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Sentry Tournament of Champions
OVERVIEW
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We begin 2019 with the Tournament of Champions in beautiful Maui, Hawaii where the Bermuda rough is cut as short as possible and the birdies will be abundant. This week there’s no cut as this is a tournament comprised solely of players who won events last year and basically a free getaway to start the year. I’d temper back your excitement in throwing a ton of money into cash games and focus primarily on building GPP lineups. 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. If you do play cash games, 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 or are looking to diminish any tax implications from being on team profits this season feel free to throw caution to the wind. I’m more than likely going to fire a few GPP lineups and turn my attention to the Sony next week.
TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND
o The Course
• Kapalua Resort – Plantation Course
• Par: 73
• Yardage: 7,400 yards
• Greens: Bermuda
o Location: Maui, Hawaii
o Corollary Courses: Albany Course – Hero World Challenge
o Past Champions:
• 2018: Dustin Johnson -24 over Jon Rahm (by 8 strokes)
• 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
KEY STATS TO TARGET
o Strong Emphasis – SG:OTT, SG:APP, SG:T2G, SG:P, Birdie Or Better
o Important – Course History, Scrambling, Bermuda Putting splits
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