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Chad Campbell projects to be a top play on FanDuel
The RotoGrinders FanDuel players projections have Chad Campbell ranked as one the top picks in terms of PT/$K for this week’s RBC Canadian Open. Campbell has always been known as a great ball striker and a streaky putter. With five top 20 or better finishes in his last seven events, Campbell looks to have positive momentum on his side. Campbell has played at Glen Abbey 3 times and he has never finished outside of the top 30. Campbell did not qualify for last week’s British Open, but he did manage to post a solid T18 at the Barbosol Classic. Campbell has four career PGA tour victories to his name, but unfortunately, his last win came almost 10 years ago. Currently sitting in the 63rd spot in the FedEx Cup Standings, this PGA Tour veteran could use a great showing vs a weak field to better his chances of making it to East Lake.
As reported by: RotoGrinders Player Projections
Jim Furyk trending as a low owned player
Jim Furyk has not played well this season. This future Ryder Cup captain and past major champion was not in last week’s British Open field. For Furyk, the missed British Open ended a streak of qualifying for 87 straight major championships. Furyk spent last week playing in the Barborsol Championship. His tie for 35th place in last week’s event marked Furyk’s third straight top 35 or better finish in a row. Currently ranked 147 in the FedEx Cup standings, Furyk appears to have recovered from a midseason slump that saw him miss six consecutive cuts. His overall poor play this season should demand a reasonable salary, but for whatever reason, the DraftKings pricing algorithm has Fuyrk as the seventh highest priced player for the week. Poor play combined with a high price equals low ownership. On the surface, this looks like an easy fade, but Furyk has excellent course history at Glen Abbey, and he is motivated to make the FedEx Cup run. Furyk has not placed worse than a T14 in his last four starts at Glen Abbey and his score of 14 under par was good enough to give him a top four finish in the 2015 RBC Canadian Open. Winning a large field GPP can often boil down to taking a low owned risk, and Furyk is in a perfect spot to deliver that type of performance.
As reported by: RotoGrinders Projected Ownership Graham DeLaet projects as a top value play on FanDuel
The RotoGrinders FanDuel players projections have Graham Delaet ranked as one the top picks in terms of PT/$K for this week’s RBC Canadian Open. The Canadian Open is a big week for players like Delaet. Not only is he one of the best players in the field to have not won a PGA Tour event, Delaet is also one of the best Canadian golfers in the world. This Canadian-born golfer has 4 international victories to his name but has yet to win on U.S. soil. Delaet’s 9 top 25 or better finishes have him positioned to make a deep run in this year’s FedEx Cup race. DeLaet has not played consistently well in his previous attempts at the Canadian Open, but his low price combined with an accurate skill set creates a great opportunity to buy low on a talented player.
As reported by: RotoGrinders Player Projections Chez Reavie projects as a top DraftKings play
The RotoGrinders DraftKings players projections are now live and, Chez Reavie ranks out as one of the top picks in terms of PT/$K for the RBC Canadian Open. Reavie is returning to the site of his only PGA tour victory. The RBC Canadian Open does not always rotate every year, and this year’s venue Glen Abbey G.C. has held the event 4 times in the last ten years. In addition to his win in 2008, Reavie has three made cuts and one top 15 finish in his four events at Glen Abbey G.C. Currently ranked 68th in the FedEx Cup standings, Reavie comes into this week having made five straight cuts, and he has not finished worse than a T48.
As reported by: RotoGrinders Player Projections Danny Lee set to return from injury
Danny Lee disappointed a large number of the DFS community when a shoulder and wrist injury forced him to withdraw from the John Deere Classic. At an average ownership level of nearly 15%, Lee was one of the more popular plays for the John Deere Classic. With seven made cuts in a row, and four top ten or better finishes, Lee’s game appeared to be trending in the right direction. The exact timing of Lee’s injury is unknown, but the severity of the pain forced Lee to withdraw after an opening round of 74. Lee went to Twitter on Tuesday to let everyone know that his injury is improving and that he is looking forward to playing in this week’s RBC Canadian Open. Injuries tend to lower ownership, and the popularity of Lee prior to the John Deere disappointment could prevent many gamers from playing him this week. The quality of golf displayed by Lee prior to the injury makes him a very intriguing option for this week.
As reported by: Danny Lee Twitter Brandt Snedker has withdrawn from the RBC Canadian Open
The rib injury suffered prior to last week’s British Open will for Brandt Snedeker to miss his second straight week. Snedeker announced late Wednesday that he would not play in this week’s event. With only one more week until the year’s last major, Snedeker remains very much a question mark for the PGA Championship. We will update the status of the injury as more information becomes available.
As reported by: PGA Tour Jason Day emerges as a top fade
Jason Day came into the 2016 British Open as the number one golfer in the world. Since that time Day has struggled to find the form that saw him win seven times in 18 months. Currently ranked as the number five player in the world, Day is trending as one of the lower owned big name players for The Open Championship. Day is still one of the best players in the world, and he is capable of winning a big event even when it appears that he has bad current form. Picking Day is not without risk, but the upside he brings to the table makes him a very powerful GPP play. Very rarely will you get the opportunity to own a world class talent at such a low ownership level.
As reported by: RotoGrinders Projected Ownership Kevin Roth's official weather report for The Open Championshp
Weather is always in play for the British Open, and RotoGrinders own chief meteorologist Kevin Roth just updated his weather forecast for the weekend in the main forum. The forecast for this week’s tournament has already changed quite a few times, and the overall unpredictability of weather this time of year makes the task of using such data a very risky proposition. Roth predicts that Friday could be a wet and windy day, and both the timing and severity of the storms could greatly effect play. As of now it looks like rain & wind will move into the area mid morning Friday, and could potentially strengthen later in the day. If the rain prevents or delay’s any play on Friday, those players who did not have to finish in the harder conditions stand to gain an edge. Bottom line is that the weather is still volatile and highly unpredictable. If you are a multiple lineup player, then you might consider making a few lineups that favor players from a particular tee time wave. Stacking lineups with players only from a particular tee time wave would give you exposure to just that group of players, and if the weather turns out bad then those rosters would stand to gain an edge. For example if you are playing nine total lineups then you might try to have three lineups from the early/late wave, and then three from the late/ early wave, and then use the final three with players from both waves.
Player Spotlight: Ryan Fox
The lesser known European Tour is the home of some very talented players.The British Open provides the large majority of the golf world a chance to learn a little more about players that we would normally not pay any attention to. Ryan Fox is a an up and coming player on the European Tour, and his spectacular play this season makes him an intriguing salary relief option for large field GPP’s. The son of a famous rugby player, Fox has posted six consecutive top 26 or better finishes, and his 4th place finish at last week’s Scottish Open was his third top 6 or better finish in a row. This 2016 Challenge Tour graduate will make his major championship debut this week. Fox should fly under the radar for the year’s third major, but if he can keep up his solid form, then he makes for an perfect low owned tournament flier.
As reported by: RotoGrinders Brandt Snedeker withdraws from The Open Championship
Snedeker suffered a rib injury last week and his body did not respond to the treatemant as he had hoped. The withdrawal opens ups an opportunity for James Hahn to play in the British Open. Hahn’ descion to travel over to the British Open as an alternate has paid off, but the timing of his entry will not leave enough time to add him to the player pool. We will update Snedeker’s rib injury as more information becomes avalaible.
As reported by: Brandt Snedeker via Twitter
Justin Rose returns to the course where it all started
Royal Birkdale is where it all began for Justin Rose. The 1998 British Open at Birkdale had many great story lines, but Rose’s performance as a 17 year amateur proved to be one of the bigger events of the week. Highlighted by a holed-out chip shot for birdie on the 72nd hole of the tournament, Rose went on to place fourth in the 1998 Open. Rose has since played in multiple majors, and has one U.S. Open win, but his 4th place finish in the 1998 Open Championship remains as his best finish in this tournament. Rose followed up his 2nd place finish at this year’s Master’s with a disappointing missed cut at the U.S. Open, and the casual DFS participant might let that type of letdown carry over into the roster building process for this week. For English born players like Rose, winning The Open Championship adds a little extra pressure. Rose admits to putting to much of this type of pressure on himself in the past, and he feels like his game is ready to compete at Royal Birkdale. Rose spent last week watching Wimbledon, where he was on hand for the semifinals and finals. The week of watching tennis helped provide inspiration. Rose watched Roger Federer play well and win his 19th grand slam title. Rose hopes to use some of that motivation to come full circle and claim a win at the course where it all started.
As reported by: Golf Digest Ian Poulter gaining steam
A few months ago Ian Poulter was in need of a miracle to keep his status on the PGA tour. Solid play combined with a earnings error ( discovered by fellow tour player Brian Gay), gave Poulter the chance he needed to keep playing on the tour. Poulter contended at this year’s players championship, and his ninth place finish at last week’s Scottish Open has this very stylish golfer trending in the right direction. Love him or hate him, Poulter is someone that you should take stock in for this week, and current form has driven his ownership projections to a very high level. Poulter has two top 20 DK or better finishes in the his last five attempts at The Open, and he finished second the last time the championship was held at Royal Birkdale. For years, Poulter has often played the role of villain, whether via Ryder Cup histrionics or social media garb, and for many of us it will be hard to pick the person whom we love to hate. The combination of his recent form and his very reasonable price make Poulter a very interesting tournament play for this week’s British Open.
As reported by: RotoGrinders Projected Ownership Rickie Fowler projects as a top DraftKings play
The RotoGrinders DraftKings players projections list Rickie Fowler as one of the top picks in terms of PT/$K for the year’s third major. For Fowler this major represents another chance to remove the less than desirable title of best player without a major championship win. Fowler has played in 30 major championships in his career and he has finished inside the top 5 seven times. His most recent top five came at this year’s U.S. Open, a tournament in which Fowler played near the lead for the entirety of the week. Fowler loves to play links style golf, and his excellent play at last week’s Scottish Open proves that he is coming into the week with great form. This tenth ranked player in world has built a career around putting himself in contention, and he would like nothing more than to finally close the deal when given a chance to win.
As reported by: RotoGrinders Player Projections Tommy Fleetwood is no longer flying under the radar
Prior to this year many in the DFS community knew very little about Fleetwood. In fact at this time last year Fleetwood had not yet cracked the top 150 in the Official World Golf Rankings. Momentum is always a hard thing to qualify, but there is little doubt that Fleetwood is in the mist of playing the best golf of his career. With one win and three top ten’s in his last four events, Fleetwood has skyrocketed to the number 14 ranked golfer in the world. Fleetwood is going to play the role of the hometown kid this week. He grew up in Southport, England, and used to sneak onto Royal Birkdale. Fleetwood has played in six PGA tour events this season, and he has only cracked an ownership level above 10% only one time. Early Ownership projections have Fleetwood on the rise, and his solid play combined with the extra attention placed on his connections to the course will negate any chance of him flying under the radar for the Open Championship.
As reported by: RotoGrinders Projected Ownership Multiple British Open Champion showing signs of life
Padraig Harrington is used to having his performance on the course serve as a source for news headlines. Unfortunately for Harrington the 2017 season has been about poor play and injuries. Harrington was hit on the elbow while helping out at a clinic earlier this year. The incident scared Harrington enough that he believed he had suffered a career-ending injury. Instead, he returned a few weeks later and his very solid play at this year’s Scottish Open has him looking as a very appealing play for this week’s British Open. Harrington won the last time The Open was played at Royal Birkdale, and you can find this multiple major winner at a great discount for this year’s Open Championship.
As reported by: RotoGrinders