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Is Christian McCaffrey's Deal Cause for Concern?
When the news recently dropped that the Carolina Panthers were inking their superstar running back Christian McCaffrey to a four-year, $64 million extension that will pay him $16 million a year and make him the highest-paid RB in the history of the NFL, my reaction was mixed, to say the least. We’re all aware of […]
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Horse For The Course - DraftKings Golf DFS: GCU Championship (Outlaw Tour)
Hello again golf family! We're back again with a little Outlaw Golf Tour action. Last week was our first crack at the Outlaw circuit and it actually went really well, with all of this article's highlighted players recording solid outings. This week we'll turn our eyes to the GCU Championship! In the absence of PGA […]
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The Hangover: 2020 NFL Draft Headlines
This year’s NFL Draft was the most highly anticipated of all time, with the lack of live sports over the last month creating a rabid hunger in starved sports fans. In addition to the already-existing substantial interest in the NFL, the quarantine life that our country has been living made this year’s draft an honest-to-goodness […]
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Horse For The Course - DraftKings Golf DFS: The Legacy Shootout (Outlaw Tour)
Hello again golf family! Long time, no see. I hope you are all staying safe and healthy during these crazy times. Unfortunately, we've been suffering through all this time at home with the PGA Tour on hiatus, though there does seem to be a tiny bit of light at the end of the tunnel with […]
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2020 Masters Postponed Due To Coronavirus
Shortly after the PGA Tour canceled The Players Championship and all upcoming events, Augusta National Golf Club has announced that the 2020 Masters Tournament will be postponed. This is just the latest major sporting event to be impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak. No timetable has been set as to when golf's biggest tournament might actually […]
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PGA DFS: DraftKings Core Four - The Players Championship (Premium Content)
All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining me for The Players Championship! In this article you will find my four favorite overall DraftKings DFS lineup plays for this week's PGA tournament. The 'Core Four' will usually be spread across different DraftKings price points, but […]
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Horse For The Course: PGA DFS (Course History) - The Players Championship
Hello again PGA family and thanks for joining me here at RotoBaller! Players found things to be difficult at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, as Florida winds and a tough Bay Hill layout caused scores to skyrocket. Englishman Tyrell Hatton emerged from the dogfight at the API to log his first career win on the PGA […]
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RotoBaller PGA: One And Done Staff Picks - The Players Championship
C'mon Rory, you gotta win that tournament! Ok...had to get that out of my system. My decision to burn Rory McIlroy at the Arnold Palmer Invitational sorta worked, as he nabbed a top-five and $330k for me. However, it was a tournament that was very winnable for him and that's what you're looking for when […]
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Patrick Cantlay Set To Return To Action At The Players
Patrick Cantlay is set to tee it up in The Players Championship. It will be Cantlay's first start since a T17 finish at the Genesis Invitational nearly a month ago. The rising star's absence from competition was due to a surgical procedure to repair a deviated septum. Cantlay had previously had the same procedure done […]
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Jim Furyk Looks To Make Another Run At The Players
Jim Furyk made a surprising charge at last year's Players Championship to log a surprising runner-up finish. The veteran was a dependable DFS option throughout 2019, but has struggled mightily this year. Furyk has missed the cut in all three of his starts in 2020. His recent poor results can be mostly attributed to a […]
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Sungjae Im Heads To Sawgrass In Red-Hot Form
After winning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors last season, Sungjae Im is taking his game to the next level in 2020. The youngster captured the Honda Classic crown two weeks ago and almost went back-to-back before ultimately settling for a third-place finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The Korean prodigy will head to […]
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Tony Finau Hopes To Rebound At TPC Sawgrass
Tony Finau heads to the upcoming Players Championship on the heels of a missed cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Finau narrowly missed a win a month ago at the Waste Management Phoenix Open when he lost to Webb Simpson in a playoff. He's floundered in his two subsequent starts, but will look to rebound […]
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Daniel Berger Looks To Continue Comeback At Players
Daniel Berger is in the field for the upcoming Players Championship. After battling a wrist injury for almost two seasons, Berger finally appears to be fully healthy and has played excellent golf in 2020. The two-time PGA Tour winner hasn't missed a cut since October and has recorded top-five finishes in his last two starts. […]
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Joaquin Niemann Set To Make Players Championship Debut
Joaquin Niemann is set to make his Players Championship debut this week. The youngster from Chile logged his first PGA Tour victory at The Greenbrier during the fall season, but has slumped in 2020. Niemann has missed the cut in his last three starts and hasn't looked sharp since a top-five finish at the Sentry […]
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Paul Casey Brings Hot Irons To TPC Sawgrass
Paul Casey is set to make his first start in two weeks at the upcoming Players Championship. The Englishman elected to skip both the Honda Classic and the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Prior to the break, Casey had been on fire with his irons and gained over five strokes on approach in his last two starts. […]
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Henrik Stenson Looks To Rebound At Players Championship
Henrik Stenson finds himself in an unusual situation this week, as he looks to rebound from a missed cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a tournament in which he has traditionally performed well. Last week's API was Stenson's first start on U.S. soil this year and hopefully helped him to knock off any rust. The […]
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Marc Leishman Comes Up Short At Arnold Palmer Invitational
Marc Leishman almost nabbed his second win of 2020 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Sunday. The "Big Aussie" came up one-stroke shy of tournament winner Tyrell Hatton on a weekend that was marked by high scores and brutal conditions. Leishman will now head to this week's Players Championship with loads of positive momentum. The veteran […]
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Matt Kuchar Has Strong Track Record At The Players
Matt Kuchar heads to this week's Players Championship in sharp form. The veteran scored an international win at the Singapore Open earlier this year and has logged four top-25 finishes over six PGA Tour starts in 2020. Kuchar is a former Players Championship winner and has made four straight cuts at TPC Sawgrass. His course […]
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Justin Rose Heads To Players Championship In Shaky Form
Consistency hasn't been a problem for Justin Rose in recent years, but the world's former top-ranked player has struggled to find his form in 2020. The Englishman heads to this week's Players Championship fresh off a missed cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and he's now failed to make the weekend in three of his […]
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Jon Rahm Has Unfinished Business At The Players
Jon Rahm heads to the upcoming Players Championship as one of the hottest golfers in the world. The fiery Spaniard has some unfinished business at TPC Sawgrass, as a final-round collapse in last year's Players sent him tumbling down the leaderboard and into a tie for 12th place. The knock on Rahm is his mental […]
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PGA DFS Tournament Preview: THE PLAYERS Championship
Hi RotoBallers! In our ongoing attempt to expand and improve our PGA coverage, we will be dropping a 'Tournament Preview' for some of the big events on the PGA Tour schedule. We're getting this new series kicked off this week with the 'Fifth Major', THE PLAYERS Championship! We hope this preview will give you a […]
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Tiger Woods Will Miss The Players Championship
This week's Players Championship will have a field full of elite golfers, but the biggest name in the sport won't tee it up at TPC Sawgrass. Tiger Woods announced last week that he will be forced to miss the "fifth major" due to a back injury. All signs indicate that this is a precautionary measure, […]
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Horse For The Course: PGA DFS (Course History) - Arnold Palmer Invitational
Hello again PGA family and thanks for joining me here at RotoBaller! It seemed inevitable that Sungjae Im would soon win on the PGA Tour and the "hardest working man in golf" pulled it off Sunday at the Honda Classic, as the 21-year-old thrived in what was a pressure-packed back nine down the stretch to […]
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PGA DFS: DraftKings Core Four - Arnold Palmer Invitational
All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining me for the Arnold Palmer Invitational! In this article you will find my four favorite overall DraftKings DFS lineup plays for this week's PGA tournament. The 'Core Four' will usually be spread across different DraftKings price points, […]
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PGA DFS: Expert Roundtable - Arnold Palmer Invitational
Please enjoy this PGA Premium article free for a limited time. Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining us for the Arnold Palmer Invitational! This is a new article that we're offering each week as part of our PGA Premium subscription, and we hope that you will find it useful. Be sure also to read all […]
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Rookie Collin Morikawa Continues To Produce
After a splashy start to his professional career in 2019 that included a win at the Barracuda Championship, Collin Morikawa has continued to produce impressive results during his rookie campaign on the PGA Tour. In 10 starts this season, Morikawa has recorded six top-25 finishes with two top-10 results. The youngster out of Cal will […]
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Viktor Hovland Looks To Rebound At Bay Hill
It has been a roller coaster couple of weeks for Viktor Hovland. The rising star notched his first PGA Tour win two weeks ago at the Puerto Rico Open, but followed it up with a disastrous appearance at last week's Honda Classic that resulted in a missed cut. We have to imagine that his poor […]
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Phil Mickelson Still A Risky DFS Proposition
Phil Mickelson finally showed some signs of life at the beginning of February by logging a T3 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but his performance in that event is a bit misleading when taking into consideration that he lost strokes on approach. It was the same story for the veteran at Riviera, when he […]
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Slumping Rickie Fowler Heads To Bay Hill
Rickie Fowler has long been one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour, but the fan favorite heads to this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational with his game out of sorts. Fowler missed the cut at last week's Honda Classic, a tournament in which he's a former winner. It was his second missed cut […]
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Marc Leishman A Former Champion At Bay Hill
Marc Leishman is off to a fantastic start this year. The "Big Aussie" found the winner's circle at the Farmers Insurance Open at the end of January and this week heads to a Bay Hill course on which he won the 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational. Much has been made about Leishman's hot putting week at […]
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