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Henrik Stenson Trending In The Right Direction
Henrik Stenson is in the field for The Players Championship. The Swede has struggled in the early part of 2019, missing three Euro Tour cuts and playing poorly in the WGC-Mexico. 'The Iceman' surprisingly caught fire in last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, logging a T17 while gaining a massive 6.7 strokes on approach shots for […]
Joe Nicely
Justin Rose Looks To Rebound At The Players
Justin Rose is set to tee it up at The Players Championship this week. The Englishman will attempt to rebound from an uncharacteristically-poor outing at last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational. Rose struggled horribly over the weekend at Bay Hill and dropped into a T63 finish. It was the defending FedEx Cup champ's worst finish since […]
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Webb Simpson Set To Defend Players Title
Webb Simpson made some history at last year's Players Championship by tying the tournament's single-round course record and 54-hole scoring mark on the way to a four-shot victory. Simpson will try to make a little more history at TPC Sawgrass this week as he attempts to become the first-ever repeat winner in THE PLAYERS Championship […]
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PGA DFS: Horse For The Course - THE PLAYERS Championship
Welcome back RotoBallers! 'The Italian Stallion' Francesco Molinari caught fire Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational. I hope you read last week's edition of HFTC, as Molinari was one of our featured players! Let's keep the momentum going, because we've got a big one this week. We head to TPC Sawgrass for THE PLAYERS […]
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Justin Rose Disappoints At Arnold Palmer Invitational
Justin Rose suffered through a disappointing outing at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The Englishman is one of the most consistent golfers in the world, but was uncharacteristically uneven in Orlando. Rose followed opening rounds of 70-71 with a disastrous weekend performance in which he played Bay Hill at eight-over par over his final 36 holes. […]
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THE PLAYERS Championship - PGA DFS Tournament Preview
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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Matthew Fitzpatrick Comes Up Short At Bay Hill
Matthew Fitzpatrick entered the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational with the 54-hole lead, but couldn't hold off a surging Francesco Molinari for the API title. The young Englishman hung tough Sunday by grinding out a one-under par 71 to finish at 10-under for the tournament, two strokes shy of Molinari's winning 12-under score. […]
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Talor Gooch Withdraws From Arnold Palmer Invitational
Talor Gooch has withdrawn from the upcoming Arnold Palmer Invitational. Rob Bolton of PGATour.com reports Gooch is dealing with a minor thumb injury. The 27-year-old is having a breakout season and has already recorded two top-five finishes in 2019. Gooch notched a T20 in last week's Honda Classic and was shaping up to be a […]
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Phil Mickelson Returns To Bay Hill For First Time Since 2013
Phil Mickelson returns to Bay Hill this week in what will be his first start in the Arnold Palmer Invitational since 2013. Mickelson won the API title in 1997, but the Bay Hill layout has never been a great fit for his game. The 48-year-old is having an amazing 2019 and has already picked up […]
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RotoBaller PGA: One And Done Staff Picks - Arnold Palmer Invitational
Here at RotoBaller, we are always searching for ways to give our readers the best fantasy sports content possible. With that goal in mind, we are very proud to announce the addition of a weekly PGA “One and Done” column. In this feature, our golf staff of Joe Nicely, Spencer Aguiar and Gianni Magliocco will […]
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Marc Leishman Eyes Second API Title
Marc Leishman is set to tee it up in this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational. The 'Big Aussie' won the API title in 2017 and has a legitimate shot raise the trophy again at Bay Hill this week. Outside of an ugly T62 outing at the WGC-Mexico Championship, the 35-year-old has been razor-sharp this season. He […]
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Henrik Stenson Hopes To Find Form At Bay Hill
It's been an unusually poor start to the season for Henrik Stenson. The Swede has struggled mightily with his game in 2019 and has missed the cut in all three of his Euro Tour starts this year. He most recently logged a T54 at the WGC-Mexico Championship and lost over six strokes to the field […]
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Justin Rose Back In Action This Week
After a brief break in his schedule, Justin Rose will tee it up for the first time since January in this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational. The 2019 FedEx Cup champion already has one win to his credit this season after taking down the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. The Englishman will attempt to add […]
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Ian Poulter Heads To Bay Hill On Fire
Ian Poulter is scheduled to tee it up in the upcoming Arnold Palmer Invitational. Poulter heads to Bay Hill in red-hot form. The Englishman logged a T3 in his latest start at the WGC-Mexico Championship and ran off three straight top-10's on the European Tour in January. He has fared well at Bay Hill throughout […]
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Zach Johnson Fades At Honda Classic
Last week's Honda Classic got off to a promising start for Zach Johnson. An opening-round 66 had Johnson near the top of the leaderboard, but the two-time major champion failed to break par in any of his final three rounds and faded into a T59 finish. It's been a sluggish start to the season for […]
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Scott Piercy Misses Honda Cut
Scott Piercy missed the cut at last week's Honda Classic after opening rounds of 72-73. It was a disappointing effort from the Las Vegas resident who was coming off a top-10 finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Normally a sharp ball striker, Piercy surprisingly lost over four strokes on approach shots at PGA National. […]
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Sungjae Im Suffers Third-Round Collapse At Honda
Promising PGA Tour rookie Sungjae Im was tied for the 36-hole lead at last week's Honda Classic, but a Saturday implosion sent him tumbling down the leaderboard. Im failed to make a single birdie on the way to shooting the dismal third-round 77 and a final-round 71 wasn't enough to get him back into contention. […]
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Brendan Steele's Miserable Season Continues
It was more of the same for Brendan Steele at last week's Honda Classic. Rounds of 75 and 77 prevented Steele from playing on the weekend. It was his fourth straight start with a missed cut and he is struggling mightily in several facets of the game right now. Steele ranks just 218th on the […]
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PGA DFS: Horse For The Course - Arnold Palmer Invitational
Welcome back RotoBallers! DFS darling and FRL legend Keith Mitchell fought off Rickie Fowler and Brooks Koepka to take down the Honda Classic last week. While Mitchell might not be well known to casual golf fans, he is a player that has been popular in the DFS community for over a year, so score one […]
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Tiger Woods Withdraws From Arnold Palmer Invitational
In a surprising announcement, Tiger Woods withdrew from the upcoming Arnold Palmer Invitational this afternoon. In a statement on his Twitter account, Woods cited a lingering neck strain as the reason for this unexpected development. An eight-time winner at Bay Hill, he was considered one of the favorites in the Arnold Palmer field. Woods stated […]
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Sungjae Im Looks To Rebound From Missed Cuts
Sungjae Im is in the field for the upcoming Honda Classic. The young South Korean has played well in his rookie campaign on the PGA Tour, but has slumped a bit over the past month. Im missed consecutive cuts at the AT&T Pro-Am and Genesis Open. The 20-year-old hopes to rebound at PGA National this […]
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Scott Piercy Heads To Florida In Good Form
Scott Piercy is in the field for this week's Honda Classic. Piercy heads to Florida fresh off a pair of nice outings on the West Coast. The Las Vegas resident recorded a T20 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and a T10 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am over his last two starts. He carries […]
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Joaquin Niemann's Putting Struggles Continue
Joaquin Niemann is set to make his Honda Classic debut this week. The young Chilean exploded on to the professional golf scene last year with four top-10's in his rookie campaign. Niemann hasn't been able to reproduce those results recently and the culprit has been a balky putter. The 20-year-old ranks a dismal 215th on […]
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Russell Henley Seeking Another Honda Classic Title
Russell Henley is in the field for this week's Honda Classic. He has played well at PGA National in his career and won the Honda title in 2014. The former Georgia Bulldog has had mixed results in his five 2019 starts, missing two cuts with a season-best T15 finish coming at the Waste Management Phoenix […]
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Zach Johnson Looks To Up His Game In Florida
Zach Johnson is in the field for the upcoming Honda Classic. The two-time major champion will attempt to kick his game into high gear as the PGA Tour's 'Florida Swing' gets underway. Johnson has played at a middling level in 2019, making two of three cuts with a season-high finish of a T28 in the […]
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Brendan Steele Mired In Terrible Slump
Brendan Steele is scheduled to tee it up in this week's Honda Classic. Steele has been mired in a terrible slump for several months. The 35-year-old has missed the cut in three of his four 2019 starts and is regularly failing to break par. He is hitting the driver well, but continually struggles with his […]
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Webb Simpson An Elite Option At The Honda Classic
Webb Simpson is slated to tee it up in this week's Honda Classic. Simpson stands out as one of the elite players in what's a slightly watered-down field. The 33-year-old had a career-best season in 2018 and has continued to look sharp in his limited starts this year. His iron-play has been sharp and he […]
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Daniel Berger Bringing Hot Putter To Honda Classic
Daniel Berger is set to play in this week's Honda Classic. After dealing with a wrist injury for the majority of 2018, Berger is attempting to get his game back on track this season. He looked good last week and scored a T2 at the Puerto Rico Open. The 25-year-old was on fire with the […]
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PGA DFS: Horse For The Course - The Honda Classic
What's up PGA DFS fans? Thanks so much for joining me for another edition of Horse For The Course! Dustin Johnson was in 'God Mode' down in Mexico last week and made things look easy at the WGC-Mexico Championship. D.J. trounced the field and earned his 20th career win in the process. He also illustrated […]
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Alex Noren Heads To Honda In Ice-Cold Form
Alex Noren finished the WGC-Mexico Championship in a tie for 62nd place. It was the latest in a string of brutal outings for the Swede. Noren had previously logged a missed cut and a T44 in his two 2019 starts on the PGA Tour. His game wasn't close in Mexico City and he finished near […]
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