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Patrick Cantlay Set To Defend Shriners Title
Patrick Cantlay will head to Las Vegas this week to defend his Shriners Hospitals for Children Open title. It was his first career victory on the PGA Tour. The young star won last season's Shriners Open in dramatic fashion, outlasting Alex Cejka and Whee Kim in a three-man playoff. The win kick started a very […]
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Matt Kuchar Looks To Get Back On Track
Matt Kuchar is set to tee it up in this week's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. It will be the veteran's first start of the new PGA Tour season. Kuchar is looking to get back on track after a disappointing 2018 campaign. The veteran didn't play horrible last season, but lacked the week-to-week consistency that […]
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PGA DFS: Horse For The Course - Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Welcome back RotoBaller PGA family! My man Tony Finau was soooo close last week in China! Finau led a good majority of the WGC HSBC before falling to another young star, Xander Schauffele, in a sudden-death playoff. Really excited that the PGA Tour is heading back to the U.S. this week for the (extremely long […]
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Branden Grace Is Still In Slump
Branden Grace sputtered in China this week and could only manage a T41 at the WGC-HSBC Champions event. It was the South African's third consecutive poor performance of the new season. The T41 was actually Grace's best finish on the "Asia Swing", as he finished T48 at the CJ Cup and T50 at the CIMB […]
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Paul Casey Continues Steady Play At HSBC
Paul Casey continued to play well in China this week. Casey finished the WGC-HSBC Champions event at two-under par to tie for 16th place. It was the Englishman's third straight top-20 finish in the new PGA Tour season. Though he was only able to log one sub-70 round this week in difficult scoring conditions at […]
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Justin Rose Looks Sharp At HSBC
Justin Rose failed to defend his WGC-HSBC Champions title, but the Englishman looked sharp at Sheshan International Golf Club. Rose finished at 10-under par for the tournament, good for an impressive third place finish in the elite field. It was Rose's first start of the new PGA Tour season and it appears the 2018 FedEx […]
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Tony Finau Falls Short In Playoff At HSBC
Tony Finau's wait for a second PGA Tour victory will be a little longer. After being in the lead for much of the WGC-HSBC Champions event, Finau fell to Xander Schaufelle on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. Finau shot a final-round 71 to finish at 14-under par for the tournament. Schaufelle shot up […]
Joe Nicely
Week 8 DraftKings Power Pivots - NFL DFS
Thanks for dropping by RotoBallers! If this is your first time reading Power Pivots I hope you enjoy it! I have to warn you that this isn't a typical "picks" column. I firmly believe that hard work is the key to success in every pursuit, including DFS. My goal here every week is to find […]
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Joaquin Niemann Is Off To Slow Start
Joaquin Niemann finished in a tie for 36th in last week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. Niemann was never in contention at Nine Bridges after an opening-round 75. It was the teenager's second start of the new season and he has been underwhelming in both appearances. Niemann logged an MDF in the season-opening Safeway Open […]
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Kevin Tway Fades At CJ Cup
Kevin Tway finished in an underwhelming tie for 52nd place in last week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. It was Tway's third tournament in as many weeks and fatigue seemed to take it's toll on his play. The young long-hitter kicked off the 2019 season with his first career PGA Tour victory at the Safeway […]
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Kevin Na Will Attempt To Bounce Back At WGC
Kevin Na will tee it up in this week's WGC-HSBC Champions event. Na will attempt to bounce back from a poor performance in the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. The veteran could only manage a T52 in the CJ Cup. Na had been a top-25 machine prior to going sideways in Korea. He will try […]
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Keegan Bradley Looks To Stay Hot At WGC
Keegan Bradley is in the field for this week's WGC-HSBC Champions event. Bradley will attempt to stay hot at Sheshan International Golf Club after closing out the 2018 season in excellent form. He picked up his first win in six years at last month's BMW Championship. This will be Bradley's second event of the new […]
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Ian Poulter Is A Sleeper Option At HSBC
Ian Poulter continued his steady play at last week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. The Englishman was in the final group at Nine Bridges, but could only muster a final-round 71. It dropped Poulter into a tie for 10th at 10-under par. Despite the lackluster final round, Poulter's play throughout the week showed that he […]
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Tony Finau Looking For Wins In New Season
Tony Finau is in the field for this week's WGC-HSBC Champions event. The young superstar had a career-best season in 2018, racking up 11 top-10 finishes and making his first Ryder Cup appearance. Finau is one of the longest hitters on tour and improved every facet of his game last season. Despite his tremendous success, […]
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Matthew Fitzpatrick Has Been Sharp At HSBC
Matthew Fitzpatrick should feel confident as he heads to China for this week's WGC-HSBC event. The Englishman has recorded top-10's in two of his last three trips to Sheshan International Golf Club. Fitzpatrick also brings a good bit of form to Shanghai, as he won the Omega European Masters last month. The 24-year-old has tons […]
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PGA DFS: Horse For The Course - WGC HSBC Champions
Thanks for dropping in for this week's Horse For The Course! Big, bad Brooks Koepka took down the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges and is now officially the number one ranked player in the world. Koepka has accomplished some amazing things in the past couple of years and shows no signs of slowing down. Koepka […]
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Patrick Cantlay Looks To Take Next Step At WGC
Patrick Cantlay heads to China for this week's WGC-HSBC Champions event. The young American had a breakthrough 2018 season. Cantlay will look to take another step toward joining golf's elite this week at Sheshan International Golf Club. The phenom has one PGA Tour victory to his credit, but a win in a higher caliber event […]
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Louis Oosthuizen Quiet At Nine Bridges
Louis Oosthuizen logged a T29 in last week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. It was a quiet performance from Oosthuizen, who was coming off an impressive top-five finish at the CIMB Classic. The South African played solid at Nine Bridges, but never threatened the leaders. While his DFS backers might be slightly disappointed with the […]
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Marc Leishman Stays On A Roll At CJ Cup
Marc Leishman followed up his recent CIMB Classic victory with a solid performance in the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. The "Big Aussie" got off to a slow start with an opening-round 75, but improved his score in each subsequent round to finish at eight-under par for the tournament. The performance was good for a […]
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Alex Noren Erratic At CJ Cup
Alex Noren's game looked erratic at last week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. The Swede was up and down throughout the week. Noren followed up an ugly opening-round 74 with a dazzling second-round 65, before shooting rounds of 73 and 68 over the weekend. The roller coaster performance left Noren at eight-under par for the […]
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Paul Casey Has History Of Success At HSBC
Paul Casey continued his solid start to the 2019 season by recording a T18 finish in the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. It was the second consecutive strong outing for the Englishman, who logged a T13 at the CIMB Classic in his previous appearance of the season. Casey's game faltered down the stretch in 2018, […]
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Justin Rose Set To Defend HSBC Title
Justin Rose is set to defend his WGC-HSBC Champions title in China this week. Rose won last year's HSBC championship in stunning fashion by overcoming an eight-shot deficit to defeat Dustin Johnson in the final round. This will mark the Englishman's first start since winning the FedEx Cup title and leading Team Europe to a […]
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Branden Grace Continues To Struggle
Branden Grace continued to struggle in the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. The South African could only manage a T48 finish in the no-cut event. After an opening-round 75 he was never in contention at Nine Bridges, but fought back to post sub-70 scores in the final two rounds. It was the second consecutive poor […]
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Brendan Steele Breaks Out Of Slump
Brendan Steele finished in a tie for 14th in the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. It was a vast improvement for Steele, who has been stuck in a horrible slump for several months. The 35-year-old had failed to finish inside the top 45 in 12 consecutive tournaments prior to the CJ Cup. Steele surged up […]
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Week 7 DraftKings Power Pivots - NFL DFS
Welcome back RotoBallers! We are getting into the thick of the NFL season as we prepare for Week 7. There are 10 games on the DraftKings main slate and unlike last week's Atlanta/TB matchup there doesn't seem to be a true "slam dunk" game to focus on. Outside of a select few guys, there doesn't […]
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Kevin Tway Continues To Roll
Kevin Tway followed up his first career PGA Tour victory at the Safeway Open with a solid outing at last week's CIMB Classic. Tway carded a final-round 67 to record a T27 finish at 13-under par for the tournament. The long-hitter heads to Jeju Island for this week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. This will […]
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Joaquin Niemann Brings Upside To CJ Cup
Joaquin Niemann is set to tee it up in the upcoming CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. It will be the phenom's first start in the event. Niemann exploded on to the professional golf scene last season. The 19-year-old made quite an impression in 2018 by recording four top-10 finishes in just 13 starts. With full […]
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Kevin Na Hopes To Improve At Nine Bridges
Kevin Na returns to The Club at Nine Bridges this week for his second career start at the Korean course. Na struggled in last year's CJ Cup, only managing a T47 with a score of seven-over par for the week. The veteran is in much better form than he was a year ago. Na's play […]
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Ian Poulter Set To Begin Season At CJ Cup
Ian Poulter is set to kick off his 2019 season at this week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. It will be Poulter's first action since Team Europe's triumphant Ryder Cup victory in Paris last month. The Englishman experienced a career resurgence in 2018. Poulter picked up his first career stroke-play win on the PGA Tour […]
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Brendan Steele Continues To Struggle
Brendan Steele finished last week's CIMB Classic in a tie for 54th place. The performance was yet another poor outing in what has been a months-long slump for Steele. The 35-year-old has now failed to log a top-45 finish in 12 straight PGA Tour starts. Steele is an excellent driver of the golf ball, but […]
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