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Paul Casey Set To Play In Ryder Cup
Paul Casey logged a T11 in the Tour Championship on Sunday. It was his first finish outside the top-five at East Lake Country Club in four years. Casey struggled down the stretch in 2018, despite having perhaps his best career season on the PGA Tour. The Englishman's play earned him a captain's pick on to […]
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Justin Rose Wins FedEx Cup Title
Tiger Woods may have won the battle, but Justin Rose won the war at East Lake Country Club on Sunday. Rose struggled in the final round of the Tour Championship, grinding out a three-over par 73 to finish in a tie for fifth. The Englishman slid down the leaderboard throughout the afternoon, but was able […]
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Tiger Woods Wins Tour Championship
Tiger Woods capped off a fairy-tale comeback season by winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Sunday. Woods held off an elite group of challengers with a final-round 71. He finished the tournament at 11-under par, two shots clear of runner-up Billy Horschel. It was the first victory for Woods since 2013 and his 80th […]
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NFL DFS Week 3: DraftKings Power Pivots
Hi fantasy football friends! Thanks for checking out Power Pivots, where we discuss some great alternative DraftKings options to players that we expect to carry high ownership. I hope you caught last week's article because our highlighted pivots were spot-on. While we fell a little short on our D/ST pick, every position player that we […]
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Kevin Na Offers Great DFS Value
Kevin Na enters this week at 22nd in the FedEx points standings. He has experienced a career renaissance in 2018 and captured his first PGA Tour victory in nearly seven years at The Greenbrier earlier this season. Na has played solid golf throughout the FedEx playoffs, but his game isn't a great fit for East […]
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No Injury Concerns For Paul Casey
Paul Casey is a full-go for the upcoming Tour Championship. The Englishman recently withdrew from the BMW Championship, citing a minor back injury. Casey's "injury" isn't a concern at East Lake this week as the withdrawal was most likely due to the extensive rain delays at the BMW. More concerning is Casey's recent form. He […]
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Webb Simpson Cruises Into Tour Championship
Webb Simpson is set to play in the upcoming Tour Championship. Simpson cruises into East Lake ranked 11th in the FedEx points standings. The 2018 Players champion would need a win this week and help from the players ahead of him in the standings to take home the FedEx Cup. Simpson has had an outstanding […]
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Phil Mickelson Returns To Tour Championship
Phil Mickelson returns to Atlanta for this week's Tour Championship after failing to qualify for the tournament last season. It will be Mickelson's second appearance at East Lake since a T12 in 2013. "Lefty" has bounced back nicely from a disappointing 2017. He picked up his first win in five years at the WGC-Mexico and […]
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Mark Leishman Needs Miracle At East Lake
Marc Leishman enters this week's Tour Championship ranking 29th out of 30 in the FedEx Cup points standings. The "Big Aussie" would need a miracle to occur at East Lake in order for him to capture the FedEx title. Leishman needs to win the Tour Championship while also having the field invert itself in the […]
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Patrick Cantlay Set To Play In Second Tour Championship
Patrick Cantlay followed up a breakthrough rookie season with a solid sophomore campaign in 2018. Cantlay is set to tee it up in the season-ending Tour Championship for the second straight year. The young Californian has struggled on the greens throughout the FedEx playoffs and lost over six strokes to the field in his last […]
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Keegan Bradley Within Striking Distance Of FedEx Cup
Fresh off an improbable win at the BMW Championship, Keegan Bradley enters this week's Tour Championship at sixth in the FedEx points standings. Despite a relatively quiet 2018, Bradley now has a puncher's chance of taking home the FedEx Cup and a 10 million dollar bonus. In order to capture the title, he would need […]
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Justin Rose Can Clinch FedEx Cup With Win
Justin Rose heads to Atlanta this week with hopes of adding a FedEx Cup title to his long list of career achievements. The Englishman is one of five players than can clinch the FedEx title by winning the Tour Championship. Unlike many in the field, Rose has some room for error. He can finish as […]
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Tiger Woods Chasing Third FedEx Cup Title
A remarkable comeback season for Tiger Woods culminates this week at East Lake Country Club. Woods heads to Atlanta in 20th place in the points standings and is an extreme long shot to capture his third FedEx Cup title. In an almost impossible scenario, he would need to win the Tour Championship tournament and have […]
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Tony Finau Eyes FedEx Cup Title
Tony Finau heads to East Lake Country Club for this week's Tour Championship with a very real shot at winning the FedEx Cup title. Finau's talent has been evident for the last few years, but he has put it all together in 2018. He is one of five players that can clinch the FedEx title […]
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PGA DFS: Horse For The Course - TOUR Championship
Welcome back golf fans! I hope everyone enjoyed the break last week. Hopefully the start of football helped to curb your PGA DFS withdrawals. We are back in action for the TOUR Championship and the stakes don't get much higher. After an entire PGA Tour season and the FedEx Cup playoffs, we are down to […]
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NFL DFS for Week 2: DraftKings Power Pivots
For those of us that play NFL DFS tournaments every week, ownership percentage is always a critical piece of the puzzle. Having a lineup full of very popular or chalk plays can limit upside in GPP tournaments. We can sometimes gain leverage in a tournament situation by differentiating our lineups, even if it’s only in […]
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Tony Finau's Dream Season Continues
Tony Finau continued his excellent play in the BMW Championship, finishing in a tie for eighth place. The result marked Finau's third consecutive top-10 finish in the FedEx Cup playoffs. The rising star has had the best season of his young career. Finau qualified for the season finale Tour Championship. He heads to East Lake […]
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Marc Leishman Squeaks Into Tour Championship
Marc Leishman turned in a forgettable performance in the BMW Championship, logging a T41 in the 70-man field. Despite the poor outing, the "Big Aussie" was able to sneak into the upcoming Tour Championship. Leishman stands at 29th in the FedEx points standings, with only the top-30 players qualifying for the season finale at East […]
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Phil Mickelson Flops In BMW Championship
Phil Mickelson carried tons of momentum into the BMW Championship, but finished near the bottom of the field in a disappointing tie for 58th place. It was a shocking performance from the veteran who had logged two consecutive top-15 finishes prior to the BMW. Mickelson surprisingly struggled with his short game at Aronimink, ranking 58th […]
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Alex Noren Set To Make Ryder Cup Debut
Alexander Noren finished in a tie for 24th at the BMW Championship. The result was an improvement over the Swede's recent poor performances. Noren seemed to get the flatstick figured out and finished 17th in the BMW field in strokes gained: putting. His recent slump prevented him from qualifying for the Tour Championship, thus ending […]
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Henrik Stenson Fails To Qualify For Tour Championship
Henrik Stenson worked his way to 10-under par with a final-round 68 at the BMW Championship Monday. The score was good enough for a T29 finish for Stenson. While not quite the results we are used to seeing from the Swede, it was a step in the right direction as he attempts to recover from […]
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Paul Casey Withdraws From BMW Championship
Paul Casey withdrew from the BMW Championship after three rounds. The Englishman cited back pain as the reason for his early exit. The tournament was plagued with extensive rain delays throughout the week and was forced into a Monday finish. DFS fans shouldn't worry about a legitimate injury to Casey. He was already qualified for […]
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Tiger Woods Finishes Strong At BMW Championship
Tiger Woods fired a final-round 65 Monday at the BMW Championship to move into a T6 finish. It was another solid tournament for Woods, who electrified the Pennsylvania crowd with an opening-round 62 on Thursday. As we've seen over the last several months, Woods continued to strike his irons with world-class precision, but failed to […]
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Justin Rose Takes Over Top Spot In World Rankings
Justin Rose lost to Keegan Bradley in a sudden-death playoff at the BMW Championship Monday afternoon to finish in second place. Despite the loss, Rose was able to overcome Dustin Johnson as the number one ranked player in the World Golf Ranking. The Englishman has been the most consistent golfer in the world throughout 2018, […]
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Keegan Bradley Wins Rain-Soaked BMW Championship
Keegan Bradley won the BMW Championship Monday afternoon. Bradley defeated Justin Rose on the opening playoff hole to claim his first victory since 2012. He fired a final-round 64 at a rain-soaked Aronimink Golf Club. The event was plagued by weather delays that forced the Monday finish. Bradley is well-known in the DFS community for […]
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Tiger Woods Goes Low In First Round Of BMW
Golf fans have been waiting for Tiger Woods to put a complete round together. The world saw what the 42-year-old is still capable of Thursday afternoon at Aronimink Golf Club. Woods shot an electrifying eight-under par 62 in the opening round of the BMW Championship and is tied for the first round lead with Rory […]
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Webb Simpson Looks To Bounce Back At BMW
After a promising start to last week's Dell Technologies Championship that included a blistering second-round 63, Webb Simpson faltered over the final two rounds to fall into a tie for 49th. Simpson was the tournament leader at the halfway point, but only carded three birdies over his last 36 holes. This was Simpson's worst tournament […]
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Patrick Cantlay's Ball Striking Remains Sharp
Patrick Cantlay turned in another strong performance at last week's Dell Technologies Championship. He finished in a tie for 24th on the strength of his sharp ball striking. The young star struggled both on and around the greens. Cantlay is in the field for the upcoming BMW Championship by virtue of his comfortable 12th place […]
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Tiger Woods Still Chasing Victory
Tiger Woods logged a T24 at last week's Dell Technologies Championship. It was another solid outing for Woods and was highlighted by a bogey-free 66 on Friday. His putting was an improvement from his horrid performance at the Northern Trust, but some short misses killed his momentum at key points during the week. Woods continued […]
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Tony Finau Enters BMW On Fire
Tony Finau will ride a wave of momentum into this week's BMW Championship. The young superstar has scored consecutive top-five finishes at the Northern Trust and Dell Technologies Championship. Finau has long been known as a master with the driver, but he has stepped up every facet of his game in 2018. The phenom from […]
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