The Players picks

Dustin Johnson ov Rory Mcilroy 

First, first, first, second.  That’s Dustin’s last 4 finishes.  McIlroy has been good with 3 top 7’s out of the last 4 tournaments…but it ain’t first, first, first, second.  DJ doesn’t have amazing course history here, but I don’t care.  He’s playing the best golf of anyone right now…it’s getting Tiger-in-his-prime-esque.  

REVENGE BET

John Rahm ov Jason Day (love)

Jon Rahm you can argue is the second best golfer right now on the planet.  His last 5 finishes are 4th, 27th, 10th, 2nd, and 3rd.  Jason Day USED to be an elite golfer, but he isn’t playing like one now.  Day has one top 5 finish is 2017.  He’s been dealing with his Mom having cancer, and it’s obviously affected his game.  We lost this exact bet at the Masters when Rahm triple bogeyed his last hole of the tourney causing us to lose this bet by one stroke.  We get our revenge this week.

Rickie Fowler ov Hideki Matsuyama (love)

Before the Zurich, 6 straight tournaments with top 16 finishes, including a win and 3 top 4 finishes.  Fowler is playing better than he’s ever played right now, and he looks mature, and so does his game.  I think he is on the verge of being considered one of the elite golfers on tour, and he’s looks motivated this year (Spring Break 2017 excluded).  Matsuyama since his win at the Waste Management doesn’t have any top 10 finishes in his last 6 tournaments.  In those 6 tournaments, 5 finishes have been outside the top 25.  He’s just not nearly as sharp as Fowler is right now.

Brooks Koepka ov Henrik Stenson (love)

Koepka has been red hot since his session with his coach from Florida State.  Before that, he was fade bait, and missed cut material, but now he’s one of the best on tour over the last two months.  Even paired with his brother Chase Koepka, he finished 5th at the Zurich.  Before that, second, 11th, 9th going back to that meeting with his coach.  Stenson on the other hand?  Still can’t putt. One made cut in the last 6 tournaments.  Unbelievable how bad he’s been.  I see no reason why that should change this week.

Justin Rose ov Henrik Stenson (Love)

Justin Rose has one missed cut this year.  That was at the Zurich classic when he had a partner.  His partner…was Henrik Stenson.

Graeme Delaet ov Jim Furyk  (love)

Furyk has one tourney under par in 2017.  Let that sink in.  One tourney under par this year.  And that was back in february.  Missed the cut the last 3 tournaments, and just isn’t playing well.  Deleat only has one round over par in 2017, and has looked solid the last two tournaments.  Besides missing the cut at the Arnold Palmer, and Puerto Rico, he has 6 top 25 finishes.  

Graeme McDowell ov Bubba Watson (love)

Here we go again with the books not respecting McDowell, and I’ll happily support him here.  Let’s look at Bubba’s finishes this year, except I’m going to take out the wonky tournaments, such as the Zurich where he and his partner finished 5th, and The match play where he finished 9th.  No finishes inside the top 25, Missed cut at masters, 34th at Arnold palmer, missed cut at valspar, 38th in Mexico, WD at Genesis, and Missed cut at Waste Management.  He’s been struggling this year.  McDowell on the other had, has a missed cut in Puerto Rico (whatever), and then only one finish outside the top 30, and no other missed cuts in 2017.  He’s steady, and consistent, coming off a nice week last week at the Wells Fargo.

Sung Kang ov Luke Donald

Take out the RBC Heritage where Luke randomly plays good every year, and his results have sucked recently.  3 missed cuts out of the last 4 tourneys, and the tourney he did make the cut he finished 69th.  Sung Kang on the other hand has been playing great recently.  Take out the Zurich, he has 3 straight top 11 finishes, 6 out of 7 made cuts, and has been better than Luke in the last 2 tourneys they’ve played in together, minus the RBC.

BONUS PICKS (BOVADA)

Rickie Fowler ov Justin Thomas

Everything I said about Fowler previously applies, and Justin Thomas still doesn’t seem to be in winning form right now.  Three missed cuts last 8 tournaments, take out the Zurich, and he’s got one top 20 finish since Hawaii.

Top Swedish player

Stenson -120

Alex Noren +250

David Lingmerth +500

Jonas Blixt +600

I’m going to play Alex Noren at +250, and Lingmerth at +500.  If you would play both at $100, if Noren wins you would profit $150, and if Lingmerth wins you would profit $400.  Noren only one missed cut in 2017, and that was the Masters, and Lingmerth 2 straight made cuts, including a solid 18th place finish last week at the Wells Fargo.  Like we said about Stenson, who’s the fav

Top Swedish player

Stenson -120

Alex Noren +250

David Lingmerth +500

Jonas Blixt +600

I’m going to play Alex Noren at +250, and Lingmerth at +500.  If you would play both at $100, if Noren wins you would profit $150, and if Lingmerth wins you would profit $400.  Noren only one missed cut in 2017, and that was the Masters, and Lingmerth 2 straight made cuts, including a solid 18th place finish last week at the Wells Fargo.  Like we said about Stenson, who’s the fav

the way Alex "blew up" the final round last week at Wilmington with a [+5] 77 to drop all the way to tied 31st after being tied for 2nd thru three rounds was VERY unlike him and makes me wonder IF he has an injury or some other problem. maybe he will bounce back this week BUT he really has NOT played that well in PGA events and definitely is NOT dominating like he has on the Euro Tour