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Louis Oosthuizen Continues Solid Play at The Masters
Continuing his history of solid play at Augusta National, Louis Oosthuizen finished in a very respectable tie for 12th in the Masters last week. In his typical low-key fashion, Shrek carded 71s in each of the first three rounds before firing a nice 69 on Sunday. He offered a good return on his $7,900 DraftKings […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoPopular Value Play Kevin Chappell Misses Cut at the Masters
With a solid course history and an affordable DraftKings price tag of only $6,900, Kevin Chappell was a popular value play heading into last week's Masters. Chappell garnered 13.80 percent ownership in the DK Millionaire Maker, but he let those that rostered him down by failing to make the weekend. Posting ugly scores of 77 […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTony Finau Impresses In Masters Debut
What a wild week for Tony Finau! The young phenom almost missed the Masters after suffering a freak ankle injury on Wednesday. Finau fought through the injury and opened with a beautiful opening-round 68 on Thursday. After losing some ground in the second and third rounds, Finau came out firing Sunday, shooting a dazzling 66 […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTony Finau Fires 68 On Sore Ankle
Fighting a high ankle sprain, Tony Finau toughed it out to shoot a brilliant 68 in the first round of the Masters on Thursday. Finau’s availability to play was in doubt until late this morning. He received the go ahead from doctors when an MRI showed no major damage. Though it was evident at times […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoKevin Chappell Disappoints With 77
Kevin Chappell shot 77 in the opening round of the Masters on Thursday. A player that many pegged as a dark horse entering the week, Chappell was unable to get anything going on Thursday. He logged five bogeys and one double-bogey against only two birdies. Chappell will have to turn things around in a big […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTony Finau Will Attempt to Play Thursday
The Golf Channel's Todd Lewis is reporting that Tony Finau will (ankle) attempt to play Thursday in his first Masters. Amazingly, an MRI this morning revealed no significant damage to Finau's ankle. He was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain. Fantasy lineups locked at 8:30 AM, so it looks like those DFS players that rolled […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTony Finau's X-Rays Negative, MRI Scheduled
Updating an earlier report, Tony Finau did in fact suffer a dislocated ankle Wednesday during the par-three contest. He was able to pop the ankle back in place almost immediately. X-rays Wednesday evening showed no breaks. Finau will have an MRI early Thursday morning. Those results and the amount of swelling will determine if the […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoKevin Chappell's Back Seems Ready to Go For Masters
After being forced to withdraw from the WGC-Match Play event two weeks ago with a back injury, Kevin Chappell appears good to go for the opening round of the Masters on Thursday. Chappell has played practice rounds all week and participated in Wednesday's par-three contest. The back injury gave DFS players a scare, but it […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTony Finau Injures Ankle During Masters Contest
During Wednesday's par-three contest at Augusta National, Tony Finau injured his ankle while celebrating a hole-in-one. After making an ace, Finau began to run and backpedal toward the green when he suddenly went down to the ground awkwardly. His left ankle appeared to be dislocated. Finau popped the ankle back in place and finished the […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoLouis Oosthuizen Has Been Quiet in 2018
Louis Oosthuizen comes into this year’s Masters with little fanfare. Oosthuizen has been quiet for the most part in 2018. He most recently missed the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Since losing a heartbreaking playoff to Bubba Watson in the 2012 Masters, Shrek has had three top-25s at Augusta National. He has the experience […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoMasters Groupings and Tee Times Announced
Notable groupings and tee times for Thursday's First Round of the Masters include Tiger Woods, Marc Leishman and Tommy Fleetwood at 10:42 AM, Sergio Garcia, Justin Thomas and Doc Redman at 10:53 AM, Bubba Watson, Henrik Stenson and Jason Day at 11:04 AM, Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar at 1:27 PM, Adam Scott, […]
Joe Nicely 7 years ago2018 Masters Player Preview and Bible for DraftKings PGA DFS
This 2018 Masters Players Preview is for anyone interested in DFS Golf. The Masters will receive tons of interest this week. My goal was to create a piece that will be helpful to someone that might be making their first DFS Golf lineup, while also being interesting to grinders that know all the ins and […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Play Practice Round Together
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson played a practice round together Tuesday at Augusta National. The former Masters champions were joined by Fred Couples and Thomas Pieters. Tiger and Phil have had a well-known "frosty" relationship over the years, so these two voluntarily practicing together comes as a big surprise to those in the golf world. […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoMichael Fitzpatrick Looks to Avoid Big Numbers This Week
Michael Fitzpatrick has played well at Augusta National the last two years but has been plagued by a big number on his score card each year. Fitzpatrick overcame a second-round 76 in 2016 to finish tied for seventh and also blew up in last year’s second round with a 78. If Fitz can avoid these […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoLack of Distance Off the Tee Hurts Webb Simpson's Chances at Augusta
Since the Masters Tournament Committee lengthened the course in 2001 and again in 2005, it is crucial to have distance off the tee at Augusta National. Webb Simpson is currently ranked 130th on the PGA Tour in driving distance. This lack of length off the tee has hurt Simpson at the Masters, as he's missed […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoBranden Grace Has Mixed Masters History
Branden Grace has popped up on several major championship leaderboards the past few years, but his results in the Masters have been mixed. Prior to finishing in a tie for 27th last year, Grace had missed three consecutive cuts at Augusta National. Grace might finally have the course figured out and is in good form […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoDaniel Berger Flying Under the Radar
Daniel Berger isn’t a player that many people are talking about this week, but he is quietly playing amazing golf. Berger has logged five top-20s in 2018 and only missed one cut all year. His Masters record is solid; a T10 in 2016 and T27 in 2017. Berger is flying under the radar when compared […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoBrendan Steele is a Cut-Making Machine
Since winning the Safeway Open in October of 2017, Brendan Steele has made seven consecutive cuts on the PGA Tour. The driver is Steele’s weapon of choice; he ranks seventh in strokes gained off the tee in 2018. Solid tee-to-green play is his hallmark and he has been impressive this year. Steele has struggled with […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoRoss Fisher Limps Into The Masters
Ross Fisher has struggled in his last two tournament appearances, badly missing the cut at the Valspar Championship and failing to get out of pool play at the WGC-Dell Match Play event. Fisher has had a nice career on the European Tour but has been unable to find success in the United States. He finished […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoTony Finau Set to Make Masters Debut
The long-hitting phenom Tony Finau will make his Masters debut this week. Finau has tons of talent and almost unlimited potential. His ability off the tee should serve him well at Augusta National. Finau ranks first on the PGA Tour in driving distance, averaging 321.1 yards off the tee. His struggles on the greens are […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoPatrick Cantlay Heads to Augusta National in Solid Form
Patrick Cantlay heads to Augusta National this week to compete in his second Masters. Cantlay enters the week without much fanfare but is quietly playing very solid golf. Since a win at the Shriners to close out 2017, Cantlay has made the cut in every tournament he’s played in in 2018. He made the cut […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoIan Poulter Makes Masters Field With Win at The Houston Open
Ian Poulter won the Houston Open Sunday with a sudden-death playoff victory over Beau Hossler. The victory gives Poulter the last invite into the Masters this week. Since dusting off the Odyssey putter he used in the 2012 Ryder Cup two weeks ago, Poulter has been on fire. Poulter has an impressive history in the […]
Joe Nicely 7 years agoKevin Chappell's Injury Status Still Uncertain For Masters
Kevin Chappell was forced to withdraw in the third round of the WGC Match Play event on March 23. The severity of the injury is unknown. Chappell has played very solid golf this year, making the cut in every tournament he's played in in 2018. He played well in the 2017 Masters, finishing tied for […]
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