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RotoBaller PGA: 2019 Open Championship DFS Bible
Hello PGA DFS fans! Welcome to the 2019 Open Championship DFS Bible! It's honestly a bittersweet feeling to be writing about the Open, because it is the last major championship of this year. While I believe the revamped 2019 schedule is a huge improvement, it does feel like the majors have flown by this season. […]
Joe Nicely
RotoBaller PGA DFS: Horse For The Course - 2019 Open Championship
What's up guys? Y'all heard anything about a golf tournament overseas this week? We'll dive into the Open Championship in just a second, but I do want to recap the John Deere Classic just a bit. We knew going in that the JDC field was one of the weakest we've seen this season. Dylan Frittelli […]
Joe Nicely
Justin Rose Eyes Open Championship Breakthrough
Justin Rose heads to Royal Portrush with his eyes on a breakthrough at the Open Championship. Rose came oh-so-close to winning the Claret Jug at Carnoustie last year, but ultimately had to settle for a share of second place. The Englishman has had an underwhelming year by his lofty standards, but played beautifully at the […]
Joe Nicely
Phil Mickelson A Long Shot At Royal Portrush
Phil Mickelson is set to make his 26th career start in the Open Championship. Mickelson struggled in Opens during the early portion of his career, but eventually captured the Claret Jug at Muirfield in 2013. The 49-year-old kicked off 2019 in style with a win at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but his game has […]
Joe Nicely
Rickie Fowler Heads To Open In Sluggish Form
Rickie Fowler has a sterling track record in the Open Championship, but he heads to the 2019 edition at Royal Portrush in sluggish form. Fowler has made the Open cut in eight of his nine career appearances, including a runner-up finish at Royal Liverpool in 2014. The fan favorite has a win at the Waste […]
Joe Nicely
Henrik Stenson Heads To Portrush In Red-Hot Form
Henrik Stenson is in the field for the upcoming Open Championship. Stenson captured the Open title in an epic duel with Phil Mickelson at Royal Troon in 2016 and heads to Royal Portrush in red-hot form. The Swede recently logged top-10 finishes at both the Canadian and U.S. Opens, and notched a T4 in last […]
Joe Nicely
Brooks Koepka Looks To Continue Major Dominance At Open
Brooks Koepka is in the field for this week's Open Championship. Koepka has won four of the last 10 major championships in which he's played and will attempt to continue his dominant run at Royal Portrush. The American made his bones on the Euro and Challenge Tours, so he brings plenty of links-golf experience to […]
Joe Nicely
RotoBaller PGA: One And Done Staff Picks - John Deere Classic
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 […]
Joe Nicely
PGA DFS: Horse For The Course - John Deere Classic
Hello RotoBallers and welcome back to Horse For The Course! The 3M Open was a new tournament held in Minnesota that actually provided some pretty high drama Sunday afternoon. There was definitely a youth movement in effect at TPC Twin Cities, as the final-round leaderboard was packed with many of golf's most exciting young guns. […]
Joe Nicely
Tony Finau Shows Improved Form In Minnesota
Tony Finau entered the 3M Open on the heels of three-straight missed cuts, but the young star flashed some improved form at TPC Twin Cities. Finau logged four sub-70 rounds to finish at 13-under par for the tournament and a T23. The 29-year-old has disappointed his backers a bit this year after a breakout season […]
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Patrick Reed Logs Top-25 Finish In Minnesota
Patrick Reed entered the 3M Open fresh off a top-five finish at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, but the 2018 Masters champion wasn't able to fully capitalize on that momentum at TPC Twin Cities. Reed played solid golf by logging four sub-70 rounds in Minnesota, but only came away with a T23 in the low-scoring event. […]
Joe Nicely
Another Missed Cut For Phil Mickelson At 3M
Phil Mickelson was one of the most recognizable names in last week's 3M Open field, but it was a short stay in Minnesota for the veteran. Rounds of 74 and 73 left him at five-over par through 36 holes, nowhere near the three-under par cut line. 'Lefty' got off to a fast start in 2019 […]
Joe Nicely
Brooks Koepka Underwhelms At 3M Open
Another 'regular' PGA Tour event and another underwhelming performance from Brooks Koepka. The four-time major champion has earned a reputation as a 'big game hunter' for his steely performances on golf's biggest stages, but some criticisms have started to surface about his apparent lack of motivation in tournaments that aren't majors. His 65th-place finish in […]
Joe Nicely
Collin Morikawa Impresses With Runner-Up Finish At 3M
Collin Morikawa might not have received as much hype as fellow young guns Matthew Wolff and Viktor Hovland when he turned professional a month ago, but the Cal-Berkeley product is quickly turning heads with his play on the PGA Tour. Morikawa hasn't missed a cut in four professional starts and logged an impressive runner-up finish […]
Joe Nicely
Matthew Wolff Grabs First Pro Win At 3M
Matthew Wolff recently won the 2019 NCAA Individual Championship and it took him all of three starts as a professional to grab his first win on the PGA Tour. Wolff rolled in a remarkable eagle putt on the 72nd hole of the 3M Open to record a dramatic victory at TPC Twin Cities. The 20-year-old […]
Joe Nicely
Sam Burns Is A Nice Statistical Fit At 3M
Sam Burns is in the field for this week's inaugural 3M Open. Burns' recent results have been fairly pedestrian, but his statistical fit at this week's host course, TPC Twin Cities, is generating some buzz in the DFS industry. The LSU product ranks fourth in this week's field in both birdies gained and driving distance […]
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Hideki Matsuyama Remains On Cruise Control
Hideki Matsuyama is slated to tee it up in this week's 3M Open. Matsuyama heads to Minnesota with his game on cruise control. The Japanese star hasn't missed a cut in 17 starts this season and is fresh off a T13 finish in last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. He ranks 10th on the PGA Tour […]
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Tony Finau Hopes To Find Form At 3M Open
After a breakout 2018 season, Tony Finau and his fantasy backers must be disappointed with his play this year. Finau popped for a top-five finish at the Masters and runner-up honors at the Charles Schwab Challenge, but has otherwise struggled in 2019. The young star has missed the cut in his last three starts and […]
Joe Nicely
Phil Mickelson Is Crushing Social Media, Not Golf Balls
Phil Mickelson is set to appear at this week's 3M Open. Mickelson logged a win in early 2019, but his game has dropped off sharply over the past few months. He hasn't logged a top-25 finish since the Masters in April. The 49-year-old appears to have discovered Twitter this year and it seems as though […]
Joe Nicely
Patrick Reed Is Heating Up
Patrick Reed is in the field for the upcoming 3M Open. Reed heads to Minnesota fresh off a T5 at last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic, his first top-five finish of 2019. The 2018 Masters champion's game fell off a cliff earlier this year, but he seems to be headed in the right direction and scored […]
Joe Nicely
Will Brooks Koepka Bring His Best To Minnesota?
Brooks Koepka is slated to tee it up in the inaugural edition of the 3M Open. Koepka captured the 2019 PGA Championship earlier this year and logged a runner-up finish at last month's U.S. Open, but the enigmatic champion has yet to flex his muscles in a regular PGA Tour event this year. The 29-year-old […]
Joe Nicely
PGA DFS: Horse For The Course - 3M Open
What's up RotoBallers? The Rocket Mortgage Classic drew strong crowds in the city of Detroit and the layout provided plenty of scoring opportunities. Nate Lashley was the last man into the Rocket Mortgage field, but also ended up being the last man standing on Sunday, as he used a pair of 63s to record a […]
Joe Nicely
Matthew Wolff Scuffling In Pro Starts
Matthew Wolff missed the cut at last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. Rounds of 75 and 68 left Wolff at one-under par through 36 holes, well shy of the five-under par cutline. The missed cut comes on the heels of an MDF outing at the Travelers Championship. It has been a rocky start for the young […]
Joe Nicely
Viktor Hovland Flashes Star Potential At Rocket Mortgage
Viktor Hovland flashed his superstar potential in the final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Hovland fired a blistering eight-under par 64 Sunday to shoot up the leaderboard and finish the tournament in a tie for 13th place. It was the former OSU Cowboy's best outing since turning professional two weeks ago. The youngster will […]
Joe Nicely
Joaquin Niemann Stays Hot At Rocket Mortgage Classic
After struggling for the majority of 2019, Joaquin Niemann is heating up. Niemann logged a T5 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. It was the youngster's second consecutive top-five outing. The 20-year-old was solid in all facets of the game at Detroit Golf Club, as he ranked 15th in the field in strokes gained: tee to […]
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Ryan Moore Looks To Rebound From Missed Cut
Ryan Moore logged a disappointing missed cut at last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. Rounds of 70 and 73 at Detroit Golf Club left Moore well short of the five-under par cut line. The 36-year-old will attempt to rebound from the poor outing at the upcoming 3M Open. He remains accurate both off the tee and […]
Joe Nicely
Patrick Reed Logs First Top-Five Finish Of 2019
Patrick Reed recorded a T5 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic with a score of 17-under par. It was surprisingly Reed's first top-five finish of 2019. The 2018 Masters champion struggled mightily during the early part of the year, but has slowly been rounding into form during the month of June. The outing at Detroit Golf […]
Joe Nicely
Nate Lashley Surprise Winner At Rocket Mortgage
It was a life-changing week for Nate Lashley at Detroit Golf Club. Lashley went from being the last alternate in the Rocket Mortgage Classic field to capturing the victory and a little over $1.3 million Sunday afternoon. The 36-year-old romped to a six-shot win and finished the tournament at an astounding 25-under par. His trials […]
Joe Nicely
Viktor Hovland Set To Tackle Rocket Mortgage
Viktor Hovland is in the field for this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. It will be the second professional start of Hovland's career. His pro debut - a T54 at last week's Travelers - was a mixed bag, as the 21-year-old flashed many of the qualities that make him a potential star, while also showing that […]
Joe Nicely
Hideki Matsuyama Is An Elite Option At Rocket Mortgage
Hideki Matsuyama is in the field for the upcoming Rocket Mortgage Classic. The event will be making its first appearance on the PGA Tour schedule and Matsuyama is one of the few elite players in this week's field. The Japanese superstar has continued to impress with his ball-striking ability in 2019 and ranks fourth on […]
Joe Nicely