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Matt Kuchar Is A Former WGC-Match Play Champion
Matt Kuchar is in the field for the WGC-Dell Match Play. The mild-mannered Kuchar has been a beast in match play formats throughout his career and won this event in 2013. The veteran has been tremendous over the past six months and has two wins since the start of the new season. He heads to […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoRotoBaller PGA: One And Done Staff Picks - WGC Dell Match Play
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 6 years agoAlex Noren Looks To Break Out Of Slump In Texas
Alex Noren is in the WGC-Dell Match Play field this week. Noren is in the midst of a horrible slump and has missed three cuts in his five 2019 starts on the PGA Tour. The Swede is struggling in all facets of the game and ranks a horrible 211th in strokes gained: putting on the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoHenrik Stenson Gets Tough Draw In WGC Bracket
Henrik Stenson is in the field for the WGC-Dell Match Play event. The Swede will have his work cut out for him this week, as he faces an absolutely brutal draw in the bracket. Stenson's pod is perhaps the strongest in the event and consists of Jason Day, Phil Mickelson, and Jim Furyk. After a […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoWebb Simpson Looks To Rebound At WGC
Webb Simpson is in the field for the WGC-Dell Match Play event. Simpson is looking to rebound from his first missed cut of the season at last week's Valspar Championship. The 2018 Players Champion has been remarkably consistent over the past year and enters the Match Play as the 21st-seeded player in the event. Simpson […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoLouis Oosthuizen Brings Momentum To Austin
Louis Oosthuizen heads to Austin for this week's WGC-Dell Match Play with some positive momentum. The South African had his best outing of 2019 at last week's Valspar Championship, where he logged a runner-up finish. It was his first top-10 finish of the year. Oosthuizen has excelled in the match play format in the past […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTiger Woods Chasing Fourth WGC Match-Play Title
Tiger Woods is in the field for the WGC-Dell Match Play. It will be his first appearance in the event since 2013. Woods has been tremendously successful in match play formats as both an amateur and a professional. He has won this event three times, with his last victory coming in 2008. The possibility that […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoJim Furyk Sneaks Into WGC-Dell Match Play Field
Jim Furyk is in the field for the upcoming WGC-Dell Match Play event. Furyk was one of the last players to get in the field and qualified on the strength of his runner-up finish at The Players Championship. The 48-year-old is experiencing a career renaissance in 2019 and has racked up four top-20 finishes this […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoJustin Rose Returns To WGC-Dell Match Play
Justin Rose is in the field for this week's WGC-Dell Match Play. The Englishman is returning to the event after a two-year absence. Rose has failed to gain much traction in the match play format over the course of his career, which might be why he's elected to skip this event in recent years. The […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoIan Poulter Is A Match-Play Legend
Ian Poulter is in the field for this week's WGC-Dell Match Play event. Poulter is widely considered one of the greatest match-play golfers of his generation. The Englishman is undefeated in Ryder Cup singles matches over his career. He's previously captured titles in both this event and the Volvo Match Play Championship on the Euro […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - WGC Dell Match Play
Welcome back golf fans! Paul Casey successfully defended his Valspar title over the weekend to log his second straight win at the Copperhead Course. The Englishman headed into the Valspar fresh off a disastrous outing at The Players Championship and reminded us that it is often a viable DFS strategy to target good players in […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoHenrik Stenson Records Solid Valspar Finish
Henrik Stenson recorded a T24 in the Valspar Championship. It was a solid outing for the Swede and his second top-25 finish this month. Stenson's game has been trending in the right direction after a sluggish start to the season. He finished the Valspar ranked second in the field in strokes gained: approach. One of […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoKeegan Bradley Up To His Old Tricks At Valspar
Keegan Bradley logged a missed cut at the Valspar Championship. Bradley's performance in this year's tournament was eerily similar to his 2016 Valspar outing, in which he went from a share of the first round lead to missing the cut. This time, Bradley followed up an opening-round 68 that had him near the top of […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoLouis Oosthuizen Shines At Valspar
Louis Oosthuizen recorded a T2 at the Valspar Championship. It was the South African's best outing of 2019 and marked his first top-ten finish of the season. 'Shrek' played tremendous golf over the weekend on a tough Copperhead course, posting rounds of 66 and 69 over his final 36 holes. His seven-under total left him […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPaul Casey Repeats At Valspar
Paul Casey captured the Valspar Championship title for the second consecutive year Sunday at Innisbrook Resort. The Englishman overcame a very difficult Copperhead Course and a group of chasers that included Dustin Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen, and Jason Kokrak. The veteran entered the week fresh off a horrible performance at The Players Championship, but navigated the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoKevin Tway Goes To Valspar In A Slump
Kevin Tway is scheduled to appear in the upcoming Valspar Championship. Tway heads to Tampa in poor form. The young bomber has missed four consecutive cuts and five of his last six. His slump is especially surprising when considering his terrific play during the fall, which included his first career win on the PGA Tour […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoLouis Oosthuizen Brings Inconsistent Form To Copperhead
Louis Oosthuizen is in the Valspar Championship field this week. The South African has been plagued by inconsistent form this season. 'Shrek' managed a T56 in last week's Players Championship on the heels of a missed cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational the week prior. It's fair to wonder to what extent nagging back and […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoKeegan Bradley Has Infamous History At Valspar
Keegan Bradley continued his strong play last week by logging a T16 at The Players Championship. Bradley has perhaps the best iron game on the PGA Tour and his ball striking consistently keeps him in the mix, while his putting continues to frustrate his DFS backers. The 32-year-old heads to Innisbrook Resort for this week's […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBrendan Steele Unravels At The Players
Fresh off his best performance of the season, a T17 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Brendan Steele missed the cut at last week's Players Championship. Steele appeared to be cruising after an opening-round 68, but things unraveled quickly with a brutal round of 76 on Friday. His API finish was propelled by some uncharacteristically-great putting, […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoJim Furyk Brings Good Vibes To Valspar
Jim Furyk is scheduled to play in the upcoming Valspar Championship. The 48-year-old almost pulled off a miracle at The Players Championship last week, but ultimately fell shy of winner Rory McIlroy and settled for a runner-up finish at TPC Sawgrass. The ageless wonder will take his grind-it-out game to Tampa Bay this week. The […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMichael Thompson's Hot Streak Goes Cold
Michael Thompson is in the field for the upcoming Valspar Championship. After a blistering hot streak during which he logged five consecutive finishes of 16th or better, Thompson has cooled off in his last two starts. He has lost strokes with his irons in both of his recent outings, a missed cut at the Arnold […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoSungjae Im Set To Make Valspar Debut
PGA Tour rookie Sungjae Im is set to make his Valspar Championship debut this week. The 20-year-old from South Korea is having an impressive rookie campaign. Im has already recorded three top-10 finishes in his 15 starts of the 2018-19 season. Last year's Web.com Tour player of the year ranks an eye-opening 20th in strokes […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - Valspar Championship
Welcome back RotoBallers! After a series of near misses in seemingly every tournament this season, Rory McIlroy finally closed the deal on a Sunday to win The Players Championship. We are seeing a focused and motivated Rory this year and it's really what we've been waiting for from a guy that has all the tools […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBranden Grace Looks For Another Strong Outing At Valspar
Branden Grace is in the field for the upcoming Valspar Championship. Grace will be looking for another top-10 finish at Innisbrook, where he recorded a T8 last year. The South African logged a forgettable T72 in last week's Players Championship, but a runner-up finish at the Waste Management Open earlier this year reminded golf fans […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoHenrik Stenson Has Elite Course History At Valspar
Henrik Stenson is in the field for the upcoming Valspar Championship. The Swede narrowly missed the cut at last week's Players Championship. After starting 2019 in sluggish form, Stenson showed some signs of life with a T17 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational two weeks ago. 'The Iceman' gained strokes on approach shots at TPC Sawgrass […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPaul Casey Set To Defend Valspar Title
Paul Casey is set to defend his Valspar Championship title this week. A final-round 65 vaulted Casey to the top of the leaderboard last year and he won the title by a single shot over Patrick Reed and Tiger Woods. The Englishman will attempt to recover from his worst outing of the year at last […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoWebb Simpson Brings Consistent Play To Valspar
Webb Simpson is set to tee it up in this week's Valspar Championship. Simpson has been a model of consistency this season and has made the cut in all five of his 2019 starts. He heads to Innisbrook Resort fresh off a T16 finish at The Players Championship, where he rolled the ball extremely well […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoIan Poulter Suffers Weekend Implosion At The Players
After beautiful opening rounds of 69 and 66 put Ian Poulter squarely in the mix at The Players Championship, a disastrous weekend sent him tumbling down the leaderboard. The Englishman's implosion resulted in rounds of 75 and 76 over his final 36 holes and dropped him into a T56 finish. It was an extremely disappointing […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoWebb Simpson Plays Well In Players Title Defense
Defending Players champion Webb Simpson played well in defense of his title, logging a T16 finish in this year's edition. Simpson moved up the leaderboard with a final-round 68, his best score of the week. The short hitter wasn't able to take advantage of a soft TPC Sawgrass course that played much differently this year. […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTiger Woods Logs Forgettable Outing At The Players
Tiger Woods was never able to get things going at TPC Sawgrass and settled for a T30 at The Players Championship. Woods finished at six-under par for the week, 10 shots behind winner Rory McIlroy. The 14-time major winner was undone by an ugly quadruple bogey on the par-three 17th hole during Friday's second round […]
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