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Kevin Na Questionable For Sony
It's not often that we see a PGA golfer listed as questionable, but that's the current status of tour pro Kevin Na. Na was a last-minute withdraw from last week's Sentry TOC with a broken pinky finger, a fairly significant injury for a golfer. He was originally expected to miss around a month, but has […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoKevin Tway Plays Well In Sentry Debut
Kevin Tway overcame some tough obstacles at last week's Sentry Tournament of Champions. The youngster fought through his lack of course experience and a nasty sinus infection to finish tied for 11th at Kapalua. Tway fired a beautiful bogey-free 66 on Thursday and led after the opening round. However, he failed to break 70 in […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoZach Johnson Looks For Fresh Start In 2019
Zach Johnson will make his first start of 2019 at this week's Sony Open. Johnson had a somewhat disappointing 2018 by his high standards, but ended the year with a strong T7 finish at the RSM Classic. Johnson parted ways with his longtime caddie Damon Green over the winter in an attempt to shake things […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMatt Kuchar Returns To Sony Open
Matt Kuchar is slated to tee it up in this week's Sony Open. It will be Kuchar's first start at Waialae since 2016. His absence from the event has been somewhat puzzling, as the veteran has a sparkling record on the Honolulu layout. Kuchar picked up a long-awaited victory at the Mayakoba Classic in the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMarc Leishman Heads To Sony In Sharp Form
Marc Leishman heads to the upcoming Sony Open in excellent form. "The Big Aussie" is fresh off a T4 at last week's Sentry Tournament of Champions. The performance was the latest strong outing from Leishman in what's been a very successful swing season. We should expect more of the same from him this week at […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - Sony Open
Wow! What a start to 2019! Xander Schauffele fired a smooth little 62 in the final round at Kapalua to tie the course record and overcome Gary Woodland to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions. It's a great time to be a golf fan, because we have so many great players to watch every week. […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoKevin Tway In Contention At Sentry
It might be Kevin Tway's first appearance in the Sentry Tournament of Champions, but the 30-year-old is making his presence known at Kapalua. Tway fired an opening-round 66 to get out to an early lead and followed up with a solid 71 in the second round. He currently sits in a tie for second alongside […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDraftKings Power Pivots: NFL DFS - Wild Card Weekend
Hi RotoBallers! Welcome to a special playoff edition of Power Pivots. We have four games on the Wild Card slate, two that will be played on Saturday, with the other two on Sunday. With only four games to work with, there will be lots of duplicate lineups in tournaments this weekend. A huge part of […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoKevin Tway Can Bomb Away At Kapalua
Kevin Tway picked up the first win of his PGA Tour career at the Safeway Open in October. The victory earned him a spot in this week's Sentry Tournament of Champions. It will be the 30-year-old's first appearance at Kapalua. Tway is a long hitter that ranked 13th on the PGA Tour in driving distance […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoKeegan Bradley Brings Elite Iron Play To Kapalua
It was a long road back to the winner's circle for Keegan Bradley. After piling up three victories on the PGA Tour between 2011 and 2012, Bradley endured a six-year drought before taking down the BMW Championship last season. The victory qualified him for this week's Sentry Tournament of Champions. Bradley will rely on his […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoIan Poulter Looks To Continue Career Renaissance
Death, taxes, and Ian Poulter playing well in a Ryder Cup year. Those are some of the few certainties in life. Poulter did it again in 2018, logging the first PGA Tour stroke-play win of his career at the Houston Open. The victory propelled the Englishman to a tremendous season and a spot on the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoWebb Simpson Has Strong History At Kapalua
Webb Simpson is set to tee it up in this week's Sentry Tournament of Champions. Simpson qualified for the event via his dominant win in The Players Championship last season. The 33-year-old turned in the best season of his career in 2018 by winning The Players and logging top-25 finishes in all four major championships […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMatt Kuchar Returns To Tournament Of Champions
After a three-year absence, Matt Kuchar returns to the Sentry Tournament of Champions this week. The popular veteran hadn't lifted a trophy since winning the RBC Heritage in 2014, but came out of nowhere to grab a victory at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in November. The win salvaged a somewhat disappointing 2018 for Kuchar. He […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoWindy Conditions Work In Marc Leishman's Favor
Mark Leishman is in the field for this week's Sentry Tournament of Champions. The "Big Aussie" heads to Kapalua in sharp form. Leishman picked up a swing season win at the CIMB Classic in October. He has also fared well in this event and logged a T7 at the Plantation Course last season. With windy […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPaul Casey Is A Solid Option In Sentry
Paul Casey is in the field for this week's Sentry Tournament of Champions. The Englishman had a very solid 2018 season. Casey picked up his second career PGA Tour win at the Valspar Championship, notched four top-10 finishes, and made 18 of 20 cuts. The veteran has one of the best tee-to-green games on the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPhil Mickelson Won't Play Sentry Event
Phil Mickelson is not teeing it up in this week's Sentry Tournament of Champions. "Lefty" qualified for the TOC via his win at the WGC-Mexico event last season, but has elected not to play at Kapalua. The 48-year-old has made it clear that he plans to cut back his 2019 schedule in an attempt to […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoJustin Rose Skipping Sentry TOC
Despite qualifying for this week's Sentry Tournament of Champions, Justin Rose has elected to skip the event. This decision is not out of the ordinary for Rose, who hasn't played the Hawaiian in years. The defending FedEx Cup champion and second-ranked player in the world will be experiencing some big changes in 2019. Rose signed […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - Sentry Tournament of Champions
Happy New Year RotoBallers and welcome to Horse For The Course! For those of you that read this article last season, welcome back! If you are stopping by for the first time, let me say thanks for joining me here at RotoBaller and I hope you'll want to make this article part of your weekly […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDraftKings Power Pivots: NFL DFS Week 17
Hello RotoBallers and welcome to this season's last edition of Power Pivots! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and wish you well as we head into 2019! I appreciate those of you that have joined me here each week. While I want you to win money in DFS tournaments, the ultimate goal […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTiger Woods Won't Play Tournament of Champions
DFS players will have to wait a little longer to get Tiger Woods into their lineups. Woods has opted to skip next week's Sentry Tournament of Champions, according to ESPN's Bob Harig. Woods qualified for the event via his victory at the season-ending Tour Championship. There was speculation that Woods might play in the season […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDraftKings Power Pivots: NFL DFS Week 16
Happy Holidays RotoBallers! Welcome back to Power Pivots, the article where we examine each position in search of players that will offer us leverage in large-field DraftKings tournaments. If you read last week's edition, you might remember that I was concerned about the lack of great matchups in Week 15. Those concerns proved to be […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDraftKings Power Pivots: NFL DFS Week 15
Hello RotoBallers! Welcome back to Power Pivots, where we are always in search of players that will offer us leverage in DraftKings GPPs. Those of you that read last week's column hopefully had a solid day. Our strategy of fading the cheap chalk RBs in favor of Christian McCaffery and Ezekiel Elliott worked well, while […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDraftKings Power Pivots: NFL DFS Week 14
Hi RotoBallers! For those of you that read this article regularly, welcome back! If you are finding Power Pivots for the first time, you have come to the right place if you love NFL DFS! Each week we examine players that are projected to popular at each position and try to find an alternative or […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDraftKings Power Pivots - NFL DFS Week 13
What's up RotoBallers? Welcome to Power Pivots, where we are always in search of players that might go overlooked in DraftKings tournaments. It's a bittersweet feeling to say we are gearing up for Week 13 of the NFL season. When we click into the "teen" weeks, it's a stark reminder that the season is heading […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoNFL DFS Week 12: DraftKings Power Pivots
Welcome back RotoBallers! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We're going to dive right into Week 12 and I hope you enjoy this edition of Power Pivots as you fight through your food hangover. Similar to Week 11, there's not a lot of games on the slate that scream "ATTACK" to me, although I'm […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoNFL DFS Week 11: DraftKings Power Pivots
It's Week 11 RotoBallers! Hard to believe it, but here we are. I hope all of your DFS screens were green in Week 10! Last week's Power Pivots gave us mixed results. Our QB, RB, and DEF/ST selections performed great, but we had total misses at WR and TE. Let's try to nail them all […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - RSM Classic
Kuuuuch!!! Fan favorite Matt Kuchar took down the Mayakoba Classic for his eighth career victory on the PGA Tour and first win in nearly five years. Our Mayakoba horses and ponies fared well, with all of the highlighted players making the cut. RotoBaller staff member Spencer Aguiar nailed Matt Kuchar at 66/1 in his weekly […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoZach Johnson Has Home-Course Advantage At RSM
Zach Johnson won't have to travel far for the RSM Classic. Johnson is a resident of Sea Island, the location of this week's tournament. The two-time major winner will be making his second start of the new season at the RSM after posting 13 top-25 finishes in 2018. Johnson had a disappointing outing last week […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoRussell Henley Has Been Lights Out In RSM Classic
Russell Henley heads to Sea Island for this week's RSM Classic. The former Georgia Bulldog has an outstanding history at the tournament in his home state. Henley has recorded top-10 finishes in each of his last trips to Sea Island. His form is trending in the right direction, as he ranked top-five in both fairways […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoWebb Simpson Headlines RSM Field
Webb Simpson is scheduled to tee it up in this week's RSM Classic. At 20th in the Official World Golf Ranking, Simpson is the highest-ranked player in the field by a large margin. He has been installed as the betting favorite at 8/1 and is the highest-priced player on all DFS sites. Simpson is coming […]
Joe Nicely 6 years ago