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Euro Tour DraftKings DFS Preview - HNA Open De France
Hello and welcome to RotoBaller's DraftKings DFS Euro Tour picks! At RotoBaller, we are committed to bringing our readers the most complete fantasy golf advice available, that means we offer DFS golf coverage on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The European Tour heads to Paris, France this week for the HNA Open De France. […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMatthew Fitzpatrick Set To Play HNA Open de France
Matthew Fitzpatrick is set to tee it up in this week's HNA Open de France. The young Englishman will carry some positive momentum into Paris, as he has played excellent golf over the past month. Fitzpatrick logged a T8 at the BMW PGA Championship in May and most recently a very impressive T12 at the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTiger Woods In Search Of Victory At Quicken Loans National
Tiger Woods will tee it up this week at TPC Potomac for the Quicken Loans National in what is perhaps his best chance at victory since his return to golf. The field is the weakest that Woods has faced in his 2018 comeback. Rickie Fowler is the tournament's only participant that ranks inside the world's […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoRoss Fisher Looks For Repeat Success in Open de France
Ross Fisher heads to Paris this week with an eye on repeating last year's success in the HNA Open de France. Fisher managed a T7 finish at Le Golf National in 2017. The Englishman has struggled mightily in 2018, but he has displayed some improving form recently. Fisher scored a top-10 finish at the BMW […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - Quicken Loans National
Hello and welcome back to Horse For The Course! It was another great week for this column at the Travelers Championship. One of our Ponies, Bubba Watson, surged past last week's Horse Paul Casey to claim the title. It was Bubba's third win at the Travelers and continues a huge comeback season for him. This […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDaniel Berger Underwhelms at Travelers Championship
Daniel Berger finished the Travelers Championship in an underwhelming tie for 67th place. The performance was a huge disappointment from a player that many in the DFS community had pegged as a dark-horse favorite this week. All the stars seemed to be aligned for Berger entering the week, as he was coming off an impressive […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPatrick Cantlay Has Solid Week at Travelers Championship
Patrick Cantlay finished the Travelers Championship at 10-under par Sunday. The score was good enough to move Cantlay into a T15 finish at TPC River Highlands. The rising star played well all week and turned in four sub-70 rounds, but he was unable to keep pace with the leaders and finished seven shots behind eventual […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBrendan Steele Disappoints in Travelers Championship
Brendan Steele logged a disappointing missed cut in the Travelers Championship. Steele seemed to be on cruise control in Friday's second round and was a comfortable four-under par with only seven holes left to play. He then proceeded to bogey three of his last five holes, to finish at one-under par through 36 holes. The […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoZach Johnson Hanging Tough in Travelers Championship
Zach Johnson backed up an opening-round 63 with a solid two-under par 68 in the second round of the Travelers Championship. The round Friday was spotless, as Johnson recorded two birdies with no bogeys on his card. Johnson heads into the weekend at nine-under par for the tournament, just one stroke behind the 36-hole leader […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoWebb Simpson Misses Travelers Cut
Webb Simpson missed the 36-hole cut at the Travelers Championship Friday. The missed cut comes as a huge surprise to DFS fans, as Simpson has been in excellent form and had terrific course history at TPC River Highlands. A disastrous seven-over par 77 in the second round sealed Simpson's fate and put him at five-over […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoZach Johnson Holds Share of First-Round Lead at Travelers
Zach Johnson fired a brilliant 63 Thursday to grab a share of the lead at the Travelers Championship. The hot start put Johnson in the clubhouse at seven-under par and tied for the lead with Jordan Spieth. His round included an amazing stretch of six consecutive birdies on the back nine. Johnson reached eight-under after […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoHistory of Mixed Results at Travelers For Zach Johnson
Zach Johnson played well at last week's U.S. Open, finishing in a tie for 12th place. The tour veteran hopes to carry that momentum to the Travelers Championship this week. Johnson has a recent history of mixed results at TPC River Highlands. He missed the Travelers cut both last year and in 2014, but grabbed […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoEuro Tour DraftKings DFS Preview - BMW International Open
Hello and welcome to RotoBaller's DraftKings DFS Euro Tour picks! At RotoBaller, we are committed to bringing our readers the most complete fantasy golf advice available, that means we offer DFS golf coverage on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The European Tour heads to Germany this week for the 30th edition of the BMW […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDaniel Berger Hopes Third Time Is The Charm At Travelers
Daniel Berger played his best golf of the season at last week's U.S. Open and finished in a tie for sixth. The young American hopes to carry the momentum from that performance into this week's Travelers Championship. It will be Berger's third career start at TPC River Highlands, a course that he appears to be […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPatrick Cantlay Returns To Travelers Championship
Patrick Cantlay returns to the Travelers Championship this week, the tournament where he fired a record-setting 60 as an amateur in 2011. Cantlay last played the Travelers in 2014, when he logged a surprising missed cut. The young star is coming off a near miss at the Memorial tournament, which he followed up with a […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoWebb Simpson Looks To Continue Success At Travelers
Webb Simpson is having a fantastic 2018 season. He captured the Players Championship in a dominant win in May and is fresh off a top ten finish at last week's U.S. Open. Simpson should find continued success at this week's Travelers Championship, a tournament that he has played extremely well in over the course of […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBrendan Steele Entering Comfort Zone at Travelers Championship
After a quick start to the PGA Tour season that included a win and eight straight made cuts, Brendan Steele's play has stalled a bit recently. Steele missed the cut at the Masters, logged an MDF in the Players Championship and finished a pedestrian 63rd in last week's U.S. Open. Despite the recent struggles, Steele […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoBranden Grace Hangs On For Top 25 At U.S. Open
Branden Grace entered the final round of the U.S. Open only four shots off the lead, but the South African went the wrong way Sunday. Grace shot a 5-over 75 on a tough Shinnecock Hills course and fell to a final score of 12-over par for the tournament. The score left Grace in a tie […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMatthew Fitzpatrick Impresses in U.S. Open
Matthew Fitzpatrick had a wild final round Sunday in the U.S. Open, logging five birdies, three bogeys, and a double bogey for a score of 70. The young Englishman was in the hunt for a top ten finish before his struggles on the back nine dropped him into a tie for 12th. It was still […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoPGA DFS: Horse For The Course - Travelers Championship
Hello and welcome back to Horse For The Course! Brooks Koepka walked away with the victory at a very wild U.S. Open last week. Several of our Horses and Ponies were in serious contention over the weekend. I hope the picks translated into DFS success for you folks that read this column. Using the info […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoWebb Simpson Quietly Scores Top Ten in U.S. Open
Webb Simpson fired a final round 69 Sunday to quietly movie into a tie for tenth at the U.S. Open. Simpson didn't garner much TV-time, but played extremely well at the tough Shinnecock Hills track. Following an opening round 76, Simpson was able to play his next three rounds in only 1-over par. His tournament […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDaniel Berger Struggles Sunday, Finishes Sixth in U.S. Open
Daniel Berger entered this week's U.S. Open struggling with his game. The young American missed the cut at the FedEx St. Jude Classic last week, a tournament where he was the two-time defending champion. Berger must have utilized the time off well, as he looked extremely sharp at Shinnecock Hills this week. After a third […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTony Finau Finishes U.S. Open in Fifth Place
After a wild Saturday, Tony Finau found himself in the final group the U.S. Open's final round Sunday. Finau got off to a rocky start in the pressure-packed environment, playing his first four holes in 3-over par. The rising star was able to right the ship with a birdie on the par-5 fifth hole and […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoDaniel Berger Finds Himself Tied For The Lead At U.S. Open
Daniel Berger got off to a hot start early Saturday morning and fired a beautiful four-under 66 in the third round of the U.S. Open. After beginning the day at 7-over par for the tournament and nowhere near the lead, Berger surged up the leaderboard while sitting in the clubhouse Saturday afternoon. While the leaders […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTony Finau Surges Into Tie For Lead At U.S. Open
It was a wild third round at Shinnecock Hills on Saturday and Tony Finau was a huge benefactor. Finau got his third round underway early Saturday morning and fired a gorgeous four-under 66. As Finau finished up his round, the leaders began teeing off and faced increasingly difficult conditions throughout the day. Thanks in part […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoMatthew Fitzpatrick Keeps U.S. Open Cut Streak Alive
Matthew Fitzpatrick shot a solid even-par 70 Thursday at Shinnecock Hills. The round kept Fitzpatrick at 3-over par for the tournament and moved him into a tie for 11th place. The 23-year-old Englishman has now made the cut in all four U.S. Open appearances of his young career. Fitzpatrick enters the weekend seven shots behind […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoScott Piercy Continues Surprising Play In Second Round
Scott Piercy continued his solid play Friday in the U.S. Open. An alternate to make it into the field at Shinnecock Hills this week, Piercy has surprised many with his sharp play. The veteran followed up an opening round 69 with a 1-over par 71 in the second round. Piercy is an excellent ballstriker that […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTiger Woods Misses Cut At U.S. Open
A week that began with anticipation and excitement for Tiger Woods, ended with a disappointing missed cut Friday. Woods entered the second round of the U.S. Open at 8-over par following a terrible opening round. The three-time U.S. Open champion played better in his second round, grinding out a 2-over par 72, but missed the […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTiger Woods Disappoints With Opening-Round 78
Tiger Woods headed to Shinnecock Hills this week with hopes of capturing his fourth U.S. Open title. Those expectations took a huge blow Thursday when he sputtered to an opening-round 78. Woods put himself in the hole early when he made an ugly triple-bogey on his very first hole of the day. He followed with […]
Joe Nicely 6 years agoTiger Woods Takes Aim At Fourth U.S. Open Title
Tiger Woods will attempt to win the U.S. Open for the fourth time in his career this week. Woods has shown some encouraging signs in his last two outings at the Players Championship and the Memorial, where he finished 11th and 23rd. The 14-time major champion has once again shown the ability to make birdies […]
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