Carson Young A Potential Contender At Vidanta
9 months agoFantasy managers leaning heavily on driving distance this week will likely overlook Carson Young, and that could be a costly mistake. Long iron play will be equally important, and that is an area where the second-year pro excels. Over the last 36 rounds, Young finds himself outside of the top-100 golfers in driving distance, but he ranks 33rd in overall approach, 20th on approach from 175-200 yards, and 15th on approach from 200-225 yards. He's also gained strokes ball-striking in all but one of his eight measured starts so far this season. The 29-year-old Clemson alum impressively racked up six top-25 finishes in his rookie season, one of which was a T15 at this even last year in which he gained 7.2 strokes ball-striking. In the year of the longshots, there's no reason to doubt Young's ability to find himself toward the top of the leaderboard coming down the stretch on Sunday.
Source: PGA Tour
Source: PGA Tour