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Fantasy Cheat Sheet: OHL Classic
It is the last day of school, so to speak, as the PGA Tour’s new 2013-14 wrap-around schedule takes a winter hiatus before resumption at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in beautiful Hawaii.
But this week, another tropical destination will get tested by the pros in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Cancun, Mexico.
Last week, Chris Kirk earned his second career victory at The McGladrey Classic and will tee it up again, this new test being the Greg Norman-designed El Camaleon Golf Club.
“The Chameleon” is a hybrid of three different courses, displaying jungles, mangroves and sandy oceanfront on its pristine tour of the Riviera Maya.
Now is the last chance to build a fantasy points cushion before the meaty schedule hits next year. So, let’s go on an archaeological tour of Mexico and discover the hidden temples, buried kings of legend and terrifying — well, this writes itself — ruins. It’s Risk, Reward, Ruin.
RISK
This is no easy course, and it puts a premium on ball striking. But there’s also a significant course history from which to decipher. Part of the risk this week involves the shift from February to November weather. Part of the risk involves a gamble on mental stability, and part on golfers needing to break through.
Oh, Briny. The PGA Tour veteran was so close to getting his first victory last week. But an ill-timed bogey on No. 18 swung the scoreboard in Kirk’s favor. Now, Baird is 0-for-366 and he’s back on the course after a second-place finish that he admitted to be a hard, hard loss. How his psyche bounces back is the question mark, because if not for that, he’s a Reward guy all the way with his success here through the years (2012, T12; 2011, T5; 2010, T4; 2009, T6; 2008, T12). Hard not to love that consistency.
Chris Stroud
Stroud played well last year with a T5 and a T40 in 2010, and he picked up a T5 two weeks ago in Malaysia. Aside from that, there’s not much to fall back on except a second-place finish in the Travelers last year. Definitely a big wildcard.
Matt Every
The University of Florida grad is coming off a good week at The McGladrey Classic, where he finished T7 after shooting 10-under. He has two runner-up finishes in his career, but no wins. Last year, he was just two strokes back of the leaders, finishing tied for third. He also got DQ’ed in fourth round of 2010, but had been playing well. Good revenge pick.
Russell Henley
This is more of a gut instinct than anything else, as his game lately has been just average and he hasn’t played this course. But he did leave the country last year for blue waters and sandy beaches and blistered the Sony Open on the way to a first career win. I think he can finish in the top five.
Ryan Moore
After a win two weeks ago in Malaysia, Moore followed up with a 2-under total in China. He’s rested since and enters in good form. He also is a first timer here, but his game is well suited for a run at a second win.
REWARD
To be honest, I don’t love the reward picks this week, but only because of their names. Their records on this course, however, suggest a big week is in store for one, and all will be consistent and safely inside the top 20.
Brian Gay
The 2008 champion has been a staple among the first names of the leaderboard, and he’s also earned the most career money. He finished T20 in 2011 and T5 in 2009, and is coming off a 12-under tournament in The McGladrey Classic.
Charles Howell III
He will get you points thanks to his consistency. He hits the ball straight, which is probably why he’s been in the top 20 the past three years. He’s played well the past two weeks (T7, T27).
J.J. Henry
I really like Henry to grab a top five this week. He hasn’t missed a cut in four tries at this tournament and finished second in 2009 and T9 last year. And at the Shriners Hospital for Children Open a few weeks ago, he got to 13-under par. The 38-year-old has two wins on Tour and probably has one more in him. Could this be the week? Doubtful, but a solid four-day total is good reward.
John Huh
He’s the defending champion, winning in a playoff and getting his first Tour win in just the fifth start of his rookie year. That’s about all we have to go on, other than a 10-under round at the Shriners this fall. Maybe this course just captures his eye. Maybe it is to him what Firestone is to Tiger.
Robert Garrigus
This is officially my pick to win. He can be a birdie machine at times and if he figures out the greens, he could go super low. Add in that his form thus far through three tournaments is championship caliber and you have the makings of Mexican masterpiece.
RUIN
When it comes to eating Mexican food in my town, I have one place I go to for tacos, one I go to for burritos and one I go to for quesadillas. So when a new place opened up, I went and tried it. What I discovered was there was no wow factor. It didn’t do anything the others didn’t. As a result, I won’t be going back. Don’t make the same mistake picking.
Greg Norman
The Shark has had his share of signature wins and his share of collapses through the years. But nowadays, he’s just in the field because he designed the dang thing. He’ll miss the cut.
James Driscoll
Driscoll put together a very solid season last year, but ended on a sour note in the FedEx Cup with consecutive MC’s. And that’s not good because he’s not fared well at El Camaleon, including a few missed cuts.
Ben Curtis
Curtis has four Tour wins to his credit, but the 2012 Valero Texas Open was his last. Since that time, he has steadily declined. He missed the cut at Mayakoba last year and didn’t play well last week.
Steven Bowditch
Bowditch also doesn’t have a good track record through the years, including an MC last season. If he does make the weekend, his scores have been several strokes above par.
Dicky Pride
Pride has one career win and it came a loooong time ago. He’s had a couple feel-good moments in recent memory, and did manage a T5 at the Reno-Tahoe Open to end last season. However, he’s just starting his season at an event he has played consistently well. He was T5 last year, and that scares me because the other years have been bad. I think we found our outlier.
As always you can find me on Twitter @bricmiller to discuss any fantasy inquiries and settle the raging Mexican food debate over what is best: tacos, burritos or quesadillas. Happy picking, and we’ll see you again in January when the Tour winners tee it up in Hawaii!
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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News
Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
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