19th Hole
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open DraftKings picks
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PGA Tour pros will be traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada, this week for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. This tournament was founded in 1983, and it has always been a part of the PGA Tour’s fall swing. The event is currently held at TPC Summerlin.
This tournament has typically attracted a somewhat better field than some of the other fall series events, and this year is no different. Abraham Ancer, Sam Burns, Paul Casey, Harris English, Rickie Fowler, Viktor Hovland, Sungjae Im, Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Hideki Matsuyama, Kevin Na, Joaquin Niemann, Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Reed, Scottie Scheffler, Adam Scott, and Will Zalatoris will all be teeing it up this week at TPC Summerlin.
TPC Summerlin is a par 71, measuring 7,255 yards. It was designed in 1991 by Bobby Weed and Fuzzy Zoeller. Water comes into play on four holes. The fairways are Bermuda-grass, the rough is Bermuda-grass, measuring two inches on average, and the 7,400 square foot on average greens are Bent-grass. TPC Summerlin is a typical TPC venue with a number of risk-reward holes that tend to yield low scores from aggressive play.
Similar to most courses that we see during the fall swing, TPC Summerlin is generally torn up by PGA Tour pros. Outside of a wind-swept year in 2017 where Patrick Cantlay won at nine-under par, the winning score has been 20-under or below in eight of the last ten years. TPC Summerlin has annually ranked inside the ten easiest courses on Tour for each of the last three years. Last year, players had to shoot six-under par just to make the cut.
Along with wedge play and the ability to control the occasional long iron, I am primarily looking for players that are comfortable in easy scoring conditions and have experienced success before on Bent-grass greens. I know I sound like a broken record during the fall swing, but it’s true, birdies are the name of the game in this portion of the season. It should not be overlooked that some players are more comfortable than others in a tournament where the winning score is -25.
Let’s dig into my DraftKings picks.
$10,000 range
Will Zalatoris, $10,100 (11.37%)
Brooks Koepka, Sam Burns, and Will Zalatoris all seem to be garnering significantly less ownership than Viktor Hovland, Webb Simpson, and Abraham Ancer this week, and I view all of them as very acceptable pivots. I’ve already shared my love for Koepka this week in the betting tips column, so I’ll use this space to highlight another player who just barely missed my outright card, Will Zalatoris.
The Wake Forest product is coming off a 14th-place finish at the Sanderson Farms, where he gained 2.3 strokes off the tee and 2.1 strokes on approach. He has regained form with the putter as well, gaining over 2.6 strokes putting in three of his last four starts. The reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year now returns to a course that he finished fifth at on debut last year, and I am expecting a similarly strong performance this go around.
$9,000 range
Hideki Matsuyama, $9,500 (14.31%)
I’ve already discussed my case for Hideki Matsuyama in the betting tips column, and while I try and give out different players in this column, the recent Masters champion is undeniably my favorite outright option, and my favorite DraftKings play in this range. 14.31% projected ownership is extremely manageable, and he projects as a perfect pivot from the slightly more expensive and 23% owned Scottie Scheffler. I expect Matsuyama to continue his strong play in the desert and be firmly in the mix come Sunday afternoon.
$8,000 range
Jason Kokrak, $8,700 (8.57%)
The last time the PGA Tour traveled to a Bent-grass Las Vegas venue, Jason Kokrak claimed victory at the CJ Cup at the nearby Shadow Creek. While Shadow Creek is far from a perfect comp for TPC Summerlin, there is something to be said for being familiar with playing golf in altitude, and due to his relationship with BetMGM, Kokrak spends a great deal of time golfing out in the desert. This is the first we’ve seen of Kokrak since the TOUR Championship, but he gained over a stroke off the tee and on approach in that tournament, and now he returns to his preferred putting surface. At sub 10% ownership, Kokrak is one of my favorite DraftKings plays of the week.
$7,000 range
Ian Poulter, $7,000 (6.10%)
There’s an argument to be made that Ian Poulter is the most mispriced and under-owned golfer on the slate this week. The Ryder Cup stalwart has no business being priced amongst the likes of Scott Stallings, Joseph Bramlett, Martin Laird, Troy Merritt, Joel Dahmen, Cameron Young, and Henrik Norlander. Maybe his less than stellar performance at the Ryder has thrown people off his scent, but Whistling Straits was always going to be an uphill battle for a player with Poulter’s skill-set. The Englishmen now travels to a sub-7,300 yard positional golf course, where length off the tee is of little value, yet catching a hot putter is of utmost importance.
$6,000 range
Hank Lebioda, $6,300 (4.64%)
Apologies for overlapping from the betting column again with Hank Lebioda, but there is no other player in the 6K range that I am overweight on other than Lebioda this week. Not to belabor the point, but the Florida State product is priced around players that haven’t sniffed Sunday contention in years, whereas Lebioda has had a legitimate chance to win three of his last six tournaments. There is no player in this range with as much top-10 upside as Lebioda, and I highly recommend buying low on a player that was priced above $8,000 less than three months ago.
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The Open TV ratings don’t make for pretty reading
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According to Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal, last week’s Open Championship suffered its lowest television rating in almost a decade.
NBC and Peacock drew 3.39M viewers on Sunday for Xander Schauffele’s two-shot win in @TheOpen, down 4% from last year and Brian Harman.
That’s the lowest number for the final round since Zach Johnson’s win in 2015, which finished on a Monday on ESPN (cable) pic.twitter.com/9r7guxnfx1
— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) July 23, 2024
The final round was down four percent from Brian Harman’s win in 2023 at Royal Liverpool, which offered very little drama down the stretch. It was the lowest-rated final round since Zach Johnson’s win in 2015 at St. Andrews: and that was a Monday finish.
Stars such as Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland all missed the cut, which may have contributed to the lack of interest from casual golf fans.
This year, the Masters and The Open have decreased in ratings while the PGA Championship and U.S. Open saw an uptick. It’s fair to speculate whether the inclusion of Bryson DeChambeau deep into contention had an impact.
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‘That looks brutal’ – First photo of Tiger Woods’ leg without sleeve shows depth of injury
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It’s been a struggle of late for Tiger Woods on the golf course. The 15-time major champion has only teed it up five times in 2024, finishing 60th in The Masters and missing the cut in the other three majors. He also played in the Genesis Invitational and was forced to withdraw.
Woods has many ailments, but none as debilitating as his surgically repaired leg. Since his car accident three years ago, the 48-year-old has rarely been seen without wearing a leg sleeve. However, on Monday, a fan was able to take a photograph of Woods’ leg without the sleeve.
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@blakebunkersgolf IG
??? #LOOK: A photo has emerged of Tiger Woods without his leg sleeve @TWlegion
(Via: blakebunkersgolf/IG) pic.twitter.com/ppaGLdXg8X
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) July 22, 2024
The photo was taken at an event Tiger’s son, Charlie, was playing in by “blakebunkersgolf” on Instagram, and one of the top responses on X towards the photo was simply “That looks brutal.”
Woods has struggled with the lack of reps on the course but hasn’t given any indication as to whether his schedule will look any different come 2025.
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John Daly says this is the best golf course in Scotland…and it’s not St. Andrews
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John Daly withdrew at last week’s Open Championship with a knee injury, but the 58-year-old was back on the links this week showcasing one of the most famous golf courses in the world for his fans.
While at Trump Turnberry, John Daly recorded a video of the 18th green.
In the video, the 1995 Open Champion shared his opinion that Turnberry is the best golf course in Scotland, even better than St. Andrews.
?????????? #BEST OF THE BEST — John Daly says Trump Turnberry beats out St Andrews for the title of best golf course in Scotland.
Do you agree?
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— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) July 22, 2024
“Hey everybody, John Daly here. I’m at Trump Turnberry today. I went out and tried to play a little bit. This place is amazing. It is the best golf course in Scotland, I think. St. Andrews is my baby, but I think I just found my new baby. I’m at the 18th green right here, this thing is unreal.”
Turnberry hosted its first Open Championship in 1977, which was dubbed “The Duel in the Sun” when Tom Watson beat Jack Nicklaus by a single stroke. The most recent Open the course hosted was 2009, where Watson almost won again, but lost to Stewart Cink in a playoff.
The course is not slated to host any Open Championships in the foreseeable future.
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