Bad Fantasy Picks: WGC Cadillac
The Honda Classic
(Getty Images: David Cannon)
The takeaway from the Honda Classic is that not picking anyone at all would have only produced a slightly worse result, and blindly picking 4 people randomly would have likely worked better. I think fantasy golf can be kind of hard when you have so many players to choose from who seem like they are primed for a good week, while in reality performance can greatly fluctuate from week to week for no apparent reason. On the other hand, earning as little money as I did also seems to be statistically very hard to accomplish.
Therefore, if you are a fantasy golf player and have been pursuing a strategy of not picking any player that I pick, you are probably doing a great job! Also, if you are a fantasy golf player, you probably know very few other people who play. If you are looking for a league to join, shoot me a message and I’ll send you an invite!
Honda Classic Earnings
CLV: $24,034
PAR: $51,995
Group 1
CLV: Hideki Matsuyama (WD)
PAR: Rory McIlroy (MC)
Best: Adam Scott (1)
The dreaded mid-tournament WD. I really think that you should be able to pick another player if you get a mid-tourney WD. Think of the strategy behind it: You can pick someone who is known for a high number of WD’s as a risk-reward play. If the player is not good but doesn’t WD that week, you are stuck with the result they put up. If the player does WD, though, you can then pick whoever is at the top of the leaderboard at the time. It opens up a whole other layer to the game!
Group 2
CLV: Kevin Kisner (T70)
PAR: Russell Knox (T26)
Best: Sergio Garcia (2)
This is classic fantasy golf. I pick Sergio last week, with several signs indicating that he might play well at Riviera, and he misses the cut. The next week he is within one shot of a playoff. It never makes sense. Also, can we talk about Sergio on 16 and 17 at the Honda? Among the 4 worst shots I have ever seen in crunch time. It even elicited the dreaded “Nerves” comment from Johnny Miller. It’s tough to get the nerves comment from Johnny when you aren’t even over 40 yet!
Group 3
CLV: Jim Herman (MC)
PAR: Russell Henley (MC)
Best: Graeme McDowell (5)
Jim Herman?! Stop overthinking this thing Craig. Graeme doing well in Florida gets me excited, though. I feel a McDowell pick at the WGC coming on!
Group 4
CLV: Tyrone van Aswegan (T72)
PAR: Ernie Els (T70)
Best: Blayne Barber (T3)
Oh, Blayne Barber! How did I not see that one coming?! Let’s face it, picking group 4 each week sucks.
WGC – Cadillac Championship
(Yep, strategically cropped)
Last year’s controversy over the newly renovated course unfairly rewarding longer hitters has apparently been addressed. That may not matter, though, as we all know the event coverage will be dominated by talk of the course owner.
I’m going with the big hitters anyways, and I feel great about my team this week! It’s a WGC week with a loaded field, so I’m sure everyone feels great this week, too. The best part, though, is no cut. Those four T60’s that I will probably put up are going to be awesome!
Group 1
CLV: Jason Day
The safe pick in this group based on momentum, course history, and being a long hitter is Bubba Watson. So I’m going with Jason Day.
PAR: Rory McIlroy
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4