2024 RBC Heritage Fantasy Sleeper Report Was there any doubt that Scottie Scheffler wouldn’t win The Masters? The sportsbooks didn’t seem to think so, with quotes of 4/1 as short as Tiger in his prime. And with Augusta historically a layout that favors those with an elite all-round game, Scheffler made for a worthy short-priced favorite. But would his putting hold up? You bet: Scheffler gained +0.45 on the field with the flat stick – not huge numbers, but plenty for a player whose ball-striking is as good as anybody that’s ever played the sport. Embed from Getty Images Unsurprisingly, nobody ..read more

Fantasy Golf Picks, Odds, and Predictions for the 2024 RBC Heritage   RBC Heritage Fantasy Preview In the end, only one player was within seven shots of Scottie Scheffler, who played with the swagger of a 4/1 favorite to win his second Masters title in the space of three years. Indeed, for much of the tournament it appeared as if only one person could stop Scheffler from slipping into the Green Jacket for a second time: his wife, Meredith, is due to give birth to their first child any day now. Scheffler himself claimed he would walk away from Augusta if Meredith went into labor, but than ..read more

2024 Masters Tournament Fantasy Sleeper Report By hook or by crook, Akshay Bhatia won the Texas Open on Sunday to cap a fine wire-to-wire week. But the Californian would have liked a more serene conclusion to what would become his second PGA TOUR title triumph. Embed from Getty Images After opening with a round of 63, Bhatia proved his credentials as an outstanding wind player in the Lone Star State, maintaining his lead to the point that he was four clear at the 54-hole stage – and six shots ahead of the field after a flurry of birdies early on Sunday. Step forward Denny McCarthy, the only g ..read more

Fantasy Golf Picks, Odds, and Predictions for the 2024 Masters Tournament   Masters Tournament Fantasy Preview An astonishing run of seven birdies in a row from Denny McCarthy was not enough to deprive Akshay Bhatia of a second PGA TOUR title at the Texas Open. McCarthy would play his back nine on Sunday in just 28 shots – an extraordinary achievement at an Oaks Course that saw just four players reach double-digits under par for the tournament. Embed from Getty Images But, in the end, it was McCarthy’s inability to make birdie at the first playoff hole that ultimately allowed Bhatia, who ..read more

Fantasy Golf Picks, Odds, and Predictions for the 2024 Valero Texas Open   Valero Texas Open Fantasy Preview Stephan Jaeger was no doubt fearing the worst as Scottie Scheffler stood over a 5ft birdie putt on the final hole at the Houston Open. Make it, and Scheffler would have forced a playoff – for which he would have been the red-hot favorite for. Embed from Getty Images But despite his recent putting improvements, Scheffler watched on in agony as his putt rolled wide of the cup – ecstasy for the German’s camp as he landed his maiden PGA TOUR title. It was a curious week for Jaeger, wh ..read more

2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open Fantasy Sleeper Report Sometimes, nice guys don’t finish last. You’ll do well to find a nicer professional golfer than Peter Malnati, the family guy whose life could not be any further away from questions about LIV Golf, Signature Events, and the like. Embed from Getty Images But Malnati will get his first crack at The Masters after winning the Valspar Championship, his first PGA TOUR title in more than 3,000 days. The breezy conditions at an already-tough Copperhead Course were right up Malnati’s street – a gritty veteran whose short game has kept him on TO ..read more

Fantasy Golf Picks, Odds, and Predictions for the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open   Texas Children’s Houston Open Fantasy Preview A strange old week of golf ended in the unlikeliest fashion in Florida. The weather forecast looked a little dicey in the lead-up to the Valspar Championship, and in the end a hellish wind blew for much of the tournament – blowing away the dreams of those that had backed the classier operators in the field. Justin Thomas co-led after he’d played 37 holes, but then had the kind of Saturday putting day that amateurs dread, before Keith Mitchell not only gave ..read more

2024 Valspar Championship Fantasy Sleeper Report TPC Sawgrass proved to be a pain in the neck for Scottie Scheffler and an army of stars hoping to wrestle THE PLAYERS Championship trophy from his grasp. Scheffler suffered a neck injury early on, receiving massages and treatment out on the course and even in-between shots. That looked to have derailed his title defense, but roll on Sunday and his round of 64 – neck complained suitably soothed – put him in contention.  Embed from Getty Images But if the others at the top of the leaderboard had played their part, he might not have gotten to ..read more

Fantasy Golf Picks, Odds, and Predictions for the 2024 Valspar Championship   Valspar Championship Fantasy Preview It didn’t take detective work of a Netflix true crime documentary level to know that once Scottie Scheffler found his mojo on the greens again, the world of golf was on notice. His victory at the PLAYERS Championship last week was arguably the least surprising of the year, although the circumstances of it – shooting a final round of 64 while carrying a neck injury – warrant plenty of praise. Some will feel aggrieved that they weren’t able to convert victory at TPC Sawgrass ..read more

2024 PLAYERS Championship Fantasy Sleeper Report Talk about boys and their new toys…. Scottie Scheffler chucked a new TaylorMade putter in his bag at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and set about delivering a performance on the greens unlike anything he’s mustered in the past 12 months. Embed from Getty Images A tally of +1.30 on the field meant that Scheffler won the API by five shots, at least doubling the score of most in the field and confirming his absolute dominance over the rest – when a solid putting display meets his world-class ball-striking, there really is nobody that can better h ..read more