Fantasy Golf: Buy, Sell, or Hold for The Travelers Championship

Don't forget to listen to the AudioBoo for the "flyer" of the week.

Whew!  The U.S. Open is in the books and it was an amazing performance by Rory McIlroy.  Nobody was going to stop him at Congressional.

It's up the East Coast this week for the Travelers Championship at the TPC at River Highlands.

Many of the top players in the world will be taking the week off, but the field includes Jim Furyk, Padraig Harrington, and Zach Johnson. Bubba Watson is back as the defending champ as he won in 2010 in an exciting playoff.

Here is this week's buy, sell, or hold.

Buy:

Geoff Ogilvy (A) - Ogilvy is coming off a disappointing missed cut at the U.S. Open and this would be a good event for him to get back on track at.  Look for him to be in contention.

Ricky Barnes (A) - Likes this course and this event.  Finished T-5 last year.

Webb Simpson (B) - Played well last week at the U.S. Open and played well at The Memorial before that.

Hunter Mahan (B) - A former champion here, is always a good play at this event.

J.J. Henry (B) - The 2006 champ.  He's been making a lot of cuts, but not a lot of strong finishes.  Maybe this is his week.

Scott Verplank (C) - A good finish here last year and is always a threat to win again.

Kevin Chappell (C) - How about the week Chappell had at the U.S. Open?  He had a T-3 and a 2nd earlier this year.  Remember the name of this good young player.  


Sell:

Alex Prugh (B) - He plays just about every week and misses the cut just about every week.

Stuart Appleby (B) - Stuart is not playing well this year.  He has missed the cut in 8 of his last 9 events.

Kevin Kisner (C) I don't know much about this player, but he has 9 missed cuts in 12 events this year.

Hold:

Kenny Perry (B) - Kenny Perry used to play well at this tournament every year.  He won it as recently as 2009.  His game is not that sharp, but maybe you feel like he can make a run this week.

Fantasy Golf: Buy, Sell, or Hold for the U.S. Open at Congressional

Our national championship will be contested in our nation's capital, that's the way it should be.

It's a perfect setting and a strong field, so it should come down to the wire on Sunday.

Congressional Country Club has hosted two U.S. Opens previously.  In 1976, Dave Stockton took home the title, and in 1997, Ernie Els bested the field shooting 4-under to win the major title.

Tiger Woods is missing from the field, but a bunch of great players are all lined up ready for a chance to win at Congressional.

Here is the buy, sell, or hold.

Buy:

Phil Mickelson (A) - Hasn't missed a cut in 2011.  You have to take Phil at a major.

Dustin Johnson (A) - Long hitter and lots of talent.  He's going to win a major soon.  It might be here.

Steve Stricker (B) - He's playing his best golf and it might be good enough to win this week.

Bubba Watson (B) - He's cooled off from earlier this spring when he was red hot.  If he gets hot this week, he could cause some damage.

Webb Simpson (B) - Webb is having a great year, and they way he's been playing, he could be a factor this week.

Rory McIlroy (C) - It still amazes me to see him as a C-level pick.  Take him.

Zach Johnson (C) - He's played pretty well in his last four events.  He ready for Congressional.

Stewart Cink (C) - He's made six cuts in a row and plays well on tough tracks.

Sell:

Marc Leishman (A) - No reason to ak and up and down Leishman this week.

Fred Funk (B) - Mostly a Champions Tour player now.  He's from the area, but don't get fooled by that.

Daniel Summerhays (C) - Summerhays has played a whopping 19 events so far in 2011.  He's only made 5 cuts.  He must be exhausted.

Hold:

Ernie Els (A) - If you are feeling nostalgic and want to take Ernie this week because he won in 1997, go right ahead.

Be sure to check back on Tuesday for our AudioBoo and our "flyer" of the week.

Fantasy Golf: Buy, Sell, or Hold for the FedEx St. Jude Classic

 

As is customary, the week before a major, especially the U.S. Open, the top players tend to take the week off and work on various aspects of their game that help them win the upcoming major.

That means the field this week in Memphis is a mish mash of young pros, pros that like to play each and every week, and those that will need good results in events like this to keep their card.

Lee Westwood does return to the TPC at Southwind to defend his 2010 FedEx St. Jude Classic title.  Don't get me wrong, this is still a legit PGA Tour event, 500 playoff points and over $1 million to the winner.

I'm going to be busy this week, so the buy, sell and hold are going to be tasty and sweet.  Kind of like that Memphis BBQ.

Buy:

Brian Gay (A) - He's a guy who can go low, in an event where you need to go low.

Lee Westwood (A) - Defending champ.  He could win again.

David Toms (B) - He's playing well and likes playing here.

John Senden (B) - Playing well, T-37 here last year.

Jason Bohn (B) - Just when you might forget about this guy, he'll pick a tournament to go low at.  This might be the week.

Gary Woodland (C) - His great play continues.

Fredrik Jacobson (C) - Good value for a C-level player.  He makes cuts and finished T-15 here in 2010.

Sell:

Heath Slocum (A) - Heath is missing more cuts than he is making.

Mike Small (B) - Has only played one other event, that was in Mayakoba.  He had a MC.

Dean Wilson (C) - A nice guy, but Wilson has been struggling since the Valero Texas Open.

Hold:

Steve Marino (A) - Marino hasn't played here in years, if ever.  He might find this course to his liking.

Remember to listen to the AudioBoo for the "flyer" pick of the week.

Fantasy Golf Buy, Sell or Hold for the Memorial Tournament

No Tiger again this week, but we have Phil, Luke, Steve and Vijay again this week, so it's a decent field at Muirfield Village in Ohio.

Justin Rose won his first title on American soil last year and he's back to defend his title.
Let's get right to this weeks, buy, sell and hold.

Buy:

Luke Donald (A) - The new #1 player in the world also sits #1 on the money list.  Pretty much when he plays, he finishes in the top-10.  Didn't play here last year, but he's a good bet to do something this week.

Phil Mickelson (A) - Phil hasn't missed a cut all year, and he usually plays well here.  He finished T-5 here last year.

Hunter Mahan (B) - He missed the cut here last year, but before that he finished T-14.  He's playing too well in 2011 not to put him in your line up.

Rickie Fowler (B) - Fowler's game sets up well for the course as evidenced by his second place finish last year.  He's setting up his schedule perfectly to to do well here and at the U.S. Open. 

Bo Van Pelt (B) - Van Pelt's game is rounding into shape.  He is coming off a third place finish at Colonial and he shot a 12-under last year to finish T-3.

Ryan Palmer (C) - Palmer is having a career year.  He's coming off a second place at the Byron Nelson.  He makes cuts and can win any week he's out there.  He didn't play the Memorial last year, but that doesn't worry me.

Rory McIlroy (C) - Rory is about due for another top 10 and he's always a great play as a C-level player.

Sell:

Brian Davis (A) - Davis is a solid player, but he's missed two cut in a row coming into the Memorial.  That is never a good sign.

Jose Maria Olazabal (B) - He hasn't played nearly enough and is not ready for the test that Muirfield offers.

Scott Stallings (C) - Stallings hasn't come close to making a cut in weeks.  he won't make on this week either.

Hold:

Bubba Watson (B) - What is Bubba going to do this week?  He doesn't miss cuts, but he hasn't gone real low the past couple weeks.  He want to win again, badly.


* Check back later when the AudioBoo is posted with the "flyer" of the week.

Fantasy Golf Buy, Sell, or Hold for the HP Byron Nelson Championship

The PGA Tour moves across the Metroplex to Irving, TX for the HP Byron Nelson Championship.

A good field featuring Dustin Johnson, K.J. Choi, Ben Crane and defending Champion Jason Day will all be ready for the tournament rounds, Thursday at the TPC- Las Colinas.

The U.S. Open is coming fast and the players are adjusting their schedules to be as ready as they can for the next major of 2011.

Here is this week's buy, sell, and hold.

Buy:

Nick Watney (A) - Only one missed cut all year.  His game should be ok for this course.

Rory Sabbatini (A) - He's playing like a man possessed.  Don't bet against him this week.

John Senden (B) - The Aussie missed the cut here last year, but he's coming off a good performance at Colonial.  He's about due for a win.

Jeff Overton (B) - Overton finished T-2 here last year.  His game likes the hot conditions that are expected this week.

Blake Adams (B) - You may not be all that familiar with the name, but Adams is an Oklahoma boy who likes playing in Texas.  Finished T-2 here last year.

Sergio Garcia (C) - Sergio needs a good finish and now.

Scott Verplank (C) - A great C-level play this week.  Verplank is a Texas boy, who played college golf in Oklahoma.  He'll be a threat this week.  He finished T-5 last year and his game is solid right now.


Sell:

Michael Sim (A) - Were back to putting Michael Sim as the sell for the A-level picks.

Derek Lamely (B) - See above for Derek Lamely

Garth Mulroy (C) - Hey, Garth Mulroy is in the field this week.  Don't pick him.  Party on, Garth!


Hold:

Dustin Johnson (A) - After a blazing start to the 2011 season, Johnson has cooled off.  Some think he may catch fire again this week.

Don't forget to listen to the AudioBoo for the "flyer" of the week.