Fantasy Golf: Buy, Sell or Hold for Crowne Plaza Colonial

 

Yea, I know it's now called the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, but that is way too long to say or write.

K.J. Choi is coming off an impressive win at The Players and he is in the field this week.  He has never won here, but he has to be thought of as one of the favorites.

Zach Johnson is the defending champ and Zach is looking for a good result to get his spring and summer kickstarted.  Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, and the embattled Rory Sabbatini have all won here recently.

It's a tough course and a strong field.  It should be a quite a shootout this week.

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

Buy:

Phil Mickelson (A) - Always a strong play at Colonial

Martin Laird (A) - Played well here last year with a T-10.  Five top-10's already in 2011.

Steve Stricker (B) - You have to play Steve this week.  He loves this event and he's always a strong play.

Charl Schwartzel (B) - Nothing spectacular since The Masters, but he played well last week and should be ok to play this week. 

Sergio Garcia (C) - He won here all the way back in 2001.  He might be in contention again this year.

Tom Lehman (C) - He's mainly playing on The Champion's Tour, but he's played well in the two events he's entered on the young guy's tour.  He's won this event and he knows the course.

Sell:

Padraig Harrington (A) - Not playing well enough to start him this week, sorry.

Brent Delahoussaye (B) - He hasn't made a cut in 2011, and if you can't spell or pronounce his name, there is no reason to start him.

Tom Byrum (C) - What is he doing in the field this week?

Hold:

Davis Toms (B) - Toms is playing great golf, but he's played a lot.  He might be getting a little tired, but he did finish T-13 here last year when he wasn't playing that great.

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

Update on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 6:06PM by Rick C.Limpert

* Update - Plan your lineups accordingly.  Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker have pulled out of this week's Colonial.

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

To the players and the tour, it's the 5th biggest tournament on schedule.

As usual, the TPC at Sawgrass is the venue, and we'll be seeing a lot of that island green at the 17th this week.

Tim Clark is the defending champ this week. but most of the attention will be focused on one Tiger Woods who returns to competitive action this week following some minor surgery.

It's always a strong field here, and this tournament is hard to predict.

I'm going to do the buy, sell and hold a little differently this week.  I'm just going to give a one word description following my picks and we'll see how that goes and what people make of it.

Should be a fun week, here's the buy, sell and hold.

Buy:

Phil Mickelson (A) - Favorite

Matt Kuchar (A) - Steady

Steve Stricker (B) - Good

Webb Simpson (B) - Trending

J.J. Henry (B) - Power

Chris Couch (C) - Solid

Sergio Garcia (C) - Dedicated

Sell:

Ernie Els (A) - Off

Ben Curtis (B) - Slump

Joe Durant (C) - Wreck

Hold:

Bubba Watson (B) - Tough

Note:  Our AudioBoo returns this week, make sure you check it out for our "flyer" of the week pick.



Fantasy Golf Buy, Sell or Hold for Wells Fargo Championships

A great field, minus Tiger Woods will tee it up this week at the Wells Fargo Championships in Charlotte.

Rory McIlroy is the defending champ and he earned it last year shooting a 62 in the final round to get the win.

He is joined by Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Mark Wilson and last week's winner, Bubba Watson.

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

Buy:

Nick Watney (A) - A great play this week.  Has not missed a cut in 2011 and has four top 10's in seven starts.

Phil Mickelson (A) - It doesn't take a genius to put Mickelson in the lineup this week.  He doesn't miss cuts and he finished second here in 2010.

Brendon de Jonge (B) - He's quietly having a very good year.  He plays this course well as he finished fifth last year.  If he can shoot better in final rounds he'll be a top play most weeks.

J.J. Henry (B) - This is another good week to play Henry.  He finished T-7 here last year.  No pay any attention to his first missed cut of the season last week at the Zurich.  he's rebound nicely this week.

Robert Allenby (B) - It's about time for Allenby's game to come alive.  He played well in Charlotte last year and is coming off some good play in Houston and New Orleans.

Mark Wilson (C) - Wilson like this event, he finished T-7 last year.  It's about time for another top-10 for Wilson.

Ryan Moore (C) - Moore should be nice and rested as he hasn't played since The Masters.  He hasn't missed a cut in 2011, and any time he tees it up, he can win.

Sell:

Alex Prugh (B) - Yeeesh.  He's missed five straight cuts.  Stay away!

Colt Knost (C) - Hasn't done much the last five weeks or this year.  Best finish is a T-29.

Nathan Green (C) - Green is having a disappointing 2011 at this point.  His best finish is a T-23 in Texas.  I don't see him doing much this week.

Hold:

Rory McIlroy (C) - Not sure what to expect from the defending champ this week.  If you need another C-level player, you may want to play him this week.

The AudioBoo will be posted a bit later than usual this week.  Check back for our "flyer" of the week.



Fantasy Golf: Buy, Sell or Hold for Zurich Classic

 

The Zurich Classic is much like the city that hosts this annual event, hot, unpredictable, and you feel like you need a shower immediately when you get home.

It's the 11th oldest event on the PGA Tour and past winners include Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Vijay Singh and Davis Love III.

Jason Bohn is the defending champ of this event that takes place at the TPC of Louisiana.

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

Buy:

Luke Donald (A) - He just missed out on becoming the #1 player in the World Golf Rankings.  Will that motivate him this week in New Orleans.  I think so.  I don't see that he has ever played in this event, but go with him this week.

Nick Watney (A) - Four top-10's in six starts for 2011.  He missed the cut here back in 2009, but that was a long time ago.  He's usually money in the bank.

David Toms (B) - Toms loves this event.  He's a Louisiana boy, so this is a big week for him and his game is coming around as well.  Has made four straight cuts including a T-3 at Bay Hill.

Matt Jones (B) - Even though Jones has missed tow cuts in a row, he likes this event.  He posted a top-10 last year and I like his game.

Justin Rose (B) - Justin is playing some solid golf.  He's coming off a T-5, a T-3 and a T-11.  He's going to win one of these weeks.  A good B pick this week.

Tommy Gainey (C) - How about old "Two Gloves?"  He's coming off a third place finish at The Heritage and nobody goes at it harder than Tommy.  New Orleans would be a great spot for him to win.

Jason Dufner (C) - Dufner is quietly having a good season.  He also finished in a T-7 at the Zurich last year.  A must pick this week.

Sell:

Sean O'Hair (B) - Boy is his game in shambles.  Missed the cut again last week to make it six missed cuts so far on the season.

Sean Micheel (B) - He's playing average golf at best.  No reason to pick him this week.

Brad Faxon (C) - Six starts and six missed cuts in 2011.  'Nuf said.

Hold:

Jason Bohn (B) - Bohn is the defending champ, so if you like defending champs take him this week.  He's not playing great in 2011, but he can turn it on at anytime and go low.  Streaky to say the least.

Good luck this week, and don't forget to listen to the AudioBoo for our "flyer" of the week.



Fantasy Golf Buy, Sell or Hold for The Heritage

Be sure to listen to our AudioBoo for our "surprise" flyer of the week.  You'll Love it.

 

It's one of my favorite tournaments of the year and it's also one of the player's favorites.

The Heritage at the Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head.

Some of the big names are back in the field this week including Luke Donald, Matt Kuchar, and Jim Furyk.  Furyk is the defending champ and Davis Love III, who is a 5-time champ at Harbour Town is also in the field.

A stron international contingent is here as usual, led by Ernie Els, Camilo Villegas and Fredrik Jacobson.

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

Buy:

Brian Gay (A) - Gay won here in 2009 and is playing well.  When he gets it going, he can go low.  He might go low this week.

Jim Furyk (A) - The defending champ is playing fine.  He's just looking for that one week where he will put it all together.  He's a solid pick this week.

Rickie Fowler (B) - Fowler makes cuts and he is fun to watch.  Id that reason to pick him this week?  No, but he he had a top-10 here in 2010 and is playing pretty well.

Ian Poulter (B) - I'm taking a bit of a chance here as Poutler hasn't played The Heritage since 2006.  He hasn't missed a cut on U.S. soil in 2011 and I don't expect him to miss one this week.  He'll be there on Sunday.

Bill Haas (B) - Haas has been in a bit of a slump since his hot start to 2011.  I look for him to rebound this week.

Boo Weekley (C) - Boo has not turned it on yet in 2011, but he's a two-time winner at The Heritage and I smell a good week coming for Weekley.

Sell:

Heath Slocum (A) - Struggling, has only made two cuts in 2011.

Chris DiMarco (C) - I thought Chris would be having a better year, but he's only made three cuts in ten events and his best finish was in Puerto Rico. 

Hold:

Kevin Na (B) - We were all able to follow Na's exploits in Texas last week.  We'll give him another week to recover from that 16 he had at the Valero.