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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Pebble Beach, CaliforniaPebble Beach Golf Links – Par 72 – 7,051 yardsSpyglass Hill Golf Course – Par 72 – 7,041 yardsField – 156 entrantsPurse – $7.8M The Preview Jordan Spieth‘s resurgence and a star-studded leaderboard among 5,000-fan galleries at the Waste Management Phoenix Open brought about all the intrigue you can ask for out of an early February stop on the PGA Tour in its competition with the Super Bowl. A trip to Pebble Beach sounds like a dream in the next… Source link

The views at Pebble Beach are phenomenal but they don’t move the needle when it comes to attracting the world’s best golfers. As a result, we see a relatively weak field lining up for this week’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Of course, it’s not actually a pro-am this year, due to that pesky pandemic. While the field may be lacking the firepower compared to recent events, there are still DFS contests to be played on Yahoo, so let’s jump in and search for some value plays. Poa Annua Putting Pebble Beach… Source link

The PGA TOUR heads to TPC Scottsdale this week for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. For DFS purposes we should know it’s a slim field (132 golfers) so the chances of getting all six golfers through the cutline is a bit higher than the last few weeks which have been full-field events. Should we make drastic changes because of the field size? No. It does allow us to take on an extra risk or two, knowing the overall expected cut-made ratio is just a fraction higher for everyone in the… Source link

Waste Management Phoenix Open Scottsdale, ArizonaTPC Scottsdale – Par 71 – 7,261 yardsField – 132 entrantsPurse – $7.3M The Preview The buzz surrounding this year’s Waste Management Phoenix Open won’t focus on the hundreds of thousands of patrons who usually roam the fiesta-filled grounds of TPC Scottsdale, but limited crowds have clearly piqued the interest of the game’s best as the event sees one of its strongest fields in decades with players seeking those man-in-the-arena vibes. Even the… Source link

Turning our attention to Torrey Pines this week, a full field will line up for a tough test in La Jolla, California. Golfers will play one round at the North Course and 54 holes at the host track, the South Course at Torrey Pines. So, for our research purposes, we are going to focus on the South Course. It’s a monster layout that stretches out to nearly 7,800 yards. The course forces you to hit lots of drivers and then hit your approach shots into small targets. Once you reach the greens you… Source link

Farmers Insurance Open La Jolla, CaliforniaTorrey Pines (South Course) – Par 72 – 7,765 yardsTorrey Pines (North Course) – Par 72 – 7,258 yardsField – 156 entrantsPurse – $7.5M The Preview The first three events of the 2021 calendar year have dished out a generous average winning score of 23-under-par from the Sentry Tournament of Champions through the American Express, but a true test awaits this week on the grounds of Torrey Pines where the South Course is certainly demanding enough to host… Source link

The average winning score of The American Express since 2011 is 24.5 shots under par. It’s basically the same (23.8) if you just look at the last five years. The courses may be toughened just a little with no amateurs in the field this year. The pro-am format has been scraped for one year due to the pandemic. Even if you toughen it up the setup a tad, it’s still very likely this turns into a birdie-fest. They are playing in Palm Springs so the weather is always perfect. That brings up the… Source link

The American Express La Quinta, CaliforniaPGA West (Stadium Course) – Par 72 – 7,147 yardsPGA West (Nicklaus Tournament Course) – Par 72 – 7,181 yardsField – 156 entrantsPurse – $6.7M The Preview Cancellations and alterations to events have caused headaches since the PGA Tour resumed in June, but this week’s changes to the format of the American Express are certainly welcomed with open arms. The Pro-Am portion of the tournament has been completely ditched, improving both the playing-time aspect… Source link

The Aloha Swing continues this week as the TOUR hops over to Honolulu to take on Waialae Country Club. Waialae CC features bermudagrass putting surfaces. That tends to perk up the ears of any golfer that grew up in the Southeast. It’s also a classical design which means doglegs and plenty of less-than-driver holes to force golfers into proper course management. One stat I’m going to attach to course management is bogey avoidance. Looking at bogey avoidance and putting performance on bermuda, we… Source link

Sony Open in Hawaii Honolulu, HawaiiWaialae Country Club – Par 70 – 7,044 yardsField – 144 entrantsPurse – $6.6M The Preview The PGA Tour’s entertainment recipe at the Sentry Tournament of Champions this past weekend didn’t conclude with a DJ or a JT finding the winner’s circle, but rather involved a primetime viewing experience as overtime provided yet another chance to witness the gorgeous backdrop of the Plantation Course’s exciting par-5 finishing hole as Harris English outlasted Joaquin… Source link