Most-picked players: Wells Fargo

PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf presented by SERVPRO Gosh, it feels good to back after it, doesn’t it? We took just one week off due to the team format of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, but it seems a lot longer ago that we were sizing up the field at the Valero Texas Open. If you can in any way translate that break to the schedule maintained by a touring professional, no matter how much fun we have, you can begin to understand why golfers can’t play every week. Then toss on travel, family and so many other obligations, it’s any wonder that they can zero in once they return to competition given the perception of imbalance. I know it lifts my respect for them and I suppose it does for you, too. Segment 3 of PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf presented by SERVPRO takes us through the Travelers Championship in the third week of June. Results aside, we shouldn’t have any problem coasting along with little fear of running dry on starts on anyone. FedExCup points leader Dustin Johnson sat out the Masters with an 11th-hour back injury. While unfortunate for him, it opened opportunities for us to be aggressive. This is realized immediately at the Wells Fargo Championship where he garnered 69.6 percent of the faith. More impressive is that Jon Rahm was selected for 72.0 percent to lead the field. Head-to-head, the difference and DJ’s spot in second could be connected to residual concern over his health even though it’s been four weeks since his tumble. The rest of the top 10 aligns appropriately as it concerns cachet, form, and local knowledge, and then Daniel Berger sneaks in at 10th with 17.3 percent. If you ever wondered how much influence I have – or don’t – consider I omitted Berger entirely from my preview material. James Hahn is the defending champion. Even though he’s on Eagle Point Golf Club and not Quail Hollow Club this year, he still slots a respectable 18th at 7.5 percent. Other notables not featured below include Pat Perez (12th, 14.0 percent), Lucas Glover (14th, 11.6%), Patrick Reed (16th, 11.4%) and Alex Noren (32nd, 2.0 percent). NOTE: Rob’s Rating refers to where our Fantasy Insider slotted a golfer in his Power Rankings. Golfers in the Power Rankings and outside the top 10 in most owned PGA TOUR Fantasy One & Done presented by SERVPRO Familiar strategies return with individual competition. The Wells Fargo Championship slides us back to square. However, the unknown of Eagle Point Golf Club threw a 7-iron into the usual process of identifying our guy. Form upon arrival is enhanced as a variable in the absence of course history, and few are feeling it as well as Kevin Kisner right now, so it’s not surprising that he had your attention. What is surprising is that he’s an easy No. 1 at 17.8 percent. It would have made more sense if Eagle Point member Webb Simpson sat atop the chart with the same split, but he’s not far behind, positioned in third with 12.7 percent. Jon Rahm was who I expected to occupy the perch, and he’s second at 13.6 percent, but gamers have spoken loudly and proudly for the Palmetto State native and resident. Kisner’s playoff loss at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans was the latest in a litany of leaderboard appearances in 2017. Regardless of what happens at the WFC, he’ll again be a talent of interest at next week’s PLAYERS. Defending champion James Hahn populates 0.3 percent of the rosters, good for 26th overall. Other notables outside the top 10 include Francesco Molinari (11th, 1.9 percent), Patrick Reed (15th, 1.0 percent), Lucas Glover (16th, 1.0 percent), Alex Noren (21st, 0.4 percent) and Eagle Point’s course record-holder Carl Pettersson (T32, 0.1 percent).

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