Because of the format of the 2018-19 season, Segment 1 of PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf presented by SERVPRO sets up like a soft open. Survive the Safeway Open and glide through three consecutive no-cut tournaments before taking stock in what you’ve built. That’s where we’ll be at the conclusion of this week’s World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions. Beginning with next week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, cuts made rises to the top of the list of priorities. Each of the last three events this fall will feature a 36-hole cut, but only the Shriners will include ShotLink. The absence of measurement-based bonuses won’t matter much in real time, especially since we never have to concern ourselves with starts in Segment 1, but it’ll play a role in the long-range scoring since margins and deficits will remain as small as they’ve ever been in the game. As you learn the value of various decisions within the construct of the scoring system, the experience will influence how we’re going to approach Segments 2, 3 and 4. PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf presented by SERVPRO My roster for the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions (in alphabetical order): Jason Day Tony Finau Dustin Johnson Brooks Koepka Rory McIlroy Justin Rose You’ll find my starters in Expert Picks. Others to consider for each category (in alphabetical order): Scoring: Keegan Bradley; Tommy Fleetwood; Tyrrell Hatton; Hideki Matsuyama; Jon Rahm Driving: n/a Power Rankings Wild Card Xander Schauffele … Easily overlooked during a forgettable T46 at Nine Bridges is that he closed with a 65 that included birdies on half of the holes. For someone of his talent who has proven comfortable on the biggest stages, that’s exactly the momentum all gamers want entering this week’s fast track. Draws Brandt Snedeker … With an elevated premium on short game and the likelihood for low scoring, he presents confidently once again. This is his first trip to Sheshan International since 2014 when he placed T10. Andy Sullivan … One of numerous snubs in Sleepers this week, the former Ryder Cupper is 28th in the Race to Dubai and arrives having improved on his previous outing in each of his last five starts. The surge was last seen in the form of a T9 at the British Masters. He has eight top 10s this year. Ashun Wu … DFS special. Currently 176th in the Official World Golf Ranking but second among the Chinese behind Hao Tong Li. Wu prevailed at the KLM Open last month and he hasn’t missed an edition of the WGC-HSBC Champions. Even better, he’s recorded a trio of top 25s, including in each of the last two. Byeong Hun An Keegan Bradley Emiliano Grillo Thorbjørn Olesen Adrian Otaegui Julian Suri Fades Patrick Reed … It’s been a confounding few weeks for the Masters champ. He didn’t factor in the Playoffs or the Ryder Cup. Now he attempts to tackle Sheshan International where he struggled in the last two editions. In a sense, this is who astute weekly gamers expect, anyway. It’s not a factor this week, but he can be convincing because he makes most cuts. The potential for a boon is omnipresent. Russell Knox … With a win in his debut in 2015, a T9 in his title defense and a scoring average of 68.00 in those eight rounds, course history buffs are sold. However, since his latest victory in Ireland in early July, he’s a mere 4-for-7 without a top-30 finish. That’s not the trajectory he was riding early in 2018 and it doesn’t align with his profile of balance. A calculated non-play. Alex Noren … Finished T18 at Nine Bridges, but it was anything but consistent. He ranked T6 in greens hit but his putting left a lot to be desired. With only one top 30 in the WGC-HSBC Champions, he’s at best a contrarian due to the guarantee of four rounds. Thomas Pieters … Give him a little more time to calibrate his game after an unsuccessful foray as a PGA TOUR member in 2017-18. So many European dual-tour talents before him have made it look easy, but there are just as many if not more casualties. He’ll be fine and he’ll actually make more sense in the WGCs and the majors for which he qualifies, but he’s broken par just once in his last five rounds at Sheshan International. Kiradech Aphibarnrat Branden Grace Billy Horschel Returning to Competition Kevin Stadler … He scattered four starts over as many months on the Web.com Tour this year, but this marks his first appearance on the PGA TOUR since the 2015 John Deere Classic. An injury in his hand thwarted a reasonable expectation to compete, but he had surgery for a stress fracture in his palm last year and has declared himself ready and feeling good. With a full slate of 26 starts afforded on a Major Medical Extension, the 38-year-old is an automatic investment in salary leagues. Notable WDs Sangmoon Bae … After missing the cut at the Safeway Open, he has nine starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn 294.752 FedExCup points and retain status. Of course, as a Web.com Tour grad, he’s fully exempt for the season, so the conversation of the medical no longer is as pressing as it was before he won the Albertsons Boise Open to lock up his card. Power Rankings Recap – THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES Power Ranking Golfer Result 1 Justin Thomas T36 2 Hideki Matsuyama T18 3 Marc Leishman T18 4 Tyrrell Hatton T14 5 Brooks Koepka Win 6 Louis Oosthuizen T29 7 Paul Casey T18 8 Gary Woodland 2nd 9 Sungjae Im T41 10 Jason Day T5 11 Emiliano Grillo T55 12 Cameron Smith T7 13 Byeong Hun An T41 14 Kyle Stanley 66th 15 Abraham Ancer T73 Wild Card Ian Poulter T10 Sleepers Recap – THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES Golfer Result Brice Garnett T41 Whee Kim 72nd Jason Kokrak T67 Keith Mitchell T14 Hyun-woo Ryu T77 Birthdays among active golfers on the PGA TOUR October 23 … none October 24 … Marc Leishman (35) October 25 … Troy Merritt (33); Xander Schauffele (25) October 26 … none October 27 … Fabián Gómez (40) October 28 … none October 29 … none
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Final Round 2 Balls – Ghim / Kim v Reavie / Snedeker | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Doug Ghim / Chan Kim | -200 |
Chez Reavie / Brandt Snedeker | +165 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Stevens / Barjon v Wu / Nicholas | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Stevens / Paul Barjon | -125 |
Brandon Wu / James Nicholas | +105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Norrman / Campillo v Lashley / Campos | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nate Lashley / Rafael Campos | -110 |
Vincent Norrman / Jorge Campillo | -110 |
Mitsubishi Electric Classic | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Paul Broadhurst | +250 |
Steven Alker | +350 |
Stephen Ames | +400 |
K J Choi | +1000 |
John Senden | +1600 |
Doug Barron | +1800 |
Shane Bertsch | +1800 |
Kevin Sutherland | +2000 |
Lee Janzen | +2000 |
Y E Yang | +2200 |
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Final Round Match-Up – Cantlay / Schauffele v McIlroy / Lowry | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | -125 |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | +105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Cantlay / Schauffele v Hardy / Riley | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | -230 |
Nick Hardy / Davis Riley | +190 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Higgo / Fox v Sigg / Hadley | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Garrick Higgo / Ryan Fox | -120 |
Greyson Sigg / Chesson Hadley | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – McIlroy / Lowry v Garnett / Straka | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | -210 |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | +175 |
Final Round Match-Up – Garnett / Straka v Thompson / Novak | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | -120 |
Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Garnett / Straka v Ramey / Trainer | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | -175 |
Chad Ramey / Martin Trainer | +145 |
Final Round Match-Up – Morikawa / Kitayama v Conners / Pendrith | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | -140 |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | +115 |
Final Round Match-Up – Morikawa / Kitayama v Fitzpatrick / Fitzpatrick | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | -150 |
Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick | +125 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Morikawa / Kitayama v Kraft / Tway | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | -230 |
Kelly Kraft / Kevin Tway | +190 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Thompson / Novak v Rai / Lipsky | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak | -120 |
Aaron Rai / David Lipsky | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Fitzpatrick / Fitzpatrick v Taylor / O’Hair | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick | -220 |
Ben Taylor / Sean O’Hair | +180 |
Final Round 3-Balls – M. Tiziani / T. Bjorn / R. Goosen | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thomas Bjorn | +130 |
Retief Goosen | +135 |
Mario Tiziani | +320 |
Final Round Match-Up – Eckroat / Gotterup v Wallace / Olesen | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat / Chris Gotterup | -130 |
Matt Wallace / Thorbjorn Olesen | +110 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Wallace / Olesen v Wu / Lower | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Dylan Wu / Justin Lower | -110 |
Matt Wallace / Thorbjorn Olesen | -110 |
Final Round 3-Balls – G. Sauers / D. Toms / R. Green | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Toms | -120 |
Richard Green | +175 |
Gene Sauers | +425 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Eckroat / Gotterup v Phillips / Bridgeman | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat / Chris Gotterup | -125 |
Chandler Phillips / Jacob Bridgeman | +105 |
Final Round 3-Balls – S. Allan / K. Sutherland / M.A. Jimenez | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +110 |
Kevin Sutherland | +190 |
Steve Allan | +260 |
Final Round Match-Up – Conners / Pendrith v Blair / Fishburn | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -185 |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | +150 |
Final Round Match-Up – Mitchell / Dahmen v Detry / MacIntyre | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen | -110 |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | -110 |
Final Round Match-Up – Conners / Pendrith v Taylor / Hadwin | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -110 |
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin | -110 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Conners / Pendrith v Mitchell / Dahmen | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -125 |
Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen | +105 |
Final Round 3-Balls – D. Barron / S. Bertsch / Y.E. Yang | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ye Yang | +100 |
Doug Barron | +175 |
Shane Bertsch | +330 |
Final Round Match-Up – Meissner / Smotherman v Hall / Piercy | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Mac Meissner / Austin Smotherman | -140 |
Harry Hall / Scott Piercy | +115 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Kohles / Kizzire v Hall / Piercy | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Kohles / Patton Kizzire | -125 |
Harry Hall / Scott Piercy | +105 |
Final Round 3-Balls – K.J. Choi / L. Janzen / J. Senden | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
K.J. Choi | -140 |
Lee Janzen | +210 |
John Senden | +425 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Meissner / Smotherman v Hoffman / Watney | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Mac Meissner / Austin Smotherman | -145 |
Charley Hoffman / Nick Watney | +120 |
Final Round 3-Balls – P. Broadhurst / S. Ames / S. Alker | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | +105 |
Stephen Ames | +180 |
Paul Broadhurst | +300 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Johnson / Palmer v Malnati / Knox | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Zach Johnson / Ryan Palmer | -120 |
Peter Malnati / Russell Knox | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Detry / MacIntyre v Tarren / Skinns | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | -145 |
Callum Tarren / David Skinns | +120 |
Final Round Match-Up – Yu / Pan v Echavarria / Greyserman | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan | -120 |
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Taylor / Hadwin v Echavarria / Greyserman | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin | -165 |
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman | +135 |
Final Round Match-Up – Lee / Kim v List / Norlander | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
K.H. Lee / Michael Kim | -120 |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Lee / Kim v Yu / Pan | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
K.H. Lee / Michael Kim | -120 |
Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – Brehm / Hubbard v Blair / Fishburn | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard | -140 |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | +115 |
Final Round 2 Balls – McIlroy / Lowry v Brehm / Hubbard | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | -250 |
Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard | +200 |
Final Round 2 Balls – List / Norlander v Blair / Fishburn | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | -145 |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | +120 |
JM Eagle LA Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Hannah Green | +275 |
Grace Kim | +550 |
Maja Stark | +550 |
Jin Hee Im | +700 |
Nasa Hataoka | +700 |
Esther Henseleit | +750 |
Haeran Ryu | +1600 |
Jennifer Kupcho | +2500 |
Ayaka Furue | +3500 |
Ally Ewing | +5000 |
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Final Round 2 Balls – E. Pedersen v N. Guseva | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Emily Pedersen | -140 |
Nataliya Guseva | +155 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – A. Ewing v K. Davidson | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ally Ewing | -150 |
Karis Davidson | +165 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – A. Furue v H. Ryu | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ayaka Furue | -125 |
Haeran Ryu | +135 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – J. Kupcho v W.L Hsu | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jennifer Kupcho | +105 |
Wei Ling Hsu | +105 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – N. Hataoka v M. Stark | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nasa Hataoka | -125 |
Maja Stark | +135 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – J. Im v E. Henseleit | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jin Hee Im | -105 |
Esther Henseleit | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – H. Green v G. Kim | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Hannah Green | -135 |
Grace Kim | +150 |
Tie | +750 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
Win Any Remaining Signature Event | -200 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
All Remaining Signature Events – Top 10 Finish | +200 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +240 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
Win 2 Remaining Signature Events | +450 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +10000 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +250000 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +200 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |