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Lee Westwood

Can World #3 Lee Westwood get it done at The Players Championship this week?

Ever since Rickie Fowler turned pro, the golf world has been fixiated on one question; “When will he win?”.  Fans disregarded the fact that he’s only 23, and became more impatient for a victory with each tournament that passed.  Although the pressure to win a PGA Tour event so quickly was a bit unfair, Fowler gave his fans what they craved with an exciting playoff win over Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points at last week’s Wells Fargo Championship.  The Orange One  flagged a wedge on the first playoff hole and rolled in the remaining 5-footer for the win.  Now that the first win is out of the way, only time will tell how great Fowler will be.  My guess, he’ll be a major champion soon. Rickie will now ride the momentum from Quail Hollow  to the Tour’s prestiguios Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.  Joining him will be his two playoff counterparts, McIlroy and Points, as well as Woods, Donald, Mickelson, and Westwood among others.  With one of the best fields of the year, it’s time to take a look at which players you should target for your fantasy golf games this week.

Steve Stricker – The world’s 6th ranked golfer, Stricker has every tool you need to master Pete Dye’s Stadium Course.  He ranks 27th on Tour in driving accuracy (66%), which is crucial on a course where positioning off the tee can make or break your week.  He’s also 7th on Tour in GIR, as well as 13th in scrambling.  With 15 trips to The Players under his belt, including a T12th finish last year, Stricker has both the experience and the game to make a run at his first victory at Sawgrass.

Brian Gay – With three top-20′s this year, including a T4th two weeks ago in Texas, Gay is my fantasy golf pickas a sleeper this week.  You don’t need to be a bomber off the tee to play Sawgrass, but you must hit fairways and you have to roll the rock.  Gay hits an above average 62.3% of fairways in regulation, and is 3rd on Tour in total putting.  If he does miss an occasional GIR, no worries, Gay is 2nd on Tour in scrambling.  Although some may view him as a long shot in a field of golfing giants, he’s far from it.  Gay has the game to win, and don’t be surprised if he makes a charge come Sunday afternoon.

Lee Westwood – Nobody played better on the weekend last week in North Carolina that Westy, firing a 68-66 to move all the way up to a T5th finish.  Another veteran of The Players Championship, Lee took T4th  here in 2010 and has finished in the top-10 two other times as well.  The man is 1st on Tour in GIR, 4th in ball striking, 2nd in scoring average, and 1st in top-10 finishes.  If Westwood’s putter gets hot, he will win.  If he can make a few putts, the rest of the game is there for this Englishman to hoist the trophy this weekend.

Bud Cauley – Picking a Players Championship rookie is usually not a wise decision…unless of course that first timer is Jacksonville, FL native Bud Cauley.  The PGA Tour rookie  grew up playing the Stadium course, and just may know the grounds better than anyone else in the field.  Cauley has 5 top-25′s this year, as well as two top-10′s in this his first season on Tour.  He’s 25th on Tour in scoring average (70.35) and 6th in birdies made.  Expect the home town kid to ride a wave of fan support to his third top-10 finish of the year.

Cullen’s Call – With all due respect to Luke and Rory, I think Lee Westwood is the best player in the field.  The guy is ready to start winning majors, and a win here at The Players will get the ball rolling for him to do exactly that.

 

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