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Fantasy Golf Sleeper Report – The RSM Classic
The Sleeper Report: Fantasy Golf Sleepers, Long Shots, and Undervalued Picks for The RSM Classic (2015)
2015 RSM Classic Fantasy Sleeper Preview
The RSM Classic, formally the McGladrey Classic, is one of the newest events to hit the TOUR with its inaugural year launching back in 2010. The pervious installment fields have brought about some solid scoring all around with each of the five victors thus far falling between 14 and 16 under par.
The par-70, 7,055-yard Sea Island Golf Course in Georgia has been heralded as one of the most beautiful in the country and will feature one of the first two rounds being played on the newly renovated Plantation Course.
A full field of 156 players will be present for this event with just six of those golfers being among the top-35 in the OWGR (Official World Golf Rankings). No. 17 Matt Kuchar will be making his second start of the year after struggling at the OHL Classic last week with a score of one-under; placing him in a tie for 68th amongst an equally shallow field. Also joining Kuchar from the top echelon of golf talent will be No. 10 player in the world, Zach Johnson, who has yet to record a start during this young 2015-16 campaign.
A few winners from earlier in the season will be attempting to become the first multiple-time champion for the year and will have No. 30 in the OWGR Justin Thomas leading the way after winning the CIMB Classic and tying for third at the Frys.Com Open. Soon-to-be 24-year old Smylie Kauffman, winner of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, and Peter Malnati, top dog at the Sanderson Farms Championship, will also be looking for a second win on the year.
Last week, Graeme McDowell won a three-man playoff to become the first non-American to hoist the trophy at the OHL Classic, and once again that could be the case in Georgia as each of the first five winners at this tournament have called the U.S.A. home. In the five installments of this event, the man at the top of the leaderboard on Sunday has won by either one stroke or in a playoff, and last year Robert Streb defeated the likes of Brendon de Jonge and Wil MacKenzie on the second playoff hole. A total of 10 players were within three strokes of Streb when scores went final on Sunday and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a similar result this week.
There will be opportunities abound for fresh faces and veterans alike to post a big score and win in another weak field at St. Simons Island, so let’s scan through and find some names who could come out with a gritty showing and outperform expectations.
2015 RSM Classic Fantasy Sleeper Report
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