European Tour Fantasy Golf Picks & Predictions – Nedbank Golf Challenge

Fantasy Golf Picks and Predictions for the 2017 Nedbank Golf Challenge

2017 Nedbank Golf Challenge Fantasy Preview

One would assume that 99% of the players on the European Tour are sick of the sight of Justin Rose.

The Olympic champion has won both of the last two events on the tour despite going into the final round with a deficit to overcome. He surpassed the faltering Dustin Johnson at the WGC HSBC Champions event in China, and last week at the Turkish Airlines Open he overcame a two-shot deficit at the 54-hole stage to win by a single stroke and climb to the top of the Race to Dubai standings.

The good news for all concerned is that he has decided to take this week off!

Justin Rose of England holds the trophy after his victory during the…

Justin Rose of England holds the trophy after his victory during the final round of the Turkish Airlines Open at the Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort on November 5, 2017 in Antalya, Turkey. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

So we head to South Africa for the second of three Finals Series tournaments, and what should be the pinnacle of the European Tour season is turned into something of a farce with the appearance of the likes of Branden Grace, Louis Oosthuizen, and Charl Schwartzel in the field; three players who have barely featured in tour events this season.

Could you imagine the PGA TOUR letting a random player participate in one of the FedExCup events, just because they were local? It makes a mockery of the whole point of earning ranking points if an ‘outsider’ can swan in and win the purse.

Rant aside, it’s an intriguing event this week, played at one of the longest courses on the planet: the 7,831 yard behemoth at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City.

This is a parkland stretch made up of native Kikuyu grass on tee boxes, fairways and rough, and Bentgrass to populate the greens.

It’s a long course and one that is tough to score on, with just 14 of the 70-man field finishing under par last year. Alex Noren’s 2016 winning mark of -14 is slightly misleading too, as he won in the end by some six shots!

It usually takes classy types who can hit it long and straight off the tee to win here, with major winners Danny Willett (2014) and Martin Kaymer (2012) former champions here alongside the excellent Noren, Marc Leishman (2015) and Thomas Bjorn (2013).

With all of the above in mind, who are we drafting at this week’s Nedbank Challenge? Let’s have a look…

This Week’s Nedbank Golf Challenge Fantasy Picks & Predictions

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