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Fantasy Golf Sleeper Report – 2016 DEAN & DELUCA Invitational

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The Sleeper Report: Fantasy Golf Sleepers, Long Shots, and Undervalued Picks for the 2016 DEAN & DELUCA Invitational

2016 DEAN & DELUCA Invitational Fantasy Sleeper Preview

The players who just finished up with the AT&T Byron Nelson won’t have to travel far this week as the Dean and Deluca Invitational, will also be taking place in the state of Texas.  More specifically, the field will be heading to Fort Worth and Colonial Country Club for an event that was previously named The Crowne Plaza Invitational (since 2007).  The venue features 7,204 yards of par-70 golf which have allowed for some great finishes in years past and is one of the longest running sites for a PGA TOUR event, dating all the way back to 1946 when it first became the host.

The tough layout has provided for some great Sunday golf over the last decade as the victor has come away with the win after a playoff four times and by just a single stroke another five.  The winning score has also come down quite a bit over the past few years with the average winner carding just better than 15 shots under par.  The field here is also trimmed to 120 players with the invitational status, leaving less room for error over the first two days.

The tourney has seen many of multiple victors as 10 different golfers have seen their name etched on the trophy twice since the beginning of the event in 1946, but it is Ben Hogan (1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1959) who really dominated here as evidenced by his five career wins.  The most recent multiple winner here was Zach Johnson who won in 2010 and 2012.

Looking to join that large group will be last year’s winner, Chris Kirk, who beat out the likes of runners up Jason Bohn, Brandt Snedeker, and Jordan Spieth by a single stroke.  It nearly went into a playoff, but Kirk was able to nab his fourth PGA TOUR win thanks to a clutch up-and-down on the 72nd hole.

One man that will be gunning for the top spot will be Official World Golf Rankings No. 2 golfer, Jordan Spieth.  He has come close to winning in his hometown between the Byron Nelson and this event, but has yet to successfully close things out.  Jordan has been having a solid season on paper (although not as successful as last year), but his frustrations continue to run high after falling apart once again on the final day last week and finishing well off the lead despite playing with eventual runner-up Brooks Koepka in the final pairing.  He will also have tough competition in No. 7 Adam Scott this week, the only other OWGR top-10 player in attendance, as well as another five golfers (No. 14 Louis Oosthuizen, No. 19 Zach Johnson, No. 20 Matt Kuchar, No. 22 Charl Schwartzel, No. 25 Kevin Kisner) from the top-25.

While there are a few big names making their way to Colonial Country Club this week, the opportunities are always there for a player with higher odds to make some noise.  Just last week, names such as Spencer Levin, Robert Garrigus, Tim Wilkinson, and Bud Cauley were amongst the top-five despite being heavy underdogs.  That said, here are a few players who could accomplish a similar feat at one of the longest running events on TOUR.

DEAN & DELUCA Invitational Fantasy Sleeper Report

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