Fantasy Golf Sleeper Report – The Dell Technologies Championship

The Sleeper Report: Fantasy Golf Sleepers, Long Shots, and Undervalued Picks for the Dell Technologies Championship

The Dell Technologies Championship 2017 Fantasy Sleeper Preview

One down, three to go. That’s the state of play in the FedExCup, and we’re down to the final 100 players. That will be whittled down to 70 by the end of this Dell Technologies Championship, so those in and around that magic mark had better make hay while the sun shines.

And the sun could well be shining in Massachusetts this week at the TPC Boston course, with a good weather forecast on a low-scoring course suggesting some great numbers could be shot.

What a way to introduce the 2017 FedExCup last week at the Northern Trust. Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson duked it out toe-to-toe, and it was the latter that came out on top in a playoff hole that had to be seen to be believed – especially THAT 340-yard drive that set up his birdie on the first extra hole.

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To some extent Spieth threw the trophy away having led by five on Sunday, and that will do little to detract the critics about his alleged lack of intestinal fortitude.

He will have an immediate opportunity to bounce back in the Dell Technologies Championship, although he’ll have his work cut out against some of the best golfers on the planet.

At least TPC Boston will offer some leeway off the tee. The rough is tough around here, but the fairways are wide and opportunities to gain strokes with canny scrambling and clever approach play are in evidence. But about the greens – these are small, fast and Bentgrass, so it’s no wonder that last year’s champion, Rory McIlroy, ranked first for every putting metric you can find.

So this week’s tournament is the archetypal ‘driving for show, putting for dough’ type affair; who will take full advantage?

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The Dell Technologies Championship Fantasy Sleeper Report

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The Dell Technologies Championship Fantasy Sleeper Report

Mix and match these players with your usual rosters (or play them separately) to get the most out of your picks this week.

Charley Hoffman – Vegas Odds 50/1 – The motivation of a first appearance in the Presidents Cup is very real for Charley Hoffman, who is yet to make his bow in the competition. At a course that he is a former winner at, he could make giant strides towards selection this week.

His formline has been strong all season, with 50% of his outings resulting in top-25 finishes and 25% top-10s. That’s consistency personified, so having Hoffman onside is usually accompanied by a good run for your money.

His record at TPC Boston is rather boom or bust, with a victory and a T3, five finishes between 25-35, and four missed cuts. Which Hoffman will turn up this year? Presumably the motivated one.

Webb Simpson – Vegas Odds 60/1 – The former US Open champion actually won at TPC Boston in 2011, and while his record there since is mixed this year we find Simpson playing some of his best golf in years.

Four of his last six outings have yielded top-20 finishes, and his last pair have been top-10s. Really, he should have won the Wyndham Championship after getting into an excellent position – he eventually finished solo third, and that continuation was confirmed with a T6 at the Northern Trust.

A brilliant scrambler, Simpson has been on fire from tee to green this season, and if he can just get his putter warmed up there’s every chance he can add another trophy to his collection this week.

Jason Dufner – Vegas Odds 80/1 – The Duf-man is seven from seven at TPC Boston, with two top-20s and a pair of top-10s to his name. Last year he ranked third for Greens in Regulation, and that’s a good hint that he enjoys this stretch.

Another handy angle in is that he raked first for Strokes Gained: Putting at the Northern Trust, and so we have the classic combination of good form and a hot putter heading into this week.

That’s typically a recipe for success, and with Dufner playing well from tee-to-green of late (T14 at the British Open, T14 at the Wyndham Championship, T20 at the Northern Trust) he looks a safe bet for a good run this week.

Russell Henley – Vegas Odds 100/1 – The Houston Open winner charged out of the gates at the Northern Trust, and his opening round of 64 was one of the best of the week.

He didn’t finish the job from therein, but was an indicator that his good form of late shows no sign of abating.

Henley finished second here in 2014, and that’s no surprise given how well he putts. He’s peppering greens this season as well, ranking 25th on tour for GIR, and that ability to shoot low numbers should stand him in good stead this week.

Scott Brown – Vegas Odds 250/1 – He’s a notoriously frustrating pick to get away reward from, but there are a few upsides to having Brown on board this week.

First of all, there’s his performance at the Northern Trust last week. Okay, so he only finished T25, but rounds of 66 and 67 were as good as anything witnessed all week.

That showing came just a fortnight after his T13 at the PGA Championship of course, and while his record at TPC Boston isn’t the best (33-69-MC-MC) he ranked third for GIR here 12months ago.

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