Fantasy Golf Sleeper Report – The FedEx St. Jude Classic 2016

The Sleeper Report: Fantasy Golf Sleepers, Long Shots, and Undervalued Picks for the FedEx St. Jude Classic

The FedEx St. Jude Classic 2016 Fantasy Sleeper Preview

As the players leave an exciting week in the Memorial Tournament, one in which William McGirt was able to take home a trophy for the first time since 2011 in a playoff with Jon Curran, the PGA TOUR now heads to Memphis, Tennessee for the FedEx St. Jude Classic.  The host since 1989 has been the par-70, 7,244-yard TPC Southwind course, which has done a great job at challenging players over the past handful of years as they traverse a natural layout with plenty of streams and ponds.

The winning score has been hard to come by over the past six years with the victor averaging just better than 11 strokes under par.  All but one of those wins came by two or fewer strokes, with Fabian Gomez’s four-shot beat down of the field last year being the largest victory since Brian Gay’s in 2005.  Gomez also was able to snap a streak of four consecutive players from the United States taking home the trophy, returning it instead to his home country of Argentina.  He used a final round 66 to outlast runner-up Greg Owen, as they shared the lead going into the final day.

Also taking a stab at the win was future Hall-of-Famer Phil Mickelson, who finished five shots back and recorded his third consecutive finish in the top-11 here.

Gomez will look to join five others as multiple-time winners in this event, including most recently Justin Leonard (2005, 2008) and back-to-back winners Dave Hill (1967, 1969, 1970, 1973), Lee Trevino (1971, 1972, 1980) and David Toms (2003, 2004).

Last week in Jack Nicklaus’ event, many of the biggest names in the world came out to play, and while there are some talented players making their way to Memphis, there is nowhere near the amount that played in the Memorial.  Coming off another solid effort and leading the pack in this event will be Official World Golf Rankings No. 6 golfer Dustin Johnson.  No other player from the top-10 will be joining him, and there will be a mere two other golfers coming from the top-25; No. 17 Brooks Koepka and No. 20 Phil Mickelson.

A couple other names to watch out for on the top of the odds are No. 46 Daniel Berger, No. 62 Ryan Palmer, and last week’s runner-up, Jon Curran, who jumped more than 100 spots in the world rankings to No. 89. Plenty of college graduates will also be showing off their talent with their seasons winding down. Most notable of that pack is Lee McCoy, who looks to improve on a fourth he had at the Valspar Championship with amateur status.

The field leaves this one wide open for anyone to win, as many of the top golfers take off the week leading up to the U.S. Open.  A few here will also be looking to get into the next major championship by either jumping into the top-60 of the world rankings or by taking home the trophy.  Below are some “sleeper” players who seem geared up to perform well at this beautiful course despite owning less than impressive odds.

The FedEx St. Jude Classic Fantasy Sleeper Report

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