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Fantasy Golf Sleeper Report – The Valspar Championship
Valspar Championship Fantasy Sleeper Report
The last couple of weeks on the PGA TOUR have seen events where the eventual winner has struggled to get over the line; a reminder that, no matter what you have achieved in your career, getting the job done can be difficult.
Something, whatever it may have been, clicked for Rory McIlroy out on the Sawgrass track on Sunday. T2 heading into the final round, the Irishman was presumably watching the leaderboard updates as Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood faltered in tough conditions.
McIlroy double-bogeyed the fourth, but rather than ending his hopes of lifting THE PLAYERS Championship trophy for the first time, it acted as a catalyst for glory as he played the rest of his round in -4 on a day of few low scores.
What makes a good champion? Right now, opportunism appears to be high up on the list.
How will the winner of this week’s Valspar Championship get the job done? Given how the Florida Swing has gone so far we can expect some late drama, and that was the case at the Innisbrook Resort 12 months ago when Paul Casey, another who finds winning a chore, came from nowhere with a strong final round and that was ultimately the difference.
Bubba Watson of the United States plays a shot from a greenside…
Bubba Watson of the United States plays a shot from a greenside bunker on the first hole during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard at the Bay Hill Club on March… Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
There are certain similarities between the Copperhead Course, our host this week, and Sawgrass. Both have danger lurking at every turn, and once again the four Par 5s – unusual for a Par 71 layout – will prove key. Both are Bermuda too, with average width fairways and smaller greens than normal.
The fairways at Innisbrook feature thicker tree lines and more extreme doglegs, and so there are some rather hairy tee shots here and missed fairways are almost a given.
Water is also in play on five holes, and while it won’t play as much of a part as it does at Sawgrass, clearly precision play and course management will be crucial to the eventual champion this week.
With all of that in mind, who takes their place in our shortlist of sleepers for the Valspar Championship?
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