Steven Bowditch Wins Valero Texas Open

Steven Bowditch seemingly came out of nowhere to with the 2014 Valero Texas Open this week.  Bowditch entered the field as one of the many searching for their first PGA TOUR title and left with one of the few coveted invites to Augusta. The win marks yet another Aussie, along with Jason Day, John Senden, and of course Adam Scott, to appear in the winners circle in the last 6 months.

Bowditch fought off Matt Kuchar in the final round despite finding trouble off the tee most of rounds 3 and 4.  Bowditch’s short game however was simply magical, as he was able to escape numerous sticky situations by dropping one ‘up-and-down’ after another.

Not only will the first time PGA TOUR winner be eligible for the  2014 Masters, he has also earned a spot at the Players Championship, PGA Championship, and of course the 2015 Hyundai Tournament of Champions next January. The $1.16 million dollars in earnings and 500 FedExCup points that bumped him from 155^th to 26^th place on the standings was just the cherry on top.

After he notched the career changing victory, Bowditch caught up with reporters Sunday. “I’m over the moon. I really can’t believe it,” said Bowditch. “Every time I got out of check, looking ahead to the Masters and winning golf events and making my speeches before I was finished, I had to pull myself in check every time.”

Steven Bowditch wins Valero Texas Open

In the final round of the 2014 Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio, Bowditch shoots a final-round 76 to claim his first win on the PGA TOUR. . SUBSCRIBE to PGA TOUR now: http://pgat.us/vBxcZSh Welcome to the official YouTube channel of the PGA TOUR.

A true comeback story, Bowditch previously suffered from deep depression and an attempted suicide in 2006. He has since found a new meaning to life and looks forward his future on the PGA TOUR.

Our fantasy gurus had another great week with 7 of 7 made cuts, five of which finished in the Top 11 and a total weekly fantasy earnings of $1,093,556.  We hope our premium members heeded our advice and chose Furyk over Mickelson this week.  Mickelson withdrew due to injury while Furyk made some serious noise with a T6 and $200K in earnings.

Mickelson’s caddie “Bones” explains what happened with lefty:

Phil Mickelson withdraws due to injury at Valero

In the third round of the 2014 Valero Texas Open, Phil Mickelson unexpectedly pulls out due to a pulled muscle. He was 2-over when he withdrew on the par-5 second hole, his 11th on the day. . SUBSCRIBE to PGA TOUR now: http://pgat.us/vBxcZSh Welcome to the official YouTube channel of the PGA TOUR.

With this week in the books, our current fantasy stats through thirteen tournaments in 2014 are:

• Total Fantasy Dollars: $14,786,049 (Average tournament winnings of $1,137,388).
• Winners picked: 3 winners selected out of 13 tournaments (23.07% winners picked in 2014).
• Top 10s: 34 out of 91 players picked (37.36% of players picked finished in Top 10).
• Top 3s: 10 out of 91 players picked (11% players picked finished in the Top 3).
• Missed Cuts: Only 9 out of 91 players (90.10% of the picks made the cut in 2014)

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