Week #18 - Fantasy Golf - Wells Fargo Championship - May 1-4, 2014

Top Picks

Matt's Picks: Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk
Chuck's Picks: Rory McIlory, Lee Westwood, Justin Rose
Jeremy's Picks:  Rickie Fowler, Webb Simpson, Rory McIlory
Drew's Picks: Rory McIlory, Lee Westwood, Ryan Moore
Cathy's Picks:  Phil Mickelson, Jimmy Walker, Bill Haas

Dark Horses (dark horse criteria= outside top 50 on OWGR as of The Masters)

Matt's Picks:  JB Holmes, Brian Harman, Robert Karlsson
Chuck's Picks: Jason Kokrak, JB Holmes, Robert Karlsson
Jeremy's Picks: Bo Van Pelt, Cameron Tringale, Lucas Glover
Drew's Picks: JB Holmes, Jason Kokrak, Robert Karlsson
Cathy's Picks: Brendon de Jonge, KJ Choi, Kevin Na

Read here to see why we picked who we did!

Chuck's Picks:
Rory McIlroy – Former champion here and owner of the course record 62. Rory has a stellar track record at this event and should play well on one of his self-proclaimed favorite 10 golf courses in the world.

Lee Westwood – T5 here last year and T4 in 2012. Is long off the tee and usually accurate as well. This is a recipe for success around Quail Hollow.

Justin Rose – Might finally be rounding into shape after T14 at Augusta and T8 last week in NOLA. It’s just a matter of time before he hoists another trophy. Could be this week.

Dark

Jason Kokrak – Certainly has the length to play well here. Was in the hunt last year until a final round 80 spoiled his chances. Playing much better this year than last and should find it helpful sleeping in his own bed this week.

JB Holmes – Fulfilled his major medical exemption requirement last week and can rest easy now. Length is no problem and his putter has been hot lately.

Robert Karlson – Finished 4th here last year and has been playing great golf across the pond this season. Top 15’s in all of his starts on American soil so far this year. Also has a short commute to work this week

Drew's Picks:
Rory McIlroy:
I'm keeping my rationale/commentary to a minimum this week until I get my mojo, or whatever I lost last week back.  Rory's played well here, 1st 2010, 2nd 2012, and 10th last year.  

Lee Westwood:
Lee is coming off a victory last week in Malaysia, hope the jet lag doesn't get him.  

Ryan Moore:
Ryan has a 5th and 6th in his last two starts here.  His iron play and putter should put him in contention this week.


Darkhorses:

Jason Kokrak:
Jason lives down the road from Quail Hollow, so should have some local support.   His distance and long iron play might get him to a top 10.

Robert Karlsson:  
Robert finished 4th here last year, and has a 10th, 6th and 14th in his three PGA events this year.  He also lives locally.

J.B. Holmes:
J.B. has been playing much better of late.  Just a hunch that he will do well this week.

Matt's Picks:
Rory McIlroy
In four trips to the Wells Fargo Championship, McIlroy has a victory, a runner-up, and a top ten. Although McIlroy has yet to earn a victory this season, he has been putting up solid results. He has earned four top tens and two other top twenty-fives in six starts on Tour. He had a runner-up finish in the Honda Classic and recently finished T8 at the Masters.

Phil Mickelson
Mickeson has five top twenty-fives in tens starts this season. Four of his other five starts have resulted in missed cuts or withdrawals. Even with the inconsistent start, Mickelson's record in the Wells Fargo event can't be ignored. He has never missed the cut in this event, owns two third place finishes, and one runner-up.

Jim Furyk
Besides two missed cuts in this event, Furyk hasn't finished outside of the top twenty-six. He has a victory and a runner-up at Quail Hollow, along with two other top tens. Furyk has four straight starts resulting in top twenties coming into this week. He finished T14 at the Masters and T7 at the RBC Heritage.


J.B. Holmes
JB Holmes currently ranks 242nd in the world, but has regained his form this season. He has three straight top twenty performances coming into the Wells Fargo. He has also earned paychecks in ten of his eleven starts on the season. He hasn't had stellar results at Quail Hollow, but did finish T9 in 2011.

Brian Harman
Harman is 11 for 15 with four top-10's in the 2013/2014 season. In his most recent start, the little lefty T7 at the RBC Heritage. Harman will be making his third career appearance at Quail Hollow. Harman, the 111th ranked player in the world, T57 in 2012 and T10 last year.

Robert Karlsson
In three starts on the PGA Tour this season, Robert Karlsson had three top fifteens.  He finished T6 at the OHL Classic, T10 at The McGladrey Classic, and T14 at the Puerto Rico Open.  Last season in the Wells Fargo Championship, Karlsson finished T4.  

Cathy's Picks:
It's a Heart Pick kind of week for me!
Phil Mickelson has had a good history here, and while at first I thought he was a lock, I did let my heart make the final decision on Lefty.


Jimmy Walker...this is like a heart forgiveness pick for me, after his 1 missed cut of the year knocked me out of Buzz's Make the Cut Challenge, I was a little miffed at Walker, but his consistency seems like it could pay off here and he had a decent T22 last year.


Bill Haas is another heart pick for me. While he's had 2 MC's in the past 2 years, he did have a 4th place finish here in '11 and he's due for a good week!


Dark Horses:
Brendon de Jonge - insanity is back!!  How can I not pick de Jonge when there's a chance he could get his first win.  He's due, sometime and this is a week he may have a chance.

KJ Choi-just a general heart feeling here that he could have a good week and make a Top 25 finish.

Kevin Na - he's had some good streaks this year and I think after cooling off a few weeks he could make a good run at Quail Hollow.

Jeremy's Picks:
Rickie Fowler - Going back to Fowler again after he burned me last week.  This is the site of his only PGA tour win, and besides last week he has been playing great golf lately.  Look for him to bounce back.
 
Webb Simpson - Quail Hollow is his home course, he has to know it better than anyone.  I will take that advantage.
 
Rory McIlroy - As a past champion of this event he has an excellent history here.
 
 
Dark Horse
 
Bo Van Pelt - Has a handful of top 5 finishes here.  He has made the past 2 cuts and might be showing some signs of life.
 
Cameron Tringale - My go to Dark Horse.  Still waiting on that W.
 
Lucas Glover - Although he has missed a boat load of cuts this year, he loves this golf course.