Scottie Scheffler<\/strong> - He\u2019s the highest priced favorite by a wide margin, and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to have a big week, but he hasn\u2019t finished top 10 here in three straight tournaments here, and he\u2019s one of the worst putters in the field this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nWhoever wins is going to have to be lights out with the putter for all four rounds, and Scheffler is -0.47 strokes gained putting the last 6 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
He played really good at The Sentry, but he\u2019s going to need to finish Top 2 to return value at this price, and I don\u2019t trust his putting over four rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Chris Kirk<\/strong> - This could be a let down spot for Chris Kirk who won The Sentry, and then finished 18th last week, but last week was a weak field, and his numbers at The Sentry were crazy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nHe was +1.11 putting at The Sentry, and last week that dropped to -0.70, and around the green he was +1.05 at The Sentry, and last week he was -0.80. It\u2019s a better field this week than last week, and I feel like this could be a big letdown spot after a win and an 18th in Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tom Kim<\/strong> - He finished 6th here last year, but he was terrible at The Sentry and I can\u2019t invest him as the 5th highest favorite in this field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nHe won the Shriners in the fall, but his putting was dismal at -1.12 at The Sentry, and while I don\u2019t expect his putting to be that bad, if he struggles again he\u2019s going to be nowhere close to returning value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
The American Express: DraftKings Darlings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nicolas Echavarria $6500<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nThis price seems pretty low for a guy who\u2019s made the cut two weeks in a row, and last week he played well for the first three rounds, and then had a bad 4th round, but he\u2019s +0.77 strokes gained putting the last two weeks, and at an easy course, putting will be the most important stat. He doesn\u2019t hit the ball far off the tee, but you don\u2019t need to here. At $6500, it\u2019s worth the play that he makes the cut and gets us weekend points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Patton Kizzire $7000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nHe was a great Draftkings Darling last week as he finished 13th, and he plays well at this tournament as he\u2019s finished 53rd, 22nd, and 11th the last 3 years here. He made 5 cuts in a row in the fall, and then a solid finish last week so this feels like a great price on him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Erik Van Rooyen $7500<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nErik Van Rooyen has been playing good golf recently as he won the World Wide Tech Championship in the fall, and had three top 30 finishes before that. He finished 22nd at the Sentry and made the cut last week, and he finished 6th last year at this tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Final Lineup: Nicolas Echavarria, Patton Kizzire, Erik Van Rooyen, Eric Cole $8800, JT\u00a0 Poston $9100, Xander Schauffele $10,900<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nThe American Express: Additional Betting Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
-No golfer in this field has finished top 10 the last two years in a row -The last 3 months, Wyndham Clar is negative strokes gained tee to green, approach, around the green and putting.
-The last 3 months, Cameron davis is negative strokes gained tee to green, spproach and around the green, but +1.31 putting\u2026#1 in the field.
-Sungjae Im has played here 5 years in a row, and has finished 18th or better in all 5 tourneys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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