It’s major championship week for the US Open. The toughest test in golf goes to Torrey Pines this week. I break down the tournament and give my gambling/DFS picks for the week. Course Breakdown 7700 yds. Par 71 (Par 72 when hosting the Farmers Insurance Open), one of the longest and most difficult courses on tour, bombers course, 6 of the Par 4s are longer … Continue reading US Open – Gambling/DFS Preview 2021

Course Breakdown Par 71, 7655 yards, Bermuda grass throughout, natural sand on the course with native waste areas (so players can ground their club in it without penalty), relatively flat with only 30 feet in elevation changes, wide fairways, seems similar to Australian courses Tournament Notes Replaces the RBC Canadian Open for the year due to all the coronavirus border issues with Canada First time … Continue reading Palmetto Championship – Gambling/DFS Preview 2021

Course Breakdown Par 72, 7550 yds, Jack Nicklaus designed, the Par 5s are reachable in 2, 6 of the 7 most difficult holes are Par 4s between 450-500 yards, bent grass fairways and greens, tree lined very easy to hit fairways (~69%) with deep fairway bunkers that are penal (only about 40% of golfers that hit fairway bunkers make par), the fairways get more narrow … Continue reading Memorial Tournament – Gambling/DFS Preview 2021

After last week’s incredible PGA Championship that saw Phil Mickelson become the oldest player to ever win a major, the PGA Tour goes to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas for the Charles Schwab Challenge. Course Breakdown Par 70, 7209 yds, 84 bunkers, 4 water hazards, Bermuda fairways and rough, tight tree lined fairways with bunkers in play on pretty much every tee shot, … Continue reading Charles Schwab Challenge – Gambling/DFS Preview 2021

It’s major championship week as the PGA Tour goes to South Carolina for the PGA Championship, the second major of the year at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. Continue reading PGA Championship – Gambling/DFS Preview 2021

Course Breakdown Par 72, 7468 yards, 6 of the Par 4s are over 450 yards, 3 of the Par 3s are over 216 yards, all four Par 5s are driveable as well as the 330 yard Par 4 14th, Zoysia grass (most prevalent in Asia and Australia) fairways, trees and bunkers in play off the tee and water is in play on 13 holes with … Continue reading AT&T Byron Nelson – Gambling/DFS Preview 2021

Course Breakdown 7340 yd. Par 71, 5 Par 3s and 4 Par 5s, typically top 5 most difficult course on tour, deceptively long, typically windy event (average ~15 mph), plotters course, overseeded Bermuda grass throughout, less than driver course on a majority of holes, 4 of the Par 3s are over 200 yds, all the Par 5s are longer than 550 yards, 7 of the … Continue reading Valspar Championship – Gambling/DFS Preview 2021

Course Breakdown Par 71, Pete Dye designed course, 7099 yards (short for a PGA course), 4 par 3s, 3 par 5s (2 are reachable by most), thick tight tree lined course that really rewards driving accuracy and positioning off the tee (has to target specific parts of the fairway to set up approach shots), plotters course that handcuffs bombers a bit, overhanging trees so accuracy … Continue reading RBC Heritage – Gambling/DFS Preview 2021

Course Breakdown Par 72, 7435 yds (plays a bit longer), avg. 65 sq. ft. firm and FAST multi-tiered bent grass greens with a ton of undulation, lush fairways with a lot of undulation which leads to the course playing longer than it is, 41 bunkers, 6 water hazards, rye grass, almost no rough, soft pine straw that you could hit out of as long as … Continue reading The Masters – Gambling/DFS Preview 2021

Course Breakdown 7435 yard, Par 72, Greg Norman design (with Sergio Garcia), overseeded Bermuda grass throughout, plays very long, the Par 5s are long, all of them around 600 yds with only one reachable in 2 by most golfers (Par 5s here play the hardest of any course on tour), 3 of the Par 3s are between 150-175 yds, 58 bunkers and water hazards on … Continue reading Valero Texas Open – Gambling/DFS Preview 2021