Limited, top-heavy field will test the patience of most gamers this week.

The prize pool should help influence that decision!

2021-2022 One and Done

Gamers, we all get a break this year and will only have 48, instead of 50, events to wield our swords! I know some leagues, like mine, won’t start until the turn of the year but that won’t stop me from putting out my weekly column.

The purpose of this column is to free my mind and have some fun all while trying to find some winners. From a transparency standpoint, most of my recent years are below so you can take it or leave it.

The price is the same as last year but my Venmo is @Mike-Glasscott if you would like to donate. You might even get your name on the column!

Sometimes we gotta look back before we look forward so I’ll post my thoughts from last week before breaking down the field this week.

Last Week – CJ CUP @ SUMMIT –presented by Dave Kateeb

The message last week was picking the right big boy in a big boy field and one of the biggest proved us right.

Rory McIlroy picking up TOUR win No. 20 at age 32 and doing so while wielding a white-hot putter. He LOST strokes on approach and won the golf tournament. Let’s just say that’s not how I would have envisioned ANY win for the great Ulsterman! I’m not sure if anyone had any confidence in playing McIlroy this week after watching the Ryder Cup but those who did won handsomely.

I had five below in the top 10 including four in the top five so that’s a pretty solid week.  I give Kateeb all the credit. #Inspiration.

Another new Tom Fazio track, another million under to win, I’ll make a note of that as well!

THE CHOICE: Viktor Hovland – T18

He won during this portion of the season last year at Mayakoba so I don’t have to worry about his level of commitment. Rust buster last week after a disappointing Ryder Cup should have him locked in and ready to go. Unfamiliar greens will skew in his favor and he made 23 birdies last week on a track he’s never seen. Deep field won’t concern him one bit!

Make it 23 more birdies this week but that wasn’t enough to keep up with Mitchell early and McIlroy on the weekend. He also lost strokes on approach, which is odd to say the least. In an even where 25-under wins, can’t sign for a 70 on Saturday unless you had a hyper-low one before or after. 

Warm Blankets: The guys who should. Safe selections that will help maintain leads. Opinions on why or why not for this event or save for later.

Collin Morikawa: Member here and that should count for something. Some guys love home games and some guys are distracted. I don’t know enough about him yet to differentiate. Plus, his record in major championships has to be evaluated before burning him here. I can see either side. Once he got comfortable, he rattled off 17-under on the weekend, closing with 62 for 2ND.

Xander Schauffele: Quick, name how many FULL FIELD EVENTS has this dude won? Right, one. Uno. His other five (Olympics included) have been limited field events (TOUR Championship twice, WGC-HSBC Champions and Sentry). Remember, you can only pick ONE guy for the US Open at Brookline! 63 on Sunday moved him to T18 in an otherwise disappointing showing.

Louis Oosthuizen: Before you pull the trigger here, you might want to look up his record at The Old Course St Andrews. Then, you might want to look up where they are playing The Open Championship this summer. This is what two rounds in the 70s and 15-under looks like: T38

Marc Leishman: After T3 and T4 in his first two TOUR events this season, I can’t see why not. I’m still struggling to remember why I didn’t list him last week. It’s Australian summer and he usually heats up this time of year. This is what two rounds in the 70s and 15-under looks like: T38. Closed with 64.

Tony Finau: Now that he’s got Win No. 2 in his back pocket, it’s time just to play golf. Should decimate this place tee-to-green and he’s another who will enjoy unfamiliar greens. T45, 14-under.

Spicy: This might be a week for sending out an “unknown” and saving a start. You just might get lucky. Or MC.

Sungjae Im: Heaters gonna heat. Deeper field this week but led in GIR last week in victory.  Putter is figured out. Made nothing but was T7 GIR. Sizzling with another top 10 (T9).

Sam Burns: The good news is he can probably be here in most and any non-major (not yet) events. Nothing better than 66 but nothing worse than 68 for T5.

Tyrrell Hatton: Showed up here last year and played well. Will arrive on the back of T2 at Dunhill Links two weeks ago. T2 at Congaree and T3 at Shadow Creek. Ran out of gas on Sunday as 71 dropped him from T6 to T18.

Abraham Ancer:  We’ll have plenty of uses for him down the road, as with most in a deep field, but I’m expecting a big bounce back after last week’s MC at TPC Summerlin. Played in the final 3-some with McIlroy and Dick Fowler, PI but couldn’t back up 63 on Saturday. Also closed 71 for T14.

Talor Gooch: I can’t ignore T11-T4 to start. 62 on Sunday for T5. Dammit.

Harold Varner III: Nappy Factor. Imagine signing for 16-under and not sniffing a top 25. T32.

3 AM at the Blackjack Table: Caution is thrown to the wind. Maybe not the best for this format but what the hell, right? Might throw these in if you’re in need of a miracle.

Aaron Wise – T5, Alex Noren – T59, Jason Kokrak – T54, Kevin Streelman – T49, KH Lee – T25

My game begins with the Sentry the first weekend of January.

2021-2022 Events	Golfer	Place	Total $$
Fortinet Championship	Kevin Na	MC	0
Sanderson Farms Championship	Will Zalatoris	T14	127,750
Shriners Children’s Open	Cameron Tringale	T56	15,820
CJ CUP @ SUMMIT	Viktor Hovland	T18	116,331
Total Events: 4	Top 10: 0	MC: 1	$259,901

This Week – ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP

Another week, another ALL CAPS event.

It’s also another BIG PURSE (9.95 million/$1.791 winner) and another invitational.

Except this week we’re not in the desert but rather the suburbs of Tokyo.

Oh, and there are only NOYNE players in the OWGR top 50 making the trip.

Should feel like fall and the parkland course should provide a nice change of pace even though seeing 2 greens on every hole will be weird.

The Olympians who were here in late July and are back should have a slight advantage but none more so than my selection.

Please read Horses for Courses and Expert Picks if you need more ideas!

THE CHOICE: Hideki Matsuyama

No point in over-thinking this one, folks!

This will already be his fourth event of the fall so I don’t have any rust issues to deal with.

Obviously it’s a home game so that angle is also covered.

He’s free rolling after winning the Masters and being recognized by the Japanese government.

Made nothing last week (T74 Putting) so that will change.

Looking down the road, he’s has been a menace at TPC Scottsdale BUT that’s usually a loaded field. Bigger bucks this week.

This field is skinnier than Will Zalatoris for OAD this week so let’s go fishing!

Warm Blankets: The guys who should. Safe selections that will help maintain leads. Opinions on why or why not for this event or save for later.

Collin Morikawa: I mean, yeah, EVERY week but he’ll only be in here in the BIG MONEY weeks. Not sure he’s going to win a major every year but I haven’t talked myself out of that just yet…

Rickie Fowler: OK, I’ve seen enough evidence that he’s no longer lost. 54 hole leader last week got the heart rate up on Sunday for the first time in a while and that should bring all of the feels back. He’ll be disappointed he didn’t close the door but excited he knew how to open it again.

Xander Schauffele: Gold medal winner last time over here might be more of a distraction as he’ll be asked to relive that week all of this week.  10 birdies last Sunday caught my eye as well.

Tommy Fleetwood: I don’t have all of the numbers but I know he STINKS in the HUGH ESSAY. Like one top 10 in the last 10 months STINKS. Rolls in on three top 12s  from Europe before breaking up his trip with T38 in Vegas last week. Sneaky.

Spicy: This might be a week for sending out an “unknown” and saving a start. You just might get lucky. Or MC.

CT Pan: Should have nothing but great memories returning to this part of the world as Bronze medalist.  His form is tight as well.

Keegan Bradley: Gonna find enough GIR to be a bother. Let’s see if his putter clears customs…

Si Woo Kim: Gotta catch him on the ON week! Surely bounces back after almost DFL last week. Right? RIGHT???

Emiliano Grillo:  It’s much easier to follow 61 the next WEEK than it is the next ROUND.  Only made 3 bogeys last week too.

Maverick McNealy: Two weeks in his own bed didn’t help so let’s get UNCOMFORTABLE on the road!

3 AM at the Blackjack Table: Caution is thrown to the wind. Maybe not the best for this format but what the hell, right? Might throw these in if you’re in need of a miracle.

Harry Higgs, Adam Schenk, Henrik Norlander, Troy Merritt, Lanto Griffin

History Channeled:

2020-2021 Events	Golfer	Place	Total $$
Safeway Open	Brendan Steele	T29	41,391
120th United States Open	Jon Rahm	T23	101,797
Corales Punta Cana	Pat Perez	T21	39,000
Sanderson Farms	Doc Redman	T28	46,200
Shriners Hospitals for Children	Patrick Cantlay	T8	190,750
CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK	Matthew Wolff	73rd	16,575
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP	Tyrrell Hatton	T28	50,137
Bermuda Championship	Will Zalatoris	T16	61,000
Vivint Houston Open	Tony Finau	T24	58,450
84th Masters Tournament	Justin Thomas	4th	552,000
The RSM Classic	Russell Henley	T30	39,552
Mayakoba Golf Classic	Abraham Ancer	T12	147,600
Sentry TOC	Cameron Smith	T24	63,200
Sony Open in Hawaii	Daniel Berger	T7	200,475
The American Express	Scottie Scheffler	MC	0
Farmers Insurance Open	Marc Leishman	T18	80,761
Waste Management WMPO	Hideki Matsuyama	T42	23,852
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Jason Day	T7	228,930
The Genesis Invitational	Adam Scott	T38	40,455
WGC- Championship (Concession)	Xander Schauffele	T39	55,000
Puerto Rico Open	Emiliano Grillo	T11	72,750
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Rory McIlroy	T10	195,300
THE PLAYERS Championship	Tommy Fleetwood	MC	0
The Honda Classic	Joaquin Niemann	T25	54,950
WGC- Dell Technologies Match Play	Jason Kokrak	T42	47,571
Corales Puntacana	Thomas Pieters	T13	55,350
Valero Texas Open	Charley Hoffman	2nd	839,300
85th Masters Tournament	Jordan Spieth	T3	667,000
RBC Heritage	Kevin Kisner	MC	0
Valspar Championship	Patrick Reed	MC	0
Wells Fargo Championship	Corey Conners	T43	25,069
AT&T Byron Nelson	Ryan Palmer	T47	20,958
PGA Championship	Viktor Hovland	T30	59,750
Charles Schwab Challenge	Brian Harman	T8	198,875
Memorial Tournament	Collin Morikawa	P2	1,013,700
Palmetto Championship	Matt Fitzpatrick	T10	177,025
121st United States Open	Brooks Koepka	T4	498,176
Travelers Championship	Paul Casey	T36	30,743
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Sungjae Im	T8	211,875
John Deere Classic	Zach Johnson	T34	30,955
The Open Championship	Louis Oosthuizen	T3	682,500
Barbasol Championship	Charl Schwartzel	T26	26,075
3M Open	Robert MacIntyre	MC	0
Barracuda Championship	Ryan Armour	MC	0
WGC – FESJI	Dustin Johnson	T10	220,000
Wyndham Championship	Webb Simpson	T7	201,666
THE NORTHERN TRUST	Harris English	T31	48,925
BMW Championship	Bryson DeChambeau	P2	1,026,000
Total Events: 50	Top 10: 16	MC: 6	$8,441,638

2019-2020

Event	Golfer	Place	$$
The Greenbrier	Scottie Scheffler	T7	235,625
Sanderson Farms	Sungjae Im	P2	719,400
Safeway Open	Byeong-Hun An	MC	0
Shriners Hospitals for Children	Scott Piercy	MC	0
Houston Open	Henrik Stenson	MC	0
CJ CUP AT NINE BRIDGES	Marc Leishman	T43	31,785
ZOZO Championship	Hideki Matsuyama	2nd	1,053,000
WGC-HSBC Champions	Xander Schauffele	2nd	1,095,000
Bermuda Championship	Denny McCarthy	T15	51,750
OHL Mayakoba Classic	Russell Knox	T33	36,810
The RSM Classic	Harris English	MC	0
Sentry TOC	Rickie Fowler	T5	285,000
Sony Open	Charles Howell III	T12	116,500
The American Express	Phil Mickelson	MC	0
Farmers Insurance Open	Tony Finau	T6	253,125
Waste Management Phoenix	Bubba Watson	T3	386,900
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Brandt Snedeker	MC	0
Genesis Invitational	Justin Thomas	MC	0
Puerto Rico Open	Viktor Hovland	WIN	540,000
WGC-Mexico Championship	Dustin Johnson	T48	45,500
The Honda Classic	Daniel Berger	T4	280,000
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Tommy Fleetwood	MC	0
THE PLAYERS Championship	Abandoned	No Result	0
Charles Schwab Challenge	Jordan Spieth	T10	181,875
RBC Heritage	Patrick Reed	MC	0
Travelers Championship	Bryson DeChambeau	T6	233,470
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Tyrrell Hatton	T4	300,000
Workday Charity Open	Justin Rose	MC	0
Memorial	Patrick Cantlay	T32	51,925
3M Open	Will Gordon	MC	0
WGC-FESJ Invitational	Brooks Koepka	T2	695,000
Barracuda	Brendan Steele	T53	8,277
PGA Championship	Jon Rahm	T13	192,207
Wyndham Championship	Webb Simpson	T3	312,400
THE NORTHERN TRUST	Jason Day	MC	0
BMW Championship	Collin Morikawa	T20	106780
Total Events: 36	Top 10: 14	MC: 11	0

2018-19

My contributions for the major championships and PLAYERS selection were worse than bad so to still break the $10 million mark with those awful results was encouraging.

Another valuable lesson learned is that the Playoffs are for the big boys. Now, WHICH big boys make this more and more difficult and that’s why it’s enjoyable and maddening all at the same time. Only McIlroy and Woods have won the FedExCup twice so start there.

Event	Golfer	Place	$$
Safeway Open	Brendan Steele	T53	14,610
CIMB Classic	Ryan Moore	T66	12,740
CJ CUP @ 9 BRIDGES	Gary Woodland	2nd	1,026,000
WGC-HSBC Champions	Ian Poulter	21st	93,500
Sanderson Farms	Cameron Davis	MC	0
Shriners	Aaron Wise	T15	101,675
Mayakoba Golf Classic	Charles Howell III	MC	0
The RSM Classic	J.J. Spaun	MC	0
Sentry TOC	Jon Rahm	T8	191,000
Sony Open	Marc Leishman	T3	307,200
60th Desert Classic	Andrew Putnam	T34	29,975
Farmers Insurance	Patrick Cantlay	MC	0
WMPO	Hideki Matsuyama	T15	113,600
AT&T Pebble Beach	Jason Day	T4	334,400
Genesis Open	Justin Thomas	2nd	799,200
WGC-Mexico Champ	Xander Schauffele	T14	128,000
Puerto Rico Open	Graeme McDowell	T42	10,500
The Honda Classic	Adam Scott	MC	0
Arnold Palmer Invitational	Rickie Fowler	T40	35,490
THE PLAYERS Championship	Sergio Garcia	T22	125,000
Valspar Championship	Patrick Reed	MC	0
Corales Punta Cana	Trey Mullinax	T61	6,450
WGC-Match Play	Paul Casey	T9	167,000
Valero Texas Open	Billy Horschel	MC	0
Masters	Rory McIlroy	T21	107,956
RBC Heritage	Matt Kuchar	2nd	745,200
Zurich Classic	Ryan Palmer	WIN	1,051,200
Wells Fargo Championship	Phil Mickelson	MC	0
AT&T Byron Nelson	Keith Mitchell	T59	17,301
PGA Championship	Brooks Koepka	WIN	1,980,000
Charles Schwab Challenge	Jordan Spieth	T8	197,100
Memorial	Tony Finau	MC	0
RBC Canadian Open	Jim Furyk	T27	55,100
U.S. Open	Tiger Woods	T21	117,598
Travelers Championship	Bubba Watson	T54	16,560
Rocket Mortgage Classic	Sungjae Im	T21	68,528
3M Open	Bryson DeChambeau	T2	563,200
John Deere Classic	Collin Morikawa	T4	264,000
The Open Championship	Rafa Cabrera Bello	MC	0
Barbasol Championship	Denny McCarthy	T11	77,000
WGC-FESJI	Dustin Johnson	T20	113,500
Barracuda Championship	Martin Laird	T7	105,437
Wyndham Championship	Webb Simpson	2nd	669,600
THE NORTHERN TRUST	Tommy Fleetwood	T43	27,565
BMW Championship	Brandt Snedeker	T5	351,500
Total Events: 45	Top 10s: 14	MC: 10	$0

2017-18 Thermometer: FINAL

Event	Golfer	Place	$$
Safeway Open	Tony Finau	2nd	669,600
CIMB Classic	Paul Casey	T7	218,166
CJ CUP @ 9 BRIDGES	Keegan Bradley	T47	23,759
WGC-HSBC Champions	Hideki Matsuyama	T50	51,875
Sanderson Farms	Chesson Hadley	T2	464,400
Shriners	Patrick Cantlay	WIN	1,224,000
OHL Classic	Kevin Chappell	MC	0
The RSM Classic	Charles Howell III	MC	0
Sentry TOC	Kevin Kisner	T17	99,333
Sony Open	Brian Harman	T4	256,266
CareerBuilder Challenge	Jason Dufner	T36	27,189
Farmers Insurance	Jon Rahm	T29	43,872
WMPO	Alex Noren	T21	80,040
-AT&T Pebble Beach	Phil Mickelson	T2	488,400
Genesis Open	Dustin Johnson	T16	111,600
Honda Classic	Graeme McDowell	MC	0
WGC-Mexico	Tommy Fleetwood	T14	126,500
Valspar Championship	Ryan Moore	MC	0
Arnold Palmer	Tyrell Hatton	T69	18,067
WGC-Match Play	Patrick Reed	T9	163,000
Corales Puntacana	Patrick Rodgers	T22	27,850
Houston Open	Luke List	T24	54,162
Masters	Jordan Spieth	3rd	748,000
RBC Heritage	Cameron Smith	T32	35,510
Valero Texas Open	Billy Horschel	T11	136,400
Zurich Classic	Bud Cauley	MC	0
Wells Fargo Championship	Bryson DeChambeau	4th	369,600
THE PLAYERS	Francesco Molinari	MC	0
Ft. Worth Invitational	Adam Scott	T52	16,472
AT&T Byron Nelson	Jimmy Walker	T6	257,950
Memorial	Tiger Woods	T23	76,985
FESJC	Henrik Stenson	T26	50,820
US Open	Justin Rose	T10	270,151
FESJC	Xander Schauffele	MC	0
Quicken Loans National	Kyle Stanley	T32	36,841
A Military Tribute	Bubba Watson	T13	121,632
John Deere Classic	Zach Johnson	T16	81,366
British Open	Rory McIlroy	T2	694,250
RBC Canadian Open	Charley Hoffman	T29	37,743
Barracuda	Martin Laird	T15	51,000
WGC-Bridgestone Invite	Rickie Fowler	T17	104,250
PGA Championship	Brooks Koepka	WIN	1,980,000
Wyndham	Brandt Snedeker	WIN	1,080,000
THE NORTHERN TRUST	Jason Day	T20	101,160
Dell Technologies	Marc Leishman	T21	100,800
BMW Championship	Gary Woodland	T12	189,000
TOUR Championship	Justin Thomas	T7	279,900
Total Events: 47	Top 10s: 15	MC: 7	$10,967,909

2016-17 Season total: $6,533,509 45 events

• Wins: 1
• Seconds: 1
• Thirds: 1
• Top 10s: 12
• Top 25s: 20
• MCs (10): Grayson Murray (Safeway Open); Patton Kizzire (SFC); Jamie Lovemark (CB Challenge); Jimmy Walker (FIO); Charl Schwartzel (Genesis); Russell Knox (Honda); Henrik Stenson (API); Thomas Pieters (Zurich); Kevin Kisner (WFC).

2015-16 Season total: $5,978,929; 47 events

• Wins: 2 (Matsuyama, Hoffman)
• Seconds: 0
• Thirds: 1
• Top 10s: 9
• Top 25s: 18
• MC: 8 (Mickelson, FIO; Oosthuizen, SHO; Chappell, Colonial; Casey, Memorial; Woodland, FESJC; Hearn, RBC Canadian; McGirt, Wyndham; Justin Thomas, DBC)

Thanks for reading!