East Lake has been the host since 2004 so familiarity won’t hurt this week. The TOUR has used a couple of different formulas to determine the “winner” here over the years and I’ve sorted all of that for you as well. Patrick Cantlay enters the week as top dog on 10-under in Starting Strokes and we’ll go from there starting Thursday.
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Expert Picks: TOUR Championship
I’ll live off the gloree days of Segment 3 where I felt everything I touched turned to gold.
It was fun while it lasted!
Only angle this week to finish strongly is have Xander Schauffele do Xander Schauffele things on his personal playground at East Lake.
One last chance to move it on up!
OAD: BMW Championship
Finally, it’s over.
My grand plan to storm the leaderboard starting at The Open and carrying into the FedExCup Playoffs was a dud.
Throwing the line in the water one last time this season for the game I’m playing.
Horses for Courses: BMW Championship
Tom Fazio has had plenty of looks this season on TOUR. We’ll start there to try and crack the code here. Caves Valley hosts for the first time on TOUR and plays 7,542 yards to Par-72.
Expert Picks: BMW Championship
New track to the TOUR this week as Caves Valley in Owings Mills, Maryland will host the top 69 players (Patrick Reed WD) as they attempt to book their tickets to East Lake next week.
EXPERT PICKS: BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
| EXPERT | LINEUP | WINNER | COMMENT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN EVERILL STAFF WRITER | Dustin Johnson Xander Schauffele Justin Thomas Cameron Smith Patrick Cantlay Viktor Hovland | Cameron Smith | He was a “stunned mullet” after his playoff drive sailed OB – much like Rob Bolton was watching me once again take the lead from him – but Smithy will bounce back in style with a win here. Rob won’t. | |
| ROB BOLTON FANTASY INSIDER | Bryson DeChambeau Dustin Johnson Cameron Smith Justin Thomas Patrick Cantlay Jon Rahm | Jon Rahm | All right, it’s my turn to move back in front. Again. Gotta slow-play my last start on Rahm unless Ben is going to stymie across the board, but there are too many useful options to win that game of whack-a-Bolton. | |
| MIKE GLASSCOTT FANTASY CONTRIBUTOR | Patrick Cantlay Dustin Johnson Jon Rahm Justin Thomas Bryson DeChambeau Scottie Scheffler | Jon Rahm | The only things to slow him down this season have been COVID and a hurricane delay. I don’t think either of those are in the forecast this weekend! I only have one start left so he’ll begin on the bench. | |
| SEAN MARTIN SENIOR EDITOR | Dustin Johnson Collin Morikawa Scottie Scheffler Justin Thomas Tony Finau Xander Schauffele | Justin Thomas | Ended THE NORTHERN TRUST on a good note with some late birdies to jump up the leaderboard, and he thrives when the FedExCup Playoffs start to heat up. | |
| CAMERON MORFIT STAFF WRITER | Tony Finau Rory McIlroy Cameron Smith Justin Thomas Collin Morikawa Jordan Spieth | Justin Thomas | A very quiet T4 at THE NORTHERN TRUST, but he birdied four of the last seven holes and just looks like he’s due to win again. | |
| JASON SOBEL THE ACTION NETWORK, GOLFBET | Charley Hoffman Dustin Johnson Xander Schauffele Scottie Scheffler Keegan Bradley Keith Mitchell | Dustin Johnson | He’s not playing his best golf, but Caves Valley has been called a “big, Northeast, bentgrass course,” which should be right up his alley. |
Horses for Courses: FedExCup Playoffs THE NORTHERN TRUST
For the fourth time in Playoff history, Liberty National will kick off the FedExCup Playoffs. Of the 125 qualified all but Louis Oosthuizen are in Jersey City this week to attempt to move on.
Expert Picks: FedExCup Playoffs THE NORTHERN TRUST
Liberty National Golf Club kicked off the 2019 edition and will do so again this year. The race to East Lake begins now.
Horses for Courses: Wyndham Championship
Folks, Webb Simpson is the leading money winner at the event. He’s racked up podium finishes the last four years. He went to school down the street at Wake Forest. His daughter is named after the event. This ain’t hard!
Expert Picks: Wyndham Championship
The annual Webb Simpson Invitational at Sedgefield Country Club is the final regular season event of 2021.
OAD: WGC FESJI
Final WGC event of the season.
Final WGC event at TPC Southwind.
The list of WGC winners doesn’t contain many muppets so I’d find a big boy to take home the big boy check.
Here’s one of the obvious ones. Did you save him for such a grand occasion? If not, keep reading…
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