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2015 PGA Championship Fantasy Sleeper Picks

By Danny Norris

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The PGA Championship at Whistling Straits is the final major of the year. The last shot for golfers to grab a major for the year. Then the long eight month wait for The Masters begins again.

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The PGA Championship is not only big for golfers, but for fantasy golf players as well. This appears to be their last shot to cash in on a million dollars in golf on DraftKings for the year.

There is the WGC-HSBC Champions in November, but you can’t count on another Millionaire Maker for that. A good chunk of money will be awarded, but maybe not a million dollars. But, I suppose we will just have to wait and see.

Either way, this is Glory’s Last Shot and you might want to get in on the action. DraftKings is doing another Millionaire Maker tournament. 3.3 million dollars is up for grabs with the winner receiving one million dollars. To get in on the action you can sign up by clicking on anyone of those links highlighted above.

Now, on to the PGA Championship fantasy sleeper picks. If you read the DraftKings post earlier last week, you’ll basically know my targets for the PGA Championship. Nothing much has changed from then to now.

The only slight change is Graham DeLaet as he has been officially ruled out. I wasn’t big on him, but he was someone to ponder a little bit due to his ball-striking and cheap price tag.

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However, he has officially withdrawn due to a lingering thumb injury he suffered at the RBC Canadian Open. So, don’t take him on your team.

Other than that, things haven’t changed. Ball-striking from tee-to-green is essential, distance off tee, and a long high ball flight are key attributes to target.

Whistling Straits is a links like course in the same vein as Chambers Bay. Looking at results from the U.S. Open and The Open Championship won’t hurt.

Whistling Straits also played host to the PGA Championship back in 2010. Just something to keep in mind as well.

Bernd Wiesberger– I don’t like much below $6,900, but I do like Bernd Wiesberger a lot. I’ve had Wiesberger penciled in on my teams for the past month now as I had a hunch he would be a cheap option. Thankfully, he is.

The profile on Wiesberger is that he has the kind of ball flight that wins major championship. Wiesberger hits it very high and very long off the tee. The T-15 finish at the PGA Championship at Valhalla and T-22 finish at The Masters this year is proof of that.

Wiesberger isn’t a PGA Tour member, so he doesn’t qualify, but on the PGA Tour this year Wiesberger’s Stroke Gained: Tee-to-Green is 1.012.

That would put him 16th in that category ahead of golfers such as: Bill Haas, Jason Day, Louis Oosthuizen, Matt Kuchar, Brooks Kopeka, and Rickie Fowler.

Wiesberger had very forgettable finishes at the U.S. Open and The Open Championships. He missed the cut at the U.S. Open and he finished T-68 at The Open.

However, aside from that, he has played well. He won the French Open which was only a month ago. At the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational he played the weekend at 5-under par shooting a 66 on Saturday and 69 on Sunday.

You have to think he is coming in with some confidence. His game is suited, on paper, at Whistling Straits and I think he could potentially find himself in the top ten, top fifteen this week.

Tommy Fleetwood– Tommy Fleetwood was the value pick at The Open. Every expert had him as the must-have and as a result he was one of the most owned golfers.

Unfortunately, Fleetwood didn’t live up to expectations and he missed the cut. Fleetwood burned a lot of people, so I’m not expecting his ownership to be nearly as high this go around. That leads me to think Fleetwood might be a pretty decent contrarian pick.

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Fleetwood is the same price as Wiesberger, so if you asked me who I liked more, it would be Wiesberger. But, I don’t think Fleetwood is a bad option either.

Fleetwood is like Wiesberger where he can get it out there over 300 yards and is pretty straight. The only concern is the fact that he isn’t playing well of late. But, you can take some comfort in knowing that he did play well at the U.S. Open finishing T-27.

Russell Henley– If Russell Henley wins a major in his career, I would say it’ll come at an Open Championship. Henley plays well on courses that are wide open and he plays well in the wind.

Henley has two career wins both coming at tournaments similar to Whistling Straits in the Sony Open and Honda Classic. Plus, Henley’s best finish at a major in his career is at The Open Championship.

Henley is rock solid all-around. Henley is 41st in driving distance, 58th in fairways, 78th in greens in regulation, and is 10th in Strokes Gained: Putting.

Henley might not be the biggest name or have a flashy game, but he is just a good player all-around.

Plus, Henley is coming in pretty good form finishing 5th at the Greenbrier, T-20 at The Open, and T-17 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

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    • The funny thing is I don’t even remember the networks showing just one shot by Henley. I guess when you don’t show him there is a reason why he continues to fly under-the-radar. You may not see him all week, but don’t be surprised if Henley finishes in the top 25.

    Tony Finau– Tony Finau maybe a rookie but he is already one of the biggest, longest, and highest hitters on Tour. Finau is 8th in distance, 2nd in carry distance, 5th in distance to apex, and 16th in apex height. All that means Finau is a legitimate bomber.

    Finau isn’t just all show off the tee however, Finau is having a fabulous season and is in the hunt for the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.

    Finau has finished inside the top twenty-five, fourteen times, and has four top ten finishes. Plus, Finau has made the cut in nine of his last ten tournaments. Tournaments which include The Memorial and the U.S. Open where he finished T-8 and T-14 respectively.

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