2015-16 CIMB Classic DraftKings Fantasy Sleeper Picks

It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for a clichéd alliteration post called “Throwback Tuesday!” *Insert canned laugh track*

All silly jokes aside remember these posts? Well, whether you do or not these used to be a regular feature on a weekly basis.

They won’t be making a return, but will make a cameo appearance every now and again. So, hopefully you enjoy.

Having said that, for full transparency, I’m just kind of throwing something together this week. Yeah, I know, but that’s just the way it is. Hopefully, this is a bit entertaining or informative in some way.

Oh, yeah, I forgot, we are basing these picks on the DraftKings salary for this week. Pretty much everyone from around $7,200 on down.

Anyway, let’s get into the CIMB Classic DraftKings fantasy sleeper picks for this week.

Cameron Smith– This is the kind of tournament that the young Australian should thrive in. There is no cut which means Cameron Smith can afford to have a poor round and still have a quality finish.

Smith is a talented golfer, but he is inconsistent at times. For example, last year, Smith shot a 68-73 for the first two rounds at the RBC Heritage to just scrape inside the cut line.

However, he had a great weekend shooting 67-67 and finishing inside the top-15 when it was all said and done.

That is the kind of game Smith possesses. He can go low, but he can struggle for a period of time within a round. With no cut, I like my chances with Smith for four rounds at this price.

Also, it’s worth noting Smith finished T-5 last year at the CIMB Classic.

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Hudson Swafford– We all know that Hudson Swafford is a beast on the PGA Tour in terms of statistics. If you were to look at just the statistics you would think that he would be one of the best players in the world.

Unfortunately, for Swafford, he isn’t, but he is a quality player. Like Smith, Swafford isn’t consistently solid for 18 holes in a round. A couple of bad holes will derail his round which will lead into a missed cut.

Last week, Swafford had a decent opening round, but then a second round 73 knocked him out and he missed the cut. Swafford can have a poor round, like Smith, but then have a couple of good to great rounds and be right in the thick of things.

Ryo Ishikawa– I wasn’t planning on this being a theme, but like Smith and Swafford, Ryo Ishikawa is a hot-and-cold golfer. Last week was the perfect example of that.

Ishikawa shot a first round 65 and looked like he may be in contention to win, but a 72-72-71 finish dropped Ishikawa in a tie for 50th.

When Ishikawa is hot he is a quality player. With a field like this and with no pressure to make the cut, Ishikawa can afford to have a poor start and then slip under the radar for the rest of the tournament and back door his way into a top-20 finish.

Morgan Hoffmann– Last, but not least, is Morgan Hoffmann. I’m surprised Hoffmann is as low as he is. Hoffmann is a golfer that when he’s hot, he’s hot.

Hoffmann has a tendency to string together good start after good start for a good six week period.

Hoffmann looked good last week finishing T-11 and I see no reason why he won’t carry that over this week.

The CIMB Classic is a tournament Hoffmann can take advantage of and this isn’t the strongest of fields. I wouldn’t be surprised if Hoffmann was right in the thick of things come Sunday. A strong value pick indeed this week.

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