CareerBuilder Challenge: DraftKings fantasy golf value picks

LA QUINTA, CA - JANUARY 22: Hudson Swafford plays his shot from the 13th tee during the final round of the CareerBuilder Challenge in partnership with The Clinton Foundation at the TPC Stadium Course at PGA West on January 22, 2017 in La Quinta, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

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Brian Stuard CareerBuilder Challenge DraftKings

HONOLULU, HI – JANUARY 14: Brian Stuard of the United States plays a shot on the eighth hole during the final round of the Sony Open In Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 14, 2018 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

There are a lot of big-time names in this week’s field. Guys like Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Jon Rahm dot the landscape. So, of course, it stands to reason that you’ll be looking to a 35-year-old journeyman like Brian Stuard as a big part of your fantasy lineup this week at the CareerBuilder Challenge. Right?

Stuard might not be the first name on the tip of your tongue when you’re looking for big-time contenders in the California desert this weekend, but he’s got the game to hold up. So far in the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season, the Michigan native has gone a perfect 6-for-6 in cuts made. Last week, he scored his third top ten finish with a tie for fourth place at the Sony Open in Hawaii. The last time he had three top-tens in a year? 2014, which was also the last time Stuard scored a top ten at the then-Humana Challenge.

His career trajectory may not inspire a ton of confidence to the casual observer, but his recent form should be more than enough. According to the PGA TOUR’s official stats, Stuard just finished his week at Waialae first in the field in fairways hit, and second in strokes gained putting. If he brings that type of game back to the mainland, he should be a strong contender at La Quinta.

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