CareerBuilder Challenge: DraftKings fantasy golf value picks
As my colleague Mike Randleman wrote in this week’s Power Rankings, there aren’t many players you would rather be rolling with this week than Charles Howell III. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again (and again, and again) – Howell has several courses in the early part of the season that he just seems to do well at all the time, and this set has served him well in recent memory.
This week will mark the 13th career appearance at La Quinta for “Chucky Three Sticks”, and his third straight in this particular course setup.
Speaking of this course setup, according to the PGA TOUR’s official stats, the Stadium Course at PGA West, which will host the final round on Sunday, boasts the highest scoring average of the three-track rota. Howell will be playing the Stadium Course on Friday, which could make for some tougher scores early on, but don’t lose hope if that happens. The veteran has been under par in the final round each of the past two years, finishing T11 in 2016 and T12 in 2017.
Howell could be a popular pick in standard weekly games this week, but that doesn’t mean you should avoid him. Considering how many top-end salaries are in play this week, he’s still an outstanding value for a mid-level price.