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Waste Management Phoenix Open: DraftKings Fantasy Picks

By Brandon Raper

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 05: Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays his tee shot on the 17th hole during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 5, 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 05: Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays his tee shot on the 17th hole during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 5, 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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Adam Hadwin Waste Management Phoenix Open DraftKings
LA QUINTA, CA – JANUARY 21: Adam Hadwin of Canada plays his shot from the sixth tee during the final round of the CareerBuilder Challenge at the TPC Stadium Course at PGA West on January 21, 2018 in La Quinta, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /

Adam Hadwin looked like he was on the verge of a true career breakthrough last spring. With a runner-up finish at the CareerBuilder Challenge, and then finally a victory at the Valspar Championship, things were all heading in the right direction.

After the Masters, though, the Canadian up-and-comer went nearly four months without a top-25 finish, and outside of the WGC Bridgestone (T5) and the Dell Technologies Championship (T13), he failed to truly make an impact the entire second half of the year.

Hadwin pushed through the Fall Series, playing each of the three big Asian events. Despite failing to break into the top 40 in any of those starts, he kept grinding, and then took a deserved winter break.

He began to find his form again at the comforting confines of PGA West, finishing T3 at the 2018 CareerBuilder. A mostly steady week was derailed by a Sunday 74 at Torrey Pines, but now he gets another crack at TPC Scottsdale, along with plenty of positive vibes.

In each of the past two years, Hadwin has finished comfortably inside the top 20 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, with just one round (Thursday in 2016) over par. Five of those eight rounds he shot in the 60s, with a pair of 66’s last year.

At just $7,500, Hadwin is well worth whatever “risk” that form brings. If nothing else, he’s proving to be a solid candidate at his preferred courses. This is one of them, so plug him into your lineups with confidence.

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