If you followed my advice for the first round of the 2018 FedExCup Playoffs, then you ended up pretty happy after last week's Northern Trust. Out of more than 31,000 entries in Yahoo!'s PGA Cup, my lineup, which consisted of Cantlay, Koepka, Na, Kirk, Woodland, and Day, finished 1,398th with 435.8 points. Although I missed the winner Bryson DeChambeau, I had three top-20 finishers (Cantlay, Koepka, Day).
This week we're headed to TPC Boston for the second round of the FedExCup Playoffs, which is titled the Dell Technologies Championship. I'm taking a unique approach to this week's lineup, avoiding several players who did extraordinarily well on this course last year because I believe there are several golfers who are ready to step up and move forward in the playoff standings.
PGA Yahoo! Cup $1,000 Freeroll Lineup: Dell Technologies Championship
Until he fails me, Brooks Koepka will not be left off of my lineup. Although he's the 7th highest priced player, he should be top 5 due to his consistency. Brooks has finished 5th, 1st, and 8th in his past three outings and is looking to stay in the top 10 of the FedExCup standings with a strong finish this week. He finished last year's Dell Technologies Championship a respectable 18th.
In Vegas, Koepka is the 3rd betting favorite at 12-1, meaning he is underpriced in fantasy golf. Add him to your lineup!
Jason Day has been a model of consistency with five consecutive top 20 finishes. The Aussie finished 25th in last year's event and should improve on that effort this weekend. Day loves TPC Boston, as he has two top 3 finishes and hasn't finished worse than 25th in five years (2012).
Hideki Matsuyama is a 33-1 longshot to win the Dell Technologies Championship, but he seems to be coming on late in the season after several mediocre performances to start off the month. Matsuyama finished tied for 23rd last year at this event and has finished 15th and 11th in his last two outings with five rounds of 68 or under. At $35 on Yahoo! he feels like a bargain to me.
I rounded out my team with Zach Johnson ($32), Adam Scott ($27), and Cameron Smith ($20). The 42-year-old Zach Johnson took a step back last week finishing -4, which put him in a tie for 40th. Prior to this outing, Johson had an incredible six straight top 20 finishes, and I expect him to have another in Boston.
Both Adam Scott and Cameron Smith missed the cut at this event last year, so having them in my lineup is extremely risky, but there is a method to my madness. Scott, who is very cheap at $27, has five top 10's on this course and a win, so he's more than capable of finishing near the top here. Cameron Smith is simply a player getting hot at the right time at finishing 3rd in the Northern Trust last week. And at $20, you literally can't find a cheaper option.
Sleeper Pick: While he is not in my lineup this week, Kevin Na ($27) is a wonderful sleeper pick. Na finished 15h last week in the Northern Trust and is coming back to TPC Boston after finishing 6th in this event last year.
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