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After a busy week of pro golf, the guys are here to make picks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational as well as a couple intriguing LPGA plays. Brought to you by Draft Kings. 

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Making Picks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational

TC hits it big, but has a debt to pay. That, and our picks for the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession, presented by our friends at Draft Kings. 

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Making Picks for the WGC Workday at The Concession

For the fourth week in a row, the Pouch of Misery strikes again for Young Neil. The guys make some promising picks for this week’s Genesis Open at the famed Riviera Country Club. Presented by our friends at Draft Kings. 

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Making Picks for the Genesis Open

With DJ and the amateurs missing this week, we're pushing forward and making picks for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Presented by Draft Kings. 

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Making Picks for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

In this extended preview, we get a first glimpse at the "Pouch of Misery," make picks for the Farmers, and explore some special Draft Kings / NLU futures picks. As always, presented by our friends at Draft Kings. 

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Making Picks for the Farmers Insurance Open & Season Preview

Neil tees it up in a tournament for the first time since 9th grade, as he and Soly enter the Florida Foursomes (alternate shot) event at Lakewood Ranch near Sarasota. 

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Neil and Soly play an alternate shot tournament (Round 1)

After a bumpy week of picks for the gang, we're back on the mainland and making picks for The American Express, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, and the Diamond Resorts TOC. Presented by our friends at Draft Kings. 

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Making Picks for The American Express / Abu Dhabi HSBC

With the Big Guy leading the pack after Week 1, we're off to Honolulu for the Sony Open. Presented by the 

Making Picks for the Sony Open

With the slate wiped clean after a lengthy off-season, we embrace the trade winds and make picks for the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua.

Making Picks for the Sentry Tournament of Champions

This will surprise exactly no one, but Big Randy is not exactly a club geek. Let's take a look inside his bag anyways. Presented by Callaway Golf: 

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Our last preview video of the year as we head to Sea Island for the RSM Classic (presented by the Draftkings Sportsbook).

Making Picks for the RSM Classic

The Masters is finally here. The boys make their picks, talk Bryson, Rory, Spieth, and a lot more.



Making picks for the 2020 Masters

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A look through the golf clubs (and mostly gloves) that make up Soly's set up on the course. Presented by Callaway Golf: 

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After last season's picks standings came to a conclusion last week (mercifully for Soly), we are back after a much needed offseason break. Fresh cakes. All picks are highlighted below:

 HV3 has been kicking the tires for a few months now on a first career PGA Tour title. When he's been around the lead, putting woes have seemingly appeared every time. In a lackluster field, however, Varner stands out as possibly the class. An inaugural Tour title wouldn't shock me and could spur Varner onto bigger and better things in his career.

Joel Dahmen has now pieced together back-to-back stellar campaigns on Tour, cashing hefty checks in some of the premier no-cut events along the way. Despite his success, Dahmen is still yet to find the winner's circle. The Safeway may be his best chance of any in his upcoming schedule to do so.

A little Phil Mickelson hate is something you will note as a common theme throughout this week's picks. To start it off, DJ has picked the struggling Jordan Spieth to beat this week's tournament favorite, Phil Mickelson, in a tournament matchup. Can confirm Spieth is not yet collecting Social Security as some competitors in Branson likely were.

 Cue the Chez love. A week before returning to the U.S. Open, where Chez finished tied for third last year, he will compete across the country in this week's Safeway. Neil has unsurprisingly chosen the gritty grinder once again to both Top 10 and best Emiliano Grillo in a tournament matchup.

A developing pattern continues as Neil also believes Phil will have a short week following his big week in Branson. After getting a pod bump, it would be nice to see Joel start the new PGA Tour season in similar form by cashing the merch czar's Top 10 pick this week. If you haven't been paying attention, you can pretty much pencil Neil's picks in each week without even watching the video. 

 Big Randy will attempt to back up his solid pick campaign by starting with a few winners this week. Nothing too crazy, just steady profits. The "Strapped" approach to wagering, if you will. Do you know how rare a hole in one is? Me neither, everyone just tells me it's rare. So rare that Randy deems it's unimaginable an ace will occur in Napa this week.

Quite shockingly, Randy is aboard the Phil Mickelson hate train this week as well in more ways than one. The big guy has thrown nuggets down on Phil to not only miss the cut but also get clipped by the struggling Jordan Spieth in the process. Kind of disgusting to see Randy ditch his ride or die just to chase a few points.

You knew the nationality plays would be on Randy's radar. Whether it be the straw hat, the putter or his actual game, Randy is a Charl Schwartzel fan this week. The other South Africans may cash a larger check at the end of the week, but they'll be drowning in Charl's drip.

: Surprised? Another Phil Mickelson hater has emerged. Soly is also of the belief that Phil will have a little more time to prep at Winged Foot than he may have been planning for.

Let's dive into the positive side of Soly's picks. He's on board with DJ Pie's Harold Varner love, picking him to win and again hedging with a Top 10 pick. In stark contrast to Randy's Schwartzel pick, Soly thinks Erik Van Rooyen has a chance to finish not only as low South African, but low man period. Finally, off a very under the radar performance last season, Soly is taking notice of Mark Hubbard's form. He will hope that Mark can wiggle the short putter in classic Robert Garrigus fashion this week to finish Top 10.

: TC is hoping the laws of California will work in Matt Every's favor this week. A Top 10/20 finish would certainly "spark" some momentum for Every to break through his slump. 

Sam Burns and Mav McNealy are two young professionals who have showcased their games since graduating from their prestigous college careers at LSU and Stanford, respectively. Now in a field of a mixed bag of pros with varying forms of PGA Tour status, Burns and Mav stand out as prime candidates to break out in a much weaker Safeway field.

Each week seems to feature a new form of a round robin theme. This week's sample is a "Yankee" bet. Rest assured, I am doing my best to learn the ins and outs of every one of these plays. Even if TC goes 1/4, he will lose the full 55 this week.

: Don't have a good feel for this week and choosing a winner, so I'm keeping it conservative. Taking some fliers on a few guys like Malnati, Holmes and Hoge that could really use a hot start among one of the weaker fields they will compete against all season. After following along with Tron's picks last season, I've decided the Canadians may be onto something here. Therefore, I'm chasing a 5 leg Canadian that spans from Napa Valley all the way to Portugal this week.

The standings below are as of completion of last season. I know they are not at all the same as the graphics that appeared in the video...but trust my accounting methods have been thorough and above board. If you like my perspective and want more content related to the crew's picks and year-to-date status, I can be found on twitter and instagram 

NLU Picks and Preview - Safeway

Four of the five NLU crew members have a very real chance to emerge victorious in this 2019-2020 "reach"-around season. Soly's living on a prayer. TC will hope to perform in wake of the controversy stirred up by an accounting error that took place following last week's results. All picks are highlighted below:

 An advocate for the first round leader bets, DJ is used to having a lot of his bets settled within the first couple days of the week. This week, however, he is passing that baton to Neil and delaying his potential gratification until Monday's finish. An eagle at the 72nd for the eventual champion could also crown DJ as the 2020 DK Sportsbook champion.

Billy Ho will start the week at even par, a full 10 shots behind Dustin Johnson. However, he will only be a few shots out of the Top 10, giving him a chance to cash DJ's pick to Top 10 pick at a venue Billy has obviously been successful on in the past. JT is one of the few with a chance to emerge victorious this week realistically. If DJ is to unexpectedly stumble, JT may have the most realistic shot to overtake him. If all goes to hell in a handbasket, Berger to beat the big golfer will be DJ Pie's last chance to hang on to the NLU DK Sportsbook title.

 Have you been paying attention? Harris English is absoulutely flushing it. And in a matchup with Hideki and his stinky putting, no one would be surprised to see Harris top him this week. Similarly, Berger and Morikawa have been flushing it all year. Expect more of the same if either or both is to finish the week in the Top 5 and cash a 7-figure bonus check.

The beefy boy Bryson has had a slow start to the playoffs, falling down the standings and also on the starting leaderboard this week. However, his slip has allowed Randy to scoop him up to Top 3 at what may be inflated odds at 5.5:1. As mentioned in the video, he will now likely need to root against his JT pick knowing that DJ has also picked Thomas for more units. 

 Neil's week will be wrapped up quickly. Starting 1st and 3rd on the leaderboard respectively, Neil has chosen Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas to lead after Friday's opening round. Neither would be a particularly surprising leader after the opening 18, but Jon Rahm could be primed to jump up and completely spoil Neil's week before Saturday even rolls around.

Should DJ hold his lead through round 1, Neil's wager likely isn't enough to pass DJ Pie and Randy unless they have entirely fruitless weeks. Interesting strategy...

: Again zigging while others zag, TC has his eyes on Springfield, IL and a former NCAA champion in Braden Thornberry to turn in an impressive week. Tron is backing Braden to win and hedging with Top 10 while the others have their eyes solely on the Tour's supposed "Super Bowl" in Atlanta.

Sungjae has struggled to find the form since returning from the COVID break. TC is hoping he turns the corner this week and moves up from his starting T6 position into the Top 5. JT may have a hard time topping DJ given his three stroke deficit. However, if he's able to close that gap at all, it may be enough to earn him the title of low gross for the week, matching Tron's prediction above. A large "patent" hit could catapult TC from 4th to 1st in the standings, though I'm sure others will beware of his accounting methods if that is the case.

: Look, he's built himself a grave. He's climbed in it. But don't bury him yet. Soly is taking three big, albeit unlikely swings at an incredible turnaround this week. Xander particularly loves East Lake, entering this week having turned in rounds of par or better in 8 straight rounds at ELGC. Unfortunately, spotting DJ 7 shots may be too much of a gap to overcome this week.

Bryson and Finau also are forced into the unfortunate task of chasing down golf's hottest player starting the week at a deficit. Bryson is certainly capable of taking it deep at any time with the combination of his driver and much improved putting. I just don't see his profile meshing well at East Lake where the bermuda rough is so penal. Finau has been Soly's ride or die, but if he can't win a tournament where everyone starts with the same score, I can't imagine him overcoming a deficit to break his recent trend.

: Rors may be "freed up" now that his wife and newborn daughter Poppy are both healthy and happy at home. I believe he'll go out and play some impressive golf this week even though he's likely too far back to win. I believe the same will be true for Xander, who should be "freed up" at a comfortable venue for him even despite decidedly not becoming a father this week. Hideki and Finau showed dramatic improvement on the greens last week that I'm hoping will travel with them from Chicago to Atlanta. DJ has had his share of struggles around East Lake, which is why I'll take my chances on Rahm to make it back to back wins to capture his first FedEx Cup this week

The standings below are as of completion of play last week. I know they are not at all the same as the graphics that appeared in the video...but trust my accounting methods have been thorough and above board. If you like my perspective and want more content related to the crew's picks and year-to-date status, I can be found on twitter and instagram 

NLU Picks and Preview - Tour Championship

O Canada! By correctly predicting a 5-way Canadian bet at the Northern Trust, Tron is back in the mix and looking to catch a struggling group of DJ, Neil and Randy at the BMW this week. All picks are highlighted below:

 As the lead has slimmed and the gap between first and fifth (sorry, Soly) has narrowed significantly, DJ is no longer shooting from the hip. Instead, his research indicates that Collin Morikawa might back up his second career MC with another win. Collin's T13 at the collegiate Illini Invitational will certainly give him the sturdiest of legs to stand on this week.

I must thank the Pieman for keeping it easy on me by bundling his matchups into a parlay rather than a TC Canadian/Heinz cluster of complication. It'll be all or nothing for DJ as he is backing a group of classy ball-strikers that can struggle with the putter on occasion. The prevailing thought is that unfamiliar greens, which will be the case for most at Olympia Fields this week, tend to neutralize poor putters. If so, the ball-striking prowess of Hideki, Morikawa, McRib, Billy Ho and G-dub should allow them to rise up the board in comparison to the stronger bosses of the moss.

 The X-Man has been kicking the tires on contending again since his close call at Colonial. Three of his four wins on Tour have come in no cut events. Has no weaknesses and should translate well to a venue that’s new to almost everyone. The McRib has uncharacteristically struggled for a period of a couple months now, without even a backdoor Top 10 to boast about. Despite recent performance, Rors has the ability to flip the switch at a moment's notice, so investing in him at inflated odds compared to his norm is hard to knock. The same could be said for Patrick Cantlay, just to a lesser degree. Cantlay will need a much better performance than he's turned in of late if he intends to play in Atlanta next week (#37 in FEC standings). 

Joel "good morning" Dahmen got into a twitter debate with the crew earlier this week about how many rounds it would take him to reach Dustin's total of -30 playing TPC Boston. Joel humbly answered 100...but given his form this year we think it would take him decidedly less than a triple digit total. Neil expects Joel to bounce back from his disappointing MC in Boston and make a run at qualifying for the Tour Championship via a top 5 finish this week. Notably absent from Neil's picks is Chez, who failed to qualify for this week's BMW.

 Just like Jason Kokrak, Randy went all in 2020 last week by making one selection, backing Phil simply to top the alleged manipulator Alex Noren. Turns out the big guy did not have pocket aces...or kings...or queens.

Randy's reset this week led he and Neil to some similar conclusions. As Randy is hoping for a bounce back week, so too are Rory, Cantlay and Fitzy, all of whom make Randy's selections in some form or fashion. You've gotta appreciate the "if you fall, get back up" spirit the big guy is showcasing in those selections.

Finally, Randy expects the world's eldest 24 year-old in Scottie Scheffler to show some signs of fatigue this week, allowing Hideki to race past him up the leaderboard. Despite failing to reach the winner's circle in his rookie campaign to date, Scottie has all but clinched his spot in Atlanta next week via consistently strong form throughout the year. 

: Weeks of disappointing results were all washed away with a long-awaited Canadian cash last week. If you thought Tron would ditch the strategy after one week of going 5/5, then you don't know the TC way. Tough scene alert: the Canadian includes a fade of Tron's boy Scottie this week.

With some spending $ in his pocket this week, TC is donating 5 nuggets to the cause by picking the cursed Tony Finau to actually win this week. Not to mention the 5 nugget donation on a parlay of Woodland, Finau, Day and Adam Scott to all win their DK Sportsbook betting groups. The payout of +36350 is juicy...but I am confirming it'll never happen.

Max had a disappointing bogey on his 36th hole last week to miss the cut on the number, forcing him to sweat out his spot in the FEC standings all weekend. Now in the field, TC expects Max to play free from any expectations which could allow him to contend this week.

Wednesday's 7-club tune-up for Bryson could give him some competitive mojo before the tournament begins. A win on the venue where DeChambeau of course won his U.S. Am title would be less than shocking.

: Webb and Jon Rahm contributed to a rare positive week for Soly at the Northern Trust. Still very much in the basement, Soly is turning towards a young star in Viktor Hovland to help him climb out. Hovland has now likely lost his strangehold on the Arnold Palmer award as ROY on Tour, yet still has a chance to reclaim the title from Scheffler if he can have a couple impressive weeks to finish out his rookie campaign.

A couple "hot tips" led Soly to take Hideki and Nick Taylor this week despite their struggles of late. Hot tips always work out well, so these picks are surefire. Like TC, Bryson makes Soly's list of selections this week. A MC last week is not enough to deter the C-Suite from backing the biggest of golfers and debatably the new needle.

: My Kiz pick last week paid dividends, so why not go back to the well? He's a guy that is motivated by the sums of money at stake throughout the playoffs and thrives under the stakes. Surprised to see no love for Rahm this week from the crew, so I'll happily take him even though his odds are short. Agree with Neil's thought than Xander has been knocking on the door of late and is poised for a breakthrough. Also taking the coat-rack as it's put-up or shut-up time for his all-in claim. Will Jason hold 'em, or fold 'em like a cheap suit? 