2019 PGA Tour $ League Draft Thread

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Leon Trotsky

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Tough spot to draft. Lots of guys about the same, too many guys I don't really like to root for. Some don't like him, but I'll take:

WEBB SIMPSON
 

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Tough spot to draft. Lots of guys about the same, too many guys I don't really like to root for. Some don't like him, but I'll take:

WEBB SIMPSON
There were a few guys I probably would have taken instead, but not a bad pick.
 

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continuing the trend of taking players that are hated....i have to do this, the numbers say so and if i want to win this thing i have to think with my head despite this guy being one of my least favorite golfers...but a top-10 pick and performer from last year it makes sense. From San Antonio, Texas......ugh......PATRICK REED
 

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continuing the trend of taking players that are hated....i have to do this, the numbers say so and if i want to win this thing i have to think with my head despite this guy being one of my least favorite golfers...but a top-10 pick and performer from last year it makes sense. From San Antonio, Texas......ugh......PATRICK REED
Exactly who I contemplated taking but just couldn't because I hate him. I at least have no active animosity toward Webb.
 

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I was hoping he would fall to me. Good pick.
not that it matters much - but it does make me feel better when someone says that.

Today is not a good day and I was just glad I didn't have to force myself into picking Reed.

I enjoy rooting for the team I have and Molinari is a cool guy...and pretty good.
 

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I’ll go with ezes favorite guy. Lots of different options here. He’s already won once this year so I’ll go with Matt Kuchar please bold and italics
 

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Reed is a tough pick. He's very hard to root for. But he can win any tourney.

And allow me to vouch for Webb Simpson. He carried me to multiple wins last year and allowed me to break even with a stunningly bad team of woeful golfers. 2nd round pick, too.
 

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Yes. The draft order and picks are in the 2nd post of the thread.
 

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Got it. Man I wish I didn’t go back to back as the guy I really want in the 2nd round would be a risk with the other golfers on the board.
 

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Oh well. Here goes nothing. Picking guys I want to root for even though I think I may be taking too big a risk.
PATRICK CANTLAY and
EMILIANO GRILLO
 

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Had him two years ago and he was terrible for my team. Hopefully he contributes this time around Bubba Watson —- please bold
 

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Oh well. Here goes nothing. Picking guys I want to root for even though I think I may be taking too big a risk.
PATRICK CANTLAY and
EMILIANO GRILLO
I don't think either of those are bad picks. Cantlay is a great get there. Grillo is a bit of a stretch but not a bad player by any means.
 

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This guy had a down year last year and missed 2 cuts. Past 2 years he has missed 4 total. I am hoping my little band of international players carry me this year.

Hideki Matsuyama
 

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I thought for a while on Matsuyama for either of my first two picks. Couldn’t pull the trigger
I don't have the luxury of time to think right now. Guy has made 5 straight tour championships. He is 26 years old. Has 5 or 6 wins under his belt. Plays in all the big tournaments, and he is the type of guy when you see his name at the top of the leaderboard you don't think it is a fluke.

Honestly I have put less thought into my first two round picks than I did in round 7-8 last year. Just don't have the time this year. Thanks to TFP for the messages, so I don't slow things down.
 

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I don't have the luxury of time to think right now. Guy has made 5 straight tour championships. He is 26 years old. Has 5 or 6 wins under his belt. Plays in all the big tournaments, and he is the type of guy when you see his name at the top of the leaderboard you don't think it is a fluke.

Honestly I have put less thought into my first two round picks than I did in round 7-8 last year. Just don't have the time this year. Thanks to TFP for the messages, so I don't slow things down.
Matsuyama is a steal at this position.
 

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oh man, stressful pick already.......i really want to take one of a few members of my past squads here because i know what i would get, but there is 0 chance this guy makes it back to me and like everyone else I too am intrigued....and what else can be said, Chicks Dig the Long Ball, so screw it......i am going rogue from my usual draft strategy........from Sacramento, California ..... CAMERON CHAMP
 

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God damn it. I was starting to think he might make it back to me. Kid is the future of golf and will be an absolute stud this year. I seriously debated taking him with the 10th pick but couldn't pass up Rose.
 

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oh man, stressful pick already.......i really want to take one of a few members of my past squads here because i know what i would get, but there is 0 chance this guy makes it back to me and like everyone else I too am intrigued....and what else can be said, Chicks Dig the Long Ball, so screw it......i am going rogue from my usual draft strategy........from Sacramento, California ..... CAMERON CHAMP
Great pick. I was super torn on him and Grillo, but I was hoping the super young guy would have a better chance of making it to round 3–I was wrong.
 

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God damn it. I was starting to think he might make it back to me. Kid is the future of golf and will be an absolute stud this year. I seriously debated taking him with the 10th pick but couldn't pass up Rose.
I agree. He is going to be an absolute stud. I am fairly sure he will outperform his draft status.
 

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I am not a winner in this pool, my list is usually woeful, and that Champ pick proves it. He wasn't ranked in the top 100 on my obviously up to date list.
 

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I like champ but I resigned myself to fact he wouldn’t be there in third and I thought this was just a little too early of a spot.
 

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I am not a winner in this pool, my list is usually woeful, and that Champ pick proves it. He wasn't ranked in the top 100 on my obviously up to date list.
He's a rookie this year. He's played 5 PGA tour events, has a win and 3 top 10s already. Has the fastest swing and ball speed on tour by multiple MPH, which is unheard of. He has almost a mechanically perfect swing, hitting the ball a mile while making it look effortless. He'll be the longest player on tour this year by a lot.

Oh yeah - and he's an unreal putter too.

When it comes to average clubhead speed and ball speed, Champ was easily No. 1 at 129.66 mph and 192.67 mph. Fellow bomber Brandon Hagy, who sat out most of last season with a wrist injury, was second at 125.14 and 186.32. And winner Kevin Tway showed he can really move it off the tee as well, finishing seventh and eighth in the two metrics.

To put these numbers in better perspective, Keith Mitchell led the PGA Tour in average clubhead speed last season at 124.67 and no one else was above 123. Trey Mullinax led the tour in ball speed last season at 182.22, followed by Tony Finau (181.81) and Rory McIlroy (181.57). Simple math tells us that Champ's Safeway Open average numbers were five and TEN mph faster in those two categories. Remarkable.

Of course, golf fans have known about Champ's prodigious power since he made a name for himself at the 2017 U.S. Open. As an amateur, Champ entered the weekend at Erin Hills tied for eighth before falling to T-32. He earned his PGA Tour card on the Web.com Tour this year where he finished sixth on the money list and won the Utah Championship while averaging 391(!) yards off the tee.

And again, he's not just driving for show. Champ only hit 50 percent of his fairways (88th in the field), but still led the field in strokes gained: off-the-tee. In other words, Cameron Champ's driver might be the most effective — and fun to watch — weapon on the PGA Tour this season.
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/cameron-champs-driving-stats-were-off-the-charts-in-his-debut-as-a-pga-tour-member
 

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Likewise - I just didn't want to say it earlier when Champ was still on the board.
 

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i would agree with that comment
No doubt. I mean Champ is about as “can’t miss” as possible from a young golfer, but I thought Grillo was a bit safer. I should have just swung for the fences.
I will need a late round steal like I got in my first year to make up for it.
 

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thats what i did - just like him i swung for the fences...i had a couple other guys that were safer that i wanted but i took a chance
 

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No doubt. I mean Champ is about as “can’t miss” as possible from a young golfer, but I thought Grillo was a bit safer. I should have just swung for the fences.
I will need a late round steal like I got in my first year to make up for it.
I'll be the contrarian. I prefer Grillo to Champ this year.
 

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Wow. I had Champ as my next pick and thought I might even be able to sneak him in the 3rd round. Obviously everyone else is as high in him as I am! He is absolutely incredible to watch.

 
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