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.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
I can't be rational about Simpson, because I hate him.
Exactly who I contemplated taking but just couldn't because I hate him. I at least have no active animosity toward Webb.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
not that it matters much - but it does make me feel better when someone says that.I was hoping he would fall to me. Good pick.
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.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 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.I thought for a while on Matsuyama for either of my first two picks. Couldn’t pull the trigger
Matsuyama is a steal at this position.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.
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.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
I agree. He is going to be an absolute stud. I am fairly sure he will outperform his draft status.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.
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.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.
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/cameron-champs-driving-stats-were-off-the-charts-in-his-debut-as-a-pga-tour-memberWhen 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.
i would agree with that commentI am going to end up regretting going with Grillo over Champ.
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 would agree with that comment
I'll be the contrarian. I prefer Grillo to Champ this year.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.
Well, I hope you are right.I'll be the contrarian. I prefer Grillo to Champ this year.