Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Todd Lokken’s Fraud Picks and Hot Players for the 2008 US Open Golf Tournament
The tournament the pros want to win is here—the 2008 US Open. While they are not crazy about the qualifying requirements, it is still the top tournament every year in golf. As a result, fantasy players need to take a look at who is a fraud for the tournament, who’s hot, and who could surprise the field this week. Todd Lokken from Strategic Fantasy Sports takes a look at the frauds, best picks, and a surprise or two below. Let’s begin with the hot picks, here are some players who can win or at least make the top 5:
Tiger Woods—Has some physical issues, hasn’t played in over a month, yet has more skill than any two players combined. So, how do you really bet against him?
Phil Mickelson—Should be a factor, and is playing reasonably well (despite the putter not completely cooperating).
Adam Scott—Torrey Pines is long and wide, which fits his game immensely.
Stewart Cink—He’s had a nice run for the last 5-6 tournaments he’s played.
Boo Weekley—Hasn’t done much in majors, but is having a decent year. A dark horse.
And the not-so-hot picks (the popular Todd Lokken Fraud list):
Trevor Immelman—Seems like Trevor decided the year ended with the Masters. He’s been less than average since his surprise win, and things won’t get better this week.
Jim Furyk—The tour is putting Furyk out of action with these long course nightmares. Furyk is having an ok year, but just doesn’t have enough club for Torrey Pines.
Luke Donald—Hard to put him on the fraud list, but like Furyk, just doesn’t have the length.
And, the surprise pick for the week:
Ben Crane—He could wind up in the top 5 or even on the fraud list. But, he is among the scoring leaders for the year, so it would not be a total surprise to see him do well.
This year, it looks like all the signs are pointing to Mickelson. Tiger is ailing, it’s his hometown, he knows the course, but you just never know. The best bet is to take Lefty, and have a backup ready to go, because you never know when Phil is going to start thinking too much.
About Todd Lokken:
Todd Lokken publishes articles and reports and provides news, views and information about fantasy sports and at http://www.toddlokken.com or http://toddlokkenblog.blogspot.com/.
This article may be reprinted in full so long as the resource box and the live links are included intact. All rights reserved. Copyright 2008 Strategic Fantasy Sports.
Tiger Woods—Has some physical issues, hasn’t played in over a month, yet has more skill than any two players combined. So, how do you really bet against him?
Phil Mickelson—Should be a factor, and is playing reasonably well (despite the putter not completely cooperating).
Adam Scott—Torrey Pines is long and wide, which fits his game immensely.
Stewart Cink—He’s had a nice run for the last 5-6 tournaments he’s played.
Boo Weekley—Hasn’t done much in majors, but is having a decent year. A dark horse.
And the not-so-hot picks (the popular Todd Lokken Fraud list):
Trevor Immelman—Seems like Trevor decided the year ended with the Masters. He’s been less than average since his surprise win, and things won’t get better this week.
Jim Furyk—The tour is putting Furyk out of action with these long course nightmares. Furyk is having an ok year, but just doesn’t have enough club for Torrey Pines.
Luke Donald—Hard to put him on the fraud list, but like Furyk, just doesn’t have the length.
And, the surprise pick for the week:
Ben Crane—He could wind up in the top 5 or even on the fraud list. But, he is among the scoring leaders for the year, so it would not be a total surprise to see him do well.
This year, it looks like all the signs are pointing to Mickelson. Tiger is ailing, it’s his hometown, he knows the course, but you just never know. The best bet is to take Lefty, and have a backup ready to go, because you never know when Phil is going to start thinking too much.
About Todd Lokken:
Todd Lokken publishes articles and reports and provides news, views and information about fantasy sports and at http://www.toddlokken.com or http://toddlokkenblog.blogspot.com/.
This article may be reprinted in full so long as the resource box and the live links are included intact. All rights reserved. Copyright 2008 Strategic Fantasy Sports.
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