2012 Ryder Cup Preview: Which side are you on?

Posted in Golf Tournaments, Golf Writers Column, Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf by on September 24th, 2012

On September 28th the 39th Ryder Cup matches get underway at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, IL. Every two years, golf fans from around the world are on the edge of their seats for three days straight, watching USA’s top players take on their counterparts from Europe. It’s typically a high emotion and high drama filled event. In 2010 USA lost to Europe by a single point, with the outco… Read More

Fantasy Golf Picks for the BMW Championship

Posted in Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf by on September 5th, 2012

Current Points: 5,113 Points Last Week: 190 Percentage: 89th With only two weeks left in the Fantasy Golf season, the push is on to rack up as many points as possible. It's also a sad fact that we'll have to wait until January before starting a new season. The third round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs gets underway this week in Indianapolis for the BMW Championship, being played at Crooked Stic… Read More

Fantasy Golf Picks for the Deutsche Bank Championship

Posted in Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf by on August 30th, 2012

Current Points: 4,923 Points Last Week: 125 Percentage: 89th It takes pretty much all season, but the PGA TOUR has finally reached my home state of Massachusetts. It's a great way to end the summer, with the Deutsche Bank Championship being held over Labor Day weekend and the final round falling on Monday. Which I think always feels a little weird. I got a chance to tee it up on the TPC Bos… Read More

Fantasy Golf Picks for The Barclays

Posted in Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf by on August 22nd, 2012

Current Points: 4,798 Points Last Week: 236 Percentage: 89th The FedEx Cup Playoffs get underway this week at The Barclays, where the top 125 players in the point standings will tee it up at Bethpage Black on Long Island, NY. The Barclays switches up it's venue from year to year, and this is the first time Bethpage Black will be played on TOUR since the 2009 U.S. Open, where Lucas Glover wo… Read More

Fantasy Golf Picks for the 2012 PGA Championship

Posted in Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf by on August 8th, 2012

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Current Points: 4,372 Points Last Week: 116 Percentage: 83rd The fourth and final Major of the year gets underway this week on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort on Kiawah Island, SC. The course is most remembered as the host site of the 1991 Ryder Cup where the US and European teams battled down the stretch until the final hole, where ultimately Bernard Langer missed a six fo… Read More

Fantasy Golf Picks for the WGC Bridgestone Invitational

Posted in Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf by on August 1st, 2012

Current Points: 4,256 Points Last Week: 138 Percentage: 85th This week the PGA TOUR heads to Akron, Ohio for the WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club. This is a limited field and a no cut event, so the TOUR also has a simultaneous TOUR stop over at the Reno-Tahoe Open. But Yahoo! Fantasy Golf uses the WGC event this week, with the stronger field. At 7,400 yards, Firestone… Read More

Fantasy Golf Picks for The Greenbrier Classic

Posted in Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf by on July 3rd, 2012

Current Points: 3,791 Points Last Week: 136 Percentage: 88th After a sweltering week in Maryland, the TOUR now heads to West Virginia for the 3rd annual Greenbrier Classic at The Old White TPC. After the inaugural event in 2010, where Stuart Appleby lit up the course with a 59, the course went through some major renovations which included adding more than 200 yards in length. This week Tige… Read More

Fantasy Golf Picks for the 2012 U.S. Open

Posted in Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf by on June 13th, 2012

Current Points: 3,309 Points Last Week: 141 Percentage: 87th The second Major of the year gets underway this week in San Francisco at the Olympic Club. The last time the Olympic Club hosted a U.S. Open was in 1998, where the late Payne Stewart led for most of the tournament, only to squander a four stroke lead to lose to Lee Janzen. Stewart got his redemption a year later, beating a young P… Read More

Fantasy Golf Picks for the FedEx St. Jude Classic

Posted in Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf by on June 7th, 2012

Current Points: 3,168 Points Last Week: 152 Percentage: 89th The TPC Southwind hosts the FedEx St. Jude Classic for the 24th time, this week. The track consistently ranks among one of the toughest on TOUR and places a premium on hitting fairways. In 2011 the scoring average was over par at almost 71. There are a handful of players that rank very high in Fairways Hit on TOUR, and you would b… Read More

Fantasy Golf Picks for The 2012 Players Championship

Posted in Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf by on May 10th, 2012

On May 10th the TOUR heads back to Florida for what some call the “Fifth Major”, The Players Championship. The Stadium course at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida is home to one of the most recognizable par 3s in the world. The par-3, 132-yard 17th hole, known simply as the "Island Green", is one of golf's most recognizable, as well as difficult holes. Many a play… Read More
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