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The PGA TOUR is taking a break over the holidays but many gamers are drafting for the 2023 schedule.

Following my yearly tradition, I will provide my top targets for season-long gamers.

I’m breaking out my top 150 in chunks of 25 so if you missed the first four, here they are:

PART ONE (126 thru 150)

PART TWO (101 thru 125)

PART THREE (76 thru 100)

PART FOUR (51 thru 75)

50. Kurt Kitayama Baseline Ranking: 60 1-Year Starts: 26 Notes: He’s bagged four podium finishes in his last 19 PGA TOUR starts. He ranked top 70 in strokes gained tee-to-green, birdie rate, and eagle rate, last season. He’s a strong hole-by-hole scorer with big-finish upside.

49. Jason Day Baseline Ranking: 39 1-Year Starts: 20 Notes: Things were looking rough for the Aussie then he ended the fall with top 25s in four of his last five starts to give gamers more hope ahead of the 2023 schedule. He’s found just five top 10s over the last two seasons. That’s nothing to sneeze at but he had racked up at least five top 10s in eight straight seasons before that, so needing two seasons to get the same output was concerning. Add in his long history with injuries and he’s a high-risk, high-reward type of draft option.

48. Mito Pereira Baseline Ranking: 34 1-Year Starts: 22 Notes: There is no denying his talent, just look at his baseline ranking which sits at 34th on TOUR. However, they say you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. If that’s the case then Pereira is a LIV golfer. I would avoid him personally for that reason because I’d hate to lose out on a relatively early draft pick when the signs he was leaving the tour were right in front of our eyes. If you think those rumors are false then you’ll likely get a decent deal on him in drafts this year.

47. Andrew Putnam Baseline Ranking: 43 1-Year Starts: 29 Notes: It kind of looked like his career trajectory was taking a turn for the worse when he posted a 7-for-16 record in 2020 but he’s rebounded with 42 cuts made over his last 70 starts, turning 17 of those into top 25s. Putnam is not scaring anyone off the tee (188th in driving distance) but his short game stacks up with the very best on TOUR. That will lead to a lot of spike rounds and spike weeks in general, but overall it’s ideal to target him on weeks where distance is not a major benefit.

46. Taylor Pendrith Baseline Ranking: 50 1-Year Starts: 17 Notes: The Canadian impressed with a trio of top 10s last season but a rib injury derailed his chances at East Lake. The 31-year-old posted four straight top 15s when he eventually returned to action and also signed off in the fall with a top 15 at the RSM. This big hitter was 10th in GIR last season, 49th in eagle rate, and 26th in birdies per round. That’s elite level scoring, as long as he stays healthy.

45. Davis Riley Baseline Ranking: 70 1-Year Starts: 26 Notes: The 26-year-old flashed his potential earlier this year, posting six straight top 15s at one point, kicked off by a top 5 at the Zurich Classic team event. He faded to the finish line from there but still ended the season ranked 16th in birdies per round (4.15). His adjusted driving accuracy numbers were pretty rough so you may want to target him on courses that don’t heavily penalize the errant tee shots. If he can tidy up the driver, even better.

44. Thomas Detry Baseline Ranking: 44 1-Year Starts: 25 Notes: The Belgian is known for his close calls on the DP World Tour and he’s already building the same reputation during his first full season on the PGA TOUR. He snagged five top 15s in his first seven starts of the season. He’s talked about moving his family to the Dominican Republic which lets you know what kind of course vibe he likely prefers. We should probably give hiim a bump when playing by the coast but there aren’t that many coastal events during the meat of the 2023 schedule.

43. K.H. Lee Baseline Ranking: 46 1-Year Starts: 27 Notes: He continues to play a very busy schedule, racking up at least 25 starts in all four seasons out on TOUR. His consistency is improving as his missed cuts have dropped each season (13, 12, 11, 7). He was just 106th in birdie rate last season, though, which is less than ideal for leagues that heavily reward hole-by-hole scoring.

42. Tom Hoge Baseline Ranking: 38 1-Year Starts: 28 Notes: The man from Fargo gained strokes on approach in 70% of his measured rounds last season which was bettered by just three golfers ( Russell Henley , Shane Lowry , and Will Zalatoris ). It was a career year for Hoge, no doubt about that. He made it to East Lake and finished 10th. That was a bit surprising but he had finished top 55 in the two previous seasons, so also not a complete shock. Currently 37th in the OWGR, that also means he’ll be entered into the bigger events this season. That provides a higher ceiling but it also means that he’ll have fewer “weak field” events to bully. It should be a good test for Hoge and I’m curious to see how he responds to the challenge.

41. Christiaan Bezuidenhout Baseline Ranking: 30 1-Year Starts: 23 Notes: His game reminds me a bit of Ian Poulter as they don’t rely on distance but really shine with their short game. Usually when you rely on the short game, you tend to get boom-or-bust results but both of them do it in a way that keeps their scores steady and keeps them over the cutline on a weekly basis. Bez went 20-for-24 last season, which was his first full season with a PGA TOUR card. Seeing some more courses for the second time around can only help. He was just 147th in par breakers so the hole-by-hole scoring is boring so only give him a bump in formats that rely mostly on finish position and earning paychecks.

40. Adam Hadwin Baseline Ranking: 42 1-Year Starts: 23 Notes: The Canadian has finished top 65 in the FedExCup race in five of the last six seasons. Your paying for consistency and a high volume of starts when you pick Hadwin.

39. Tyrrell Hatton Baseline Ranking: 17 1-Year Starts: 23 Notes: Tournament volume continues to be the only thing holding him back from the top tier. Hatton stayed under the 20-start mark in every PGA TOUR season he’s played, spending his fair share of time on the DP World circuit. While nothing is confirmed, he’s also been a popular name tossed around in LIV Golf rumors for the 2023 campaign. Proceed with caution.

38. Denny McCarthy Baseline Ranking: 37 1-Year Starts: 26 Notes: He was 2nd on TOUR in strokes gained putting last season. He’s now finished 22nd or better in that category in all five seasons played. We can safely call him one of the best putters on the planet. He goes through stretches where his ball-striking is more than serviceable so you have to imagine he’ll pair that up eventually to snag a win or two.

37. Alex Smalley Baseline Ranking: 51 1-Year Starts: 28 Notes: The Duke product really fits the mold of a breakout candidate. He bagged nine top 25s during his rookie campaign, in 30 events played. Seeing some courses for the second time and knowing more about travel schedule on the PGA TOUR can only help. He’s already shown his upside, signing off in the fall with three straight top 11s. He was top 60 in off-the-tee and approach play last season.

36. Cam Davis Baseline Ranking: 35 1-Year Starts: 25 Notes: The youngster was 34th in birdie rate and 9th in eagle rate last season. There is no denying he can heat up with the best of them and rack up birdies in bunches. He turns 28 in February so in theory, the best is yet to come for the tall Aussie. He brings an all-around balanced attack to the table but his game is also trending toward off-the-tee and putting being his strengths which is a good mold to land on.

35. Hideki Matsuyama Baseline Ranking: 32 1-Year Starts: 21 Notes: Matsuyama missed just one cut last season (21 starts) but also had two mid-tourney WDs and remains a pre-tourney threat to back out, any time he’s in a listed field. His baseline rank of just 32nd could be viewed from two different angles. You could say it’s lower than it should be as he played through some neck pain. On the flip side, you could say his performance is dipping due to injuries that aren’t getting better with age and the results will start to show that decline. Personally, I would let others deal with the anxiety of owning Matsuyama but he also brings top-tier upside to the equation, for anyone willing to take on the risk.

34. Mackenzie Hughes Baseline Ranking: 71 1-Year Starts: 24 Notes: He’s one of the top short-game players in the world and talked about adding distance this fall. The returns were immediate with a win at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Hughes posted average driving distance longer than the field in just 45% of his rounds last season but we saw that jump to 80% in the fall. Matt Fitzpatrick is a great example of how lethal a little distance can be when you add it to elite short-game skills. It’s likely too much to ask for him to join the same tier at Fitz in 2023 but there is definitely a lot of untapped potential that could reward gamers that jump in now.

33. Emiliano Grillo Baseline Ranking: 47 1-Year Starts: 25 Notes: Grillo found his putting stroke in 2022 and turned that into four top-5 finishes in a nine-start stretch. A balky putter has always been the knocked on the standout ball-striker but if he’s fixed that part of his game for good then look out.

32. Keith Mitchell Baseline Ranking: 36 1-Year Starts: 22 Notes: Mitchell popped with a career-high of top 10s (6). That was two better than his previous best. He also landed 10 top 25s which was four better than his previous best. How’d he get the job done? Mitchell ranked 4th in strokes gained off-the-tee with a whopping 0.761 strokes gained per round. Elite drivers are generally the safest asset, when healthy, and usually bring big-finish upside to the table as well. That’s what we saw with Mitchell in 2022 and I would expect more of the same after the holiday break.

31. Maverick McNealy Baseline Ranking: 31 1-Year Starts: 25 Notes: Similar to Patrick Rodgers who was featured in part four, McNealy had a standout career at Stanford but is still trying to translate those skills into PGA TOUR titles. The 27-year-old has 11 top 10s in 99 career TOUR starts. He was top 50 off-the-tee last season and top 20 in putting. That putter is really where he separates from the field most of the time, and it keeps him hanging around some weeks where others would miss the cut. He landed top 20s in four of his last five starts this fall and it really feels like that maiden win is just around the corner. Of course, the same could be said for Rodgers for the past five years or so.

30. Seamus Power Baseline Ranking: 33 1-Year Starts: 24 Notes: He ran into a mid-year slump but snapped out in a big way with a win at the Bermuda Championship followed by two more top 5s to end the fall schedule. Currently ranked 1st in the FedExCup, there is a chance he goes drafted a bit too early but he’s likely good value if he drops outside of the top 30 in your draft.

29. Adam Scott Baseline Ranking: 29 1-Year Starts: 18 Notes: It’s hard to know how content some golfers are, as they age. Scott was one of those golfers for me. Then he went and added Steve Williams to his bag for the big events in 2023, which lets us know he still cares and wants to add to his legacy. Scott has four seasons over the course of his career where he’s reached nine or more top 10s for the season. It would be a lot to ask of him to reach that number at this point of his career but I think his increased focus on the big events will really help him pad for the money totals, for those gamers playing in leagues that use money earned as the key scoring metric.

28. Russell Henley Baseline Ranking: 27 1-Year Starts: 18 Notes: If you’re having the conversation of the best iron players on TOUR, Henley has to be in the conversation. He gained strokes on approach in 79% of his rounds last season which was easily the best on TOUR (Lowry and Zalatoris the next closest at 72%). Fans who have watched him his whole career and don’t follow the stats probably still assume he’s a great putter but the stats have said otherwise for years now. If he combined his early-career driving and putting stats with his current approach stats then he’d be one of the best players on the planet. That’s unrealistic, though, but you still get a valuable asset when drafting him in season-long leagues.

27. Taylor Montgomery Baseline Ranking: 41 1-Year Starts: 25 Notes: The UNLV product was a machine in 2022, styling top 15s in 19 of his last 25 starts, across the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR. He was 20th in birdie rate this fall while also scooping up a whopping seven eagles. He’s quickly proving to be an elite level scorer with steady, big-finish upside.

26. Keegan Bradley Baseline Ranking: 26 1-Year Starts: 20 Notes: While he still irritates gamers on the greens, his putter was actually above TOUR average last season (88th in strokes gained putting). That turned into six top 10s which was his highest tally since the 2014 campagin. Then he stayed hot with a win at the ZOZO in the fall. Bradley appears to be re-peaking in his mid-30s and his 2023 performance will likely be dictated by whether or not he can maintain momentum with the flat stick. We know his ball-striking is in the top tier and has been for nearly all of his career.

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2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf rankings, picks, advice: Back Scottie Scheffler, but avoid Justin Thomas

Sportsline's jim holliman locked in his pga fantasy golf rankings, picks and lineups for the pga championship 2023.

The heavyweight battle will continue this week at Oak Hill Country Club as Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler go toe-to-toe at the 2023 PGA Championship. The PGA Tour season's second major championship tees off Thursday in Rochester, N.Y., and Rahm is just ahead of Scheffler atop the World Golf Ranking and the FedEx Cup standings. The 2023 PGA Championship field is stacked with major champions, including four-timers Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka, as well as two-time PGA champ Justin Thomas, who won last year at Southern Hills. Who can you trust from this star-studded field to lead you to victory with your 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf picks, and where should every player be in your 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf rankings?

Before setting your 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf rankings or making any 2023 PGA Championship picks, you need to see the Fantasy golf projections and lineup advice from SportsLine Fantasy expert Jim Holliman .

Holliman has been on a roll since last season, and he was all over Tony Finau to win the Mexico Open at Vidanta, tabbing him as his top pick. The expert had Finau and Jon Rahm in his top three, even though Finau hadn't finished in the top 15 since February. Holliman wasn't fazed, saying the 33-year-old "should find his footing this week." He certainly did that, going 24 under par and prevailing over world No. 1 Rahm by three strokes. In addition, longshot play Eric Cole (+10000) posted a top-five finish in the Mexico Open.

The expert also nailed the Masters when he backed Rahm as his top choice, and six of Holliman's top eight picks at the RBC Heritage finished in the top 15, including winner Matt Fitzpatrick. At the Valspar, the expert was on Taylor Moore (+5000), who hadn't finished higher than 35th in his previous three outings. Holliman also backed Scheffler to win the Players Championship at +1000 and was behind Chris Kirk at the Honda Classic, backing the +2500 shot before his first victory since 2015. Anyone who has followed Holliman's predictions is way up on their golf picks.

Now, Holliman has ranked his top golfers for his 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf rankings. You can only see his Fantasy golf rankings and PGA Championship 2023 picks at SportsLine .

2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf picks

One player Holliman is firmly backing at Oak Hill is Scottie Scheffler. The Dallas native shot back-to-back 64s at the Byron Nelson before a 71 on Saturday. Scheffler rebounded with 65 on Sunday to tie for fifth, his 12th straight finish in the top 12. The 26-year-old has six victories and 20 top-10 finishes since the start of last season. He will be hungry for a second major title and comes in as hot as anyone. His versatility will be a major benefit at Oak Hill.  See who else to back at SportsLine .

On the other hand, Holliman is completely fading Justin Thomas, nearly leaving the defending champ out of his top 10. The 30-year-old followed a 25th-place finish at the RBC Heritage with a 14th at the Wells Fargo Championship, and that is about what Holliman expects this week. Thomas has been off his game most of the season and has two top-10 finishes in 11 events. He also ranks outside the top 100 in several key metrics. He is 110th in greens in regulation, 118th in driving accuracy and 138th in strokes gained putting. Those numbers point to big trouble at Oak Hill.  See who else to fade at SportsLine .

How to set your 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf lineups

For the PGA Championship 2023, Holliman is backing several longshots in his 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf lineups, with one of his top 10 players priced well over 30-1. He also is getting behind a longshot player priced at almost 100-1, saying, "If (he) is going to win a major, this is the one." You can find out who it is, and check out Holliman's 2023 PGA Championship fantasy rankings, only at SportsLine .

Who wins the 2023 PGA Championship? And who are the top players to target for your PGA Championship fantasy golf picks? Visit SportsLine now to get Jim Holliman's Fantasy golf rankings for PGA Championship 2023, all from the Fantasy expert who nailed Jon Rahm's win at the Masters , and find out.

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2024 Houston Open fantasy golf rankings, picks, strategy: Back Scottie Scheffler, fade Jason Day

Sportsline's eric cohen locked in his pga tour fantasy golf rankings, picks and lineups for the houston open 2024 at memorial park.

With the 2024 Masters looming, the PGA Tour schedule will make two stops in Texas before the first major championship of the season and several of the world's best players will be looking to sharpen their game at the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open. Scottie Scheffler has been No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the last 44 weeks and he's strengthened his position on top of world golf with wins at signature events in his last two starts. He is one of four players in the top 20 that have entered the 2024 Houston Open field, but can you justify his price while filling out your Fantasy golf lineups for the week?

Scheffler is the +300 favorite in the 2024 Houston Open odds and he's the most expensive option for PGA Tour DFS lineups. Wyndham Clark will also be teeing it up after finishing as the runner-up to Scheffler in each of his last two starts and the No. 4 player in the world will be another popular option for PGA Tour Fantasy golf. Before making any 2024 Houston Open fantasy golf picks, you have to see the Houston Open fantasy golf rankings from SportsLine handicapper Eric Cohen .

Cohen is an avid golf bettor who correctly predicted the pre-tournament outright winner of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic (Rickie Fowler +1400), 2023 PGA Championship (Brooks Koepka +2000), 2023 Honda Classic (Chris Kirk +3500), 2022 Open Championship (Cameron Smith +2200), 2022 U.S. Open (Matt Fitzpatrick +2500) and 2022 Phoenix Open (Scottie Scheffler's first career victory at +2800). 

Cohen is a contributor to SportsLine's YouTube shows including "Early Edge" and is the host of "The Early Wedge" golf show. Anyone who has followed Cohen's predictions has made positive gains on their golf picks.

Now, Cohen has ranked his top golfers for the 2024 Houston Open.  Cohen's picks are only available at SportsLine .

2024 Houston Open expert picks

One player Cohen is getting behind for his fantasy picks is Scheffler. In an era of golf where parity reigns, +300 is a number to generally steer clear of and Scheffler is also the most expensive option available for PGA Tour DFS lineups. However, this is an instance where you simply have to have some level of exposure and find savings elsewhere for Fantasy golf purposes.

Scheffler has made seven starts on the PGA Tour this season and hasn't finished worse than T-17 with six top 10s overall and wins in each of his last two starts. The No. 1 player in the world lapped the field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and then shot a final-round 64 to pull off a dazzling comeback at The Players Championship. Now he returns home to Texas after a week off to a golf course he knows well and was the runner-up in 2021.

On the other hand, the golf expert is fading Jason Day, despite his status as one of the favorites entering the week. Day is a 13-time PGA Tour winner, a major champion and a former world No. 1 who has climbed back up to No. 20 in the world rankings after bottoming out at around 150 in 2022. However, he's finished T-35 or worse in his last two starts and Cohen questions his status as the sixth favorite against a strong field.

"Interestingly, all three of Day's top 10s this season have come at limited-field elevated events. In his other four tournaments against bigger fields, Day hasn't finished inside the top 30. That's a trend to keep an eye on this week," Cohen said. "At odds south of +3000 in this field, I'll stay away though, as the ceiling potential doesn't justify the lower floor."  See all of Cohen's Houston Open picks at SportsLine . 

How to set 2024 Houston Golf fantasy golf lineups

For this week, Cohen is backing several underdogs in his 2024 Houston Open fantasy golf picks, including a triple-digit longshot who has "has turned the putter around lately to be better than the field average" that can help spice up your Fantasy golf lineups.  See who it is, and get all of Cohen's fantasy golf picks, at SportsLine . 

Who wins Texas Children's Houston Open 2024, and who are the top players to target for your PGA fantasy golf picks?  Visit SportsLine now to get Eric Cohen's fantasy golf rankings , all from the fantasy expert who has called six outright winners since 2022, and find out.

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2023 Tour Championship fantasy golf rankings, picks, strategy: Back Xander Schauffele, fade Jon Rahm

Sportsline's eric cohen locked in his pga fantasy golf rankings, picks and lineups for the tour championship 2023.

The biggest names in golf compete for an awe-inspiring $18 million first prize this week in Atlanta. The 2023 Tour Championship is hosted at East Lake Golf Club, and the event is the finale of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season. The venue has been the host of the Tour Championship since 2005 and also the final tournament of the FedEx Cup since 2007. Scottie Scheffler sits atop the FedEx Cup standings and earns a two-stroke lead at 10-under par to begin the tournament. He'll be followed by Viktor Hovland (-8), Rory McIlroy (-7) and Jon Rahm (-6) among others in the 30-man field.

Scottie Scheffler (+140) is the betting favorite in the latest 2023 Tour Championship odds, followed by Rory McIlroy (+330) and Viktor Hovland (+500). In addition to the top contenders, can a player like fan favorite Max Homa (+2800) provide value among your 2023 Tour Championship fantasy golf picks? Before you consider your 2023 Tour Championship fantasy golf picks, you have to  see the Tour Championship fantasy golf rankings from SportsLine handicapper Eric Cohen .

Cohen is an avid golf bettor who correctly predicted the pre-tournament outright winner of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic (Rickie Fowler +1400), 2023 PGA Championship (Brooks Koepka +2000), 2023 Honda Classic (Chris Kirk +3500), 2022 Open Championship (Cameron Smith +2200), 2022 U.S. Open (Matt Fitzpatrick +2500), and 2022 Phoenix Open (Scottie Scheffler's first career victory at +2800). 

He is a daily contributor to SportsLine's YouTube Show "Early Edge in 5" and is a guest on "The Early Wedge" SportsLine YouTube golf show hosted by Jonathan Coachman. Anyone who has followed Cohen's predictions has made positive gains on their golf picks.

Now, Cohen has ranked his top golfers for the 2023 Tour Championship.  Cohen's picks are only available at SportsLine .

2023 Tour Championship expert picks

One player Cohen loves this week is Xander Schauffele. Cohen sees tremendous value in Schauffele at East Lake, pointing in part to his course track record. Schauffele won the 2017 Tour Championship at the same venue, and the 29-year-old has finished in the top-seven in six consecutive Tour Championship appearances. Schauffele is also playing well right now, finishing in the top eight at the BMW Championship last week and gaining shots tee to green in eight of his last nine starts. Schauffele has also generated positive putting stats in all nine of those events, and he has made the cut in 32 straight tournaments, the longest active streak on the PGA Tour. Schauffele is a well-rounded player who has 11 top-10 finishes this season, and he ranks No. 6 on the PGA Tour in strokes gained overall in 2022-23. 

On the flip side, the expert is fading Jon Rahm at his current price. While Rahm has immense talent and pedigree, he is being priced at a number that doesn't align with recent play and the logistics of this field. Rahm lost more than seven strokes tee to green at East Lake in 2022, and he is not playing well by his standards right now. Rahm finished outside the top 30 at both the BMW Championship and FedEx St. Jude Championship after missing the cut at the Travelers in late June. He also finished 50th at the PGA Championship, and Rahm lost more than three strokes tee to green last week. His driving accuracy percentage (57.92%) ranks 110th on the tour this season, and Rahm is outside the top 60 in strokes gained around the green, sand save rate, putting accuracy inside 10 feet, and scrambling from both the rough and the fringe in 2023.  See all of Cohen's Tour Championship picks at SportsLine . 

How to set 2023 Tour Championship fantasy golf lineups

For this week, Cohen is backing several underdogs in his 2023 Tour Championship fantasy golf picks, including one massive longshot who comes in at 45-1. Cohen notes that this player "gained strokes putting in nine straight tournaments" and he is a strong candidate to "take home plenty of cash on Sunday."  See who it is, and get all of Cohen's fantasy golf picks, at SportsLine . 

Who wins the Tour Championship 2023, and who are the top players to target for your Tour Championship fantasy golf picks?  Visit SportsLine now to get Eric Cohen's fantasy golf rankings , all from the fantasy expert with his finger on the pulse of the game, and find out.

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W ith the 2024 Masters looming, the PGA Tour schedule will make two stops in Texas before the first major championship of the season and several of the world's best players will be looking to sharpen their game at the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open. Scottie Scheffler has been No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the last 44 weeks and he's strengthened his position on top of world golf with wins at signature events in his last two starts. He is one of four players in the top 20 that have entered the 2024 Houston Open field, but can you justify his price while filling out your Fantasy golf lineups for the week?

Scheffler is the +300 favorite in the 2024 Houston Open odds and he's the most expensive option for PGA Tour DFS lineups. Wyndham Clark will also be teeing it up after finishing as the runner-up to Scheffler in each of his last two starts and the No. 4 player in the world will be another popular option for PGA Tour Fantasy golf. Before making any 2024 Houston Open fantasy golf picks, you have to see the Houston Open fantasy golf rankings from SportsLine handicapper Eric Cohen .

Cohen is an avid golf bettor who correctly predicted the pre-tournament outright winner of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic (Rickie Fowler +1400), 2023 PGA Championship (Brooks Koepka +2000), 2023 Honda Classic (Chris Kirk +3500), 2022 Open Championship (Cameron Smith +2200), 2022 U.S. Open (Matt Fitzpatrick +2500) and 2022 Phoenix Open (Scottie Scheffler's first career victory at +2800). 

Cohen is a contributor to SportsLine's YouTube shows including "Early Edge" and is the host of "The Early Wedge" golf show. Anyone who has followed Cohen's predictions has made positive gains on their golf picks.

Now, Cohen has ranked his top golfers for the 2024 Houston Open.  Cohen's picks are only available at SportsLine .

2024 Houston Open expert picks

One player Cohen is getting behind for his fantasy picks is Scheffler. In an era of golf where parity reigns, +300 is a number to generally steer clear of and Scheffler is also the most expensive option available for PGA Tour DFS lineups. However, this is an instance where you simply have to have some level of exposure and find savings elsewhere for Fantasy golf purposes.

Scheffler has made seven starts on the PGA Tour this season and hasn't finished worse than T-17 with six top 10s overall and wins in each of his last two starts. The No. 1 player in the world lapped the field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and then shot a final-round 64 to pull off a dazzling comeback at The Players Championship. Now he returns home to Texas after a week off to a golf course he knows well and was the runner-up in 2021.

On the other hand, the golf expert is fading Jason Day, despite his status as one of the favorites entering the week. Day is a 13-time PGA Tour winner, a major champion and a former world No. 1 who has climbed back up to No. 20 in the world rankings after bottoming out at around 150 in 2022. However, he's finished T-35 or worse in his last two starts and Cohen questions his status as the sixth favorite against a strong field.

"Interestingly, all three of Day's top 10s this season have come at limited-field elevated events. In his other four tournaments against bigger fields, Day hasn't finished inside the top 30. That's a trend to keep an eye on this week," Cohen said. "At odds south of +3000 in this field, I'll stay away though, as the ceiling potential doesn't justify the lower floor."  See all of Cohen's Houston Open picks at SportsLine . 

How to set 2024 Houston Golf fantasy golf lineups

For this week, Cohen is backing several underdogs in his 2024 Houston Open fantasy golf picks, including a triple-digit longshot who has "has turned the putter around lately to be better than the field average" that can help spice up your Fantasy golf lineups.  See who it is, and get all of Cohen's fantasy golf picks, at SportsLine . 

Who wins Texas Children's Houston Open 2024, and who are the top players to target for your PGA fantasy golf picks?  Visit SportsLine now to get Eric Cohen's fantasy golf rankings , all from the fantasy expert who has called six outright winners since 2022, and find out.

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The Power 18 golf rankings: Rory McIlroy opens in top spot as 2023 PGA Tour season kicks into high gear

The world no. 1 checks in at no. 1 as the power 18 returns just in time for the new year.

After a month filled with exhibitions, fun and family events, the PGA Tour returns this week as 2023 kicks off with the Sentry Tournament of Champions. In what is the first of 13 elevated events on the playing calendar, many of the world's best are lining up to take their crack at reigning supreme in Maui, Hawaii, making it the perfect time to reintroduce The Power 18 golf rankings.

We left off at the St. Jude Championship at the onset of the 2022 FedEx Cup Playoffs. To say plenty has changed since would be an understatement. New stars have emerged and old stars have left the PGA Tour, yet the talent pool remains as deep as ever.

This past season on the PGA Tour saw many players experience significant runs of quality. From Scottie Scheffler in the spring to Xander Schauffele in the summer to Tony Finau in the latter stages of the year, big name after big name produced when the lights were the brightest.

One of those big names, Rory McIlroy, will be missing from the field this week at Kapalua, but the Northern Irishman nevertheless finds himself atop The Power 18. Enjoying the best statistical season of his career, will 2023 finally be the time for the four-time major champion to add a coveted fifth?

The Power 18 provides insight as to how golfers are currently performing with benefit given to their play over recent events. It is a wider lens than simply what happened at the last tournament to be played but more narrow than the Official World Golf Rankings, which take into account how more than 2,000 golfers perform across an entire  season.

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If you already haven’t taken the time to confirm, the answer is yes. Someone other than Scottie Scheffler will win the Valspar Championship this week. No doubt that there was at least one entrant in the field who was curious that he wasn’t in it after the world’s top-ranked talent won consecutive tournaments.

A larger grouping than originally was planned is assembling on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. For the explanation, details of the host course and more, continue reading below the ranking of those projected to contend.

As of Monday afternoon, the field stands at 155 but alternates will not be called unless it drops below 144. If necessary to achieve the same objective, this provision also will apply to next week’s Texas Children’s Houston Open and the Valero Texas Open the week after that.

The Copperhead Course is a par 71 with five par 3s and a customary set of four par 5s. The anchor leg of the Florida Swing stood as the hardest of the series in relation to par a year ago when the field averaged 71.935. That also easily was highest among all par 71s throughout the 2022-23 season. The challenge isn’t unusual, though. That it averaged below par a few weeks later in the spring of 2021 and in its more familiar slot in March of 2022 was a surprise.

No matter what, the parkland track has teeth, so all red numbers will have felt well-earned. Although Copperhead can stretch to 7,340 yards, ball-striking is at a premium because overseeded rough is allowed to grow to 3½ inches and overseeded Bermudagrass greens average 5,800 square feet. The putting surfaces also are allowed to reach 12½ feet on the Stimpmeter.

Then there’s the Snake Pit that closes the inward half. Nos. 16, 17 and 18 collaborate for a par-4-3-4 test that averaged +0.593 strokes to par last year. A proper goal for the wannabe winner will be to arrive at it with the lead so as to swing over it unscathed to paydirt. Taylor Moore played it in bogey-free, 1-under for the week, with his only birdie coming on the par-4 16th in the finale.

A strong start also could be imperative. Favorable conditions with manageable breezes are expected for the opening round. That changes considerably as the threat for rain and storms encroach by Friday when winds could gust in excess of 30 mph for a few hours. It’ll calm relatively on the weekend. Daytime temperatures will climb into the 70s.

ROB BOLTON’S SCHEDULE

MONDAY: Power Rankings TUESDAY*: Sleepers WEDNESDAY: Golfbet Insider SUNDAY: Points and Payouts; Medical Extensions; Qualifiers; Reshuffle

* Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COM’s Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday.

Rob Bolton is a Golfbet columnist for the PGA TOUR. The Chicagoland native has been playing fantasy golf since 1994, so he was just waiting for the Internet to catch up with him. Follow Rob Bolton on Twitter .

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2024 Houston Open fantasy golf rankings, picks, strategy: Back Scottie Scheffler, fade Jason Day

Sportsline's eric cohen locked in his pga tour fantasy golf rankings, picks and lineups for the houston open 2024 at memorial park.

With the 2024 Masters looming, the PGA Tour schedule will make two stops in Texas before the first major championship of the season and several of the world's best players will be looking to sharpen their game at the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open. Scottie Scheffler has been No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the last 44 weeks and he's strengthened his position on top of world golf with wins at signature events in his last two starts. He is one of four players in the top 20 that have entered the 2024 Houston Open field, but can you justify his price while filling out your Fantasy golf lineups for the week?

Scheffler is the +300 favorite in the 2024 Houston Open odds and he's the most expensive option for PGA Tour DFS lineups. Wyndham Clark will also be teeing it up after finishing as the runner-up to Scheffler in each of his last two starts and the No. 4 player in the world will be another popular option for PGA Tour Fantasy golf. Before making any 2024 Houston Open fantasy golf picks, you have to see the Houston Open fantasy golf rankings from SportsLine handicapper Eric Cohen .

Cohen is an avid golf bettor who correctly predicted the pre-tournament outright winner of the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic (Rickie Fowler +1400), 2023 PGA Championship (Brooks Koepka +2000), 2023 Honda Classic (Chris Kirk +3500), 2022 Open Championship (Cameron Smith +2200), 2022 U.S. Open (Matt Fitzpatrick +2500) and 2022 Phoenix Open (Scottie Scheffler's first career victory at +2800). 

Cohen is a contributor to SportsLine's YouTube shows including "Early Edge" and is the host of "The Early Wedge" golf show. Anyone who has followed Cohen's predictions has made positive gains on their golf picks.

Now, Cohen has ranked his top golfers for the 2024 Houston Open.  Cohen's picks are only available at SportsLine .

2024 Houston Open expert picks

One player Cohen is getting behind for his fantasy picks is Scheffler. In an era of golf where parity reigns, +300 is a number to generally steer clear of and Scheffler is also the most expensive option available for PGA Tour DFS lineups. However, this is an instance where you simply have to have some level of exposure and find savings elsewhere for Fantasy golf purposes.

Scheffler has made seven starts on the PGA Tour this season and hasn't finished worse than T-17 with six top 10s overall and wins in each of his last two starts. The No. 1 player in the world lapped the field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and then shot a final-round 64 to pull off a dazzling comeback at The Players Championship. Now he returns home to Texas after a week off to a golf course he knows well and was the runner-up in 2021.

On the other hand, the golf expert is fading Jason Day, despite his status as one of the favorites entering the week. Day is a 13-time PGA Tour winner, a major champion and a former world No. 1 who has climbed back up to No. 20 in the world rankings after bottoming out at around 150 in 2022. However, he's finished T-35 or worse in his last two starts and Cohen questions his status as the sixth favorite against a strong field.

"Interestingly, all three of Day's top 10s this season have come at limited-field elevated events. In his other four tournaments against bigger fields, Day hasn't finished inside the top 30. That's a trend to keep an eye on this week," Cohen said. "At odds south of +3000 in this field, I'll stay away though, as the ceiling potential doesn't justify the lower floor."  See all of Cohen's Houston Open picks at SportsLine . 

How to set 2024 Houston Golf fantasy golf lineups

For this week, Cohen is backing several underdogs in his 2024 Houston Open fantasy golf picks, including a triple-digit longshot who has "has turned the putter around lately to be better than the field average" that can help spice up your Fantasy golf lineups.  See who it is, and get all of Cohen's fantasy golf picks, at SportsLine . 

Who wins Texas Children's Houston Open 2024, and who are the top players to target for your PGA fantasy golf picks?  Visit SportsLine now to get Eric Cohen's fantasy golf rankings , all from the fantasy expert who has called six outright winners since 2022, and find out.

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