European Tour Fantasy Golf Picks and Predictions for the 2017 Fiji International
The Fiji International Fantasy Preview
So that’s it then: major season is over. Justin Thomas landed the final ‘biggie’ of the year at the PGA Championship, and now the PGA TOUR moves slowly into its swansong for 2017 with the FedExCup Playoffs.
But over on the European Tour and we’ve still got a packed schedule to enjoy, and while this week’s Fiji International is something of a lull the action will soon be ramped up a few notches.
This week’s event has plenty of exciting angles in for DFS gamers, not least that the best player tends to win it. Brandt Snedeker triumphed by a ridiculous seven-shots last year, and 12 months earlier Matt Kuchar had out-grinded the field to win by four strokes at -4.
Brandt Snedeker of the USA plays his approach shot to the 18th during…
Brandt Snedeker of the USA plays his approach shot to the 18th during day four of the 2016 Fiji International at Natadola Bay Golf Course on October 9, 2016 in Natadola, Fiji. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
The reasons for that are two-fold, the field is genuinely very weak in this European, Asian and Australasian Tour co-sanctioned event, and so unsurprisingly the cream generally rises to the top. Secondly, this Natadola Bay course is a tough nut to crack for the average player.
The first four holes all averaged over par in 2016 – making Snedeker’s exploits all the more impressive, while the Par 4 tenth averaged 4.38 with 120 bogeys to 24 birdies.
The only respite comes at two of the four Par 5s: the sixth hole is only 514 yards and there were 159 birdies and seven eagles there last year, while on the seventeenth the birdie to bogey ratio read 247:17.
Factor in that Fiji is an island, so winds are high, and we can see that this week could turn into something of a grind, with the players having to wait for their moment to score. It will test the mental approach as much as the physical, and that could well be a factor to consider.
So who is making our draft this week? Let’s have a look…
Our Fiji International Fantasy Picks & Predictions
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