So I used the shit out of Vaughn Taylor in DraftKings last week and it worked out well. But sometimes I can’t help but think of what could have been.

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Yes, Vaughn in the slot of Ben Martin wins last week’s 300k guaranteed contest. It wouldn’t hurt had Vaughn Taylor not been my top used sub-7k player. I only swapped off him here and there to limit exposure. It’s literally a mistake that I didn’t use him with this set of players.

One more thing on Taylor. I’m chuckling at the cinderella/everyman narrative (I chuckle sometimes, sometimes I giggle). Yes, he lost his tour card a couple years ago. 2014 was probably dark(ish) times, but he made over half a million dollars last year, WITH NO PLAYING CARD ON ANY TOUR. That’s mad game. It also suggests that he has enough clout to get some starts despite a lack of status. Did you know he brought one of those small golf bags normal guys use to Pebble Beach to save on baggage fees? Everyman! A mere 13 million dollars in career earnings plus taxes, minus expenses.

Last week I edged UpDaGut to get back firmly in the drivers seat of our year-long fantasy contest on the strength of picking the Pebble Beach champ. UTG’s lineup, despite having two players miss the cut, was cashable lineup scoring 411 points.

I hope my submission isn’t too boom-or-bust this week and that the boom side prevails.

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Dowski’s Lineup

Sergio and Haas are the low-floor plays. A couple steady Edward’s with good course history, hopefully they return value at their price-tags. Scott is your former #1 player who’s slid a fair amount. Thing is, the guy doesn’t play that much so a few bad events in a row in a winless season and he’s bound to slide. I made some good cash in 2011 and 2012 betting on Scott when he was getting 50-1 odds after some mediocre stretches. I’m hearing a lot of Lovemark talk around the industry this week and I have to agree with the pick on all fronts. Berger is obviously a high-upside play. He went on long good stretches and a long really bad stretch in his rookie year. He’s more up and down so far in 2016 but his price is very low coming off a missed cut. Hadwin is my sleeper and my reasoning for the pick is a little more abstract but I fancy him a guy who will grind you out a top 20-40 in the tougher events.

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UTG

For this week’s submission UpDaGut goes up top with Riviera’s favorite bridesmaid (golf’s favorite bridesmaid?) Dustin Johnson. It’s all guys in great form from there. Na hit a bump in the road last week at Pebble but his price just keeps on dropping. Jacobson‘s price refuses to rise despite three top fives in four starts. Howell is off to his usual strong start. For some reason he hasn’t carried momentum into Riviera in recent years despite being long off the tee and having a win and runner up finish in this event (2007, 2003). Harris English is coming off a 3rd in Pheonix. His game is good all around but you can also check off long driving and strokes gained tee-to-green. I’m starting to think I should have more KJ Choi in my life right now. He’s wildly consistent at Riviera, throw in a second place at the very tough Torrey Pines three weeks ago and you have yourself a case for Choi.

There’s no lineup submission from Zooly at this time. Check the comments between now and tee-off.