Tournament of Champions Sentry 2023 DFS predictions: Why I'm fading Jordan Spieth and Will Zalatoris this week

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With a prize of $15 million, this recently upgraded PGA Tour tournament has attracted a star-studded field to compete on the Plantation Course at Kapalua.

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Darren Lyons Thomas' irons haven't been as well-adjusted as we would anticipate, and he hasn't putted effectively since the summer, but despite this "bad play,"

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he has still managed to produce impressive results. He performed admirably at the Presidents Cup, tied for fifth place at the Tour Championship,

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and finished alone in fifth place at the Hero World Challenge. When he arrives in Hawaii, he immediately gets into it. He has three victories and four other top-six finishes there.

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(DraftKings: $9,100; FanDuel: $10,200) Matt Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick will make his Tournament of Champions debut, and he deserves it.

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According to the golf database at RickRunGood.com, Fitzpatrick is right between Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau

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in terms of strokes gained/total over the last 100 rounds for everyone in this field. Fitzpatrick is the field's finest Bermudagrass putter, so I anticipate him to be competitive this week.

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Although most people don't think of Maui as being "intense," the Plantation Course most definitely is. The Coore-Crenshaw layout is the only par-73 course

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Tournament of Champions Sentry 2023 DFS predictions: Why I'm fading Jordan Spieth and Will Zalatoris this week

Tournament of Champions Sentry 2023 DFS predictions: Why I'm fading Jordan Spieth and Will Zalatoris this week

With a prize of $15 million, this recently upgraded PGA Tour tournament has attracted a star-studded field to compete on the Plantation Course at Kapalua.

Darren Lyons Thomas' irons haven't been as well-adjusted as we would anticipate, and he hasn't putted effectively since the summer, but despite this "bad play,"

he has still managed to produce impressive results. He performed admirably at the Presidents Cup, tied for fifth place at the Tour Championship,

and finished alone in fifth place at the Hero World Challenge. When he arrives in Hawaii, he immediately gets into it. He has three victories and four other top-six finishes there.

(DraftKings: $9,100; FanDuel: $10,200) Matt Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick will make his Tournament of Champions debut, and he deserves it.

According to the golf database at RickRunGood.com, Fitzpatrick is right between Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau

in terms of strokes gained/total over the last 100 rounds for everyone in this field. Fitzpatrick is the field's finest Bermudagrass putter, so I anticipate him to be competitive this week.

Although most people don't think of Maui as being "intense," the Plantation Course most definitely is. The Coore-Crenshaw layout is the only par-73 course

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