What a display we saw from Xander Schauffele on Thursday morning. This is truly par for the course for Xander. 100% expected, but the tournament does not start for him until Saturday. Outside of that, we saw a fair amount of birdies. If you were not hitting the ball in the right spot, the bogeys were surely in play.
It was a nice 2-0 day for our Underdog picks, as Xander won with ease. Fading John Daly is never fun, but it was a no-doubter as John did not come close to flirting with his number. Let’s take a look at Friday’s slate and cash some more Underdog Fantasy Pick ‘Em entries for May 17th, 2024.
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PGA Championship Underdog Fantasy Pick em’ Plays – May 17th, 2024
Tiger Woods Higher Than 8.5 Fairways Hit
Let’s take a stab at Tiger. We are expecting some wet conditions in round two, which will keep a lot more balls in the fairways and on the greens. Tiger has been hitting this safety cut, which is extremely useful when needing to find a fairway. With the rough being lush and wet, fairways will be at a premium. He looked solid off the tee in round one but shaky with the irons.
I trust the Big Cat to mint fairways all afternoon. Have some fun and cash with Tiger Woods in your May 17th Underdog Fantasy Pick ‘Em slip.
Jon Rahm Lower Than 69 Strokes
Rambo battles back after the horrid start to his 2024 PGA Championship. He was visibly upset as Rahm always wears his emotions on his sleeves. Simply enough, he may have regretted the move to LIV because he clearly cares so much about these events.
Rahm’s battle after starting as bad as possible tells me he will take it low tomorrow and 69 is an extremely benign line in soft conditions. Pencil in John Rahm to go low in your May 17th Underdog Fantasy Pick ‘Em slip.