After a great week at the Players, we have a very good field at the TPC Four Seasons in Texas.

This is Event 3/4 in Month 5, Event 3 in the 2nd Half of the Season, and Event 20 overall. Here’s a reminder of the prize structure;

• Season Grand Prize: VR_S Iron Set
• Season Second Prize: VR_S Driver
• Season Third Prize: VR_S Fairway Wood
• First and second half winners: VR_S Hybrid (Chris Wang just won the first half)
• FedEx Cup Monthly Winner: Method or Method Core Putter (your choice)
• Monthly winners and 2nd place FedEx Cup Winner: 12 20XI-X balls

For a refresher on the rules, hit the link — Contest Guidelines and leave your Fantasy Four below (don’t forget your ONE Nike Athlete).

Check here for last week’s recap post >>

Kevin Chappell
After 3 Top 30′s and a T44 at the Masters, he missed the cut at the Players and had a T53 at Wells Fargo. Missed the cut here last year.

Carl Pettersson
40th here last year, 8th in 2008. Coming off of a 10th at the Players.

Patrick Reed
3 straight made cuts; 32nd Wells Fargo, 24th Zurich Classic and 35th Texas Open. First time here.

Jhonattan Vegas
Coming off of a 7th at the Players. First time here.

Other Nike athletes in the field; Stephen Ames, Scott Brown, Kevin Kisner, Jamie Lovemark

Matt Kuchar
recent finishes – 1st Players, 13th Texas Open, 44th Heritage, 3rd Masters
4/4 here. 6th last year.

Brian Davis
Recent finishes – 25th Players, 9th Wells Fargo, 13th Heritage, 4th Houston, 4th Bay Hill
5 Top 25′s and 3 Top 10′s in last 6 starts. Cut last two years here, but 2nd in 2009.

Phil Mickelson
Recent finishes – 25th Players, 26th Wells Fargo, 3rd Masters, 4th Houston
8 Top 30′s (4 Top 10′s)  in last 9 starts. 3rd here in ’07.

Louis Oosthuizen
Recent finishes – CUT at Players, 1st Malaysia, 2nd Masters, 3rd Houston
I’m ignoring the Players. He has 2 wins this year and the best scoring average in the field over the past 8 weeks (69.14).  First time here.

D.A. Points
best finishes – 3rd in ’09, 7th in ’10, 40th in ’11
DNS at Players, 2nd at Wells Fargo.

Jason Day
Best finishes at this event – 1st in ’10, 5th in ’11
CUT at the Players, 9th at Wells Fargo

Keegan Bradley
Best finishes at this event – 1st in ’11
11 straight Top 25′s before the Masters. 27th at the Masters. 2 MCs and 35th at Players after that.

Alan :: Adam Scott, Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar and Carl Pettersson
Bob :: Pat Perez, Keegan Bradley, Louis Oosthuizen and Jhonattan Vegas
Damian :: Adam Scott, Jason Day, Louis Oosthuizen and Patrick Reed

Other big names in the field;

• Jason Dufner
• Ernie Els
• Brian Davis
• John Huh
• Johnson Wagner
• Charles Howell III
• Ryan Palmer
• John Rollins
• Padraig Harrington
• Spencer Levin

Leave your Fantasy Four in a comment below.

Remember, you have to pick at least ONE Nike Golfer and have your picks in by WEDNESDAY at Midnight (PST).

It is also your responsibility to sub your player if they WD before the deadline

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Great field this week. Basically everyone is here except for Luke D, Bubba and Stricks (but we got them last week). I’m sure Tiger, Rors, Westy, Mahan, Watney, Keegs, Simpson and others can entertain us.

This is Event 1/4 in Month 5, Event 1 in the 2nd Half of the Season, and Event 18 overall. Here’s a reminder of the prize structure;

• Season Grand Prize: VR_S Iron Set
• Season Second Prize: VR_S Driver
• Season Third Prize: VR_S Fairway Wood
• First and second half winners: VR_S Hybrid (Chris Wang just won the first half)
• FedEx Cup Monthly Winner: Method or Method Core Putter (your choice)
• Monthly winners and 2nd place FedEx Cup Winner: 12 20XI-X balls

For a refresher on the rules, hit the link — Contest Guidelines and leave your Fantasy Four below (don’t forget your ONE Nike Athlete).

Check here for last week’s recap post >>

Stephen Ames
Cut last week. Made last 4 cuts here (but latest was in ’08).

Scott Brown
First time here, missed last 3 cuts.

Kevin Chappell
CUT here last year after 72 and 73. WD from Texas Open, but made 3 straight cuts prior to that.

Stewart Cink
Top 10′s here in 2011, ’08 and ’07. CUT at RBC Heritage but 50th at Masters.

Lucas Glover
Defending champ, coming off 66th in New Orleans. Also finished 22nd here in 2010 and 2nd in 2009.

Anthony Kim
Won here in ’08, 5th in ’07, 7th in ’10. CUT here last year. Check his injury timeline here >> 

Kevin Kisner
CUT at New Orleans after 71, 72. CUT here last year.

Jamie Lovemark
Missed last two cuts. First time here. But he’s already said it’s his favourite tour stop.

Carl Pettersson
CUT in New Orleans, but 1st and 2nd in two prior starts. 9th here last year.

Jhonattan Vegas
Coming off 47th at Shell Houston Open. CUT here last year.

Tiger Woods
Coming off a 40th at the Masters.. CUT here in 2010, but 4th in ’09 and 1st in ’07.

Other Nike athletes in the field; none

Lee Westwood
recent finishes – 1st Indonesian Masters, 3rd Masters, 21st Houston Open
38th here last year

Cameron Tringale
Recent finishes – 7th New Orleans, 8th Texas Open, 8th Shell Houston Open
59th here last year.

Jim Furyk
Recent finishes – 8th RBC Heritage, 11th Masters, 11th Bay Hill, 2nd Transitions
4 straight top 25s here, 1st here in ’06 and 2nd in ’05.

Ben Curtis
Recent finishes – 13th New Orleans, 1st Texas Open
Missed last two cuts here, but 32nd in ’09 and 2nd in ’08.

Phil Mickelson
best finishes – 9th in ’11, 2nd in ’10, 5th in ’09, 12th in ’08
Ridiculous history here. Last two finishes were 3rd at Masters and 4th in Houston.

Rory McIlroy
Best finishes at this event – 1st in ’10
Cut here last year, last finish was 40th at Augusta.

Sean O’Hair
Best finishes at this event – 1st in ’09
Made 4 straight made cuts, but non better than 29th.

Alan :: Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood and Tiger Woods
Bob :: Rickie Fowler, Webb Simpson, Lee Westwood and Tiger Woods
Damian :: Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Tiger Woods

Other big names in the field;

• Keegan Bradley
• Hunter Mahan
• Nick Watney
• Jason Day
• Webb Simpson
• Ryan Moore
• Kevin Na
• Webb Simpson
• John Huh
• Bill Haas
• Kyle Stanley
• Gary Woodland
• Jeff Overton
• Geoff Ogilvy
• J.B. Holmes
• Charles Howell III

Leave your Fantasy Four in a comment below.

Remember, you have to pick at least ONE Nike Golfer and have your picks in by WEDNESDAY at Midnight (PST).

It is also your responsibility to sub your player if they WD before the deadline

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Great field this week. Let’s get it poppin. Bubba’s back and he’s in the best possible position.. 1st in his last start and 1st in his last start at this event.

This is event 5/5 in Month 4 and Event 15 overall. A VR_S Hybrid will be given away, along with a dozen 20XI-X balls at the end of the month.

For a refresher on the rules, hit the link — Contest Guidelines and leave your Fantasy Four below (don’t forget your ONE Nike Athlete).

Check here for last week’s recap post >>

Stephen Ames
Coming off 63rd at Texas Open and 29th at RBC Heritage. Missed last 4 cuts at this event.

Scott Brown
Missed last 3 of 4 cuts, but finished solo 5th at the Puerto Rico Open. First time at this event.

Lucas Glover
69th at RBC Heritage, missed 3 cuts prior to that. Has 4 Top 25′s (including 3 Top 10′s) in his last 5 starts here.

Kevin Kisner
47th last week in Texas, cut here last year.

Jamie Lovemark
Cut at Texas Open, made 3 cuts prior to that (51st, 44th, 20th). First time at this event.

Carl Pettersson
Last 2 starts are 2nd place at Houston Open and 1st at RBC Heritage. 40th here last year.

Other Nike athletes in the field; none

Brian Davis
recent finishes – 13th RBC Heritage, 4th Houston, 4th Bay Hill
Has made 4 straight cuts at this event (best finish; 19th).

Cameron Tringale
Recent finishes – 8th Texas Open, 8th Shell Houston Open
Two starts here; 18th and 28th. Great sleeper this week.

Matt Every
Recent finishes – 2nd Texas Open, 8th RBC Heritage
Missed the cut here last year.

Bubba Watson
Recent finishes – 1st Masters, 4th Bay Hill, 2nd Doral
Won here last year. Definitely the guy to beat this week.

Jason Dufner
best finishes – 3rd in ’11, 7th in ’10, 9th in ’09
Good history and also has 4 straight Top 25′s. Another great sleeper this week.

Charles Howell III
Best finishes at this event – 2nd in ’09 and ’06, 5th in ’04, 13th in ’11
Never missed a cut here also coming off of 4 straight Top 30s.

Greg Chalmers
Best finishes at this event – 8th in ’11, 5th in ’10, 24th in ’09
Coming off 35th at Texas Open and 20th at RBC Heritage.

Alan :: Graeme McDowell, Webb Simpson, Keegan Bradley and Carl Pettersson
Bob :: Bubba Watson, Matt Every, Jason Dufner and Lucas Glover
Damian :: Peter Hanson, Charles Howell III, Keegan Bradley and Carl Pettersson

Other big names in the field;

• Graeme McDowell
• Keegan Bradley
• Steve Stricker
• Luke Donald
• Justin Rose
• Peter Hanson
• Webb Simpson
• Jeff Overton
• Nick Watney
• Charley Hoffman
• Ernie Els
• Bud Cauley

Check out the full field here for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans >>

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*** abbreviated post – I’m travelling for work and this is the best I could do to get a post up  - full post to come later **

This is event 4/5 in Month 4 and Event 16 overall. The leader through 17 events gets a VR_S Hybrid. Chris Wang is in the lead!

For a refresher on the rules, hit the link — Contest Guidelines and leave your Fantasy Four below (don’t forget your ONE Nike Athlete).

Check here for last week’s recap post >>

Stephen Ames

Kevin Chappell

Anthony Kim

Kevin Kisner

Jamie Lovemark

Other Nike athletes in the field; none

Brian Davis
recent finishes – 

Kevin Na
Recent finishes – 

Bud Cauley
Recent finishes – 

Kevin Stadler
Recent finishes – 

Fredrik Jacobson
best finishes – 

Charley Hoffman
Best finishes at this event – 

Brendan Steele
Best finishes at this event – 

Alan :: Boo Weekley, J.B. Holmes, Kevin Na and Kevin Chappell
Bob :: Kevin Stadler, Matt Kuchar, Kevin Na and Stephen Ames
Damian :: Charley Hoffman, Matt Kuchar, Fredrik Jacobson and Stephen Ames

Check out the full field here for the Valero Texas Open >>

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Final tune-up for the Masters and the final month of our 1st half Fantasy Contest.

Good field this week and 2 of the past 3 winners are Nike Athletes (Casey and AK). They join Schwartzel, Westwood, Stricker, Fowler, Mahan, Mickelson, McDowell, Els and more.

This is event 1/5 in Month 5 and Event 13 overall.

For a refresher on the rules, hit the link — Contest Guidelines and leave your Fantasy Four below (don’t forget your ONE Nike Athlete).

Check here for last week’s recap post >>

Paul Casey
DNP in ’11. WD in ’10. 1st here in ’09. Last two starts were CUT at Transitions and 51st at Doral.

Stewart Cink
First time here. CUT last week at Bay Hill, 70th at Transitions, 36th at Bay Hill.

Lucas Glover
CUT here last year, but 4 Top 30′s here since ’04. Only played in 1 event in ’12 and missed the cut.

Anthony Kim
13th here in ’11, 1st in ’10, 5th in ’07. 66th last week after an opening 69 closing with an 83.

Jamie Lovemark
WD here last year. 44th at Transitions and 20th at Puerto Rico were his last 2 starts.

Carl Pettersson
50th here last year. Missed last two cuts.

Charl Schwartzel
30th here last year, 3rd in ’10. CUT at Transitions, but 4th at Doral and 5th at Honda Classic.

Jhonattan Vegas
CUT here last year. 72nd at Bay Hill, missed two cuts before that.

Other Nike athletes in the field; none

Fred Couples
recent finishes – 1st Mississippi, 8th Toshiba
Made last 7 cuts here, including 1st in ’03, 3rd in ’09 and 4th in ’08.

Keegan Bradley
Recent finishes –  8th Caddy, 12th Honda, 17th Match Play, 2nd Northern Trust
51st here last year.

Kevin Stadler
Recent finishes –  7th Puerto Rico, 9th Honda Classic, 16th Mayakoba, 24th Northern Trust
66th here last year, 6th in ’10.

Graeme McDowell
Recent finishes –  2nd API, 13th Caddy, 9th Honda
First time here since ’06, where he finished 54th.

BONUS – Ernie Els
4th at Bay Hill, 5th at Transition, 21st at Honda.. also playing to get into the Masters. He’s made 4 straight cuts here (51st, 44th, 14th, 17th).

Phil Mickelson
best finishes – 1st in ’11, 35th in ’10, 23rd in ’08, 28th in ’03
Coming off 24th at Bay Hill.

Johnson Wagner
Best finishes at this event – 1st in ’08, 9th in ’07, 36th in ’11
Coming off 4th at Bay Hill and 13th at Doral.

Scott Verplank
Best finishes at this event – 2nd in ’11, 31st in ’10, 14th in ’02
Only one start in ’12, CUT at Transitions.

Alan :: Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Graeme McDowell and Charl Schwartzel
Bob :: Ernie Els, Keegan Bradley, Graeme McDowell and Charl Schwartzel
Damian :: Anthony Kim, Jeff Overton, Lee Westwood and Charl Schwartzel

Check out the full field here for the Houston Open >>

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*Disclaimer – The recap post from the WGC Cadillac Championship will be up later this week due to technical difficulties*

Pretty good field this week. Luke Donald, Webb Simpson, Jason Day, Sergio, Watney, Ishikawa, Kuchar.

This is event 3/4 in Month 3 and Event 11 overall.

For a refresher on the rules, hit the link — Contest Guidelines and leave your Fantasy Four below (don’t forget your ONE Nike Athlete).

** RESULTS FROM WGC CADILLAC WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER THIS WEEK DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES**

Stephen Ames
Cut here last year, 6th in 2010. Cut at last two events

Paul Casey
37th here last year. 51st last week at Caddy.

Kevin Chappell
First start here. Last start was CUT at Honda.

Stewart Cink
11th here last year. 2nd in ’08 and 3rd in ’05. Coming off a T36 at Honda

Lucas Glover
20th here last year, 25th in ’10. Hasn’t played since November (2oth at HSBC Champions)

Anthony Kim
14th here in ’07. Coming off of a 42nd at the Honda Classic.

Carl Pettersson
8th here in 2010. Won here in ’05. Hasn’t missed a cut all year.

Charl Schwartzel
First time here. Coming off of a 4th at Cadillac and 5th at Honda Classic.

Other Nike athletes in the field; Jamie Lovemark and Jhonattan Vegas

Justin Rose
recent finishes – 1st Caddy, 5th Honda
5th here last year. 13th in ’10

George McNeill
Recent finishes –  1st Puerto Rico
2nd here in ’08

Peter Hanson
Recent finishes –  4th Caddy, 5th Match Play
15th here last year

John Senden
Recent finishes –  6th Caddy, 9th Match Play,
15th here last year. 2nd place in 08 and 07.

Jonathan Byrd
best finishes – 20th in ’11, 8th in ’10, 12th in ’09, 8th in ’07, 4th in ’06
Averaging 14th place in last 5 starts here. Never missed a cut. Coming off 35th at WGC Cadillac

Jim Furyk
Best finishes at this event – 1st in ’10, 13th in ’11
Coming off MC at Honda

Retief Goosen
Best finishes at this event – 28th in ’11, 5th in ’10, 1st in ’09 and ’03
Coming off 45th at WGC Caddy.

Alan :: Luke Donald, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker, Anthony Kim
Bob :: Peter Hanson, Matt Kuchar, John Senden, Charl Schwartzel
Damian :: Matt Kuchar, Nick Watney, Justin Rose and Charl Schwartzel

Check out the full field here for the Transitions Championship >>

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