Fantasy Four :: Travelers Championship

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The Hangover – Part 2. (Part 1 was the Masters).

This field is surprisingly good. Notable standouts include:

  • Justin Rose (Your 2013 U.S. Open Champion)
  • Lee Westwood
  • Keegan Bradley
  • Hunter Mahan
  • Rickie Fowler
  • Nicolas Colsearts
  • Bubba Watson
  • Webb Simpson
  • Ian Poulter
  • Marc Leishman

Three players are very hot and have good history at this event: Justin Rose, John Rollins and Hunter Mahan. That is a very easy threesome to add a Team Nike member to. See below for their breakdown.

This should be fun.

At the RBC Heritage (the week after the Masters), we had a Graeme McDowell win with Luke Donald and Webb Simpson finishing right behind him. That looks amazing on paper. Unfortunately, the Masters was such an emotional high, it was hard for anything to live up to that incredible finish at Augusta. This week should be fun, though!

Here are some past Travelers Champions who are in the field this week:

2012 – Marc Leishman
2011 – Freddie Jacobsen
2010 – Bubba Watson
2008 – Stewart Cink
2007 – Hunter Mahan

This is Event 4/4 in Month 6, Event 4/16 in our Second Half and Event 25 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 a recap last week’s 2013 U.S. Open (Event 24) and the latest Fantasy Four standings>>

Stephen Ames
Cut here in 2011. Last two starts were 56th at St. Jude and 48th at the Byron Nelson.

Seung-yul Noh
His last two starts were not pretty, CUT at St. Jude and WD at Memorial.
However, at this event, SY finished 18th here in 2012 in his only appearance.

Carl Pettersson
CPetts has made his last 5 cuts at this event, finishing 24th, 34th, 37th, 15th and 31st. Not bad.
He’s also made his last 3 cuts on tour, finishing 41st at the US Open, 29th at Memorial and 35th at Colonial. Solid stuff from the Swedish Swoosher!

Kyle Stanley
He made the cut at the US Open, but finished dead last with a 78 and 85 on the weekend. Before that he finished 3rd at Memorial.
He’s played at this event three times, 60th in 2012, CUT in 2011 and 19th in 2009.

Other Nike athletes in the field; NONE

John Rollins
recent finishes – 6th St. Jude, 4th Colonial, 21st Byron Nelson
Last two starts at this event: 4th in 2012 and 2nd in 2011.

Graham DeLaet
Recent finishes –  21st Memorial, 22nd Colonial, 10th Byron Nelson, 26th Players
Third time at this event, finished 68th in 2012 and 2010, missing the cut in 2011.

Lee Westwood
Recent finishes –  15th US Open, 9th BMW PGA, 8th Players, 4th Wells Fargo
Hasn’t played here since 2005.

Justin Rose
Recent finishes – 1st US Open, 8th Memorial, 
He has 3 top 10′s in this event: 9th in 2010, 9th in 2007 and 3rd in 2005.

Coming off a Win – Justin Rose and Harris English

Hunter Mahan
best finishes – 1st in ’07,  2nd in ’06 and ’08, 4th in ’09, 11th in ’12
Last 4 tour starts: 4th US Open, 16th Memorial, 26th Colonial, 19th Players

Brian Davis
Best finishes at this event – 4th in ’12, 9th in ’11
Last 3 tour starts: 35th St. Jude, 8th Memorial, 42nd Colonial

Freddie Jacobson
Best finishes at this event – 1st in ’11, 8th in ’12
Missed his last 2 cuts at the US Open and St. Jude.

Bubba Watson
Best finishes at this event – 2nd in ’12, 1st in ’10, 6th in ’08
Last 3 tour starts: 32nd US Open, 29th Memorial, 37th Players.

Defending Champion – Marc Leishman

Alan :: 
Bob ::
Damian :: Hunter Mahan, Rickie Fowler, Ryan Moore and Seung-yul Noh

I love the field this week. I really think Colsaerts and Poulter could do well, but clearly people who have played this course before win, so that is the basis of my picks. It would be pretty awesome if Rose won back-to-back events, though. I will commend you if you pick him.

Other notables in the field:

see above

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

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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Fantasy Four Recap :: 2013 U.S. Open

That was a decent U.S. Open. I actually think some of Thursday, Friday and Saturday’s action was a bit better than Sunday’s, but that’s just one man’s opinion.

I’m very happy for Justin Rose. He’s a deserving major winner.

We have 3 amazing and deserving Major champions so far in 2012. I think this trend will continue this year. I love it when it’s guys that are seemingly “due”.
Next up: Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Steve Stricker and Matt Kuchar.

  • Entries :: 60
  • Tournament Winner :: Justin Rose (8 selections)
  • Unique Golfers ::  35 (new record!)
  • Most Popular Nike Pick :: Tiger Woods(57 selections, 32nd)
  • Highest Nike Finish :: Charl Schwartzel (10 selections, 14th)
  • Most Popular Non-Nike Pick :: Matt Kuchar (34 selections, 28th)
  • Average Points ::  8.40 (8.51 last week)

Ding Ding! Order for 4 this week.

Weekly Winners (24 points =  1 win, 2 top 10s, 2 top 25s)

Alexandre L  :: Tiger Woods, Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Graeme McDowell
Lendell :: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose
PLambert77 ::  Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar, Justin Rose, Steve Stricker
Scott A :: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Justin Rose

Lendell makes a big jump from 12th to 6th in the Overall standings

Month 1 Winner :: Natalie Harms
Month 2 Winner :: Shane Harms
Month 3 Winner :: Tim Mo
Month 4 Winner :: Odie H III
Month 5 Winner :: Huy P
First Half Winner :: Tim Mo

Monthly Outlook (Event 3/4 of Month 6)
Lee F drops out of 1st to 8th, while T Jorgensen, Travis D and Lendell hold the Top 3 spots.
Tight gap between 1st and 8th, it’s only 12 points.

2nd Half Outlook (Event 3/16)
Same as above

Overall Outlook (Event 24/37)
The Top 4 stay the same (Tim Mo, Rod S, Lee F, Matt G), but D Thai drops down and Lendell makes a big move.

  • Difference between 1st and 10th place is :: 64 (65 last week)
  • Biggest Rise :: 8 spots (Josh C to 25th & Neill Fox to 21st)
  • Biggest Fall :: 6 spots (NGN Bob to 25th, Meng Thao to 34th & Jeff Blashill to 35th)

Official Tournament Leaderboard >>

Fantasy Four Weekly Leaderboard  (This Week’s Points and Entries) >>

Monthly Standings  - SEE BELOW >>  

Second Half Standings – Same as Monthly >>

Overall Standings – Top 50 SEE BELOW >>

MONTH 6 and SECOND HALF STANDINGS

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OVERALL STANDINGS (TOP 50)

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2013 U.S. OPEN: Round 4 Results for Nike Athletes

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2013 U.S. OPEN: Round 3 Results and Round 4 Tee Times for Nike Athletes

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2013 U.S.OPEN: Round 2 Results and Round 3 Tee Times for Nike Athletes

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Nike Apparel Notes – Rounds 1 and 2 at the U.S. Open

Here are some general observations at the U.S. Open:

  • Usually it would be ok if two Nike Athletes wore the same shirt on the same day, but scripting must have came out before the pairings were released because Carl Pettersson and Francesco Molinari wore the same group in the same pairing in Round 1.
  • Keegan Bradley went back to his TW Zoom 2012s after a playing last week in Jordans
  • Rory McIlroy was out in Storm-FIT elite golf pants early in Round 2
  • There’s a debate on whether Tiger Woods wears his signature line of pants and this shot might prove it. As someone who has these pants, I can tell you that they are thin enough to see your knuckles when your hand is in your pocket. The only thing missing is the swoosh on the leg.
  • Paul Casey looked great in red, especially with the shorter sleeves on his polo.
  • Charl Schwartzel looked sharp as ever in this gray on gray ensemble – par for the course.
  • With a flair of youth, Kevin Chappell donned the Sport Collection
  • Thorbjorn Olesen is making a very strong run for best dressed Nike Athlete in 2013
  • A look at TW’s gear in Round 2:

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2013 U.S.OPEN: Round 1 Results and Round 2 Tee Times for Nike Athletes

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My TW14 Nike ID Version for the 2013 U.S. Open

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I’m loving the new TW14 shoe, so I jumped on Nike ID and created a version for this week’s U.S. Open, check it out and let me know what you think (and check out Alan’s design here):

2013 U.S. OPEN: Round 1 Tee Times for Nike Golf Athletes

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Nike Takes Nike Golf 360 App Global

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NG360 version 2.0 brings game-changing updates

Nike Golf brings its popular NG360 app to Europe and Canada with enhanced functionality and a new look.

The NG360 app, which launched in the United States last May, introduced a new way of tracking, competing and connecting with Nike Golf. The app available for iPhone, provided golfers with an innovative digital tool that made swing analysis, game tracking, and gear recommendations easy with the swipe of a fingertip.

With the latest NG360 app release, golf athletes will enjoy improved game-tracking and redesigned navigation, athletes will now be able to track rounds on more than 30,000 courses in the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, Sweden and France.

The key components the app brings to athletes across the globe:

 

GAME

Golfers can score their rounds and track their statistics such as their scoring average, driving accuracy, greens in regulation and average putts per round. The NG360 app allows golfers to see how they stack up by monitoring results and beating their personal bests.

Golfers stay motivated by winning “trophies” as a result of improved statistics. New in-app leaderboards and user profiles make competing against Nike+ friends fun, easy and even more motivating. Personal bests & trophies have been updated, giving athletes more goals to accomplish during the season.

 

TRAINING

Capture your swing, break it down and dial it in. Then learn from the Pros and train like one with golf specific workouts. Insider content from the pros provides an array of tips to make getting better easy and enjoyable.

The training section also helps golf athletes get into golf shape thanks to Nike Golf’s partnership with the Gray Institute, the foremost leader in Applied Functional Science. The Gray Institute has developed the NG360 Functional Performance System that is tailored to golf movements that the body makes, a clear distinction from other training systems.

 

GEAR

Golfers can navigate the latest Nike Golf products in the app that are suitable to their needs. Tools such as the Nike Golf Ball Recommender make it easy for golfers to find the right ball for their game. To help athletes get dialed from tee to green, driver setting recommendations and game analysis are included in the app.

“We wanted to take NG360 to our athletes across the globe,” said Sunny Miller, Global Digital Director for Nike Golf. “The app helps golfers to maximize their game with easy-to-navigate tools and tutorials. The updated NG360 app makes tracking and improving simpler, motivating athletes to know their game to better their game.”

Nike Golf abides by the steadfast philosophy that every golfer is an athlete, and no two golfers are the same. With the NG360 app, golfers have the unique opportunity to gain a clearer understanding of their own game, swing and body and a motivational tool to push them towards bigger goals on and off the course.

The NG360 app, now optimized for iPhone 5, is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.iTunes.com/appstore/.

 

Editor’s Note: The post above is from a press release from Nike Golf.