Masters 2019: Tiger Woods emerges from a frenetic Saturday with history within reach

There are 12 players within four shots of the lead after Round 2 at Sanderson Farms who are seeking their first win. Can someone pull away from the pack on Moving Day? Third round tee times Third round leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN Telecast: Golf Channel (2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET) Live Audio: PGA TOUR RADIO (1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET) NOTABLE PAIRINGS Hunter Mahan, J.J. Spaun, Ben Crane 9:20 a.m. ET off 1st tee Kevin Streelman, Andrew Landry, Taylor Moore 9:41 a.m. ET off 1st tee Zac Blair, Chesson Hadley, Beau Hossler 10:44 a.m. ET off 1st tee Seamus Power, Nicholas Lindheim, Wyndham Clark 11:15 a.m. ET off 1st tee Ryan Armour, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Vaughn Taylor 11:26 a.m. ET off 1st tee

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NEW ORLEANS – Scottie Scheffler says wearing the Green Jacket hasn’t gotten him out of any chores at home and that his incredible run of four wins in six starts, including his Masters triumph two weeks ago, still hasn’t sunk in. The world No. 1 returns to PGA TOUR competition at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans this week, partnering with fellow Texan Ryan Palmer in the team event while looking to continue his sensational purple patch of form. Since claiming his maiden TOUR win at the WM Phoenix Open in February, Scheffler has added the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, World Golf Championships–Dell Technologies Match Play and the Masters. Not since Jason Day’s similar run in 2015 where he claimed the RBC Canadian Open, PGA Championship and two FedExCup Playoff events has a player dominated with four wins in such a short stretch. After a week off at home with family, Scheffler is back and ready to ride the wave some more. While he admits to having a bit of fun at wife Meredith’s expense, the 25-year-old is adamant he will remain the humble man he has always tried to be. There will be no viral videos of chaos or wild celebrations with the coveted clothing he picked up just over a week ago. “When my wife asks me to do stuff at home, sometimes I’ll grab it out of the closet and look at her, ‘Huh, really?’ It hasn’t worked yet,” Scheffler joked about his time with the Green Jacket. “I’ve just had some fun with it at home. I haven’t really done anything special. I haven’t taken it out of the house … I want to do a good job of representing Augusta National, and I have to bring it back at the end of next year. Since I’m almost the representation of the Green Jacket outside of the club, I’m treating it with respect. I’m not going to do anything crazy with it.” Scheffler revealed he’d been contacted by former President George W. Bush via mail and was also chuffed to get love from former Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott amongst hundreds of congratulatory messages. It all still feels like a dream. “I wouldn’t say it’s really sunk in,” he said. “I’ve had a good stretch recently, but I took a little bit of time at home last week to just relax. I was a bit drained. So I did not do much last week at all. I just chilled at home. “To have someone like President Bush reach out just to congratulate me is pretty special … Michael Phelps posted me in one of his stories, and then Zeke from the Cowboys sent me a message. Michael Phelps is just insane. The guy is one of the greatest athletes ever. For him to reach out and post something about me or whatever is pretty cool. “Those are probably kind of the only moments I’ve had where I kind of sit and reflect on what’s happened the past month and a half, two months. Just getting some messages like that from people I’ve looked up to for so long is really special.” In Palmer, Scheffler has a proven performer at TPC Louisiana. The veteran teamed up with Jon Rahm to win the tournament in 2019. Justin Thomas was one to poke a little fun at Palmer, who has now boasted Jordan Spieth, Rahm and Scheffler as partners in New Orleans. “The joke became he had to win twice. After he won twice, we firmed it up. You’ve got to be a multiple winner for me to come to you,” Palmer laughed about getting his newest top-ranked star partner. “The thing that really sealed it was (that) I sent a picture of me and Jon with the trophy, but I imposed his face on it.” In reality, Palmer has been a guy all three stars wanted to play with. “I’ve known Ryan since he’s been working with Randy Smith,” Scheffler said. “We have the same coach at home. We work out together in the off-season. Same trainer and we play a lot of games at home. So, it was a pretty seamless decision. We’ll have some fun. “This is his 19th year on TOUR. It’s not like my older brother I brought in off the street. Ryan is one of the best ball strikers out here. Nineteen years on TOUR, and that speaks for itself. Four wins? Yeah, the guy’s got the resume.”

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The PGA TOUR will travel southeast to Hilton Head, South Carolina, for the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links. The course will play as a par 71, measuring 7,121 yards, and will be putt on poa trivialis overseed. 132 golfers will be in the field at press time. Set your DraftKings fantasy golf lineups here: PGA TOUR $1M Pitch + Putt [$250K to 1st] STRATEGY This Pete Dye design is not as innocuous as it appears on paper. The fairways are tree-lined and dogleg, which will cause players to use more irons and driving metals off the tee to get the ball in the fairways. Golfers will need to deploy a solid strategy off the tee, with placement and approach paramount on all Dye courses. Golfers should also have a decent short game with smaller greens (3,700 sq. foot average) than the PGA TOUR average. The smaller landing areas have resulted in a higher scrambling percentage than the PGA TOUR average from the lower greens in regulation hit rate. The proximity to the coast can also present challenging conditions if inclement weather is in the forecast. Golfers striking the ball well won’t find Harbour Town Golf Links difficult, even though it presents some challenges with its design. Eagles are few and far between, but the three par 5s should be reasonably easy to walk away with a birdie, recording a 40% birdie rate on average across all three. There are also two par 4s under 400 yards, which players will need to score on when given the opportunity. Also, we see some correlations to the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club and the Wells Fargo at Quail Hollow, both courses in the Carolinas. We also see leaderboard crossover with the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. What is the best strategy to win at daily fantasy golf this week? Look into cheap sleepers this week. In 2019, eight of the top-10 in DraftKings scoring were below $7,000; three golfers fit this trend last year. In 2018, Satoshi Kodaira was $6,600, and in 2017, 10 of the top 11 in DraftKings scoring were below $8,000. LINEUP TIPS Corey Conners ($9,700) Another top-10 performance at Augusta National last week should vault Conners’ projected roster percentage this week, and that’s OK. Two top-25s and a top-10 at The RSM Classic (Sea Island Resort), two top-12s and a top-3 at the comparable Sony Open in Hawaii (Waialae CC) and a top-4 last year are all signs the smooth-swinging Canadian could be trending to another solid performance. Conners finished fourth in tee-to-green last week (+9.51) and is first in strokes gained total on Pete Dye courses over the previous 24 rounds. Adam Hadwin ($7,600) Two top-10s and a top-5 in his last three starts are much to do with his ball-striking, gaining an average of just under four strokes with his irons and a total of 17.3 strokes tee-to-green over his previous two starts. His best finish at Harbour Town is 22nd (2016), which came from a top-4 performance with his approach (+7.3), but a poor outing on the greens, losing 4.3 with the flat stick (12th-lowest). His putting has been solid this season, and he’s top-5 in greens in regulation gained over his last two events. Harbour Town seems like the perfect golf course for Hadwin’s game, even though he’s never finished inside the top-20. Hopefully, that changes this week. Kevin Na ($7,800) No one was better with his irons at Augusta National last week, gaining 9.44 strokes on approach for the tournament. Just over 5.5 strokes were gained from his play on the weekend, resulting in a T14, his third-straight top-15 at the Masters. A win at last year’s Sony Open in Hawaii and a top-5 with two top-10s here make him one of the best values in this range. Patton Kizzire ($7,100) Even though he missed the weekend at Valero, he was still able to gain strokes through approach, making it eight of the last nine events being positive with his irons. His short game hasn’t been great, but we’ve seen tournaments where he’s been able to gain a lot of strokes on the greens. Kizzire’s +7.8 strokes on the greens at THE PLAYERS Championship was his third-highest putting week in a measured event since he’s been on TOUR. The Sea Island, Georgia, resident should feel comfortable here, which is similar to what he plays at home. Set your DraftKings fantasy golf lineups here: PGA TOUR $1M Pitch + Putt [$250K to 1st] Put your knowledge to the test. Sign up for DraftKings and experience the game inside the game. Place your golf bets at DraftKings Sportsbook or by downloading the DraftKings Sportsbook app. All views expressed are my own. I am an employee of DraftKings and am ineligible to play in public DFS or DKSB contests. 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