WGC-CA Championship

What is CA anyway?  I find the name of this tournament even more bizarre than the Waste Management Open, at least the titale sponsor of that one had a lot of work to do at 16...

Anyway, this is a huge event this week, and many fantasy golf leagues have a lot riding on the CA, which is played at Doral.  While this tournament has only been at Doral for three years, there was the Ford at Doral for years before that.  When investigating the results from 2006 and earlier at the Ford, three names stuck out that will not be mentioned later.  David Toms just tears up Doral apparently.  If he was playing even slightly better I'd give him a real good chance at a top 10 this week.  Angel Cabrera also plays well on this course, and you could do worse in leagues that required multiple guys, Lucas Glover too, though he has been down in 2010.  I also like John Senden as a deep sleeper this week.  He has a nice little history here as well.

Another deep sleeper is Soren Kjeldson (bless you).  Kjeldson has a T7 and an 11th in his past two turns here at Doral.

One name that need not be mentioned as a pick this week is Tiger of course, but it is worth noting that he has brought the blue montser to its knees over the years.

If we just look at 2007-2009, Jim Furyk has the best record here with top fives each of the last two years.  Lefty also warrants consideration as the defender (he beat Nick Watney by one in 2009), and you have to love the roll that Villegas is on right now.  He also plays well at Doral, so he will be a very popular pick this week, I'm sure.  Geoff Ogilvy has a win here too.

Really, when it comes to WGC events, they are so wide open, becuase almost all the top players are here.  Ernie and Vijay have played well at this event, as have Goosen and Stricker, who is red hot and has a 6 and 13 in the last two years here.  Paul Casey is playing great, and I also love Westwood, but my pick is Ian Poulter, who I feel is ready to breakout in a big way in 2010 after the WGC win at the match play.  You know who else is going to breakout still in 2010?  Sean O'Hair.  He could be a factor here.

Most Talent
1.  Mickelson
2.  McIlroy?
3.  Casey
4.  Harrington
5.  Stricker

Course History
1.  Toms
2.  Furyk
3.  Ogilvy
4.  Villegas
5.  Stricker

Who's Hot?
1.  Villegas
2.  Stricker
3.  Casey
4.  Westwood
5.  Kim

Who's Not?
1.  Glover
2.  Scott
3.  Mickelson
4.  Toms
5.  Furyk

My Picks
1.  Poulter
2.  Villegas
3.  Stricker
4.  Casey
5.  O' Hair

Cheers,
TFAM