2016 John Deere Classic fantasy golf picks, betting tips
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2016 John Deere Classic fantasy golf picks, betting tips

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It's a two-tournament week in golf, with the John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour and the 60-player men's Olympic golf tournament in Brazil. Both tournaments have fantasy golf games, particularly on DraftKings, this week. So, here we'll offer our normal analysis for the weekly PGA Tour event, including our GNN Plus analysis.

We'll also offer a free top 10 for the men's Olympic golf tournament, as well GNN Plus analysis, and you can find that here.

The Deere is a fascinating event because of the players who continually support it and their success there, namely Jordan Spieth, who isn't in the field this year to defend, and Zach Johnson, who otherwise owns this event.

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2016 John Deere Classic top 10 picks

1. Zach Johnson -- Zach has been in the top three here in each the last five years. Enough said.

2. Jon Rahm -- Rahm has locked up his PGA Tour card and is playing pretty freely. Went sideways after a good start at Hartford, finishing T-25. Learned a lesson in a shootout event he can apply this week.

3. Daniel Summerhays -- Summerhays has enjoyed a good run of late and is a fixture in the top 15 in this championship, with three top-15s in the last five years.

4. Steve Stricker -- Stricker had three consecutive wins in this event, so it's a no-brainer to add him to a lineup in non-salary-cap leagues. He's overpriced this week, but he's on a great run, too.

5. Jerry Kelly -- Kelly finished strong at TPC River Highlands to get in the runner-up position. He has a good record in this championship as well on a course that doesn't penalize a lack of length.

6. Robert Garrigus -- Garrigus has enjoyed a special summer, reinvigorating his career with a slew of top-15 finishes. It's a little tight here, but Garrigus won't have to work hard off the tee to get around TPC Deere Run.

7. Ryan Moore -- Moore is in the Goldilocks part of his schedule, playing the Deere and the Travelers in back-to-back weeks, places where he has been solid throughout his career.

8. Gary Woodland -- Woodland is playing good golf this summer, and he's looking to extend that streak here. He doesn't have much of a Deere record, but he's a good option.

9. Kevin Na -- Kevin Na has hung around the top 25 in his last three starts, which included two majors and a WGC. This is a course, like the TPC in Vegas, that fits his game.

10. Wesley Bryan -- Yeah, we could pick another PGA Tour regular, but Bryan has won three times on the Web.com Tour and is now a free-and-clear PGA Tour member.

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My DraftKings team for this week:

1. Zach Johnson - $13,000

2. Scott Brown - $8,100

3. Spencer Levin - $7,400

4. Michael Thompson - $7,100

5. Tyrone Van Aswegen - $6,600

6. Carlos Ortiz - $6,400

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If you want to win at DraftKings daily fantasy golf, you have to figure out a way to find six golfers that play all 72 holes and earn roughly 85 points each.

You likely have to identify a couple of players in the top five, at least the top seven, and you'd ideally not have a player finish outside the top 20.

Doing that takes research, looking at a variety of factors, including:

  • Finish trends, both in recent weeks on the PGA Tour and at that week's event,
  • Salary trends, deciphering which players are showing value based on their performance, and
  • Statistical trends, identifying the common threads among winners in that week's event

That's what Golf News Net will deliver each week to GNN Plus members in this space, offering a complete research package which dives into these three areas to find the players that should be in your lineup for this week.

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