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The PGA Tour moves from Northern California to Los Angeles for the Genesis Open, the former L.A. Open, at Riviera Country Club. Bubba Watson is defending champion in the best field of 2017 to date, which includes Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day and Dustin Johnson.
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2017 Genesis Open rankings: Top 10 picks
1. Hideki Matsuyama -- Matsuyama is a winner in his last start, and he's winning all over the place. He can get to No. 1 in the world with a win and a correspondingly friendly Jason Day finish.
2. Jordan Spieth -- Spieth has been on a top-10 tear. Now, he hasn't been in the thick of it at the very end of a lot of those high finishes, but he's lurking and hanging around. Struggled putting in Phoenix.
3. Dustin Johnson -- DJ is a stud at Pebble. One-fourth of his pro wins are here. Playing in the pro-am with the Great One is actually a good influence, in our opinion.
4. Jason Day -- Day played well enough for about 60 holes to win at Pebble Beach. The other holes were a bizarre tumble down the leaderboard. Not a horse-for-course, and his No. 1 ranking is in danger.
5. Sergio Garcia -- Garcia won in his last start in Dubai, and he went wire-to-wire in the process. Garcia has been in the fourth-place slot in two of his last four Riv appearances.
6. Bill Haas -- Haas is a great pick this week, and not just as a horse-for-course. He hasn't finished outside of the top 20 in any start this season.
7. Justin Thomas -- JT missed the cut in Phoenix. Kinda bound to happen after winning his prior two starts. Hit the reset button a little bit. Hasn't cracked the top 40 in two pro starts.
8. Brendan Steele -- With the volume of great players in the field, yes, I'm recommending Brendan Steele. Top 20 in his last four starts and a win on the season. Top-15 finishes here in two of the last three years.
9. Bubba Watson -- You have to acknowledge the defending champion, right? Horse for course pick. Which he was in Phoenix, but that didn't work out so hot.
10. Phil Mickelson -- Mickelson continues to tease a great finish. And in each of the last two weeks, he's had a bizarre fade on the weekend, particularly on the back nine, which finally got him at Pebble Beach. Taking him is a bit of a risk.
My DraftKings lineup for this week:
- Hideki Matsuyama - $11,500
- Sergio Garcia - $9,300
- Bill Haas - $8,000
- J.B. Holmes - $7,100
- Brendan Steele - $7,100
- Kyle Stanley - $6,800
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