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Parsons Xtreme Golf, Nike Golf announce new staff players for 2016

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A number of high profile tour professionals have switched golf club equipment sponsorships to begin 2016, according to multiple brand announcements on Monday. Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG) made the biggest noise during a busy day in the golf equipment circle, announcing the signing of eight players to their brand. Most of these names shouldn't surprise you, since rumors of most (if not all) of the following players making the jump have been circling for awhile.

Zach Johnson is the biggest "get" for PXG, as the reigning British Open Champion leaves Titleist behind for the upstart company. Billy Horschel (Ping), Chris Kirk (Callaway), Charles Howell III (Mizuno), and James Hahn (TaylorMade) round out the list on the PGA Tour circuit. Ryan Moore has already been an established PXG gamer.

Three LPGA Tour players also signed with PXG, including Christie Kerr (Titleist), Gerina Piller (Adams) and Alison Lee (Ping). Beatriz Recari, Sadena Parks and Anna Rawson have also played the brand prior to January.

Nike Golf also made some moves over the past few weeks to sign up-and-comers Brooks Koepka (Titleist) and Tony Finau (Callaway). As Tony Covey at MyGolfSpy.com correctly points out, both Koepka and Finau fit the new "bold mold" that Nike is working hard to establish with its staff players in the post-Tiger era.

Nike also swooshed up (get it?) amateur players Denny McCarthy, Cheng-Tsung Pan and Ashley Chesters (who apparently isn't a porn actress, believe it or not). The Euro Tour's Tom Lewis and Lucas Bjerregaard also penned deals with The Swoosh.

(Photo credit PGATour.com)

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Fantasy Golf Picks 2015 : Farmers Insurance Open

Here are our Fantasy Golf picks for the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open. And no, there is no chance we're going with the Big Cat.

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We're a little tardy publishing our 2015 Fantasy Golf picks, but better late than never, right? The 2015 Farmers Insurance Open tees off this week and The Big Cat's opening odds are listed at 50-to-1. Yep, you read that correctly; Tiger Woods is damn-near a longshot to win at Torrey Pines, where he has won eight times prior to this year. But how can you blame the sleazy mafia bosses that set the odds in Vegas? Tiger turned the Waste Management Phoenix Open into a twilight hit-and-giggle last week, missing the cut in monumental fashion. The man can't even hit a chip shot to save his tooth, let alone put himself into contention.

So who do we like for this week's tournament. Take a look:

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Don't let the fact that you can't recognize many of those names fool you. Brooks Koepka won last week and is apparently the Great White Hype among my fellow swarmy Twitter goofballs.

See? It's like this guy walks on water, which wouldn't be surprising to me in the least. His name is "Brooks" after all.

Hideki Matsuyama might be the biggest sleeper of 2015, and by judging by his recent play (two top-3's in three events) my after-the-fact predictability talents are as honed as ever. His shot during last week's tournament is already a contender for Shot of the Year, supported mainly by a fictitious email I received from Mama Matsuyama.

Truth be told, expect big things from Keegan Bradley this week. The die-hard New England Patriots fan is sure to be riding the coattails of his team's success in Super Bowl XLIX, because fantasy sports are weird and that's just how it works. I'm predicting a Top-5 finish for that googly-headed monster.

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