PODCAST 78: Reviewing the 2016 Major Championship Season

Golf writer Chris Chaney (Swing by Swing) joins me on tonight's episode of the Golf Unfiltered Podcast to trade takes on the 2016 major championship season. We cover all four majors, their respective winners, and what it means (if anything) that none of the Big Three came out on top this year. Does parity on the PGA Tour hurt or help the game? Will we be forced to watch boring tournament finishes like what we saw at Baltusrol?

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Golf Unfiltered Podcast: Jimmy Walker wins Valero, Tiger Woods at Augusta?

On this week's episode of the Golf Unfiltered Podcast I cover Jimmy Walker's win at the Valero Texas Open and offer my take on whether or not Tiger Woods will play The Masters next week. Click the player below to listen. Download the Raur app at www.raur.co.

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Fantasy Golf Picks: 2015 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

The boys from the PGA TOUR return to Pebble Beach this week for the 2015 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. We've got our fantasy golf picks up and ready for what is sure to be another photo-finish this week.

Jason Day was last week's winner on TOUR, capturing the Farmers Insurance Open in a four-man playoff for his third win overall. He's back in the field at Pebble and is an automatic no-brainer for fantasy golf players. The same can be said for Patrick Reed, who also has a victory in 2015 already and looks to stay hot this week.

Jimmy Walker is hand's down the best American player at the moment, having accumulated three top-10 finishes in each of his three starts in 2015 (two of which were top-3). His win at the Sony Open last month cemented himself as a viable threat to his peers as well as his spot on your fantasy golf roster.

While players like Billy Horschel and Jordan Spieth have started their years slower than expected, look for them to pick up their games sooner rather than later. They are solid bench players for this week, along with last week's runner-up J.B. Holmes.

Finally, Ryan Palmer is the top choice in Yahoo's A-Group, having recorded two top-10 and a top-3 finish already this season. Palmer has always been a streaky player on TOUR, so now's the time to start him on your roster before he cools off again (which is bound to happen).

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Fantasy Golf Picks 2014: Northern Trust Open

Last year, John Merrick won his first PGA Tour trophy at the 2013 installment of the Northern Trust Open. This year, all eyes will be on the red-hot Jimmy Walker as the boys return to Riviera Country Club. The 2014 Northern Trust Open will be another spectacle primed for a Bubba Watson blow-up, similar to what he had at the Waste Management Phoenix Open a couple weeks ago. He seems to play just well enough to put him at the top of the leaderboard before crapping down his leg. For his sake, let's hope that won't be the case this week.

As mentioned, Jimmy Walker needs to be on your fantasy golf roster. I'm not sure how long he'll maintain this hotstreak, but three victories in the 2013-14 season is something we haven't seen since Tiger. Don't expect to keep this guy on the shelf until the majors; Walker will clean up in the regular season events.