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Fantasy Fix: Is Adam Scott your best bet at the Barclays?

August 20, 2014

We are down to the final four events of the 2013-14 PGA Tour season, which means some golfer is about to walk away with a $10 million bonus and fantasy golfers still have time to make a little money of their own. The Barclays leads off the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and while Adam Scott won last year, Matt Kuchar feels more like the defending champ. Kuchar won this event in 2010, but that was the last year the tournament was played Ridgewood CC, this week's site. Kuchar is also returning from an odd Slip 'N Slide injury (no, really) leaving even more questions. Who are we pinning our FedEx Cup hopes on? Here's our weekly Yahoo! fantasy lineup:

Starters -- (A-List): Adam Scott. We probably would have used Kuchar, if not for that bizarre back injury. But hey, it's tough to ever go wrong when using Mr. Scott. The Aussie has finished in the top 15 in six straight events and 11 of 13 overall this season.

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(B-List): Jason Day. Another Aussie who has played well in 2014 when he's teed it up, Day played in the final group at the PGA Championship on Saturday and finished T-5 at Ridgewood in 2010.

(B-List): Bill Haas. Coming off a T-2 in Greensboro and still motivated -- and close -- to earning a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. But what about Rory McIlroy? We're passing on using him in this spot despite his three-tournament winning streak. Why? Because EVERYONE is picking him. We hope EVERYONE isn't right. . .

(C-List): Sergio Garcia. Had a disappointing PGA Championship, but had back-to-back runner-ups previously at the British Open and the Bridgestone Invitational. He also had a runner-up at Ridgewood in this event in 2008.

Bench/Backups: Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, Jim Furyk, and Ryan Palmer.

Knockout/One-and-done pick: Nick Watney. Unfortunately, we've used all the players above so we had to dig a little deeper here. Watney won this event in 2012 at Bethpage Black and has re-found his form of late with a T-5, a T-8 and a T-12 in the past month. Another big finish would certainly get the attention of U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson. Watney said that there's been a bit of a learning process since becoming a dad in March. And thanks to Kuchar, Watney knows to be careful shopping for a Slip 'N Slide when the time comes.

Previously used: Keegan Bradley (Doral), Tim Clark (Sony), Jason Day (Congressional), Graham DeLaet (Phoenix), Luke Donald (Valspar), Jason Dufner (Bridgestone), Rickie Fowler (Honda Classic), Jim Furyk (Heritage), Sergio Garcia (British Open), Bill Haas (Farmers), Charley Hoffman (Travelers), Billy Horschel (Zurich), Charles Howell III (Humana), Freddie Jacobson (Valero), Dustin Johnson (Northern Trust), Zach Johnson (Colonial), Matt Kuchar (U.S. Open), Martin Laird (Kapalua), Hunter Mahan (Canadian), Graeme McDowell (Bay Hill), Rory McIlroy (PGA Championship -- WINNER!), Ryan Palmer (Memphis), Justin Rose (Memorial), Adam Scott (Masters), Webb Simpson (Wyndham), Jordan Spieth (Houston), Henrik Stenson (Players), Jimmy Walker (Pebble -- WINNER!), Gary Woodland (Nelson).