Fantasy Fix

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Sean O'Hair is too good to only have two top 10s thus far in 2010.

HP Byron Nelson Championship

Where: Irving, Tex.

Course: TPC Four Seasons Resort

Defending champion: Rory Sabbatini shot a tournament-record 19-under par to beat Brian Davis by two shots.

Purse: $6,500,000

By Alex Myers

Photos by Getty Images

May 18, 2010

Welcome to another edition of Fantasy Fix, where being washed up before the age of 30 is a myth. At least we hope so.

Adam Scott certainly proved he's still got it with his win at the Valero Texas Open, his first on the PGA Tour in two years (hey, maybe there's still hope for Sergio Garcia after all). Fantasy Fix has been pumping up the Aussie for a while now and we were all set to make him our big pick this week, but apparently now he's even too good to play in the Byron Nelson Championship.

Sadly, Scott is just one of the many big names not playing this week, making the field look like, well, the Valero Texas Open again. But any event on tour has the ability to change a life and at the very least, the standings in your fantasy league. Here are some thoughts.

STUDS

Dustin Johnson: Already a winner in 2010, Johnson is one of the biggest-hitters and biggest names in the field this week at the TPC Four Seasons. Throw in the fact that he shot no worse than 68 on this track last year to finish T-4, and is now under the tutelage of Butch Harmon, and there's really nothing not to like.

For a second straight week, I like Dallas native Justin Leonard. With nine straight cuts made at the Nelson, Leonard's record here has been consistent, even if it hasn't been spectacular. Five of those times he has finished in the top 20, though, so if you're in need of solid performance, look no further.

Sean O'Hair has three top-25 finishes in four appearances here, including a runner-up in 2005. He's played solidly this season with two missed cuts in 11 starts, but surprisingly only has one top 10 to show for his efforts. When is all that advice on winning from Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods at last year's Presidents Cup going to start paying off? I wouldn't be surprised to see it be this week. (Side note: Hey Tiger, I'm a one-planer. Give me a call...)

With my he-probably-doesn't-deserve-to-be-called-a-stud pick of the week, I'll go with J.J. Henry. Sadly, this tournament hasn't been getting as many of the stars to commit since Lord Byron's passing, but with a purse still fitting of a prestigious tournament, it has players like Henry licking their chops. The TCU product has plenty of fond memories of competing in this area and he finished no worse than T-13 at this event from 2005-2007. In total he's made six straight cuts here and he still has to be feeling pretty good about a T-7 at Quail Hollow. Like I said, it's a stretch.

DUDS

Vijay Singh: It's tough to slot a great player and former winner of this event into this category, but his recent struggles justify it. Since withdrawing from the Shell Houston Open with an injured back, Singh clearly hasn't been himself, with three straight missed cuts and a T-64 at the Valero Texas Open over the weekend.

Singh has a great track record at the TPC Four Seasons, but at this point, it's hard to trust him enough to insert him into your lineup. At the age of 47, his better days on the golf course are clearly behind him, but this latest setback seems only to be expediting his decline. This week he fell out of the top 50 in the world ranking for the first time since 1992. That means unless he does well this week, he'll be forced to try to qualify for the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach the hard way. If you have a handicap index of less than 1.4, maybe you'll see him out there.

Hunter Mahan is one of the PGA Tour's rising stars and a Dallas resident, but he has not felt at home in this event. In six appearances, Mahan has two missed cuts and has finished no better than a T-42 in 2008.