Ahead of the Betfred British Masters our Stats Guru has crunched the numbers and makes a case for three inclusions in your fantasy teams this week.
Favourite – Tommy Fleetwood
Home favourite Fleetwood may be on hosting duties this week, but as the current World Number 16 he is the overwhelming favourite to triumph at Hillside Golf Club.
Having not competed since the Masters Tournament, the 28-year-old arrives in his hometown of Southport well-rested and ready to tee it up on a course he has played since he was a boy.
Fleetwood, who has not missed a cut this year and has amassed two top-fives on the PGA Tour, is looking for his first win worldwide since the 2018 edition of the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship.
Since then he’s finished inside the top ten in almost one third of all events he has played (32.5%), and inside the top five in close to one in six of those appearances (15%).
Back on home soil, you can see why we’re backing Tommy this week.
Form horse – Sean Crocker
What a fortnight it has been for European Tour rookie Crocker.
Since missing his first three cuts of the year, the American has been trending in the right direction, building on two top-20 finishes in March with a share of second in Morocco a fortnight ago, and a top ten in China last week.
Since turning professional in 2017, the 22-year-old has been successful across numerous tours, racking up five top-three finishes.
Although he is yet to triumph as a professional, on recent evidence it seems like it is a case of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ Crocker will enter the winner’s circle.
Wildcard – Oliver Wilson
With his last European Tour victory coming on a links golf course at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, don’t be surprised if you see a strong showing from the former World Number 35 this week.
Wilson was part of the successful 2003 Walker Team, which was hosted at Ganton Golf Club – a heathland course that poses similar challenges to those of Hillside.
His form heading into the event is encouraging too, with three top-five finishes this term, including a share of second at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in March.
The old adage may say ‘form is temporary, class is permanent’ but in recent weeks Wilson has truly shown signs that he is close to returning to his world-class best, having dropped as low as 2006thin the world rankings last year.
Those are our picks, did we do enough to convince you? Add them to yourEuropean Tour Daily Fantasy Gameand your line-up in the Fantasy Race to Dubai before the action begins on Thursday.
