Fantasy Golf Tips

While fantasy golf certainly isn't the cash cow that fantasy football has become, the game attracts thousands of players each year. The majority play online in leagues created by sports websites that allow players around the country to play one another in weekly matches. While it's great to get the game's No. 1 player, Tiger Woods, on a team, there's more to putting together a successful fantasy golf team that just drafting Woods.

  1. Know the Rules

    • A successful strategy starts with knowing the league's rules. The most important rules to know are how many golfers can play each week, how points are accumulated and whether the league is head-to-head (vs. another team) or rotisserie-style (where all teams compete and the one with the most points each week wins).

    Pay Attention to Trends

    • To field the best team each week, a fantasy golf owner must pay attention to how well players are playing. Jim Polak of fantasy-golf-strategy.com recommends that owners consider each player's results in their past three, five and 10 tournaments when making their lineup, along with choosing which players to pick up and release. Polak also said owners should consider an individual player's track record in that week's tournament.

    Read the Experts

    • Each week fantasy golf experts provide a wealth of information that fantasy golf owners can use to field their lineups. PGAtour.com, for example, offers a video feature before each tournament outlining players who could be good fantasy picks that week.

    Do Your own Research

    • When in doubt, take advantage of all of the information available via the Web to make lineup decisions. PGATour.com offers customizable stats and reports that allow users to determine which players are successful at everything from winning tournaments to hitting greens in regulation. Fantasy golf owners can then use that information to set a successful lineup each week.