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The 2015 Northern Trust Open will be played at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. The course, which is one of two courses nicknamed “Hogan’s Alley” after Ben Hogan, will play as a par-71 measuring 7,349 yards for the event.

The field this week is set to include defending champion Bubba Watson, Jimmy Walker, Keegan Bradley, Jordan Spieth, Jim Furyk, Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedeker, who’s coming off last week’s win at Pebble Beach and Fred Couples, who will make his 33rd appearance in the event. Also, Sergio Garcia makes his 2015 PGA Tour debut this week.

In last year’s event, Watson shot 64-64 on the weekend to win by two shots over Dustin Johnson, coming from four strokes behind in the final round.

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http://www.pgatour.com/expert-picks/2015/02/17/northern-trust-open.html

PGATOUR.COM expert Fantasy selections Chamion
HELEN ROSS
Chief of Correspondents 		Bill Haas, Dustin Johnson
Jimmy Walker, Nick Watney 		Johnson
Johnson gained a lot of confidence at Pebble and the home game should suit last year's Riviera runner-up.
JONATHAN WALL
Equipment Writer 		Harris English, Jim Furyk
Bill Haas, Jordan Spieth 		Haas
Won the 2012 Northern Trust Open and has four top 25s in his last four starts at Riviera. Haas also has a 2015 win under his belt at the Humana Challenge.
ROB BOLTON
Fantasy Columnist 		Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel
Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson 		Watson
The West Coast Swing has yielded a strong contingent of champions. Expect one more in the series finale.
BRIAN WACKER
Staff Writer 		Charlie Beljan, Bill Haas
Brendan Steele, Jimmy Walker 		Steele
He plays his best golf out west and a few weeks ago finished second at PGA West. Steele has also performed progressively better each year at Riviera, where he tied for 10th last year.
SEAN MARTIN
Events Editor 		Harris English, Jim Furyk
Dustin Johnson, Webb Simpson 		Johnson
It didn't take long for DJ to get back in contention. Riviera isn't far from Sherwood, where he's been living, and he plays well in California.
WILL HASKETT
PGA TOUR Radio 		Bill Haas, Charl Schwartzel
Bubba Watson, Nick Watney 		Watson
Bubba's weekend last year was one of the best 36-hole closing stretches all time. He was surgical around Riviera and is on form again in early 2015. No reason to pick against him and his imagination.
D.J. PIEHOWSKI
Digital Producer 		Hideki Matsuyama, Pat Perez
Jordan Spieth, Jimmy Wakler 		Walker
I can't imagine this pick is too unique, but Jimmy is playing great and headed to his favorite course. What's not to like?
MIKE McALLISTER
Managing Editor 		Charl Schwartzel, Webb Simpson
Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson 		Schwartzel
Has made 64 TOUR starts since his only TOUR win (2011 Masters) but he loves Riviera, with seven of his eight career rounds in the 60s.
JOHN SWANTEK
Host, LIVE@ 		Sang-Moon Bae, Charlie Beljan
Kevin Chappell, Jimmy Walker 		Walker
I used to pencil him in at Riviera every year, even before he became a stud over the last 18 months. No reason to stray from that strategy now.
AMANDA BALIONIS
Host, Trending on TOUR 		Jim Furyk, Bill Haas
Dustin Johnson, Nick Watney 		Johnson
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DJ played well last year (watching it on replay right now) and played really well last week, so he's my pick! What's the over/under on the announcers collective usage of the word(s) "kikuyu grass" this weekend? 11 billion, give or take??
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Not a complete answer, but kikuyu grass is probably not something you want in your yard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennisetum_clandestinum

Wiki only says, regarding golf, that  'kikuyu creates challenging rough'.


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Kikuyu grass is abundant in South Africa and is now widely used in Southern California. I have played on it and while golf course supers like it, I do not like it from a playing perspective. It is really thick and full of thatch. I feel as though any chip or pitch shot must be played with a very firm grip of the club.

But that is just my opinion.


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Scott Piercy on the 10th hole, about 15 minutes ago. Just lovin' that sand.

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Wally Fairway

Scott Piercy on the 10th hole, about 15 minutes ago. Just lovin' that sand.

Nice 1-putt double

as a former caddie my self, it looks like a lot of work to clean up that mess

Players play, tough players win!

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Scott Piercy on the 10th hole, about 15 minutes ago. Just lovin' that sand. [URL=http://thesandtrap.com/content/type/61/id/114559/] [/URL]

Justin Leonard went bunker to bunker to bunker to bunker and ended up making a 7. Yikes!

Riley


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Crim

Justin Leonard went bunker to bunker to bunker to bunker and ended up making a 7. Yikes!

Lol! what the hell? Just checked it out, yup, same hole, hahaha.

Joel Holden

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RJH999 Great Member

RJH999

The Goose AND The Big Fijian both leading a golf tournament? Holy shit, did I time travel to 2005?!

Riley


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Crim

The Goose AND The Big Fijian both leading a golf tournament? Holy shit, did I time travel to 2005?!

Certainly been a weird week, at one point last Thursday it was Paddy Harrington & John Daly...

It's all about putting those 4 rounds together though. Both Paddy and Daly missed the 3 round cut :(

Joel Holden

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RJH999

Certainly been a weird week, at one point last Thursday it was Paddy Harrington & John Daly... It's all about putting those 4 rounds together though. Both Paddy and Daly missed the 3 round cut :(

Well Paddy is one under through one! It's certainly looking up! :-D

Riley


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Well Paddy is one under through one! It's certainly looking up!

:beer:

Joel Holden

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There is a long way to go, but I don't think anyone will be shooting 64-64 on the weekend this year. The course is already firm and fast, and I'm guessing it will get tougher the next few days. 10 to 12 under should be looking good Sunday afternoon. Good stuff!
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Petterson just made eagle on 11 from greenside bunker.

Watching the shot, the bunker must be deep. Only the top of his hat was visible when he was standing upright.

Johnny Rocket - Let's Rock and Roll and play some golf !!!

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