PGA Championship Side Action: Sobel Taking Flier on Si Woo Kim
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- On the Action Network Golf Podcast, analysts Peter Jennings, Jason Sobel and Drew Stoltz, and current PGA Tour player Colt Knost conduct a snake draft for this week's PGA Championship.
- The lowest-scoring golfer wins, although they must select value plays with their final two picks.
- Knost took Dustin Johnson #1 overall while Jordan Spieth fell outside of the top 12 picks.
In what's become a weekly tradition reverberating around the golf world like a Sunday roar at Augusta, The Action Network Golf Podcast crew is back for another snake draft for the PGA Championship.
This Week's Rules
- The Rules: The participants — Peter Jennings, Jason Sobel, Drew "The Sleeze" Stoltz and current PGA Tour Player Colt Knost — can pick any golfer with their first four picks, but they have to target players with odds worse than 100-1 with their final two selections.
- The Scoring: Lowest-scoring golfer wins.
- The Stakes: A friendly $100 per man, except for Colt who is playing for giggles.
Season Standings
- Peter Jennings: 0-1-1
- Jason Sobel: 1-0-1
- Drew "The Sleeze" Stoltz: 0-2-0
WBC-Bridgestone Results: Sobel took home the victory with his first round pick of Justin Thomas, who won the title at Firestone.
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PGA Championship Snake Draft
- Dustin Johnson (Colt)
- Rory McIlroy (Sleeze)
- Justin Thomas (Sobel)
- Rickie Fowler (Jennings)
- Brooks Koepka (Jennings)
- John Rahm (Sobel)
- Justin Rose (Sleeze)
- Tommy Fleetwood (Colt)
- Tony Finau (Colt)
- Jason Day (Sleeze)
- Patrick Cantlay (Sobel)
- Francesco Molinari (Jennings)
- Jordan Spieth (Jennings)
- Si Woo Kim (Sobel)
- Tiger Woods (Sleeze)
- Bubba Watson (Colt)
- Luke List (Colt)
- Gary Woodland (Sleeze)
- Thorbjorn Olesen (Sobel)
- Joakim Niemen (Jennings)
- Keegan Bradley (Jennings)
- Haotong Li (Sobel)
- Beau Hossler (Sleeze)
- Chris Kirk (Colt)
Individual Teams
The guys provided commentary on some of the players. Download the full podcast for more details on their picks.
Sleeze
- Rory McIlroy: "I see a lot of myself in Rory. We both play right-handed."
- Justin Rose
- Jason Day
- Tiger Woods: "Nobody wants the guy in red? I'll take him."
- Gary Woodland
- Beau Hossler
Jennings
- Rickie Fowler
- Brooks Koepka
- Francesco Molinari
- Jordan Spieth
- Joakim Niemen: "Greatest pick of all-time"
- Keegan Bradley: “If we're gonna talk about bomber”
Sobel
- Justin Thomas: “I'm going back to the well”
- John Rahm
- Patrick Cantlay
- Si Woo Kim: “From the guy who gave you Sergio Garcia at Carnoustie: Si Woo Kim at Bellerive”
- Thorbjorn Olesen: "He's got eight-pack abs"
- Haotong Li
Colt
- Dustin Johnson
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Tony Finau
- Bubba Watson
- Luke List
- Chris Kirk: "He's got one of my favorite caddies"
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