Fantasy Golf Round Up and Portugal Masters Picks

Find out who scored high in Hertfordshire and who you should have in your teams this week

Portugal Masters Picks
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We take a look at the highest points scorers from The Grove and find out who to go for in the Algarve with our Portugal Masters picks

Fantasy Golf Round Up and Portugal Masters Picks

The 2016 British Masters is now in the books and it's really starting to turn into the fairy tale season for Alex Noren.

The Swede won his third tournament of the year by two strokes from Bernd Wiesberger.

Noren is up to a career-high of 18 in the Official World Golf Rankings and picked up 405 points for his win.

Wiesberger earnt 345 points for his runner-up finish. Lee Westwood was third and scored 315 points.

The top fantasy golf scorers for the British Masters:

405 points - Alex Noren - Scandinavia

345 points - Bernd Wiesberger - Rest of Europe

315 points - Lee Westwood - GB

295 points - Graeme McDowell - Ireland

295 points - Richard Bland - GB

Portugal Masters Picks

Bland hasn't finished outside the top 17 in his last six starts, including four top sevens

295 points - Tommy Fleetwood - GB

295 points - Alex Levy - Rest of Europe

295 points - Peter Hanson - Scandinavia

This week Andy Sullivan looks to defend the Portugal Masters this week in Vilamoura. For Golf Monthly's full tournament preview click here.

Fantasy Picks for the Portugal Masters

GB: Andy Sullivan - The defending champion has 70 people from Nuneaton GC coming to the Algarve to support him this week as he attempts to defend his title.

Portugal Masters Picks

Scandinavia: Alex Noren - The way he played last week you have to back him again don't you? Noren is on fire this season.

Rest of Europe: Thomas Pieters - The Ryder Cup star is one of the favourites here this week and is in the form of his life, he should win you some points.

Asia: Thongchai Jaidee - Thongchai is one of the European Tour's most consistent players and has had solid finishes of T20th and T22nd in his last two starts.

Africa: Thomas Aiken - The South African has played on the PGA Tour quite a bit this year and ranks 2nd in driving accuracy and 5th in greens in regulation.

Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV