Fantasy Golf Round Up: Reed and Pieters Seal Ryder Cup Spots

Patrick Reed won 607 points at the Barclays with 50% extra on offer

Ryder Cup spots

Patrick Reed was the big winner with 607 points whilst Thomas Pieters won in Denmark for 405 points as the pair both sealed their Ryder Cup spots

Fantasy Golf Round Up: Reed and Pieters Seal Ryder Cup Spots

With 50% extra points on offer at The Barclays, this week's fantasy golf top scorers were Patrick Reed and Sean O'Hair.

Reed took the title at Bethpage Black to earn 607 points and also cement his place in the US Ryder Cup team.

In Europe, Belgium's Thomas Pieters won Made in Denmark to cap a remarkable run of form and also earn himself a wildcard pick in the process.

Pieters was picked alongside Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer in Darren Clarke's picks.

This week it's the European Masters at the stunning Crans-Sur-Sierre and the Deutsche Bank Championship on the PGA Tour.

Related: European Ryder Cup Team 2016

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There are great prizes from Puma Cobra Golf to be won each and every week. This week’s prize is a Puma track jacket and the prize for the month is a Limited Edition USPGA Tour Bag and a pair of Ignite shoes.

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Fowler began the day with the lead but a poor finish left him in T7th place

Leading points scorers from last week's Fantasy Golf game:

USA 1: Rickie Fowler - 352 points

USA 2: Patrick Reed - 607 points

GB: Bradley Dredge - 352 points

Ireland: Paul Dunne - 175 points

Scandinavia: Joakim Lagergren - 275 points

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Pieters now has three victories on the European Tour

Rest of Europe: Thomas Pieters - 405 points

Asia: Sunghoon Kang - 82 points

Australasia: Adam Scott, Jason Day - 442 points

South America: Emiliano Grillo - 517 points

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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