Fantasy golf tips: Phil Mickelson a favorite at Wells Fargo Championship

Fantasy Tip Sheet: Wells Fargo Championship

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There will be plenty of big names to track this week at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C.: Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood and Webb Simpson among them.

But it is one player who is returning from a three-week layoff whom our fantasy panel thinks has the best chance at one of the premier stops on the PGA Tour.

That'd be Phil Mickelson.

Lefty is coming off a disappointing Sunday at the Masters, faltering early to give Bubba Watson a chance to move into contention and eventually take the green jacket.

Mickelson has had plenty of success at Quail Hollow, finishing T-12 or better seven times.

As for our panel, Jim McCabe has taken a commanding lead after correctly selecting Jason Dufner to win the Zurich Classic in New Orleans last weekend. Newcomer Ryan Lavner had a pair of picks that carded him more than $400,000 to make a move toward the $1 million mark.

Here is a look at whom they like this week:

Rank	Winner	Wild Card	Last Week

Rude	Jim Furyk Good history here and in good form. Won at Quail Hollow in 2006 and was second the year before. He's in form now, too - no worse than 11th in his last four PGA Tour starts. That includes a playoff loss at Transitions Championship.	Ben Curtis Has a victory and two other top 15s in his last three Tour starts. Was second at Quail Hollow four years ago..	Winner: Justin Rose ($160,000); wild card: Ernie Els ($691,200). 2012 total: $5,441,617.

McCabe	Phil Mickelson What's not to like? He's had three weeks off after having had a stretch of golf in which he recorded a first, a second, a third, and a fourth in six tournaments. Oh, and in eight starts at Quail Hollow the lefthander has been T-12 or better seven times.	Johnson Wagner Had it going pretty well earlier this season, so maybe a return to his home area will rekindle things.	Winner: Jason Dufner ($1,152,000); wild card: Graeme McDowell ($14,208). 2012 total: $6,913,527.

Martin	Hunter Mahan Has finished in the top 25 in all but one start this season. Has four consecutive top-25s at Quail Hollow.	David Toms The 2003 champion here has made seven of nine cuts this year.	Winner: Keegan Bradley (MC); wild card: Cameron Tringale ($199,467). 2012 total: $3,616,926.

Miceli	Rory McIlroy Looking to regain World No. 1, with all his time off he should be fresh.	Brendon de Jonge Had been struggling, but a good week last week in New Orleans and his game may be returning.	Winner: Steve Stricker ($230,400); wild card: David Duval ($13,056). 2012 total: $5,745,731.

Ringler	Jim Furyk His form at Quail Hollow is very good with a win in 2006 and four top 10s in eight starts. And his 2012 form includes finishes in the top 11 in his last four starts.	Brian Davis Trending in the right direction. Made seven cuts in a row and finished T-16 here last year.	Winner: Charles Howell III ($25,600); wild card: Graeme McDowell ($14,208). 2012 total: $4,231,447.

Lavner	Phil Mickelson Putting better than he has in years, Lefty has four top 5s this season and an outstanding record at Quail Hollow: 6 top 10s in eight career starts.	J.B. Holmes Seems to be rounding into form, with top-15 finishes in two of his past three starts. Just needs the putter to get hot.	Winner: Steve Stricker ($230,400); wild card: Cameron Tringale ($199,467). 2012 total: $507,987.