PGA DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for the Shriners Children's Open
Our panel of experts is here to give you their PGA DFS picks for this week’s contests by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know who Noto has as the top three finishers? Or who is STLCards’ top overall golfer? Find out below!
PGA DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for the Shriners Children’s Open
Which useful trend or statistic stuck out most during your research?
Notorious: Despite having wide fairways and large greens, TPC Summerlin has not been a bomber’s paradise over the years. That’s not to say the long hitters can’t play well this week, but the driver is neutralized a bit here. Last season, the missed fairway penalty at this event was one of the highest on the PGA Tour. I’m looking for golfers that can keep it in the fairway, gain strokes on approach, and catch fire on these bentgrass greens.
STLCardinals84: Outside of one year where high winds were a major factor, every edition of this event since 2008 has seen a winning score of -16 or better. In keeping with tradition, Sungjae Im got to -24 two years ago, and the cut came in at -5. Tom Kim won with the same -24 score last year, and the cut line was -4. Birdies, birdies, more birdies, and some eagles will be the name of the game here. Getting all your golfers through the cut line is of prime importance.
hondizzle: For the second week in a row, I think you can attack the angle of roster construction through the understanding of how to handle weaker field pricing. While we have a bigger selection of familiar names in the upper pricing echelon, there is still not a great need to force a high-priced golfer. The top pricing tier usually represents players who have strong win equity. In last week’s event, I pointed out how there were not many past tour winners in the top price range. The only $10k priced player who played like a tour winner was the budding superstar, Ludvig Aberg. If you are max entering GPPs, I would consider a rule that allocates a small % of your play to exclude the top-priced players and/or forces your lineups to leave money on the table. There are lots of mid-range golfers that make sense in all formats.
Who is your top contrarian golfer (when considering price, key stats, projected ownership, etc.) on the board and why?
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