DraftKings + FanDuel PGA DFS Player Salary Analysis: Rocket Mortgage Classic

For the fourth week in a row, we have a Millionaire Maker on DraftKings. While this tournament might not be in the best interest of your bankroll, where else do you get the chance to win a million dollars playing fantasy golf? They are also offering a $200 single-entry buy-in (my favorite tournament of the week) that could fill a full day before the event starts. There is also a $5 Drive the Green and a $555 Signature Hole with big payouts to first. FanDuel is running back their $9 eagle, which awards $100,000 to first. They are also offering a $555 buy-in offering the same first place prize. With so much money up for grabs, let’s get into the DraftKings and FanDuel PGA DFS player salary analysis.

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The Rocket Mortgage Classic doesn’t have nearly as stacked of a field as we’ve seen over the last three weeks. Most of the big names played in all three of those events and were looking for a week off. Detroit Golf Club is a Par 72 that measures just under 7,400 yards. Last year was the first time we’d seen the course in rotation on the PGA Tour, so we don’t have a ton of data to work with. However, fairways and greens were both easy to hit in last year’s renewal. Scrambling was easier than tour average and each of the top 20 golfers on the leaderboard gained strokes with their putter. The thought floating around the industry is that we need golfers that hit irons and putt well, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see a ball striker come out on top this week.

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DraftKings and FanDuel Rocket Mortgage Classic Salary Analysis Table

In the table below, you will find Vegas odds, salaries, percentage salary cap columns, and odds percentage columns. The “DK & FD Cap %” columns show how much of the respective salary on each site each golfer costs. The “DK – FD %” column shows how much cheaper a golfer is on DraftKings compared to FanDuel. The “DK & FD Odds” columns take each golfer’s salary rank and compare it to their odds rank. The higher the percentage, the more value they provide on that specific site (relative to their outright odds).

Golfer Odds DK FD DK Cap % FD Cap % DK – FD % DK Odds FD Odds
Bryson DeChambeau 7 $11,700 $12,200 23.4% 20.3% 3.1% 0% 0%
Webb Simpson 11 $11,000 $12,100 22.0% 20.2% 1.8% 0% 0%
Tyrrell Hatton 14 $10,700 $11,100 21.4% 18.5% 2.9% 0% 25%
Patrick Reed 14 $10,500 $11,200 21.0% 18.7% 2.3% 0% -33%
Hideki Matsuyama 18 $10,200 $11,000 20.4% 18.3% 2.1% 0% 0%
Viktor Hovland 20 $10,000 $10,900 20.0% 18.2% 1.8% 0% 0%
Sungjae Im 22 $9,800 $10,800 19.6% 18.0% 1.6% 0% 0%
Rickie Fowler 29 $9,500 $10,700 19.0% 17.8% 1.2% -13% -13%
Tony Finau 28 $9,300 $10,600 18.6% 17.7% 0.9% 11% 11%
Bubba Watson 39 $9,200 $10,300 18.4% 17.2% 1.2% -20% 0%
Kevin Na 35 $9,100 $10,400 18.2% 17.3% 0.9% 0% 0%
Scottie Scheffler 35 $9,000 $10,500 18.0% 17.5% 0.5% 17% 0%
Rory Sabbatini 46 $8,800 $9,900 17.6% 16.5% 1.1% -15% 0%
JT Poston 40 $8,700 $10,200 17.4% 17.0% 0.4% 7% 0%
Jason Day 51 $8,600 $9,900 17.2% 16.5% 0.7% -7% -7%
Doc Redman 44 $8,500 $10,000 17.0% 16.7% 0.3% 13% 0%
Lucas Glover 58 $8,400 $9,800 16.8% 16.3% 0.5% -6% -6%
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 60 $8,300 $9,600 16.6% 16.0% 0.6% -11% 9%
Adam Hadwin 56 $8,200 $9,800 16.4% 16.3% 0.1% 11% 0%
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 67 $8,100 $9,500 16.2% 15.8% 0.4% -20% 0%
Erik Van Rooyen 61 $8,000 $9,600 16.0% 16.0% 0.0% 0% 5%
Brian Harman 60 $7,900 $9,700 15.8% 16.2% -0.4% 14% 5%
Brandt Snedeker 61 $7,900 $9,700 15.8% 16.2% -0.4% 0% -10%
Alexander Noren 70 $7,800 $9,400 15.6% 15.7% -0.1% -13% -4%
Brendon Todd 65 $7,800 $9,800 15.6% 16.3% -0.7% 4% -35%
Kevin Kisner 69 $7,700 $9,500 15.4% 15.8% -0.4% 0% -8%
Branden Grace 69 $7,700 $9,400 15.4% 15.7% -0.3% 4% 4%
Harold Varner 72 $7,600 $9,300 15.2% 15.5% -0.3% 0% 0%
Maverick McNealy 77 $7,600 $9,300 15.2% 15.5% -0.3% -4% -4%
Scott Stallings 93 $7,500 $9,100 15.0% 15.2% -0.2% -10% -3%
Joseph Bramlett 102 $7,500 $8,800 15.0% 14.7% 0.3% -27% 3%
Brian Stuard 96 $7,400 $8,900 14.8% 14.8% 0.0% -13% 0%
Patrick Rodgers 88 $7,400 $9,200 14.8% 15.3% -0.5% 3% -3%
Will Gordon 92 $7,300 $9,100 14.6% 15.2% -0.6% 6% 0%
Keegan Bradley 87 $7,300 $9,200 14.6% 15.3% -0.7% 12% 0%
Wes Roach 108 $7,300 $8,700 14.6% 14.5% 0.1% -24% 0%
Mark Hubbard 106 $7,200 $8,800 14.4% 14.7% -0.3% -11% -5%
Si Woo Kim 97 $7,200 $8,900 14.4% 14.8% -0.4% 0% -3%
Chris Kirk 95 $7,200 $9,000 14.4% 15.0% -0.6% 5% -3%
Kyle Stanley 94 $7,100 $9,000 14.2% 15.0% -0.8% 15% 0%
Sebastian Munoz 119 $7,100 $8,600 14.2% 14.3% -0.1% -13% 0%
Michael Thompson 105 $7,100 $8,800 14.2% 14.7% -0.5% 0% -3%
Emiliano Grillo 126 $7,100 $8,600 14.2% 14.3% -0.1% -18% -4%
Tom Hoge 114 $7,000 $8,700 14.0% 14.5% -0.5% 0% -5%
Talor Gooch 154 $7,000 $8,100 14.0% 13.5% 0.5% -48% 0%
Peter Uihlein 148 $7,000 $8,200 14.0% 13.7% 0.3% -36% 2%
Tyler Duncan 112 $7,000 $8,700 14.0% 14.5% -0.5% 2% -2%
Sam Burns 133 $6,900 $8,500 13.8% 14.2% -0.4% -4% -2%
Charl Schwartzel 149 $6,900 $8,300 13.8% 13.8% 0.0% -27% -7%
Ryan Armour 154 $6,900 $8,200 13.8% 13.7% 0.1% -35% -7%
Seung-Yul Noh 139 $6,900 $8,400 13.8% 14.0% -0.2% -10% 0%
Patton Kizzire 160 $6,900 $8,100 13.8% 13.5% 0.3% -44% -6%
Harry Higgs 143 $6,800 $8,400 13.6% 14.0% -0.4% -6% -6%
Matthew Wolff 104 $6,800 $8,900 13.6% 14.8% -1.2% 26% -8%
Lanto Griffin 121 $6,800 $8,600 13.6% 14.3% -0.7% 13% -2%
Chesson Hadley 145 $6,800 $8,300 13.6% 13.8% -0.2% -8% 0%
Jason Dufner 135 $6,800 $8,500 13.6% 14.2% -0.6% 4% -4%
Tom Lewis 154 $6,800 $8,200 13.6% 13.7% -0.1% -21% -5%
Matt Wallace 151 $6,700 $8,200 13.4% 13.7% -0.3% -5% -2%
Aaron Wise 131 $6,700 $8,600 13.4% 14.3% -0.9% 19% -7%
Sepp Straka 138 $6,700 $8,400 13.4% 14.0% -0.6% 12% 2%
Luke List 141 $6,700 $8,500 13.4% 14.2% -0.8% 7% -12%
Adam Schenk 213 $6,700 $7,800 13.4% 13.0% 0.4% -36% -4%
Andrew Putnam 159 $6,700 $8,000 13.4% 13.3% 0.1% -15% 1%
Beau Hossler 196 $6,700 $7,800 13.4% 13.0% 0.4% -27% 3%
Cameron Tringale 197 $6,600 $7,900 13.2% 13.2% 0.0% -17% -5%
Wyndham Clark 147 $6,600 $8,300 13.2% 13.8% -0.6% 12% -2%
Russell Knox 154 $6,600 $8,100 13.2% 13.5% -0.3% 5% 3%
Kevin Chappell 194 $6,600 $7,900 13.2% 13.2% 0.0% -12% -1%
Nate Lashley 132 $6,600 $8,500 13.2% 14.2% -1.0% 26% 0%
Danny Willett 147 $6,600 $8,300 13.2% 13.8% -0.6% 12% -2%
Jimmy Walker 193 $6,600 $7,900 13.2% 13.2% 0.0% -11% 0%
Ben Martin 139 $6,600 $8,400 13.2% 14.0% -0.8% 18% -2%
Cameron Percy 256 $6,500 $7,300 13.0% 12.2% 0.8% -22% 7%
Cameron Davis 176 $6,500 $8,000 13.0% 13.3% -0.3% 4% -3%
Henrik Norlander 206 $6,500 $7,800 13.0% 13.0% 0.0% -7% -3%
Pat Perez 154 $6,500 $8,100 13.0% 13.5% -0.5% 12% 0%
Matt Jones 174 $6,500 $8,000 13.0% 13.3% -0.3% 5% -1%
James Hahn 263 $6,500 $7,400 13.0% 12.3% 0.7% -24% 1%
Richy Werenski 241 $6,500 $7,700 13.0% 12.8% 0.2% -14% -4%
Sam Ryder 197 $6,500 $7,800 13.0% 13.0% 0.0% -4% 0%
Wesley Bryan 179 $6,500 $8,000 13.0% 13.3% -0.3% 3% -4%
Brandon Hagy 238 $6,500 $7,700 13.0% 12.8% 0.2% -12% -2%
Stewart Cink 259 $6,400 $7,500 12.8% 12.5% 0.3% -8% -2%
Troy Merritt 229 $6,400 $7,700 12.8% 12.8% 0.0% 2% -1%
Josh Teater 250 $6,400 $7,500 12.8% 12.5% 0.3% -6% 0%
C.T. Pan 196 $6,400 $7,900 12.8% 13.2% -0.4% 10% -4%
Hudson Swafford 216 $6,400 $7,700 12.8% 12.8% 0.0% 4% 0%
Jamie Lovemark 294 $6,400 $7,100 12.8% 11.8% 1.0% -23% 2%
Grayson Murray 247 $6,400 $7,600 12.8% 12.7% 0.1% -1% 0%
Kristoffer Ventura 249 $6,400 $7,600 12.8% 12.7% 0.1% -5% -4%
Robert Streb 321 $6,400 $7,000 12.8% 11.7% 1.1% -30% 0%
Sahith Theegala 271 $6,400 $7,500 12.8% 12.5% 0.3% -14% -8%
Shawn Stefani 248 $6,300 $7,600 12.6% 12.7% -0.1% 7% -2%
Tyler McCumber 309 $6,300 $7,100 12.6% 11.8% 0.8% -15% -3%
Steve Stricker 272 $6,300 $7,400 12.6% 12.3% 0.3% -3% -4%
Luke Donald 276 $6,300 $7,300 12.6% 12.2% 0.4% -4% -1%
Austin Cook 291 $6,300 $7,200 12.6% 12.0% 0.6% -7% 0%
Peter Malnati 332 $6,300 $7,000 12.6% 11.7% 0.9% -19% -3%
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 291 $6,300 $7,300 12.6% 12.2% 0.4% -7% -4%
Vincent Whaley 321 $6,300 $7,000 12.6% 11.7% 0.9% -16% 0%
J.J. Spaun 338 $6,300 $7,000 12.6% 11.7% 0.9% -21% -5%
Kevin Tway 263 $6,300 $7,500 12.6% 12.5% 0.1% 2% -3%
Chris Stroud 268 $6,300 $7,400 12.6% 12.3% 0.3% 0% -1%
Chase Seiffert 307 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -2% 2%
Bronson Burgoon 286 $6,200 $7,200 12.4% 12.0% 0.4% 6% 2%
Aaron Baddeley 297 $6,200 $7,200 12.4% 12.0% 0.4% 1% -3%
Tim Wilkinson 379 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -16% -12%
Zack Sucher 362 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -14% -10%
Zac Blair 247 $6,200 $7,600 12.4% 12.7% -0.3% 19% 0%
Bill Haas 268 $6,200 $7,400 12.4% 12.3% 0.1% 10% -1%
Ted Potter 303 $6,200 $7,200 12.4% 12.0% 0.4% 0% -4%
Scott Brown 338 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -9% -5%
Hank Lebioda 335 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -8% -4%
Bo Hoag 338 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -9% -5%
Roger Sloan 406 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -18% -14%
Fabian Gomez 476 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -29% -24%
Johnson Wagner 388 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -4% -13%
Mark Anderson 427 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -8% -17%
Roberto Castro 306 $6,100 $7,100 12.2% 11.8% 0.4% 10% -1%
Xinjun Zhang 368 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -3% -11%
Brian Gay 350 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% 1% -7%
Rhein Gibson 424 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -6% -15%
Chris Baker 356 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% 0% -8%
Scott Harrington 518 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -18% -28%
Ryan Blaum 329 $6,100 $7,100 12.2% 11.8% 0.4% 6% -6%
Rob Oppenheim 456 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -14% -23%
Lucas Bjerregaard 288 $6,100 $7,300 12.2% 12.2% 0.0% 15% -3%
Jonathan Byrd 444 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -12% -21%
Matt Every 494 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -16% -26%
Nelson Ledesma 538 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -19% -29%
Greg Chalmers 624 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -24% -34%
Arjun Atwal 597 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -22% -32%
Robby Shelton 359 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 11% -9%
D.J. Trahan 429 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 4% -18%
Ryan Brehm 429 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 4% -18%
Seamus Power 437 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 2% -20%
Sebastian Cappelen 488 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -1% -25%
Ben Taylor 568 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -7% -31%
Ricky Barnes 512 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -3% -27%
Doug Ghim 424 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 7% -15%
Kramer Hickok 424 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 7% -15%
David Hearn 453 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 1% -22%
Michael Gligic 529 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -4% -28%
Michael Gellerman 556 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -6% -30%
Dominic Bozzelli 597 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -7% -32%
Vijay Singh 794 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -12% -38%
John Senden 665 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -10% -36%
Bo Van Pelt 926 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -13% -39%
Michael Kim 824 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -13% -39%
Martin Trainer 956 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -14% -40%
Peter Kuest 626 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -10% -35%
James Nicholas 665 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -10% -36%

DraftKings + FanDuel DFS Salary Analysis for the Rocket Mortgage Classic

Tony Finau

DraftKings: $9,300 / FanDuel: $10,600

Finau missed the cut at last week’s Travelers Championship, but there wasn’t anything alarming in his statistics. He gained strokes off the tee and around the green, but didn’t take advantage of the easy holes. Ultimately, that’s what caused him to miss the cut. It’s somewhat of a perfect storm though, as we have a better course for Finau on tap this week in a much weaker field. Most golfers saw a huge price bump (I’m looking at you, Doc Redman), while Finau is only $9,300 on DraftKings and $10,600 on FanDuel. He should be able to hit a bunch of drivers this week and take advantage of the four par fives. His best putting surfaces are poa and bent and the greens at Detroit Golf Club are a mix of both.

Brian Harman

DraftKings: $7,900 / FanDuel: $9,700

Harman is another golfer that missed the cut at last week’s Travelers Championship. He didn’t miss the cut by much and similar to Finau, he gained strokes off the tee and around the green. He lost 3.7 strokes putting, which hasn’t happened since January of 2019. I like his chances to bounce back on a track that rewards good ball striking and good putting. The best part about missing a cut is that it generally leads to a lower price point the next week. If Harman would have made the cut last week, he’s be $500 more expensive on both DraftKings and FanDuel and he’d be higher owned. Harman grades out as one of the best plays in my model thanks to being ranked 15th in strokes gained approach, 13th in birdie or better percentage, and 22nd in strokes gained putting.

Tyrrell Hatton

FanDuel: $11,100

Hatton is not a player that I’m looking to target on DraftKings thanks to his hefty price tag. We were all worried about the long layoff for Hatton before the RBC Heritage, but he showed no rust in his first event since the break. He finished third thanks to gaining 3.0 strokes on approach and 9.3 strokes putting. If this course plays like it did last year, golfers that get hot with their irons and putt well are going to benefit the most. As you can see table above, Hatton only takes up 18.5% of the salary cap on FanDuel, compared to 21.4% of the cap on DraftKings. Additionally, he rates out as the best value on FanDuel relative to Vegas odds at +25%.

Matthew Wolff

DraftKings: $6,800

Wolff is a wildcard play of the week, as he could be a difference maker in tournaments if he brings his A-game. Coming out of college, he was ranked above both Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa and we see what they’ve been able to do over the last six months. Wolff already has his first PGA Tour, but his recent form is the big question mark. He hasn’t had a high finish for quite some time, but is now only $6,800 on DraftKings. He tends to play well on easier courses and Detroit Golf Club certainly fits the mold (winner here last year was 25 under par). While he did miss the cut here last year, it doesn’t hurt that he’s seen the course.

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