DraftKings + FanDuel PGA DFS Player Salary Analysis: Workday Charity Open

One of the few positives to come out of this crazy year is how many new golf fans the tour has created. With golf being one of the only sports in action, many casual fans have taken the leap to fantasy golf and golf betting. DraftKings is offering yet another Millionaire Maker this week along with a number of single-entry tournaments (my personal favorite). They also have the $5 Drive the Green and the $555 Signature Hole. FanDuel has plenty of money up for grabs as well with $100,000 to first in both their $7.77 buy-in and their $555 buy-in. The goal of this article is to help you find the best site to play each golfer.

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For the first time ever, the PGA Tour will hold back-to-back events at the same venue. Luckily, they are doing their best to make the tournaments unique. This week’s Workday Charity Open features a larger field and a different course setup. The rough won’t be nearly as thick, the greens are going to be slower, and the pin placements are expected to be easier. This should lead to lower scoring, especially if there isn’t a ton of wind in the forecast. Historically, Muirfield Village has been a second shot course where you have to score on the par fives and keep it together around the greens. The easier setup should benefit pure ball strikers, but it’s still important to look for good scramblers. If you like putting splits, the greens here are a mix of poa annua and bentgrass.

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DraftKings and FanDuel Workday Charity Open 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
Justin Thomas 11 $11,100 $12,000 22.2% 20.0% 2.2% 0% 0%
Jon Rahm 13 $10,900 $11,800 21.8% 19.7% 2.1% -50% -50%
Patrick Cantlay 13 $10,600 $11,700 21.2% 19.5% 1.7% 33% 33%
Brooks Koepka 15 $10,400 $11,500 20.8% 19.2% 1.6% 0% 0%
Xander Schauffele 17 $10,200 $11,200 20.4% 18.7% 1.7% -20% 0%
Hideki Matsuyama 15 $10,000 $11,300 20.0% 18.8% 1.2% 17% 0%
Justin Rose 23 $9,700 $10,800 19.4% 18.0% 1.4% -14% 0%
Viktor Hovland 22 $9,500 $10,900 19.0% 18.2% 0.8% 13% 0%
Collin Morikawa 31 $9,200 $10,600 18.4% 17.7% 0.7% -11% 0%
Rickie Fowler 26 $9,000 $10,700 18.0% 17.8% 0.2% 10% 0%
Sungjae Im 37 $8,900 $10,400 17.8% 17.3% 0.5% -9% 0%
Patrick Reed 31 $8,800 $10,500 17.6% 17.5% 0.1% 8% 0%
Marc Leishman 41 $8,700 $10,100 17.4% 16.8% 0.6% -15% 0%
Jordan Spieth 41 $8,600 $10,200 17.2% 17.0% 0.2% -7% -7%
Matt Kuchar 38 $8,500 $10,300 17.0% 17.2% -0.2% 13% 0%
Joaquin Niemann 41 $8,400 $10,000 16.8% 16.7% 0.1% 13% 13%
Gary Woodland 42 $8,300 $9,900 16.6% 16.5% 0.1% 0% 0%
Adam Hadwin 44 $8,200 $9,900 16.4% 16.5% -0.1% 0% -6%
Matthew Wolff 56 $8,100 $9,800 16.2% 16.3% -0.1% -11% -11%
Bubba Watson 56 $8,000 $9,800 16.0% 16.3% -0.3% 0% -5%
Matthew Fitzpatrick 51 $8,000 $9,700 16.0% 16.2% -0.2% 5% 10%
Byeong Hun An 65 $7,900 $9,700 15.8% 16.2% -0.4% -5% -10%
Louis Oosthuizen 71 $7,900 $9,300 15.8% 15.5% 0.3% -32% 0%
Kevin Streelman 63 $7,800 $9,600 15.6% 16.0% -0.4% 8% 4%
Scottie Scheffler 68 $7,800 $9,500 15.6% 15.8% -0.2% -8% -4%
Phil Mickelson 70 $7,800 $9,400 15.6% 15.7% -0.1% -17% -4%
Joel Dahmen 76 $7,700 $9,300 15.4% 15.5% -0.1% -15% -7%
Jason Day 66 $7,700 $9,500 15.4% 15.8% -0.4% 11% 4%
Cameron Champ 67 $7,700 $9,600 15.4% 16.0% -0.6% 7% -9%
Corey Conners 74 $7,600 $9,200 15.2% 15.3% -0.1% 0% 3%
Jason Kokrak 88 $7,600 $9,100 15.2% 15.2% 0.0% -13% -3%
Brandt Snedeker 91 $7,600 $9,000 15.2% 15.0% 0.2% -20% -3%
Billy Horschel 70 $7,500 $9,400 15.0% 15.7% -0.7% 18% 0%
Harold Varner 84 $7,500 $9,200 15.0% 15.3% -0.3% 3% -3%
Maverick McNealy 92 $7,500 $8,900 15.0% 14.8% 0.2% -15% 0%
Ian Poulter 91 $7,500 $9,000 15.0% 15.0% 0.0% -9% -3%
Rory Sabbatini 96 $7,400 $8,900 14.8% 14.8% 0.0% -5% -3%
Shane Lowry 85 $7,400 $9,100 14.8% 15.2% -0.4% 11% 0%
Ryan Armour 89 $7,400 $9,000 14.8% 15.0% -0.2% 5% 0%
Mark Hubbard 121 $7,400 $8,500 14.8% 14.2% 0.6% -49% -6%
Lanto Griffin 117 $7,400 $8,600 14.8% 14.3% 0.5% -38% -6%
Patrick Rodgers 109 $7,300 $8,700 14.6% 14.5% 0.1% -10% -5%
Cameron Tringale 154 $7,300 $8,200 14.6% 13.7% 0.9% -62% -6%
Scott Stallings 101 $7,300 $8,700 14.6% 14.5% 0.1% -2% 2%
Chris Kirk 97 $7,300 $8,900 14.6% 14.8% -0.2% 5% -5%
Russell Henley 98 $7,300 $8,800 14.6% 14.7% -0.1% 2% 0%
Emiliano Grillo 104 $7,200 $8,700 14.4% 14.5% -0.1% 6% 0%
Chez Reavie 142 $7,200 $8,300 14.4% 13.8% 0.6% -32% -3%
Jhonattan Vegas 118 $7,200 $8,500 14.4% 14.2% 0.2% -11% 0%
Ryan Palmer 104 $7,200 $8,800 14.4% 14.7% -0.3% 4% -10%
Matt Wallace 98 $7,200 $8,800 14.4% 14.7% -0.3% 13% 0%
Max Homa 110 $7,100 $8,600 14.2% 14.3% -0.1% 10% 2%
Bud Cauley 113 $7,100 $8,500 14.2% 14.2% 0.0% 6% 6%
Keegan Bradley 120 $7,100 $8,600 14.2% 14.3% -0.1% -2% -10%
Brendan Steele 114 $7,100 $8,600 14.2% 14.3% -0.1% 4% -4%
Brian Stuard 113 $7,100 $8,700 14.2% 14.5% -0.3% 8% -9%
Zach Johnson 120 $7,100 $8,500 14.2% 14.2% 0.0% -4% -4%
Kyle Stanley 169 $7,000 $7,900 14.0% 13.2% 0.8% -33% -1%
Charles Howell 152 $7,000 $8,100 14.0% 13.5% 0.5% -16% 1%
Troy Merritt 136 $7,000 $8,400 14.0% 14.0% 0.0% 0% -4%
Sepp Straka 129 $7,000 $8,400 14.0% 14.0% 0.0% 3% 0%
Mac Hughes 130 $7,000 $8,400 14.0% 14.0% 0.0% 2% -2%
Si Woo Kim 145 $7,000 $8,300 14.0% 13.8% 0.2% -9% -5%
Luke List 136 $7,000 $8,400 14.0% 14.0% 0.0% 0% -4%
Jim Furyk 136 $6,900 $8,300 13.8% 13.8% 0.0% 11% 3%
Sam Burns 159 $6,900 $8,100 13.8% 13.5% 0.3% -9% -4%
Tom Hoge 145 $6,900 $8,200 13.8% 13.7% 0.1% 3% 2%
Vaughn Taylor 164 $6,900 $7,900 13.8% 13.2% 0.6% -12% 4%
Charley Hoffman 184 $6,900 $7,900 13.8% 13.2% 0.6% -25% -7%
Pat Perez 168 $6,900 $7,900 13.8% 13.2% 0.6% -15% 1%
Michael Thompson 150 $6,900 $8,200 13.8% 13.7% 0.1% -2% -3%
Matthew NeSmith 200 $6,800 $7,700 13.6% 12.8% 0.8% -19% -2%
Jason Dufner 146 $6,800 $8,200 13.6% 13.7% -0.1% 10% -2%
Dylan Frittelli 168 $6,800 $8,000 13.6% 13.3% 0.3% -4% -4%
Seung-Yul Noh 198 $6,800 $7,800 13.6% 13.0% 0.6% -17% -5%
J.B. Holmes 136 $6,800 $8,300 13.6% 13.8% -0.2% 19% 3%
Sebastian Munoz 163 $6,800 $8,000 13.6% 13.3% 0.3% 0% 0%
Richy Werenski 166 $6,800 $8,000 13.6% 13.3% 0.3% -3% -3%
Nick Taylor 154 $6,700 $8,100 13.4% 13.5% -0.1% 14% 0%
Danny Lee 220 $6,700 $7,600 13.4% 12.7% 0.7% -18% -6%
Andrew Landry 156 $6,700 $8,100 13.4% 13.5% -0.1% 11% -3%
Andrew Putnam 275 $6,700 $7,200 13.4% 12.0% 1.4% -29% 2%
Sam Ryder 239 $6,700 $7,400 13.4% 12.3% 1.1% -22% 0%
Patton Kizzire 239 $6,700 $7,400 13.4% 12.3% 1.1% -22% 0%
Joseph Bramlett 170 $6,700 $7,800 13.4% 13.0% 0.4% 1% 3%
Adam Long 184 $6,600 $7,800 13.2% 13.0% 0.2% 7% 0%
Hudson Swafford 184 $6,600 $7,800 13.2% 13.0% 0.2% 6% -1%
Russell Knox 207 $6,600 $7,600 13.2% 12.7% 0.5% -3% -1%
Graeme McDowell 218 $6,600 $7,500 13.2% 12.5% 0.7% -7% 0%
Matt Jones 223 $6,600 $7,500 13.2% 12.5% 0.7% -10% -3%
Jimmy Walker 339 $6,600 $7,000 13.2% 11.7% 1.5% -34% -3%
Brice Garnett 221 $6,600 $7,500 13.2% 12.5% 0.7% -9% -2%
Harry Higgs 193 $6,500 $7,700 13.0% 12.8% 0.2% 11% 1%
Henrik Norlander 170 $6,500 $8,000 13.0% 13.3% -0.3% 16% -8%
Aaron Wise 214 $6,500 $7,500 13.0% 12.5% 0.5% 2% 1%
Chesson Hadley 260 $6,500 $7,400 13.0% 12.3% 0.7% -6% -3%
Sung Kang 263 $6,500 $7,300 13.0% 12.2% 0.8% -8% 0%
Adam Schenk 202 $6,500 $7,700 13.0% 12.8% 0.2% 6% -4%
Brandon Wu 198 $6,500 $7,700 13.0% 12.8% 0.2% 10% 0%
Nate Lashley 279 $6,500 $7,200 13.0% 12.0% 1.0% -13% -1%
Carlos Ortiz 211 $6,400 $7,600 12.8% 12.7% 0.1% 11% -2%
Charl Schwartzel 205 $6,400 $7,600 12.8% 12.7% 0.1% 13% 0%
James Hahn 311 $6,400 $7,100 12.8% 11.8% 1.0% -8% -1%
Talor Gooch 277 $6,400 $7,300 12.8% 12.2% 0.6% -3% -4%
Cameron Davis 244 $6,400 $7,400 12.8% 12.3% 0.5% 3% -2%
J.J. Spaun 304 $6,400 $7,100 12.8% 11.8% 1.0% -7% 0%
Jonathan Byrd 336 $6,400 $7,000 12.8% 11.7% 1.1% -13% -2%
Tyler McCumber 363 $6,400 12.8% N/A N/A -20%
Stewart Cink 343 $6,300 $7,000 12.6% 11.7% 0.9% -6% -4%
Steve Stricker 329 $6,300 $7,100 12.6% 11.8% 0.8% -3% -4%
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 275 $6,300 $7,300 12.6% 12.2% 0.4% 6% -2%
Jamie Lovemark 393 $6,300 $7,000 12.6% 11.7% 0.9% -13% -10%
Austin Cook 314 $6,300 $7,100 12.6% 11.8% 0.8% -2% -3%
Beau Hossler 361 $6,300 $7,000 12.6% 11.7% 0.9% -10% -7%
Ted Potter 500 $6,300 $7,000 12.6% 11.7% 0.9% -27% -23%
Chris Stroud 264 $6,300 $7,300 12.6% 12.2% 0.4% 7% -1%
Fabian Gomez 350 $6,300 $7,000 12.6% 11.7% 0.9% -7% -4%
Keith Mitchell 286 $6,200 $7,200 12.4% 12.0% 0.4% 10% -2%
Cameron Percy 457 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -10% -16%
C.T. Pan 300 $6,200 $7,200 12.4% 12.0% 0.4% 9% -3%
Tim Wilkinson 507 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -18% -24%
Aaron Baddeley 414 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -8% -13%
Bronson Burgoon 332 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% 4% -1%
Luke Donald 368 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -3% -9%
Scott Harrington 393 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -4% -10%
Grayson Murray 404 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -7% -13%
David Hearn 514 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -20% -27%
Lucas Bjerregaard 400 $6,200 $7,000 12.4% 11.7% 0.7% -6% -12%
Nick Watney 311 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% 16% 3%
Denny McCarthy 357 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% 8% -6%
D.J. Trahan 507 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -8% -24%
Zac Blair 350 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% 9% -4%
Mark Anderson 464 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -2% -17%
Sebastian Cappelen 529 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -12% -29%
Robert Streb 507 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -8% -24%
Rob Oppenheim 525 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -12% -29%
Roger Sloan 514 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -10% -27%
Matt Every 596 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -14% -31%
Jerry Kelly 750 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -15% -32%
Davis Love 893 $6,100 $7,000 12.2% 11.7% 0.5% -17% -35%
Robby Shelton 486 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 5% -20%
Kevin Tway 436 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 9% -15%
Xinjun Zhang 493 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 4% -21%
Peter Malnati 464 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 7% -17%
Bo Hoag 493 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 4% -21%
Brian Gay 464 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 7% -17%
Hank Lebioda 486 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 5% -20%
Chase Koepka 536 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -4% -30%
Jim Herman 425 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% 9% -14%
Vijay Singh 839 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -6% -33%
Bo Van Pelt 839 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -6% -33%
Michael Kim 982 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -9% -37%
Kevin Stadler 911 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -8% -36%
Martin Trainer 1143 $6,000 $7,000 12.0% 11.7% 0.3% -9% -38%

DraftKings + FanDuel DFS Salary Analysis for the Workday Charity Open

Patrick Cantlay

DraftKings: $10,600 / FanDuel: $11,700

Cantlay is a tough fade this week because he checks all of the boxes. He’s not quite the lock that Bryson DeChambeau was a week ago, but he’s not nearly as expensive. Cantlay won here last season and finished T4 here in 2018. In his first event back from the break, he gained strokes off the tee, on approach, around the green, and with his putter. He ended up finishing in a tie for 11th at the Travelers Championship. He’s first in my stat model for the week, yet he’s the third most expensive golfer on both DraftKings and FanDuel. His safety and upside is arguably unmatched by anyone in this week’s field.

Gary Woodland

DraftKings: $8,300 / FanDuel: $9,900

Woodland missed the cut his last time out and has some red flags, but ultimately he’s just too cheap across the industry. In better form, he would be at least $1,000 more expensive on both DraftKings and FanDuel. I went back and looked at his strokes gained statistics over the last five years. During that stretch, he’s had five events where he has lost at least 2.2 strokes off the tee and three of those were in his three starts since the break. If he can get his driver figured out, he could easily find himself in contention at a course where he has four top 25 finishes.

Justin Thomas

FanDuel: $12,000

It’s not that Thomas is a bad play on DraftKings, but he’s much easier to fit into your lineups on FanDuel. I generally try to pair two stars together on FanDuel because the pricing is a little softer. As you can see in the table above, JT only takes up 20% of the cap on FanDuel compared to 22% of the cap on DraftKings. His history at Muirfield Village is spotty, but when he makes the cut he often finds himself in contention. Over the last five years here, he has three missed cuts and two top eight finishes. He should benefit from the weaker field and the lighter rough this week.

Billy Horschel

DraftKings: $7,500

Horschel has missed back-to-back cuts by one or two shots each, which is very unlike the consistent ball striker. The main concern has been his iron play (lost strokes on approach in three straight), but those were all elite fields and historically he’s been a solid iron player. He putts well on bentgrass and is one of the few golfers in this price range that has the ability to gain strokes in all four areas (off the tee, on approach, around the green, and on the green). He clearly likes Muirfield Village, as he’s posted three top 15 finishes here in his last five appearances.

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