PGA DFS Core Plays: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Top-ranked grinder, Notorious, breaks down his favorite daily fantasy golf plays at various salary ranges for the coming week’s golf tournament. Who should you be building around? Find out below.
AT&T Pebble Beach
I ended up having a good week of DFS at the Waste Management Open, but it could have been a lot better if Daniel Berger didn’t fall apart on his back nine on Friday. He ultimately missed the cut on the number and cost my main lineup the elusive 6-of-6. The other four golfers featured in this article all played well — Corey Conners (T17), Sam Burns (T22), Bubba Watson (T22), and Cameron Tringale (T17). As for the event, it went off without a hitch. They allowed fans on the premises and had 10 golfers with a chance to win on the back nine on Sunday. I love risk/reward holes in golf, especially in the finishing stretch. Brooks Koepka put together an incredible last six holes to take home the title, while we saw Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth struggle under the pressure.
This week we head to California for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The name isn’t entirely accurate, as we won’t have the pro-am portion of the event this year. Similar to the American Express, the PGA Tour decided to axe the pro-am. This event typically has a three-course rotation with a 54-hole cut, but that won’t be the case this week. Each golfer will play one round at Pebble Beach and one round at Spyglass Hill before a cut is made after 36 holes. The final two rounds will be played at Pebble Beach. I don’t know about you, but I much prefer this over the three different courses. The rounds will be played much faster (no amateurs on the course) and we get an extra round with Shot Tracker.
Since we don’t have any Shot Link data from Spyglass Hill and since only one round will be played on that course, we will focus our attention on Pebble Beach. This is a Par 72 that measures only 7,051 yards. The short par fours here aren’t really drivable, but the four par fives are all reachable with a good drive. A number of different players have fared well here over the years, so course fit is a bit tricky. The fairways here are wide, which is why driving accuracy has been so high over the years. Many of the holes require you to club down, which is why driving distance is lower than tour average. The greens are some of the smallest on tour, which makes them hard to hit and makes scrambling more important. Overall, I’m focusing most of my attention on iron play and short game.