PGA DFS Core Plays - DraftKings & FanDuel: Hero World Challenge
Top-ranked DFS player, Notorious, breaks down his favorite PGA DFS plays at various salary ranges for the coming week’s golf tournament. Who should you be building around? Find out below.
Hero World Challenge
While this will be an abbreviated version of the core plays article, we didn’t want to leave our great premium members hanging without any content for this week’s exhibition in the Bahamas. There are only 20 golfers set to tee it up at the Hero World Challenge, but they are some of the best in the world. The fact that Tiger Woods can get this many elite players to show up for his event during the offseason shows how much respect he commands in the golf world. Unfortunately, Tiger has withdrawn from this event. Hopefully, he will still be able to play in The Match and the father/son tournament in the coming weeks.
With such a limited field, we will not see a cut this week. We also have unique pricing on our hands, which brings different roster construction strategies into play. While it doesn’t hurt to have seen the course before, it’s certainly not a prerequisite to contending. Jon Rahm won here in his debut, Viktor Hovland won here in his debut, and Tony Finau finished second in his debut. The course is a beautiful Par 72 that measures 7,414 yards. I would give a small edge to accuracy over distance off the tee, but total driving or pure strokes gained off the tee are the best metrics to use this week.
The average greens in regulation rate here over the years is on par with PGA Tour standards. Golfers will have to scramble well to contend, but it won’t be from the rough very often. There are run-off on these greens, which create a lot of tight-lie chip shots off the sticky bermudagrass. There are also a lot of waste bunkers and greenside bunkers on the course. The last four winners here have been -18, -18, -20, and -18, so golfers will have to make a lot of birdies to find themselves in contention on Sunday. We’ve seen quite the mix of winners here, so it’s really about playing good golf than it is about targeting one specific skillset.
Note: The model and video will be back for the Tournament of Champions.
Model Ratings
Tournament Info
Field Size:
- 20 golfers
Cut Rule:
- No cut
Weather Forecasts