PGA DFS First Look: Arnold Palmer Invitational

The PGA First Look is complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, Official World Golf Rankings, and course history.

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Cut Rule: The top 65 and ties move on after the first two rounds.

Recent Winners of this Event:Francesco Molinari (2019), Rory McIlroy (2018), Marc Leishman (2017), Jason Day (2016), Matt Every (2015)

Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)

1) Strokes Gained Approach
2) Strokes Gained Off the Tee
3) Bogey Avoidance
4) Strokes Gained Around the Green
5) Bermuda Putting

Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2015-2019)

Golfer Odds DK FD FDT YH DK % +/- FD % +/- FDT % +/- YH % +/- Cuts 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Rory McIlroy 5 $11,800 $12,200 $19,100 $50 0% 0% 0% 0% 5/5 6 1 4 27 11
Tommy Fleetwood 14 $11,000 $11,800 $16,900 $42 0% 0% 0% 50% 3/3 3 26 10 500 500
Bryson DeChambeau 16 $10,400 $11,700 $16,500 $40 25% 0% 0% 57% 3/3 46 2 500 27 500
Hideki Matsuyama 17 $10,600 $11,600 $16,200 $42 -33% 0% 0% 0% 5/5 33 49 45 6 21
Xander Schauffele 21 $10,000 $11,500 $15,900 $40 0% 0% 0% 29% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Adam Scott 21 $9,700 $11,300 $15,800 $43 0% 14% 0% -100% 3/3 500 41 500 12 35
Patrick Reed 25 $9,400 $11,100 $15,700 $42 13% 13% 0% -75% 2/2 50 7 500 500 500
Sungjae Im 25 $9,500 $11,000 $15,700 $37 -14% 11% -14% 33% 1/1 3 500 500 500 500
Brooks Koepka 27 $9,200 $11,400 $15,500 $45 10% -50% 0% -350% 0/2 85 500 73 500 500
Jason Day 30 $9,100 $10,900 $15,300 $33 9% 0% 0% 50% 4/4 500 22 23 1 17
Tony Finau 32 $8,900 $10,700 $15,300 $39 15% 8% -10% -22% 2/3 500 500 28 43 70
Rickie Fowler 33 $9,300 $10,600 $15,200 $38 -33% 8% 0% -9% 4/4 40 14 12 500 29
Henrik Stenson 38 $8,800 $10,500 $14,900 $36 7% 7% 7% 0% 4/5 17 4 83 3 2
Justin Rose 38 $9,000 $10,800 $14,900 $39 -17% -27% 0% -56% 4/4 63 3 13 9 500
Marc Leishman 39 $8,600 $10,400 $15,000 $35 6% 0% -15% 0% 4/5 23 7 1 17 79
Byeong Hun An 40 $8,700 $10,300 $14,800 $31 -7% 0% 0% 36% 4/4 10 14 49 36 500
Matthew Fitzpatrick 43 $8,500 $10,200 $14,600 $31 0% 0% 0% 32% 3/4 2 87 13 27 500
Collin Morikawa 44 $8,400 $10,100 $14,600 $36 0% 0% -6% -38% 1/1 500 64 500 500 500
Bubba Watson 46 $8,300 $10,000 $14,500 $34 0% 0% 0% -19% 3/3 17 66 34 500 500
Tyrrell Hatton 47 $8,100 $9,900 $14,300 $32 5% 0% 0% 13% 3/3 29 69 4 500 500
Viktor Hovland 49 $8,000 $9,900 $14,200 $34 5% -5% 0% -31% 1/1 40 500 500 500 500
Billy Horschel 51 $8,000 $9,800 $14,200 $33 0% 0% -5% -10% 5/5 50 54 13 20 43
Lee Westwood 57 $8,200 $9,800 $14,100 $33 -15% -5% 0% -15% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Abraham Ancer 59 $7,800 $9,700 $14,000 $31 8% 0% 0% 4% 0/1 107 500 500 500 500
Max Homa 68 $7,900 $9,700 $13,800 $25 -4% -4% 0% 40% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 69 $7,600 $9,600 $13,700 $29 13% 0% 0% 28% 1/1 3 500 500 500 500
Phil Mickelson 70 $7,900 $9,600 $13,700 $30 -13% -4% -4% 16% 0/1 79 500 500 500 500
Kevin Kisner 72 $7,800 $9,500 $13,600 $34 -8% 0% 0% -75% 3/5 23 106 2 95 49
Brendan Steele 78 $7,500 $9,500 $13,400 $20 12% -4% 0% 55% 3/3 17 500 500 46 35
Scottie Scheffler 82 $7,700 $9,400 $13,200 $34 -7% 0% 0% -88% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Wyndham Clark 84 $7,700 $9,300 $13,200 $20 -11% 3% -3% 52% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Joaquin Niemann 86 $7,500 $9,400 $13,200 $30 3% -7% -7% 0% 1/1 46 500 500 500 500
Harris English 86 $7,400 $9,100 $12,900 $21 8% 8% 13% 46% 3/5 68 22 109 77 29
Kevin Na 88 $7,300 $9,200 $13,000 $31 17% 0% 0% -36% 2/4 73 36 73 500 6
Ryan Moore 88 $7,400 $9,100 $13,000 $23 6% 6% 0% 40% 4/4 33 5 34 74 500
Charl Schwartzel 88 $7,500 $9,300 $13,100 $20 -9% -13% -9% 44% 1/2 500 97 45 500 500
Ian Poulter 89 $7,600 $9,000 $13,000 $31 -23% 3% -9% -48% 5/5 23 41 41 46 21
JT Poston 92 $7,600 $9,200 $13,000 $24 -27% -12% -12% 21% 1/1 66 500 500 500 500
Maverick McNealy 97 $7,400 $8,800 $12,600 $20 -8% 11% 7% 39% 1/1 500 500 500 46 500
Jason Kokrak 98 $7,200 $8,900 $12,700 $26 13% 2% -3% 0% 4/5 10 87 56 20 6
J.B. Holmes 98 $7,400 $9,000 $12,700 $24 -11% -5% -3% 17% 1/3 91 41 500 500 70
Francesco Molinari 101 $7,200 $9,000 $12,700 $32 9% -11% -8% -83% 5/5 1 26 7 9 17
Bud Cauley 103 $7,400 $8,800 $12,500 $20 -19% 2% 2% 33% 1/3 71 14 96 500 500
Joel Dahmen 106 $7,300 $8,900 $12,400 $21 -7% -7% 4% 28% 0/1 103 500 500 500 500
Charles Howell 106 $7,200 $8,900 $12,600 $30 4% -7% -5% -38% 5/5 15 14 56 46 21
Scott Piercy 106 $7,300 $8,800 $12,500 $22 -12% -5% -5% 22% 1/2 54 87 500 500 500
Carlos Ortiz 110 $7,100 $8,700 $12,400 $20 8% 0% -2% 27% 2/2 29 500 500 500 21
Keegan Bradley 111 $7,000 $8,700 $12,400 $24 14% -2% -4% 0% 5/5 46 26 34 36 49
Lucas Glover 113 $7,300 $8,700 $12,400 $24 -20% -4% -7% -2% 4/5 10 49 7 27 106
Sebastian Munoz 114 $6,900 $8,600 $12,200 $24 18% 0% 12% -4% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Russell Knox 119 $7,200 $8,600 $12,300 $24 -11% -2% 0% -6% 2/2 500 73 500 500 29
Alexander Noren 119 $7,300 $8,600 $12,300 $24 -27% -4% -2% -8% 2/2 500 36 49 500 500
Cameron Champ 120 $6,900 $8,500 $12,300 $27 13% 0% -4% -39% 0/1 107 500 500 500 500
Vaughn Taylor 122 $7,200 $8,500 $12,400 $25 -17% -2% -17% -29% 1/3 73 500 23 77 500
Corey Conners 124 $6,900 $8,500 $12,100 $30 10% -4% 13% -72% 0/1 97 500 500 500 500
Lanto Griffin 124 $6,800 $8,400 $12,200 $27 15% 0% 2% -47% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Emiliano Grillo 124 $7,100 $8,400 $12,300 $23 -10% 0% -10% 2% 3/3 500 26 7 17 500
Brian Harman 125 $7,000 $8,200 $12,200 $20 -4% 8% -2% 9% 3/5 97 54 13 17 106
Graeme McDowell 125 $6,900 $8,400 $12,300 $31 3% -5% -16% -136% 3/5 54 22 28 95 79
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 126 $7,100 $8,300 $12,300 $31 -18% -2% -18% -140% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Brendon Todd 127 $6,900 $8,200 $12,200 $28 0% 3% -7% -65% 0/1 500 500 500 113 500
Harold Varner 128 $7,100 $8,300 $12,000 $20 -22% -5% 9% 3% 1/3 107 500 34 95 500
Kevin Streelman 128 $7,000 $8,300 $12,100 $20 -11% -5% 2% 3% 4/5 58 41 70 108 67
Nick Taylor 131 $6,700 $8,100 $12,100 $24 10% 4% -2% -33% 1/2 500 78 500 500 35
Matthew Wolff 131 $7,100 $8,300 $12,100 $25 -27% -10% -3% -55% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Danny Willett 132 $6,800 $8,200 $12,200 $25 0% -5% -16% -57% 1/2 103 500 500 500 29
Sung Kang 136 $6,800 $8,200 $12,100 $25 -2% -6% -6% -60% 2/3 6 58 500 116 500
Matthew NeSmith 138 $6,800 $8,000 $12,000 $20 -3% 4% 0% -6% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Patrick Rodgers 138 $6,600 $8,100 $12,200 $20 12% -1% -19% -6% 3/4 46 7 116 20 500
Tom Hoge 138 $7,000 $8,000 $12,000 $20 -25% 1% -3% -9% 1/1 500 26 500 500 500
Talor Gooch 141 $7,000 $8,100 $12,000 $20 -27% -6% -4% -11% 1/1 500 26 500 500 500
Matt Wallace 146 $6,800 $8,100 $12,000 $21 -9% -7% -6% -18% 1/1 6 500 500 500 500
Rory Sabbatini 147 $6,700 $8,000 $12,000 $22 -3% -3% -7% -24% 1/2 500 500 500 60 106
Keith Mitchell 149 $6,600 $8,000 $11,900 $20 4% -4% 0% -16% 1/1 6 500 500 500 500
Andrew Putnam 149 $6,700 $7,900 $11,900 $25 -6% 0% -1% -79% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Harry Higgs 149 $6,700 $7,900 $11,800 $20 -7% -1% 0% -19% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Adam Long 153 $6,700 $7,900 $11,700 $20 -8% -3% 1% -20% 1/1 10 500 500 500 500
Denny McCarthy 156 $6,500 $7,900 $11,700 $20 6% -4% 0% -22% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Matt Jones 167 $6,700 $7,800 $11,800 $20 -11% 0% -4% -23% 1/2 500 500 500 77 3
Pat Perez 171 $6,400 $7,800 $11,600 $20 10% -1% 1% -25% 2/3 50 500 17 500 93
Jazz Janewattananond 181 $6,600 $7,800 $11,700 $26 -5% -3% -4% -103% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Zach Johnson 186 $6,600 $7,700 $11,500 $20 -6% 1% 0% -28% 5/5 40 26 66 5 9
Mark Hubbard 187 $6,500 $7,800 $11,400 $20 0% -5% 3% -30% 0/1 500 500 500 108 500
Sam Burns 191 $6,600 $7,700 $11,500 $20 -9% -1% -2% -31% 2/2 54 49 500 500 500
Danny Lee 198 $6,500 $7,700 $11,400 $20 -2% -2% 1% -33% 2/5 85 97 17 95 17
Charley Hoffman 201 $6,500 $7,600 $11,500 $20 -4% 1% -5% -34% 2/3 75 14 2 500 500
Beau Hossler 203 $6,600 $7,600 $11,500 $20 -13% 0% -6% -36% 2/2 58 66 500 500 500
Sam Ryder 203 $6,400 $7,700 $11,400 $20 2% -5% -1% -36% 1/1 33 500 500 500 500
Dylan Frittelli 206 $6,500 $7,600 $11,400 $20 -7% -2% -3% -39% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Kevin Chappell 206 $6,200 $7,600 $11,400 $20 12% -2% -3% -39% 3/4 500 7 49 2 102
Jimmy Walker 215 $6,400 $7,500 $11,200 $20 -2% 0% 2% -42% 2/2 58 73 500 500 500
Doc Redman 222 $6,300 $7,500 $11,100 $20 3% -1% 2% -44% 1/1 500 71 500 500 500
Troy Merritt 226 $6,200 $7,500 $11,300 $20 8% -2% -2% -45% 2/2 500 500 56 3 500
Nate Lashley 228 $6,400 $7,500 $11,300 $24 -6% -3% -3% -96% 0/1 91 500 500 500 500
Xinjun Zhang 247 $6,200 $7,400 $11,000 $20 6% 0% 0% -48% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Robby Shelton 259 $6,300 $7,400 $11,000 $20 -1% -1% -1% -50% 0/1 500 500 103 500 500
Henrik Norlander 259 $6,400 $7,200 $10,800 $20 -8% 7% 3% -50% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Kevin Tway 268 $6,200 $7,300 $10,900 $20 3% 1% -1% -53% 1/1 500 58 500 500 500
Si Woo Kim 268 $6,200 $7,400 $10,700 $20 3% -3% 2% -53% 2/4 103 111 49 63 500
Brian Stuard 274 $6,500 $7,300 $10,900 $20 -20% -1% -3% -56% 1/3 500 36 91 500 79
Chun An Yu 279 $6,300 $7,400 -6% -6% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Stewart Cink 285 $6,400 $7,300 $10,600 $20 -15% -3% 2% -59% 2/5 107 58 28 89 79
C.T. Pan 294 $6,100 $7,200 $10,700 $20 5% 0% -3% -61% 2/3 79 41 56 500 500
Scott Brown 297 $6,300 $7,200 $10,700 $20 -9% -1% -4% -63% 1/4 116 103 105 27 500
Steve Stricker 312 $6,100 $7,300 $10,700 $20 3% -6% -5% -64% 1/1 58 500 500 500 500
Zac Blair 318 $6,100 $7,200 $10,600 $20 2% -3% -2% -66% 2/2 500 500 500 55 21
Matt Every 324 $6,300 $7,100 $10,300 $20 -13% 0% 0% -67% 2/5 119 106 62 77 1
Rob Oppenheim 347 $6,100 $7,100 $10,500 $20 0% -1% -2% -69% 1/2 500 500 105 20 500
Brian Gay 371 $6,200 $7,000 $10,300 $20 -8% 2% -2% -70% 1/2 85 22 500 500 500
Tyler Duncan 376 $6,300 $7,100 $10,300 $20 -16% -3% -3% -72% 0/1 500 78 500 500 500
Anirban Lahiri 394 $6,100 $7,000 $10,300 $20 -3% 0% -4% -73% 2/3 69 75 96 500 500
Padraig Harrington 406 $6,100 $7,100 $10,200 $20 -4% -5% -1% -75% 1/2 500 78 500 500 49
Scott Harrington 494 $6,000 $7,000 $10,200 $20 2% -2% -2% -77% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Sam Saunders 494 $6,200 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -12% -2% -2% -77% 2/5 63 78 73 95 29
Hank Lebioda 506 $6,000 $7,000 $10,200 $20 0% -4% -4% -80% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Jim Herman 553 $6,000 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -1% -5% -5% -81% 2/3 500 500 45 63 70
Brandon Matthews 574 $6,000 $7,000 $10,100 $20 -2% -5% -1% -83% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Vijay Singh 583 $6,000 $7,000 $10,100 $20 -3% -6% -2% -84% 1/5 79 106 73 89 57
Davis Love 824 $6,100 $7,000 $10,000 $20 -10% -7% -1% -86% 3/3 500 58 500 68 65
Rod Perry 1544 $6,000 $7,000 $10,000 $20 -4% -8% -2% -88% 0/2 118 500 500 500 114
Robert Gamez 2162 $6,000 $7,000 $10,000 $20 -5% -9% -3% -89% 0/5 122 116 118 118 119

Color Coding
Course history in BLUE indicates a top ten finish.
Course history in GREEN indicates a top 25 finish.
Course history in YELLOW indicates a made cut with a finish outside the top 25.
Course history in RED indicates a missed cut.

Legend

Term Description
Site % +/- The percentage differential between a golfer’s salary rank and odds rank. The higher the %, the better.
OWGR Official World Golf Ranking
Cuts Cut record of each golfer at this course in the last five seasons.
2014 – 2018 Columns Course history at this event in the last five seasons.
Cover Image Credit: USA Today Sports Images

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