PGA DFS First Look: BMW Championship

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-08-16 20:47:35

The PGA DFS First Look is complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, and course history.

BMW Championship

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Field Size:

50 golfers

Cut Rule:

No cut this week

Weather Forecasts

Golf Course

Olympia Fields Country Club
Located in Olympia Fields, Illinois
Par 70 — 7,366 yards
Difficulty: 4th (2020), only five golfers were under par
Green size: 6,000 square feet
Grass type: bentgrass/poa annua greens and fairways, kentucky bluegrass rough
Water is in play on three holes
2020 averages: distance (311.4 yards), accuracy (48%), greens in regulation (58%)

Event Notes

Only 50 golfers in the field this week, top 30 in FedExCup standings will move on
Classical, tree-lined course that hosted the 2020 BMW Championship
Both par fives are over 600 yards
Seven of the par fours are over 450 yards
Two of the par threes are over 215 yards
Difficulty this year will depend on how they set up the course
The firm and fiery conditions from 2020 were fun, but unlike BMW course setups
The tougher the setup, the more it favors the best golfers in the field
In 2020, four of the top five in GIR finished in the top six of the event

What to Look For

Strokes gained approach
Strokes gained off the tee
Greens in regulation
Strokes gained around the green
Bogey avoidance
Strokes gained putting

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Salaries, Odds, Stats, C. History (L5 Events), & Form (L5 Events)

Note: Form includes results from the PGA Tour, the DPWT, the KFT, and LIV. Stats are from the 2023 calendar year.

Golfer	Odds	DK	FD	OTT	APP	ATG	PUT	BOG	GIR	2022	-1E	-2E	-3E	-4E	-5E
Rory McIlroy	8	$12,100	$12,300	2	6	6	28	19	8	12	3	6	1	7	2
Scottie Scheffler	8	$11,600	$12,200	1	1	3	47	1	1	20	31	23	3	4	3
Jon Rahm	10	$11,200	$11,900	7	4	20	4	15	2	1	37	2	83	10	16
Patrick Cantlay	10	$10,500	$12,000	3	15	11	24	8	6	12	2	33	78	4	14
Viktor Hovland	16	$10,300	$11,600	5	14	41	30	28	14	40	13	13	25	29	19
Xander Schauffele	18	$10,100	$11,300	24	3	30	6	6	4	25	24	17	42	19	10
Jordan Spieth	28	$10,000	$10,700	20	22	7	35	24	24	500	6	23	106	66	5
Collin Morikawa	22	$9,800	$11,100	11	2	29	43	34	2	20	13	77	2	68	14
Tommy Fleetwood	22	$9,700	$11,000	15	20	4	20	11	29	500	3	10	6	83	5
Max Homa	25	$9,500	$10,900	21	18	21	7	8	29	59	6	10	12	21	68
Hideki Matsuyama	35	$9,400	$10,300	31	9	5	42	3	23	3	16	137	30	13	115
Sungjae Im	35	$9,300	$10,400	10	36	13	25	32	38	56	6	14	101	20	93
Rickie Fowler	33	$9,200	$10,600	32	7	14	15	13	5	500	58	23	42	1	13
Lucas Glover	33	$9,100	$10,500	22	16	46	50	23	10	500	1	1	73	5	6
Tyrrell Hatton	25	$9,000	$10,800	9	21	31	5	5	14	16	43	20	6	27	3
Corey Conners	50	$8,900	$9,600	6	11	45	44	33	9	33	6	52	19	9	80
Wyndham Clark	45	$8,800	$9,900	26	25	23	26	7	12	500	66	33	25	29	1
Tom Kim	40	$8,700	$9,800	29	8	38	39	21	17	500	24	2	6	99	38
Jason Day	45	$8,600	$10,200	13	35	9	12	2	22	64	52	2	45	132	67
Cameron Young	40	$8,500	$9,800	4	27	44	49	39	20	500	31	89	8	6	60
Sam Burns	55	$8,400	$9,400	23	49	39	3	20	45	500	52	14	92	19	32
Tony Finau	40	$8,300	$10,100	16	5	15	38	28	7	5	64	7	92	115	45
Russell Henley	40	$8,200	$10,000	28	13	10	41	16	13	25	6	2	108	35	19
Brian Harman	45	$8,100	$9,500	18	40	36	21	4	28	12	31	1	12	9	2
Matt Fitzpatrick	45	$8,000	$9,700	25	47	12	11	10	35	6	66	41	106	49	17
Justin Rose	60	$7,900	$9,500	44	17	22	16	26	19	500	20	92	93	4	80
Cameron Davis	60	$7,800	$9,300	8	43	24	45	50	39	500	6	7	10	106	17
J.T. Poston	80	$7,700	$9,100	42	38	35	22	34	31	59	24	7	2	41	6
Si Woo Kim	60	$7,600	$9,200	12	12	25	48	16	26	500	16	33	108	127	39
Byeong Hun An	66	$7,500	$9,200	14	46	1	46	22	50	12	37	2	23	3	51
Emiliano Grillo	80	$7,400	$8,900	27	23	48	31	38	10	500	20	10	6	87	15
Sepp Straka	75	$7,300	$9,100	35	19	50	32	49	16	500	63	110	2	1	64
Taylor Moore	100	$7,200	$8,600	34	44	42	10	25	42	500	5	22	77	87	4
Keegan Bradley	80	$7,100	$9,000	17	33	37	19	44	25	500	43	77	21	1	108
Sahith Theegala	110	$7,000	$8,700	45	39	17	14	46	48	500	13	73	85	93	52
Adam Hadwin	120	$6,900	$8,100	43	31	43	13	13	20	40	16	114	73	123	2
Andrew Putnam	150	$6,800	$7,800	50	26	28	2	16	18	500	24	27	55	42	45
Denny McCarthy	100	$6,700	$8,800	36	45	27	1	26	32	500	66	74	140	6	7
Brendon Todd	110	$6,600	$8,500	49	41	2	8	30	47	8	43	7	49	2	56
Adam Schenk	125	$6,500	$8,000	37	34	40	18	34	26	500	6	64	140	4	7
Harris English	110	$6,400	$8,400	48	42	18	17	41	46	40	52	33	85	60	8
Eric Cole	125	$6,300	$8,400	47	24	16	9	12	49	500	31	14	30	60	42
Adam Svensson	150	$6,200	$7,600	33	37	34	34	42	44	500	37	7	37	21	40
Lee Hodges	125	$6,100	$8,300	19	30	49	37	46	34	500	31	1	135	12	84
Chris Kirk	125	$6,000	$8,200	38	29	8	36	31	41	500	16	132	92	21	14
Nick Taylor	250	$5,900	$7,200	41	28	32	23	48	37	51	24	92	19	140	80
Seamus Power	175	$5,800	$7,500	39	50	33	27	39	40	500	66	77		13	68
Tom Hoge	200	$5,700	$7,400	46	10	47	33	43	33	65	43	20	85	19	145
Kurt Kitayama	200	$5,600	$7,100	40	32	26	40	45	43	500	52	60	54	68	92
Patrick Rodgers	250	$5,500	$7,000	30	48	19	29	37	36	500	52	88	37	2	93

PGA DFS First Look: BMW Championship

BMW Championship

ScoresAndOdds

Salaries, Odds, Stats, C. History (L5 Events), & Form (L5 Events)

Note: Form includes results from the PGA Tour, the DPWT, the KFT, and LIV. Stats are from the 2023 calendar year.

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