PGA DFS First Look: PGA Championship

The PGA First Look is complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, and course history for the RBC Heritage.

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Cut Rule: The top 70 and ties move on after the first two rounds.

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) Birdie or Better %

Salaries & Odds

Golfer Odds DK FD YH DK % +/- FD % +/- YH % +/-
Justin Thomas 8 $11,300 $11,600 $48 0% 75% 0%
Brooks Koepka 10 $11,100 $11,400 $47 0% 60% 0%
Rory McIlroy 14 $10,700 $12,000 $47 0% -200% -50%
Jon Rahm 14 $10,500 $11,700 $45 25% 0% 25%
Bryson DeChambeau 14 $10,300 $11,800 $42 40% -50% 67%
Xander Schauffele 16 $10,000 $11,100 $41 0% 25% 45%
Webb Simpson 30 $9,700 $10,900 $45 -43% 0% -150%
Patrick Cantlay 22 $9,400 $11,000 $43 13% 22% -17%
Tiger Woods 30 $9,200 $11,200 $40 -11% -43% 23%
Dustin Johnson 22 $9,000 $11,300 $43 30% -17% -17%
Daniel Berger 28 $8,800 $9,700 $36 18% 63% 55%
Collin Morikawa 33 $8,600 $10,700 $43 0% -9% -100%
Viktor Hovland 55 $8,500 $9,800 $36 -69% 0% -10%
Jason Day 40 $8,400 $9,900 $29 0% 30% 52%
Rickie Fowler 45 $8,300 $10,100 $32 0% 12% 44%
Hideki Matsuyama 45 $8,200 $10,600 $39 6% -25% 6%
Matthew Fitzpatrick 33 $8,100 $9,300 $31 29% 63% 57%
Tyrrell Hatton 50 $8,000 $9,900 $40 -6% 5% -46%
Patrick Reed 45 $8,000 $10,200 $42 17% 6% -67%
Gary Woodland 45 $7,900 $9,800 $37 25% 32% 21%
Tony Finau 50 $7,900 $10,000 $39 5% -6% -19%
Adam Scott 66 $7,800 $10,000 $41 -14% -39% -127%
Justin Rose 70 $7,800 $10,400 $38 -32% -107% -61%
Jordan Spieth 66 $7,700 $10,500 $27 -4% -92% 29%
Abraham Ancer 50 $7,700 $9,400 $36 21% 37% 5%
Tommy Fleetwood 55 $7,700 $10,300 $40 8% -47% -69%
Phil Mickelson 80 $7,600 $9,100 $24 -11% 19% 32%
Louis Oosthuizen 100 $7,600 $9,400 $27 -48% -33% -14%
Sergio Garcia 66 $7,600 $9,500 $29 7% 11% 14%
Sungjae Im 80 $7,600 $9,700 $36 -11% -25% -50%
Shane Lowry 90 $7,500 $9,100 $23 -13% 5% 31%
Matthew Wolff 125 $7,500 $9,200 $27 -52% -34% -34%
Paul Casey 100 $7,500 $9,600 $33 -29% -54% -54%
Matt Kuchar 80 $7,500 $9,500 $36 3% -7% -50%
Marc Leishman 90 $7,500 $9,600 $35 -13% -35% -40%
Chez Reavie 90 $7,400 $8,500 $22 3% 33% 43%
Brendon Todd 125 $7,400 $8,600 $24 -31% 4% -7%
Billy Horschel 60 $7,400 $8,700 $29 33% 49% 17%
Bubba Watson 100 $7,400 $9,200 $27 -11% -14% -14%
Joaquin Niemann 150 $7,300 $9,000 $24 -43% -46% -30%
Byeong Hun An 150 $7,300 $8,400 $23 -43% 0% -12%
Adam Hadwin 125 $7,300 $8,500 $26 -18% 10% -15%
Scottie Scheffler 66 $7,300 $8,800 $27 38% 43% 29%
Henrik Stenson 100 $7,300 $9,300 $29 0% -25% -38%
Harris English 80 $7,200 $9,300 $24 33% 6% 32%
Danny Willett 150 $7,200 $9,000 $20 -27% -46% 21%
Max Homa 150 $7,200 $8,100 $24 -27% 17% -30%
Matt Wallace 125 $7,200 $8,900 $24 -4% -15% -7%
Tom Lewis 175 $7,100 $7,600 $20 -47% 19% 0%
Erik Van Rooyen 100 $7,100 $8,500 $23 18% 23% 22%
Kevin Streelman 100 $7,100 $8,200 $23 18% 38% 22%
Ian Poulter 125 $7,100 $8,900 $26 4% -15% -15%
Kevin Kisner 125 $7,100 $8,800 $27 4% -7% -34%
Richy Werenski 150 $7,000 $20 -6% 21%
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 125 $7,000 $8,100 $22 13% 32% 23%
Corey Conners 90 $7,000 $8,500 $23 35% 33% 31%
Cameron Champ 150 $7,000 $8,800 $22 -6% -30% 7%
Kevin Na 80 $7,000 $8,300 $29 44% 50% -3%
Brendan Steele 150 $6,900 $7,900 $20 3% 26% 21%
Matthias Schwab 90 $6,900 $7,000 $20 41% 68% 51%
Doc Redman 250 $6,900 $7,200 $20 -54% 11% -26%
Joel Dahmen 175 $6,900 $8,000 $23 -22% 1% -41%
Charl Schwartzel 200 $6,900 $8,100 $20 -29% -10% -6%
Ryan Palmer 100 $6,900 $8,000 $29 32% 45% -38%
Brandt Snedeker 200 $6,900 $8,700 $26 -29% -62% -85%
Rory Sabbatini 200 $6,800 $8,400 $20 -15% -33% -6%
Luke List 150 $6,800 $8,200 $20 14% 11% 21%
Dylan Frittelli 125 $6,800 $8,400 $20 29% 18% 35%
Cameron Tringale 200 $6,800 $7,100 $21 -15% 29% -13%
Emiliano Grillo 150 $6,800 $20 14% 21%
Cameron Smith 350 $6,800 $8,600 $20 -48% -100% -36%
Bernd Wiesberger 250 $6,800 $8,900 $22 -38% -122% -49%
Martin Kaymer 300 $6,700 $8,500 $20 -30% -83% -32%
Joost Luiten 350 $6,700 $7,800 $21 -34% -21% -46%
Keegan Bradley 200 $6,700 $8,300 $20 -4% -27% -6%
Lucas Glover 150 $6,700 $8,200 $23 22% 11% -12%
Si Woo Kim 300 $6,700 $8,000 $20 -30% -30% -32%
JT Poston 125 $6,700 $7,900 $24 36% 39% -7%
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 350 $6,700 $8,600 $20 -34% -100% -36%
Russell Henley 125 $6,600 $20 41% 35%
Harold Varner 200 $6,600 $20 5% -6%
Jim Furyk 200 $6,600 $8,000 $20 5% -4% -6%
Brian Harman 150 $6,600 $7,800 $21 29% 30% 15%
Mac Hughes 200 $6,600 $7,100 $20 5% 29% -6%
Adam Long 150 $6,600 $7,300 $21 29% 42% 15%
Michael Thompson 175 $6,600 $8,100 $20 10% -4% 0%
Zach Johnson 200 $6,500 $8,300 $20 13% -27% -6%
Sepp Straka 175 $6,500 $7,200 $20 17% 29% 0%
Jason Kokrak 150 $6,500 $8,300 $20 34% 5% 21%
Lanto Griffin 200 $6,500 $7,500 $20 13% 16% -6%
Troy Merritt 150 $6,500 $20 34% 21%
Hao-Tong Li 350 $6,500 $7,900 $20 -13% -27% -36%
Graeme McDowell 350 $6,500 $8,200 $20 -13% -53% -36%
Scott Piercy 350 $6,500 $8,200 $20 -13% -53% -36%
Bud Cauley 200 $6,400 $20 20% -6%
Talor Gooch 200 $6,400 $20 20% -6%
Jason Dufner 350 $6,400 $7,700 $20 -3% -15% -36%
Sebastian Munoz 200 $6,400 $7,300 $20 20% 22% -6%
Kurt Kitayama 350 $6,400 $7,400 $20 -3% -4% -36%
Robert Macintyre 350 $6,400 $7,700 $22 -3% -15% -61%
Sung Kang 500 $6,400 $7,700 $22 -20% -34% -87%
Jimmy Walker 500 $6,400 $7,600 $20 -20% -28% -58%
Nick Taylor 150 $6,300 $7,100 $20 45% 47% 21%
Carlos Ortiz 250 $6,300 $7,300 $21 12% 7% -36%
Keith Mitchell 500 $6,300 $7,800 $20 -11% -41% -58%
Matt Jones 200 $6,300 $7,500 $20 26% 16% -6%
Andrew Landry 350 $6,300 $7,400 $20 5% -4% -36%
Tom Hoge 350 $6,300 $7,200 $20 5% 4% -36%
Marcus Kinhult 500 $6,300 $7,000 $20 -11% -4% -58%
Denny McCarthy 200 $6,300 $20 26% -6%
Jazz Janewattananond 500 $6,300 $7,900 $20 -11% -48% -58%
Mark Hubbard 250 $6,200 $7,500 $20 19% 0% -26%
Tyler Duncan 350 $6,200 $7,000 $20 13% 11% -36%
Mike Lorenzo-Vera 500 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -2% -4% -58%
C.T. Pan 500 $6,200 $7,300 $20 -2% -16% -58%
Wyndham Clark 500 $6,200 $20 -2% -58%
Lucas Herbert 500 $6,200 $7,000 $23 -2% -4% -124%
Victor Perez 500 $6,200 $7,700 $23 -2% -34% -124%
Jorge Campillo 1000 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -15% -17% -79%
Chan Kim 750 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -14% -16% -78%
Joohyung Kim 300 $6,200 $7,000 $20 15% 14% -32%
Benjamin Hebert 350 $6,100 $7,000 $20 20% 11% -36%
Danny Lee 350 $6,100 $7,400 $20 20% -4% -36%
Vaughn Taylor 350 $6,100 $7,200 $20 20% 4% -36%
Steve Stricker 500 $6,100 $7,200 $20 7% -12% -58%
Brian Stuard 350 $6,100 $20 20% -36%
Andrew Putnam 500 $6,100 $7,800 $20 7% -41% -58%
Nate Lashley 500 $6,100 $7,400 $20 7% -21% -58%
Shaun Norris 1000 $6,100 $7,000 $23 -6% -17% -153%
Jim Herman 1000 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -6% -17% -79%
Ryo Ishikawa 500 $6,100 $7,000 $20 7% -4% -58%
Daniel Balin 2000 $6,000 $7,000 -3% -24%
John O’Leary 2000 $6,000 $7,000 -3% -24%
Michael Auterson 2000 $6,000 $7,000 -3% -24%
Rich Berberian 2000 $6,000 $7,000 -3% -24%
Davis Love 1000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 2% -17% -79%
Ryan Vermeer 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Ben Cook 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Jason Caron 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Rob Labritz 1000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 2% -17% -79%
Rich Beem 1000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 2% -17% -79%
Justin Bertsch 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Ken Tanigawa 1000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 2% -17% -79%
Shawn Warren 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Zach J. Johnson 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Shaun Micheel 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Rod Perry 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Jeff Hart 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Alex Beach 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Marty Jertson 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
David Muttitt 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Bob Sowards 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Alex Knoll 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Judd Gibb 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%
Jeff Roth 2000 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -24% -89%

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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