PGA DFS First Look: Safeway Open

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

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

Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)

  1. Strokes Gained Approach
  2. Birdie or Better %
  3. Strokes Gained Off the Tee
  4. Strokes Gained Putting on Poa/Bent
  5. Par 3, 4, & 5 Scoring Based on Hole Yardages Above

Golfers, Salaries, Odds, and Course History

Golfer Odds DK FD YH DK % +/- FD % +/- YH % +/- 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Si Woo Kim 19 $10,800 $11,700 $37 0% 67% 89% 49 500 500 500 101
Phil Mickelson 21 $10,600 $11,800 $43 0% 0% 50% 86 17 3 8 500
Matt Kuchar 21 $10,400 $12,000 $46 0% -200% -200% 500 500 500 71 500
Shane Lowry 24 $10,200 $11,600 $37 0% 0% 56% 500 500 500 500 500
Brendan Steele 24 $10,000 $11,400 $35 0% 17% 69% 60 53 1 1 17
Sergio Garcia 28 $9,900 $11,500 $44 0% -20% -100% 500 500 500 500 500
Jordan Spieth 31 $9,800 $11,300 $45 -14% -14% -300% 500 500 500 500 500
Emiliano Grillo 30 $9,700 $11,200 $31 13% 13% 77% 68 41 28 26 1
Chez Reavie 35 $9,600 $10,600 $37 -44% 0% -44% 33 33 13 22 17
Joel Dahmen 32 $9,500 $11,000 $40 10% 0% -80% 68 46 106 500 500
Erik Van Rooyen 33 $9,400 $10,900 $39 9% 0% -25% 500 500 500 500 500
Brandt Snedeker 36 $9,300 $10,700 $40 -17% -17% -180% 17 2 500 500 17
Doc Redman 34 $9,200 $10,800 $40 8% -9% -140% 68 500 500 500 500
Harold Varner 34 $9,100 $10,500 $36 21% 21% 21% 17 14 59 15 48
Kevin Streelman 41 $9,000 $10,400 $37 -7% -7% -78% 109 25 13 97 41
Cameron Davis 39 $8,900 $10,300 $24 6% 6% 77% 86 17 500 500 500
Keegan Bradley 47 $8,800 $10,100 $34 0% 0% 11% 500 500 76 22 500
Sam Burns 48 $8,700 $9,900 $28 -6% 0% 58% 500 128 500 500 500
Bud Cauley 48 $8,600 $10,000 $34 5% 0% 5% 44 46 7 50 500
Henrik Norlander 62 $8,500 $9,800 $32 -25% -19% 11% 100 500 500 500 64
Tyler Duncan 61 $8,400 $9,700 $30 -10% 0% 36% 56 69 5 500 500
Danny Lee 50 $8,300 $9,800 $33 9% 5% 13% 109 10 500 50 500
Will Gordon 60 $8,200 $9,900 $31 4% -16% 29% 500 500 500 500 500
Mark Hubbard 58 $8,100 $9,700 $34 13% 9% -11% 13 500 500 124 30
Lucas Glover 66 $8,000 $9,600 $37 -16% -16% -222% 129 17 30 71 17
Denny McCarthy 66 $7,900 $9,300 $31 -19% 0% 0% 500 128 112 500 500
Charl Schwartzel 68 $7,800 $9,200 $29 -19% 3% 27% 500 500 500 500 6
Jim Furyk 66 $7,700 $9,600 $35 -4% -16% -81% 17 500 500 500 500
Patrick Rodgers 70 $7,600 $9,400 $27 -17% -17% 36% 44 25 43 87 6
Branden Grace 71 $7,600 $9,300 $33 -24% -16% -57% 500 500 500 500 500
Charley Hoffman 65 $7,500 $9,200 $30 10% 15% 22% 86 500 500 71 500
Cameron Tringale 62 $7,500 $9,500 $33 16% 4% -13% 44 46 43 87 64
Luke List 64 $7,400 $9,500 $30 18% 0% 25% 86 4 37 26 500
Carlos Ortiz 70 $7,400 $9,100 $35 0% 6% -106% 40 53 500 500 32
Talor Gooch 62 $7,300 $9,400 $30 31% 17% 33% 56 500 54 500 500
Kyle Stanley 77 $7,300 $9,100 $25 -6% -6% 41% 86 500 500 22 500
Maverick McNealy 71 $7,300 $9,000 $34 0% 5% -84% 52 63 52 500 500
Scott Piercy 92 $7,200 $8,700 $33 -24% -2% -104% 67 117 17 3 500
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 80 $7,200 $9,000 $36 -3% -5% -179% 500 500 500 500 500
Harry Higgs 93 $7,200 $8,700 $30 -26% -4% -33% 23 500 500 500 500
Ryan Armour 90 $7,200 $8,800 $28 -16% -2% 2% 500 500 76 108 500
Brice Garnett 91 $7,100 $8,800 $20 -10% -7% 45% 23 500 17 500 500
Troy Merritt 81 $7,100 $8,900 $32 5% 0% -43% 109 4 69 15 121
Sepp Straka 84 $7,100 $8,800 $28 0% 2% 7% 68 46 500 500 500
Wesley Bryan 97 $7,100 $8,600 $27 -24% -6% 2% 500 144 500 55 500
Robby Shelton 86 $7,100 $8,900 $28 -2% -8% 4% 52 500 500 500 500
Chesson Hadley 79 $7,000 $9,000 $23 19% -3% 46% 23 87 3 500 121
Martin Laird 123 $7,000 $8,600 $22 -30% -24% 21% 109 46 17 8 64
Jhonattan Vegas 105 $7,000 $8,400 $30 -15% 5% -50% 56 53 500 71 10
Pat Perez 123 $7,000 $8,200 $31 -30% 6% -97% 109 500 500 500 121
Xinjun Zhang 96 $7,000 $8,600 $31 -9% -4% -65% 7 500 37 500 500
Kristoffer Ventura 83 $7,000 $8,900 $26 13% -3% 27% 62 500 500 500 500
Adam Schenk 90 $6,900 $8,600 $26 15% 8% 20% 68 14 98 500 500
Scott Stallings 101 $6,900 $8,500 $26 0% 0% 5% 500 500 76 124 121
Jason Dufner 113 $6,900 $8,400 $20 -8% 0% 32% 100 110 500 500 500
J.B. Holmes 93 $6,900 $8,700 $33 8% -7% -113% 500 9 500 500 500
Tom Hoge 93 $6,900 $8,500 $30 6% 6% -39% 68 17 37 500 101
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 129 $6,900 $8,300 $23 -26% -10% 6% 133 117 500 500 500
Peter Uihlein 126 $6,900 $8,300 $22 -19% -3% 18% 500 135 121 500 500
Kevin Chappell 122 $6,800 $8,300 $20 2% 3% 30% 40 500 500 500 114
Aaron Wise 105 $6,800 $8,500 $23 10% -2% 24% 500 500 106 124 500
Nick Watney 143 $6,800 $8,100 $23 -18% -3% 0% 10 110 500 35 64
Wyndham Clark 107 $6,800 $8,400 $28 7% 2% -24% 86 33 500 500 500
Austin Cook 141 $6,800 $8,100 $20 -15% 0% 18% 86 500 500 500 500
Brandon Hagy 141 $6,800 $8,100 $20 -15% 0% 18% 86 110 500 35 500
Bryson Nimmer 122 $6,800 $8,500 $20 2% -11% 30% 500 500 500 500 500
Russell Knox 128 $6,700 $8,200 $26 3% 0% -16% 500 87 500 500 83
Bronson Burgoon 160 $6,700 $7,800 $21 -16% 4% 4% 86 53 17 500 114
Seamus Power 129 $6,700 $8,200 $22 1% -2% 14% 500 87 98 71 500
Sam Ryder 148 $6,700 $8,000 $25 -7% 1% -14% 100 4 98 500 500
Roger Sloan 116 $6,700 $8,400 $20 13% -2% 31% 13 60 500 500 500
Peter Malnati 160 $6,700 $7,900 $20 -16% -1% 7% 123 25 30 35 83
Ben Martin 126 $6,700 $8,200 $20 4% 2% 24% 140 500 17 500 91
Vaughn Taylor 152 $6,600 $8,000 $32 0% -1% -164% 60 78 76 15 500
Brian Stuard 154 $6,600 $8,000 $28 -1% -3% -67% 17 53 62 97 500
Chase Seiffert 205 $6,600 $7,700 $26 -20% -5% -59% 86 500 500 500 500
Patton Kizzire 134 $6,600 $8,100 $20 8% 1% 19% 86 500 98 2 500
Cameron Percy 199 $6,600 $7,700 $20 -18% -2% -4% 7 500 500 500 500
Beau Hossler 155 $6,600 $7,800 $20 -3% 6% 10% 109 87 74 500 500
Andrew Putnam 171 $6,600 $7,900 $28 -15% -10% -89% 500 500 30 500 500
Kevin Tway 187 $6,600 $7,600 $25 -16% 3% -37% 68 1 52 62 500
Joseph Bramlett 162 $6,500 $7,800 $24 2% 1% -21% 500 500 500 35 500
Bo Hoag 149 $6,500 $7,900 $21 11% 5% 10% 44 500 500 500 500
C.T. Pan 163 $6,500 $8,000 $26 1% -11% -45% 123 500 500 71 500
Hudson Swafford 212 $6,500 $7,500 $20 -11% 2% -8% 500 69 500 62 17
Fabian Gomez 163 $6,500 $7,800 $23 0% -1% -15% 56 63 43 26 17
Scott Brown 212 $6,500 $7,400 $26 -11% 6% -63% 86 87 62 500 121
Grayson Murray 200 $6,500 $8,300 $20 -7% -44% -5% 109 41 9 108 500
K.J. Choi 249 $6,500 $7,400 $20 -34% -13% -31% 500 500 76 500 500
Matthew NeSmith 160 $6,400 $7,700 $28 14% 9% -71% 68 500 500 500 500
Chris Baker 168 $6,400 $7,700 $20 7% 1% 0% 68 500 500 500 500
Aaron Baddeley 233 $6,400 $7,100 $20 -14% 6% -23% 33 4 76 67 55
Nate Lashley 165 $6,400 $7,900 $30 8% -8% -131% 68 17 76 500 500
J.J. Spaun 249 $6,400 $7,200 $20 -22% -5% -31% 140 41 76 55 500
Jimmy Walker 230 $6,400 $7,200 $20 -11% 5% -19% 500 500 500 500 500
Rob Oppenheim 221 $6,400 $7,000 $20 -7% 15% -14% 52 500 131 500 500
Zac Blair 218 $6,400 $7,400 $24 -6% 2% -44% 4 500 30 62 139
Kramer Hickok 244 $6,400 $7,200 $20 -20% -3% -29% 500 103 500 500 500
Stewart Cink 212 $6,300 $7,500 $21 8% 2% -12% 500 500 500 71 500
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 208 $6,300 $7,500 $27 9% 3% -70% 500 500 500 500 500
Johnson Wagner 239 $6,300 $7,400 $20 -6% -8% -25% 500 25 98 3 48
Josh Teater 212 $6,300 $7,600 $20 5% -6% -12% 500 78 500 500 500
Wes Roach 227 $6,300 $7,100 $20 1% 10% -17% 500 87 500 500 101
John Huh 228 $6,300 $7,600 $22 0% -11% -29% 68 103 106 35 91
Doug Ghim 224 $6,300 $7,500 $20 2% -4% -15% 500 500 500 500 500
Jamie Lovemark 286 $6,300 $7,000 $20 -18% -4% -39% 100 110 43 20 48
Ryan Brehm 243 $6,300 $7,300 $20 -8% -6% -27% 86 500 500 69 500
Akshay Bhatia 342 $6,300 $7,000 $20 -29% -13% -52% 123 500 500 500 500
Scott Harrington 233 $6,200 $7,300 $24 5% -3% -58% 23 500 500 500 500
Anirban Lahiri 318 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -12% -8% -45% 68 110 500 500 500
Luke Donald 230 $6,200 $7,200 $20 8% 5% -19% 500 500 500 500 500
Hank Lebioda 305 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -8% -4% -40% 44 135 500 500 500
Rhein Gibson 317 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -11% -7% -44% 33 500 500 500 137
Michael Gellerman 460 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -26% -21% -63% 133 500 500 500 500
Ted Potter 5799 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -39% -34% -80% 500 138 28 500 500
David Hearn 324 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -15% -11% -49% 52 86 54 118 91
Vincent Whaley 243 $6,200 $7,600 $20 3% -19% -26% 109 500 500 500 500
Robert Streb 230 $6,200 $7,300 $20 8% 1% -19% 100 117 500 131 114
Graham DeLaet 252 $6,200 $7,100 $20 -3% -3% -33% 500 500 5 118 32
Matt Every 398 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -21% -17% -57% 109 500 112 143 500
Hunter Mahan 336 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -17% -12% -51% 500 17 13 131 32
Isaiah Salinda 277 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -6% -3% -38% 33 500 500 500 500
Tim Wilkinson 256 $6,100 $7,100 $20 8% -4% -35% 500 500 500 500 500
Brian Gay 258 $6,100 $7,000 $24 7% -1% -73% 23 500 112 500 500
Jim Knous 585 $6,100 $7,000 -15% -25% 500 10 500 500 500
Shawn Stefani 318 $6,100 $7,000 $23 1% -8% -72% 500 138 65 500 121
Zack Sucher 324 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -2% -11% -49% 500 500 500 97 500
Chris Stroud 318 $6,100 $7,000 $20 1% -8% -45% 143 103 121 500 10
Michael Gligic 272 $6,100 $7,000 $20 7% -2% -37% 49 500 500 500 500
Sean O’Hair 306 $6,100 $7,000 $20 2% -6% -43% 500 135 500 500 26
Ricky Barnes 392 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -7% -16% -56% 62 69 138 57 121
Sebastian Cappelen 436 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -9% -19% -60% 100 500 500 500 500
Camilo Villegas 305 $6,100 $7,000 $20 3% -5% -42% 500 500 73 500 83
Kelly Kraft 367 $6,100 $7,000 -6% -15% 500 87 69 87 91
Sahith Theegala 247 $6,100 $7,000 $20 11% 4% -30% 500 500 500 500 500
Tom Kim 1000 $6,100 $7,000 -21% -32% 500 500 500 500 500
James Hahn 355 $6,000 $7,000 $20 6% -14% -54% 500 78 500 71 41
Mark Anderson 441 $6,000 $7,000 $20 1% -20% -62% 133 500 500 118 500
Rafael Campos 610 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -4% -27% -70% 33 500 500 500 500
William McGirt 436 $6,000 $7,000 $20 2% -19% -60% 500 500 500 500 30
Tyler McCumber 5799 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -10% -34% -80% 66 25 500 500 500
D.J. Trahan 430 $6,000 $7,000 $20 3% -18% -58% 500 500 500 500 500
Dominic Bozzelli 467 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -1% -22% -64% 109 117 500 35 500
Ben Taylor 597 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -4% -26% -69% 100 500 500 500 500
Nelson Ledesma 672 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -6% -28% -73% 68 500 500 500 500
Bo Van Pelt 480 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -1% -23% -65% 62 500 500 500 500
Michael Kim 560 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -2% -24% -67% 109 73 98 3 61
John Senden 841 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -7% -30% -75% 500 78 500 35 91
D.A. Points 779 $6,000 $7,300 $20 -7% -45% -74% 500 500 76 71 500
Martin Trainer 841 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -7% -30% -75% 68 60 500 500 500
Peter Kuest 610 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -4% -27% -70% 500 500 500 500 500
Steve Watanabe 1140 $6,000 -9% 500 500 500 500 500

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.

Cover Image Credit: USA Today Sports Images

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