PGA DFS First Look: The American Express

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2023-01-18 15:21:52

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

The American Express

Field Size:

156 golfers

Cut Rule:

Top 65 and ties move on after the first THREE rounds

Weather Forecasts

Windfinder

Courses

PGA West Stadium (2 Rounds): Par 72, 7,187 yards
Nicklaus Tournament (1 Round): Par 72, 7,147 yards
La Quinta Country Club (1 Round): Par 72, 7,060 yards

Notes

Pro-Am event, so expect tame rough, accessible pin locations, and SLOW golf
All three courses are in the bottom 15 in difficulty most years
All three courses feature bermuda greens with poa annua overseed
As Jon Rahm said last year, “it’s a BLEEPING putting contest”

Scores And Odds

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Salaries, Odds, Course History (L5 Years), and Form (L5 Events)

Golfer	Odds	DK	FD	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	-1E	-2E	-3E	-4E	-5E
Patrick Cantlay	11	$10,100	$11,700	9	2	500	9	500	16	2	16	1	57
Jon Rahm	7	$10,800	$12,000	14	500	500	6	1	1	8	1	4	1
Scottie Scheffler	11	$10,500	$11,800	25	72	3	500	500	7	2	9	3	45
Will Zalatoris	20	$9,600	$11,100	6	500	500	500	500	11	1	21	20	28
Tony Finau	15	$10,200	$11,500	40	4	14	500	500	7	7	1	69	9
Xander Schauffele	22	$10,000	$11,300	500	500	500	500	500	4	9	6	3	57
Sungjae Im	22	$9,800	$10,900	11	12	10	12	500	110	13	8	34	29
Brian Harman	35	$9,300	$10,300	3	8	21	143	20	32	16	2	2	23
Cameron Young	22	$9,100	$10,700	40	500	500	500	500	13	3	23	53	19
Tom Kim	25	$9,500	$11,000	500	500	500	500	500	10	11	25	1	54
Aaron Wise	50	$9,000	$10,100	500	120	94	74	17	18	22	15	6	64
Tom Hoge	42	$8,400	$10,200	2	125	6	89	57	41	3	122	69	13
Cameron Davis	50	$8,800	$10,000	500	3	29	28	500	32	38	7	13	29
Taylor Montgomery	45	$8,900	$10,400	500	500	500	500	500	12	15	57	10	13
Andrew Putnam	55	$8,700	$9,800	14	21	10	34	17	4	21	35	48	29
Adam Hadwin	55	$8,200	$9,800	25	32	500	2	3	7	32	49	10	45
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	65	$8,300	$9,700	63	32	21	74	500	28	7	42	3	59
Sam Burns	33	$9,400	$10,500	500	94	6	18	500	32	12		7	30
Jason Day	80	$7,900	$9,600	49	500	500	500	500	95	16	21	11	8
Ben Taylor	200	$7,000	$8,000	500	94	75	500	500	4	21	3	59	57
Si Woo Kim	35	$9,200	$10,800	500	500	500	500	500	35	52	45	8	67
Taylor Pendrith	85	$8,000	$9,400	71	500	500	500	500	15	66	44	67	8
Patrick Rodgers	110	$7,700	$9,300	40	108	64	500	500	10	16	27	3	16
Sahith Theegala	60	$8,600	$9,900	33	500	500	500	500	33	2	22	67	5
J.T. Poston	90	$8,000	$9,900	25	142	37	7	141	21	21	21	93	67
Ben Griffin	180	$7,200	$8,600	500	500	500	500	500	12	29	16	59	3
Emiliano Grillo	120	$7,600	$8,900	63	37	500	500	500	97	42	45	4	73
Brendon Todd	130	$7,500	$8,800	94	500	37	500	500	21	70	53	7	28
Keith Mitchell	100	$7,800	$9,100	500	500	500	500	69	89	39	9	105	40
Alex Smalley	150	$7,500	$8,700	25	500	500	500	500	89	5	4	11	52
Matthew NeSmith	200	$7,100	$8,200	81	150	17	500	500	95	53	9	2	9
Will Gordon	100	$7,400	$9,000	500	64	500	500	500	28	15	43	3	35
Joel Dahmen	90	$7,600	$9,700	500	94	500	500	127	5	9	3	16	37
Denny McCarthy	95	$7,800	$9,000	6	94	48	98	90	32	46	53	6	37
Thomas Detry	95	$7,600	$9,100	500	500	500	500	500	68	13	15	2	45
Chris Kirk	110	$7,500	$9,500	94	16	500	145	78	3	88	64	52	78
Callum Tarren	190	$7,200	$8,100	71	500	500	500	500	2	26	119	99	78
Justin Rose	100	$7,900	$9,300	33	500	500	34	500	29	9	93	116	54
Davis Riley	95	$7,700	$9,200	59	500	500	500	500	46	27	21	52	67
Lee Hodges	150	$7,400	$8,500	3	500	500	500	500	95	87	38	7	23
Wyndham Clark	80	$8,100	$9,500	13	54	82	18	500	10	16	29	16	108
Martin Laird	200	$7,200	$8,700	500	47	94	89	127	22	15	45	37	98
Greyson Sigg	250	$7,100	$8,600	25	500	500	500	500	48	15	42	11	44
David Lipsky	100	$7,300	$9,000	14	500	500	500	500	4		22	10	40
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	110	$7,700	$9,200	40	500	500	500	500	140	26	3	5	65
Seonghyeon Kim	170	$7,300	$8,400	500	500	500	500	500	12	70	47	69	93
Sebastian Munoz	130	$7,500	$8,900	144	500	21	74	500	70	56	40	36	35
Dean Burmester	150	$7,400	$8,800	500	500	500	500	500	83	7	5	54	114
Mark Hubbard	300	$7,000	$8,400	500	108	43	500	500	77		69	68	66
Jhonattan Vegas	200	$7,200	$8,500	81	500	55	69	11	80	49	36	133	53
Stephan Jaeger	180	$7,300	$8,800	500	500	500	124	144	28	46	9	68	40
Justin Suh	200	$7,100	$8,200	500	500	500	500	500	41	66	47	48	29
Beau Hossler	250	$7,000	$7,800	500	120	131	105	20	21	87	38	16	64
Brendan Steele	180	$7,400	$8,900	130	21	43	57	20	48		18	40	110
Kevin Yu	200	$6,900	$8,200	500	500	500	500	500	21	54	100	3	37
Carl Yuan	250	$6,900	$7,400	500	500	500	500	500	21	39	35	99	130
Rickie Fowler	80	$7,800	$9,600	140	21	10	500	500	34	2	89	6	64
Troy Merritt	300	$6,900	$8,300	94	83	68	500	78	65	110	3	67	71
Taylor Moore	250	$7,300	$8,400	67	500	500	500	500	138	78	23	12	108
Russell Knox	250	$7,100	$8,600	81	16	37	18	29	67	21	27	48	49
Aaron Rai	180	$7,300	$8,600	59	500	500	500	500	61	110	7	84	54
Ryan Armour	360	$6,600	$7,300	500	16	131	89	112	77	46	27	21	68
Robby Shelton	250	$7,000	$8,300	500	128	141	500	500	130	10	52	105	23
Nick Taylor	200	$7,000	$8,500	33	47	82	40	20	7	98	53	23	108
Justin Lower	280	$6,800	$7,700	144	500	500	500	500	110	78	56	8	20
James Hahn	300	$6,800	$7,900	94	32	128	57	36	27	84	78	51	61
Danny Willett	250	$7,000	$8,300	500	500	500	145	500			21	40	87
Aaron Baddeley	300	$6,600	$7,600	500	94	131	18	500	7	39	69	6	36
Stewart Cink	250	$6,800	$8,200	500	500	117	500	20	21	70	57	44	45
Erik Barnes	500	$6,400	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	97	10	43	93	68
Harris English	100	$7,600	$9,400	500	500	48	51	11	73	29	39	32	40
Austin Eckroat	250	$6,700	$7,800	500	500	500	500	500	12	78	38	99	60
Sam Ryder	300	$6,800	$8,300	49	47	29	40	50	89	70	8	81	36
Davis Thompson	340	$6,900	$7,300	500	500	500	500	500	54	132	43	12	67
Brandon Wu	300	$6,800	$7,600	81	500	500	500	500	77	54	62	32	35
Luke List	150	$7,200	$8,700	22	21	94	89	121	11	122	57	58	29
Eric Cole	500	$6,300	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	61	39	35	27	68
Tyson Alexander	420	$6,400	$7,200	500	500	500	500	500	32	62	2	44	64
Matthys Daffue	300	$6,700	$7,500	500	500	500	500	500	54	9	15	69	70
Harry Hall	340	$6,600	$7,300	500	47	500	500	500	28	95	39	105	63
Michael Thompson	230	$6,900	$8,000	144	5	94	9	500	32	125	56	84	70
Nicolas Echavarria	600	$6,200	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	12	70	98	23	130
Zac Blair	400	$6,500	$7,900	500	500	55	500	112	48	29	78	69	120
Nate Lashley	200	$7,100	$8,500	148	145	WD	12	29	7	88	105	35	104
Byeong-Hun An	150	$7,100	$7,900	500	8	117	500	500	12	110	53	105	17
Dylan Frittelli	350	$6,800	$7,800	94	500	500	28	500	13	50	70	98	59
Brice Garnett	500	$6,600	$7,300	70	135	117	500	63	21	46	110	54	43
David Lingmerth	350	$6,700	$8,000	500	500	500	500	57	119	10	87	8	11
Adam Long	250	$6,900	$8,100	81	69	94	1	500	48	70	110	84	44
Lucas Glover	300	$6,700	$7,700	33	108	75	12	29	97	38	63	58	66
Paul Haley	500	$6,200	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	110	29	62	124	78
Adam Schenk	320	$6,600	$7,200	94	37	14	67	104	67	88	98	29	16
Scott Piercy	350	$6,500	$7,400	71	108	61	57	6	77	95	16	32	99
Patton Kizzire	300	$6,900	$8,400	22	53	94	133	42	76	35	10	75	94
Erik Van Rooyen	350	$6,700	$8,100	500	56	500	500	500	71	93		69	35
Chesson Hadley	400	$6,700	$7,400	116	142	29	89	42	89	70	106	17	37
Satoshi Kodaira	350	$6,600	$8,100	500	94	500	500	500	16	98	114	11	36
Joseph Bramlett	300	$6,700	$7,700	33	154	135	500	500	54	64	9	63	68
Charley Hoffman	300	$6,700	$8,000	500	72	61	98	500	110	87	42	29	104
Andrew Novak	400	$6,400	$7,300	71	500	500	500	500	12	122	17	23	93
Michael Kim	400	$6,400	$7,800	500	145	500	500	50	119	35	47	124	110
John Huh	420	$6,500	$7,200	94	21	48	70	3	95	103	27	65	45
Ben Martin	420	$6,500	$7,200	500	56	29	500	57	32	21	117	115	49
Augusto Nunez	500	$6,200	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	41	138	70	100	67
Sam Stevens	1000	$6,200	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	89	70	57	84	81
Trevor Cone	1000	$6,100	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	77	54	81	45	107
Doug Ghim	350	$6,800	$7,900	59	5	117	500	500	69	110	56	72	87
Peter Malnati	420	$6,500	$7,000	116	120	107	18	78	89	88	117	72	45
Danny Lee	350	$6,500	$7,600	81	83	107	500	127	48	21	78	64	53
Zecheng Dou	420	$6,500	$7,100	500	500	500	500	104	110	67	68	93	17
Robert Streb	650	$6,400	$7,000	71	500	141	40	500	110	70	78	42	29
Chez Reavie	400	$6,600	$7,500	81	72	75	28	36	41	35		72	45
Ryan Moore	600	$6,300	$7,000	127	72	6	500	500	97	48	28	98	120
Matthias Schmid	500	$6,600	$7,100	500	500	500	500	500	77	4	132	126	61
Vincent Norrman	650	$6,300	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	110	70	68	32	78
Matthias Schwab	500	$6,300	$7,400	500	500	500	500	500	142	62	64	21	68
Michael Gligic	500	$6,300	$7,000	55	135	21	500	500	136	132	70	69	123
Rory Sabbatini	420	$6,400	$7,100	136	12	48	57	69	77	70	66	120	84
Tyler Duncan	600	$6,300	$7,200	81	56	64	51	78	119	88	70	93	68
Kyle Westmoreland	800	$6,200	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	110	88	27	69	81
Austin Cook	500	$6,400	$7,700	127	32	128	500	14	130	125	27	27	44
Zach Johnson	500	$6,400	$7,200	14	62	117	28	20	75	95	57	36	49
Brian Stuard	500	$6,300	$7,100	81	47	72	40	104	65	148	54	61	12
Harrison Endycott	800	$6,100	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	137	63	18	110	117
Kevin Roy	600	$6,200	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	110	46	87	68	134
Anders Albertson	1000	$6,000	$7,000	500	500	500	34	500	67		94	130	105
Taiga Semikawa	500	$6,300	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500
Kramer Hickok	800	$6,300	$7,100	94	21	131	40	500	77	114	84	99	89
Garrick Higgo	400	$6,500	$7,500	500	500	500	500	500	110	124	100	29	89
Kevin Tway	600	$6,200	$7,000	94	108	500	500	500	54	70	43	69	68
Gunner Wiebe	1000	$6,200	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	126	17	18	47
Harry Higgs	600	$6,400	$7,600	40	500	82	500	500	119	21	32	93	110
Brent Grant	1000	$6,100	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	130	54	70	119	35
Martin Trainer	500	$6,300	$7,000	55	128	152	105	500	54	81	98	26	93
Bill Haas	1000	$6,100	$7,000	94	72	107	124	97	125	93	119	28	101
Philip Knowles	1000	$6,100	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	148	117	48	57	64
Nick Watney	1000	$6,000	$7,000	122	128	29	51	50	110	53	11	138	73
Brandon Matthews	1000	$6,100	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	137	95	114		110
Brian Gay	800	$6,200	$7,000	111	83	117	115	42	88	11		148	129
Jimmy Walker	1000	$6,100	$7,000	136	60	75	500	133	97	87	123	110	25
Tano Goya	1000	$6,000	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	97	150	87	44	56
Jason Dufner	1000	$6,100	$7,000	40	83	55	151	36	70	98	69	108	123
Caleb Surratt	1000	$6,000	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	65
Ryan Brehm	1500	$6,100	$7,000	500	500	55	500	500	41	35	125	106	100
Richy Werenski	1500	$6,100	$7,000	130	21	117	105	29	130	150	87	130	23
Scott Harrington	1000	$6,000	$7,000	500	135	107	500	500	119	143	117	29	123
Max McGreevy	1000	$6,000	$7,000	122	500	500	500	500	97	143	67	128	8
Trevor Werbylo	2000	$6,000	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	119	143	110	59	77
Carson Young	1500	$6,000	$7,000	500	500	500	500	500	119	110	125	53	110
Kevin Chappell	600	$6,200	$7,400	55	500	107	500	6	138	119	98	71	53
Sung Kang	800	$6,100	$7,000	140	153	500	500	63	95	119	73	65	22
Andrew Landry	400	$6,500	$7,600	140	64	1	28	2	67	117	73	94	55
Wesley Bryan	1000	$6,000	$7,000	130	500	500	500	63	110	68	117	136	143
John Pak	2000	$6,000	$7,000	116	500	500	500	500	62	54		129	107
Michael Block	2000	$6,000	$7,000	500	128	500	153	112	122	155

PGA DFS First Look: The American Express

The American Express

Scores And Odds

Salaries, Odds, Course History (L5 Years), and Form (L5 Events)

Odds are courtesy of ScoresAndOdds.

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