PGA DFS First Look: The Genesis Invitational - Odds Preview

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:J.B. Holmes (2019), Bubba Watson (2018 & 2016), Dustin Johnson (2017), James Hahn (2015)

Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)

1) Strokes Gained Off the Tee
2) Strokes Gained Approach
3) Bogey Avoidance
4) Greens in Regulation
5) Strokes Gained Putting (Emphasis on Poa)

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

Golfer Odds DK FD YH DK % +/- FD % +/- YH % +/- Cuts 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Rory McIlroy 7 $11,600 $12,200 $50 0% 0% 0% 3/3 4 20 500 20 500
Justin Thomas 9 $11,000 $12,000 $48 33% 0% 33% 5/5 2 9 39 54 41
Jon Rahm 9 $11,200 $11,900 $46 -50% 0% 40% 1/1 9 500 500 500 500
Dustin Johnson 14 $10,000 $11,800 $48 20% 0% -33% 5/5 9 16 1 4 2
Tiger Woods 16 $10,400 $11,600 $45 -25% 0% 17% 1/2 15 111 500 500 500
Patrick Cantlay 19 $9,800 $11,400 $43 0% 14% 25% 2/2 15 4 500 500 500
Xander Schauffele 21 $9,200 $11,300 $45 30% 13% -17% 2/2 15 9 500 500 500
Brooks Koepka 22 $9,400 $11,500 $49 0% -33% -300% 0/1 500 500 109 500 500
Bubba Watson 22 $9,600 $11,200 $34 -29% 0% 57% 4/4 15 1 500 1 14
Tony Finau 25 $9,100 $11,100 $41 9% 0% 0% 3/5 15 2 72 126 56
Hideki Matsuyama 26 $9,300 $11,000 $43 -22% 0% -38% 3/4 9 500 121 11 4
Adam Scott 30 $9,000 $10,800 $40 0% 8% 0% 4/4 7 53 11 2 500
Jason Day 33 $8,800 $10,900 $33 0% -8% 46% 1/1 500 500 64 500 500
Marc Leishman 38 $8,700 $10,500 $36 0% 13% 26% 2/5 4 102 72 5 119
Justin Rose 38 $8,500 $10,700 $41 6% -7% -50% 2/2 500 500 4 16 500
Patrick Reed 41 $8,600 $10,600 $39 -7% -7% -14% 1/1 500 500 59 500 500
Phil Mickelson 44 $8,300 $10,400 $28 6% 0% 56% 3/3 37 6 34 500 500
Jordan Spieth 46 $8,400 $10,300 $34 -6% 0% 14% 4/5 51 9 22 119 4
Collin Morikawa 46 $8,100 $10,100 $38 5% 5% -27% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Bryson DeChambeau 48 $7,900 $10,200 $38 9% -5% -33% 2/2 15 41 500 500 500
Paul Casey 48 $7,900 $10,000 $38 5% 0% -40% 5/5 25 49 39 39 2
Matt Kuchar 52 $7,800 $9,800 $38 8% 8% -47% 4/4 28 26 22 8 500
Sergio Garcia 53 $7,800 $9,900 $34 4% -5% -10% 3/4 37 500 49 108 4
Abraham Ancer 54 $8,200 $9,800 $29 -26% 0% 35% 2/2 44 68 500 500 500
Sungjae Im 54 $8,000 $9,900 $40 -19% -14% -108% 0/1 101 500 500 500 500
J.B. Holmes 67 $7,700 $9,700 $22 0% 0% 54% 5/5 1 60 34 11 22
Matthew Fitzpatrick 68 $7,700 $9,700 $30 -4% -4% 21% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Kevin Na 69 $7,600 $9,600 $31 0% 0% 3% 4/5 33 2 4 126 61
Branden Grace 82 $7,500 $9,600 $22 3% -4% 48% 2/3 117 37 22 500 500
Joaquin Niemann 85 $7,300 $9,400 $33 21% 6% -25% 1/1 44 500 500 500 500
Charles Howell 86 $7,500 $9,500 $32 -3% -3% -19% 5/5 6 37 15 75 61
Ryan Moore 87 $7,600 $9,400 $23 -14% 0% 41% 4/5 28 9 83 10 22
Max Homa 87 $7,500 $9,300 $22 -10% 3% 41% 1/2 37 500 500 500 87
Cameron Smith 88 $7,500 $9,500 $31 -13% -13% -17% 4/4 49 6 28 63 500
Alexander Noren 91 $7,300 $9,300 $25 8% -3% 29% 1/1 500 16 500 500 500
Nick Taylor 93 $7,200 $9,100 $20 14% 5% 45% 4/5 33 41 55 26 111
Scottie Scheffler 94 $7,400 $9,200 $35 -9% -3% -85% 0/1 500 121 500 500 500
Cameron Champ 94 $7,400 $9,200 $26 -12% -6% 14% 0/2 117 102 500 500 500
Adam Hadwin 101 $7,200 $9,000 $32 7% 3% -50% 5/5 75 6 34 16 22
Corey Conners 103 $7,000 $9,100 $30 20% -5% -18% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Ryan Palmer 103 $7,400 $9,000 $30 -18% 0% -18% 1/1 500 500 49 500 500
Brendon Todd 108 $7,400 $8,900 $31 -24% 2% -45% 1/2 500 500 500 77 14
Jason Kokrak 108 $7,100 $8,900 $26 7% 0% 2% 5/5 37 20 22 2 41
Keegan Bradley 109 $7,300 $9,000 $25 -16% -10% 10% 3/5 51 77 34 77 4
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 109 $7,300 $8,900 $31 -18% -5% -55% 2/2 25 26 500 500 500
JT Poston 115 $6,900 $8,800 $26 16% 0% -5% 2/2 28 500 17 500 500
Erik Van Rooyen 115 $7,000 $8,800 $31 6% -2% -62% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Matthew Wolff 119 $7,100 $8,800 $28 -4% -4% -23% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Scott Piercy 121 $7,200 $8,700 $23 -17% 0% 9% 0/2 500 500 72 500 142
Russell Knox 121 $7,200 $8,700 $25 -17% 0% 0% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Francesco Molinari 129 $7,000 $8,700 $32 -2% -4% -96% 1/4 500 91 109 52 111
Brian Harman 132 $6,900 $8,500 $22 5% 5% 7% 2/4 51 500 121 72 111
Lanto Griffin 133 $6,800 $8,600 $26 12% -2% -20% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Chez Reavie 134 $7,100 $8,600 $29 -17% -4% -46% 2/4 137 73 109 7 500
Danny Willett 136 $7,100 $8,600 $27 -20% -6% -31% 1/1 33 500 500 500 500
Bud Cauley 142 $7,000 $8,500 $21 -12% -2% 10% 2/3 88 20 61 500 500
Jim Furyk 148 $7,000 $8,400 $28 -14% 2% -46% 3/4 37 91 39 500 14
Andrew Putnam 150 $6,800 $8,500 $26 3% -5% -32% 1/2 126 500 500 500 49
Vaughn Taylor 153 $6,600 $8,300 $24 16% 3% -11% 3/4 9 20 500 119 22
Patrick Rodgers 156 $6,800 $8,400 $20 0% -3% 9% 3/4 15 26 22 108 500
Carlos Ortiz 159 $6,800 $8,400 $21 -2% -5% 2% 3/3 9 500 500 26 20
Emiliano Grillo 164 $6,900 $8,300 $21 -13% -2% 0% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Matt Jones 165 $6,900 $8,300 $20 -15% -3% 5% 1/2 500 500 500 77 14
Charley Hoffman 182 $6,700 $8,200 $20 2% 0% 3% 4/5 101 41 4 63 30
Rory Sabbatini 185 $6,900 $8,200 $27 -18% -2% -55% 0/1 500 500 500 500 111
Jhonattan Vegas 188 $6,800 $8,200 $20 -10% -3% 0% 2/4 117 102 15 500 75
Wyndham Clark 191 $6,600 $8,100 $20 4% 0% -2% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Dylan Frittelli 200 $6,700 $7,900 $20 -5% 7% -3% 1/1 28 500 500 500 500
Denny McCarthy 200 $6,600 $8,100 $22 3% -1% -21% 0/1 117 500 500 500 500
Sebastian Munoz 201 $6,500 $8,000 $22 7% 0% -25% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Pat Perez 204 $6,500 $8,000 $20 5% -1% -8% 4/5 56 41 28 119 41
Joel Dahmen 209 $6,500 $7,800 $20 4% 5% -9% 0/2 101 77 500 500 500
Sung Kang 210 $6,700 $8,100 $21 -12% -9% -18% 4/4 64 16 22 8 500
Nate Lashley 213 $6,700 $7,900 $25 -14% -1% -51% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Nick Watney 216 $6,600 $7,800 $20 -7% 1% -14% 2/2 500 500 28 500 22
Luke List 216 $6,600 $7,700 $20 -7% 5% -14% 3/4 15 26 83 20 500
Aaron Wise 218 $6,700 $7,900 $20 -18% -5% -17% 0/2 88 77 500 500 500
Andrew Landry 222 $6,300 $7,700 $20 10% 1% -18% 0/2 77 121 500 500 500
Martin Laird 224 $6,500 $8,000 $20 -5% -13% -20% 3/4 140 9 8 11 500
Cameron Tringale 225 $6,500 $7,700 $20 -7% -1% -21% 3/4 500 102 8 68 47
Aaron Baddeley 232 $6,300 $7,800 $20 7% -7% -23% 3/5 49 14 94 26 87
Adam Long 234 $6,300 $7,600 $20 6% 0% -24% 0/1 88 500 500 500 500
Talor Gooch 243 $6,300 $7,600 $20 5% -1% -26% 1/1 500 20 500 500 500
Kevin Chappell 249 $6,300 $7,500 $20 3% 1% -27% 2/4 500 20 109 26 136
James Hahn 251 $6,500 $7,600 $20 -13% -4% -29% 3/4 500 14 28 119 1
Scott Stallings 253 $6,400 $7,500 $20 -6% -1% -30% 2/4 101 4 500 92 66
Jimmy Walker 266 $6,200 $7,500 $20 8% -2% -32% 3/5 74 91 11 77 41
Kevin Tway 271 $6,200 $7,400 $20 7% 0% -33% 0/3 77 77 121 500 500
Adam Schenk 285 $6,400 $7,300 $20 -10% 2% -35% 1/2 88 53 500 500 500
Harold Varner 294 $6,200 $7,200 $20 5% 4% -36% 2/4 101 60 83 26 500
Danny Lee 294 $6,400 $7,200 $20 -11% 4% -36% 1/5 101 77 94 77 69
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 294 $6,400 $7,400 $20 -11% -2% -36% 0/1 77 500 500 500 500
Kyle Stanley 303 $6,400 $7,100 $20 -15% 4% -41% 1/3 101 77 39 500 500
Sam Ryder 306 $6,200 $7,400 $20 1% -7% -42% 1/1 56 500 500 500 500
Russell Henley 309 $6,300 $7,300 $20 -9% -4% -44% 2/2 44 500 500 500 61
Michael Thompson 312 $6,400 $7,300 $20 -19% -5% -45% 1/2 7 500 500 500 87
Brian Gay 312 $6,100 $7,100 $20 7% 1% -45% 1/2 60 121 500 500 500
Jason Dufner 318 $6,300 $7,200 $20 -13% -4% -48% 1/2 101 500 500 68 500
Troy Merritt 318 $6,200 $7,100 $20 -3% -1% -48% 2/4 500 41 109 11 87
Peter Malnati 326 $6,300 $7,000 $20 -15% 0% -52% 2/4 44 77 64 77 500
Sepp Straka 329 $6,100 $7,000 $20 2% -1% -53% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Bronson Burgoon 359 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -7% -2% -55% 0/2 77 500 500 133 500
Sam Burns 359 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -7% -2% -55% 0/1 132 500 500 500 500
Matt Every 371 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -1% -4% -58% 1/4 500 102 94 99 49
Si Woo Kim 379 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -2% -5% -59% 1/4 3 91 72 92 500
Steve Stricker 382 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -3% -6% -61% 1/1 500 500 500 11 500
Joseph Bramlett 382 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -3% -6% -61% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Brian Stuard 385 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -5% -8% -64% 3/4 60 121 39 500 39
C.T. Pan 388 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -15% -9% -65% 1/2 44 77 500 500 500
J.J. Spaun 403 $6,000 $7,000 $20 1% -10% -67% 0/3 88 138 500 139 500
Scott Brown 418 $6,000 $7,000 $20 0% -11% -68% 3/5 37 77 2 39 134
Tyler Duncan 453 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -9% -12% -70% 0/2 132 137 500 500 500
Ryan Armour 471 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -2% -13% -71% 1/2 101 64 500 500 500
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 485 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -3% -14% -73% 1/1 25 500 500 500 500
Chris Stroud 515 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -4% -15% -74% 2/4 88 134 500 59 30
Roger Sloan 538 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -5% -16% -76% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Jim Herman 544 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -5% -17% -77% 0/2 500 500 104 500 87
Kyongjun Moon 718 $6,000 $7,000 -6% -18% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Martin Trainer 1382 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -7% -19% -80% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500

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.

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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