PGA DFS First Look: THE PLAYERS Championship

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:Rory McIlroy (2019), Webb Simpson (2018), Si Woo Kim (2017), Jason Day (2016), Rickie Fowler (2015)

Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)

1) Strokes Gained Approach
2) Strokes Gained Off the Tee
3) Birdie or Better %
4) Strokes Gained Putting (on Bermuda)
5) Strokes Gained Around the Green

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

Golfer Odds DK FD FDT YH DK % +/- FD % +/- FDT % +/- YH % +/- Cuts 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Rory McIlroy 7 $11,700 $12,200 $18,500 $47 0% 0% 0% 0% 4/5 1 89 35 12 8
Jon Rahm 12 $11,000 $12,000 $17,200 $45 0% 0% 0% 33% 3/3 12 63 72 500 500
Justin Thomas 14 $10,800 $11,900 $16,700 $47 0% 0% 0% -200% 5/5 35 11 75 3 24
Bryson DeChambeau 21 $9,100 $11,300 $15,800 $41 60% 50% 0% 64% 2/2 20 37 500 500 500
Tommy Fleetwood 23 $9,000 $11,000 $15,800 $44 55% 55% -25% 0% 3/3 5 7 41 500 500
Patrick Cantlay 25 $9,800 $11,400 $15,500 $42 0% 14% 25% 33% 2/3 101 23 22 500 500
Dustin Johnson 26 $10,000 $11,800 $15,600 $44 -40% -75% -17% -40% 5/5 5 17 12 28 69
Hideki Matsuyama 26 $8,800 $10,900 $15,400 $43 38% 33% 20% -14% 4/5 8 119 22 7 17
Sungjae Im 26 $8,600 $10,400 $15,600 $38 40% 47% -50% 36% 0/1 80 500 500 500 500
Xander Schauffele 27 $9,400 $11,200 $15,400 $39 -25% -11% 0% 23% 1/2 80 2 500 500 500
Webb Simpson 27 $9,200 $10,700 $15,500 $43 -22% 21% -38% -57% 4/4 16 1 16 500 66
Adam Scott 30 $9,600 $11,500 $15,300 $42 -71% -100% 0% -33% 5/5 12 11 6 12 38
Patrick Reed 32 $8,500 $10,500 $15,300 $40 19% 19% -8% -8% 4/5 47 41 22 77 24
Rickie Fowler 34 $8,900 $10,800 $15,100 $37 -17% -8% 0% 22% 3/5 47 89 60 77 1
Brooks Koepka 37 $10,200 $11,700 $14,900 $45 -275% -200% 0% -400% 4/5 56 11 16 35 76
Marc Leishman 41 $7,600 $9,700 $14,600 $34 47% 38% 0% 27% 3/5 80 63 97 64 24
Tyrrell Hatton 41 $7,400 $9,000 $14,600 $32 50% 55% -6% 47% 1/3 115 98 41 500 500
Collin Morikawa 43 $7,900 $10,000 $14,300 $35 22% 14% 0% 14% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Gary Woodland 45 $8,300 $10,300 $14,300 $37 -6% -6% -6% -6% 3/5 30 98 75 28 134
Matt Kuchar 49 $7,800 $9,700 $14,200 $38 20% 23% 0% -43% 4/5 26 17 82 3 76
Tony Finau 51 $8,100 $10,200 $14,200 $38 -5% -11% -5% -50% 2/4 22 57 83 116 500
Paul Casey 55 $8,200 $10,100 $14,000 $36 -16% -10% 0% -10% 2/3 135 500 22 23 500
Matthew Fitzpatrick 56 $7,300 $9,200 $14,000 $30 36% 32% -5% 39% 2/4 41 46 104 77 500
Justin Rose 57 $8,700 $11,100 $14,000 $38 -71% -140% -9% -71% 4/5 8 23 65 19 76
Daniel Berger 59 $7,200 $9,200 $13,800 $25 39% 26% 0% 58% 4/5 67 57 65 9 76
Jason Day 61 $8,400 $10,600 $13,800 $33 -53% -73% -4% 0% 4/5 8 5 60 1 126
Sergio Garcia 67 $8,000 $9,900 $13,600 $34 -29% -23% 0% -23% 5/5 22 70 30 54 2
Shane Lowry 68 $7,800 $9,500 $13,500 $28 -12% 7% 0% 42% 2/5 110 46 114 16 103
Louis Oosthuizen 68 $8,000 $9,600 $13,500 $34 -38% -4% -4% -32% 4/5 56 125 2 28 69
Byeong Hun An 72 $7,800 $9,000 $13,400 $31 -20% 21% 0% 14% 2/3 26 30 500 77 500
Henrik Stenson 72 $7,900 $9,900 $13,400 $34 -35% -41% -3% -41% 3/5 91 23 16 131 17
Billy Horschel 76 $7,500 $9,800 $13,300 $32 0% -33% 3% 0% 4/5 26 37 123 28 13
Abraham Ancer 78 $7,200 $8,900 $13,400 $29 20% 20% -10% 23% 1/1 12 500 500 500 500
Jordan Spieth 79 $7,700 $9,800 $13,200 $31 -21% -42% 0% 3% 1/5 91 41 97 77 103
Joel Dahmen 93 $6,600 $8,100 $12,900 $20 59% 51% 0% 54% 1/1 12 500 500 500 500
Scottie Scheffler 94 $7,500 $8,700 $12,600 $33 -13% 25% 3% -38% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Ian Poulter 99 $7,300 $9,500 $12,600 $30 -3% -23% 0% 3% 5/5 56 11 2 57 30
Brandt Snedeker 99 $7,200 $8,700 $12,700 $32 10% 23% -3% -16% 1/4 5 138 500 116 103
Kevin Na 102 $7,000 $8,400 $12,500 $29 30% 36% 0% 9% 3/4 77 46 500 77 6
Kevin Kisner 108 $7,300 $9,100 $12,500 $33 -11% -11% -3% -54% 3/5 22 109 56 102 2
Bubba Watson 123 $7,300 $8,900 $12,300 $33 -14% 0% 0% -58% 4/5 56 57 123 43 42
Harris English 126 $7,200 $12,200 $20 -2% 0% 45% 0/5 101 119 142 102 90
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 126 $7,100 $8,800 $12,200 $28 14% 7% 0% 13% 2/4 139 17 4 77 500
Max Homa 126 $6,600 $8,500 $12,200 $26 48% 21% -5% 21% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Phil Mickelson 128 $7,400 $9,400 $12,200 $29 -32% -41% -7% -5% 1/5 115 134 41 77 119
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 129 $6,800 $8,400 $12,100 $30 34% 25% 2% -21% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Sung Kang 130 $6,400 $7,800 $12,200 $24 53% 45% -12% 23% 2/3 47 142 30 500 500
Bernd Wiesberger 131 $7,100 $8,000 $12,100 $33 2% 37% -2% -85% 2/3 500 500 12 49 76
Cameron Smith 132 $7,000 $8,500 $12,100 $28 13% 13% -4% -2% 1/3 56 130 97 500 500
Erik Van Rooyen 133 $7,200 $8,700 $12,000 $31 -22% -4% 2% -43% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Matt Wallace 134 $7,300 $9,000 $12,000 $20 -42% -34% 0% 33% 1/1 30 500 500 500 500
Jason Kokrak 135 $6,800 $8,600 $12,000 $22 26% 2% -2% 26% 2/4 47 46 83 500 76
Adam Hadwin 135 $7,000 $8,800 $12,000 $30 5% -18% -4% -39% 3/5 133 57 30 39 119
Chez Reavie 135 $7,100 $8,500 $12,000 $29 -8% 5% -4% -23% 2/4 91 30 56 93 500
Keegan Bradley 137 $6,900 $8,400 $12,100 $23 13% 10% -17% 13% 4/5 16 7 60 35 76
Joaquin Niemann 139 $7,600 $9,400 $11,900 $28 -87% -75% 3% -17% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Ryan Palmer 140 $6,500 $8,000 $12,000 $27 38% 25% -12% -4% 2/5 91 23 97 23 119
JT Poston 142 $6,400 $8,100 $11,900 $23 41% 18% 0% 8% 1/1 22 500 500 500 500
Ryan Moore 143 $7,200 $8,100 $12,000 $22 -44% 17% -16% 16% 3/5 20 30 53 102 76
Graeme McDowell 150 $6,900 $8,600 $11,800 $28 5% -13% 2% -25% 3/3 500 500 69 9 56
Keith Mitchell 151 $6,600 $8,100 $11,800 $20 28% 14% 0% 20% 2/2 47 77 500 500 500
Jhonattan Vegas 153 $6,300 $7,700 $11,800 $20 42% 30% -2% 18% 4/5 3 41 83 57 42
Danny Willett 153 $7,200 $8,900 $11,800 $20 -51% -51% -2% 18% 0/4 115 130 500 77 90
Danny Lee 153 $6,700 $8,200 $11,900 $20 19% 9% -7% 18% 2/5 135 7 139 35 90
Jim Furyk 157 $6,800 $8,300 $11,700 $26 7% -2% 7% -16% 3/4 2 500 83 35 56
Harold Varner 157 $6,900 $7,900 $11,800 $20 -3% 20% -7% 14% 3/4 127 7 35 57 500
Charles Howell 158 $7,100 $8,900 $11,800 $28 -37% -63% -10% -40% 3/4 35 17 500 116 56
Emiliano Grillo 159 $6,800 $8,200 $11,700 $20 3% 0% 3% 11% 3/4 26 37 11 110 500
Bud Cauley 160 $6,200 $7,600 $11,800 $20 38% 27% -13% 9% 1/2 47 98 500 500 500
Victor Perez 162 $7,000 $7,000 $11,800 $29 -25% 40% -15% -63% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Brendon Todd 165 $7,100 $8,700 $11,600 $30 -45% -48% 4% -87% 1/2 500 500 500 102 51
Patrick Rodgers 166 $6,500 $7,000 $11,700 $20 22% 38% -3% 5% 1/4 76 125 104 116 500
Tom Hoge 167 $6,500 $11,600 $20 21% 1% 4% 2/2 30 72 500 500 500
Branden Grace 167 $6,700 $8,300 $11,800 $21 5% -14% -20% 0% 5/5 72 46 48 57 42
Nick Taylor 172 $6,800 $7,900 $11,500 $23 -7% 7% 4% -19% 3/4 16 79 500 110 73
Brian Harman 175 $6,400 $7,200 $11,500 $20 23% 31% 3% 0% 4/5 8 138 53 54 8
Rory Sabbatini 175 $6,800 $8,500 $11,700 $23 -9% -36% -9% -21% 3/3 35 30 500 500 6
Russell Henley 178 $6,400 $7,900 $11,600 $20 21% 4% -5% -3% 2/5 91 89 35 116 24
Lucas Glover 178 $7,000 $8,800 $11,600 $21 -39% -73% -5% -7% 2/3 115 72 6 500 500
Corey Conners 179 $6,800 $8,500 $11,500 $28 -14% -43% -3% -67% 1/1 41 500 500 500 500
Carlos Ortiz 182 $7,100 $7,100 $11,500 $20 -65% 28% -4% -7% 0/1 500 500 500 130 500
Russell Knox 190 $6,900 $8,300 $11,400 $20 -30% -28% 5% -8% 3/5 35 98 97 19 17
Wyndham Clark 190 $6,400 $7,800 $11,500 $20 17% 4% -5% -8% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Scott Piercy 190 $6,700 $7,700 $11,500 $21 -6% 8% -5% -12% 2/5 56 98 143 23 103
Matthew Wolff 190 $7,200 $9,100 $11,500 $23 -100% -128% -5% -30% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Talor Gooch 196 $6,900 $7,000 $11,500 $20 -37% 26% -10% -13% 0/1 110 500 500 500 500
Lanto Griffin 196 $7,100 $7,800 $11,400 $26 -76% -1% 0% -54% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Sebastian Munoz 201 $6,100 $7,500 $11,400 $23 25% 10% -2% -40% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Charley Hoffman 204 $6,000 $7,600 $11,400 $20 30% 5% -3% -17% 2/5 135 98 30 77 30
Cameron Champ 218 $6,900 $8,600 $11,200 $26 -43% -70% 0% -61% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Luke List 225 $6,500 $8,000 $11,200 $20 1% -20% -1% -20% 1/3 56 81 83 500 500
Adam Long 228 $6,100 $7,400 $11,100 $20 22% 10% 2% -21% 1/1 78 500 500 500 500
Aaron Wise 228 $7,000 $8,700 $11,100 $20 -64% -92% 2% -21% 0/1 91 500 500 500 500
Sam Burns 228 $7,000 $7,000 $11,100 $20 -64% 21% 2% -21% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Martin Laird 228 $6,100 $7,600 $11,200 $20 22% 2% -2% -21% 1/4 101 57 83 93 500
Nick Watney 229 $6,200 $7,600 $11,100 $20 14% -2% -2% -26% 1/3 91 37 500 500 119
Kevin Streelman 233 $6,300 $7,700 $11,100 $20 8% -9% -3% -28% 2/5 80 89 72 74 119
Cameron Tringale 235 $6,600 $7,300 $11,100 $20 -15% 8% -4% -29% 3/3 500 500 35 16 56
Jimmy Walker 239 $6,000 $7,700 $11,200 $20 22% -11% -10% -30% 3/5 67 2 56 139 90
Matt Jones 243 $6,400 $7,000 $11,100 $20 -1% 14% -6% -32% 0/2 500 500 500 137 129
Zach Johnson 249 $6,000 $7,400 $11,000 $20 20% 1% 0% -33% 4/5 127 75 48 54 13
Jazz Janewattananond 249 $6,600 $8,100 $11,000 $24 -19% -42% 0% -66% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Dylan Frittelli 251 $6,700 $8,200 $11,000 $20 -34% -51% -2% -36% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Mac Hughes 251 $6,700 $7,000 $11,000 $20 -34% 11% -2% -36% 2/2 500 57 16 500 500
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 253 $6,900 $7,000 $11,000 $20 -67% 9% -4% -38% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Andrew Putnam 261 $6,500 $8,000 $10,900 $22 -15% -39% 0% -51% 0/1 133 500 500 500 500
Kyle Stanley 263 $6,600 $7,500 $10,900 $20 -26% -9% -1% -41% 1/3 80 89 4 500 500
Mark Hubbard 272 $6,000 $10,700 $20 15% 0% -42% 0/1 500 500 123 500 500
Andrew Landry 272 $6,700 $7,100 $10,700 $20 -40% 4% 0% -42% 2/2 47 67 500 500 500
Vaughn Taylor 279 $6,700 $7,400 $10,700 $23 -43% -8% -2% -75% 1/4 41 109 130 77 500
Jason Dufner 281 $6,100 $7,000 $10,700 $20 6% 4% -3% -46% 4/5 73 5 60 49 90
Si Woo Kim 285 $6,600 $8,300 $10,600 $20 -32% -75% 1% -47% 4/4 56 63 1 23 500
Denny McCarthy 288 $6,700 $7,000 $10,700 $20 -47% 3% -5% -49% 1/1 41 500 500 500 500
Adam Schenk 306 $6,000 $7,100 $10,600 $20 10% -1% -1% -50% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Pat Perez 308 $6,300 $7,800 $10,600 $20 -8% -35% -2% -51% 2/3 500 98 22 500 17
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 322 $6,500 $8,000 $10,500 $20 -26% -53% 0% -53% 1/3 139 30 500 93 500
Chesson Hadley 347 $6,300 $7,000 $10,500 $20 -10% -1% -1% -54% 2/4 101 11 500 127 24
Sepp Straka 347 $6,000 $7,000 $10,400 $20 8% -1% 1% -54% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Troy Merritt 358 $6,100 $7,400 $10,400 $20 -1% -17% -1% -57% 1/4 80 500 114 116 72
Nate Lashley 369 $6,200 $7,500 $10,300 $20 -8% -22% 0% -58% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
C.T. Pan 369 $6,300 $7,900 $10,300 $20 -13% -48% 0% -58% 2/2 72 46 500 500 500
Aaron Baddeley 383 $6,000 $7,000 $10,300 $20 4% -5% -2% -61% 1/4 115 500 41 93 139
Scott Stallings 397 $6,000 $7,300 $10,300 $20 3% -16% -3% -62% 1/3 80 128 500 500 75
Brice Garnett 403 $6,200 $7,000 $10,300 $20 -12% -7% -3% -63% 2/3 35 41 500 500 129
Kevin Tway 406 $6,000 $7,500 $10,300 $20 2% -28% -4% -64% 1/2 115 46 500 500 500
Sam Ryder 406 $6,100 $7,300 $10,300 $20 -6% -18% -4% -64% 0/1 91 500 500 500 500
Michael Thompson 428 $6,100 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -8% -9% 0% -67% 1/3 70 128 500 500 103
Brian Stuard 439 $6,200 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -15% -10% -1% -68% 1/4 101 500 75 93 134
Brian Gay 439 $6,000 $7,700 $10,200 $20 -1% -44% -1% -68% 2/3 56 72 114 500 500
Scott Brown 439 $6,100 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -8% -10% -1% -68% 2/5 115 23 83 102 30
Chris Stroud 472 $6,200 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -18% -13% -3% -72% 2/2 500 46 500 500 42
Tyler Duncan 481 $6,000 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -4% -14% -4% -74% 1/1 73 500 500 500 500
Peter Malnati 497 $6,100 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -13% -15% -5% -75% 0/2 500 500 114 133 500
Matt Every 500 $6,500 $7,200 $10,200 $20 -46% -22% -6% -76% 1/3 500 500 130 133 42
Roger Sloan 506 $6,200 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -22% -16% -6% -78% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Patton Kizzire 519 $6,000 $7,300 $10,200 $20 -7% -28% -7% -79% 2/4 78 109 138 76 500
Ryan Armour 525 $6,400 $7,200 $10,200 $20 -38% -25% -8% -80% 0/2 101 98 500 500 500
Retief Goosen 603 $6,000 $7,000 $10,100 $20 -9% -19% 0% -82% 1/2 500 500 500 12 129
Jim Herman 653 $6,000 $7,000 $10,100 $20 -9% -20% -1% -83% 1/2 500 500 35 133 500
Viktor Hovland 2535 $7,700 $9,600 $10,000 $33 -400% -400% 0% -438% 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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