PGA DFS First Look: THE PLAYERS Championship

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Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)

Yardage Scoring Specialists (Based on Hole Lengths at TPC Sawgrass)

Bermuda Specialists (SG on Bermuda minus SG on Bent+Poa)

Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2016-2019)

Golfer Odds DK FD YH DK % +/- FD % +/- YH % +/- Cuts 2019 2018 2017 2016
Dustin Johnson 11 $11,200 $12,200 $47 0% 0% 100% 4/4 5 17 12 28
Jon Rahm 15 $10,900 $11,700 $46 -50% 0% -25% 3/3 12 63 72 500
Rory McIlroy 13 $10,600 $11,800 $43 50% 50% 250% 3/4 1 89 35 12
Xander Schauffele 19 $10,300 $11,400 $44 -33% 0% -17% 1/2 83 2 500 500
Justin Thomas 18 $9,900 $11,500 $48 0% 0% -80% 4/4 35 11 75 3
Bryson DeChambeau 13 $9,700 $12,000 $45 100% -33% 33% 2/2 20 37 500 500
Webb Simpson 20 $9,500 $11,200 $42 0% 14% 29% 3/3 16 1 16 500
Collin Morikawa 20 $9,400 $11,300 $44 0% -13% -38% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Viktor Hovland 23 $9,300 $10,900 $42 -10% 0% -10% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Patrick Cantlay 21 $9,200 $11,100 $43 11% 0% -22% 2/3 104 23 22 500
Tony Finau 25 $9,100 $10,800 $40 -8% -8% 0% 2/4 22 57 85 119
Patrick Reed 35 $9,000 $10,400 $40 -20% 0% -20% 3/4 47 41 22 80
Scottie Scheffler 39 $8,900 $10,100 $36 -28% 0% 6% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Daniel Berger 36 $8,800 $10,300 $41 -18% -6% -35% 4/4 67 57 65 9
Hideki Matsuyama 34 $8,700 $10,500 $39 7% 0% 14% 3/4 8 119 22 7
Jordan Spieth 25 $8,600 $10,700 $31 45% 9% 236% 1/4 94 41 99 80
Tyrrell Hatton 32 $8,500 $10,600 $40 31% 0% -8% 1/3 118 98 41 500
Paul Casey 45 $8,400 $9,900 $36 -14% -5% -10% 2/3 138 500 22 23
Sungjae Im 45 $8,300 $9,800 $38 -14% 0% -23% 0/1 83 500 500 500
Matthew Fitzpatrick 41 $8,200 $9,900 $35 5% 5% 16% 2/4 41 46 106 80
Adam Scott 55 $8,100 $9,700 $36 -16% -4% -24% 4/4 12 11 6 12
Jason Day 44 $8,000 $10,000 $34 10% -5% 30% 4/4 8 5 60 1
Tommy Fleetwood 36 $7,900 $10,200 $38 44% 6% 6% 3/3 5 7 41 500
Cameron Smith 51 $7,900 $9,700 $30 -4% 0% 63% 1/3 56 130 99 500
Louis Oosthuizen 56 $7,800 $9,600 $35 -4% 0% -15% 3/4 56 125 2 28
Justin Rose 86 $7,800 $9,100 $32 -32% -3% -14% 4/4 8 23 65 19
Joaquin Niemann 50 $7,700 $9,800 $35 17% -4% -4% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Jason Kokrak 68 $7,700 $9,500 $28 -7% -3% 69% 2/4 47 46 85 500
Billy Horschel 71 $7,700 $9,300 $33 -16% 0% -9% 3/4 26 37 125 28
Will Zalatoris 57 $7,600 $9,600 $34 11% -4% -4% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Max Homa 76 $7,600 $9,200 $32 -14% -3% -9% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Francesco Molinari 92 $7,600 $9,100 $24 -25% -10% 68% 3/4 56 98 6 7
Abraham Ancer 70 $7,500 $9,400 $35 6% -3% -29% 1/1 12 500 500 500
Harris English 81 $7,500 $9,100 $40 -8% 0% -67% 0/4 104 119 144 105
Sergio Garcia 72 $7,500 $9,300 $33 0% -3% -12% 4/4 22 70 30 54
Marc Leishman 116 $7,500 $8,800 $28 -28% 0% 7% 2/4 83 63 99 64
Corey Conners 74 $7,400 $9,200 $28 9% 0% 44% 1/1 41 500 500 500
Russell Henley 91 $7,400 $9,000 $30 -5% 0% 0% 1/4 94 89 35 119
Carlos Ortiz 108 $7,400 $8,900 $32 -18% -7% -29% 0/1 500 500 500 133
Rickie Fowler 122 $7,400 $8,800 $30 -23% -4% -19% 2/4 47 89 60 80
Ryan Palmer 122 $7,300 $8,700 $34 -16% 2% -47% 2/4 94 23 99 23
Sam Burns 100 $7,300 $9,000 $27 0% -5% 34% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Lanto Griffin 100 $7,300 $8,900 $29 0% 2% 10% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Kevin Na 90 $7,300 $9,000 $33 8% 3% -24% 2/4 78 46 500 80
Bubba Watson 125 $7,300 $8,700 $31 -23% -6% -30% 3/4 56 57 125 43
Cameron Tringale 123 $7,200 $8,800 $25 -10% -10% 20% 2/2 500 500 35 16
Kevin Kisner 104 $7,200 $8,900 $32 5% -5% -27% 2/4 22 109 56 105
Si Woo Kim 100 $7,200 $8,900 $32 12% 2% -22% 4/4 56 63 1 23
Matt Kuchar 148 $7,200 $8,500 $29 -19% 2% -21% 4/4 26 17 82 3
Lee Westwood 70 $7,200 $9,400 $30 53% 0% 30% 1/1 500 500 65 500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 65 $7,100 $9,500 $28 82% 0% 75% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Ian Poulter 121 $7,100 $8,700 $28 9% 6% 4% 4/4 56 11 2 57
Shane Lowry 149 $7,100 $8,600 $28 -12% -7% -16% 2/4 113 46 116 16
Cameron Davis 125 $7,100 $8,700 $21 -2% -4% 52% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Brendon Todd 147 $7,100 $8,600 $30 -9% -4% -30% 0/1 500 500 500 105
Matt Jones 187 $7,100 $8,100 $21 -29% 3% 10% 0/1 500 500 500 140
Talor Gooch 149 $7,000 $8,500 $23 -2% 0% 22% 0/1 113 500 500 500
Chris Kirk 122 $7,000 $8,800 $21 14% -8% 58% 3/4 56 46 12 500
Alexander Noren 158 $7,000 $8,400 $22 -8% 0% 23% 2/3 104 17 10 500
Byeong Hun An 164 $7,000 $8,400 $25 -10% -2% -3% 2/3 26 30 500 80
Branden Grace 144 $7,000 $8,600 $20 4% -2% 55% 4/4 72 46 48 57
Phil Mickelson 197 $7,000 $8,100 $23 -30% -10% -13% 1/4 118 134 41 80
Brian Harman 171 $6,900 $8,400 $24 -3% -5% 3% 3/4 8 138 53 54
Keegan Bradley 144 $6,900 $8,600 $20 17% 0% 57% 4/4 16 7 60 35
Sebastian Munoz 175 $6,900 $8,300 $27 -6% -1% -18% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Adam Hadwin 254 $6,900 $7,500 $25 -34% 2% -36% 3/4 136 57 30 39
Wyndham Clark 188 $6,900 $8,200 $20 -14% -4% 16% 0/1 500 500 500 500
Maverick McNealy 186 $6,900 $8,000 $21 -11% 10% 11% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Victor Perez 185 $6,900 $8,200 $27 -10% 0% -21% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Zach Johnson 193 $6,800 $8,000 $22 -9% 1% -1% 3/4 130 75 48 54
Kevin Streelman 154 $6,800 $8,500 $26 15% -5% -3% 2/4 83 89 72 74
Charley Hoffman 176 $6,800 $8,300 $20 3% -3% 25% 1/4 138 98 30 80
Ryan Moore 204 $6,800 $8,000 $20 -20% -10% -2% 3/4 20 30 53 105
Russell Knox 193 $6,800 $8,000 $20 -9% 1% 10% 2/4 35 98 99 19
Bernd Wiesberger 200 $6,800 $7,900 $25 -16% -1% -27% 2/2 500 500 12 49
Gary Woodland 189 $6,800 $8,200 $30 -5% -5% -47% 3/4 30 98 75 28
Emiliano Grillo 153 $6,700 $8,500 $20 28% -3% 42% 3/4 26 37 11 113
Matthew NeSmith 218 $6,700 $7,800 $20 -13% -3% -4% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Harold Varner 196 $6,700 $7,900 $20 -5% 1% 5% 3/4 130 7 35 57
Brendan Steele 191 $6,700 $8,200 $24 1% -8% -12% 3/4 83 79 6 57
Henrik Norlander 196 $6,700 $7,800 $23 -4% 8% -11% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Henrik Stenson 206 $6,700 $7,800 $23 -13% -2% -19% 2/4 94 23 16 134
Robert Macintyre 172 $6,700 $8,300 $29 17% 0% -32% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Luke List 200 $6,700 $7,900 $20 -7% -1% 2% 1/3 56 81 85 500
Mackenzie Hughes 201 $6,600 $7,900 $29 -1% -5% -48% 2/2 500 57 16 500
Charles Howell 239 $6,600 $7,600 $20 -9% 1% -9% 2/3 35 17 500 119
Aaron Wise 260 $6,600 $7,500 $20 -13% 0% -13% 0/1 94 500 500 500
Peter Malnati 292 $6,600 $7,100 $20 -22% 5% -22% 0/2 500 500 116 136
Danny Willett 250 $6,600 $7,600 $20 -11% -1% -11% 0/4 118 130 500 80
Tom Lewis 260 $6,600 $7,400 $20 -13% 4% -13% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 289 $6,600 $7,400 $20 -21% -5% -21% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Cameron Champ 232 $6,600 $7,700 $27 -7% -1% -40% 0/1 500 500 500 500
JT Poston 235 $6,500 $7,700 $24 1% -2% -27% 1/1 22 500 500 500
James Hahn 242 $6,500 $7,700 $20 -1% -4% -10% 1/3 500 89 85 43
Kyle Stanley 256 $6,500 $7,500 $20 -4% 1% -12% 1/3 83 89 4 500
Chez Reavie 221 $6,500 $7,700 $25 3% 0% -32% 2/4 94 30 56 96
Dylan Frittelli 260 $6,500 $7,600 $25 -5% -4% -38% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Patton Kizzire 200 $6,500 $7,800 $20 12% 4% 2% 2/4 79 109 140 76
Sepp Straka 293 $6,500 $7,200 $20 -15% 0% -23% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Lucas Glover 263 $6,500 $7,500 $20 -8% -3% -16% 2/3 118 72 6 500
Martin Laird 276 $6,500 $7,400 $21 -10% -1% -23% 1/4 104 57 85 96
Rory Sabbatini 276 $6,400 $7,600 $21 -1% -9% -23% 2/2 35 30 500 500
Richy Werenski 190 $6,400 $8,100 $20 36% -1% 13% 2/2 47 23 500 500
Scott Piercy 314 $6,400 $7,000 $20 -14% 0% -29% 2/4 56 98 145 23
Charl Schwartzel 266 $6,400 $7,400 $20 0% 0% -17% 1/3 127 2 116 500
Nick Taylor 288 $6,400 $7,300 $20 -4% 0% -20% 2/3 16 79 500 113
Brandt Snedeker 300 $6,400 $7,100 $20 -8% 3% -23% 1/3 5 138 500 119
Adam Schenk 386 $6,400 $7,000 $20 -20% -6% -33% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Patrick Rodgers 285 $6,400 $7,300 $20 -3% 1% -19% 1/4 77 125 106 119
Nate Lashley 308 $6,400 $7,300 $20 -14% -10% -28% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Andrew Putnam 165 $6,300 $8,400 $20 73% -3% 33% 0/1 136 500 500 500
Joel Dahmen 290 $6,300 $7,200 $23 3% 2% -34% 1/1 12 500 500 500
Tom Hoge 300 $6,300 $7,200 $20 0% -1% -23% 2/2 30 72 500 500
Jhonattan Vegas 193 $6,300 $8,100 $20 44% -4% 10% 3/4 3 41 85 57
Adam Long 300 $6,300 $7,200 $26 0% -1% -47% 1/1 79 500 500 500
Doc Redman 303 $6,300 $7,100 $22 -3% 0% -33% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Michael Thompson 303 $6,300 $7,100 $20 -3% 0% -25% 1/2 70 128 500 500
C.T. Pan 356 $6,300 $7,000 $20 -8% -1% -29% 2/2 72 46 500 500
Sam Ryder 400 $6,300 $7,000 $20 -14% -8% -34% 0/1 94 500 500 500
Graeme McDowell 375 $6,300 $7,000 $20 -12% -6% -33% 2/2 500 500 69 9
Denny McCarthy 368 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -2% -4% -31% 1/1 41 500 500 500
Scott Stallings 372 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -3% -5% -32% 0/2 83 128 500 500
Doug Ghim 179 $6,200 $8,300 $20 75% -4% 23% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Mark Hubbard 367 $6,200 $7,100 $20 0% -6% -30% 0/1 500 500 125 500
Vaughn Taylor 400 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -6% -8% -34% 1/4 41 109 132 80
Stewart Cink 367 $6,200 $7,000 $20 0% -2% -30% 0/2 113 109 500 500
Brice Garnett 436 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -10% -11% -37% 2/2 35 41 500 500
Brian Stuard 419 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -8% -10% -36% 1/3 104 500 75 96
Troy Merritt 467 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -12% -13% -38% 0/3 83 500 116 119
Keith Mitchell 303 $6,200 $7,300 $20 6% -7% -25% 2/2 47 77 500 500
Anirban Lahiri 481 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -13% -14% -39% 1/3 74 81 116 500
Bo Hoag 386 $6,100 $7,000 $20 4% -6% -33% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Jason Dufner 467 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -4% -13% -38% 4/4 74 5 60 49
Tyler Duncan 489 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -6% -15% -39% 1/1 74 500 500 500
Danny Lee 411 $6,100 $7,000 $20 1% -9% -35% 2/4 138 7 141 35
Ryan Armour 561 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -12% -21% -43% 0/2 104 98 500 500
Andrew Landry 439 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -2% -12% -37% 2/2 47 67 500 500
Beau Hossler 511 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -8% -17% -41% 1/2 83 46 500 500
Robby Shelton 494 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -6% -16% -40% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Hudson Swafford 425 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -1% -11% -36% 1/3 500 98 85 57
Robert Streb 522 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -9% -18% -41% 0/3 500 89 116 105
Jimmy Walker 536 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -11% -20% -43% 3/4 67 2 56 142
Pat Perez 367 $6,000 $7,000 $20 18% -2% -30% 1/2 500 98 22 500
Cameron Percy 303 $6,000 $7,000 $20 22% 2% -27% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Harry Higgs 506 $6,000 $7,000 $20 1% -16% -40% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Austin Cook 461 $6,000 $7,000 $20 5% -13% -38% 1/2 113 46 500 500
Xinjun Zhang 573 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -5% -21% -44% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Jim Herman 739 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -6% -22% -44% 1/2 500 500 35 136
Scott Brown 522 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -1% -18% -41% 1/4 118 23 85 105
Brian Gay 522 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -1% -18% -41% 2/3 56 72 116 500
Scott Harrington 972 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -7% -23% -45% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Jerry Kelly 944 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -7% -22% -44% 1/2 500 500 125 19
Tyler McCumber 544 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -4% -20% -43% 0/0 500 500 500 500
Sung Kang 506 $6,000 $7,000 $20 1% -16% -40% 2/3 47 142 30 500
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