PGA DFS First Look: THE PLAYERS - TPC Sawgrass Preview, Golfer Form, Odds, Salaries, Course History

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THE PLAYERS 2022 Tournament Info

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

Golfer Odds DK FD YH Cuts 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 -1W -2W -3W -4W -5W
Jon Rahm 8 $11,100 $12,100 $45 4/4 9 12 63 72 500 17 21 10 3 14
Justin Thomas 14 $10,400 $11,900 $44 5/5 1 35 11 75 3 6 8 20 5 5
Rory McIlroy 14 $10,800 $11,600 $42 3/5 143 1 89 35 12 13 10 3 12 18
Collin Morikawa 16 $10,700 $11,800 $44 1/1 41 500 500 500 500 2 18 62 5 5
Patrick Cantlay 20 $9,900 $11,700 $43 2/4 120 104 23 22 500 33 2 4 9 4
Viktor Hovland 20 $10,100 $11,400 $42 0/1 84 500 500 500 500 2 4 100 1 4
Xander Schauffele 22 $9,700 $11,500 $39 1/3 113 83 2 500 500 13 3 18 34 12
Dustin Johnson 22 $9,800 $11,200 $40 5/5 48 5 17 12 28 80 8 25 45 8
Hideki Matsuyama 25 $9,600 $10,900 $38 3/5 73 8 119 22 7 20 39 8 30 1
Cameron Smith 25 $9,400 $10,600 $39 2/4 17 56 130 99 500 33 4 91 1 4
Scottie Scheffler 28 $9,200 $10,700 $41 0/1 73 500 500 500 500 1 7 1 20 25
Daniel Berger 28 $8,800 $10,500 $38 5/5 9 67 57 65 9 4 89 20 5 7
Jordan Spieth 28 $9,000 $10,800 $41 2/5 48 94 41 99 80 26 60 2 142 21
Sam Burns 35 $7,900 $10,300 $39 0/1 147 500 500 500 500 9 103 68 95 19
Brooks Koepka 35 $8,600 $10,400 $36 4/4 500 56 11 16 35 16 90 3 111 28
Louis Oosthuizen 40 $8,700 $10,100 $37 4/5 41 56 125 2 28 30 14 WD 38 14
Sungjae Im 40 $8,300 $9,900 $36 1/2 17 83 500 500 500 20 88 33 6 11
Will Zalatoris 40 $8,900 $10,200 $37 1/1 21 500 500 500 500 38 26 2 6 37
Matt Fitzpatrick 40 $7,700 $9,700 $34 3/5 9 41 46 106 80 9 10 6 12 2
Tony Finau 40 $8,500 $10,000 $36 2/5 100 22 57 85 119 33 79 28 111 40
Webb Simpson 45 $7,600 $9,900 $36 3/4 84 16 1 16 500 61 17 8 14 76
Paul Casey 50 $7,400 $9,600 $34 3/4 5 138 500 22 23 72 15 24 12 9
Joaquin Niemann 50 $8,400 $9,800 $35 1/1 29 500 500 500 500 73 1 8 6 109
Adam Scott 50 $8,200 $9,700 $33 5/5 48 12 11 6 12 26 4 38 9 10
Shane Lowry 50 $8,000 $9,600 $31 3/5 8 113 46 116 16 2 14 24 12 9
Corey Conners 50 $7,300 $9,300 $34 2/2 7 41 500 500 500 11 76 38 95 111
Billy Horschel 50 $8,100 $8,800 $35 4/5 58 26 37 125 28 2 16 6 11 36
Tyrrell Hatton 50 $7,800 $9,500 $33 1/4 73 118 98 41 500 2 28 4 6 9
Marc Leishman 50 $7,500 $9,500 $32 2/5 73 83 63 99 64 68 15 28 16 36
Abraham Ancer 50 $7,600 $9,800 $37 2/2 22 12 500 500 500 39 43 8 40 80
Sergio Garcia 50 $7,400 $9,400 $30 5/5 9 22 70 30 54 38 39 24 12 16
Justin Rose 50 $7,300 $9,200 $30 4/4 500 8 23 65 19 86 62 6 33 9
Seamus Power 50 $7,200 $9,200 $32 1/1 500 35 500 500 500 104 80 68 9 14
Jason Day 50 $7,500 $9,300 $26 5/5 35 8 5 60 1 24 3 49 73 54
Tommy Fleetwood 50 $7,400 $9,400 $30 3/4 84 5 7 41 500 20 73 8 12 48
Patrick Reed 50 $7,300 $9,000 $33 4/5 22 47 41 22 80 79 133 108 38 46
Russell Henley 65 $7,400 $9,000 $32 1/5 113 94 89 35 119 13 33 33 14 2
Talor Gooch 65 $7,200 $9,100 $35 1/2 5 113 500 500 500 7 115 26 20 81
Cameron Tringale 65 $7,300 $8,900 $33 2/3 100 500 500 35 16 114 13 129 3 71
Jason Kokrak 65 $7,300 $9,000 $32 3/5 9 47 46 85 WD 26 26 45 17 38
Max Homa 65 $7,500 $8,800 $32 0/1 84 500 500 500 500 17 10 14 80 15
Gary Woodland 65 $7,400 $8,700 $21 3/5 84 30 98 75 28 5 5 68 39 94
Bubba Watson 80 $6,900 $8,900 $32 3/5 84 56 57 125 43 80 14 2 89 46
Si Woo Kim 80 $7,300 $8,700 $30 5/5 9 56 63 1 23 26 73 26 11 11
Harold Varner 80 $6,800 $8,600 $30 4/5 61 130 7 35 57 99 100 1 22 WD
Tom Hoge 80 $7,000 $8,600 $27 3/3 22 30 72 500 500 32 90 14 1 95
Kevin Na 80 $7,200 $8,700 $32 2/5 WD 78 46 WD 80 118 90 28 20 13
Cameron Young 80 $7,200 $28 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 13 16 2 26 20
Kevin Kisner 80 $7,100 $8,900 $29 2/5 125 22 109 56 105 104 38 114 3 8
Matthew Wolff 80 $6,800 $8,600 $33 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 61 142 6 64 130
Chris Kirk 100 $7,000 $7,800 $25 4/5 48 56 46 12 WD 5 7 14 84 94
Luke List 100 $7,200 $8,500 $27 1/4 73 56 81 85 500 86 76 53 1 22
Ian Poulter 100 $7,300 $8,500 $26 4/5 113 56 11 2 57 42 30 53 110 6
Ryan Palmer 100 $7,100 $8,600 $26 3/5 17 94 23 99 23 70 114 137 16 12
Thomas Pieters 100 $6,300 $7,700 $31 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 32 80 24 12 1
Cameron Champ 100 $7,200 $7,200 $20 0/2 113 WD 500 500 500 61 67 114 46 94
Alex Noren 130 $7,000 $8,400 $27 2/4 113 104 17 10 500 5 48 6 39 81
Lanto Griffin 130 $7,000 $8,300 $25 1/1 35 500 500 500 500 52 39 16 30 3
Brian Harman 130 $6,900 $8,400 $28 4/5 3 8 138 53 54 73 14 65 3 48
Maverick McNealy 130 $7,000 $8,400 $30 0/1 147 500 500 500 500 73 7 33 30 27
Keith Mitchell 130 $7,100 $8,300 $25 2/3 120 47 77 500 500 61 9 10 12 120
Mackenzie Hughes 130 $6,900 $8,500 $26 2/3 100 500 57 16 500 48 80 16 80 2
Aaron Wise 130 $6,600 $8,100 $26 1/2 65 94 500 500 500 17 73 67 117 80
Charley Hoffman 130 $6,700 $8,100 $23 2/5 17 138 98 30 80 71 67 72 28 68
Russell Knox 130 $7,100 $7,900 $20 3/5 67 35 98 99 19 55 33 33 33 81
Patton Kizzire 130 $6,900 $7,100 $20 3/5 35 79 109 140 76 32 61 10 80 22
Joel Dahmen 130 $6,700 $8,200 $20 1/2 84 12 500 500 500 74 62 6 127 80
Brendon Todd 130 $6,800 $7,600 $20 1/2 35 500 500 500 105 60 48 26 16 94
Erik Van Rooyen 130 $7,100 $8,200 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 104 39 4 12 20
Lee Westwood 130 $7,100 $8,400 $26 2/2 2 500 500 65 500 68 42 21 32 20
Francesco Molinari 130 $6,800 $8,000 $20 3/5 100 56 98 6 7 55 43 62 6 WD
Matt Jones 130 $7,000 $8,300 $23 1/2 55 500 500 500 140 52 114 15 58 84
Cameron Davis 130 $6,800 $8,300 $25 0/1 125 500 500 500 500 100 48 100 56 27
Sepp Straka 130 $7,000 $7,900 $22 0/1 120 500 500 500 500 97 1 15 66 16
Lucas Herbert 130 $6,600 $8,100 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 7 73 89 21 18
Wyndham Clark 130 $6,900 $7,000 $20 0/2 135 WD 500 500 500 79 65 56 13 29
Keegan Bradley 150 $6,900 $8,200 $24 5/5 29 16 7 60 35 11 48 26 65 12
Jhonattan Vegas 150 $6,800 $8,200 $26 4/5 61 3 41 85 57 42 55 8 39 81
Mito Pereira 150 $6,700 $27 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 30 15 68 93 25
Adam Hadwin 150 $6,500 $7,600 $21 4/5 29 136 57 30 39 99 26 16 142 25
Emiliano Grillo 150 $6,900 $7,400 $21 3/5 73 26 37 11 113 21 79 111 63 80
Sebastian Munoz 150 $6,700 $7,700 $23 0/1 73 500 500 500 500 26 21 23 39 144
Matt Kuchar 150 $6,700 $7,800 $21 4/5 132 26 17 82 3 67 68 93 7 37
Martin Laird 150 $6,800 $7,500 $20 2/5 69 104 57 85 96 52 39 14 46 86
Taylor Moore 150 $6,600 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 42 114 21 16 80
Andrew Putnam 150 $6,700 $7,400 $20 0/2 84 136 500 500 500 86 48 68 6 14
C.T. Pan 150 $6,800 $7,600 $20 2/3 135 72 46 500 500 16 9 100 78 71
Troy Merritt 150 $6,700 $7,500 $20 0/4 132 83 500 116 119 74 99 38 4 94
Brendan Steele 150 $6,500 $7,300 $20 4/5 41 83 79 6 57 26 94 103 89 130
Chez Reavie 150 $6,700 $7,300 $20 2/5 113 94 30 56 96 77 10 79 80 70
Matthew NeSmith 150 $6,900 $7,400 $20 0/1 141 500 500 500 500 25 55 100 65 34
Doug Ghim 150 $6,400 $7,500 $20 1/1 29 500 500 500 500 79 94 108 49 34
Zach Johnson 150 $6,000 $7,200 $20 4/5 41 130 75 48 54 42 106 43 14 67
Branden Grace 150 $6,500 $7,900 $24 4/5 100 72 46 48 57 86 103 49 104 33
Matt Wallace 150 $6,000 $8,000 $20 1/1 500 30 500 500 500 112 115 117 35 68
Dylan Frittelli 150 $6,600 $7,500 $20 1/1 22 500 500 500 500 42 16 26 89 24
Garrick Higgo 150 $6,600 $8,000 $22 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 110 66 21 47 85
Sahith Theegala 180 $7,200 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 104 48 3 65 25
Beau Hossler 180 $6,500 $20 1/3 135 83 46 500 500 20 16 48 89 3
Denny McCarthy 200 $6,400 $7,300 $20 2/2 55 41 500 500 500 61 30 79 12 6
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 200 $6,300 $7,700 $26 1/1 41 500 500 500 500 42 48 26 38 63
Pat Perez 200 $6,400 $7,200 $20 1/3 84 500 98 22 500 42 39 89 9 6
Lucas Glover 200 $6,600 $7,600 $23 3/4 48 118 72 6 500 74 30 37 129 33
Taylor Pendrith 200 $6,200 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 42 25 90 49 16
Carlos Ortiz 200 $6,400 $8,100 $22 0/2 120 500 500 500 133 116 39 33 70 122
Sam Ryder 200 $6,300 $7,000 $20 0/2 100 94 500 500 500 61 9 26 23 133
J.J. Spaun 200 $6,300 $20 0/2 500 WD 81 500 500 52 30 99 16 34
JT Poston 200 $6,100 $7,000 $20 2/2 22 22 500 500 500 42 76 23 127 25
Henrik Norlander 200 $6,500 $7,000 $20 0/1 143 500 500 500 500 86 108 117 95 63
Stewart Cink 200 $6,400 $7,800 $23 0/3 84 113 109 500 500 140 43 93 36 21
Kramer Hickok 200 $6,600 $7,400 $20 1/1 58 500 500 500 500 114 80 53 94 20
Kevin Tway 200 $6,300 $20 1/2 500 118 46 500 500 79 114 48 53 84
Kevin Streelman 250 $6,400 $7,800 $23 2/5 84 83 89 72 74 79 16 110 106 39
James Hahn 250 $6,000 $7,000 $20 2/4 41 500 89 85 43 61 100 80 94 72
Hudson Swafford 250 $6,500 $7,700 $20 1/4 146 500 98 85 57 112 114 60 120 1
Scott Stallings 250 $6,100 $7,100 $20 0/3 100 83 128 500 500 104 90 21 80 46
Kyle Stanley 250 $6,000 $7,000 $20 1/4 154 83 89 4 500 16 94 80 117 129
Adam Long 250 $6,200 $7,000 $20 2/2 22 79 500 500 500 32 75 68 65 81
Brandt Snedeker 250 $6,500 $7,200 $20 1/4 120 5 138 500 119 86 89 142 111 14
Nick Watney 250 $6,200 $20 1/2 500 94 37 500 500 20 30 55 128 65
Roger Sloan 250 $6,100 $7,000 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 55 108 79 14 91
Adam Schenk 250 $6,100 $7,000 $20 0/1 73 500 500 500 500 42 88 90 132 56
Harry Higgs 250 $6,100 $7,000 $20 1/1 29 500 500 500 500 114 55 49 149 40
Doc Redman 250 $7,100 $7,000 $20 0/1 84 500 500 500 500 106 61 33 25 71
Charl Schwartzel 250 $6,500 $7,300 $20 1/4 135 127 2 116 500 100 73 117 152 76
Scott Piercy 250 $6,300 $7,000 $20 3/5 69 56 98 145 23 79 61 79 142 76
Chesson Hadley 250 $6,400 $7,000 $20 1/3 500 104 11 500 130 61 108 131 101 142
Lee Hodges 300 $6,100 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 97 9 39 93 127
Brian Stuard 300 $6,400 $7,000 $20 2/4 58 104 500 75 96 22 9 61 58 60
Hayden Buckley 400 $6,000 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 68 133 124 49 95
Stephan Jaeger 400 $6,000 $7,000 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 52 48 62 125 80
Danny Lee 400 $6,000 $7,100 $20 2/5 84 138 7 141 35 61 21 110 95 81
Brice Garnett 400 $6,200 $7,000 $20 2/3 73 35 41 500 500 7 73 53 106 95
Jimmy Walker 400 $6,200 $7,000 $20 3/5 147 67 2 56 142 126 89 33 46 136
Robert Streb 400 $6,200 $7,000 $20 0/4 100 500 89 116 105 72 108 79 56 71
Brian Gay 400 $6,200 $7,000 $20 2/4 143 56 72 116 500 42 100 137 111 91
Richy Werenski 400 $6,200 $7,000 $20 2/3 132 47 23 500 500 28 94 125 147 130
Tyler McCumber 400 $6,100 $7,000 $20 1/1 22 500 500 500 500 126 127 134 133 94
Joseph Bramlett 500 $6,600 $7,000 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 28 53 129 67 33
Hank Lebioda 500 $6,000 $7,000 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 94 67 113 46 49
Peter Malnati 500 $6,300 $7,000 $20 0/3 84 500 500 116 136 86 26 65 42 25
Anirban Lahiri 500 $6,100 $7,000 $20 1/4 125 74 81 116 500 74 73 80 110 46
Brandon Hagy 500 $6,300 $7,000 $20 0/0 500 500 500 500 500 94 90 113 65 80
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