PGA DFS Expert Survey: Sony Open
Our panel of experts is here to give you their PGA DFS picks for this week’s contests by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know who Noto has as the top three finishers? Or who is STLCards’ top overall golfer? Find out below!
PGA DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for the Sony Open
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Notorious: This is one of those courses that levels the playing field off the tee. There are a lot of doglegs and overhanging trees that really negate power off the tee. The setup is much like Harbour Town and Colonial Country Club, which grade out as the best comp courses for the week. Golfers will be playing from similar spots on most holes, and it’s worth nothing that 70% of approach shots come from 125-200 yards. It’s a lot of wedges and short irons into greens. Even though this is an easy course, around the green has been important here over the years. And to win, you need to get red-hot on these Bermudagrass greens.
STLCardinals84: Ten of the last eleven editions of this event have seen a winning score of 17-under or better. Whenever the wind doesn’t blow, we can expect plenty of scoring opportunities despite the fact that this is a par 70 course. I will once again target strong ball strikers and players who can make birdies in bunches. You don’t need to be long off the tee to contend here, as Kevin Na and Matt Kuchar are examples of short hitters who have both won this event within the past five years.
hondizzle: The first full-field cut event of the season should be a fairly low-scoring affair. Length off the tee is not important this week (or is at least not a big separator). Good iron play and timely putting tend to be more important at The Sony Open. I always like to use this space each week to look at roster construction ideas. One of the things that stands out to me this week is that there is a lot more uncertainty, as we are basically seeing some of these golfers either for the first time or for the first time in a long time. Upside is always important, and I would tend to push players out of my pool that I feel I am okay with just making the cut and getting a top-40 type of finish. Birdie-strong events will often need more of the top type of finishes than weeks that play a little harder.
Who is your top contrarian golfer (when considering price, key stats, projected ownership, etc.) on the board and why?
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