PGA DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for The Sentry
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 Sentry
Which useful trend or statistic stuck out most during your research?
Notorious: This is one of the most unique courses on the PGA TOUR. It’s a Par 73 that measures nearly 7,600 yards, yet it essentially turns into a wedge and putting contest. The sloped fairways and elevation changes lead to some monster drives. The fairways are extremely wide (46 yards on average) and the greens are some of the largest on TOUR (8,700 square feet). This week is all about approach play and putting. If you are missing greens, you are going to be well behind the field. Last year, golfers hit 82% of these greens in regulation. In terms of DFS, this is a good week to leave salary on the table. If you find yourself on a chalky core group of players, my advice is to leave at least a few hundred dollars on the table in order to avoid dupes in large-field tournaments.
STLCardinals84: This is a unique course that offers many differences from what we see often on the PGA TOUR. It plays shorter than the listed distance due to a lot of elevation changes, and this is also one of the only par 73 courses that you will see (four par 5s, three par 3s, and eleven par 4s). The course also tends to play very easy in the absence of wind, and forecasted winds of 15-20 MPH for this week aren’t extreme for Hawaii standards. Expect plenty of birdies, and we could see a massive winning score with a larger field this year. With a no-cut format, don’t be afraid to take some chances with your roster. Unpredictability often happens in these birdie fests.
hondizzle: While I am excited to have golf back, I have to admit that a limited-field, no-cut event is not typically my favorite format. With that being said, I think we can gain an edge by using projected ownership to help make our rosters a bit different. There will most likely be a ton of duplicate lineups. Looking at early ownership projections, it appears we could have a week where the field is placing a ton of certainty on a few condensed spots. This will leave some low-owned golfers that you can add into the mix in order to differentiate your builds. Playing around with early-week builds, it’s very easy to make a roster of some names that you are comfortable adding to a roster. My challenge will be to mix in some lower-owned guys that I am less comfortable with in order to get a mix of top-end golfers. Balanced builds will be less in play for me this week.
Who is your top contrarian golfer (when considering price, key stats, projected ownership, etc.) on the board and why?
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