PGA DFS GPP Breakdown: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Top-ranked grinder, STLCardinals84, will break down his top PGA DFS picks in various price ranges for this week’s tournament. Which golfers should you be targeting to try and take down the big DFS tournaments? Find out below.
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Welcome to another PGA DFS GPP breakdown! We have an unusual “partner” based team event this week, and DraftKings is offering contests for the third consecutive year. As of the time I am writing this, FanDuel is not offering contests. Be somewhat careful with your bankroll usage for this tournament, though, as it is often unpredictable in nature. It’s still an interesting one to discuss and break down, though!
Here’s the scoop on this event:
For the sixth consecutive time, this will be played as a pairs event. 80 pairs of golfers will partake in the event, with the top 35 and ties making the cut after Friday’s second round. The first and third rounds will be played in fourball format, which is where each player plays their own ball, and the best score of the pair is taken for that hole. Scores will be very good in those rounds. The second and fourth rounds will be played in foursomes format, which is where alternate shots are taken by each player on just one ball. Scores won’t be quite as good in those rounds, though this is generally an easier course.
TPC Louisiana has been the host of this event for every edition since 2007. From 2007 to 2016, this was a traditional PGA Tour event, and the winning score was -13 or better every year. In the five years where it has been played as a team competition with two fourball days and two foursomes days, the winning scores have been -20 or better every time. You need to target birdie makers here, especially when you consider the fourball format that will be used in two of the rounds.
Also, we can expect some unpredictability with this event. This is essentially an exhibition that is seen as ‘fun’ for a lot of the golfers, though you do see some who take it quite seriously. It will be very interesting to see how things shake out in terms of ownership. I will give some weight to golfers or teams that have played well here in the past, though it’s not paramount.