PGA First Look: Corales Championship / WGC-Dell Match Play
Corales Championship Preview
We’ll start with the alternate event that is being held in Punta Cana, which is located in the southeastern part of the Dominican Republic. With most of the world’s elite teeing it up in Austin, this is one of the weakest fields that we have seen all season.
Corales Golf Club is a Par 72 that measures 7,670 yards. It is a beautiful course, but one that is fairly benign when there isn’t much wind. The last three winners here have all posted scores of at least 18-under par. There are four par fives to feast on and these are some of the widest fairways that golfers will see all season. We can look at this in one of two ways — either it gives an edge to the bombers since the fairways are wide or we can give an edge to the good iron players since all golfers will be playing from the fairways. Either way, I see this as a ball striker’s course.
The fairways and greens here are both made of paspalum grass, which isn’t seen too often on the PGA Tour. With wind being the main defense of the course, we should monitor the forecast as we head into lineup lock. As it stands now, Thursday looks to be the windiest of the four days. If it looks like there will be an edge to the morning wave, don’t hesitate to stack that tee time wave. As for the type of golfer that I’m looking for, I want strong ball strikers that make a lot of birdies. An even round here will put you well behind the pack.
Cut Rule: Top 70 and ties move on after the first two rounds. The MDF rule is in effect if more than 78 golfers make the initial cut.
Recent Winners of this Event:Brice Garnett (2018), Nate Lashley (2017), Dominic Bozzelli (2016)
Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)
1) Strokes Gained Approach
2) Strokes Gained Off the Tee
3) Birdie or Better %
4) Par 5 Scoring
5) Strokes Gained Putting
Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2014-2018)
| Golfer | DK Salary | FD Salary | FDRFT Sal | OWGR | Odds | DK % | FD % | FDRFT % | Cuts | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sungjae Im | $11,300 | $11,300 | $16,700 | 59 | 15 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | $11,500 | $11,400 | $16,600 | 80 | 15 | -100% | -100% | 0% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Nate Lashley | $10,100 | $10,800 | $15,600 | 391 | 26 | 0% | 17% | 0% | 2/2 | 28 | 1 | 500 |
| Joel Dahmen | $9,100 | $9,900 | $15,100 | 150 | 35 | -9% | 14% | 0% | 2/2 | 13 | 500 | 11 |
| Rory Sabbatini | $8,800 | $10,100 | $15,100 | 202 | 35 | 7% | -8% | -8% | 1/1 | 43 | 500 | 500 |
| Trey Mullinax | $9,500 | $10,300 | $15,300 | 234 | 33 | -13% | 10% | -13% | 2/2 | 22 | 500 | 11 |
| Denny McCarthy | $10,400 | $11,000 | $15,800 | 166 | 24 | 25% | 25% | 0% | 1/1 | 4 | 500 | 500 |
| Matt Jones | $9,000 | $10,500 | $15,300 | 235 | 33 | 33% | 11% | 0% | 1/1 | 28 | 500 | 500 |
| Graeme McDowell | $9,200 | $10,600 | $15,200 | 257 | 34 | 0% | -25% | 0% | 0/1 | 99 | 500 | 500 |
| Adam Schenk | $7,400 | $9,400 | $14,200 | 294 | 51 | 41% | 17% | 23% | 3/3 | 35 | 12 | 41 |
| Joaquin Niemann | $9,900 | $10,700 | $15,700 | 158 | 25 | 33% | 43% | 0% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Julian Etulain | $8,000 | $9,700 | $14,200 | 300 | 54 | -32% | -61% | -12% | 1/1 | 500 | 500 | 41 |
| Thomas Detry | $9,300 | $10,000 | $15,200 | 149 | 34 | -11% | 23% | 0% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Dylan Frittelli | $8,200 | $10,200 | $14,800 | 91 | 40 | 25% | -36% | 12% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Roger Sloan | $7,600 | $8,800 | $14,000 | 262 | 61 | -21% | 13% | -6% | 1/2 | 500 | 68 | 71 |
| Corey Conners | $8,500 | $9,600 | $14,500 | 192 | 47 | -6% | 10% | 0% | 2/2 | 13 | 53 | 500 |
| Hank Lebioda | $6,900 | $8,600 | $12,700 | 447 | 99 | 11% | -17% | -6% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Carlos Ortiz | $7,200 | $8,900 | $13,800 | 280 | 60 | 24% | 6% | 3% | 1/1 | 500 | 8 | 500 |
| Brian Stuard | $7,400 | $9,100 | $14,200 | 225 | 52 | 32% | 23% | 12% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Johnson Wagner | $7,500 | $8,900 | $13,800 | 310 | 62 | -16% | 0% | -3% | 1/1 | 70 | 500 | 500 |
| Cameron Davis | $7,100 | $9,000 | $13,300 | 167 | 79 | 12% | -36% | 4% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | $7,500 | $9,300 | $14,200 | 276 | 53 | 10% | -8% | -8% | 2/2 | 500 | 8 | 61 |
| D.J. Trahan | $7,000 | $7,500 | $13,300 | 609 | 80 | 18% | 49% | 0% | 1/2 | 60 | 76 | 500 |
| Jonathan Byrd | $8,300 | $9,000 | $14,200 | 494 | 54 | -58% | 9% | -15% | 2/2 | 54 | 30 | 500 |
| Fabian Gomez | $8,700 | $9,800 | $14,900 | 476 | 40 | -7% | 0% | -7% | 1/1 | 22 | 500 | 500 |
| Sam Burns | $7,900 | $9,900 | $14,300 | 115 | 52 | -9% | -79% | -25% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Jonas Blixt | $7,800 | $8,800 | $14,100 | 315 | 59 | -28% | 20% | 0% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Peter Uihlein | $7,300 | $8,800 | $13,900 | 106 | 60 | 15% | 18% | 3% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Kelly Kraft | $8,100 | $9,200 | $14,300 | 191 | 51 | 0% | 25% | -5% | 1/1 | 3 | 500 | 500 |
| Hudson Swafford | $7,300 | $8,900 | $13,800 | 250 | 68 | 3% | -6% | -9% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Sebastian Munoz | $7,400 | $8,800 | $13,700 | 271 | 70 | -18% | 0% | -3% | 1/1 | 500 | 500 | 41 |
| Aaron Baddeley | $10,700 | $10,900 | $15,600 | 207 | 26 | -67% | 0% | 0% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Charl Schwartzel | $9,700 | $11,100 | $15,500 | 100 | 28 | 0% | -133% | 0% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Dominic Bozzelli | $8,400 | $9,500 | $14,300 | 305 | 52 | -39% | -14% | -25% | 1/1 | 500 | 500 | 1 |
| David Lipsky | $8,900 | $9,800 | $15,000 | 147 | 39 | -8% | 13% | 0% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Adam Svensson | $7,100 | $8,600 | $12,700 | 404 | 101 | -16% | -23% | -11% | 1/2 | 500 | 6 | 71 |
| Kramer Hickok | $7,900 | $9,700 | $14,500 | 193 | 48 | 17% | -6% | -6% | 0/1 | 500 | 500 | 96 |
| Matt Every | $7,800 | $9,500 | $14,300 | 446 | 52 | 12% | 0% | -10% | 1/1 | 35 | 500 | 500 |
| Josh Teater | $6,700 | $7,200 | $12,500 | 417 | 105 | 19% | 42% | 6% | 2/2 | 500 | 41 | 11 |
| Harris English | $7,700 | $9,300 | $14,300 | 312 | 52 | 7% | 4% | -25% | 1/1 | 5 | 500 | 500 |
| Rafael Campos | $7,300 | $8,000 | $13,600 | 392 | 74 | -10% | 42% | -2% | 1/3 | 92 | 3 | 71 |
| Max Homa | $7,000 | $8,700 | $12,700 | 438 | 95 | 7% | -20% | 0% | 1/1 | 500 | 500 | 41 |
| Mac Hughes | $6,900 | $8,400 | $12,600 | 360 | 94 | 17% | 5% | 13% | 1/1 | 500 | 500 | 59 |
| Sepp Straka | $7,300 | $8,300 | $13,700 | 352 | 71 | -5% | 32% | -5% | 0/1 | 500 | 107 | 500 |
| Benjamin Silverman | $7,200 | $8,600 | $12,700 | 331 | 100 | -27% | -19% | -8% | 1/2 | 500 | 41 | 109 |
| Chase Wright | $7,100 | $8,100 | $12,600 | 301 | 106 | -24% | 10% | -5% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Shawn Stefani | $7,500 | $8,200 | $14,200 | 307 | 54 | 3% | 54% | -15% | 1/1 | 13 | 500 | 500 |
| Tom Lovelady | $6,900 | $8,200 | $12,300 | 396 | 125 | -13% | -9% | -1% | 1/1 | 5 | 500 | 500 |
| Brandon Harkins | $6,900 | $8,700 | $12,600 | 278 | 97 | 14% | -23% | 10% | 1/1 | 500 | 12 | 500 |
| Chris Stroud | $7,700 | $9,100 | $13,800 | 240 | 69 | -44% | -30% | -11% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Andres Romero | $6,900 | $8,500 | $12,300 | 467 | 127 | -14% | -38% | -3% | 0/1 | 111 | 500 | 500 |
| Brice Garnett | $7,300 | $8,300 | $13,500 | 142 | 67 | 5% | 38% | 14% | 1/2 | 1 | 70 | 500 |
| Tom Hoge | $7,200 | $8,000 | $13,500 | 281 | 77 | 2% | 41% | -2% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Davis Love | $7,300 | $9,200 | $13,300 | 463 | 85 | -26% | -75% | -4% | 1/1 | 70 | 500 | 500 |
| Alex Cejka | $7,200 | $8,200 | $12,800 | 399 | 98 | -22% | 15% | -6% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| David Lingmerth | $6,500 | $8,300 | $12,200 | 469 | 129 | 19% | -23% | 1% | 1/1 | 28 | 500 | 500 |
| Anders Albertson | $6,700 | $8,400 | $12,300 | 261 | 123 | 9% | -27% | 0% | 0/2 | 500 | 89 | 71 |
| Wes Roach | $6,400 | $7,500 | $11,900 | 489 | 159 | 15% | 10% | -2% | 1/1 | 500 | 60 | 500 |
| Alex Prugh | $6,800 | $8,200 | $12,000 | 500 | 146 | -13% | -22% | 1% | 0/2 | 500 | 140 | 71 |
| Curtis Luck | $7,600 | $9,400 | $14,300 | 410 | 52 | 17% | 0% | -20% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Hunter Mahan | $7,000 | $9,100 | $12,700 | 357 | 101 | -5% | -100% | -13% | 1/1 | 35 | 500 | 500 |
| Paul Dunne | $8,600 | $9,600 | $14,900 | 128 | 40 | -6% | 15% | -13% | 1/1 | 5 | 500 | 500 |
| David Hearn | $7,200 | $8,400 | $13,200 | 496 | 87 | -13% | 7% | 0% | 1/1 | 50 | 500 | 500 |
| Tyler Duncan | $6,700 | $7,200 | $12,500 | 441 | 114 | 13% | 37% | -2% | 2/3 | 99 | 3 | 33 |
| Robert Streb | $6,800 | $8,900 | $12,500 | 237 | 116 | 3% | -89% | -3% | 0/1 | 117 | 500 | 500 |
| Stephan Jaeger | $6,800 | $8,400 | $12,600 | 321 | 109 | 6% | -20% | -10% | 2/3 | 54 | 76 | 11 |
| Roberto Diaz | $7,100 | $8,500 | $13,400 | 563 | 80 | 10% | 12% | -2% | 1/3 | 99 | 76 | 2 |
| Cameron Tringale | $7,000 | $8,600 | $12,600 | 607 | 107 | -12% | -33% | -7% | 0/1 | 111 | 500 | 500 |
| Seamus Power | $7,400 | $7,600 | $13,700 | 402 | 73 | -24% | 52% | -8% | 2/2 | 5 | 500 | 7 |
| Billy Hurley | $6,700 | $7,700 | $11,900 | 976 | 151 | -5% | 4% | 0% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Jose de Jesus Rodriguez | $6,600 | $8,500 | $12,200 | 427 | 139 | 8% | -48% | -3% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Nicholas Lindheim | $7,200 | $7,600 | $12,700 | 406 | 103 | -36% | 31% | -15% | 1/1 | 500 | 500 | 11 |
| Ben Crane | $6,900 | $8,700 | $12,700 | 393 | 101 | 8% | -32% | -9% | 1/1 | 45 | 500 | 500 |
| Jim Knous | $6,200 | $7,900 | $11,000 | 529 | 250 | 14% | -22% | 3% | 1/1 | 500 | 30 | 500 |
| Seth Reeves | $7,000 | $8,300 | $12,300 | 528 | 129 | -28% | -22% | -4% | 1/1 | 500 | 3 | 500 |
| Fredrik Jacobson | $6,800 | $7,700 | $12,400 | 123 | 1% | 18% | 0% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| J.J. Henry | $6,500 | $7,500 | $11,800 | 632 | 163 | 7% | 8% | 0% | 1/1 | 65 | 500 | 500 |
| Martin Piller | $6,900 | $7,800 | $12,300 | 453 | 129 | -17% | 9% | -6% | 1/1 | 500 | 25 | 500 |
| Grayson Murray | $6,600 | $8,000 | $11,900 | 345 | 148 | 5% | -8% | 1% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Sang-Moon Bae | $7,100 | $9,000 | $12,600 | 334 | 109 | -27% | -97% | -8% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Ricky Barnes | $6,800 | $8,400 | $11,800 | 761 | 175 | -24% | -58% | -2% | 1/1 | 60 | 500 | 500 |
| John Senden | $6,700 | $7,700 | $11,800 | 864 | 162 | -9% | 0% | 1% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Derek Fathauer | $7,100 | $7,900 | $13,300 | 416 | 85 | 2% | 37% | -6% | 0/1 | 104 | 500 | 500 |
| Dru Love | $6,700 | $7,800 | $11,700 | 188 | -21% | -15% | -2% | 0/1 | 92 | 500 | 500 | |
| Seungsu Han | $7,400 | $8,100 | $13,400 | 180 | 82 | -41% | 31% | -7% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Chad Campbell | $6,600 | $8,700 | $12,100 | 365 | 138 | 10% | -73% | 1% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Brady Schnell | $7,000 | $8,200 | $12,100 | 420 | 142 | -37% | -20% | -1% | 1/2 | 500 | 16 | 130 |
| Parker McLachlin | $6,300 | $8,300 | $11,000 | 272 | 5% | -67% | -1% | 1/2 | 69 | 76 | 500 | |
| Tyrone Van Aswegen | $6,400 | $7,100 | $11,100 | 577 | 234 | 4% | 15% | 4% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Tim Herron | $6,600 | $8,000 | $11,200 | 884 | 256 | -17% | -32% | -3% | 1/1 | 76 | 500 | 500 |
| Kyle Jones | $6,600 | $7,400 | $11,600 | 302 | 187 | -10% | 5% | 2% | 1/1 | 500 | 500 | 59 |
| D.A. Points | $6,500 | $7,700 | $11,700 | 714 | 185 | 0% | -8% | 0% | 0/1 | 111 | 500 | 500 |
| John Merrick | $6,300 | $8,100 | $11,000 | 1177 | 278 | 4% | -44% | -2% | 3/3 | 28 | 41 | 33 |
| Jim Herman | $6,600 | $7,500 | $11,900 | 898 | 157 | 2% | 11% | -1% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| George McNeill | $6,400 | $7,200 | $11,000 | 268 | -1% | 7% | 0% | 1/1 | 13 | 500 | 500 | |
| Tommy Gainey | $6,100 | $7,000 | $10,600 | 371 | 8% | 3% | 0% | 1/2 | 22 | 128 | 500 | |
| Ken Duke | $6,200 | $7,300 | $10,600 | 335 | 4% | -5% | 3% | 1/1 | 65 | 500 | 500 | |
| Eric Axley | $6,500 | $7,600 | $10,900 | 606 | 290 | -13% | -17% | 2% | 3/3 | 54 | 16 | 19 |
| Chris Thompson | $6,300 | $7,300 | $11,200 | 400 | 253 | 8% | 5% | -2% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Chris Couch | $6,600 | $7,000 | $12,100 | 800 | -45% | -8% | -58% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Shaun Micheel | $6,300 | $7,000 | $11,000 | 800 | -16% | -8% | -23% | 0/2 | 92 | 99 | 500 | |
| John Chin | $6,400 | $7,500 | $11,800 | 524 | 175 | 11% | 5% | -2% | 1/1 | 500 | 49 | 500 |
| Nick Hardy | $6,800 | $8,000 | $11,800 | 181 | -27% | -20% | -5% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Trevor Immelman | $6,500 | $7,600 | $11,200 | 451 | 243 | -4% | -8% | 0% | 1/1 | 77 | 500 | 500 |
| Brendon Todd | $6,700 | $8,100 | $11,700 | 184 | -17% | -29% | 1% | 0/1 | 104 | 500 | 500 | |
| John Rollins | $6,300 | $7,400 | $10,200 | 512 | -7% | -15% | 3% | 1/2 | 92 | 500 | 68 | |
| Dicky Pride | $6,200 | $7,400 | $10,300 | 468 | 1% | -14% | 3% | 1/2 | 35 | 134 | 500 | |
| Brendon De Jonge | $6,500 | $7,300 | $10,700 | 315 | -15% | -3% | 2% | 1/1 | 72 | 500 | 500 | |
| Robert Allenby | $6,100 | $7,000 | $10,700 | 800 | -3% | -8% | -14% | 1/2 | 81 | 107 | 500 | |
| Joey Garber | $6,800 | $7,200 | $11,800 | 423 | 171 | -23% | 20% | -1% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Jason Bohn | $6,400 | $7,000 | $10,600 | 350 | -10% | 4% | 2% | 0/1 | 82 | 500 | 500 | |
| Brian Davis | $6,400 | $7,400 | $11,000 | 279 | -4% | -5% | -3% | 0/1 | 117 | 500 | 500 | |
| Angel Cabrera | $6,100 | $10,200 | 576 | 4% | 1% | 0/1 | 111 | 500 | 500 | |||
| Ryan Vermeer | $6,100 | $7,000 | $10,000 | 832 | -7% | -12% | -2% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Chip McDaniel | $6,300 | $7,400 | $10,600 | 353 | -4% | -12% | 1% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Charlie Beljan | $6,200 | $7,000 | $10,200 | 562 | -1% | 0% | 2% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Troy Matteson | $6,100 | $7,300 | $10,700 | 332 | 11% | -4% | 1% | 1/1 | 19 | 500 | 500 | |
| Theo Humphrey | $6,500 | $7,000 | $10,900 | 290 | -13% | 9% | 2% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| David Duval | $6,100 | $7,800 | $10,000 | 882 | -8% | -58% | -3% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Omar Uresti | $6,200 | $7,000 | $10,200 | 618 | -4% | -4% | -2% | 1/1 | 73 | 500 | 500 | |
| Zach Zaback | $6,000 | $7,300 | $10,200 | 579 | 9% | -13% | 0% | 0/1 | 117 | 500 | 500 | |
| Cameron Beckman | $6,000 | $10,000 | 800 | 3% | 2% | 1/1 | 77 | 500 | 500 | |||
| Julio Santos | $6,200 | $7,100 | $10,100 | 794 | -8% | -9% | 0% | 1/2 | 73 | 125 | 500 | |
| Jacob Eggers | $6,000 | $7,000 | $10,100 | 779 | 5% | -6% | 1% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Rhadames Pena | $6,100 | $7,000 | $10,000 | 926 | -8% | -14% | -4% | 0/1 | 131 | 500 | 500 | |
| Hiram Silfa | $6,000 | $7,000 | $10,000 | 1118 | -3% | -15% | -5% | 0/3 | 104 | 144 | 109 | |
| George Riley | $6,000 | $7,000 | $10,000 | 1206 | -4% | -16% | -6% | 0/2 | 117 | 146 | 500 | |
| Tony Romo | $6,000 | $7,000 | $10,000 | 1441 | -5% | -17% | -6% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Heath Slocum | $6,400 | $7,000 | $10,200 | 579 | -17% | -2% | 0% | 0/1 | 124 | 500 | 500 | |
| Justin Bertsch | $6,000 | $7,000 | $10,100 | 683 | 6% | -4% | 2% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Mike Ballo Jr | $6,200 | $7,000 | 717 | -6% | -5% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |||
| Juan Cayro Delgado | $6,300 | $7,000 | 809 | -20% | -12% | 0/0 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
WGC-Dell Match Play Preview
Before we get into the course, let’s talk a little strategy for this event. There are 64 golfers in the field and they are divided into 16 different pods. It will be round robin the first two days with golfers in each pod squaring off against each other. The winner of each pod will advance to the round of 16. From there, it is a single elimination bracket style tournament. Our goal from a DFS perspective, we want all six of our golfers to have a chance to advance to the elite eight. In other words, we should try to avoid taking two golfers from the same pod and try to avoid taking too many from the same quadrant.
Austin Country Club is a Pete Dye design. It’s a short Par 71 that measures only 7,108 yards. Like most Dye designs, you can’t overpower this course off the tee. While we’ve seen big hitters win here in the past, it’s more of a second shot course that requires creativity at times. This is a tree-lined course with many risk/reward type of golf shots that really play into the match play event. While I will certainly be looking at statistics this week, we have an added element of strategy with the pods. Some look a lot tougher than others on paper. I will actually be attending this event, so if anyone is going and sees me there, come up and introduce yourself and we can talk some DFS.
Here are the 16 groups:
Group 1
Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama, Branden Grace, Chez Reavie
Group 2
Justin Rose, Gary Woodland, Eddie Pepperell, Emiliano Grillo
Group 3
Brooks Koepka, Alex Noren, Haotong Li, Tom Lewis
Group 4
Rory McIlroy, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Justin Harding, Luke List
Group 5
Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley, Matt Wallace, Lucas Bjerregaard
Group 6
Bryson DeChambeau, Marc Leishman, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Russell Knox
Group 7
Francesco Molinari, Webb Simpson, Thorbjorn Olesen, Satoshi Kodaira
Group 8
Jon Rahm, Matt Kuchar, J.B. Holmes, Si Woo Kim
Group 9
Xander Schauffele, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Tyrrell Hatton, Lee Westwood
Group 10
Paul Casey, Cameron Smith, Charles Howell III, Abraham Ancer
Group 11
Tommy Fleetwood, Louis Oosthuizen, Kyle Stanley, Byeong Hun An
Group 12
Jason Day, Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson, Jim Furyk
Group 13
Tiger Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Brandt Snedeker, Aaron Wise
Group 14
Tony Finau, Ian Poulter, Kevin Kisner, Keith Mitchell
Group 15
Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Billy Horschel, Kevin Na
Group 16
Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Shane Lowry, Andrew Putnam
Recent Winners of this Event:Bubba Watson (2018), Dustin Johnson (2017), Jason Day (2016)
Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)
1) Strokes Gained Approach
2) Birdie or Better %
3) Strokes Gained Putting
4) Strokes Gained Off the Tee
5) Bogey Avoidance
Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2016-2018)
| Golfer | DK Salary | OWGR | Odds | DK % | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Koepka | $10,300 | 3 | 21 | -20% | 500 | 16 | 8 |
| Rory McIlroy | $11,700 | 4 | 10 | 0% | 64 | 64 | 4 |
| Dustin Johnson | $11,400 | 1 | 10 | 0% | 64 | 1 | 8 |
| Justin Thomas | $11,000 | 5 | 14 | 0% | 4 | 64 | 64 |
| Justin Rose | $10,000 | 2 | 20 | 17% | 500 | 500 | 64 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | $9,600 | 12 | 21 | 13% | 64 | 64 | 500 |
| Tiger Woods | $9,200 | 14 | 26 | 0% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Webb Simpson | $8,300 | 22 | 48 | -14% | 64 | 64 | 500 |
| Sergio Garcia | $8,500 | 27 | 40 | 11% | 16 | 64 | 64 |
| Xander Schauffele | $9,400 | 9 | 35 | -50% | 64 | 500 | 500 |
| Francesco Molinari | $9,300 | 7 | 25 | 0% | 64 | 500 | 500 |
| Paul Casey | $9,100 | 11 | 25 | 31% | 64 | 16 | 64 |
| Matt Kuchar | $8,100 | 24 | 46 | 4% | 16 | 64 | 16 |
| Jon Rahm | $10,600 | 8 | 16 | 0% | 64 | 2 | 500 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | $8,200 | 25 | 42 | 14% | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | $9,500 | 6 | 25 | -11% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Bubba Watson | $8,900 | 16 | 30 | 13% | 1 | 16 | 64 |
| Patrick Reed | $8,600 | 17 | 43 | -11% | 16 | 64 | 16 |
| Patrick Cantlay | $8,400 | 19 | 48 | -15% | 64 | 500 | 500 |
| Jason Day | $9,800 | 13 | 23 | -14% | 64 | 500 | 1 |
| Tony Finau | $9,000 | 15 | 32 | 0% | 64 | 500 | 500 |
| Ian Poulter | $7,700 | 32 | 36 | 43% | 8 | 500 | 500 |
| Marc Leishman | $8,800 | 18 | 44 | -31% | 64 | 16 | 64 |
| Jim Furyk | $7,200 | 54 | 92 | -3% | 500 | 64 | 500 |
| Rafael Cabrera-Bello | $7,500 | 31 | 64 | 9% | 64 | 64 | 3 |
| Byeong-Hun An | $6,300 | 51 | 93 | 27% | 500 | 64 | 500 |
| Billy Horschel | $7,300 | 40 | 71 | 6% | 500 | 500 | 64 |
| Charles Howell | $7,400 | 44 | 74 | -3% | 16 | 16 | 500 |
| Gary Woodland | $7,800 | 23 | 53 | -4% | 64 | 500 | 500 |
| Jordan Spieth | $8,700 | 30 | 50 | -47% | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | $7,500 | 20 | 42 | 44% | 16 | 64 | 2 |
| Russell Knox | $6,600 | 62 | 116 | 4% | 500 | 64 | 64 |
| Cameron Smith | $7,900 | 26 | 51 | -4% | 8 | 500 | 500 |
| Matt Wallace | $7,100 | 35 | 82 | 8% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Keegan Bradley | $7,200 | 33 | 70 | 16% | 64 | 500 | 500 |
| Kevin Kisner | $7,000 | 50 | 62 | 33% | 2 | 64 | 64 |
| Alexander Noren | $7,000 | 28 | 86 | 10% | 3 | 8 | 500 |
| Henrik Stenson | $7,600 | 39 | 67 | -3% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | $7,600 | 37 | 92 | -30% | 16 | 64 | 500 |
| Thorbjorn Olesen | $6,500 | 47 | 139 | -8% | 500 | 500 | 64 |
| Si Woo Kim | $6,500 | 56 | 117 | 6% | 16 | 64 | 500 |
| Phil Mickelson | $8,000 | 21 | 66 | -25% | 64 | 8 | 64 |
| Luke List | $6,800 | 69 | 118 | -9% | 64 | 500 | 500 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | $7,700 | 34 | 70 | -18% | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Andrew Putnam | $6,100 | 53 | 200 | -3% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Keith Mitchell | $6,400 | 58 | 109 | 15% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Brandt Snedeker | $7,800 | 46 | 74 | -38% | 500 | 64 | 16 |
| Hao-Tong Li | $6,800 | 38 | 102 | 4% | 64 | 500 | 500 |
| Emiliano Grillo | $6,900 | 55 | 126 | -23% | 500 | 64 | 64 |
| Eddie Pepperell | $6,900 | 36 | 98 | 2% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Abraham Ancer | $6,400 | 61 | 123 | 2% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Kevin Na | $6,300 | 60 | 145 | -2% | 64 | 16 | 64 |
| Justin Harding | $6,200 | 49 | 153 | -2% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | $6,700 | 41 | 96 | 13% | 8 | 500 | 64 |
| Branden Grace | $7,400 | 42 | 102 | -29% | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Aaron Wise | $6,000 | 64 | 147 | 6% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Lee Westwood | $6,600 | 65 | 110 | 6% | 500 | 64 | 64 |
| J.B. Holmes | $7,100 | 45 | 120 | -28% | 500 | 64 | 64 |
| Lucas Bjerregaard | $6,200 | 52 | 136 | 5% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Tom Lewis | $6,000 | 63 | 203 | -2% | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Shane Lowry | $7,300 | 48 | 121 | -44% | 500 | 64 | 64 |
| Chez Reavie | $6,700 | 57 | 170 | -25% | 64 | 500 | 500 |
| Kyle Stanley | $6,100 | 43 | 177 | -2% | 8 | 500 | 500 |
| Satoshi Kodaira | $6,000 | 67 | 262 | -3% | 64 | 500 | 500 |
Sports Betting Card
We were so close to a big week. Jason Kokrak just had to get up and down on 18 from right in front of the green to force a playoff with Paul Casey. Alas, he decided to putt through the fringe and was unable to convert his eight-footer for par. Luckily, we also had Kokrak as a top five bet, which paid out eight to one. We bet a total of 10 units and got eight back. Breakeven weeks are always acceptable in golf punting.
YTD: 3 wins, +27 units
Corales
Outright Bets
Trey Mullinax 33/1
Joel Dahmen 35/1
Adam Schenk 50/1
Hank Lebioda 100/1
Match Play
Outright Bets
Brooks Koepka 22/1
Francesco Molinari 25/1
Tiger Woods 28/1
Sergio Garcia 40/1