PGA DFS GPP Breakdown: Charles Schwab Challenge

Top-ranked grinder, STLCardinals84, will break down his top GPP golf targets for the coming week’s tournament, going over his favorite plays at various price ranges. Who better than DFS tournament master, STLCards, to help you on your way?

Charles Schwab Challenge

Hey, PGA Grinders! Welcome to the GPP breakdown for the Charles Schwab Challenge!

There is no way to start this article other than by saying that golf is back! We have some massive prize pools in play for this week’s event, including a millionaire maker on DraftKings. This is by far the strongest field we have seen this season, and this tournament will very much feel like a major after the long layoff.

As for the event, Colonial Country Club will be the host course. Colonial is a classic layout that has been a host site on the PGA Tour since 1946. This event has been around for 74 years and remains a stalwart on the Tour. Though it has changed names and sponsors quite often over the years, the tournament remains the same. This is one of those remarkable courses that has withstood the test of time as a challenging par 70 layout. The course has been gradually lengthened over the years, which is to be expected given the length of today’s golfers. It is truly a classic layout, and this should be a really fun event.

The PGA Tour is also expanding the size of the field this year. This is normally an invitational event with 120 golfers, but the field has been expanded to 144 this year to give more players the opportunity to compete. Four past champions have also been added to bring the field size to 148, though I would expect all four of them to miss the cut. In short, the premise is that we are also going to see a much stronger field than usual for this event with most of the PGA Tour golfers itching to get back to action. Expect a very competitive tournament — but also don’t be surprised to see some rust from some golfers. There will be some unexpected carnage. This is one big reason to justify being contrarian in GPP formats.

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Justin Van Zuiden (aka stlcardinals84) is a longtime RotoGrinders contributor and show host. He’s appeared in numerous Live Finals, has logged countless 6-figure wins in a host of different sports (including 5 in PGA), and is a former DFS Writer of the Year Nominee by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. You can find Justin’s ‘Covering The Bases’ series on weekends during the MLB season. He is also a main contributor of sports betting picks at our sister site, ScoresAndOdds, and is a co-host on the RotoGrinders Game Night show on SiriusXM. Follow Justin on Twitter – @stlcardinals84