PGA DFS First Look: BMW Championship

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2024-08-20 04:58:38

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The PGA DFS First Look, complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, and more, will help you get an early start on the upcoming DraftKings and FanDuel slates that are loaded into our PGA DFS optimizer, LineupHQ.

Field Size:

50 golfers

Cut Rule:

No cut this week

Weather Forecasts

Castle Pines Golf Club

Location: Castle Rock, Colorado
Designer: Jack Nicklaus
Par 72 — 8,130 yards
Green type: bentgrass / poa annua
Green size: 5,600 square feet
Fairway width: 28 yards
Holes with water hazards: 10
Stimpmeter: 13

Event and Course Notes

Second playoff event, which means only 50 golfers in the field and a no-cut format
First time we’ve seen Castle Pines Golf Club on the PGA TOUR since 2006
Course is a record 8,130 yards but will play closer to 7,400 yards with the elevation
The course has added over 500 yards to the scorecard since 2006
The fairways here are quite narrow and the rough is going to be thick (4”)
Quite the mix of tee shots — doglegs, blind shots, and elevation changes
Tiered greens that will be fast and feature a mix of bentgrass and poa annua
Unique strategy for DFS this week, as we could see a lot of groupthink regarding course fit. The added variance of this being a new course naturally makes me want to lean more contrarian in tournaments.

What to Look For

Recent form
Strokes gained approach
Birdie or better percentage
Strokes gained tee to green
Strokes gained putting (emphasis on bent/poa)

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Odds, Salaries, and 2024 Form

Note: Form includes all the major tours (PGA TOUR, DPWT, KFT, LIV).

Golfer	Odds	DK Salary	FD Salary	Cuts	LW	-2W	-3W	-4W	-5W	-6W	-7W	-8W	-9W	-10W	-11W	-12W	-13W	-14W	-15W	-16W	-17W	-18W	-19W	-20W	-21W	-22W	-23W	-24W	-25W	-26W	-27W	-28W	-29W	-30W	-31W	-32W	-33W
Scottie Scheffler	4	$12,300	$13,400	18/18	4		1		7				1	41	1		2	8				1	1		2		1	1			10	3	6		17		5
Xander Schauffele	6	$11,100	$12,600	19/19	2		9		1	15			12	7	8			1	2			18	5			5	2	25			4		54	9	3		10
Rory McIlroy	12	$10,800	$12,100	18/19	68		5		125	4				2	15	4		12	1			33	26	3			19	21	21		24		66		1	2
Hideki Matsuyama	18	$10,500	$11,600	17/18	1		3		66	75			22	6	8			35					33	7			6	12			1	22	71	13		30	58
Viktor Hovland	18	$10,400	$11,100	12/15	2		33		114	46			20	75	15			3	24				72				62	36			19		58				22
Collin Morikawa	14	$10,100	$11,900	17/19	22		24		16	4			12	14	2		4	4	16			9	5	75			45	64			19		14	79			5
Ludvig Aberg	22	$10,000	$11,300	16/18	40		18		100	4			27	12	5			79				10	2	14			8	25			19		2	9		30	47
Patrick Cantlay	20	$9,800	$10,800	15/16	12				25				5	3	63			53	29			3	26				68	36			4		11	56	52		12
Tony Finau	33	$9,700	$10,600	18/20	16			12	114				5	3	8		17	18	52			12	54		2	122	45			13	19		47	6	25		38
Tommy Fleetwood	25	$9,600	$10,700	18/20	22		2		100	34			15	16	20	21		26	13			49	3	7			35	66			10		31		14	1	47
Sam Burns	35	$9,400	$10,500	16/19	5			12	31				58	9	15	10		108	13			44	75			76	45	30			10	3	10		6		33
Billy Horschel	40	$9,300	$9,800	15/20	10	7			2	106			53	41	15		24	8	52			1		108	7	12	82		9			41		117	78	18
Wyndham Clark	33	$9,200	$10,400	14/19	7		14		147	10			8	56	53			115	47			3	67		31		2	2			52	41	1		39		29
Russell Henley	40	$9,100	$9,500	16/17	30				5				49	7	27			23	10			12	33	4			93	4	41		24		58			4	52
Sungjae Im	50	$9,000	$10,200	17/23	40	41			7	4	12		4	120	8		9	108	4			12	61			142	31	18	91		44	66	66	79	25		5
Corey Conners	45	$8,900	$10,300	21/21	50		9		25	10			27	9	20	6		26	13			44	33	25			13	18	41		24	28	31			57	33
Justin Thomas	45	$8,800	$10,100	13/17	30				31	62			5	125	33			8	21			5	67			64	82	12			58	12	6		3
Sahith Theegala	50	$8,700	$9,600	18/21	46			6	143	4			53	32	12	113		12	52			2	45		28		9	6			37	5	20	64		81	2
Aaron Rai	45	$8,600	$10,000	18/22	16	1			75	4	7	2		19		14	32	39		4		121		58	7	106	35	23		19		74		33	96	57
Cameron Young	50	$8,500	$9,900	20/21	61	22			31			6	8	67	50	70		63	34			62	11			2	54	36	4		16	8	70		3		33
Akshay Bhatia	60	$8,400	$9,000	16/24	12	80		64	81			2	8	16	22	60	99	92	42			18	33	1	11	17	74		115			117		13	68	13	14
Adam Scott	55	$8,300	$9,700	16/18	18				10	2			39	32		42	12	108	29	30			17	14			45	60			19	8	20		7
Jason Day	60	$8,200	$9,400	17/20	22		9		13		23		45	96	33			43	4	59		18	26		84		35	36			9		6	117	34		10
Shane Lowry	70	$8,100	$9,300	17/19	50	80	26		6				12	19	49	33		6	47			64	33			29	19	3	4			60		25	68
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	75	$8,000	$8,800	18/23	22	22	16		81	153			22	32	4		17	79	16		3	28		25		9	13	44	68		24	28	20	79	2
Davis Thompson	66	$7,900	$9,000	17/22	33	12			66	46	1	2		9	27	90	17			112		18		45	21	106	93		47	24		15		79	21	57
Matt Fitzpatrick	70	$7,800	$9,100	16/20	18		65		50	39			33	64	5			79	52			28	26	10			5	60	21		62	15	58			97	14
Byeong Hun An	75	$7,700	$9,200	17/21	33		24		13	75			70	137	22			43	3	4		67	17	117			120	8	21		16	66	31			2	4
Robert Macintyre	70	$7,600	$8,900	11/21	7	80			50	1		97	15	75		1	85	8		67					126	33	125	32	60	6		89		141	127	52
Alex Noren	90	$7,500	$8,300	17/20	30		54		13	10		133		96	22	78		12	24	3		23		14	11		19		9			53	26		25	42
Denny McCarthy	90	$7,400	$8,500	18/22	9	33			100	149	7		33	32	39		24	115	6			28	45	2			35	48	68		39	22	26			24	43
Taylor Pendrith	80	$7,300	$8,700	14/21	22			5	5			72	22	16	33	21		92	10	1		11		117	36	76	125		68	105				9	133	10
Brian Harman	80	$7,200	$8,600	20/22	50	45			60	21			8	21	33		24	26	47			12	72	25		95	2	12			44	60	54		70	18	5
Sepp Straka	100	$7,100	$7,900	15/21	61		40		22	75	61		22	56	5		5	100	8			5	12			95	16	57	78		52		26	141			12
Keegan Bradley	90	$7,000	$8,400	16/20	59	22		46	81				39	32	43		2	18	21			55	17			76	125	36			52		11	43		2	45
Nick Dunlap	75	$6,900	$7,900	13/21	5	80		124	1		89	10	65	75	12			123	24	30		69	61		11		106	48	53		58		80		1
Will Zalatoris	75	$6,800	$8,200	12/19	12	105			81	131		153	43	96	41			43	60			44	9		74		114	4			2			13	34	131
Si Woo Kim	110	$6,700	$8,000	20/22	50	118			43	26			33	32	15		56	123	16	13		18	26		17		6	30			44	12	14		25	42	25
Thomas Detry	100	$6,600	$8,000	15/20	46	105	9			26			58	14	41		56	4		67		28			2	17	62		142	118		28	4	20	108
Eric Cole	110	$6,500	$7,500	19/27	18	7			31	46	7	6	45	75	45	105	71	79	68			33	49	108		33	93	21	137		10	49	14	141	21	13	14
Tom Hoge	110	$6,400	$7,700	19/23	46			74	72	75			3	96	45		17	23	38	41		18			14		54	12	28		8	17	6	56	17	81	38
Max Homa	125	$6,400	$7,800	16/19	70				43	70			58	75	22		116	35	8			55	3	25			64	8			16	89	66	13			14
Max Greyserman	100	$6,300	$8,100	14/21	33	2		2	13	21	26	31		21		113	107			123		40		136	7	33		15	47	128				79	56	97
Austin Eckroat	120	$6,300	$7,600	17/22	18	6		82	66	75			27	74	39		85	18	63			17	64	33			45	36	1	38		106		37	25	42
Adam Hadwin	200	$6,200	$7,300	15/22	50	28		93	114	34			27	88	3	78		60	52			42	49			5	114	52			4	117	39		6	81	14
Cameron Davis	125	$6,200	$7,600	16/21	40	118		19		26		1	52	109	50		56	133	38			49	12		21		142	18			49		20		96	30	52
J.T. Poston	150	$6,100	$7,400	17/22	33	80		105	92		30		58	32	22		12	123	60			5	33				45	55	66		10	74	20		11	6	5
Chris Kirk	200	$6,100	$7,100	15/19	50				31			44	65	26	65		99	123	43			10	17				26	44	28		62		26		47	18	1
Stephan Jaeger	200	$6,000	$7,200	15/22	40	118	30		125			120	33	21	58			76	21	20		18	76		1		74	44	68	3			71	3	52	18
Matthieu Pavon	250	$6,000	$7,000	16/20	46		64		50	143			15	5	65			144	67		30	49	12			5	106	52	28				3	1	39	7

BLUE = top 10 finish
GREEN = top 25 finish
YELLOW = made cut
RED = missed cut

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PGA DFS First Look: BMW Championship

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