PGA DFS First Look: TOUR Championship
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:
- 30 golfers
Cut Rule:
- No cut this week
Weather Forecasts
East Lake Golf Club
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Par 71 — 7,490 yards
- Recent winners: Viktor Hovland (2023), Rory McIlroy (2022), Jon Rahm (2021), Xander Schauffele (2020), Rory McIlroy (2019)
- Green type: bermudagrass
- Green size: 6,200 square feet
- Missed fairway penalty: medium/high
- Holes with water hazards: 8
- 2023 tournament averages:
- - Driving accuracy: 55% (TOUR average: 58%)
- - Driving distance: 303 yards (TOUR average: 292)
- - Greens in regulation: 68% (TOUR average: 64%)
- 2023 approach shot distributions:
- - 50-75 yards: 2%
- - 75-100 yards: 4%
- - 100-125 yards: 14%
- - 125-150 yards: 20%
- - 150-175 yards: 19%
- - 175-200 yards: 15%
- - 200-225 yards: 16%
- - 225+ yards: 10%
Event and Course Notes
- Final event of the season (not of the year)
- Starting strokes are in play this week, so keep that in mind as you are building lineups
- East Lake underwent a restoration this year
- The fairways and greens were re-shaped
- The fairways are a new strain of zoysia
- The greens are a new strain of bermudagrass
- There are new fairway and greenside bunkers
- The course was lengthened to 7,490 yards
- Keep an eye on player interviews this week to see how the course is playing
- Historically, good total drivers and good iron players have had success here
- The more difficult the course, the more important scrambling becomes
- This is a good week to leave a lot of salary on the table in DFS
What to Look For
- Strokes gained approach
- Bogey avoidance
- Total driving
- Strokes gained around the green
- Strokes gained putting on bermudagrass
- Strokes gained on difficult courses
- Strokes gained in strong fields
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Odds, Salaries, Course History, and 2024 Form
Note: Form includes all the major tours (PGA TOUR, DPWT, KFT, LIV).
| Golfer | Odds | Strokes | DK Salary | FD Salary | Cuts | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 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 | -34W | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | 1 | -10 | $12,200 | $13,200 | 4/4 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 19/19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Xander Schauffele | 2 | -8 | $11,000 | $12,800 | 5/5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20/20 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hideki Matsuyama | 11 | -7 | $10,100 | $11,800 | 4/4 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 17/18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 75 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 71 | 13 | 30 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rory McIlroy | 22 | -4 | $9,600 | $12,300 | 5/5 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 19/20 | 68 | 68 | 5 | 125 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 66 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ludvig Aberg | 22 | -5 | $9,900 | $11,100 | 0/0 | 17/19 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 100 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 79 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collin Morikawa | 28 | -4 | $9,100 | $11,500 | 4/4 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 18/20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 45 | 64 | 19 | 14 | 79 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Cantlay | 33 | -4 | $9,400 | $10,600 | 4/4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 16/17 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 53 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 68 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 52 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Burns | 40 | -4 | $8,500 | $10,300 | 3/3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 17/20 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 58 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 108 | 13 | 44 | 75 | 76 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keegan Bradley | 40 | -6 | $8,700 | $9,500 | 1/1 | 11 | 17/21 | 59 | 59 | 22 | 46 | 81 | 39 | 32 | 43 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 55 | 17 | 76 | 125 | 36 | 52 | 11 | 43 | 2 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wyndham Clark | 50 | -4 | $8,100 | $10,400 | 1/1 | 3 | 15/20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 147 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 53 | 115 | 47 | 3 | 67 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 41 | 1 | 39 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sungjae Im | 70 | -3 | $7,500 | $9,800 | 5/5 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 18/24 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 120 | 8 | 9 | 108 | 4 | 12 | 61 | 142 | 31 | 18 | 91 | 44 | 66 | 66 | 79 | 25 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Russell Henley | 80 | -2 | $7,400 | $8,600 | 1/1 | 13 | 17/18 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 49 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 93 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 58 | 4 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Finau | 80 | -3 | $7,700 | $10,100 | 5/5 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 19/21 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 114 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 52 | 12 | 54 | 2 | 122 | 45 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 6 | 25 | 38 | |||||||||||||||
| Adam Scott | 80 | -3 | $7,900 | $9,600 | 2/2 | 24 | 5 | 17/19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 108 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 45 | 60 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Viktor Hovland | 80 | -2 | $8,300 | $10,800 | 4/4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 13/16 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 114 | 46 | 20 | 75 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 72 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 58 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Fleetwood | 100 | -1 | $7,600 | $10,000 | 2/2 | 9 | 13 | 19/21 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 100 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 66 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shane Lowry | 125 | -3 | $7,300 | $9,300 | 0/0 | 18/20 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 33 | 6 | 47 | 64 | 33 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 25 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sahith Theegala | 125 | -3 | $7,000 | $9,000 | 1/1 | 28 | 19/22 | 46 | 46 | 6 | 143 | 4 | 53 | 32 | 12 | 113 | 12 | 52 | 2 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 20 | 64 | 81 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Horschel | 250 | -1 | $7,100 | $8,800 | 3/3 | 19 | 7 | 30 | 16/21 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 106 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 108 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 9 | 41 | 117 | 78 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Justin Thomas | 250 | 0 | $6,800 | $9,100 | 4/4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14/18 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 62 | 5 | 125 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 67 | 64 | 82 | 12 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Byeong Hun An | 250 | -2 | $7,200 | $8,500 | 0/0 | 18/22 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 75 | 70 | 137 | 22 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 17 | 117 | 120 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 66 | 31 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Akshay Bhatia | 250 | -2 | $6,900 | $8,100 | 0/0 | 17/25 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 64 | 81 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 60 | 99 | 92 | 42 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 115 | 117 | 13 | 68 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Macintyre | 275 | -2 | $6,600 | $7,800 | 0/0 | 11/22 | 7 | 7 | 80 | 50 | 1 | 97 | 15 | 75 | 1 | 85 | 8 | 67 | 126 | 33 | 125 | 32 | 60 | 6 | 89 | 141 | 127 | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Rai | 350 | 0 | $6,400 | $8,300 | 0/0 | 19/23 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 4 | 121 | 58 | 7 | 106 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 74 | 33 | 96 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sepp Straka | 350 | -1 | $6,700 | $7,300 | 2/2 | 6 | 6 | 16/22 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 22 | 75 | 61 | 22 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 95 | 16 | 57 | 78 | 52 | 26 | 141 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 500 | 0 | $6,300 | $7,200 | 0/0 | 19/24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 81 | 153 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 79 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 68 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 79 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Taylor Pendrith | 500 | -1 | $6,500 | $8,000 | 0/0 | 15/22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 22 | 16 | 33 | 21 | 92 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 117 | 36 | 76 | 125 | 68 | 105 | 9 | 133 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Hoge | 500 | 0 | $6,100 | $7,400 | 1/1 | 5 | 20/24 | 46 | 46 | 74 | 72 | 75 | 3 | 96 | 45 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 54 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 17 | 81 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chris Kirk | 750 | 0 | $6,200 | $7,600 | 0/0 | 16/20 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 44 | 65 | 26 | 65 | 99 | 123 | 43 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 44 | 28 | 62 | 26 | 47 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthieu Pavon | 750 | -1 | $6,000 | $7,000 | 0/0 | 17/21 | 46 | 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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