PGA GPP Breakdown: Shriners Open

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 PGA DFS master, STLCards, to help you on your way?

Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

What’s up, Grinders? We have a stateside tournament this week for the first time in almost a month, and it will certainly be fun to see the live shot tracker back in the mix to help us all waste a little time from Thursday through Sunday!

This is a relatively straight-forward par 71 layout which should feature plenty of birdies, especially if the weather cooperates — which it should. It’s Vegas. A lot of golfers are going to donate some of their winnings from this event to help the victims of the tragic shooting that recently took place in Vegas, and I will be rooting for some of those guys to play well this week. Sometimes, perspective smacks us in the face, and this reminds us that life is so much bigger than sports. That said, it is still fun to talk about and play daily fantasy PGA, so let’s get to some picks! I’ll be focusing on the same angle that I did last week, with stats like ball striking and total driving carrying more importance for me. There will be birdies to be had for the guys that take a fairways and greens approach.

Webb Simpson ($11,000 DK / $9,600 FD / $17,100 FDRAFT)

It’s a very close call, but I give Simpson the edge over Tony Finau as my preferred play on the top end of the salary scale this week. Simpson personally loves this golf course, and his history here certainly proves that.

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Justin Van Zuiden (stlcardinals84)

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