Dylan Frittelli Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

When he first attempted to make it full-time on the PGA Tour, it became a struggle for Dylan Frittelli. A lot of golfers simply can’t handle the step up in competition. Slowly, though, Frittelli has found his footing at this level. Since the start of this fall season, he has taken off like a bottle rocket. Frittelli has posted back-to-back top seven finishes at the Sanderson Farms and the Safeway Open, with elite rankings statistically in those events. He ranks second on the fall swing in ball striking (to Adam Hadwin) and first in birdie or better percentage at 5.63 birdies or better per round. That’s good stuff. Even though this is his first trip here, I’m willing to buy in based on the current form. The Yahoo price tag is absurd, and he’s a 100% must play if you are making teams on that site, but I’ll have plenty of exposure everywhere. He is one of my favorite plays of the week.

Frittelli does everything you want in a value pick, except for putt well. Playing his first full season on the PGA TOUR, the South African has gained strokes tee-to-green in 11-of-12 measured events. He’s not a bomber but he mixes above-average distance with precision, kinda like a Tommy Fleetwood. His ball-striking should keep him near the top half of the leaderboard and if warms up the putter than a top 20 is definitely in the cards.

Frittelli has all of the narratives going his way this week. Australians and South Africans tend to play well in Texas given the windy conditions. With no trees on the course, golfers will have to play in breezy conditions. Frittelli also went to the University of Texas, so he is familiar with the area and with Texas golf in general. And finally, he’s a bomber that is ranked ninth in this field in strokes gained off the tee. He’s made four straight cuts on tour, posting two top 25 finishes during that stretch.

Ranks inside the top 20 on the Euro Tour when it comes to strokes gained:tee-to-green. Those stats have translated well in his limited PGA TOUR action, as well. He played his college golf at Texas so he's no stranger to the States. When you have elite tee-to-green skills, it gives you a high floor which is what we're looking for when making weekly picks. The question mark is how he responds to poa annua greens but I think he's a great GPP option.