Jason Day Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Jason Day finds himself in somewhat of an unusual situation. With five missed cuts already this season ( 3 since the restart), Day is in jeopardy of having his worse season ever on The PGA Tour. Currently, outside of the top 100 in this year's FedEx Cup standings, Day clearly has his work cut out if he plans on finishing the season strong. The good news is that Day played his ten rounds of par since the restart at a combined score of seven under par. Last week’s missed cut at 4 under is a great example of a player who is close to playing well and could get looked over as simply just a missed cut. Currently projected to have a sub 6% ownership number for the week, Day is the type of player that could make a difference in a GPP. Day lives in the area and has played more than his fair share of golf at Muirfield Village. For those who are willing to take a risk on what has been a long term talent in the world of golf, this is a great buy-low spot on a player with a ton to prove.

With the spread of COVID-19 now having a major impact in the world of sports, The PGA Tour released an official statement prior to the start of today's round. The tournament will carry on as planned and those fans who are not comfortable attending can receive refunds. The tour will release more information regarding the effect of COVID-19 at noon today. So, for now, it's business as usual and round one will start as planned. In terms of DFS, there is no news to report. ResultsDB will be up and running a few minutes after lock. Good luck this week Grinders!!!

Kevin Roth's weather report is up on our new PGA weather page. After a few brutal weeks in terms of wind, golfers this week will have very little to deal with in terms of weather. The wind over the first two rounds will be both consistent and minimal as we should not see speeds past 10mph. Wind gusts on Friday afternoon could reach 15mph, but the chance is not great enough to impact the tee time draw basis this week.

Throughout the week the theme of this being a strong field is something that continues to gain steam. This type of narrative continues to have a strong effect on how ownership numbers trend prior to roster lock. Even with last week’s strong performance, Jason Day is one of those players who is going largely unnoticed by the masses. Lots of other great players in the same price range have made it easy for most in the DFS world to cross out Day from roster consideration. Day's poor track record at this event has also added to the appeal of making him a fade this week. Despite those factors, Day has the game to play well at Rivera. The combination of length and one of the highest ball flights on tour makes Day a player who can perform well at a track like Rivera. Looking to put two strong weeks together Day makes for a great low owned GPP addition for those who don't mind a little gamble.

Golfers who played on either Pebble Beach or Monterey Peninsula had a slight advantage as both courses played much easier than Spyglass Hills. In terms of DK Showdown scoring players on Monterey Peninsula and Pebble Beach averaged 39 and 34 points respectably while players at Spyglass Hills struggled to an average of 27 points per player. Moving into Saturday there is a chance that weather could play a role in how easy or hard each course could play. If the wind picks up then both Pebble Beach and Monterey Peninsula stand to play a bit harder due to less protection from the wind. Spyglass, for the most part, is protected from the wind so players could see the scoring gaps narrowed if the wind blows on Saturday. Looking to build on what is already a great track record at this event Jason Day will headline a group of golfers looking to take advantage of what could be a wind blocked Spyglass Hills on Saturday. If you are playing the weekend slate please note that the cut will take place after play on Saturday, and with a large number of golfers hovering within 2 shots of either side of the cut line there is a ton of variance in play with golfers making it through to Sunday.

Despite having a very good track record in his two starts at this event Jason Day looks to be a player who will go under-owned for the week. Currently projected to have a sub 10% ownership for the week, Day is a player you can target as a pivot off other popular players in his price range. In his last two starts at The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges Day has finished with very respectable showings of T5 and T11. Over his two starts at this event Day has made an average of 20 birdies. If you are uncomfortable throwing Day into main type roster build then his solid course history makes for a great spot to target in showdown slates. Typically ownership for showdown slates runs in line with that of the main slate, so we can expect Day to be great spot for leverage in both formats.

After only two short months of time together, Jason Day has decided to part ways with caddie Steve Williams. Searching for answers Day hired Williams ahead of The U.S. Open with hopes of turning his game back into the right direction. Day will have longtime friend David Lutterus on the bag this week at The BMW Championship. Currently, in the 50th position in this year's FedEx Cup race, Day will have to play very well if he hopes to make it to East Lake next week. With, The Presidents Cup team also on his mind, Day currently sits one spot out of an automatic bid to make the team. This former number one player in the world will have plenty to play for his week as he prepares to keep his 2019 season alive.

With less than spectacular recent results, it will be easy for many in the community to get off Jason Day. Outside of a 5th place showing at this year's Masters Day has really not played well in the big events this season. Day now has Steve Williams on his bag and is in the process of recommitting himself to whatever it takes to become the number one golfer in the world. Still, a very talented golfer Day at both low ownership and a decreased price screams GPP upside this week. In terms of course comparisons, there have been quite a few correlations with Augusta National. Par five scoring and accurate iron play will be big this week, and Day can certainly excel in both areas. If you like the narrative angle then Day can lean on his caddie Steve Williams a bit more this week. Williams was on the bag for Tiger second-place showing in 2009 and Adam Scott’s win in 2013. Despite his poor overall play this season Day still ranks inside the top 10 in DraftKings scoring in this field over the last 50 rounds.

Kevin Roth's weather report is up in the main forum for the year's final major. As always we can expect the weather to be a factor in this golf tournament. Early week conditions have changed and golfers woke up to different wind direction and bit of rain on Wednesday. Golfers will face rain and windy conditions for the first two days of play. For now, it looks like Thursday will be the worse of the two days in terms of weather. For DFS purposes we like to try and nail down a tee time edge in terms of weather. With every golfer in the field teeing off the first tee it will be almost impossible to avoid the rain and or the wind over the first two days of golf. Roth gives a slight bump to guys that play either super early or very late on Thursday. Seaside links golf courses are always subject to weather, and often that weather can change very quickly. In terms of roster builds there is a ton of merit to stacking different tee time blocks( 1 to 3 hour windows) in MME, but for cash, the forecast is not significant enough to favor one part of the day over the other. As always in windy conditinos, you can give a slight bump to golfers who tend to perform well in the wind. I typically like to target players with either experience in the wind and or those golfers who are excellent ball strikers. I will keep an eye on the weather up until lock with updates provided as needed.