Tyrrell Hatton Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

I am hoping for a low owned play here, though it is very tough to gauge ownership this week. With only 30 golfers in the field, it is very difficult to find a truly contrarian option. It feels like Tyrrell Hatton might be under-owned given his relative struggles of late and his lack of course history, and many DFS players will gravitate toward players that are in better form for their mid-tier values. That is my hope. However, Hatton has a great short game when things are working, and he ranks 22nd on Tour in ball striking and 10th in par four scoring this season. East Lake sets up nicely for his game, and I like him as a contrarian option in a short field. He is also my favorite long shot bet of the week at 100 to 1 odds.

Hatton was priced over $10,000 nearly a month ago and is now the forgotten man on the PGA Tour. Let’s not forget that he posted six straight top 15 finishes before struggling at the St. Jude Invitational and the PGA Championship. It’s worth noting that his lone missed cut (at the PGA) was solely due to his short game, as he gained five strokes with his ball striking in only two rounds. He has bounced back nicely over the last two events, posting back-to-back top 25s while gaining at least 4.5 strokes tee to green each week. He’s straight off the tee, he’s great with his irons, and he has historically been a good putter on bermuda greens. I love the price point and like his chances of moving up the leaderboard over the course of four rounds.

Hatton was priced over $10,000 nearly a month ago and is now the forgotten man on the PGA Tour. Let’s not forget that he posted six straight top 15 finishes before struggling at the St. Jude Invitational and the PGA Championship. It’s worth noting that his lone missed cut (at the PGA) was solely due to his short game, as he gained five strokes with his ball striking in only two rounds. He has bounced back nicely over the last two events, posting back-to-back top 25s while gaining at least 4.5 strokes tee to green each week. He’s straight off the tee, he’s great with his irons, and he has historically been a good putter on bermuda greens. I love the price point and like his chances of moving up the leaderboard over the course of four rounds.

I am hoping for a low owned play here, though it is very tough to gauge ownership this week. With only 30 golfers in the field, it is very difficult to find a truly contrarian option. It feels like Tyrrell Hatton might be under-owned given his relative struggles of late and his lack of course history, and many DFS players will gravitate toward players that are in better form for their mid-tier values. That is my hope. However, Hatton has a great short game when things are working, and he ranks 22nd on Tour in ball striking and 10th in par four scoring this season. East Lake sets up nicely for his game, and I like him as a contrarian option in a short field. He is also my favorite long shot bet of the week at 100 to 1 odds.

If we took last week’s event and pretended like it didn’t happen, Hatton would be 30-to-1 in the outright market and $9,000 on DraftKings. Everyone is overreacting to one bad week of golf. Let’s not forget that before the WGC event, he posted four straight top 10 finishes on the PGA Tour. He’s a grinder that continues to improve his ball striking. His off the tee play is a small concern, but he’s great on approach, he’s an elite putter, and he’s one of the best at avoiding bogeys. He also has a great track record at the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open. At the end of the day, he’s just too cheap for his talent level.

It will be interesting to see how owned Hatton is this week. At the WGC-Mexico, he was going to be the chalky value play until everyone heard about the wrist surgery that caused him to miss two months of action. After back-to-back years of seeing Hideki Matsuyama and Justin Thomas struggle for months after sustaining wrist injuries, the masses were scared off of Hatton. He ended up being low owned and despite the concerns, he gained strokes in all facets of his game and finished T6. His statistics look a lot better than you might think, as he’s ranked 20th in the field in strokes gained approach, 15th in the key proximity ranges, and 15th in bogey avoidance. He’s played here three times, making the cut every year and posting a T4 back in 2017. He likes the course, he’s coming off of a great ball striking week in Mexico, and he’s affordable across the industry. With so many enticing plays in this range, I am hoping Hatton flies under the radar.