PGA Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Post #1 – Our Picks

Our optimal lineup last week fell short (finishing with 362.5 fpts in 77,102^nd place).  The second best projected lineup fared much better with a 500.5 fpts (thanks to Brendan Steele) and finished in 2,719^th place for $12. 

This week, we’re heading to one of my favorite places, Las Vegas, for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.  Once you get through that mouthful of words, you’ll find this course (TPC Summerlin) is a par 72 at just over 7,200 yards. 

As always, the salary information used is from DraftKings, if you don’t have an account, sign up here.  In addition, the statistics and betting odds used to generate my projections are found on the PGA Tour website and Paddy Power, respectively.

Stay tuned later this week (Wednesday) for the second post containing the full projections and optimal lineup.

Our Favorites

·        Brooks Koepka ($10,900) – Before I start my love/hate with Rickie Fowler, I’d like to start with a golfer who always lands in my favorites.  Brooks projects to score the highest 1 round total and the betting odds have him finishing 2^nd.  He edges out Rickie Fowler in Birdie or Better for all hole types.  He’s my favorite every week and he should become yours.

·        Will Wilcox ($8,200) – Wilcox had a rough week last week, getting cut and finishing with 31 fpts.  He should be held a less percentage than last week, however his stats are relatively unchanged.  He projects to score the 2^nd highest one round score and for $8,200, he’s a slam dunk.

·        Rickie Fowler ($12,200) – Rickie is the betting favorite this weekend and, because of that, he’s projected to score 100.33 fpts.  He’s one of the best putters on tour and if he holds true to Vegas’ projections, he should have a strong weekend.  The downside with Fowler is he’s pricey and I expect he’ll be held by a lot of the betting public.

·        Pat Perez ($6,600) – Another cheap pick to fill out your lineup is Pat Perez.  He’s projected by Vegas to finish 45^th and he projects to score the 11^th highest one round score.  He’s a great value pick to fill out your lineups in GPPs or cash.

Dislikes

·        Kevin Na ($10,400) – Kevin Na is rated to finish 3^rd by the betting odds.  By my projections, he has the 22^nd highest one round score.  You’re paying for a top 3 finish and you’ll be getting a top 20 golfer.  He’s overpriced, stay away.

Stay tuned on Wednesday for full projections and optimal lineup.  Good luck this weekend and ABI.

PGA Frys.com Open Championship Post #2 – Full Projections & Optimal Lineup

If you’re looking for picks, check out post 1

As promised our full projections and optimal lineup are below:

Optimal Lineup

·        Justin Thomas

·        Brooks Koepka

·        Tony Finau

·        Hudson Swafford

·        Shawn Stefani

·        Jason Kokrak

Golfer	Salary	Total Fantasy Points
Rory McIlroy	$12,800	104.60
Justin Rose	$12,000	93.37
Brooks Koepka	$10,600	93.19
Hideki Matsuyama	$10,800	92.50
Justin Thomas	$9,300	86.99
Tony Finau	$9,200	85.76
Brandt Snedeker	$8,800	79.75
Robert Streb	$9,200	78.30
Daniel Berger	$8,900	78.01
Brendan Steele	$8,300	76.46
Kevin Na	$9,000	76.34
Will Wilcox	$7,500	75.46
Matt Jones	$8,200	74.82
Webb Simpson	$8,100	73.90
Steven Bowditch	$8,200	73.38
Ryan Palmer	$8,600	73.19
Patrick Rodgers	$8,000	73.09
Russell Henley	$8,100	73.04
Kevin Chappell	$8,200	72.31
Nick Watney	$8,100	72.19
Ryan Moore	$8,200	71.98
Charl Schwartzel	$8,700	71.83
Jason Bohn	$7,600	71.58
Daniel Summerhays	$8,000	71.44
Chris Kirk	$8,100	70.85
Pat Perez	$7,500	70.77
Russell Knox	$7,900	70.77
Shawn Stefani	$7,100	70.56
Hunter Mahan	$8,600	70.36
Rory Sabbatini	$7,500	70.15
Hudson Swafford	$6,900	69.83
Chez Reavie	$7,800	69.34
Graham DeLaet	$7,500	68.94
Brian Harman	$7,600	68.54
Jason Kokrak	$6,900	68.51
Brendon Todd	$8,000	68.09
George McNeill	$7,500	67.81
Ryo Ishikawa	$7,500	67.79
Ben Martin	$6,900	67.76
Carl Pettersson	$7,200	67.51
Brendon de Jonge	$7,600	67.45
Sean O'Hair	$7,300	67.29
Martin Laird	$7,400	67.15
Charles Howell III	$7,600	67.03
Scott Brown	$7,300	66.98
Tom Hoge	$7,000	66.60
Chris Stroud	$7,800	66.58
Cameron Tringale	$8,000	66.55
Jonas Blixt	$7,500	66.48
Bryce Molder	$7,500	66.42
Jerry Kelly	$7,400	66.34
Seung-Yul Noh	$6,900	66.16
James Hahn	$7,000	66.07
Jason Gore	$7,100	65.90
Boo Weekley	$7,200	65.86
John Senden	$7,500	65.61
Lucas Glover	$7,600	65.53
William McGirt	$7,000	65.49
Jim Herman	$7,200	65.35
David Hearn	$7,400	64.79
Camilo Villegas	$7,400	64.63
Johnson Wagner	$6,700	63.76
Kevin Streelman	$7,000	63.64
Sam Saunders	$7,400	63.47
Kyle Reifers	$7,100	63.36
Roberto Castro	$7,500	62.91
Chad Campbell	$6,900	62.87
Zac Blair	$7,300	62.72
Angel Cabrera	$6,300	62.11
Ricky Barnes	$7,100	60.62
Geoff Ogilvy	$6,800	58.56
Steve Wheatcroft	$5,700	34.18
Carlos Ortiz	$6,600	33.87
Aaron Baddeley	$5,700	33.63
Blayne Barber	$5,900	33.03
Scott Pinckney	$6,600	32.63
Chesson Hadley	$5,700	32.59
Colt Knost	$6,300	32.58
John Peterson	$6,600	32.46
Adam Hadwin	$6,300	32.43
Erik Compton	$5,800	32.28
Andres Gonzales	$5,500	32.07
Chad Collins	$5,600	32.07
Whee Kim	$6,500	32.02
Jhonattan Vegas	$5,600	31.99
Michael Thompson	$6,500	31.90
Jeff Overton	$5,900	31.78
Nick Taylor	$5,500	31.69
John Huh	$6,000	31.56
Scott Langley	$6,200	31.48
Derek Fathauer	$6,500	31.44
Mark Hubbard	$5,500	31.41
Scott Stallings	$6,300	31.35
Will MacKenzie	$5,800	31.20
Luke Guthrie	$5,600	31.15
Greg Owen	$6,000	31.04
Charlie Beljan	$5,300	30.97
Fabian Gomez	$6,000	30.60
Spencer Levin	$6,100	30.52
Jon Curran	$6,300	30.41
Tyrone Van Aswegen	$5,700	30.38
J.J. Henry	$5,900	30.05
Troy Merritt	$6,400	29.74
David Toms	$6,400	29.66
Andrew Loupe	$6,200	29.50
Freddie Jacobson	$6,600	29.14
Ben Crane	$5,400	28.75
Justin Leonard	$6,100	28.75
Robert Allenby	$5,200	27.48
Matt Every	$5,800	27.34

Good luck and ABI.