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Workday Charity Open DFS Picks: Initial Look
We’ve got an interesting set up for the next two weeks as the PGA Tour will have back to back tournaments on the same course. This article we will be looking at the Workday Charity Open DFS picks. We will be looking for ball strikers yet again this week and we will be looking for a bit more accuracy off the tee relative to last week. It’s only Monday and this is merely an initial look at golfers I like, but if last week wass any indication, my early picks set up well for success. Stay tuned for a ton of content coming this week from the Win Daily Golf Team including more picks, ownership projections and modeling. Please jump in Discord as these picks develop. And watch the Win Daily Show Livestream and podcast tomorrow night at 8:30 for more on this tournament, including an early look at projected ownership. Get your DraftKings lineups reserved and ready to go!
Patrick Cantlay (10600) – If you’re looking for a guy who is great OTT and who is great on APP you have found him in Patrick Cantlay. After a long lay off, he came back to the Travelers and finished 11th two weeks ago. Cantlay finished 1st here last year and 4th the year prior. It appears that he is picking his spots since the restart, and although he’ll be chalky, he picked wisely in joining the field this week.
John Rahm (10900) – Rahm has been unimpressive since the restart, and frankly, feels relatively forgotten among the elite players. After taking the week off last week, I expect an energized and precise golfer who we can trust to gain strokes in all departments. I’m assuming Rahm will be less owned than most golfers in this elite price range.
Xander Shaufele (10200) – With my lineups likely being comprised of two elite golfers (stars and scrubs), I will probably be jamming in two elite golfers as my base this week. Xander will be one of those three as he is also great OTT and on APP and has flirted with outright wins since the restart. The real question here is which Xander shows up but I trust he’ll be focused and ready after taking a week off. He was 14th here last year.
Collin Morikawa (9200) – May not be as chalky as normal as he’s coming off two very unimpressive performances (and his first missed cut, ever). Add to that how hot Viktor Hovland is and that he is near Collin’s price range, and you may have some value here. Morikawa took last week off and hopefully he’s in reset mode as prior to the mini-struggles, his iron play was excellent. Happy to roll the dice here.
Adam Hadwin (8200) – Coming off a 4th place finish at the Rocket Mortgage this guy was a value machine last week and continues to present value this week. Gains strokes in every category and is prone to having a hot putter. While I think Hadwin will garner a lot of interest, I don’t think he’ll be as popular as Woodland who will be only one hundred dollars more expensive. It’s noteworthy that Hadwin’s track record here is not very good.
Joel Dahmen (7700) – The strokes gained metrics jump off the page with Joel Dahmen and his results are bearing that out. Dating back to the API, Dahmen has made four cuts in a row and three of those have been Top 20. Like most golfers in this range, Dahmen is prone to the bad day here and there but his upside is too good to leave him out of your lineups. Likely to be chalky in this range so find your GPP leverage elsewhere.
Corey Conners (7600) – Not going to lie, this one gives me a ton of trepidation (look it up, it’s a word you’re going to want to incorporate into your vernacular. Yes, look that one up too). But I can’t ignore Conners game OTT and on APP. The good news for Conners is that there have been plenty of bad putters who have succeeded on this course. Not a ‘core’ play for me but absolutely going to be included in some lineups.
Ryan Armour (7400) – Feels like I’m chasing value instead of projecting value with this pick, but I just can’t ignore back to back tournaments with finishes in the top six. His strokes gained metrics don’t jump off the page by any means, but he has looked locked in the past couple of weeks. The price here seems reasonable and I think most people in this price range will be jumping on Tringale, Hubbard, McNealy or Sabbatini. Armour is by far the least ‘sexy’ of those names. Only a few sprinkles of Armour for me.
Matthew NeSmith (6800) – Coming off a missed cut at the Travelers we have a guy who has an inexpensive stock but has the numbers to make the cut and make some weekend noise. An up and comer who is very good on APP and T2G. NeSmith made two cuts immediately prior to the Travelers and I think he presents value at this low price.
Chesson Hadley (6500) – I’m back on the Hadley train this week. He was one shot away from making the cut last week which is unimpressive but not terrible considering his price. He’s still one of the better options in this range on APP and he’s not bad OTT either. I’m looking for positive regression here and I trust ownership will be even lower this week after a missed cut last week.
Henrik Norlander (6500) – He’s made two cuts in a row and is coming off a very impressive 12th place last week at the Rocket Mortgage. Accuracy off the tee should factor into the analysis this week and Norlander was 1st last week in that department. His approach game hasn’t been outstanding this year but he is in the positive category. This is a guy that can do some damage for your lineups as long as he can be ok with the putter (a category where he typically loses strokes).
As mentioned above, The Win Daily team has plenty more to come. Enjoy this initial look at targets and start reserving your lineups for the Workday Charity Open DFS. Check out the upcoming articles, hope in the Win Daily Sports Expert Discord Chat, and the Win Daily Show with me and Michael Rasile at 8:30 pm tomorrow night on the @WinDailySports Twitter page!
