Antonio D'Arcangelis 
In this edition of PGA DFS picks, we’re looking for a big payday at the PGA Tour’ Championship at East Lake, helping you find some winning teams in GPPs!
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PGA DFS Course Notes:
- Just 30 golfers & no cut
- Players starting “scores” are determined by their FedExCup positions (-10 thru even par)
- The course: East Lake Golf Club (Atlanta, GA)
- Par 70: 7,319 yards – Donald Ross design (renovations have made it tougher over the years)
- Bermuda Greens
- Long par 3s and 4s
- Other Ross courses with correlative success: Sedgefield, Plainfield, Aronimink Golf Club, Oak Hill, Pinehurst #2.
- Weather expected to have minimal effect this week
- Focus Stat Categories: Strokes Gained: Approach, Fairways Gained, Bogey Avoidance, SG: Putting (Bermuda), Par 4s Gained (450-500)
The Picks:
Elite PGA DFS (DK $10,000 and up):
Dustin Johnson (DK $15,200) – Pricing is crazy this week because of the starting scores, with DJ carrying a two-stroke lead over Rahm. I won’t be using him as much as Rahmbo, JT and Webb, but I’ll have a few shares.
Jon Rahm (DK $12,700) – Rahm and his $2,500 discount from DJ make a good starting point for both cash games and GPPs this week, as he’s coming in strong after a big win over his rival and the helpful starting score should keep him from having any meltdowns. My pick to win.
Justin Thomas (DK $10,000) – It’s a little tough to trust JT after his recent struggles, but the fact that he’s been quiet should make him a better GPP play because of recency bias. He’s got a great record at East Lake and should be in contention Monday unless it all goes bad.
Also consider: Webb Simpson (Cash or GPP), Bryson DeChambeau (GPP)
Mid-Range PGA DFS (DK $7,500 to $9,900):
Daniel Berger (DK $9,100) – I’m not as interested in Rory (status undetermined following the birth of his child) or Hideki, but Berger is playing with a purpose right now and he’s coming in just six shots off the lead with a solid discount.
Xander Schauffele (DK 8,900) – Xander makes for a fine building block in the upper-middle range because of his affinity for the course (runner up last year as the eight seed and winner in 2017) and consistency in scoring at this venue.
Harris English $8,700) – We’ve seen English vault from an also-ran to the Tour Championship behind excellent ball-striking and putting, and that’s what it takes to win here. The glaring lack of weakness in his overall game makes him a solid play at East Lake.
Brendan Todd (DK $7,600) – We’ve seen Todd jump out to early leads at the start of tournaments, so starting a few back shouldn’t have too much of a detrimental effect on him. His game checks all the boxes this week, so if he can make up some ground the first couple days, we could see him with a legitimate chance at winning the Tour Championship.
Also consider: Patrick Reed, Tony Finau
Value PGA DFS (DK $5,500 to 7,400):
Tyrrell Hatton (DK $7,000) – A competitor who plays some of his best golf against difficult fields, Hatton won at the Arnold Palmer on a slightly similar course and ranks well in SG: Approach. He’s a staple of both cash and GPP lineups and his putter usually fares well on Bermuda greens.
Joaquin Niemann (DK $6,300) – The elite ball-striking ability matches up quite well with the other players in this price range, and he’s coming off a solid performance at the BMW. I love him this week.
Abraham Ancer (DK $6,100) – When Ancer is dialed in, he makes for a huge-upside GPP play, which is how I’m be deploying him this week. His iron play can yield big results and help gain strokes against the rest of the field, so he’s a huge bargain at this price.
Mackenzie Hughes (DK $5,200) – The up-and-down sand save on 18 last week got him in this event, and I’ll be happy to roll him out in his maiden Tour Championship voyage. The Canadian is 10 strokes back right now but comes at a huge discount and has Top 10 upside.
Also consider: Kevin Kisner, Viktor Hovland (GPP), Lanto Griffin
