PGA The Range: PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park Patrick Waters 3 years ago written by Patrick Waters The Range is a comprehensive course breakdown and player fit for the upcoming PGA tournament with a DFS perspective. This week the tour heads out west to California as the players face off in the year’s first major, the PGA Championship.The BasicsCourse: TPC Harding ParkPar: 70 (Two par-5 will be played as par-4 this week)Length: 7,234 yards (Though can play as long as 7,400 yards)Fairways: Poa / Bent / Rye with some holes as narrow as 22 yards wide.Greens: Bentgrass with a touch of Poa. 7,000 sq ft average (Large)Architect: Willie Watson & Sam WhitingPast five winners: ’19 Koepka (-8), ’18 Koepka (-16), ’17 Thomas (-8), ’16 Walker (-14) & Day (-20)For a hole by hole breakdown, please visit the PGA Tour website here.Course BreakdownMany people are trying to get an understanding of how this course will play for the PGA Championship. It hasn’t been used for a PGA event since 2015, the WGC – Cadillac Match Play. Being a match play event, the score cards and more importantly, toughness of holes, are some what skewed. Prior to 2015, and the Champions Tour Finale, Harding Park was used in 2005 with Tiger famously rushing up after his putt, finger pointing knowing he just drained it, ultimately beating John Daly. Not exactly a lot of leeway to work with for this year’s first major. Nonetheless, I’ll take my best shot!Scores have ranged (pun intended) from -8 to -20 over the last five years. This is a major after all but I think with some of the reports coming out of practice rounds, it’s gonna be a lower scoring week. While reports are showing steady, lower gust, wind through out the tournament it can always pick up.Fairways will be narrow for the most part, with some reporting only 22 yards wide. The rough has been described as many different adjectives over the early week but I think gnarly fits nicely. Starting at 3.5 inches tall and climbing, the rough at the PGA Championship will certainly penalize a golfer missing with an errant drive.Large bentgrass greens with little undulation, I expect the governing body to keep the speed up. With the potential lack of rain prior or during the tournament, it might even reach Ludacris speed!Player FitRemember these numbers are not exact but it looks like four of the six hardest holes are par-4 and fall in between 450 – 500 yards. Proximity from 150 – 200 yards will be key as three of the par-3 are within this range. Not to mention the long par-5’s and deep par-4.Ball striking once again is extremely important but this time OTT might get a bit of a bump over APP. Distance should be prioritized over accuracy (to an extent). Around the green should come into play this week, along with scrambling and GIR. Essentially a SG: T2G game will be needed this week.Opportunities gained will be used greatly this week at the PGA Championship. While birdies are needed it will be third in the pecking order after Opportunities gained and Bogey Avoidance.Final Recap for the PGA ChampionshipUsually with majors, the best of the best win. This week, I don’t think is any different. Sure I’ll have some lower owned guys a maybe a punt or two but for the most part my player pool will be a who’s who of top golfers. Mainly looking at players who are long off the tee and somewhat accurate. Golfers who can scramble with good GIR numbers that can get up and down. Being able to place them in position to not only birdie but avoid the bogey which might even be more important.Course SetupDifficult ScoringHard to hit fairwaysLarge, fast bentgrass greensPlayer EfficienciesSG:T2GBall Striking (Heavier emphasis on OTT over APP)SG:ARGPar-4 Scoring: 450 – 500 yardsProximity: 150 – 200 yardsThanks for reading and I hope this article is a great starting place for your DFS research for the PGA Championship. Look out for the Insight Sheet dropping Wednesday. It will include my personal player pool and reasoning why each golfer was chosen. Also Wednesday night you can find me in the Win Daily Discord helping members with their lineups and last-minute questions. 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
PGA The Range: 2020 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities Patrick Waters 3 years ago written by Patrick Waters The Range is a course breakdown for the upcoming PGA tournament with a DFS perspective. This week the tour heads north to Minnesota as the players face off in the 2020 3M Open.**JOIN TODAY FOR ONLY .23 CENTS. IN DOING SO YOU’LL HAVE ACCESS TO EVERYTHING WIN DAILY SPORTS HAS TO OFFER. CLICK HERE NOW TO GET STARTED**The BasicsCourse: TPC Twin CitiesPar: 71Length: 7,441 yardsFairways: Bentgrass; wider than tour average Greens: Bentgrass; larger than tour average (6,500 sq ft), stimp 12Architect: Arnold PalmerPast winner: ’19 Matthew Wolff (-21)For a hole by hole breakdown, please visit the PGA Tour website here.Course BreakdownLast week at The Memorial, we saw Rahm bring home the win but it wasn’t without a few hiccups. The course was mean on Sunday and the wind didn’t help. Plus three seemed to be the average score with players dropping left and right with their final scores. The 2020 3M Open is the exact opposite. The tour stop in Minnesota has only been running for one year but last year’s winner Wolff shot -21 with a thrilling finish between DeChambeau, Morikawa and himself. Birdies and scoring overall will be much higher as the course overall is simply easier than Jack’s place. Scoring will be feverish this week at the 3M Open. Birdies and eagles on some holes (those that can reach the long Par 5 in two) will keep scores low and dropping. Fairways are easy to hit overall with some being between 30- 40 yards wide in spots. Despite the landing lanes off the tee, accuracy will be a factor as it’s not a bomb and gouge course per se.While the bentgrass greens will be fast this week, they’ll be slower then lasts. The idea of around the green and to a lesser extent putting not being important is a bit backwards. While it’s not as important as it is on other stops I still want golfers who you can have confidence between 5 – 10 ft.Player FitThis shouldn’t be a surprise but the three easiest holes are the par 5s. With each ranging between 550 – 600 yards, golfers who perform well in this range should help keep pace with the leaders. On the flip side, four of the five toughest holes range from 450 – 500 yards all par 4 and also the largest range on the course. With the longer par 5 and par 3 on the course, proximity of 175+ will be a heavy influence on player selection.This week is all about scoring as we’ve mentioned above and Opportunity Gained will lead that metric. Birdie or better will be included as well along with bogey avoidance. A heavier weight will go to the ladder though as it’s simply more important. Last week it came down to finishing position, this week will be about birdies and bogies.Ball striking is important every week, this week is no different at the 3M Open. Part of the reason why SG: ARG and Putting are down is because it’s relatively easier to stick it close with the irons. Accuracy will be beneficial but not necessarily needed to the same degree as distance.Putting between 5 – 10 ft will certainly come into play as mentioned above. I think if your golfers are struggling to get up and down, you’re done before it begins. For this reason alone ARG will not be factored in this week at the 2020 3M Open.Final Recap of the 3M OpenLooking for scorers who can be accurate off the tee but more importantly be able to drive the ball. Obviously scoring points matter but I feel the third or fourth highest scoring golfer might come out of the top 5. As always check the weather and make sure there are no surprises heading into Thursday morning.Course SetupEasy ScoringEasy to hit fairwaysQuick bentgrass greensPlayer EfficienciesPar 4 Scoring: 450 – 500 yardsPar 5 Scoring: 550 – 600 yardsProximity: 175 – 200+ yardsOpportunity GainedBirdie or BetterBogey AvoidanceBall StrikingThanks for reading and I hope this article is a great starting place for your DFS research for the 3M Open. Look out for the Insight Sheet dropping Wednesday. It will include my personal player pool and reasoning why each golfer was chosen. Also Wednesday night you can find me in the Win Daily Discord helping members with their lineups and last-minute questions. Stat Source: Fantasy National 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
PGA The Range: The Memorial Patrick Waters 3 years ago written by Patrick Waters The Range is a course breakdown for the upcoming PGA tournament with a DFS perspective. This week the tour stays in Ohio as the players face off in The Memorial.**JOIN TODAY FOR ONLY .23 CENTS. IN DOING SO YOU’LL HAVE ACCESS TO EVERYTHING WIN DAILY SPORTS HAS TO OFFER. CLICK HERE NOW TO GET STARTED**The BasicsCourse: Muirfield Village Golf CoursePar: 72Length: 7,392 yardsFairways: BentgrassGreens: Bentgrass / PoaArchitect: Jack NicklausPast winners: ’19 Cantlay (-19), ’18 DeChambeau (-15), ’17 Dufner (-13), ’16 McGirt (-15) & ’15 Lingmerth (-15)For a hole by hole breakdown, visit the PGA Tour website here.Course BreakdownLast week at the Workday Charity Open, my boy Collin Morikawa took down his second win on tour. The tournament was held at the Muirfield Village Golf Course. This week… it’s at the Muirfield Village Golf Course. For what I believe is the first time in PGA Tour history (at least recently), a tournament will held on the same course, on back to back weeks.There will only be a few changes from last week and this week for The Memorial. One will be the speed of the greens. Last week they ran at around 11, with this tournament the speed reaching will be 13 on the stimp meter (fast). Also it’s said the grounds crew will be letting the rough become more penal. They’re letting it grow to 4″ where it was only 3″ last week. Other then that the course will play relatively the same. The Memorial plays pretty average in terms of scoring, with the occasional low score. Last year Cantlay won it at -19 and just last week Morikawa won the tournament at -19 in a playoff against Justin Thomas’ The fairways are relatively easy to hit and while distance can help on a few holes, it’s negated with the setup of the course. While gaining strokes off the tee will help, the approach game is essential. Bentgrass throughout the course, the greens are no exception. This week the greens’ speed will be ramped up and I believe this makes putting easier, overall on average. While I will still look at golfers who can stroke it with the short stick, it will not be as highly emphasized. Just last week two of the top 10 finished the week losing strokes to the field putting.Player FitThe Memorial has several par 4s that fall in the range from 450 – 500 yards. On the flip side the four easiest holes are all par 5 between 500 – 550 yards. While not exactly at 200 yards or less, all four par 3 are between 175 – 200 yards (hole 4 – 206 & hole 16 – 208). On average most of the approach shots come from this 175 – 200 yard range. Looking for golfers that perform well in these areas will be wise to not only scoring birdies but avoiding bogies.Briefly mentioned up in the course breakdown section, Strokes Gained Ball Striking helps but I want to put a heavier weighting on Strokes Gained Approach. This course, like last week is a second shot course.Using Fantasy National targeting golfers who do well in setting up themselves up to score birdies will be huge. On top, look at birdie or better and bogey avoidance for golfers who can score well here. While we want all of our golfers to get up and down if not better with no problems, that’s simply not possible. To help with that though, golfers who do well in Greens In Regulation should be looked at. In case things that go sideways, scrambling will come in handy. Final Recap of The MemorialLast week there was a significant advantage to getting to the weekend stacking the PM/AM wave. Look again this week to see if there is a possible wave to take advantage. A stacked field at The Memorial chalk once again has a chance of winning. It will be finding the few diamonds in the rough that put your lineups over the top.Course SetupAverage scoringEasy to hit fairwaysBentgrass greensPlayer EfficienciesSG: Ball Striking (Heavier on Approach)Par 4 Scoring: 450 – 500 yardsPar 5 Scoring: 500 – 550 YardsProximity: 175 – 200 YardsBirdie or BetterBogey AvoidanceGIRScramblingThanks for reading and I hope this article is a great starting place for your DFS research for The Memorial. Look out for the Insight Sheet dropping Wednesday. It will include my personal player pool and reasoning why each golfer was chosen. Also Wednesday night you can find me in the Win Daily Discord helping members with their lineups and last-minute questions. 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
PGA The Range: Rocket Mortgage Classic Patrick Waters 3 years ago written by Patrick Waters The Range is a course breakdown for the upcoming PGA tournament with a DFS perspective. This week the tour heads to Detroit, Michigan as the players face off in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.The BasicsCourse: Detroit Golf ClubPar: 72Length: 7,294 yardsFairways: BentgrassGreens: Bentgrass (5,150 sq ft average)Architect: Donald RossPast winner: ’19 Lashley (-25)For a hole by hole breakdown, visit the PGA Tour website here!Course BreakdownIn 2019, it was the inaugural year of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. As a new course on the tour, no one knew what to expect. Lashley making it as an alternate to dominate the field in the tournament’s first win, certainly wasn’t one of them. Despite the yardage of the course, it was a mixed bag of distance off the tee in the top 20 last year. Bombers had a slight edge overall but short hitters did just fine. Strokes gained off the tee were negligible but the iron game was a different story. Nine of the top 20 last year were in the top 20 in SG: Approach. Green in Regulation also dominated the leaders as 17/20 led the field in GIR. What was most surprising though was the hot putters that were leading the field. Out of the top 20 golfers, 14 were inside the top 20 including Lashley, who was second. Looking deeper though it seemed some golfers just got hot with the flat stick but more likely they were sticking it close. Out of the top 20 who gained the most strokes putting only four were inside the top 30 coming in. To elaborate, only five golfers who were in the top 30 coming in finished inside the top 20. Long story short, while putting will help, players with good approach games will win this week, like most weeks. Fairways will be easy to hit as there are few obstacles in the way. Tournament heads have said they let the rough grow longer this week for the Rocket Mortgage Classic, but that shouldn’t change the outcome much. Targeting golfers who perform well on easy scoring tracks is a must. Most weeks, I say take a look at golfers who perform better on a certain type of green. Last year though the type of green didn’t seem to matter much (small sample size). Here are the top golfers over the last 24 rounds who have performed well with all three conditions combined.Player FitThe Rocket Mortgage Classic has four par 5, which previous tournaments were lacking. Coincidentally three of the four are the three easiest holes ranging from 550 – 600 yards. On the flip side four of the seven toughest holes are par 4 from 450 – 500 yards. As it was mentioned earlier, the approach game will be key with an emphasis on proximity from 125 – 150 & 200+ yards.While ball striking is usually king, strokes gained approach reigns supreme this week. Now I won’t scuff at golfers who do perform well of the tee but it’s the irons that will take down the trophy. Last week was a scoring fest compared to previous weeks. I may have gone too heavy on pure scores and not give credit to those that avoid the bogey. This week’s scoring will be ramp’d up even more but I’m not going to make the same mistake again. With opportunity gained and birdie or better, bogey avoidance will be present in the models.Here are the top golfers in the field at the Rocket Mortgage Classic that have performed well with all these metrics combined.Final Recap for the Rocket Mortgage ClassicA drastic difference in both field strength and course layout since the reboot. Length, par 5, course scoring and defenses are all different. On top of all that, there has only been one year’s worth of data to stack against. Last year’s winner was 25 under par. While that score may not hit again, I wouldn’t be surprised to see scores flirt with high teens or low twenties. Course SetupEasy scoringEasy to hit fairwaysBentgrass greensPlayer EfficienciesPar 5 scoring: 550 – 600 yardsPar 4 scoring: 450 – 500 yardsProximity: 125 – 150 & 200+ yardsOpportunity GainedBirdie or betterBogey AvoidanceDK ScoringSG: PuttingSG: ApproachGreen in regulationThanks for reading and I hope this article is a great starting place for your DFS research for the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Look out for the Insight Sheet dropping Wednesday. It will include my personal player pool and reasoning why each golfer was chosen. Also Wednesday night you can find me in the Win Daily Discord helping members with their lineups and last-minute questions. Stat Source: Fantasy National GC 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
PGA The Range: RBC Heritage at Harbour Town GL Austin Harmon 3 years ago written by Austin Harmon The Range is a course breakdown for the upcoming PGA tournament with a DFS perspective. This week the tour heads to South Carolina as the players face off in the RBC Heritage.The BasicsCourse: Harbour Town Golf Links at the Sea Pines ResortPar: 71Length: 7,099 YardsFairways: Celebration BermudagrassGreens: TifEagle Bermudagrass (3,700 sq ft average)Architect: Pete Dye (1969)Past five winners: ’19 Pan (-12), ’18 Kodiara (-12), ’17 Bryan (-13), ’16 Grace (-9) and ’15 Furyk (-18)For a hole by hole breakdown, visit the PGA Tour website here. Course BreakdownThe RBC Heritage in many ways is like Colonial the week before. Many holes are narrow (though they have been made wider since 2019), tree lined that limits the big hitters. Greens are small, even smaller than those at the Charles Schwab Challenge last week on average. Low final scores are a bit of a scarcity as four of the last five winners were held to -15 or higher, with the lone exception of Furyk in 2015. Usually the field isn’t this strong, especially coming off of The Masters the week prior. With the Covid break in the tour, the field at the RBC Heritage is the strongest it’s been in years, possibly ever. The top six golfers in the world (OWGR) and 15/20. This will not be a cake walk. With the lower than tour average finish, looking at golfers who perform well in average to difficult scoring conditions is a great first step. The fairways will be a challenge to land the ball in-between the trees and if there is an errant drive (with the lack of fans) balls may become lost. If the golfers do land the ball in the fairway their approach game has to be on point. These greens are tiny with many of the them being protected by bunkers. Once the golfers have landed on the Bermudagrass greens, putting will be crucual. Here is a look at the top 10 golfers over the last 12 rounds who have performed well (SG:TOT) with all three conditions being present.Player FitFor the RBC Heritage four of the five toughest holes fall in the range of 450 – 500 yards and all are par 4. On the other end, the two easiest holes are in between 500 – 550 and both are par 5. Being able to score when given the opportunity in these ranges will go a long way in ascending the leader board. This is a second shot course, a Pete Dye specialty. While the approach shot will vary from each golfer, on average, they range between 175 – 200 yards.I know it sounds like common sense but both Birdie or Better and Bogey Avoidance are big pieces of the puzzle. For Draftkings, you have to be able to score points to win. While you want your golfers to finish as high as possible, making the most of the opportunity to score is so important. Last week Patrick Reed finished T7 but was the second highest scoring golfer for the week. Opportunity Gained is a Fantasy National stat and while it cannot be shared with non subscribers, rest assure it is incorporated to my model.To make it simple, Ball Striking is always king (impart to it combining two main stats). Ball striking take into account both SG:OTT and SG: APP. Normally it would be an even split, but for Harbour Town I’m setting it to 60/40.Missing the green isn’t a question of if, but when. Golfers need to be able to get up and down when off the green. SG:ARG is a great starting point. Players who do well with scrambling and GIR, will be another set of stats for this week.Here are the top 10 golfers that perform well with all conditions met over the last 12 rounds.Final Recap of the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town GLWind seems to be manageable at the time of this writing but being closer to the water, you never know. There does seem to be some rain in the forecast though both for Thursday and Saturday. If it looks like there is a possible wave play I’ll add it to the discord come Wednesday night.As we saw last week, some of the golfers simply looked rusty. While many of the same golfers are teeing it up this week as before, keep a look out for “newcomers”. While the fields have never been as strong, winners tend to come out of no where at Harbour Town GL. Despite the soft pricing, this might be the week to take some shots with the darts.Course SetupAverage to Difficult Scoring Hard to hit fairways / Second Shot CourseBermudagrass Greens (Small in circumference)Player EfficienciesPar 4 Scoring: 450 – 500 YardsPar 5 Scoring: 500 – 550 YardsProximity: 175 – 200 YardsBirdie or BetterBogey AvoidanceOpportunity GainedDraftKings ScoringBall StrikingSG: Around the GreenScramblingGIRThanks for reading and I hope this article is a great starting place for your DFS research for the RBC Heritage at Harbourt Town GL. Look out for the Insight Sheet dropping Wednesday. It will include my personal player pool and reasoning why each golfer was chosen. Also Wednesday night you can find me in the Win Daily Discord helping members with their lineups and last-minute questions. Stat Source: Fantasy National GC 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
PGA The Range: Charles Schwab Challenge Patrick Waters 3 years ago written by Patrick Waters The Range is a course breakdown for the upcoming PGA tournament with a DFS perspective. This week the tour resumes in Texas as the players face off at Charles Schwab Challenge. **Like many other sites have said already, it is great to be back!! We here at Win Daily Sports hope everyone was able to stay safe through the pandemic. With golf being one of the first major sports returning to the limelight, it will be interesting to see how the fan-less approach goes. Overall I don’t believe it will have a major impact for the PGA Players but these first few weeks will be interesting to say the least.**The BasicsCourse: Colonial Country ClubPar: 70Length: 7,209 YardsFairways: BermudagrassGreens: Bentgrass (5,000sq ft)Architect: John Bredemus and Perry MaxwellPast five winners: ’19 Na (-13), ’18 Rose (-20), ’17 Kisner (-10), ’16 Spieth (-17) and ’15 Kirk (-12)For a hole by hole breakdown, visit the PGA Tour website here.Course BreakdownAs you look at the previous winners for the Charles Schwab Challenge, the winners scores are really up and down. What happens is when the wind get involves, scoring is worst. As of this writing the wind doesn’t look to be a problem this week. With that said I will be looking at golfers that score well on both average and hard to score courses just in case the wind picks up.The Colonial Country Club has many holes with either trees or bunker lined fairways. This puts an emphasis on accuracy and this aspect will take the driver out of many of the golfers hands. Lets look at golfers who perform well with their ball striking on hard to hit fairways.While bentgrass greens are more sparce in the south, the Charles Schwab Challenge has been running bent since its opening in 1936. The golfers below are in the top 10 when it comes to putting.Lets take a look with all of these course features combined.Player FitLooking at the scorecard for the Charles Schwab Challenge, four of five toughest holes fall in between 450 – 500 yards. While there are more par 4’s at shorter distance, focusing on the tougher range, along with bogey avoidance and scrambling, should really help avoid the blow up holes.Most second shots come from 150 – 175 yards out but two of the worst par 3’s land between 175 – 200. Looking at golfers who play well in those ranges will be huge for success along with birdie or better. As always, DK scoring will be evenly weighted in the model, as golfers have to be able to turn in DK points for us to win. Here are the top golfers ranked one through ten with all the key stats combined.Final Recap of the Charles Schwab Challenge at the Colonial Country Club.Pay attention to the weather before tee off. IF winds seem to be be picking up in speed, weighing bogey avoidance and scrambling even higher may be the winning ticket. Shorter golfers don’t have to fear the big hitters at this course. This is the first of possible many tournaments with no fans, and until we see the golfers in action with no crowds, who knows what to exactly expect. We also don’t know the extent of how much time they were able to swing a club, play 18 or even step outside. I would highly recommend playing with a small bank roll this week as they’re just too many variables in play, the first week back.Courser SetupAverage scoring to possible difficult scoring conditions (wind).Hard to hit fairwaysBentgrass Greens (Smaller than tour average)Player Efficiencies Par 4 scoring: 450 – 500 yardsProximity: 150 – 175, 175 – 200ScramblingBirdie or betterBogey AvoidanceThanks for reading and I hope this article is a great starting place for your DFS research at Charles Schwab Challenge. Look out for the Insight Sheet dropping Wednesday. It will include my personal player pool and reasoning why each golfer was chosen. Also Wednesday night you can find me in the Win Daily Discord helping members with their lineups and last-minute questions. Stat Source: Fantasy National 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
PGAPremium The Range: THE PLAYERS Championship Patrick Waters 4 years ago written by Patrick Waters The Range is a course breakdown for the upcoming PGA tournament with a DFS perspective. This week the tour is in Florida as the players face off at THE PLAYERS Championship. The BasicsCourse: TPC Sawgrass Stadium CoursePar: 72Length: 7,189 yardsGreens: TifEagle Bermuda Fairways: Celebration BermudaArchitect: Pete DyePast five winners: '19 McIlroy (-16), '18 Simpson (-18), '17 Kim (-10), '16 Day (-15), '15 Fowler (-12)For a hole by hole breakdown, please visit the PGA Tour website here.Course BreakdownLast week at the API the wind really took hold of the tournament and the scoring was drastically affected by it. While I predicted last week the winner would be around -14, I'm going back to that guess for The Players. Wind will be present but nothing too worrisome so let's look at golfers that perform well on average scoring courses.Throughout the course some holes will take advantage of a golfer's ability off the tee and others will really test their approach game. We'll be looking at ba... 4 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
PGAPremium The Range: Arnold Palmer Invitational Patrick Waters 4 years ago written by Patrick Waters The Range is a course breakdown for the upcoming PGA tournament with a DFS perspective. This week the tour is in Florida as the players face off in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.Sign up NOW for WIN DAILY SPORTS Premium Gold RIGHT HERE! Projections, weather reports, wagering info, 24/7 expert chats and more!The BasicsCourse: Bay Hill Club and LodgePar: 72Length: 7,454 yardsFairways: Celebration Bermuda overseeded w/ ryegrassGreens: TifEagle Bermuda; Stimpmeter 12ft (Fast); 7,500 sqft on average (large)Architect: Dick Wilson (Re-design Arnold Palmer)Past five winners: '19 Molinari (-12), '18 McIlroy (-18), '17 Leishman (-11), '16 Day (-17) & '15 Every (-19 (B2B))For a hole by hole breakdown, please visit the PGA Tour website here.Course IntroductionThe Arnold Palmer Invitational is held at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida. The event started back in 1979 but it wasn't until 2007 until it was renamed to the API. While the greens are faster it's the scoring th... 4 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
PGAPremium The Range: Honda Classic Patrick Waters 4 years ago written by Patrick Waters The Range is a course breakdown for the upcoming PGA tournament with a DFS perspective. This week the tour is in Florida as the players face off in the Honda Classic.Sign up NOW for WIN DAILY SPORTS Premium Gold RIGHT HERE! Projections, weather reports, wagering info, 24/7 expert chats and more!The BasicsCourse: PGA NationalPar: 70Length: 7,125 yardsFairways: BermudaGreens: TifEagle Bermuda (Above average speed)Architect: Tom Fazio (Renovations by Jack Nicklaus)Past five winners: '19 Mitchell (-9), '18 Thomas (-8), '17 Fowler (-12), '16 Scott (-9), '15 Harrington (-6)For a hole by hole breakdown, please visit the PGA Tour website here.Course IntroductionThe Honda Classic will be held at the PGA National (Champion) Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Along with the return to Florida also comes the return of the cut line (Top 65 and ties). Birdies will be a premium this week as the average score is only -8. Wind tends to play the lead role in the course's defense. As ... 4 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
PGA The Range: WGC Mexico Championship Patrick Waters 4 years ago written by Patrick Waters The Range is a course breakdown for the upcoming PGA tournament with a DFS perspective. This week the tour is in Naucalpan, Mexico as the players face off in the WGC Mexico Championship.Sign up NOW for WIN DAILY SPORTS Premium Gold RIGHT HERE! Projections, weather reports, wagering info, 24/7 expert chats and more!The BasicsCourse: Golf Club De ChapultpecPar: 71Length: 7,345 yardsFairways: Kikuyu (Narrow)Greens: Poa (Fast) – Though it has been pointed out that the greens play more like Bent Grass according to @JBates_golf and @BPSnow11.Past five winners: ’19 Johnson (-21), ’18 Mickelson (-16), ’17 Johnson (-14), ’16 Scott (-12), ’15 Johnson (-9). (Only the last three years was it played on the current course)For a hole by hole breakdown, check out the PGA Tour website here.Course IntroductionThe WGC Mexico Championship is a no cut event that has been held in Naucalpan, Mexico, just north of Mexico City. The golf course has narrow, tree lined fairways. The elevation above sea level (more then a mile above) make the course play shorter then the yardage would indicate. While the golfers that can drive the ball a mile tend to do well, the raise in elevation really brings in the shorter hitters as well.While this WGC Mexico tournament is no birdie fest, it should play easier then the Genesis Invitational last week. Average winning score is around -15 and with a star studded field (72 players) there should be no short of excitement come Sunday afternoon.Course BreakdownWith an average score setting laid out this week, let’s look at the golfers who have performed well in Stroked Gained Total over the last 12 rounds.Ball striking, like most weeks, is a crucial part of the golfer’s game. With fairways and greens being smaller than tour average at the WGC Mexico, we’ll need golfers at the top of their game both off of the tee and approach. Here are the top golfers who have excelled in ball striking over the last 12 rounds.While the course lists the greens as Poa, the idea that they play more like bent has been mentioned. Here are the top 10 golfers both on Poa and Bent as well as their baseline to begin with.With all three course conditions applied, here are the top 10 golfers. If last week is any indication, you might see this list near the top of the leader board. At the Genesis Invitational , the top 10 included: eight cut makers, three top fives with both Kuchar (T2) and the winner Adam Scott.Player FitThe WGC Mexico has five holes that play extremely tough as they’re Par 4s that are 500+ yards. The elevation should help and you can think of them more as 450 yard Par 4, but having golfers that excel in this range could be a huge help. To narrow it down even further, I’m specifically looking at the 125 – 150 range for proximity.Opportunity Gained will be factored in once again, from Fantasy National. While I think Bogey Avoidance holds some water at the WGC Mexico Championship, with a no cut event, I’m targeting birdie makers/fantasy point scorers (BOB/DK Points).Here are the top players with all the combined stats from above.Final Recap – WGC Mexico ChampionshipI think looking at golfers that have length on their drive is a solid starting point but I wouldn’t rule out the shorter hitters all together. Perhaps use the distance as a tie breaker. The field is stacked despite some of the top name skipping this week. With that in mind, you’ll see golfers lower in salary then normal but just because they’re cheap doesn’t mean they’re a good play. No cut events are fun, because your roster is never dead but it can often be frustrating as the edge diminishes. I would recommend playing lite this week.Course SetupAverage scoringHard to hit fairwaysPoa Greens (Bent grass feel)Player EfficienciesBall StrikingPar 4 Scoring: 450 – 500 yardsProximity: 125 – 150 yardsBOBOpportunity GainedThanks for reading and I hope this article is a great starting place for your DFS research at the WGC Mexico Championship. Look out for the Insight Sheet dropping Wednesday. It will include my personal player pool and reasoning why each golfer was chosen. Also Wednesday night you can find me in the Win Daily Discord helping members with their lineups and last-minute questions. While this article, The Range, will remain FREE, the Insight Sheet will require a Premium Gold membership. To make sure you don’t miss out, sign up for our Premium Gold membership right here! Stat Source: Fantasy National 4 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
