PGA DFS Example Lineups The RBC Heritage: Top DraftKings & FanDuel PGA DFS Picks
Published: Apr 12, 2023
Here are my personal example lineups for this weekend's tournament. You will see lineups for DraftKings and Fanduel. You will also need at least two pivot options in each of the lineups as well. We encourage you to use these lineups and the playbook as a guide for building your own unique lineups for the RBC Heritage.
Make sure you read my full PGA DFS Playbook for the RBC Heritage before using these example lineups. You can also take a look at my Weekly Tournament Projections at any time.
The high of the Masters is over but the excitement is still around as we’ve got a terrific field for the RBC Heritage this weekend. Seven of the Top 10 players in the world will be teeing it up in Hilton Head which means we can go a little heavier with our play than typical for this event. There is a lot of history and trust with the players participating this weekend, so I don’t mind throwing down a bit more.
When looking at how I’m going to structure my lineups, I feel like this week you could take either approach and be successful. Whether you choose to go stars and scrubs or balanced, just make sure you feel comfortable about the players you are using. I don’t like the idea of throwing a random guy in your lineup just for the shot that he’ll go off and win you the big GPP. That’s basically like trying to hit the lottery.
The weather will be a factor once again this weekend, so I’m going to try my best to target players going off Thursday morning and Friday afternoon. It does seems like no matter the time these players tee off on Friday, they will be affected.
If you have any more questions, you can leave them in the discord chat or hit me up on twitter @DrewPhelps05.
| Player | Salary | Proj. Draft% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | $12,100 | - | |
| Max Homa | $10,600 | - | |
| Tom Kim | $9,900 | - | |
| Corey Conners | $9,800 | 15.5% | |
| Pivot | Tommy Fleetwood | $9,700 | - |
| Webb Simpson | $9,100 | - | |
| Sam Stevens | $8,500 | 1.6% | |
| Pivot | J.J. Spaun | $8,200 | 13.5% |
| $60,000 |
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Justin Thomas arrived at the Travelers Championship amidst a bit of a slump but left with 25 birdies to manage a T9 finish, his first top 10 since March.
Thomas is known for his stellar rate of big finishes over the course of his career but that changed recently with six straight finishes landing outside of the top 10. A cold putter has been the culprit for much of the downturn but he managed to fight through the flat-stick woes this week. Thomas lost 1.9 strokes putting at TPC River Highlands but ranked 3rd in strokes gained tee-to-green. It was a promising result to rebuild some confidence but he still has some work to do in the putting department. Despite the nice finish this week, Thomas is just 66th in the FedExCup race.
Brian Harman tossed together a 6-under 64 on Sunday at the Travelers Championship, posting a piece of second place on the final leaderboard (-20).
Harman entered the week with just one top 25 in his last 14 stroke-play events. It's been a slump for the straight shooter but TPC River Highlands was the perfect cure. The Georgia Bulldog gained 4.4 strokes on approach, 3.5 strokes around-the-green, and 4.9 strokes putting. All three ranked 13th or better for the week. This was far from his first taste of success at the course, going in the books as his sixth career top 10 at TPC River Highlands.
Chez Reavie started the day just one shot off the pace but stumbled with a 1-over 71 to drop back to a share of fourth place on the final leaderboard.
Reavie and overnight leader Keegan Bradley were in a tier of their own to begin the day. Reavie dropped a rung with seven pars and two bogeys before the turn. His driver remained steady (12-of-14 fairways) but lost strokes in each of the other three categories of strokes gained today. It was a day to forget but a week to remember for Reavie who still managed a T4 finish, vaulting him from 114th to 95th in the FedExCup race.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler steadied a 5-under 65 on Sunday at the Travelers Championship, ending the week on 19-under 261, good for a slice of fourth place.
The Texan piled up 21 birdies and a pair of eagles this week at TPC River Highlands. He ended the week ranked second in strokes gained tee-to-green (+11.08). He's now gained at least 10.6 strokes in that department in six straight events. Scheffler carded three sub-66 rounds this week but a two-birdie 70 on Friday is what held him back from truly contending. The World No. 1 now has six straight top-5 finishes and you have to go back to October to find the last time he finished worse than 12th. It's safe to say he's been the most consistent golfer on the planet over the last nine months.
Rory McIlroy raced out of the gate on Sunday at the Travelers Championship before slowing his pace to record a 6-under 64, ending his week in a share of seventh place (18-under 262).
McIlroy circled birdies on five of the first seven holes today. He couldn't maintain that pace but still bettered the field average by more than three shots today. McIlroy tossed together four sub-69 rounds this week at TPC River Highlands but didn't even sniff contention over the weekend. "I don't particularly like when a tournament is like this. Unfortunately technology has passed this course by, right? It sort of has made it obsolete, especially as soft as it has been with a little bit of rain that we had." The Northern Irishman now has five straight top-10 finishes and has his game trending back toward the winner's circle just in time for the season's final major and the FedExCup Playoffs.
Patrick Cantlay gave the leader a small scare down the stretch was swallowed two late bogeys to finish on 19-under this week at the Travelers Championship, four shots off the winning tally of Keegan Bradley.
Cantlay was slow out of the gate with eight pars and a birdie before the turn. He applied some pressure with four birdies on the next six holes, all while Keegan Bradley was starting to leak with three straight bogeys. That shrunk the lead to just three shots be Cantlay stumbled home with two bogeys and a par. "I thought I struck the ball very solid all day. Played smart. Not the finish I wanted obviously, but my game is in a good spot and a lot of big tournaments left this summer." The UCLA alum carded four sub-69 rounds this week and led the field in strokes gained tee-to-green. Cantlay now has six straight top 15s at TPC River Highlands. He collected two victories last season but still searching for his first win of the 2022-23 campaign.