And then there were 99! The FedEx Cup rolls on to the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston. The defending champion Rickie Fowler is coming off of a blown 54-hole lead at the Barclays to finish T7, three strokes behind the winner Patrick Reed. I have chosen to finally get off the defending champion bandwagon and leave Rickie Fowler off my playbook, feel free to use him but I'm staying away.
TPC Boston is a Par 71 and measures out 7214 yards. There are three Par 5's on this course and two of them are reachable with a driver and wedge for these pros. The third one is 600 yards but the big bombers can reach it in two. This means that golfers have to take advantage and if they aren't coming out six under or better, you're playing from behind.
Players need to get themselves into birdie making opportunities and you do that with good Shots Gained: Tee-to-Green (SGTG) numbers. You'll notice a trend throughout my playbook. We want ball strikers that will target pins throughout the weekend. I'm all over the hot golfers and great course history at TPC Boston.
A warning to players out there, the Deutsche Bank Championship begins on Friday, September 2nd and will run through Labor Day. After 36 holes, the low 70 players including ties will make the last cut of the 2015-16 season. There is no 54-hole/MDF cut in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The top 70 players in FedEx Cup points at the end of this tournament will have to race over to Crooked Stick in Indiana for the BMW Championship scheduled to start on Thursday, September 8th.
Finally, lets say hello to our spiritual guide, Paige. She is really saddened by our performance last weekend and hopes only for good things at the Deutsche Bank.
Good luck this weekend!
DFS PGA PLAYBOOK:
| PLAYER | ACES | DRAFTKINGS | BREAKDOWN |
| Jason Day | 6,200 | 12,500 | T4 at Bethpage Last Week. 3 Top 10s & 6 Top 20s in last 9 Trips to TPC Boston |
| Dustin Johnson | 6,100 | 12,100 | 3rd in SGTG. 6/6 Cuts Made at TPC Boston. 2 Top 4s (2009 & 2012) |
| Rory McIlory | 6,000 | 11,100 | Champ in 2012 & T5 in 2014 at TPC Boston (5/5 Cuts Made). 2nd in SGTG |
| Adam Scott | 5,750 | 10,400 | 1st TOUR Title at TPC Boston in 2003. T4 Last Week at Bethpage. 1st in SGTG |
| Patrick Reed | 5,700 | 10,200 | Big Winner at Bethpage last week. Two 2nds & 7 other Top 10s. T4 Last Year. |
| Sergio Garcia | 5,500 | 9,500 | A Win & 5 More Top 5s in 2016. T4 in his last trip to TPC Boston in 2013 |
| Phil Mickelson | 5,550 | 9,300 | 9/9 Cuts Made Here (Win in 2007 & 2 other Top 10s). 16th in SGTG |
| Emiliano Grillo | 5,300 | 9,000 | Rookie playing BIG in the Playoffs (T2 at Bethpage). 6 Top 15s Worldwide since June |
| Jim Furyk | 5,400 | 8,800 | Longer Courses hurt him, but this one fits. 5 Top 15s at TPC Boston (T4 Last Year) |
| Billy Horschel | 5,200 | 8,500 | T5 at Sedgefield, T13 at Bethpage & Finished 2nd in 2014 at TPC Boston. Buy In Now |
| Matt Kuchar | 5,300 | 8,400 | 2 Top 10s at TPC Boston in Last 3 Trips. 9 Top 10s This Season. |
| Sean O'Hair | 4,700 | 7,800 | 3 Top 10s at TPC Boston (T4 Last Year). T2 Last Week at Bethpage & T22 at Sedgefield |
| Gary Woodland | 4,900 | 7,700 | 3 Top 5s since June (T4 Last Week at Bethpage). T12 in 2015 at TPC Boston |
| Russell Knox | 4,750 | 7,500 | T26 & T12 in last 2 trips to Deutsche Bank. 44th in SGTG & 6th in GIR |
| Charley Hoffman | 4,950 | 7,300 | T28 in SGTG. T25 & T13 in last 2 Starts. 2010 Champ & 3rd Last Year |
| Brandon Steele | 4,250 | 6,600 | 11 Top 25s (Last 2 in a Row). 4/4 at TPC Boston. 33rd in SGTG. |
| Webb Simpson | 4,550 | 6,100 | Hasn't missed a cut since the U.S. Open. 10th SGTG & 6th in SG: Approach. GPP Upside |
| Patrick Rodgers | 4,450 | 6,000 | Despite missing the cut last week, he's playing much better golf. 56th SGTG & 13th GIR. |
| Kevin Streelman | 3,950 | 5,900 | AFter missing 3 straight cuts, bounced back at the Barclays with T22. 70th in SGTG & 25th in GIR |
| Jason Kokrak | 4,100 | 5,700 | Coming off a T7 at the Barclays and SG:TG 28th on Tour. Missed just 1 Cut since the U.S. Open |
DRAFT KINGS OPTIMALS:
| DRAFT KINGS CASH | PRICE |
| Phil Mickelson | 9,300 |
| Jim Furyk | 8,800 |
| Billy Horschel | 8,500 |
| Matt Kuchar | 8,400 |
| Sean O'Hair | 7,800 |
| Brendan Steele | 6,600 |
| DRAFT KINGS GPP | PRICE |
| Jason Day | 12,500 |
| Adam Scott | 10,400 |
| Phil Mickelson | 9,300 |
| Webb Simpson | 6,100 |
| Patrick Rodgers | 6,000 |
| Jason Kokrak | 5,700 |
FANTASY ACES OPTIMALS:
| ACES CASH | PRICE |
| Dustin Johnson | 6,100 |
| Phil Mickelson | 5,550 |
| Matt Kuchar | 5,300 |
| Sean O'Hair | 4,700 |
| Brendan Steele | 4,250 |
| Jason Kokrak | 4,100 |
| ACES GPP | PRICE |
| Jason Day | 6,200 |
| Dustin Johnson | 6,100 |
| Emiliano Grillo | 5,300 |
| Brendan Steele | 4,250 |
| Jason Kokrak | 4,100 |
| Kevin Streelman | 3,950 |
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