UPDATED AT 7:30pm ET WITH WEEKEND OPTIMALS
Justin Thomas may not have been in my playbook but I feel great for the kid capping off a terrific season with his first major victory. He really put himself on the world stage this season and becoming a force to reckon with on the PGA Tour. I really was not disappointed in any of the majors this season, loved seeing Sergio get his first major title, Brooks Koepka dominated the competition, Jordan Spieth came another step closer to the career grand slam and Justin Thomas put his name in the conversation with the best players in the world. Now, it is onto Greensboro, North Carolina for the Wyndham Championship.
This field is just awful but it is the last event of the year to qualify for the FedEx Playoffs. That means there will be a lot of players fighting for their right to play in the playoffs. I have put players in my playbook with that extra motivation, I mean why wouldn’t you want a guy on the ropes fighting for his life.
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The Wyndham Championship is held at Sedgefield Country Club and stretches out only 7,127 yards and plays as a Par 70. The yardage is deceiving on this course because there are a lot of uphill and downhill holes. You really don’t have to be accurate off the tee on this track because of the length. 9 of the 18 holes will probably only require the players to hit a wedge into the greens and it is easier to hit short iron from the rough with accuracy than with the long irons. Players hit these small greens in regulation (GIR) at a rate of 73 percent since 2008 which is just off the charts for a PGA Tour golf course. We want to target short iron GIR from on and off the fairway, we also want to look at proximity with short irons as well. That’s because these greens ungulate and that means you want as many short putts as possible over the course of your round at Sedgefield.
Let’s bounce back after an up and down PGA Championship weekend. GOOD LUCK!
WEEKEND OPTIMALS:
GPP #1
Webb Simpson $9900
Bud Cauley $9200
Sam Saunders $7900
Anirban Lahiri $7700
Kevin Na $7700
John Huh $7500
GPP #2
Kevin Kisner $9000
Kevin Streelman $8700
Ollie Schneiderjans $8400
Billy Horschel $8300
Chad Campbell $7800
Anirban Lahiri $7700
DFS PGA PLAYBOOK:
| PLAYER | DRAFT KINGS | FANDUEL | BREAKDOWN |
| Bill Haas | $10,200 | $9,300 | 3 Top 10s and 2 Top 25s with a scoring average of 67.05 at Sedgefield since 2012. 26th in GIR & 24th in Scrambling |
| Webb Simpson | $10,000 | $8,800 | ALWAYS Risky but PERFECT at Sedgefield since 2010 (Winner in 2011 & 4 more Top 11s). 1st in Scrambling from the Rough on TOUR. |
| Ryan Moore | $9,600 | $8,600 | 2009 Champ at Sedgefield is overall 4/6 in Cuts Made wth a Scoring Average of 67.8. T13 at Quail Hollow last week |
| Bud Cauley | $9,200 | $7,900 | 2 Top 10s in 5 Trips to Sedgefield. Last year LED the Field in SG:Putting. 5 Top 12s among 6 Top 25s since Mid-April |
| James Hahn | $9,000 | $6,900 | 3rd at Byron Nelson & coming off of a T13 at Quail Hollow. He's got 5 Top 20s over his last 8 events. BALANCED player |
| Byeong Hun An | $8,900 | $8,200 | A DFSer favorite because he's aggressive which FITS THIS TRACK! T18 here in 2015 (Led the field in SG:TG & 2nd in Proximity |
| Chris Stroud | $8,600 | $6,600 | Followed up his Breakthrough title at the Barracuda with a T9 at Quail Holllow. He'll be popular but don't fear plugging him in |
| Lucas Glover | $8,400 | $7,200 | He's finished in the Top 25 in each of the last 2 Years. Bounced back from a rough patch in May & June. |
| Scott Brown | $8,200 | $6,400 | T13 finish at the PGA last week. T3 at Sedgefield in 2015. He's got 6 Top 25s over the last 12 months. |
| Chez Reavie | $8,100 | $7,500 | 0/3 at Sedgefield but a T22 at the PGA & ranks 32nd in GIR, 1st in Proximity & 33rd in Scrambling on Tour. |
| Sam Saunders | $8,100 | $5,600 | Top 25s in 3 of his last 4 Starts (8th at the Barracuda). T14 at Sedgefield in his 2015 debut. FedEx Cup Motivation |
| Chad Campbell | $7,900 | $6,800 | 7/8 with 5 Top 20s since the Byron Nelson. 12th in GIR & 2nd in Scrambling on Tour. Plug him in those lineups |
| Billy Horschel | $7,700 | $7,000 | This is when he shines. 4/5 Cuts Made with a T5 last year at Sedgefield. He's 22nd on TOUR in Greens Hit |
| Robert Streb | $7,700 | $6,900 | 3/3 at Sedgefield with a T18 in 2014 & Scoring Average of 68.17. 2nd at Greebrier, T22 at the PGA Championship. |
| Brandon Hagy | $7,400 | $6,000 | T5 at the RBC Canadian where despite being known for his length off the tee, finished 4th in SG:Putting. T18 at the Barracuda |
| Graeme McDowell | $7,300 | $6,700 | T5 last year at Sedgefield where he was 9th in SG:Putting for the week. He's a solid option at a good price |
| Rory Sabbatini | $7,200 | $5,400 | 5 for 5 with 4 Top 25s since early July. He finished T8 in his last trip to Sedgefield in 2013. He's sitting at 49th in GIR |
| Luke Donald | $7,000 | $6,200 | Runner Up Last year & T26 in 2015. Sedgefield & Harbour Town are VERY similar & he OWN at HT (His Only Top 15 in 2017). |
| John Huh | $6,800 | $5,000 | Perfect in last 5 trips to Sedgefield. Top 20s in 2012 & 2013. 68.40 scoring average & 11th in Scrambling |
DRAFT KINGS OPTIMALS:
| DRAFT KINGS CASH | PRICE |
| Bill Haas | $10,200 |
| Webb Simpson | $10,000 |
| Robert Streb | $7,700 |
| Billy Horschel | $7,700 |
| Rory Sabbatini | $7,200 |
| John Huh | $6,800 |
| DRAFT KINGS GPP | PRICE |
| Webb Simpson | $10,000 |
| Bud Cauley | $9,200 |
| Byeong Hun An | $8,900 |
| Chez Reavie | $8,100 |
| Luke Donald | $7,000 |
| John Huh | $6,800 |
FANDUEL OPTIMALS:
| FANDUEL CASH | PRICE |
| Bill Haas | $9,300 |
| Webb Simpson | $8,800 |
| Ryan Moore | $8,600 |
| Bud Cauley | $7,900 |
| Billy Horschel | $7,000 |
| Robert Streb | $6,900 |
| Scott Brown | $6,400 |
| John Huh | $5,000 |
| FANDUEL GPP | PRICE |
| Bill Haas | $9,300 |
| Webb Simpson | $8,800 |
| Ryan Moore | $8,600 |
| Byeong Huh An | $8,200 |
| Bud Cauley | $7,900 |
| Brandon Hagy | $6,000 |
| Sam Saunders | $5,600 |
| Rory Sabbatini | $5,400 |
ONE-AND-DONE PLAYS:
| ONE AND DONE PLAY | FINISH |
| SBS - Jimmy Walker | T9 |
| Sony - Charles Howell III | T8 |
| Career - Bill Haas | T17 |
| Farmers - Brandt Snedeker | T9 |
| Waste - Brendan Steele | T16 |
| Pebble - Phil Mickelson | 65th |
| Genesis - J.B Holmes | T34 |
| Honda - Graeme McDowell | T14 |
| Mexico - Alexander Noren | T55 |
| Valspar - Ryan Moore | T18 |
| Palmer - Zach Johnson | T66 |
| Match - Sergio Garcia | Out of Sweet 16 |
| Puerto - David Hearn | T17 |
| Shell - Lee Westwood | MC |
| Masters - Justin Rose | 2nd |
| RBC - Kevin Kisner | T11 |
| Valero - Charley Hoffman | T40 |
| Wells Fargo - Adam Scott | T36 |
| Players - Martin Kaymer | T69 |
| Nelson - Dustin Johnson | T13 |
| D & D - Pat Perez | MC |
| Memorial - Emiliano Grillo | T40 |
| St. Jude - Russell Henley | MC |
| U.S. Open - Jason Day | MC |
| Travelers - Kyle Stanley | T57 |
| Quicken - Justin Thomas | MC |
| Greenbrier - Webb Simpson | T14 |
| John Deere - Johnson Wagner | MC |
| Open Champ - Brooks Koepka | T6 |
| RBC Canadian - Adam Hadwin | MC |
| Bridgestone - Kevin Chappell | T13 |
| PGA CHAMP - Rickie Fowler | T5 |
| Wyndham - Bud Cauley | ??? |