The Daily Spin – DraftKings Daily Fantasy Golf Preview – The Barclays

It’s midnight, I’ve got my feet up and just poured myself a cocktail and I am ready to write. In the background, I am watching Living The Fantasy, a fun little documentary covering the rapid rise of fantasy sports over the last few years. It’s fast paced look at our world and some of the faces that have helped the game to grow to where it is today. It’s running on Pay Per View on DirecTV if you are looking for something entertaining to watch over the next couple of weeks. I am constantly amazed each week when I look at the industry and the rapid rate of growth that we continue to see. As Jeff and I prepare ourselves for the Fantasy Golf World Championship next week out in Boston, it’s been a lot of fun to look back and reflect on this season and what we have seen in the growth of daily fantasy golf. The incredible part is that this is really just the beginning and when you see what is about to take place this year for the NFL, you will have an even better understanding of where golf is headed for the 2015-2016 season.

The first weekend of the NFL season will have over a half million entries into its initial Millionaire Maker tournament, roughly five times as many players as were in most of those events last year. With DraftKings opening up operations in the U.K and planning to move into the rest of Europe shortly thereafter, I believe that daily fantasy golf is poised to become the fastest growing fantasy sport in the world. It is not out of the realm of possibilities that by the time The Masters rolls around in April, we very well could see prize pools in golf in excess of $5 million and potentially approaching $10 million by next summer. What this means for all of you that are putting in the time right now to learn the game and practice good habits and bankroll management is that by this time next year, there are going to be huge numbers of new players just getting their feet wet for the first time in golf as the NFL winds its way down and if you implement the type of system that we have preached all year, the 2015-2016 golf season has the potential to be enormously profitable for all of you.

Now that you are all worked up into a lather, I want to get you even more excited as this weekend marks the beginning of the FedEx Cup playoffs for the PGA. For theses last four tournaments of the season, we will see the field of players whittled down from the Top 125 (actually slightly below 120 this week after withdrawals and those skipping the event) to 100, then down to 70, and then 30 until one player is crowned the new champion and takes home $10 million. In reality, only these three events are going to be truly mean anything to daily fantasy players as having a field of only 30 players without a cut that final championship weekend is not going to offer as much opportunity to build rosters that are very distinguishable from other owners. Fortunately, the golf off-season only lasts a few weeks and then the players are back at it by mid to late October starting off the fall slate off events.

I cannot stress enough the importance of taking advantage of the fall season to be some of the first owners to identify the future stars of the tour next season. When Hawaii golf picks up in January, if you have kept up with the game during the fall, you are going to be way ahead of those folks that primarily focused on football. During this time, Jeff and I are going to be working on adding new content and research tools to enhance your experience with the site. By the end of September, we should have the first new enhancement available for subscribers and intend to continue adding little pieces throughout the fall and into 2016.

Before I get any further into over promising on site development, I want to take a quick look back at last weekend and the results of the Wyndham Championship. We had a real up down battle with the picks last week. I warned you that an event like that would be a little on the wild side with a lot of variance around the types of players who would make or miss the cut and it certainly lived up to expectations. At the end, 51 year-old, Davis Love III was crowned the champion, becoming the 4th oldest player to win a PGA Tour event after finishing with a brilliant 6 under round on Sunday to win the event. As far as our upper echelon of players were concerned, we had mixed results with Brooks Koepka again leading the charge and putting up over 100 fantasy points. Brandt Snedeker seemed like he would be in contention after shooting 9 shots under par in the second round, but ended up faltering on Sunday and never really getting into the mix. The disappointment at the top came from an unlikely source in Hideki Matsuyama who finished 5 shots under par after the first round, only to crumble on Friday and miss the cut by one stroke. My other two upper tier salaried player, Bill Haas and Webb Simpson each acquitted themselves well in finishing near the top of the field.

In the middle tier, we had some success with a few players, but also a couple of notable failures. Russell Knox has a game that is really made for Sedgefield, but no matter how good your game is in ten different statistical categories, if you end a round with a SGP stat of -4.937, there are not a lot of ways to dig out of that hole. Knox nearly pulled it off on Friday by drilling a 21 foot birdie putt on the final hole, but then watched as the cut line cruelly danced up and down before settling just one shot beyond his reach. Stewart Cink also struggled to convert opportunities and watched his chances of making the cut slip away with an 18th hole bogey in an event many predicted he would do well in. Our other five value plays made it through cut as Thomas, Wilcox, English, Cook and Dufner found their way through, but for the most part, could not play four strong rounds of golf and found themselves in the middle of the pack by the end of Sunday.

The sleepers preformed well for us, but with a bit of asterisk. John Peterson opened his round on Thursday by shooting one shot under par through nine holes. However, an injury to his hip ended his tournament prematurely as he was unable to continue after 14 holes and withdrew from the event. He tweeted afterward that as much as he cared about our DraftKings lineups, he cared more about getting his body healthy…funny guy. Hopefully, he does get healthy for next season because as of now, I have no interest in using him as long as injuries are a concern. I will say that the same can be said this week for Erik Compton, Graham DeLaet, Matt Every, Chris Kirk and Jason Kokrak. In a smaller field, it is even more damaging than normal to roster a player who withdraws or misses the cut so take little to no risk on players that have either injury concerns or in the case of Chris Kirk, are returning for the first time after a bit of a layoff due to injury.

The only sleeper pick that really missed for us was Hudson Swafford, who continues to struggle with consistency issues despite showing certain skills that could make him competitive in years ahead. The three sleepers that did well for our cause were Adam Hadwin, Vaughn Taylor and Jim Herman, who really played well and had a chance to win until one terrible hole ruined him on Sunday. All in all, a little disappointing with a few guys missed the mark that should have performed well, but for the most part, I was very successful in my cash games in winning almost all of them with a roster that included a zero point performance from John Peterson.

For this week, the strategy again shifts a little bit. The course is going to play fairly easy, but the field is much stronger as well. Focus in on the solid players this week for your cash games and building around a few core players. There is just little reason to dig into the lower 6000 range of the price scale to build your cash game teams this week. There are a handful of players in that range that could do well this week, but there just is not a lot of reason to take extra risk. My advice is similar to what I said for the PGA Championship: Keep it boring.

There are so many solid guys in the middle price ranges that rarely miss cuts that just offhand, it was easy to grab six golfers within a minute or two that are nearly cut proof at a course like this. The beauty of a strategy like this in a strong field is that every single one of these middle range players could jump up into the Top 10 by Sunday and compete to win the tournament. There should really be no reason for any of you to ask me if Pat Perez is safe for cash games this week. If you have gone down that far on the list, you have already screwed it up. Erase your lineup and start from scratch. Yes, there are a number of guys that I like as cut makers this week, but I have no intention of rolling any of those players out in cash games or high buy in, low entry fields. Save these players for the 30-50 lineups that you want to throw at the $3 GPP this week. I say this as someone who got cute by owning Pat Perez in the $1060 Clubhouse GPP a couple of weeks back and having him be the single piece that cost me dearly. There will be people who play these types of players, but even if a few of these players do well, others are going to miss so in a large field, you are going to have an edge.

This is going to be another very solid week for cash games, much the same way as during major championship weeks as the pricing is very soft for the value players in the field. In weeks like this, I like to increase my overall play and also play more cash games than normal. There will be a lot of overlap in terms of ownership and I expect the strong players to perform well this week as the conditions are perfect with weather not being a big factor the way it has been in previous weeks. The course itself is Plainfield Country Club in Edison, New Jersey. It will play this week as a Par 70 and just over 7000 yards with two Par 5 and four Par 3 holes. There really is not one length that stands out hole after hole. The shortest of the Par 3 holes is 146 yards with the longest being close to 225 yards. The Par 4 holes contain a mix of short, almost drivable holes and also a couple that are nearly 500 yards in length. Both Par 5 holes play close to 600 yards so there are only a handful of players that will be able to get to the green in two shots.

In looking at course history and attempting to decide on which stats to focus in on, we are not left with a lot to look at seeing as this event has only been held at Plainfield on one previous occasion back in 2011, when Dustin Johnson won the event after it was shortened to only three rounds due to a hurricane. After only three rounds, he was 19 shots under par and there is little reason to believe that the course will be much more difficult this time around. In weeks like this, where there is little course history, but we know that there will have to be some low numbers put up to win, we want to start with the absolute basics: Strokes Gained Tee to Green, Birdie (and to a lesser extent Eagle) Average, Strokes Gained Putting and Greens in Regulation. If you want to keep things simple, you can use those four stats, recent form and tournament history (obviously weighting 2011 much more heavily). I am going to dig a little deeper and look at Par 4 and Par 5 scoring, Proximity to the hole, and short to mid range iron play.

Is everyone ready for the playoffs? We enjoy the way things wind up for the golf season as it is exciting to have all of the best players back for a few more weeks rather than simply having the season wind its way down into nothing as it had done for decades prior to the advent of the FedEx Cup. Keep us informed of how your teams are doing week to week. If you hit a big win, you’ve got a shot at earning a shout out on our webcast or even potentially some swag to show off to your friends. Also, if you have any questions for Jeff or myself, shoot them over to us and we will answer them on our show, through Twitter or on my weekly Periscope appearance which is every Wednesday night at 9pm CST. Also, Roger Casey is taking his ‘act’ to the little screen and had a great time doing his first weekly Periscope broadcast last night. Feel free to pop in and to ask him anything golf related or otherwise to keep him on his toes.

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Let’s get right to business this week. I want to make things as simple as possible this week for your cash game needs. In order to do this, I put together a small core of cash game ready players to work from this week for building your lineups. Feel free to stray at your own risk, but if you restrict yourself to this group in building 2-3 teams, I am very confident that you will experience a high level of success this week. Most of the players in this group are either outstanding when it comes to making cuts or have been in incredible form over the last couple of months. Each is priced affordably between 7-10k and has plenty of upside to complement the high floor that each has this week.

1) Brooks Koepka ($9,700) 16/18 Cuts
2) Matt Kuchar ($9,300) 20/21 Cuts
3) Jim Furyk ($8,800) 13/15 Cuts
4) Paul Casey ($8,700) 15/19 Cuts
5) Hideki Matsuyama ($8,500) 19/21 Cuts
6) Patrick Reed ($8,100) 21/23 Cuts
7) Robert Streb ($7,900) 21/26 Cuts, 10 straigh made cuts with 8 Top 20s and 4 Top 10s
8) David Lingmerth ($7,800) 16/25 Cuts, 6 straight made cuts with 4 Top 10s and a win in that span
9) Danny Lee ($7,700) 20/32 Cuts, made 11 of his last 15 cuts, w 8 Top 25s, 5 Top 10s and a win in that span
10) Jimmy Walker ($7,600) 18/20 Cuts
11) Russell Henley ($7,500) 17/20 Cuts
12) Tony Finau ($7,300) 20/28 Cuts, made 10 cuts of last 11 starts with 9 Top 25s and 3 Top 10s

Stick within this core group of players and you are going to have a great chance at winning your cash games this week. Obviously, no plan is bullet proof and the odds are that one or two of these guys could drop the ball, they each have a great chance at making it to Saturday even if a couple of them like Walker and Matsuyama have been a little off their normal form lately. However, both guys are immensely talented player and their respective floors should be around a 40-50th place finish while also having the potential to finish in the Top 10 if they each play the way we are accustomed to seeing them perform.

Some of you will demand to own Spieth, Day or Rose, but understand that will probably force your hand a bit down into the high 6000 range where guys like Na, Bohn and English look like good cut makers, but on paper, do not seem to have the same upside as the players listed above. Of the players listed above, I am not as interested in Walker, Matsuyama or Reed for GPPs simply due to the fact that I have not seen enough from them to lead me to believe that a top 10 finish is in the cards. None of these players have strung together four good rounds of golf in an event in months so I would rather take a little more risk with players like Webb Simpson, Justin Thomas or Danny Lee who may have a little more blowup risk, but also have more potential currently to compete for a Top 10 finish.

Whoever comes to me tomorrow asking how I feel about Ishikawa or McGirt for cash games can re-read these last few paragraphs. They may have a shot to make the cut, but I am not going to take the risk if I can avoid it. Last week, the range between 6000-8500 was pretty unpredictable so it made a lot more sense to go down to the sleepers in order to lock in quality players at the top who you could (mostly) count on. This week, there is a pretty big difference between the players priced between 7-9k and those below 7k. You are unlikely to be compensated for taking on the extra risk this week. The players in the low to mid $8000 range last week included: Austin Cook, Russell Knox, Ollie Schniederjans, CHIII and Harris English. This week, it includes Patrick Reed, Zach Johnson, Brandt Snedeker, Hideki Matsuyama and Paul Casey. Use information like this to your advantage each week when considering the risk versus reward factor for how you construct your rosters.

For the rest of the missive this week, I will focus on some of the key players to use in building your GPP lineups for the week. A lot of these guys are fairly obvious and do not require a lot of commentary, but I wanted to cover a few more players than normal this week as once again, we have a field filled with high quality players where many could conceivably compete for a high finish this week.

BLUE CHIPS

Jordan Spieth ($12,600) – Little needs to be said for Spieth. He is having a historic season and should continue his brilliant play this week. Seeing as it is a shorter course, this should help Spieth who is not the longest hitter off the tee, but is brilliant with his iron play and short game. He will be looking to build up his point lead this weekend.

SGTG – 2nd
SGP – 6th
Birdie or Better Avg – 2nd
Par 4 Scoring – 1st
Par 5 Scoring – 20th
Proximity – 25th
GIR – 47th

NOTE: Early this morning, Day WD from this week’s Pro-Am event. His trainer characterized it as a precautionary WD as Day tweaked his back moving items form under a motor coach Tuesday night.
Jason Day ($11,500) – Another obvious selection, Day has turned up his game and really found his form after battling through Vertigo earlier this summer at The US Open. With two recent wins at the RBC Canadian Open and his first win in a major at The PGA Championship, Day enters the FedEx Cup playoffs as arguably golf’s hottest player. The fact that you can get him at and $1,100 discount to Spieth should make him a much more popular choice than Spieth and opens up a few more options for the rest of your roster in the middle ranges. Day also finished in 15th at Plainfield back in 2011.

SGTG – 11th
SGP – 9th
Birdie or Better Avg – 1st
Par 4 Scoring – 3rd
Par 5 Scoring – 10th
Proximity – 152nd
GIR – 22nd

Justin Rose ($10,900) – One of the most consistent top tier players since this spring, Rose has finished outside of the Top 10 only twice since The Masters in April and also recorded a win at the Zurich Classic to go along with his eight Top 10 finishes on the season. Outside of being an average putter, his statistics are about as solid as can be for this style of course and he finished 9th here back in 2011.

SGTG – 5th
SGP – 79th
Birdie or Better Avg – 3rd
Par 4 Scoring – 44th
Par 5 Scoring – 6th
Proximity – 15th
GIR – 8th

Dustin Johnson ($10,700) – A slightly more expensive version of Brooks Koepka, DJ has solidified his reputation as a player that fails to perform under pressure having melted down in dramatic fashion in his last four events. This should take owners off of him this week making his a compelling GPP play. He is a scoring machine when he gets on a roll and won at Plainfield back in 2011. It is always tough to watch him when he is on your roster, but his scoring potential is hard to ignore and he should be able to overpower the course this week.

SGTG – 15th
SGP – 51st
Birdie or Better Avg – 6th
Par 4 Scoring – 39th
Par 5 Scoring – 3rd
Proximity – 39th
GIR – 125th

Bubba Watson ($9,900) – In previous years, this might have been a spot to pass on Bubba, but this season, Bubba has found a new level for his game, improving his wedge play an putting tremendously. Bubba has played well at events were the scores tend to run really low, posting a win at The Travelers, a T13 at The Greenbrier and a 2nd at the RBC Canadian Open. The biggest strike against Bubba this week is that he missed the cut here back in 2011. My hope is that the MC will keep a few owners away, but I think he will still be popular.

SGTG – 1st
SGP – 37th
Birdie or Better Avg – 3rd
Par 4 Scoring – 22nd
Par 5 Scoring – 1st
Proximity – 105th
GIR – 32nd

Brooks Koepka ($9,700) – There is not a lot new to say here. He posted another Top 10 last week and another effort of over 100 fantasy points. I will keep recommending him until he is priced in a way that makes him more difficult to roster as he still continues to be a bargain in a softer pricing environment. He has made nine straight cuts and only been outside of the Top 20 one time in that span.

SGTG – 20th
SGP – 8th
Birdie or Better Avg – 8th
Par 4 Scoring – 6th
Par 5 Scoring – 4th
Proximity – 57th
GIR – 9th

HIGH VALUE PLAYS

Matt Kuchar ($9,300) – The Kuchar of previous years seems to be returning just in time for the playoffs. though he has missed only one cut this year, the Top 10 finishes have been a bit more spaced out this season. Recently, he has strung together a few solid finishes with a 12th place finish at the US Open, a 7th place finish at the RBC Canadian Open and another 7th place finish at the PGA Championship. His history at The Barclays is stellar and he finished in 2nd place at Plainfield back in 2011.

SGTG – 28th
SGP – 29th
Birdie or Better Avg – 28th
Par 4 Scoring – 12th
Par 5 Scoring – 8th
Proximity – 162nd
GIR – 101st

Jim Furyk ($8,800) – Were it not for some unsteady putting throughout the course of the season. Furyk would be a perfect statistical fit for this course. However, the rest of his numbers line up well enough so that he should be in position for another strong finish to the season. He has been in the Top 10 the last two years at The Barclay, although he did only finish 54th in 2011. His tee to green game, iron play and proximity to the hole make him a very appealing option for owners this week.

SGTG – 4th
SGP – 126th
Birdie or Better Avg – 100th
Par 4 Scoring – 19th
Par 5 Scoring – 143rd
Proximity – 2nd
GIR – 28th

Paul Casey ($8,700) – Casey is one of those hot or cold players that gets on runs where it seems like he is in the Top 10 nearly every week. He may be entering this type of stretch after a 3rd place finish last week at The Wyndham Championship. Statistically, he is similar to Furyk, but has been a slightly better putter. He did not play at Plainfield in 2011, but has two Top 25 finishes in two starts at The Barclays over the last five years.

SGTG – 10th
SGP – 99th
Birdie or Better Avg – 49th
Par 4 Scoring – 16th
Par 5 Scoring – 14th
Proximity – 15th
GIR – 5th

VALUE PLAYS

Robert Streb ($7,900) – As stated above, Streb has been incredibly consistent from The Players up to now. His proximity and short iron play may challenge him a bit, but he has been a great tee to green player overall, hits plenty of greens and putts well. His price has crept up after a number of strong finishes, but he still remains below the average salary overall.

SGTG – 27th
SGP – 22nd
Birdie or Better Avg – 26th
Par 4 Scoring – 9th
Par 5 Scoring – 59th
Proximity – 159th
GIR – 11th

Webb Simpson ($7,900) – I am going to play with fire here again and enjoy a few shots while watching Webb Simpson shank a bunch of easy putts. For all of his faults with his putter, he is brilliant tee to green and in most other statistical categories. He makes for a nice GPP play as he can get hot and post a Top 10 in almost any field as he did at Plainfield back in 2011 when he took 9th. Coming off of a 6th place finish last week at The Wyndham, he may have some momentum going into the playoffs.

SGTG – 6th
SGP – 170th
Birdie or Better Avg – 45th
Par 4 Scoring – 108th
Par 5 Scoring – 4th
Proximity – 44th
GIR – 60th

David Lingmerth ($7,800) – He played great for us at the PGA Championship for us and has been trending in the right direction since his win at The Memorial. He does struggle a bit to hit greens, but mostly makes up for it with his ability to scramble. His stats are not near the top in most categories, but above average almost across the board. His form is such that I expect big things from him going into the playoffs.

SGTG – 53rd
SGP – 56th
Birdie or Better Avg – 54th
Par 4 Scoring -57th
Par 5 Scoring – 52nd
Proximity – 44th
GIR – 123rd

Danny Lee ($7,700) – If you just ignore the courses that were not really a fit with Lee’s game (US Open, The Open), Lee has taken his game up a notch this summer. His tee to green game has improved, he is a steady putter and his iron play is really strong from all distances. It feels like he has really found his stride this season and at a shorter course like this, I expect Lee to score often.

SGTG – 76th
SGP – 28th
Birdie or Better Avg – 21st
Par 4 Scoring – 88th
Par 5 Scoring – 96th
Proximity – 27th
GIR – 110th

Justin Thomas ($7,700) – Like many of the younger players on tour, Thomas is a very streaky player. One minute, he sits atop the leaderboard, the next, he’s tied for 43rd and in a freefall. However, there is a lot to like about Thomas and the most important factor is that he typically posts a lot of birdies throughout each tournament he plays in so that even when he does collapse, he usually has managed to accumulate a large number of points along the way to offset his drop in position…usually. With GPPs, it’s nice to have a guy like Thomas who may not quite be able to close, but is putting himself in position to do so more and more often.

SGTG – 21st
SGP – 108th
Birdie or Better Avg – 7th
Par 4 Scoring – 94th
Par 5 Scoring – 2nd
Proximity – 79th
GIR – 34th

Russell Henley ($7,500) – A cut maker with upside is the perfect way to describe Henley. He seemed to be struggling a bit around mid June when he missed back to back cuts, but The Memorial and US Open are certainly forgivable. His iron play is a bit of a worry, but it held up well at the WGC and the PGA Championship. He is solid in total driving and putts well which should help him in an event where a lot of players will go low. He enters the event with three straight Top 20 finishes.

SGTG – 88th
SGP – 7th
Birdie or Better Avg – 32ndh
Par 4 Scoring – 57th
Par 5 Scoring – 47th
Proximity – 170th
GIR – 75th

Tony Finau ($7,300) – The stats do not line up perfectly this week for Finau, but his form is great, especially since the middle part of the year when I quit writing him up for a while… He is going to be popular this week at his price, but he can certainly score at a course like this so the potential upside is there. Be wary of being all in on him, but given his potential and low salary, he gives owners a lot of room to work if he is on your roster this week.

SGTG – 29th
SGP – 127th
Birdie or Better Avg – 12th
Par 4 Scoring – 30th
Par 5 Scoring – 20th
Proximity – 159th
GIR – 48th

SLEEPERS

I am not going for anything flashy this week. I want four guys here that can make a cut for us. Yes, there are others that have a bit of potential to make some noise, but all we want are guys who are not going to hurt us this week. Typically, the pricing is soft enough so that a few big names fall into this range, but that is not quite the case this week.

Jason Bohn ($6,900) – He is back again this week and at a course that fits his game even better than when I liked him the last time. I do not care what the composition of the field looks like when you are striking the ball as well and as precisely as Bohn has throughout the season. For a short course where strong iron play, proximity and steady putting is rewarded, this lines up for Bohn to do even better than he did at the PGA Championship. This could be his last shot at the playoffs so he will be looking to make the most of it.

SGTG – 40th
SGP – 38th
Birdie or Better Avg – 10th
Par 4 Scoring – 2nd
Par 5 Scoring – 59th
Proximity – 2nd
GIR – 27th

Harris English ($6,800) – We nearly had a full weekend of solid play from English last weekend until his play flattened out on Sunday and he finished in an unremarkable 31st place…yet another forgettable finish for English in a season where he has shown promise, but failed to deliver any big results. Fortunately, he does not need to deliver anything more than four rounds of golf for us to be happy this weekend. He has missed the cut at The Barclays the last two years, but the change of venue should help him out as his stats are well suited for the course. He comes into the event having made nine straight cuts.

SGTG – 68th
SGP – 24th
Birdie or Better Avg – 58th
Par 4 Scoring – 56th
Par 5 Scoring – 20th
Proximity – 72nd
GIR – 59th

Chad Campbell ($6,600) – Another older pro undergoing a late career resurgence, Chad Campbell enters The Barclays having made 8 straight cuts with four Top 25 finishes along the way. His putting leaves something to be desired, but the rest of his game is pretty steady. He took 54th here back in 2011 so I know he can make a cut here. I don’t think he has tremendous upside, but we are not looking for anything too flashy in this spot so getting through Friday is all I we need to make this a successful play.

SGTG – 48th
SGP – 113th
Birdie or Better Avg – 133rd
Par 4 Scoring – 137th
Par 5 Scoring – 29th
Proximity – 37th
GIR – 30th

William McGirt ($6,400) – I was close to writing him up last week and regretted missing out on him as he posted a very solid 14th place finish at The Wyndham Champsionship. He enters The Barclays having made the cut in eight of his last ten events with a handful of respectable finishes considering his price. McGirt has made the cut at The Barclays in three of the last four years including a 5th place finish last year, a 10th place finish in 2012 and a 25th place finish in 2011. His stats align well here so I think there is a great chance for him to make the cut again this year.

SGTG – 45th
SGP – 88th
Birdie or Better Avg – 122nd
Par 4 Scoring – 27th
Par 5 Scoring – 59th
Proximity – 32nd
GIR – 44th

Finally, if you really want to free up some salary cap space at the bottom, feel free to plug Adam Hadwin or Ryo Ishikawa into some of your smaller buy-in GPP lineups. Both are in good form and will need to continue to play well or face elimination moving forward as players are cut away each week. Since I know I will get asked, I will give honorable mention status to a few other sleepers out there: Kevin Na, Kevin Kisner, CHIII, Scott Piercy and Shawn Stefani were all guys worthy of consideration and could be mixed into your lineups if you are looking to stack two top players or build a few dozen teams. I wanted to pick the four players that I thought were most likely to make the cut, so that is the starting point for the week.

Best of luck and keep me posted on your progress! Remember, I am here all day for questions on lineups and strategy!

-myzteriouzly

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