Draftkings Puerto Rico
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What’s going on guys. Alex here, and I am back with my DraftKings PGA Sleeper Picks for The Puerto Rico Open. Last week I had another successful week with all three of main picks making the cut, with Wesley Bryan finishing 69th, Martin Kaymer T23, and Lucas Glover T7. We didn’t have another winner, but it was great to see Kaymer in the top 25 and especially Glover inside the top ten. This week The Tour heads to Coco Beach Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico for The 2017 Puerto Rico Open. Coco Beach is a par 72 that is 7,506 yards long. Accurate and shorter players can definitely have success here, but I am leaning towards targeting longer hitters with rain in the forecast for all four days. Distance isn’t a must with players electing to club down on some of these holes, but for the holes they will hit driver, it will be an advantage if the course is a very soft.
Just like the last few weeks, par five scoring will be very important here at Coco, with the last five winners of this event shooting an average of 8.8 strokes under par on these par fives. Also, like every week, we want to target good greens in regulation players, with water and sand traps surrounding most of these greens. So this week the main stats I will be looking for in my picks are strokes gained tee to green, greens in regulation percentage, driving distance, driving accuracy (not a must), strokes gained putting, birdie or better percentage, and par five scoring. This is by far one of the weakest fields we will see this season with most of the best players on The Tour competing in The WGC Dell Match Play. Now this is still a full field with a cut line in effect, but with DraftKings making most of their contests smaller, it makes sense in my opinion to play a smaller percentage of your bankroll than you do on usual weeks. Also if you want more picks for The Puerto Rico Open, check out Geoff’s DraftKings picks through this link and Keegan’s betting picks that will be posted soon.As always if any of these picks help you win or if you need any advice let me know on Twitter. @Hunta512.
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Nick Taylor: (7,200) Taylor is quietly having a very solid season making 9/12 cuts overall. He has now made the cut in five of his last six tournaments, with three straight made cuts, including a T10 at The Pebble Beach Pro Am. He has only played here at Coco Beach once, last season, but he was terrific in his first event here, finishing with a T5 at last year’s Puerto Rico Open. He isn’t the flashiest player ranking 69th in driving distance (294.2 yards), 109th in strokes gained tee to green, 147th in strokes gained putting, 109th in GIR percentage (67.2%), and 105th in birdie or better percentage, but he is a very strong par five scorer which should help him again here this season, with him ranking 15th in par five scoring so far this year.
The one concern I have with him is can really spray it off the tee ranking 149th in driving accuracy this season, but even though he only hit 59% of these fairways last season, he made up for it with the rest of his game, specifically his putting on these Paspalum greens, with his very low 26.3 average putts per round for the week. Now we all now putting can be a week to week thing, but this is a nice sign that should be able to putt well on these greens again this time around, with him arguably in better form this season. I am not expecting another T5, but he definitely has top 20 upside, and is a solid value play at only $7,200.
Trey Mullinax: (6,500) Maybe I am just a sucker for Mullinax, but in my opinion he is just way too cheap when considering his talent in this weak field. Yes he has missed his last two cuts, but before this he had made four straight and seven of his last nine cuts. He hasn’t competed in two weeks, since The Valspar, so hopefully he took that time to straighten out his game. Overall for the year his stats are solid, ranking 115th in strokes gained tee to green, 90th in strokes gained putting, 7th in driving distance, 135th in GIR percentage (65.9%), 43rd in birdie or better percentage, and 56th in par five scoring.
He has never competed here but I think if we see him get back to his old form, he has a great chance to make the cut considering this field of players. Also if the rain does actually pan out, his long 308.7 yard average drive will be huge for him. There is no way he can be considered a safe play right now, but I think he is worth a shot in GPPs with the hope that he will bounce back this week.
Michael Bradley: (5,900) The Champions Tour regular is a course horse here at Coco that should come with a very low ownership. He is 7/8 in The Puerto Rico Open including a T26 last season, a T15 in 2010, and a wins in 2009 and 2011. The 50 year old has only played in one PGA official event this year, but he competed when he teed it up, making the cut and finishing with a T42 at The Sanderson Farms Championship. He is 3/3 in the new year on The Champions Tour, with a 69.7% GIR percentage and a 280.5 yard average drive.
Even though these courses are much easier, he has also been playing well on par fives, shooting -4.3 on the par fives in his last three events. I am expecting him to fare well on these par fives here at Coco that he is very familiar with, shooting -9 on these same par fives just last year. Even though he is an older player $5,900 is a ridiculous price for a player with this type of course history. At this salary, he is a nice gamble to make the cut that will can help you squeeze in multiple high end players.
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What’s goin’ on fantasy golf fans?! If you are reading this, congratulations, you are officially a fantasy golf addict! The Puerto Rico Open brings out the true degenerates who will do whatever it takes just to get a taste of DraftKings golf.
The best players in the world will NOT be here, as they are competing for some World Golf Championship title in Texas. Clearly those guys have their priorities backwards, as we all know the real prestigious event is taking place in Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Open will take place at Coco Beach Golf Club in Puerto Rico. It is a 7,500 yard Par 72. I won’t break down the course too much, just know that the main defense this course has is wind. If the wind picks up this week, then this tournament is a bigger crapshoot than it already is.
The stats I am focusing on this week are the basic stats that translate into DraftKings points. Birdie or better percentage will be my most heavily weighted stat to go along with strokes gained T2G and approach, as well as ball striking and Par 5 scoring average. Two of the Par 5s on this course are reachable by most, but the longer hitters will have a chance to make up ground on the Par 5s that are over 600 yards in length.
Alright, let’s get to the picks!
Staples
My favorite golfers for the week – for Cash and GPP contests.
Luke List – $9,900
Luke List is my favorite play of the week even though he will be the chalkiest of chalk plays. Luke List has been sniffing around leaderboards for quite some time now. He had an outstanding fall swing series and now looks to be rounding into form with a 27th and 17th place finish the last two weeks. He leads the field in strokes gained T2G, driving distance, Par 5 scoring and birdie or better percentage. A clean sweep in the key stats and a lock for well over 50% of my lineups. I’ll be shocked if he isn’t in contention on Sunday.
Danny Lee – $8,700
Danny Lee has been really struggling with his game and had a terrible finish to the 2016 season. However, he is still one of the best golfers in the field and seems to have regained some form within the last two weeks. His T17 last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational saw him gain strokes in the field in everything but around the green. Lee has a second place finish at this event in 2015, the only time he has played here in the last five years. Lee is trending in the right direction and is under priced in a very weak field.
Harold Varner III – $7,300
How in the world is a player of Harold Varner’s caliber priced at $7,300 in this field. Sure he can be inconsistent at times, but in this field, he is easily one of the best. Varner played very well last week at Bay Hill, finishing T34 at a course that was playing much harder than Coco Beach. We all know about Varner’s elite driving distance, which will help him score a ton on these easy Par 5s, but he also brings a strong approach game to Puerto Rico after finishing inside the top 5 in strokes gained approach last week. Varner has no business being priced at $7,300 and is a value that has to be taken advantage of.
Brad Fritsch – $7,100
The Canadian contingent is strong this week, with a lot of attention being geared towards Graham DeLaet and Nick Taylor. However, Brad Fritsch is the canuck that stands out the most to me this week. Fritsch is relatively unheard of in the golf world, as he is an older Web.com Tour grad playing his first season on the PGA Tour. He has made four of six cuts this season on tour and is coming off of a T33 at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. In this field, Fritsch ranks 14th in strokes gained T2G, 7th in Par 5 scoring and 8th in birdie or better percentage. He has also made the cut here both times he has played in Puerto Rico. Fritsch may be off the radar for most this week, but if you think the “Canadians are hot” narrative (thanks Hadwin) is a thing, he is the Canadian you want to own.
Automatic Fades
Bad course fit? Terrible recent form? Players I will have no shares of.
Scott Brown – $9,800
Scott Brown is drawing a lot of attention from the DFS golf world this week, being tagged the 4th most on FanShareSports.com. Brown is known for his course history, as he is a previous winner here and has multiple top 5 finishes. But this year, Brown is coming in with terrible form, missing his last two cuts and finishing outside of the top 50 nine of his last 11 events. I don’t see Brown regaining his form this week, especially if the winds play a factor. If you are going to tell me Brown is likely going to be highly owned at $9,800 when there are numerous options priced above and below him that are in better form, I will gladly fade Brown.
Tyron Van Aswegen – $8,200
The price on Tyron Van Aswegen just doesn’t line up for me this week, even with the subpar field. I would much rather spend a similar amount on David Hearn, Brandon Hagy or J.J. Spaun. Tyron has suspect results at this event, with no finish inside the top 35 in the last three years. He has very pour ball striking stats and terrible Par 5 scoring average relative to some of the golfers priced around him. Even if I constructed 100 lineups this week, Van Aswegen would not find his way onto a single one.
So you got burned?
Recently got screwed by a missed cut or a poor performance? Looks like a good time to jump back on.
Graham DeLaet – $10,600
Graham DeLaet may not have burned a ton of people last week, but his missed cut at Bay Hill is still fresh in the memory of lot of people. Don’t let that one missed cut sway you and put you on another top guy that you may not be super excited about. DeLaet has been showing solid form before last week, has a great track record in Puerto Rico and is the best golfer in this field in terms of strokes gained stats. He ranks 1st in my model this week for good reason. If DeLaet is going to win a tournament on the PGA Tour, the Puerto Rico Open is the exact event I’d expect him to take home.
Chris Kirk – $9,100
Chris Kirk strung some solid golf together in the month of February, but has been disappointing his last two events with back-to-back missed cuts. He had been a sneaky play the last couple of weeks because his price was so low and came up empty handed both times. His price tag of $9,100 can still be viewed as a value in this field and with winning upside all know Kirk has. He will likely go overlooked this week due to some very popular names priced right below him. I am willing to gamble on Kirk this week and see if he can regain some confidence in a very watered down field.
Perfect Pivots
Identifying the chalk, and going elsewhere.
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Graeme McDowell – $10,300
Let’s face it – the names at the top of the DraftKings pricing are just gross. This is the one week where we see golfers who are typically priced in the $6K-$7K range break the five digit mark. My thinking with Graeme McDowell this week is since there doesn’t seem to be a clear cut top player above $10,000, why not just play the golfer who will have the lowest ownership. As it stands right now, McDowell is the least tagged golfer on @FanShareSports above the $10K threshold, and is drawing less attention than Luke List and Scott Brown. McDowell has the best resume out of anyone in this field. Has shown the ability to play very well on coastal lined courses. If the weather gets ugly and windy this week, I like McDowell chances even more.
Fabrizio Zanotti – $9,500
Similar to McDowell, Fabrizio Zanotti is making the Perfect Pivot portion due to the simple fact that he is getting overlooked at the top, although he is still a favorite to win this event. Zanotti has shown he can compete with the best players in the world, as he finished T12 at the WGC Mexico Championship. He has only been tagged seven times on FanShareSports, compared to List (25) and Brown (20). Pivoting off of the chalk in a field that is full of inconsistent golfers could be a very wise decision. Does anyone else in this field have a win within their last two starts? Nope.
David Hearn – $8,400
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The Canadian theme continues in Puerto Rico with David Hearn being a great pivot. As I write this, Hearn has only been tagged twice on FanShareSports, well below almost everyone else priced $8K and above. Hearn has played in Puerto Rico twice, finishing T8 and T24. He has made his last three cuts in considerably tougher fields. Do not sleep on Hearn this week who seems to be flying in under the radar.
“The Price is Wrong, Bob!”
The pricing on these golfers doesn’t seem right.
Willy Wilcox – $7,900
I hate to do this to a fan favorite, but Willy Wilcox does not deserve to be priced $7,900. The form he was showing in early 2016 has completely disappeared, now he finds himself bouncing in between the PGA Tour and Web.com. Tour. He missed the cut at the Valspar, and withdrew two weeks prior at the Honda Classic. He has never played in this event and does not warrant the $7,900 price tag. I don’t expect Wilcox to be very owned this week, with good reason.
Ryan Brehm – $5,900
You have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the DraftKings price list to find Ryan Brehm, a golfer who has not missed the cut in 2017, yet DraftKings is basically stating he is one of the worst players who competes in PGA Tour events. I’m not buying it. I will definitely be overweight on Brehm, as he provides the cap relief required to roster two of the top golfers in this field.
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