The PGA Tour will make its way to TPC Sawgrass this week for The PLAYERS Championship. Widely considered the fifth major of the season, 48 of the top 50 golfers in the world will participate in this week’s event. There will be more than $10 million on the line at The PLAYERS Championship. We went through the numbers to figure out the best combination of star talent and sleeper value picks to make sure we helped you build the best lineup to win some serious money as well in fantasy competitions. Here is a look at the optimal lineup for this week’s DraftKings PGA fantasy competitions.
Dustin Johnson, $12,000
The terrible conditions took their toll on Johnson in the second round of last week’s Wells Fargo Championship. If it wasn’t for mother nature wreaking havoc and leading to a brutal second round score, D.J. might very well be entering this week looking for his fourth straight victory. Johnson delivered back-to-back victories at the Genesis Open and the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship before finishing second at last week’s Wells Fargo Championship. He has placed in the top-three in each of his last four starts. With ideal conditions expected for this week, D.J. should continue his dominance as the sports betting favorite to win The PLAYERS Championship.
Justin Thomas, $8,900
There is a major drop in price point from Johnson to Thomas. However, a closer look at the numbers shows how valuable Thomas could be this week. Thomas has three wins, six top-10 results and eight top-25 finishes so far this season. That are ridiculously good numbers for a golfer that is available at $3K less than D.J. Thomas has finished in the top-25 in each of his first two starts at this event including a runner-up finish. He should be a solid pick at TPC Sawgrass again this week.
Russell Henley, $8,200
Henley is having an excellent year so far and there is a good chance it continues at The PLAYERS Championship this week. Henley has finished in the top-26 in each of his last three starts including a victory at the Shell Houston Open. His missed cut at this tournament last year has tempered expectations for this week. However, he did place in the top-25 in each of his previous two appearances at this event. At $8.2K, Henley is another solid value pick in DraftKings competitions this week.
Martin Kaymer, $7,300
The run on excellent value picks continues this week with Kaymer. The German has made the cut in all eight of his starts at TPC Sawgrass. More importantly, he won here in 2014 and he shares the course record. Kaymer has made 14 straight cuts overall including four top-25 finishes over his last five starts. At just $7.2K, Kaymer should be in pretty much every DraftKings lineup this week.
Adam Hadwin, $6,800
Hadwin had been on fire before finished 72nd at the Valero Texas Open. We expect a strong bounce back performance from him this week. Hadwin won the Valspar, recorded a top-10 finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and placed in the top-25 at the RBC Heritage before his last start. At under $7K, it’s easy to overlook his last performance when evaluating his potential for The PLAYERS Championship this week.
Kyle Stanley, $6,700
Stanley is coming off a rough performance at the RBC Heritage. However, he is having a solid season by his standards including top-25 finishes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Shell Houston Open. Stanley should be well rested after getting some time off before this event. At just $6.7K, Stanley should be a solid value option in DraftKings competitions this week.
Tee Times
No. 1 Tee
7:10 AM — Zac Blair, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Blayne Barber
7:21 AM — Kevin Streelman, Lucas Glover, Louis Oosthuizen
7:32 AM — Kyle Stanley, Jason Kokrak, Patrick Cantlay
7:43 AM — Brian Harman, Russell Knox, Jhonattan Vegas
7:54 AM — Hudson Swafford, Brendan Steele, J.B. Holmes
8:05 AM — Cameron Smith, Vaughn Taylor, Keegan Bradley
8:16 AM — Tony Finau, Troy Merritt, Gary Woodland
8:27 AM — Greg Chalmers, Graeme McDowell, Emiliano Grillo
8:38 AM — Pat Perez, Cody Gribble, William McGirt
8:49 AM — Marc Leishman, James Hahn, Matt Every
9:00 AM — Kyle Reifers, Harold Varner III, Bernd Wiesberger
9:11 AM — Ben Crane, Graham DeLaet, Grayson Murray
12:35 PM — Martin Laird, Chez Reavie, Shawn Stefani
12:46 PM — Roberto Castro, Patrick Rodgers, Michael Kim
12:57 PM — Scott Brown, Ross Fisher, Matthew Fitzpatrick
1:08 PM — Danny Willett, Shane Lowry, Bill Haas
1:19 PM — Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka
1:30 PM — Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Martin Kaymer
1:41 PM — Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott, Matt Kuchar
1:52 PM — Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy
2:03 PM — Mackenzie Hughes, Jim Herman, K.J. Choi
2:14 PM — Charl Schwartzel, Smylie Kaufman, Ernie Els
2:25 PM — John Huh, Jamie Lovemark, Rafa Cabrera Bello
2:36 PM — Freddie Jacobson, Chad Campbell, Ricky Barnes
No. 10 Tee
7:10 AM — Jason Bohn, Daniel Summerhays, Francesco Molinari
7:21 AM — Harris English, Bernhard Langer, Derek Fathauer
7:32 AM — Bryce Molder, Kevin Na, Mark Hubbard
7:43 AM — Aaron Baddeley, Fabian Gomez, David Lingmerth
7:54 AM — Jim Furyk, Billy Horschel, Vijay Singh
8:05 AM — Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson, Paul Casey
8:16 AM — Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson, Jason Day
8:27 AM — Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Phil Mickelson
8:38 AM — Adam Hadwin, Luke Donald, Alex Noren
8:49 AM — Si Woo Kim, Daniel Berger, Branden Grace
9:00 AM — Sean O’Hair, Ryan Palmer, Yuta Ikeda
9:11 AM — Ian Poulter, Cameron Tringale, Tommy Fleetwood
12:35 PM — Seung-Yul Noh, Sung Kang
12:46 PM — Boo Weekley, Robert Garrigus, David Hearn
12:57 PM — Lee Westwood, Patton Kizzire, Andrew Loupe
1:08 PM — D.A. Points, Ryan Moore, Chris Kirk
1:19 PM — Kevin Chappell, Billy Hurley III, Brian Stuard
1:30 PM — Jonas Blixt, Brian Gay, Tyrrell Hatton
1:41 PM — Danny Lee, Robert Streb, Ben Martin
1:52 PM — Russell Henley, Rod Pampling, Kevin Kisner
2:03 PM — Peter Malnati, Webb Simpson, Steve Stricker
2:14 PM — Jason Dufner, Scott Piercy, Alex Cejka
2:25 PM — Wesley Bryan, Charley Hoffman, David Toms
2:36 PM — Johnson Wagner, Spencer Levin, Luke List
2:47 PM — Jerry Kelly, Anirban Lahiri, Brett Stegmaier
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