For those of you new to the plethora of content DFSKarma.com puts out on a daily/weekly basis, this is my weekly PGA article that focuses on the cheapos no one else dare write about. It had massive success last year with my getting sub $7K (DK) golfers finishing top 10 at less than 1% ownership on an almost weekly basis. Well, I’m bringing it back this year with the same concept. My cap this year is $7300 in DraftKings pricing (but you can still play them on FanDuel, FantasyDraft, or Yahoo). I focus on recent form and course history heavily to spit out my favorite 5 golfers from within that range.
That being said, my PGA Punt Plays article looks a little different (for the better) moving forward. You will see below that I have highlighted 5 players within Fantasy National within my price range of $7300 and below.
2019 British Open
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Lucas Glover is coming off a Top 10 finish last week. This week we get him at SUPER cheap salary and the highest ranking in my Punt Plays range. If you are making lineups for the LAST Milli Maker of the season, LOAD UP.
No lie, I dreamt about adding Hadwin in a lineup last night. That was BEFORE seeing he was 12th in total strokes gained in my model. Dream Narrative SZN BABY!
Niemann, like Glover, is also coming off a Top 10 finish last week. This week we get him with 4 stats in the Top 13 (not including 11th in DK scoring). His Bentgrass putting has been shaky, but it’s not even 60% Bentgrass this week. So I still like him.
Old Man Furyk is back to the Punt Plays with 3 stats ranking inside the Top 11. Although he is “so-so” at Bentgrass putting, he has performed well for me each time he has made my weekly write up. Trust in the old man to make the cut again.
Sungjae Im has burned me all season. But I don’t want the LAST major of the year to be the one where he goes off and I didn’t write about him being 19th overall in my model. Proceed with caution!
Aaron Wise has 58th in SG: ARG being his worst stat and his best being 23rd in SG: BS. He isn’t going to finish Top 20 this week, but that consistency across the board is enough to get him to make the cut.
Keegan’s Bengrass numbers are what brings him down to 28th overall in my model. If we took that out, he’d probably be inside the Top 20. He is also in AC’s Final Thoughts. 1+1=2.
Mr. Makes The Cut did exactly what we wanted him to do last week, he made the cut. He didn’t do much thereafter as he finished a uneventful 63rd, BUT HE MADE THE CUT PEOPLE. That’s what we are paying him to do again at UBER cheap salary.
Keith Mitchell’s numbers are similar to Wise’s in the sense that nothing stands out as amazing or impressive, but nothing is complete trash. At $6500 you just want him to play all 4 rounds.
Tournament History
This event is part of a course rotation each year. Thus, the finishing numbers don’t directly coincide with THIS event at THIS course. However, it’s always good to take a gander on how they perform in a major event. So here you go…
