PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – WGC HSBC Champions
PGA DFS Expert Grades WGC HSBC Champions
Rory took the first WGC event of this PGA Tour season in a playoff over Xander Schauffele. Which experts pegged Rory as a front-runner? Outside of the below recap from last week, be sure you’re staying up to date on our season long PGA Expert Standings. The Tour will take a week off before resuming at the Mayakoba Classic in Mexico in mid-November.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Louis Oosthuizen | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Adam Scott | A |
| Hideki Matsuyama | A |
| Justin Rose | B |
| Tyrrell Hatton | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Paul Casey | C |
| Henrik Stenson | C |
| Francesco Molinari | C |
| Charles Howell III | D |
| Xinjun Zhang | D |
| Erik Van Rooyen | D |
| Ian Poulter | F |
| Tony Finau | F |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | F |
| Tommy Fleetwood | F |
| Bernd Wiesberger | F |
| Matt Wallace | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Louis Oosthuizen | A+ |
| Adam Scott | A |
| Jason Kokrak | B |
| Kevin Kisner | C |
| Adam Hadwin | D |
*****EXPERT GRADES*****
Grades are the result of a three step process.
First, the field is sorted by raw points achieved and assigned a grade 0-5, with 5 being best. Roughly the top 3-4% receive 5 points, the next 13-15% receive 4 points, the next 13-15% receive 3 points, and so on. In weeks with a cut, almost all MCs receive 0 points.
Next, we follow the same method described above, but we replace raw points with salary ($) / fantasy points (pts).
Finally, we weight the two results (2x raw points grade + value grade / 3) and assign a traditional letter grade.
Pat Mayo – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Hideki Matsuyama | A |
| J.T. Poston | B |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Kevin Kisner | C |
| Charles Howell III | D |
| Adam Hadwin | D |
| Erik Van Rooyen | D |
| Bernd Wiesberger | F |
| Sergio Garcia | F |
| Ian Poulter | F |
Geoff Ulrich – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Matthias Schwab | A+ |
| Louis Oosthuizen | A+ |
| Adam Scott | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Byeong Hun An | B |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Robert Macintyre | C |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Ian Poulter | F |
| Tommy Fleetwood | F |
| Bernd Wiesberger | F |
Drew Phelps – fantasyalarm.com
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Adam Scott | A |
| Corey Conners | B |
| J.T. Poston | B |
| Justin Rose | B |
| Tyrrell Hatton | B |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Francesco Molinari | C |
| Kevin Kisner | C |
| Adam Hadwin | D |
| Charles Howell III | D |
| Erik Van Rooyen | D |
| Mike Lorenzo-Vera | D |
| Xinjun Zhang | D |
| Bernd Wiesberger | F |
| Ian Poulter | F |
| Kevin Tway | F |
| Tony Finau | F |
Chris Durell – dailyfantasysportsrankings.com
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Charles Howell III | D |
| Xinjun Zhang | D |
| Tony Finau | F |
Justin Bailey – FantasyLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Louis Oosthuizen | A+ |
| Matthias Schwab | A+ |
| J.T. Poston | B |
| Justin Rose | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Francesco Molinari | C |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Adam Hadwin | D |
| Matt Wallace | F |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | F |
Alex White – FullTimeFantasy
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Andrew Putnam | D |
| Adam Hadwin | D |
| Xinjun Zhang | D |
| Tony Finau | F |
| Lucas Glover | F |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Louis Oosthuizen | A+ |
| Adam Scott | A |
| Paul Casey | C |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Justin Rose | B |
| Tyrrell Hatton | B |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Kurt Kitayama | C |
| Charles Howell III | D |
| Xinjun Zhang | D |
| Tommy Fleetwood | F |
| Shane Lowry | F |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | F |
| Ian Poulter | F |
EliteFantasy
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Hideki Matsuyama | A |
| Justin Rose | B |
| Tyrrell Hatton | B |
| Henrik Stenson | C |
| Paul Casey | C |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Matt Wallace | F |
| Ian Poulter | F |
| Tommy Fleetwood | F |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Erik Van Rooyen | D |
| Xinjun Zhang | D |
| Tony Finau | F |
| Bernd Wiesberger | F |
| Ian Poulter | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | F |
| Ian Poulter | F |
DFS Army – Taco
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Hideki Matsuyama | A |
| Justin Rose | B |
| Tyrrell Hatton | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Henrik Stenson | C |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Paul Casey | C |
| Charles Howell III | D |
| Tony Finau | F |
| Tommy Fleetwood | F |
| Ian Poulter | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Paul Waring | A+ |
| Victor Perez | A+ |
| Justin Rose | B |
| Matt Wallace | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Adam Scott | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Jason Kokrak | B |
| Andrew Putnam | D |
| Adam Hadwin | D |
| Erik Van Rooyen | D |
| Xinjun Zhang | D |
| Ian Poulter | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Rose | B |
| Jason Kokrak | B |
| Henrik Stenson | C |
| Tommy Fleetwood | F |
| Lucas Glover | F |
| Matthew Millar | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Rose | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | B |
| Paul Casey | C |
| Francesco Molinari | C |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Xinjun Zhang | D |
| Tony Finau | F |
| Ian Poulter | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Louis Oosthuizen | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Jason Kokrak | B |
| Francesco Molinari | C |
| Charles Howell III | D |
| Ian Poulter | F |
Josh Culp – Rotoworld
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Patrick Reed | B |
| Henrik Stenson | C |
| Andrea Pavan | F |
| Matt Wallace | F |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | F |
