PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – Waste Management Phoenix Open
PGA DFS Picks Waste Management Phoenix Open
Brooks Koepka used a dynamite Sunday to capture this year’s Phoenix Open. The weekend was also highlighted by a 61 from Jordan Spieth on Saturday. It’s the first time in awhile that Spieth appeared to have found his game. Outside of the below recap from last week, be sure you’re staying up to date on our season long PGA Expert Standings. This week we head to Phoenix for the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Justin Thomas | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Henrik Norlander | B |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Webb Simpson | C |
| Brendan Steele | C |
| Daniel Berger | F |
| Harris English | F |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Scottie Scheffler | A |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Cameron Tringale | B |
| Kevin Streelman | B |
| Russell Henley | B |
| Max Homa | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Ryan Palmer | C |
| Kyle Stanley | C |
| Hideki Matsuyama | D |
| Byeong Hun An | D |
| Tom Hoge | F |
| Doc Redman | F |
| Chris Kirk | F |
| Rickie Fowler | F |
| Charley Hoffman | F |
| Ryan Moore | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Scottie Scheffler | A |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
*****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.
Geoff Ulrich – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Sungjae Im | A |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Scottie Scheffler | A |
| Ryan Palmer | C |
| Brendan Steele | C |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Byeong Hun An | D |
| Daniel Berger | F |
| Gary Woodland | F |
| Doc Redman | F |
Mike Rodden – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Brooks Koepka | A+ |
| James Hahn | A+ |
| Justin Thomas | A |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Henrik Norlander | B |
| Matthew Wolff | C |
| Si Woo Kim | C |
| Brendan Steele | C |
| Kyle Stanley | C |
| Daniel Berger | F |
| Harris English | F |
| Erik Van Rooyen | F |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Cameron Tringale | B |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Daniel Berger | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| James Hahn | A+ |
| Matthew NeSmith | A+ |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Russell Henley | B |
| Henrik Norlander | B |
| Emiliano Grillo | B |
| Patton Kizzire | B |
| Matt Jones | B |
| Webb Simpson | C |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Russell Knox | C |
| Byeong Hun An | D |
| Daniel Berger | F |
| Harris English | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Harold Varner III | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Kevin Streelman | B |
| Sepp Straka | F |
| Charley Hoffman | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Kevin Streelman | B |
| Lucas Glover | D |
| Jason Day | F |
| Ryan Moore | F |
Pat Mayo – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Brooks Koepka | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Ryan Palmer | C |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Rickie Fowler | F |
| John Huh | F |
| Sebastian Munoz | F |
| Keith Mitchell | F |
| Padraig Harrington | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Justin Thomas | A |
| Brendon Todd | B |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Tom Hoge | F |
| Harris English | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Luke List | B |
| Max Homa | C |
| Brendan Steele | C |
| Daniel Berger | F |
| Gary Woodland | F |
| Chris Kirk | F |
| Martin Laird | F |
Drew Phelps – Fantasy Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Matthew NeSmith | A+ |
| Justin Thomas | A |
| Louis Oosthuizen | A |
| Henrik Norlander | B |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Kevin Streelman | B |
| Russell Henley | B |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Brendan Steele | C |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Kyle Stanley | C |
| Max Homa | C |
| Ryan Palmer | C |
| Wyndham Clark | C |
| Webb Simpson | C |
| Matt Kuchar | D |
| Daniel Berger | F |
| Keith Mitchell | F |
| Michael Thompson | F |
| Tom Hoge | F |
Colin Drew – DailyRoto
| Player | Grade |
| Scottie Scheffler | A |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Emiliano Grillo | B |
| Cameron Tringale | B |
| Kevin Streelman | B |
| Keegan Bradley | B |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Hideki Matsuyama | D |
| Matt Kuchar | D |
| Zach Johnson | D |
| Lucas Glover | D |
| Rickie Fowler | F |
| Cameron Champ | F |
| Ryan Moore | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Max Homa | C |
| Brendan Steele | C |
| Hideki Matsuyama | D |
| Byeong Hun An | D |
| Daniel Berger | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Russell Henley | B |
| Henrik Norlander | B |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Ryan Palmer | C |
| Brendan Steele | C |
| Daniel Berger | F |
| Harris English | F |
| Talor Gooch | F |
| Ryan Moore | F |
| Martin Laird | F |
| Sepp Straka | F |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Sungjae Im | A |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Luke List | B |
| Henrik Norlander | B |
| Webb Simpson | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Daniel Berger | F |
Chris Murphy – FantaysLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A |
| Scottie Scheffler | A |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Cameron Tringale | B |
| Nick Hardy | B |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Max Homa | C |
| Byeong Hun An | D |
| Chris Kirk | F |
Chris Durell – DailyFantasySportsRankings
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Max Homa | C |
| Russell Knox | C |
| Rickie Fowler | F |
| Chris Kirk | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Webb Simpson | C |
| Daniel Berger | F |
Taco – DFS Army
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Webb Simpson | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Hideki Matsuyama | D |
| Zach Johnson | D |
| Adam Long | F |
| Doc Redman | F |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Cameron Tringale | B |
| Kyle Stanley | C |
| Sam Ryder | C |
| Lucas Glover | D |
| Daniel Berger | F |
| Harris English | F |
| Sebastian Munoz | F |
| Chris Kirk | F |
Hans Geevers – Fansided
| Player | Grade |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Webb Simpson | C |
| Bubba Watson | C |
| Tom Hoge | F |
| Charley Hoffman | F |
| Doc Redman | F |
