PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – Arnold Palmer Invitational
PGA DFS Picks Arnold Palmer Invitational
Bryson overpowered yet another course this past weekend at Bay Hill. He held off Lee Westwood to close things out on Sunday 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 heads to The Players this week!
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Chris Kirk | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
| Francesco Molinari | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Sebastian Munoz | B |
| Paul Casey | B |
| Byeong Hun An | B |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Luke List | C |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Justin Rose | D |
| Cameron Davis | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Patrick Reed | F |
| Matt Jones | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Will Zalatoris | A |
| Rickie Fowler | 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.
Geoff Ulrich – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Bryson DeChambeau | A+ |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Paul Casey | B |
| Emiliano Grillo | B |
| Tommy Fleetwood | B |
| Alex Noren | B |
| Erik Van Rooyen | D |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Cameron Davis | F |
Mike Rodden – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Lee Westwood | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Will Zalatoris | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
| Luke List | C |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Si Woo Kim | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Max Homa | B |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Jordan Spieth | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | A |
| Chris Kirk | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Paul Casey | B |
| Charley Hoffman | B |
| Ian Poulter | C |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Francesco Molinari | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Sepp Straka | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Bryson DeChambeau | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A+ |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Harris English | C |
| Cameron Davis | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Bryson DeChambeau | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Charles Howell III | C |
| Wyndham Clark | F |
| Cameron Champ | F |
Pat Mayo – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Jordan Spieth | A+ |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Sebastian Munoz | B |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
| Henrik Norlander | D |
| Patrick Reed | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Cameron Davis | F |
| Cameron Percy | F |
| Sepp Straka | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Chris Kirk | A |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Sebastian Munoz | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Harris English | C |
| Patrick Reed | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | B |
| Ian Poulter | C |
| Erik Van Rooyen | D |
| Billy Horschel | F |
Drew Phelps – Fantasy Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Matt Wallace | A |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Byeong Hun An | B |
| Emiliano Grillo | B |
| Paul Casey | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Sebastian Munoz | B |
| Will Gordon | B |
| Luke List | C |
| Justin Rose | D |
| Billy Horschel | F |
| Cameron Davis | F |
| Francesco Molinari | F |
| Marc Leishman | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
Colin Drew – DailyRoto
| Player | Grade |
| Bryson DeChambeau | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | B |
| Paul Casey | B |
| Sebastian Munoz | B |
| Jason Day | C |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Robert Macintyre | C |
| Rickie Fowler | D |
| Justin Rose | D |
| Talor Gooch | D |
| Erik Van Rooyen | D |
| Billy Horschel | F |
| Francesco Molinari | F |
| Shane Lowry | F |
| Cameron Champ | F |
| Dylan Frittelli | F |
| Charl Schwartzel | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Will Zalatoris | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Byeong Hun An | B |
| Sebastian Munoz | B |
| Danny Lee | B |
| Harris English | C |
| Luke List | C |
| Henrik Norlander | D |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Cameron Davis | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Dylan Frittelli | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Paul Casey | B |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
Chris Murphy – FantaysLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Jordan Spieth | A+ |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | A |
| Chris Kirk | A |
| Alex Noren | B |
| Sebastian Munoz | B |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
| Kevin Na | D |
| Patrick Reed | F |
| Francesco Molinari | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
Chris Durell – DailyFantasySportsRankings
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
| Patrick Rodgers | C |
| Francesco Molinari | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Paul Casey | B |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Chris Kirk | A |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
| Patrick Rodgers | C |
| Patrick Reed | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Matt Jones | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Peter Malnati | F |
| Kyle Stanley | F |
Hans Geevers – Fansided
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Chris Kirk | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Bo Hoag | B |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
Will Gray – Rotoworld
| Player | Grade |
| Keith Mitchell | B |
| Talor Gooch | D |
| Patrick Reed | F |
| Francesco Molinari | F |
RunPureSports
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | A |
| Will Zalatoris | A |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Chris Kirk | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Byeong Hun An | B |
| Jason Day | C |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
| Luke List | C |
| Justin Rose | D |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Francesco Molinari | F |
| Cameron Davis | F |
| Matt Jones | F |
DFS Army – Taco
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Cameron Tringale | C |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Justin Rose | D |
| Patrick Reed | F |
| Francesco Molinari | F |
| Cameron Davis | F |
| Matt Jones | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Chris Kirk | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Emiliano Grillo | B |
| Luke List | C |
| Francesco Molinari | F |