PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – Arnold Palmer Invitational
PGA DFS Picks Arnold Palmer Invitational
Sunday was bruuuutal at Bay Hill. Everyone struggled mightily and for the 2nd week in a row, a 54 hole leader did not close it out on Sunday. Also, Scottie Scheffler is quietly becoming one of the more decorated young golfers on Tour. Outside of the below recap from last week, be sure you’re staying up to date on our season long PGA Expert Standings. The Players is this week so it should be a stacked field and a lot of fun contests on all DFS sites.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Scottie Scheffler | A+ |
| Cameron Young | A+ |
| Chris Kirk | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Jon Rahm | C |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
| Paul Casey | D |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Max Homa | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Keegan Bradley | A |
| Jason Kokrak | B |
| Danny Willett | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Adam Scott | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | B |
| Luke List | D |
| Marc Leishman | D |
| Maverick McNealy | D |
| Kevin Na | F |
| Justin Rose | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
RunPureSports
| Player | Grade |
| Scottie Scheffler | A+ |
| Chris Kirk | A+ |
| Cameron Young | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Max Homa | A |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | B |
| Jason Kokrak | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | B |
| Jon Rahm | C |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
| Paul Casey | 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 |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Keegan Bradley | A |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Sam Ryder | B |
| Danny Willett | B |
| Paul Casey | D |
| Lucas Glover | D |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Scottie Scheffler | A+ |
| Chris Kirk | A+ |
| Cameron Young | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Thomas Pieters | B |
| Tom Hoge | B |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Pat Perez | B |
| Jon Rahm | C |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
| Luke List | D |
| Seamus Power | F |
| Kevin Na | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Viktor Hovland | A+ |
| Scottie Scheffler | A+ |
| Chris Kirk | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Max Homa | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | B |
| Jason Kokrak | B |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Alex Smalley | B |
| Danny Willett | B |
| Adam Schenk | B |
| Martin Laird | C |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
| Justin Rose | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Chris Kirk | A+ |
| Keegan Bradley | A |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | B |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Adam Scott | B |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Sergio Garcia | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Jon Rahm | C |
| Maverick McNealy | D |
| Luke List | D |
| Seamus Power | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Patton Kizzire | B |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Jon Rahm | C |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | B |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Paul Casey | D |
| Marc Leishman | D |
| Carlos Ortiz | F |
Pat Mayo – DK Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Scottie Scheffler | A+ |
| Billy Horschel | A+ |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Adam Scott | B |
| Sergio Garcia | B |
| Thomas Pieters | B |
| Danny Willett | B |
| Troy Merritt | C |
| Maverick McNealy | D |
| Garrick Higgo | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Scottie Scheffler | A+ |
| Adam Long | A+ |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Aaron Wise | A |
| Jon Rahm | C |
| Michael Thompson | F |
Drew Phelps – DFS Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Viktor Hovland | A+ |
| Chris Kirk | A+ |
| Cameron Young | A+ |
| Beau Hossler | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Max Homa | A |
| Hideki Matsuyama | B |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | B |
| Jason Kokrak | B |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Nick Taylor | B |
| Marc Leishman | D |
| Paul Casey | D |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
| Maverick McNealy | D |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
| Adam Svensson | F |
DFS Army – Domination Station
| Player | Grade |
| Cameron Young | A+ |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Jon Rahm | C |
| Paul Casey | D |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
| Luke List | D |
Hans Geevers – Pro Golf Now
| Player | Grade |
| Max Homa | A |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | B |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Gary Woodland | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Lee Westwood | B |
| Marc Leishman | D |
| Paul Casey | D |
| Kevin Na | F |
| Adam Svensson | F |
Chris Murphy – FantasyLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Keegan Bradley | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Sebastian Munoz | B |
| Danny Willett | B |
| Jon Rahm | C |
| Paul Casey | D |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
| Nicolai Hojgaard | F |
Awesemo Cheat Sheet
| Player | Grade |
| Cameron Young | A+ |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Jason Kokrak | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Jon Rahm | C |
| Paul Casey | D |
| Justin Rose | F |
| Patrick Reed | F |
| Kevin Na | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | B |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
| Luke List | D |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Scottie Scheffler | A+ |
| Russell Henley | A |
| Adam Scott | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Nick Taylor | B |
| Pat Perez | B |
| Justin Rose | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
| Andrew Putnam | F |
| Sean O’Hair | F |
Brad Thomas – NBC Sports Edge
| Player | Grade |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | B |
| Tom Hoge | B |
| Jon Rahm | C |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Keith Mitchell | D |
| Paul Casey | D |
