PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – FedEx St Jude Championship
PGA DFS Picks FedEx St Jude Championship
Willy Z finally got in the winner’s circle! The guy that has had an outstanding season without actually winning anything closed out Sepp Straka in a wild playoff 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. This week, the Tour continues to whittle down the playoff guys at this week’s BMW Championship.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Sam Burns | C |
| Corey Conners | C |
| Taylor Pendrith | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Rory McIlroy | F |
| Billy Horschel | F |
| Russell Henley | F |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Collin Morikawa | A |
| Tony Finau | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Aaron Wise | C |
| Max Homa | C |
| Emiliano Grillo | C |
| Xander Schauffele | D |
| Chez Reavie | D |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Chris Murphy – FantasyLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Collin Morikawa | A |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Marc Leishman | C |
| Adam Svensson | C |
| Russell Henley | F |
*****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 |
| Trey Mullinax | A+ |
| Jon Rahm | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Sam Burns | C |
| Max Homa | C |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Emiliano Grillo | C |
| Xander Schauffele | D |
| Chris Kirk | F |
| Anirban Lahiri | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Collin Morikawa | A |
| Lee Hodges | B |
| Aaron Wise | C |
| Keith Mitchell | C |
| Emiliano Grillo | C |
| Xander Schauffele | D |
| Aaron Rai | D |
| Rory McIlroy | F |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Billy Horschel | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
| Matt Kuchar | F |
| Tom Hoge | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Corey Conners | C |
| Aaron Wise | C |
| Rory McIlroy | F |
| Russell Henley | F |
| Harold Varner III | F |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Corey Conners | C |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Chris Kirk | F |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Jordan Spieth | F |
| Billy Horschel | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Collin Morikawa | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| Sam Burns | C |
| Max Homa | C |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Chesson Hadley | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | C |
| Rory McIlroy | F |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Jhonattan Vegas | F |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
RunPureSports
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Tony Finau | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| J.T. Poston | B |
| Sam Burns | C |
| Aaron Wise | C |
| Taylor Pendrith | D |
| Davis Riley | D |
| Rory McIlroy | F |
| Russell Henley | F |
| Adam Long | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Justin Thomas | B |
| Corey Conners | C |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Taylor Pendrith | D |
| Russell Henley | F |
Drew Phelps – DFS Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Tony Finau | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Lee Hodges | B |
| Sam Burns | C |
| Keith Mitchell | C |
| Emiliano Grillo | C |
| Xander Schauffele | D |
| Davis Riley | D |
| Chez Reavie | D |
| Aaron Rai | D |
| Rory McIlroy | F |
| Billy Horschel | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
| Tom Hoge | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Sam Burns | C |
| Corey Conners | C |
| Patrick Cantlay | D |
| Taylor Pendrith | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Luke List | F |
DFS Army – Domination Station
| Player | Grade |
| Tony Finau | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| Sam Burns | C |
| Corey Conners | C |
| Taylor Pendrith | D |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Chez Reavie | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Billy Horschel | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Sam Burns | C |
| Max Homa | C |
| Mito Pereira | C |
| Keith Mitchell | C |
| Xander Schauffele | D |
| Taylor Pendrith | D |
| Rory McIlroy | F |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Billy Horschel | F |
| Russell Henley | F |
| Chris Kirk | F |
| Scott Stallings | F |
| Harold Varner III | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Taylor Pendrith | D |
Pat Mayo – DK Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Trey Mullinax | A+ |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Billy Horschel | F |
| Russell Henley | F |
| Brendan Steele | F |
| Kurt Kitayama | F |
Hans Geevers – Pro Golf Now
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | D |
| Patrick Cantlay | D |
| Scott Stallings | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Joaquin Niemann | A |
| Justin Thomas | B |
| Taylor Pendrith | D |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Troy Merritt | A |
| Aaron Wise | C |
| Corey Conners | C |
| Emiliano Grillo | C |
| Patrick Cantlay | D |
| Martin Laird | D |
| Jordan Spieth | F |
| Chris Kirk | F |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
| Kevin Streelman | F |
Awesemo Cheat Sheet
| Player | Grade |
| Jon Rahm | A |
| Collin Morikawa | A |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| Tyrrell Hatton | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Sam Burns | C |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Cameron Young | C |
| Max Homa | C |
| Corey Conners | C |
