PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – PGA Championship
PGA DFS Picks PGA Championship
What a finish on Sunday in Tulsa! Justin Thomas just hung around all day on Sunday and it ended with him winning his 2nd PGA Championship. Gotta feel bad for Mito Pereira though! 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 ducks back south of the Red River this week to Ft Worth for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Xander Schauffele | B |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Mito Pereira | A+ |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Max Homa | A |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Talor Gooch | B |
| Sam Burns | B |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Joaquin Niemann | B |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Robert Macintyre | D |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A+ |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Aaron Wise | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Patrick Cantlay | 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 |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Matt Kuchar | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Keegan Bradley | D |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Sergio Garcia | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Max Homa | A |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Xander Schauffele | B |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Matt Kuchar | B |
| Harold Varner III | C |
| Keegan Bradley | D |
| Robert Macintyre | D |
| Kevin Kisner | D |
| Adam Hadwin | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Seamus Power | A |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Joaquin Niemann | B |
| Corey Conners | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Seamus Power | A |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Xander Schauffele | B |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Tommy Fleetwood | A+ |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Xander Schauffele | B |
| Russell Henley | C |
| Robert Macintyre | D |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Daniel Berger | F |
DFS Army – Domination Station
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A+ |
| Mito Pereira | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Russell Henley | C |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A+ |
| Mito Pereira | A+ |
| Joaquin Niemann | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Jason Kokrak | C |
| Adam Scott | D |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
RunPureSports
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Cameron Young | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Max Homa | A |
| Brian Harman | A |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Xander Schauffele | B |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Sam Burns | B |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Robert Macintyre | D |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Carlos Ortiz | F |
Awesemo Cheat Sheet
| Player | Grade |
| Cameron Young | A+ |
| Mito Pereira | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Max Homa | A |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Sam Burns | B |
| Xander Schauffele | B |
| Lanto Griffin | C |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Alex Noren | F |
Drew Phelps – DFS Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Davis Riley | A |
| Xander Schauffele | B |
| Sam Burns | B |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Joaquin Niemann | B |
| Marc Leishman | B |
| Talor Gooch | B |
| Jason Kokrak | C |
| Tiger Woods | D |
| Robert Macintyre | D |
| Adam Hadwin | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
Chris Durell – DailyFantasySportsRankings
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Aaron Wise | A |
| Talor Gooch | B |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Anirban Lahiri | F |
Hans Geevers – Pro Golf Now
| Player | Grade |
| Max Homa | A |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | F |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Talor Gooch | B |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Mito Pereira | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Jason Kokrak | C |
| Ryan Fox | C |
| Keegan Bradley | D |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Dustin Johnson | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Sergio Garcia | F |
| J.J. Spaun | F |
Brad Thomas – NBC Sports Edge
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A+ |
| Tom Hoge | A+ |
| Harold Varner III | C |
| Robert Macintyre | D |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | A+ |
| Cameron Young | A+ |
| Max Homa | A |
| Seamus Power | A |
| Xander Schauffele | B |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Sam Burns | B |
| Talor Gooch | B |
| Russell Henley | C |
| Billy Horschel | D |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Oliver Bekker | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Corey Conners | F |
Pat Mayo – DK Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | A |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Luke List | B |
| Collin Morikawa | C |
| Viktor Hovland | C |
| Cameron Davis | C |
| Ryan Fox | C |
| Dustin Johnson | F |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Jhonattan Vegas | F |
Chris Murphy – FantasyLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Mito Pereira | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Jon Rahm | C |
| Ryan Fox | C |
| Tiger Woods | D |
| Alex Noren | F |
