PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – Safeway Open
PGA DFS Expert Grades Safeway Open
I’ve always been a Stewart Cink fan so it’s fun watching him continue to play great golf. He took the title in last week’s opening event for the 2020-21 PGA season. 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 brings us the US Open at Winged Foot. Should be a fun weekend!
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
| Player | Grade |
| Chez Reavie | A+ |
| Doc Redman | A+ |
| Kevin Streelman | A+ |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Xinjun Zhang | A |
| Kristoffer Ventura | A |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Luke List | C |
| Patrick Rodgers | C |
| Joel Dahmen | C |
| Jhonattan Vegas | C |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Wesley Bryan | D |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
| Talor Gooch | F |
| Sergio Garcia | F |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
| Chris Baker | F |
| Denny McCarthy | F |
| Maverick McNealy | F |
| Scott Stallings | F |
| Erik Van Rooyen | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Chris Durell – dailyfantasysportsrankings.com
| Player | Grade |
| Chez Reavie | A+ |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Wesley Bryan | D |
| Adam Schenk | 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.
Pat Mayo – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Doc Redman | A+ |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Emiliano Grillo | B |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Jason Dufner | B |
| Luke List | C |
| Sergio Garcia | F |
| Denny McCarthy | F |
| Scott Stallings | F |
| Chris Baker | F |
Geoff Ulrich – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Luke List | C |
| Patrick Rodgers | C |
| Martin Laird | D |
| Sergio Garcia | F |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
| Scott Stallings | F |
| Shane Lowry | F |
| Erik Van Rooyen | F |
| Wyndham Clark | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Talor Gooch | F |
Hans Geevers – Fansided
| Player | Grade |
| Michael Gligic | A |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Henrik Norlander | F |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Chez Reavie | A+ |
| Doc Redman | A+ |
| Brian Stuard | A+ |
| Xinjun Zhang | A |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Tom Hoge | B |
| Joel Dahmen | C |
| Luke List | C |
| Shane Lowry | F |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
| Maverick McNealy | F |
| Talor Gooch | F |
| Robby Shelton | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Denny McCarthy | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Kristoffer Ventura | A |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Chris Baker | F |
| Denny McCarthy | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Jhonattan Vegas | C |
| Luke List | C |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Sergio Garcia | F |
| Erik Van Rooyen | F |
Mike Rodden – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Doc Redman | A+ |
| Kevin Streelman | A+ |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Jason Dufner | B |
| Lucas Glover | C |
| Charley Hoffman | C |
| Luke List | C |
| Jordan Spieth | F |
| Erik Van Rooyen | F |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
| Talor Gooch | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Kevin Streelman | A+ |
| Chez Reavie | A+ |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Denny McCarthy | F |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Patrick Rodgers | C |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
| Jordan Spieth | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Joel Dahmen | C |
| Will Gordon | C |
| Jim Furyk | C |
| Patrick Rodgers | C |
| Wesley Bryan | D |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Keegan Bradley | F |
Drew Phelps – Fantasy Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Chez Reavie | A+ |
| Kevin Streelman | A+ |
| Bud Cauley | A |
| Kristoffer Ventura | A |
| Xinjun Zhang | A |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Charl Schwartzel | B |
| Charley Hoffman | C |
| Joel Dahmen | C |
| Patrick Rodgers | C |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Troy Merritt | D |
| Wesley Bryan | D |
| Brandt Snedeker | F |
| Chris Baker | F |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
| Maverick McNealy | F |
Will Gray – Rotoworld
| Player | Grade |
| Doc Redman | A+ |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Zac Blair | D |
| Sergio Garcia | F |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
| Maverick McNealy | F |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Kristoffer Ventura | A |
| Michael Gligic | A |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Jhonattan Vegas | C |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Jordan Spieth | F |
| Tyler Duncan | F |
| Talor Gooch | F |
| Scott Stallings | F |
Colin Drew – DailyRoto
| Player | Grade |
| Kevin Streelman | A+ |
| Bud Cauley | A |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Kyle Stanley | B |
| Lucas Glover | C |
| Luke List | C |
| Jim Furyk | C |
| Jhonattan Vegas | C |
| J.B. Holmes | C |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Sergio Garcia | F |
| Talor Gooch | F |
| Aaron Wise | F |
| Chris Baker | F |
| Joseph Bramlett | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Doc Redman | A+ |
| Andy Zhang | B |
| Will Gordon | C |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
| Maverick McNealy | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Chez Reavie | A+ |
| Chesson Hadley | A |
| Pat Perez | A |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Carlos Ortiz | B |
| Luke List | C |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Wesley Bryan | D |
| Sergio Garcia | F |
| Talor Gooch | F |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Xinjun Zhang | A |
| Si Woo Kim | B |
| Phil Mickelson | B |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Harold Varner III | B |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Joel Dahmen | C |
| Patrick Rodgers | C |
| Luke List | C |
| Wesley Bryan | D |
| Adam Schenk | D |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
| Cameron Tringale | F |
| Talor Gooch | F |
