PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – Sony Open
PGA DFS Expert Grades Sony Open
Kevin Na is an all-time great dude so I love to see him win on Tour. He survived Sunday to win by one shot in Hawaii. 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 we get The American Express in La Quinta which is usually a stacked field.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Russell Henley | A |
| Charles Howell III | B |
| Kevin Kisner | B |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Adam Scott | C |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Brendon Todd | D |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Hideki Matsuyama | A |
| Hudson Swafford | B |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Ryan Palmer | C |
| Sergio Garcia | C |
| Lanto Griffin | C |
| Harris English | C |
| Brian Gay | D |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Doug Ghim | F |
| Tom Hoge | F |
| Russell Knox | F |
| Scott Piercy | F |
| Talor Gooch | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Matt Jones | A+ |
| Billy Horschel | A |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Brendon Todd | D |
| Tom Hoge | 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 |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Charles Howell III | B |
| Si Woo Kim | B |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Michael Thompson | B |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Talor Gooch | F |
| Doug Ghim | F |
| Abraham Ancer | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Takumi Kanaya | F |
Mike Rodden – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Collin Morikawa | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Russell Henley | A |
| Kevin Kisner | B |
| Si Woo Kim | B |
| Hudson Swafford | B |
| Lanto Griffin | C |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Abraham Ancer | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Emiliano Grillo | D |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Collin Morikawa | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Patton Kizzire | A |
| Peter Malnati | A |
| Charles Howell III | B |
| Hudson Swafford | B |
| Ryan Palmer | C |
| Adam Scott | C |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Lanto Griffin | C |
| Brian Stuard | C |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Takumi Kanaya | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Russell Henley | A |
| Charley Hoffman | B |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Talor Gooch | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Kevin Na | A+ |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Sergio Garcia | C |
| Jason Kokrak | D |
| Keegan Bradley | F |
Will Gray – Rotoworld
| Player | Grade |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Kevin Kisner | B |
| Brian Gay | D |
| Jimmy Walker | F |
Pat Mayo – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Billy Horschel | A |
| Marc Leishman | A |
| Hudson Swafford | B |
| Ryan Palmer | C |
| Adam Scott | C |
| Sergio Garcia | C |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Tom Hoge | F |
| Doug Ghim | F |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Zach Johnson | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Russell Knox | F |
| Scott Piercy | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Russell Henley | A |
| Charles Howell III | B |
| Lanto Griffin | C |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Russell Knox | F |
| Takumi Kanaya | F |
| Doug Ghim | F |
Drew Phelps – Fantasy Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Carlos Ortiz | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Marc Leishman | A |
| Russell Henley | A |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Charles Howell III | B |
| Kevin Kisner | B |
| Lanto Griffin | C |
| Ryan Palmer | C |
| Brian Gay | D |
| Chez Reavie | D |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Doug Ghim | F |
| Matt Kuchar | F |
| Talor Gooch | F |
| Takumi Kanaya | F |
Colin Drew – DailyRoto
| Player | Grade |
| Kevin Na | A+ |
| Chris Kirk | A+ |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Collin Morikawa | A |
| Hideki Matsuyama | A |
| Nick Taylor | A |
| Harris English | C |
| Adam Scott | C |
| Sergio Garcia | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Brendon Todd | D |
| Chez Reavie | D |
| Matt Kuchar | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Charles Howell III | B |
| Ryan Palmer | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Russell Knox | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Russell Henley | A |
| Kevin Kisner | B |
| Mackenzie Hughes | B |
| James Hahn | C |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Brendon Todd | D |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Jason Kokrak | D |
| Talor Gooch | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Tom Hoge | F |
| Henrik Norlander | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Hideki Matsuyama | A |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Michael Thompson | B |
| Charles Howell III | B |
| Stewart Cink | B |
| Brendon Todd | D |
Chris Murphy – FantaysLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Kevin Kisner | B |
| Harris English | C |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Sebastian Munoz | D |
| Matt Kuchar | F |
| Erik Van Rooyen | F |
| Rory Sabbatini | F |
| Tom Hoge | F |
| Branden Grace | F |
Chris Durell – DailyFantasySportsRankings
| Player | Grade |
| Charles Howell III | B |
| Cameron Smith | D |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Emiliano Grillo | D |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Doug Ghim | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Sergio Garcia | C |
| Brendon Todd | D |
Taco – DFS Army
| Player | Grade |
| Hideki Matsuyama | A |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Sepp Straka | B |
| Charles Howell III | B |
| Harris English | C |
| Adam Scott | C |
| Scott Piercy | F |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Webb Simpson | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Russell Henley | A |
| Adam Scott | C |
| Brian Gay | D |
| Russell Knox | F |
| Scott Piercy | F |
| Branden Grace | F |
| Doug Ghim | F |
| Adam Schenk | F |
