PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – Sony Open
PGA DFS Picks Sony Open
Hideki Matsuyama got his 2022 off to a great start with a win in Hawaii last week. He outlasted Russell Henley in a playoff to capture the trophy. Outside of the below recap from last week, be sure you’re staying up to date on our season long PGA Expert Standings. This past week was our final week of grading with the short field this week. This week the players are in California at The American Express.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | B |
| Marc Leishman | B |
| Charles Howell III | C |
| Talor Gooch | C |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
| Cameron Smith | F |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Seamus Power | A+ |
| Kevin Kisner | A+ |
| Keith Mitchell | A+ |
| Hudson Swafford | B |
| Maverick McNealy | B |
| Denny McCarthy | C |
| Si Woo Kim | C |
| Brendon Todd | C |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
| Alex Smalley | F |
| Stephan Jaeger | F |
| Nick Hardy | F |
| Matt Jones | F |
| Aaron Rai | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Awesemo Cheat Sheet
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Lucas Glover | A+ |
| Keegan Bradley | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | A |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Joel Dahmen | 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 |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Seamus Power | A+ |
| Keith Mitchell | A+ |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | A |
| Si Woo Kim | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Aaron Rai | F |
| Zach Johnson | F |
| Stephan Jaeger | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Kevin Na | B |
| Maverick McNealy | B |
| Patton Kizzire | B |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | B |
| Talor Gooch | C |
| Brendon Todd | C |
| Charles Howell III | C |
| Denny McCarthy | C |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Cameron Smith | F |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
| Emiliano Grillo | F |
| Brian Stuard | F |
| Tom Hoge | F |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Kevin Kisner | A+ |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Seamus Power | A+ |
| Keith Mitchell | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Marc Leishman | B |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | B |
| Hudson Swafford | B |
| Vaughn Taylor | B |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Takumi Kanaya | D |
| Cameron Smith | F |
| Aaron Rai | F |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
| Peter Malnati | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Kevin Kisner | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Marc Leishman | B |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | B |
| Charles Howell III | C |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Nick Hardy | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Talor Gooch | C |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | B |
| Charles Howell III | C |
| Si Woo Kim | C |
| Cameron Smith | F |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Si Woo Kim | C |
| Talor Gooch | C |
| Stephan Jaeger | F |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
| Sungjae Im | F |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Charles Howell III | C |
| Brendon Todd | C |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Emiliano Grillo | F |
DFS Army – Domination Station
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Hudson Swafford | B |
| Charles Howell III | C |
| Cameron Smith | F |
| Brendan Steele | F |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Seamus Power | A+ |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | B |
| Talor Gooch | C |
| Si Woo Kim | C |
| Cameron Smith | F |
| Stephan Jaeger | F |
Drew Phelps – DFS Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Ryan Palmer | A |
| Marc Leishman | B |
| Maverick McNealy | B |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Hudson Swafford | B |
| Talor Gooch | C |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Charles Howell III | C |
| Denny McCarthy | C |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Cameron Smith | F |
| Sungjae Im | F |
| Aaron Rai | F |
| Chad Ramey | F |
| Hank Lebioda | F |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
RunPureSports
| Player | Grade |
| Kevin Kisner | A+ |
| Seamus Power | A+ |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Keith Mitchell | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Marc Leishman | B |
| Maverick McNealy | B |
| Talor Gooch | C |
| Brendon Todd | C |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Alex Smalley | F |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Talor Gooch | C |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Charles Howell III | C |
| Denny McCarthy | C |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Matt Jones | F |
| Alex Smalley | F |
| Nick Hardy | F |
Chris Durrell – DailyFantasySportsRankings
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | B |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
Chris Murphy – FantasyLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Davis Riley | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Cameron Davis | B |
| Hudson Swafford | B |
| Billy Horschel | C |
| Denny McCarthy | C |
| Cameron Smith | F |
| Chad Ramey | F |
Pat Mayo – DK Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Seamus Power | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Jason Kokrak | A |
| Kevin Na | B |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
| Alex Smalley | F |
| Mark Hubbard | F |
| Chan Kim | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Kevin Kisner | A+ |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Marc Leishman | B |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Matt Jones | F |
| Brendan Steele | F |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | A |
| Hudson Swafford | B |
| Denny McCarthy | C |
| Webb Simpson | D |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Alex Smalley | F |
| Brian Stuard | F |
| Max McGreevy | F |
| Nick Hardy | F |
| Stephan Jaeger | F |
