PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – The American Express
PGA DFS Picks & Grades The American Express
Si Woo Kim held off a hard charging Patrick Cantlay to win The American Express in Cali last weekend. Cantlay’s 11-under Sunday left him one shot short of a playoff. 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 is the Farmers Insurance Open out west.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Tony Finau | A+ |
| Patrick Cantlay | A+ |
| Abraham Ancer | A+ |
| Brian Harman | A |
| Matthew Wolff | C |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Patrick Reed | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Charles Howell III | F |
| Cameron Champ | F |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Cameron Davis | A+ |
| Paul Casey | A |
| Sungjae Im | A |
| John Huh | B |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Vaughn Taylor | B |
| Charley Hoffman | D |
| Doc Redman | D |
| Russell Henley | F |
| Sepp Straka | F |
| Keegan Bradley | F |
| Denny McCarthy | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Tony Finau | A+ |
| Si Woo Kim | A+ |
| Brian Harman | A |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Charles Howell III | 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 |
| Byeong Hun An | A+ |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Rickie Fowler | B |
| Wyndham Clark | B |
| Matthew Wolff | C |
| Zach Johnson | D |
| Brooks Koepka | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Charles Howell III | F |
| Scott Piercy | F |
| Cameron Champ | F |
Mike Rodden – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Tony Finau | A+ |
| Cameron Davis | A+ |
| Rickie Fowler | B |
| Emiliano Grillo | B |
| Matthew Wolff | C |
| Erik Van Rooyen | C |
| Will Gordon | C |
| Brooks Koepka | D |
| Doc Redman | D |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Russell Henley | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| John Augenstein | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A+ |
| Tony Finau | A+ |
| Abraham Ancer | A+ |
| Cameron Davis | A+ |
| Sungjae Im | A |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Patrick Reed | D |
| Doc Redman | D |
| Andrew Landry | D |
| Kristoffer Ventura | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Cameron Champ | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Joohyung Kim | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Brian Harman | A |
| Zach Johnson | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Russell Henley | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Kevin Streelman | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Abraham Ancer | A+ |
| Sungjae Im | A |
| Luke List | A |
| Talor Gooch | B |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Keegan Bradley | F |
Will Gray – Rotoworld
| Player | Grade |
| Francesco Molinari | A+ |
| Sungjae Im | A |
| Matthew Wolff | C |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Russell Henley | F |
| Akshay Bhatia | F |
Pat Mayo – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Tony Finau | A+ |
| Abraham Ancer | A+ |
| Francesco Molinari | A+ |
| Paul Casey | A |
| Henrik Norlander | A |
| Gary Woodland | B |
| John Huh | B |
| Adam Long | C |
| Charley Hoffman | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Kevin Na | F |
| Cameron Champ | F |
| Keegan Bradley | F |
| Jim Herman | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Abraham Ancer | A+ |
| Brian Harman | A |
| John Huh | B |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Patrick Reed | D |
| Charles Howell III | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Tony Finau | A+ |
| Abraham Ancer | A+ |
| Doug Ghim | A+ |
| Matthew Wolff | C |
| Doc Redman | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Aaron Wise | F |
| Peter Malnati | F |
Drew Phelps – Fantasy Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Abraham Ancer | A+ |
| Patrick Cantlay | A+ |
| Tony Finau | A+ |
| Paul Casey | A |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Brendan Steele | B |
| Gary Woodland | B |
| Matthew Wolff | C |
| Doc Redman | D |
| Patrick Reed | D |
| Denny McCarthy | F |
| John Augenstein | F |
| Joel Dahmen | F |
| Keegan Bradley | F |
| Peter Malnati | F |
| Pat Perez | F |
| Robby Shelton | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Scott Piercy | F |
| Sepp Straka | F |
Colin Drew – DailyRoto
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A+ |
| Tony Finau | A+ |
| Cameron Davis | A+ |
| Byeong Hun An | A+ |
| Paul Casey | A |
| Luke List | A |
| Rickie Fowler | B |
| Talor Gooch | B |
| Adam Schenk | B |
| Martin Laird | B |
| Matthew Wolff | C |
| Erik Van Rooyen | C |
| Brooks Koepka | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Cameron Champ | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Charles Howell III | F |
| Lucas Glover | F |
| Denny McCarthy | F |
| Patrick Rodgers | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A+ |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Vaughn Taylor | B |
| Charley Hoffman | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Tony Finau | A+ |
| Talor Gooch | B |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Charl Schwartzel | B |
| Matthew Wolff | C |
| Alex Noren | C |
| Will Gordon | C |
| Patrick Reed | D |
| Doc Redman | D |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Charley Hoffman | D |
| Cameron Champ | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Lanto Griffin | F |
| Matthew NeSmith | F |
| Chesson Hadley | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A+ |
| Cameron Davis | A+ |
| Paul Casey | A |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Denny McCarthy | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Charles Howell III | F |
Chris Murphy – FantaysLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Tony Finau | A+ |
| Si Woo Kim | A+ |
| Brian Harman | A |
| Kramer Hickok | B |
| Erik Van Rooyen | C |
| Patrick Reed | D |
| Charley Hoffman | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Charles Howell III | F |
| Kevin Streelman | F |
Chris Durell – DailyFantasySportsRankings
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A+ |
| Abraham Ancer | A+ |
| Vaughn Taylor | B |
| Charles Howell III | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Sepp Straka | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Matthew Wolff | C |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
Taco – DFS Army
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A+ |
| Brian Harman | A |
| John Huh | B |
| Cameron Champ | F |
| Sam Burns | F |
| Sepp Straka | F |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Charles Howell III | F |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Abraham Ancer | A+ |
| Doug Ghim | A+ |
| John Huh | B |
| Patrick Reed | D |
| Patton Kizzire | D |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Keegan Bradley | F |
| Denny McCarthy | F |
| Chesson Hadley | F |
| Robby Shelton | F |
