PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – The American Express
PGA DFS Picks The American Express
Hudson Swafford took down a solid field at The American Express last week. 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 Farmers Insurance Open.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Seamus Power | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | B |
| Taylor Moore | C |
| Trey Mullinax | C |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Talor Gooch | D |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
| Michael Thompson | F |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Sungjae Im | A |
| Andrew Putnam | A |
| Si Woo Kim | A |
| Luke List | B |
| Adam Svensson | B |
| Tony Finau | C |
| Davis Riley | C |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | D |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Hayden Buckley | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Pat Mayo – DK Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Hudson Swafford | A+ |
| Sungjae Im | A |
| Si Woo Kim | A |
| Andrew Putnam | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | B |
| Lucas Glover | C |
| Anirban Lahiri | C |
| Trey Mullinax | C |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Chris Kirk | F |
| Gary Woodland | 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 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | B |
| Adam Svensson | B |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Kramer Hickok | D |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Chris Kirk | F |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Hayden Buckley | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Lanto Griffin | A+ |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Seamus Power | A |
| Patton Kizzire | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Luke List | B |
| Tony Finau | C |
| Taylor Moore | C |
| Alex Smalley | C |
| Talor Gooch | D |
| Jhonattan Vegas | D |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Taylor Pendrith | D |
| Carlos Ortiz | F |
| Gary Woodland | F |
| Kevin Streelman | F |
| Sebastian Munoz | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Brian Harman | A+ |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Seamus Power | A |
| Andrew Putnam | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | B |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Adam Svensson | B |
| Trey Mullinax | C |
| Talor Gooch | D |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
| Rickie Fowler | F |
| Michael Thompson | F |
| Hayden Buckley | F |
| Wesley Bryan | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Sungjae Im | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Michael Thompson | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Taylor Moore | C |
| Trey Mullinax | C |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | D |
| Chad Ramey | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Russell Henley | B |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Trey Mullinax | C |
| Davis Riley | C |
| Talor Gooch | D |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | B |
| Tony Finau | C |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Jhonattan Vegas | D |
| James Hahn | D |
DFS Army – Domination Station
| Player | Grade |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Davis Riley | C |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Russell Knox | F |
| Michael Thompson | F |
| Hayden Buckley | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Harold Varner III | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Taylor Moore | C |
| Talor Gooch | D |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | D |
| Robert Streb | D |
Drew Phelps – DFS Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Hudson Swafford | A+ |
| Scottie Scheffler | A |
| Seamus Power | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Luke List | B |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Adam Svensson | B |
| Tony Finau | C |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Adam Long | D |
| Kramer Hickok | D |
| Dylan Wu | D |
| Peter Uihlein | D |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
| Rickie Fowler | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Michael Thompson | F |
RunPureSports
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Seamus Power | A |
| Si Woo Kim | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Luke List | B |
| Taylor Moore | C |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
| Michael Thompson | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Sungjae Im | A |
| Will Zalatoris | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Taylor Moore | C |
| Davis Riley | C |
| Doug Ghim | D |
| Alex Noren | F |
Chris Durrell – DailyFantasySportsRankings
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | D |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Russell Knox | F |
| Hayden Buckley | F |
Chris Murphy – FantasyLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Denny McCarthy | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | B |
| Sahith Theegala | B |
| Tony Finau | C |
| Nick Taylor | C |
| Rickie Fowler | F |
| Sebastian Munoz | F |
Awesemo Cheat Sheet
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Harold Varner III | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| J.T. Poston | B |
| Taylor Moore | C |
| Jason Day | C |
| Pat Perez | D |
| Brice Garnett | D |
| Ryan Moore | F |
| Gary Woodland | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Andrew Putnam | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Adam Hadwin | B |
| Abraham Ancer | D |
| Talor Gooch | D |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Denny McCarthy | A |
| Luke List | B |
| Tony Finau | C |
| Davis Riley | C |
| Hank Lebioda | C |
| Cameron Tringale | D |
| Kramer Hickok | D |
| Tyler McCumber | D |
| Corey Conners | F |
| Sebastian Munoz | F |
| Chad Ramey | F |
