PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – The CJ Cup
PGA DFS Expert Grades The CJ Cup
Jason Kokrak picked up his first Tour win ever in Vegas last weekend. Outside of the below recap from last week, be sure you’re staying up to date on our season long PGA Expert Standings. The Tour goes further west to Cali this week for the ZOZO Championship where Tiger is the defending champ.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Harris English | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Justin Thomas | B |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Daniel Berger | C |
| Brendon Todd | D |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
GPP
| Joaquin Niemann | A |
| Bubba Watson | A+ |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Collin Morikawa | B |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Abraham Ancer | C |
| Si Woo Kim | C |
| Mackenzie Hughes | D |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Pat Mayo – DraftKings Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Jason Kokrak | A+ |
| Lanto Griffin | A+ |
| Joaquin Niemann | A |
| Justin Thomas | B |
| Collin Morikawa | B |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 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+ |
| Lanto Griffin | A+ |
| Bubba Watson | A+ |
| Joaquin Niemann | A |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Rickie Fowler | B |
| Sungjae Im | C |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Matt Kuchar | D |
| Adam Long | F |
Mike Rodden – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Bubba Watson | A+ |
| Harris English | A |
| Joaquin Niemann | A |
| Justin Thomas | B |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Ryan Palmer | B |
| Daniel Berger | C |
| Kevin Streelman | C |
| Brendon Todd | D |
| Alex Noren | F |
Hans Geevers – Fansided
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Bubba Watson | A+ |
| Abraham Ancer | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Lanto Griffin | A+ |
| Harris English | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Justin Thomas | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Abraham Ancer | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Byeong Hun An | C |
| Mackenzie Hughes | D |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Daniel Berger | C |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Sebastian Munoz | A |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
| Paul Casey | F |
Taco – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Justin Thomas | B |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Daniel Berger | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Mackenzie Hughes | D |
| Brendon Todd | D |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Jason Kokrak | A+ |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Corey Conners | C |
| Billy Horschel | D |
| Matt Kuchar | D |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Harris English | A |
| Kevin Streelman | C |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Matt Kuchar | D |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Russell Henley | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Daniel Berger | C |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
| Paul Casey | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Harris English | A |
| Joaquin Niemann | A |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Justin Thomas | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Sungjae Im | C |
| Corey Conners | C |
| Justin Rose | F |
Drew Phelps – Fantasy Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Justin Thomas | B |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | B |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Abraham Ancer | C |
| Adam Hadwin | C |
| Brian Harman | C |
| Daniel Berger | C |
| Sungjae Im | C |
| Si Woo Kim | C |
| Mackenzie Hughes | D |
| Shane Lowry | D |
| Adam Long | F |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
| Tommy Fleetwood | F |
Colin Drew – DailyRoto
| Player | Grade |
| Bubba Watson | A+ |
| Joaquin Niemann | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | C |
| Byeong Hun An | C |
| Brendon Todd | D |
| Billy Horschel | D |
| Matt Kuchar | D |
| Kevin Na | D |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
| Justin Rose | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Ryan Palmer | B |
| Mark Hubbard | B |
| Patrick Cantlay | F |
| Gary Woodland | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Jason Kokrak | A+ |
| Talor Gooch | A+ |
| Harris English | A |
| Joaquin Niemann | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Collin Morikawa | B |
| Viktor Hovland | B |
| Daniel Berger | C |
| Si Woo Kim | C |
| Dustin Johnson | F |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
| Paul Casey | F |
Will Gray – Rotoworld
| Player | Grade |
| Justin Thomas | B |
| Harry Higgs | B |
| Joel Dahmen | C |
| Brendon Todd | D |
| Matthew Wolff | F |
| Jason Day | F |
Chris Murphy – FantaysLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Harris English | A |
| Jon Rahm | B |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Kevin Streelman | C |
| Brendon Todd | D |
| Shane Lowry | D |
| Mackenzie Hughes | D |
| Scottie Scheffler | F |
Chris Durell – DailyFantasySportsRankings
| Player | Grade |
| Sebastian Munoz | A |
| Collin Morikawa | B |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | B |
| Si Woo Kim | C |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Collin Morikawa | B |
| Alex Noren | F |
