PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – The Memorial
PGA DFS Picks The Memorial
For the first time in what seems like forever, we had a very boring Sunday on Tour. Billy Horschel ran away and hid from the field on Saturday and needed just an even par on Sunday to capture the crown. Outside of the below recap from last week, be sure you’re staying up to date on our season long PGA Expert Standings. The players head north of the border for the Canadian Open this week.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Mito Pereira | A |
| Jon Rahm | A |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | F |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Aaron Wise | A+ |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Max Homa | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Matt Kuchar | D |
| Lucas Glover | D |
| Hideki Matsuyama | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Chris Durell – DailyFantasySportsRankings
| Player | Grade |
| Aaron Wise | A+ |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Jon Rahm | A |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Cameron Young | D |
*****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 |
| Aaron Wise | A+ |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Davis Riley | B |
| David Lipsky | B |
| Matthew NeSmith | B |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Matt Kuchar | D |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Max Homa | A+ |
| Pat Perez | A+ |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Mito Pereira | A |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| C.T. Pan | B |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Cameron Young | D |
| Adam Scott | D |
| Lucas Glover | D |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Stewart Cink | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Aaron Wise | A+ |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Viktor Hovland | C |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Mito Pereira | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Shane Lowry | C |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Max Homa | A+ |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Lucas Glover | D |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | F |
| Collin Morikawa | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Gary Woodland | F |
DFS Army – Domination Station
| Player | Grade |
| Max Homa | A+ |
| Mito Pereira | A |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Aaron Wise | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Jhonattan Vegas | B |
| Collin Morikawa | F |
| Hideki Matsuyama | F |
| Andrew Putnam | F |
RunPureSports
| Player | Grade |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Max Homa | A+ |
| Aaron Wise | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Jon Rahm | A |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Cameron Young | D |
| Adam Scott | D |
| Marc Leishman | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
Awesemo Cheat Sheet
| Player | Grade |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Aaron Wise | A+ |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Mito Pereira | A |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Viktor Hovland | C |
| Cameron Young | D |
| Hideki Matsuyama | F |
Drew Phelps – DFS Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Corey Conners | A |
| Davis Riley | B |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Cameron Young | D |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
| Bryson DeChambeau | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
| Gary Woodland | F |
| Alex Smalley | F |
| Adam Long | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Mito Pereira | A |
| Lanto Griffin | B |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Kurt Kitayama | D |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
Hans Geevers – Pro Golf Now
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Jason Day | B |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Chris Kirk | C |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Jon Rahm | A |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Matt Kuchar | D |
| Lucas Glover | D |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Jon Rahm | A |
| Rory McIlroy | B |
| Jordan Spieth | B |
| Patrick Reed | D |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Matthew NeSmith | B |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Hideki Matsuyama | F |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | F |
| Anirban Lahiri | F |
| Adam Long | F |
Brad Thomas – NBC Sports Edge
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Collin Morikawa | F |
| Gary Woodland | F |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Aaron Wise | A+ |
| Adam Hadwin | A+ |
| Jon Rahm | A |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Mito Pereira | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | B |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Keegan Bradley | C |
| Cameron Davis | C |
| Cameron Young | D |
| Tom Hoge | F |
| Alex Noren | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Mito Pereira | A |
| Matt Kuchar | D |
Pat Mayo – DK Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Will Zalatoris | A+ |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Jon Rahm | A |
| Cameron Smith | A |
| Mito Pereira | A |
| Sungjae Im | B |
| Si Woo Kim | B |
| Shane Lowry | C |
| Chris Kirk | C |
| Lucas Glover | D |
| Collin Morikawa | F |
| Anirban Lahiri | F |
| Erik Van Rooyen | F |
Chris Murphy – FantasyLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Joaquin Niemann | A+ |
| Brendan Steele | A+ |
| Jon Rahm | A |
| Daniel Berger | A |
| Adam Svensson | A |
| Rickie Fowler | D |
| Hideki Matsuyama | F |
| Tom Hoge | F |
