PGA – Expert Recap and Grades – The Open Championship
PGA DFS Picks The Open Championship
Cam Smith shot a final round 64 to edge out Cam Young’s final round 65 in The Open Championship last weekend. The win was a bit overshadowed by the reports coming out about Smith’s impending jump to the LIV. 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 3M Open and a pretty weak field.
*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****
Cash
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Tommy Fleetwood | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Jordan Spieth | A |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Max Homa | F |
| Ryan Fox | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
GPP
| Player | Grade |
| Cameron Smith | A+ |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| Jordan L. Smith | B |
| Justin Thomas | C |
| Joaquin Niemann | C |
| Sam Horsfield | F |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
*****TOP HONORS*****
Brad Thomas – NBC Sports Edge
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Thomas Detry | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Harold Varner III | A |
*****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 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Dustin Johnson | A |
| Adam Scott | A |
| Thomas Pieters | A |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | C |
| Max Homa | F |
| Ryan Fox | F |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
| Hao-Tong Li | F |
| Emiliano Grillo | F |
Len Hochberg – rotowire.com
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Tommy Fleetwood | A+ |
| Kevin Kisner | A+ |
| Jordan Spieth | A |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Thomas Pieters | A |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | B |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Jordan L. Smith | B |
| Danny Willett | B |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| Seamus Power | F |
| Sam Horsfield | F |
DailyRoto – Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Aaron Wise | B |
| Joaquin Niemann | C |
| Ryan Fox | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
RG Lineup Builder
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Chris Kirk | B |
| Ryan Fox | F |
| Keegan Bradley | F |
| Max Homa | F |
Derek Farnsworth – rotogrinders.com (PGA Core Plays)
| Player | Grade |
| Cameron Smith | A+ |
| Tommy Fleetwood | A+ |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Jordan L. Smith | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | C |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
| Ryan Fox | F |
DFS Army – DFS Up North
| Player | Grade |
| Viktor Hovland | A+ |
| Tommy Fleetwood | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Jordan L. Smith | B |
| Max Homa | F |
Rotowire Optimizer
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Aaron Wise | B |
| Cameron Tringale | B |
| Justin Thomas | C |
| Sungjae Im | D |
| Seamus Power | F |
RunPureSports
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Kevin Kisner | A+ |
| Jordan Spieth | A |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Adam Scott | A |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Jordan L. Smith | B |
| Justin Thomas | C |
| Joaquin Niemann | C |
| Max Homa | F |
| Ryan Fox | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
Awesemo Cheat Sheet
| Player | Grade |
| Cameron Smith | A+ |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Joaquin Niemann | C |
| Max Homa | F |
| Tiger Woods | F |
| Keith Mitchell | F |
| Ryan Fox | F |
Drew Phelps – DFS Alarm
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A+ |
| Tommy Fleetwood | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Adam Scott | A |
| Thomas Pieters | A |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Patrick Reed | B |
| Danny Willett | B |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| Justin Thomas | C |
| John Daly | D |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
| Max Homa | F |
| Tiger Woods | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
| Mackenzie Hughes | F |
| Sam Horsfield | F |
stlcardinals84 – rotogrinders.com (PGA GPP Breakdown)
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Tommy Fleetwood | A+ |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Max Homa | F |
| Ryan Fox | F |
| Sam Horsfield | F |
DFS Army – Domination Station
| Player | Grade |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | B |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Sergio Garcia | B |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| Ryan Fox | F |
Joe Nicely – Rotoballer
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Tommy Fleetwood | A+ |
| Jordan Spieth | A |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Tony Finau | B |
Brandon Gdula – NumberFire
| Player | Grade |
| Rory McIlroy | A+ |
| Cameron Smith | A+ |
| Cameron Young | A+ |
| Xander Schauffele | A |
| Sam Burns | A |
| Will Zalatoris | B |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Robert Macintyre | B |
| Joaquin Niemann | C |
| Max Homa | F |
| Mito Pereira | F |
| Keegan Bradley | F |
| Hao-Tong Li | F |
| Keith Mitchell | F |
DailyFantasyInsider
| Player | Grade |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Max Homa | F |
Pat Mayo – DK Playbook
| Player | Grade |
| Jordan Spieth | A |
| Dustin Johnson | A |
| Scottie Scheffler | B |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Corey Conners | B |
| Talor Gooch | B |
| Danny Willett | B |
| Thriston Lawrence | B |
| Justin Thomas | C |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
| Hao-Tong Li | F |
| Stewart Cink | F |
Chris Murphy – FantasyLabs
| Player | Grade |
| Dylan Frittelli | A+ |
| Dean Burmester | A+ |
| Jordan Spieth | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | C |
| Collin Morikawa | F |
| Louis Oosthuizen | F |
Hans Geevers – Pro Golf Now
| Player | Grade |
| Patrick Cantlay | A |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Gary Woodland | F |
| Seamus Power | F |
| Jamie Donaldson | F |
Mike McClure – Sportsline
| Player | Grade |
| Tyrrell Hatton | A |
| Jon Rahm | C |
Chris Durell – DailyFantasySportsRankings
| Player | Grade |
| Jordan Spieth | A |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Joohyung Kim | B |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | C |
| Seamus Power | F |
Sam Scherman – DFS Karma
| Player | Grade |
| Dustin Johnson | A |
| Shane Lowry | B |
| Tony Finau | B |
| Justin Thomas | C |
| Webb Simpson | F |
| Ryan Fox | F |
| Keith Mitchell | F |
| Stewart Cink | F |
| Sam Horsfield | F |
