PGA: Honda Classic Expert Consensus

This is the Daily Overlay PGA Expert Consensus.  We crowdsource expert opinions and condense them down into a simple, easy to use article.  If you want to do a little research of your own, we’ve got you covered with recommended stats to target.  Click on a stat title below and the full leaderboard for that category will pop-up.  Dig a little deeper and find some sleepers of your own.  If you’re short for time, no worries.  Scroll down and you’ll find a list of names that experts think you should be playing this week; ranked by frequency of suggestion.

Course: The Champion Course at PGA National
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Yardage: 7,140
Par: 70
Defending Champion: Padraig Harrington and his time machine (2015 Results)

*****RECOMMENDED STATS TO TARGET*****

• Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green
• Strokes Gained: Putting
• Total Driving
• GIR
• Proximity from 175-200 Yards
• Birdie or Better %
• Par 4 Scoring Average
• Scrambling
• Bogey Avoidance

*****EXPERT CONSENSUS*****

At the time of this post, 19 experts from our grading pool have made selections for the Honda Classic.  The frequency with which each golfer was suggested will be denoted below.

Highly Touted

Patrick Reed $10600 – 63.2%
Rory McIlroy $12500 – 47.4%
Branden Grace $10300 – 42.1%
Kevin Kisner $9900 – 42.1%
Luke Donald $8600 – 42.1%

Recommended

Jamie Donaldson $7200 – 36.8%
Paul Casey $9500 – 36.8%
Rickie Fowler $11700 – 36.8%
Adam Scott $11000 – 31.6%
Charles Howell III $7500 – 31.6%
Freddie Jacobson $8200 – 31.6%
Jamie Lovemark $7200 – 31.6%

Suggested

Adam Hadwin $6800 – 26.3%
Brooks Koepka $10500 – 26.3%
Jason Dufner $8000 – 26.3%
Jim Herman $6600 – 26.3%
Russell Knox $9700 – 26.3%
Sergio Garcia $9300 – 26.3%
Zach Johnson $8800 – 26.3%
Brian Harman $6900 – 21.1%
Camilo Villegas $6700 – 21.1%
Daniel Berger $8100 – 21.1%
Russell Henley $7900 – 21.1%
William McGirt $6800 – 21.1%

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