PGA DFS GPP Breakdown: Zurich Classic
Long-time grinder, STLCardinals84, breaks down his top PGA DFS picks in various price ranges for this week’s tournament. Which golfers should you be targeting to try and take down the big DFS tournaments? Find out below!
Welcome to another PGA DFS GPP Breakdown! We have an unusual partner-based team event this week, and DraftKings is offering contests for the third consecutive year. As of the time I am writing this, FanDuel is not offering contests. Be somewhat careful with your bankroll usage for this tournament though, as it is often unpredictable in nature. Nonetheless, it’s still an interesting one to discuss and break down!
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Here’s the scoop on this event…
For the seventh consecutive year, this will be played as a pairs event. 80 pairs of golfers will partake in the event, with the top 33 and ties making the cut after Friday’s second round. The first and third rounds will be played in four-ball format, which is where each player plays their own ball and the best score of the pair is taken for that hole. Scores will be very good in those rounds. The second and fourth rounds will be played in foursomes format, which is where alternate shots are taken by each player on just one ball. Scores won’t be quite as good in those rounds, though this is generally an easier course.
TPC Louisiana has been the host of this event for every edition since 2007. From 2007 to 2016, this was a traditional PGA TOUR event, and the winning score was -13 or better every year. In the years where it has been played as a team competition with two four-ball days and two foursomes days, the winning scores have been -20 or better every time. The winning combo (Nick Hardy and Davis Riley) finished at -30 last year. You need to target birdie makers here, especially when you consider the four-ball format that will be used in two of the rounds.
Also, we can expect some unpredictability with this event. This is essentially an exhibition that is seen as ‘fun’ for a lot of the golfers, though you do see some who take it quite seriously depending on their status. It will be very interesting to see how things shake out in terms of ownership. I will give some weight to golfers or teams that have played well here in the past, though it’s not paramount.
DraftKings has priced individual golfers for this tournament, but each member of a team has the same salary, and you cannot roster both members of one team. For all intents and purposes, they are “together” despite being shown individually. This likely was easier from a coding perspective for DK to maneuver.
Let’s check out some of my favorite GPP tandems!
PGA DFS Picks: DraftKings GPP Breakdown for the Zurich Classic
Collin Morikawa & Kurt Kitayama
DraftKings: $10,000
You don’t need me to tell you that Schauffele & Cantlay is the top pairing on the board. They are the two best golfers in the field and have tons of history playing together. However, our early ownership numbers have them sitting at over 45%. That’s a huge number in a tournament that should offer some variance. Give me the red-hot form of Morikawa combined with the recent consistency of Kitayama. They are both strong from tee to green and should be in the mix as long as they can make some putts, and I think they will excel in the four-ball format.
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