UPDATED WITH WEEKEND OPTIMALS FOR DRAFT KINGS!

I was very happy about the results of last week’s Quicken Loans National except for believing that Justin Thomas would bounce back and be on the leaderboard Sunday.  I know my screens were green on Sunday and yours would have been too if you played my Cash Game Optimal on Draft Kings.  I’ve had two strong weeks in a row and I’m all about riding a hot streak. 

If you don’t remember, The Greenbrier was canceled last year due to terrible flooding in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia and it claimed the lives of 23 people.  The course has been reborn and is eager to show off its fresh look to the 156 players in the field.  It is as new as it was when it originally opened over 100 years ago. 

The Old White Course may have been updated and a few yards added, it still won’t play very difficult for these pros.  It measures out 7,286 yards and has been one of the hardest tournaments to predict over the past few years but that won’t stop me from trying.  This track is a Par 70 which means right away Par 4 Scoring is at a premium.  When you look over the stats of top performers on this course, you’ll noticed Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (SG:TG), All Around, Proximity and as always Putting.  This is a course that these top players can really score, so I’ll be putting a little more stock into recent form over course history.  Also, the average Greens in Regulation (GIR) for the week is around 70 percent which means that all these players will get on the greens in two and it will come down to who is rolling the ball the best.  That also means that getting the ball close to the hole on approach is vital as well which means proximity.  That’s about all you need to know about this course.

I’ll freely admit that I am not going hard this week being that this course has been so hard to predict over the past few years.  The scores will be low and just about anyone in the field could just catch fire and light this track on fire.  I’ve thrown out some interesting optimals and we will see how they shake out on Sunday night.  You can hear me chat about the playbook with Howard Bender on the Fantasy Alarm Show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio at around 5:30pm ET on Wednesday afternoon.

Good Luck!

WEEKEND DRAFT KINGS OPTIMALS (UPDATED AT 6:30pm ET)

Don't buy in on Sebastian Munoz in your GPPs because he will be CRAZY owned.  He has a big lead and the price tag is terrific but remember NOTHING from Thursday & Friday is counted in the weekend contests, so unless he shoots another 8-12 under on the weekend, he won't help you with that ownership.  I like to go for good scoring players who are trying to catch the leader.
 
WEEKEND OPTIMAL GPP #1
Patrick Reed $10,000
Russell Henley $8,600
Kevin Streelman $8,400
Matt Jones $7,900
Trey Mullinax $7,700
Robert Garriigus $7,000
 
WEEKEND OPTIMAL GPP #2
David Lingmerth $9,600
Webb Simpson, $9,300
Tony Finau $8,800
Smylie Kaufman $7,500
Hudson Swafford $7,400
Joaquin Niemann $7,300

 

DFS PGA PLAYBOOK:

PLAYERDRAFT KINGSFANDUELBREAKDOWN
Patrick Reed$11,200$10,100T17 at the Quicken Loans made for his 7th Top 25 in last 8 Starts.  27th in SG:Putting & 25th in Birdie or Better %
Kevin Kisner$10,700$9,500One of the best players around the Green. Won at the Colonial & Two 2nd Finishes since Mid-March.
Webb Simpson$10,100$8,3003 Top 10s at the Greenbrier but first trip since losing his Anchor Putter.  4 Top 20s in last 7 Starts on Tour
Danny Lee$9,500$8,400Defending Champ is ROLLING with 6 straight cuts & 3 Top 10 finishes (T22 last week at Quicken). 24th on TOUR in SG:Putting
Russell Henley$9,300$7,700Pivot off of Keegan Bradley with his streaky putting rounding into form sitting at 23rd in SG:Putting. 
Tony Finau$9,100$8,900T13 at Greenbrier in 2015 as a rookie. 6th in GIR & 23rd in Birdie or Better %. Just needs to put together 4 rounds right now
Kevin Streelman$8,900$6,6004 Consecutive Top 20s coming into the Greenbrier.  Gained 2 Strokes in Putting on Avg Per Event over the last 2 Months.
Sung Kang$8,600$7,000Locked IN right now. T5 at Quicken Loans was his 3rd Top 10 this season.  He's turning heads, so get on the train NOW!
Jimmy Walker$7,800$8,100Putting was his forte but has declined. He's got 3 Top 5s at Old White though & will be under owned after MC last week.
Grayson Murray$7,400$6,20010 Straight Cuts Made. 46th in Birdie or Better % & has been IMPRESSIVE from 4-8 feet out.  Nice flier play 
Chris Stroud$7,200$5,3003 of his 6 Made Cuts have been Top 15 finishes. He's got 2 Top 10s in 5 Trips to Old White. 
Ted Potter Jr$7,200$5,400Champ here in 2012 has played much better lately after his ankle recovery. 4th in Earnings & 3rd in All-Around on Web.com
Stewart Cink$6,900$7,2004 Top 25s in last 8 Starts.  13th in GIR, 20th in SG:Putting & 17th in Adjusted Scoring.  Terrific Consistency this season
Scott Brown$6,800$6,300Good value play here. T12 at Colonial (T3 in Greens Hit, 1st in Proximity & 2nd SG:TG). T2 at Riviera (1st SG:Putting)
Tyrone Van Aswegen$6,800$5,300T26 at the Quicken Loans (2nd in SG:Approach the Green & T10 in Par Breakers. He's trying to hold his Tour Card
Nick Taylor$6,700$5,600Consistent GREAT value throughout the season.  T29 last week but lead the field in 1-Putt % & 3rd in Birdie or Better %.

DRAFTKINGS OPTIMALS:

DRAFT KINGS CASHPRICE
Webb Simpson$10,100
Danny Lee$9,500
Kevin Streelman$8,900
Jimmy Walker$7,800
Stewart Cink$6,900
Nick Taylor $6,700
  
DRAFT KINGS GPPPRICE
Kevin Kisner$10,700
Russell Henley$9,300
Tony Finau$9,100
Chris Stroug$7,200
Tyrone Van Aswegen$6,800
Scott Brown$6,800

FANDUEL OPTIMALS:

FANDUEL CASHPRICE
Kevin Kisner$9,500
Danny Lee$8,400
Webb Simpson$8,300
Jimmy Walker$8,100
Russell Henley$7,700
Kevin Streelman$6,600
Nick Taylor$5,600
Ted Potter Jr$5,400
  
FANDUEL GPPPRICE
Patrick Reed$10,100
Kevin Kisner$9,500
Danny Lee$8,400
Webb Simpson$8,300
Kevin Streelman$6,600
Grayson Murray$6,200
Ted Potter Jr.$5,400
Tyrone Van Aswegen$5,300

ONE AND DONE PLAY:

ONE AND DONE PLAYFINISH
SBS - Jimmy WalkerT9
Sony - Charles Howell IIIT8
Career - Bill HaasT17
Farmers - Brandt SnedekerT9
Waste - Brendan SteeleT16
Pebble - Phil Mickelson65th
Genesis - J.B HolmesT34
Honda - Graeme McDowellT14
Mexico - Alexander NorenT55
Valspar - Ryan MooreT18
Palmer - Zach JohnsonT66
Match - Sergio GarciaOut of Sweet 16
Puerto - David HearnT17
Shell - Lee WestwoodMC
Masters - Justin Rose2nd
RBC - Kevin KisnerT11
Valero - Charley HoffmanT40
Wells Fargo - Adam ScottT36
Players - Martin KaymerT69
Nelson - Dustin JohnsonT13
D & D - Pat PerezMC
Memorial - Emiliano GrilloT40
St. Jude - Russell HenleyMC
U.S. Open - Jason DayMC
Travelers - Kyle StanleyT57
Quicken - Justin ThomasMC
Greenbrier - Webb Simpson???