UPDATED AT 7:30pm ET WITH WEEKEND OPTIMALS

Justin Thomas may not have been in my playbook but I feel great for the kid capping off a terrific season with his first major victory.  He really put himself on the world stage this season and becoming a force to reckon with on the PGA Tour.  I really was not disappointed in any of the majors this season, loved seeing Sergio get his first major title, Brooks Koepka dominated the competition, Jordan Spieth came another step closer to the career grand slam and Justin Thomas put his name in the conversation with the best players in the world.  Now, it is onto Greensboro, North Carolina for the Wyndham Championship.

This field is just awful but it is the last event of the year to qualify for the FedEx Playoffs.  That means there will be a lot of players fighting for their right to play in the playoffs.  I have put players in my playbook with that extra motivation, I mean why wouldn’t you want a guy on the ropes fighting for his life. 

The Wyndham Championship is held at Sedgefield Country Club and stretches out only 7,127 yards and plays as a Par 70.  The yardage is deceiving on this course because there are a lot of uphill and downhill holes.  You really don’t have to be accurate off the tee on this track because of the length.  9 of the 18 holes will probably only require the players to hit a wedge into the greens and it is easier to hit short iron from the rough with accuracy than with the long irons.  Players hit these small greens in regulation (GIR) at a rate of 73 percent since 2008 which is just off the charts for a PGA Tour golf course.  We want to target short iron GIR from on and off the fairway, we also want to look at proximity with short irons as well.  That’s because these greens ungulate and that means you want as many short putts as possible over the course of your round at Sedgefield.

Let’s bounce back after an up and down PGA Championship weekend.  GOOD LUCK!   

 

WEEKEND OPTIMALS:

GPP #1

Webb Simpson $9900

Bud Cauley $9200

Sam Saunders $7900

Anirban Lahiri $7700

Kevin Na $7700

John Huh $7500

GPP #2

Kevin Kisner $9000

Kevin Streelman $8700

Ollie Schneiderjans $8400

Billy Horschel $8300

Chad Campbell $7800

Anirban Lahiri $7700

 

DFS PGA PLAYBOOK:

PLAYERDRAFT KINGSFANDUELBREAKDOWN
Bill Haas$10,200$9,3003 Top 10s and 2 Top 25s with a scoring average of 67.05 at Sedgefield since 2012. 26th in GIR & 24th in Scrambling
Webb Simpson$10,000$8,800ALWAYS Risky but PERFECT at Sedgefield since 2010 (Winner in 2011 & 4 more Top 11s). 1st in Scrambling from the Rough on TOUR.
Ryan Moore$9,600$8,6002009 Champ at Sedgefield is overall 4/6 in Cuts Made wth a Scoring Average of 67.8.  T13 at Quail Hollow last week
Bud Cauley$9,200$7,9002 Top 10s in 5 Trips to Sedgefield. Last year LED the Field in SG:Putting. 5 Top 12s among 6 Top 25s since Mid-April
James Hahn$9,000$6,9003rd at Byron Nelson & coming off of a T13 at Quail Hollow. He's got 5 Top 20s over his last 8 events. BALANCED player
Byeong Hun An$8,900$8,200A DFSer favorite because he's aggressive which FITS THIS TRACK! T18 here in 2015 (Led the field in SG:TG & 2nd in Proximity
Chris Stroud$8,600$6,600Followed up his Breakthrough title at the Barracuda with a T9 at Quail Holllow.  He'll be popular but don't fear plugging him in
Lucas Glover$8,400$7,200He's finished in the Top 25 in each of the last 2 Years.  Bounced back from a rough patch in May & June.
Scott Brown$8,200$6,400T13 finish at the PGA last week. T3 at Sedgefield in 2015. He's got 6 Top 25s over the last 12 months.
Chez Reavie$8,100$7,5000/3 at Sedgefield but a T22 at the PGA & ranks 32nd in GIR, 1st in Proximity & 33rd in Scrambling on Tour.
Sam Saunders$8,100$5,600Top 25s in 3 of his last 4 Starts (8th at the Barracuda).  T14 at Sedgefield in his 2015 debut.  FedEx Cup Motivation
Chad Campbell$7,900$6,8007/8 with 5 Top 20s since the Byron Nelson. 12th in GIR & 2nd in Scrambling on Tour. Plug him in those lineups
Billy Horschel$7,700$7,000This is when he shines. 4/5 Cuts Made with a T5 last year at Sedgefield.  He's 22nd on TOUR in Greens Hit
Robert Streb$7,700$6,9003/3 at Sedgefield with a T18 in 2014 & Scoring Average of 68.17.  2nd at Greebrier, T22 at the PGA Championship.
Brandon Hagy$7,400$6,000T5 at the RBC Canadian where despite being known for his length off the tee, finished 4th in SG:Putting. T18 at the Barracuda
Graeme McDowell$7,300$6,700T5 last year at Sedgefield where he was 9th in SG:Putting for the week.  He's a solid option at a good price
Rory Sabbatini$7,200$5,4005 for 5 with 4 Top 25s since early July. He finished T8 in his last trip to Sedgefield in 2013. He's sitting at 49th in GIR
Luke Donald$7,000$6,200Runner Up Last year & T26 in 2015. Sedgefield & Harbour Town are VERY similar & he OWN at HT (His Only Top 15 in 2017). 
John Huh$6,800$5,000Perfect in last 5 trips to Sedgefield.  Top 20s in 2012 & 2013. 68.40 scoring average & 11th in Scrambling

DRAFT KINGS OPTIMALS:

DRAFT KINGS CASHPRICE
Bill Haas$10,200
Webb Simpson$10,000
Robert Streb$7,700
Billy Horschel$7,700
Rory Sabbatini$7,200
John Huh$6,800
  
DRAFT KINGS GPPPRICE
Webb Simpson$10,000
Bud Cauley$9,200
Byeong Hun An$8,900
Chez Reavie$8,100
Luke Donald$7,000
John Huh$6,800

FANDUEL OPTIMALS:

FANDUEL CASHPRICE
Bill Haas$9,300
Webb Simpson$8,800
Ryan Moore$8,600
Bud Cauley$7,900
Billy Horschel$7,000
Robert Streb$6,900
Scott Brown$6,400
John Huh$5,000
  
FANDUEL GPPPRICE
Bill Haas$9,300
Webb Simpson$8,800
Ryan Moore$8,600
Byeong Huh An$8,200
Bud Cauley$7,900
Brandon Hagy$6,000
Sam Saunders$5,600
Rory Sabbatini$5,400

ONE-AND-DONE PLAYS:

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 SimpsonT14
John Deere - Johnson WagnerMC
Open Champ - Brooks KoepkaT6
RBC Canadian - Adam HadwinMC
Bridgestone - Kevin ChappellT13
PGA CHAMP - Rickie FowlerT5
Wyndham - Bud Cauley???