DFS PGA PLAYBOOK - SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN OPEN
Published: Oct 31, 2017
WEEKEND OPTIMALS UPDATED AT 8:45PM ET
VEGAS BABY! The PGA Tour fall schedule heads to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. You know these players love a chance to throw some cash at the tables but also play golf on one of the best courses in the country.
The tournament is played at TPC Summerlin which was designed by Bobby Weed and consulted on by Fuzzy Zoeller. Summerlin was named by Golf Digest as one of "America's Best" golf courses and ranks as one of the "Top 100 Modern Golf Courses in the United States."
The course itself stretches out 7,223 yards and is a Par 71. Now, that length is deceiving because of the thin air in Las Vegas, it plays a lot shorter than the actual distance. The 280 hitters hit it 300, the 300 hitters can stretch it to 320 and so on. Rod Pampling of all people came out and smoked the course to the tune of 20 under par last year. Players have got to finish 3-5 under par each day to even have a shot at finishing in the Top 20. Putting is a vital stat every single week but on a birdie making course like this one, a little less stock is put into it. In this tournament, the greens in regulation for even the worst golfers are very high.
Chesson Hadley is NOT in my playbook because I did not like his DraftKings price but Fanduel is a different story. The price is great and I’ll use him in my Fanduel Optimal Cash & GPP Lineups. Please feel free to use him on Fanduel.
It should be a fun week in the desert for these players and hopefully we all can bring home big cash in DFS. Good luck!
WEEKEND OPTIMALS:
GPP #1
Chesson Hadley $9100
Gary Woodland $8900
Luke List $8600
Kevin Streelman $7900
David Lingmerth $7700
William McGirt $7700
GPP #2
Tony Finau $9900
Patrick Cantley $9600
Kevin Streelman $7900
Patton Kizzire $7500
Brandon Hagy $7500
Robert Garrigus $7300
DFS PGA PLAYBOOK:
| PLAYER | DRAFT KINGS | FANDUEL | BREAKDOWN |
| Tony Finau | $11,700 | $9,900 | Home Game for his being from Utah. 2 Top 20s & a 68.3 scoring average in his last 12 Rounds at TPC Summerlin |
| Webb Simpson | $11,000 | $9,600 | Winner here in 2013 & two 4th place finishes. 2nd on Tournaments All-Time Money List. Top 20s in 5 of his last 6 starts |
| Patrick Cantlay | $9,700 | $9,100 | 14/14 with 7 Top 15s since his return. Up and down week last week but still finished T15 in his 1st WGC event. |
| Ryan Moore | $9,400 | $9,300 | UNLV Product won here in 2012 & put up 2 Top 15s since then. Top 20s in his last 2 starts. |
| Jamie Lovemark | $8,700 | $8,200 | CRUSHED IT off the tee here in 2015 finished T13 (Ranked T6 in Proximity & 4th in Scrambling). T5 at CJ Cup. |
| Kevin Streelman | $8,400 | $7,300 | 7/7 cuts made with 5 Top 25s (Best Finish being a 2nd in 2014). T13 at the Safeway & T10 at the SFC. |
| Luke List | $8,300 | $5,600 | T13 at CIMB, T5 at CJ Cup & finished T15 last year here despite at 73 Third Round. Love his bomber value |
| Smylie Kaufman | $8,200 | $5,900 | Winner here in 2015 (Shot at 61 that week). T4 last week at SFC is his 2nd best finish in 59 TOUR Starts. |
| William McGirt | $7,700 | $7,600 | T25 at Sanderson Farms last week. 4/6 at TPC Summerln with 2 Top 20s (T8 in 2015, shot a 62 that week) |
| Nick Taylor | $7,600 | $5,300 | Started his season T9-T13-T23 keeping that 2016-17 consistency. 3/3 Cuts Made at TPC Summerlin |
| Austin Cook | $7,500 | $5,100 | Rookie Debuted with a T25 in Mississippi last week. T9-T11-T8 finish to the Web.com Tour Finals. BALL STRIKER! |
| Scott Piercy | $7,400 | $6,600 | 6 Top 25s at TPC Summerlin since 2009. Lots of narratives here with it being in his hometown & his birthday weekend |
| Shawn Stefani | $7,400 | $5,300 | Runner Up at the Web.com Tour Championship & Finished T10 at last week's SFC. Finished T10 at TPC Summerlin last year |
| Tom Lovelady | $7,200 | $4,900 | Justin Thomas' roommate at Alabama has the skill set to be rewarded at TPC Summerlin. T18 last week at SFC. |
| Tyrone Van Awegen | $7,000 | $5,700 | 2 Top 25s to start the 2017-18 season. That makes 4 Top 25s in his last 6 starts. Great Approach Player (Proximity Machine) |
| Adam Wise | $6,900 | $4,700 | 4/6 Cuts Made on PGA Tour Last Year highlighted by T10 at TPC Summerlin (7th in Proximity & T3 in Par-5 Scoring that week) |
| Cameron Tringale | $6,800 | $5,100 | Cashed 5 Times in 8 Trips to TPC Summerlin with a 2nd Place in 2015. Scoring Average 67.89 last 9 rounds here |
DRAFTKINGS OPTIMALS:
| DRAFT KINGS CASH | PRICE |
| Webb Simpson | $11,000 |
| Jamie Lovemark | $8,700 |
| Kevin Streelman | $8,400 |
| William McGirt | $7,700 |
| Scott Piercy | $7,400 |
| Cameron Tringale | $6,800 |
| DRAFT KINGS GPP | PRICE |
| Patrick Cantlay | $9,700 |
| Kevin Streelman | $8,400 |
| Luke List | $8,300 |
| Smylie Kaufman | $8,200 |
| William McGirt | $7,700 |
| Nick Taylor | $7,600 |
FANDUEL OPTIMALS:
| FANDUEL CASH | PRICE |
| Webb Simpson | $9,600 |
| Ryan Moore | $9,300 |
| Jamie Lovemark | $8,200 |
| William McGirt | $7,600 |
| Kevin Streelman | $7,300 |
| Scott Piercy | $6,600 |
| Chesson Hadley | $6,300 |
| Adam Wise | $4,700 |
| FANDUEL GPP | PRICE |
| Tony Finau | $9,900 |
| Webb Simpson | $9,600 |
| Jamie Lovemark | $8,200 |
| Kevin Streelman | $7,300 |
| Scott Piercy | $6,600 |
| Chesson Hadley | $6,300 |
| Smylie Kaufman | $5,900 |
| Tyron Van Aswegen | $5,700 |