The Fantasy Golf regular season is over which means it is time for the FedEx Cup Playoffs. It’s that special time of year when the PGA Tour tries to make us care about something that the players wouldn’t care about if there wasn’t a $10 Million Dollar prize to the winner. That’s a huge chunk of change and a nice way to cap off the season.
The FedEx Cup Playoffs begins with the Barclays and what better course to kick things off than “Bethpage Black” or as it is formally known as Bethpage State Park’s Black Course. Bethpage Black is a par 71 that stretches out 7,468 yards. This huge track played host to the 2009 U.S. Open and then the 2012 Barclays. Nick Watney took home the title in 2012 after finishing T15 in fairways hit, T3 in greens in 
regulation and third in proximity to the hole. He also ranked 20th in strokes gained: putting. I mention this because those are the stats that I targeted this week when picking out my players for the playbook.
The weather this weekend does not look like it will be an issue with daytime temperatures in the mid-80s and just a small threat of rain on Friday and Saturday.
Being that these players had to qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs, there are only 121 players in the field this week. The Top 70 plus ties after 36-holes will make the cut and play over the weekend.
Note to everyone looking at my playbook and wondering why they don’t see Jason Day listed. If you play the man, go for it, he is the bestin the world for a reason. I just personally did not like the idea of paying that hefty of a price for someone who has not played since the PGA Championship, nearly a month ago. Day could easily go out there and crush me, but I’d rather take the chance that he doesn’t.
Thanks to everyone for the well wishes last week, it was much appreciated. Things have settled down at home and that’s why I was able to properly put together optimal lineups for this week’s tournament.
We wrap things up as always with our spiritual guide Paige, who gave us much better luck at the Wyndham Championship. She is still out there grinding away trying to earn a LPGA tour card.
Good Luck to everyone out there!
DFS PGA PLAYBOOK:
| PLAYER | ACES | DRAFTKINGS | BREAKDOWN |
| Dustin Johnson | $6,100 | $11,900 | T3 in 2012 at Bethpage. 1st in Proxomity & 2nd in both Adjusted Scoring & Birdies or Better. Just a GREAT YEAR for him. |
| Henrik Stenson | $5,900 | $11,700 | Pretty Great Summer with 2 Wins and a Silver Medal in Rio. GIR Master, who should be in the mix this weekend. |
| Justin Rose | $5,800 | $10,300 | 6th in SG:TG & 13th in Adjusted Scoring. Won the Gold in Rio 2 Weeks Ago. No questions about his health anymore. |
| Brooks Koepka | $5,650 | $10,100 | No worse than T13 in 5 starts before and after his 3 week recovery. The game fits Bethpage PERFECT! 10th in SG:Putting |
| Hideki Matsuyama | $5,600 | $9,900 | Everyone forgot him going into Baltusrol (T4) & then a T3 last week. He's got his game back and ready to tame Bethpage |
| Matt Kuchar | $5,650 | $9,200 | 20/22 in Cuts Made this Season (9 Top 10s) with a Bronze Medal in Rio. 15th in SG:TG and 36th in Proximity. |
| Brandt Snedeker | $5,600 | $8,900 | 2nd at Bethpage in 2012. Playing well right now with a T3 at Sedgefield last week & T5 at Glen Abbey a month ago. |
| Branden Grace | $5,500 | $8,700 | 9th SG:TG & 11th in Adjusted Scoring. He always shows up big on the biggest stages and this is his Playoff Debut. Love Him |
| Charl Schwartzel | $5,300 | $8,500 | One missed cut all season with 6 Top 10s & 3 Wins. Always an undervalued threat (UNDER Owned). Play with Confidence |
| Marc Leishman | $4,650 | $7,900 | Streaky player coming in HOT to the playoffs. 8 straight cuts made (4 Top 20s with a T9 in his last start at the Travelers) |
| Jhonattan Vegas | $4,500 | $7,400 | Best year of his career. 2 Top 5s in last 5 Starts. T34 in Total Driving & 6th in Scoring Opportunities |
| Russell Knox | $5,150 | $7,300 | Won the Travelers. 11th in Fairways hit, 2nd in GIR, T13 in Proximity and 8th in Bogey Avoidance. Firing on all cylinders. |
| Kevin Na | $5,350 | $7,300 | Finished T10 last week, his 2nd Straight & 3rd since the U.S. Open. Doesn't have distance but confidence at a high level. |
| Jason Dufner | $4,700 | $6,600 | He hasn't missed a cut since the Masters (5 Top 25s). 23rd in SG:TG & 35th in Proximity |
| Kevin Kisner | $5,050 | $6,400 | Playing well at the right time. 2 Top 10s (Last Week) & 2 Top 20s in the last 3 Months. 9th in SG:Putting & 27th in Total Driving |
| Robert Garrigus | $4,300 | $5,700 | Made 9 of last 10 Cuts (3 Top 10s & 3 other Top 25s). 4th in Proxomity, 24th in SG:TG, & 9th in Birdie Average |
| Martin Laird | $4,100 | $5,700 | 6 Straight Cuts Made on Tour, T2 & T7 over that run, but the last two have been T62 & T63. Should be a safe cash option |
DRAFT KINGS OPTIMALS:
| DRAFT KINGS CASH | PRICE |
| Hideki Matsuyama | $9,900 |
| Matt Kuchar | $9,200 |
| Brandt Snedeker | $8,900 |
| Charl Schwartzel | $8,500 |
| Jason Dufner | $6,600 |
| Kevin Kisner | $6,400 |
| DRAFT KINGS GPP | PRICE |
| Justin Rose | $10,300 |
| Brooks Koepka | $10,100 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | $9,900 |
| Kevin Na | $7,300 |
| Kevin Kisner | $6,400 |
| Robert Garrigus | $5,700 |
FANTASY ACES OPTIMALS:
| ACES CASH | PRICE |
| Matt Kuchar | $5,650 |
| Brandt Snedeker | $5,600 |
| Kevin Kisner | $5,050 |
| Jason Dufner | $4,700 |
| Marc Leishman | $4,650 |
| Robert Garrigus | $4,500 |
| ACES GPP | PRICE |
| Justin Rose | $5,800 |
| Brooks Koepka | $5,650 |
| Kevin Kisner | $5,050 |
| Marc Leishman | $4,650 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | $4,500 |
| Robert Garrigus | $4,300 |