The Wells Fargo has been played at the Quail Hollow Club since the tournament started in 2003 but since the course is playing host to the PGA Championship this August, they’ll give it a rest and move the event to Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington.  The beautiful city on the beach used to be an annual stop on the PGA Tour for the Azalea Open Invitational through 1971.  It’s nice to have a new course to check out but that means we must throw all course history out the window.  Let’s take a deeper look at the course …

Eagle Point Golf Club is a par 72 that stretches out 7,259 yards.  This course should be a scorer’s heaven as it is a pretty short par 72.  There is a good mix of longer Par 3’s and a few long Par 4’s but due to the extension of some of the Par 3’s, you get a bunch of short Par 4’s.  Bombers should have a lot of fun being able to reach all of the Par 5’s in two and punish this track.  There is water as well in the form of ponds, creeks and the inter-coastal throughout the course and not to mention a few trees and bunkers along the way as well.  We’ve got a mix bag of tight and wide fairways which makes it harder to pick out the type of players to target. 

When we look over all the course traits, I will be targeting bombers and scorers.  I’ll be looking at Birdie or Better Percentage and Par 5 Scorers.  We need good long iron hitters with good numbers from 200 plus yards out as they’ll challenge these long Par 3’s and reachable Par 5’s.  This is a tough week to feel good about anyone you play because of the lack of course history.  We will also look at recent play as well. 

Good luck this week!

WEEKEND UPDATE

Hello Everyone!

Hope things turned out well for you thus far through the first two days of the Wells Fargo but if not, here's your chance to make up for it with the weekend game on Draft Kings.  Now, just a warning to PAY ATTENTION because the 2nd round was not completed today.  They will finish early tomorrow morning and then start the 3rd round following that.  The players I picked for my optimals are in good position to make the but if by chance someone falls out, you will need to make adjustments before it starts.  On Draft Kings, it still says the game is scheduled to start at 6am ET, so play it safe and start guys who look good to make the cut which is sitting at +1 right now.  Here are my 2 Optimals ...  Good Luck
 
DK GPP #1
Dustin Johnson $10,500
Patrick Reed $8,300
J.B. Holmes $8,200
Emiliano Grillo $8,100
Chez Reavie $7,200
Tom Hoge $7,200
 
DK GPP #2
Adam Scott $9,600
Daniel Berger $8,700
Alexander Noren $7,900
Graeme McDowell $7,900
Rafael Cabrera-Bello $7,600
Luke List $7,800

Pre-Cut Playbook & Optimals:      

DFS PGA PLAYBOOK:

PLAYERDRAFT KINGSFANDUELBREAKDOWN
Jon Rahm$11,000$10,500Can't consider him a rookie at this point. 5 Top 10s (A Win & 2nd) in last 6 starts (not including the Masters). 2nd in SG:TG
Adam Scott$10,000$9,900T9 at the Masters. 36th in SG:TG, 23rd in Birdie or Better Percentage, & T24 in Par 5 Scoring.  Perfect Fit Here
Paul Casey$9,900$9,400Top 20s in 4 of the last 5 starts (Top 10s in his last 2). 16th in SG:TG & 8th in Scrambling.  
Webb Simpson$9,700$7,300Normally wouldn't like paying this much for him but he may know this course better than ANYONE in the field. I'm taking the risk
Bill Haas$9,500$8,500One of the few with experience on this track. 20th in SG:TG & 5th in Scrambling.  7 Top 20s this season.
Francesco Molinari$9,200$8,3003 Top 10s & another 5 Top 25s in 11 starts. T13 in SG:TG & T14 in Par 5 Scoring. One of his BEST year's on TOUR.
Wesley Bryan$9,100$7,400South Carolina boy already won in the state at Harbour Town 3 weeks ago. He has the skills to make moves at Eagle Point.
Kevin Kisner$8,400$9,00010/10 Cuts Made in 2017 with a Pair of 2nd Place Finishes. 6th in Strokes Gained:Tee-to-Green. 
William McGirt$7,900$7,400Another Carolina Guy who loves this event.  3rd in Fairways Hit & 22nd in GIR.  T3 at Harbour Town & T22 at the Masters.
Hudson Swafford$7,700$6,800Struggled since his Win but 2 Top 10s in April.  Really good ball-striking skills and T11 in Par 5 scoring. 
Emiliano Grillo$7,500$7,200He's 11/12 Cuts Made with 3 Top 20s and a T7 at Bay Hill in March. 24th in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green (SG:TG)
Martin Laird$7,100$7,3004 Top 10s & another 2 Top 20s this season. 28th in SG:TG & 32nd in Adjusted Scoring. Ranks 17th in Scoring Average before the cut
Shane Lowry$6,900$7,60020th in Total Driving, 4th in Greens Hit, T20 in Proximity, 27th in SG:TG, 7th in Birdie or Better Percentage. Ball Striking Expert
Brian Harman$6,700$6,200T15s in 3 of his last 4 starts (T13 at Bay Hill & T9 at Harbour Town). 24th in Birdie or Better percentage. 
Sebastian Munoz$6,700$4,6002nd last week in Web.com Event (T1 in par-5 scoring). Finished T27 at TPC San Antonio, his best finish in 3 cuts made.
Nick Watney$6,600$6,700T5 with Hoffman at TPC Louisiana. He's gotta finish 12th-place to get a PLAYERS Exemption. Accuracy on Approach & 12th in Proximity.
Graeme McDowell$6,500$7,6009 Time 30 finishes in his last 11 starts. Too good of a player to be at this price. Wind will be a factor and he can play in it
Harold Varner III$6,300$6,0007/10 Cuts Made with 2 Top 25s.  He's familiar with the area after going to school at East Carolina & he's aggressive (Birdie Maker)
Carl Pettersson$6,200$4,600He's a MEMBER at Eagle Point & has the course record. T16 at the Valero two weeks ago.  Not playing great but knows this course.

DRAFT KINGS OPTIMALS:

DRAFT KINGS CASHPRICE
Adam Scott$10,000
Paul Casey$9,900
Kevin Kisner$8,400
William McGirt$7,900
Martin Laird$7,100
Carl Pettersson$6,200

 

DRAFT KINGS GPPPRICE
Jon Rahm$11,000
Adam Scott$10,000
Webb Simpson$9,700
Sebastian Munoz$6,700
Harold Varner$6,300
Carl Pettersson$6,200

FANDUEL OPTIMALS:

FANDUEL CASHROUNDSPRICE
Martin Laird1 & 2$7,300
Nick Watney1 & 2$6,700
Brian Harman1 & 2$6,200
Carl Pettersson1 & 2$4,600
Adam Scott3 & 4$9,900
Kevin Kisner3 & 4$9,000
Bill Haas3 & 4$8,500
William McGirt3 & 4$7,400

 

FANDUEL GPPROUNDSPRICE
Francesco Molinari1 & 2$8,300
Harold Varner1 & 2$6,000
Sebastian Munoz1 & 2$4,600
Carl Pettersson1 & 2$4,600
Jon Rahm3 & 4$10,500
Adam Scott3 & 4$9,900
Bill Haas3 & 4$8,500
Wesley Bryan3 & 4$7,400

ONE & 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 Scott???