It's the World Golf Championship and all of the biggest stars in the game have come out to play in China for the HSBC Champions.
Tiger Woods once called the layout of the Sheshan International Golf Club (West), "the crowning jewel of all of Asian Golf." The course stretches out 7,266 yards and it is set amid 1,000-year-old gingko trees, manmade waterways and a natural quarry. The HSBC Champions is in its 12th year and eighth time as a World Golf Championship (WGC) event. Sheshan opened in 2004 as the Shanghai region's first golf club and remains one of its most exclusive.
There is a lot to know about this course starting with every Par 3 is over 200 yards in length. Two of the Par 5's are reachable in two by most all of the players in the field but very few can do it on all four of them. These players will be forced to hit a bunch of 175 and 200 plus yard shots with accuracy which brings in ball striking and strokes gained: tee to green (SG:TG).
This is a WGC style format which means that there are 78 of the world's top ranked players from the six major tours including the China Golf Association, the leading money winners from respective sanctioning tours, winners from Majors and other 3 WGC tournaments. This is another NO CUT event, which means that you can take more risks with your plays because no matter what, they are going to play all 72-holes, unless they withdraw.
Another reminder, this tournament is taking place in Shanghai, China which is 12 hours ahead of us. The first tee time is at 8:50am their time, which means that lineups lock at 8:50pm EASTERN! So, get those lineups in early.
Good Luck!
DFS PGA PLAYBOOK:
PLAYER | DRAFT KINGS | FANDUEL | BREAKDOWN |
Hideki Matsuyama | $11,400 | $9,400 | Video game numbers in Last Year's Win. T5 at the CIMB just 2 weeks ago. If you are gonna pay up, pay up for him |
Justin Rose | $10,600 | $8,400 | FedEx Cup Playoffs T10-T10-T2-T10, AMAZING Run. 1st Time Out since that but 2 Top 10s in 3 Trips to Sheshan. |
Marc Leishman | $9,900 | $8,700 | Playoff loss at last week's CJ Cup (Led the Field in Putts Per GIR & Birdie or Better %). 2 Top 15s in Shanghai. |
Brooks Koepka | $9,700 | $8,900 | Since the US Open Win, he's finished Top 20 in 7 of those 8 starts. T3 in Par-5 Scoring in 2016-17. T40 in debut last year |
Henrik Stenson | $9,600 | $9,000 | Finished in 2nd WAY behind Matsuyama last year but has averaged 68.25 in his last 8 rounds at Sheshan. |
Pat Perez | $9,100 | $7,800 | WON at the CIMB & then a T5 last week. Finished T10 here back in 2010 but hasn't been back since. |
Phil Mickelson | $8,800 | $8,200 | Won the 1st edition of the WGC-HSBC in 2009 & finished 14th in 2013. Rested after his T3 at Silverado. |
Ross Fisher | $8,400 | $7,200 | Back to Back 2nd Places coming into this event. T3 in 2015 & T6 in 2016 at Sheshan with a Scoring Average of 68.12. |
Daniel Berger | $8,300 | $8,200 | He isn't play well coming in but this course seems to juice him up with a T11 & T2 the last two seasons. |
Tyrrell Hatton | $8,200 | $8,300 | CRAZY HOT right now, ride it before he fades. T3, T8 followed by Back to Back Wins leading into this event. |
Rafa Cabrera-Bello | $8,100 | $8,100 | Keep riding him as long as his price remains AMAZING. T10 in Malaysia & T11 in South Korea. T19 here last year |
Francesco Molinari | $8,000 | $7,500 | Won here in 2010 with 2 other Top 10s (T6 last year). 4th in SG:TG for the 2016-17 season. |
Adam Scott | $7,900 | $8,600 | Just too cheap for his talent, not to mention finishing 25th last week. 5 Trips to Sheshan, 4 Top 25s (T14 last year) |
Tony Finau | $7,700 | $8,000 | Debuted with Top 20s at the US Open, Open Championship & PGA Champ … This is his debut at the WGC-HSBC |
Kyle Stanley | $7,500 | $6,600 | Top 25s in Malaysia & South Korea on this Asian Swing. 3 Top 25s in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. |
Thorbjorn Olesen | $7,300 | $6,200 | T6 in 2014 & T19 in 2015 at the WGC-HSBC. 4 Time Winner on the Euro Tour. Currently 28th in the Race to Dubai |
Chan Kim | $6,900 | $6,100 | 4th on Japan Tour after 2 wins & 2 more Top 10s. T11 at The Open Championship. LONGEST hitter on the Japan Tour |
DRAFTKINGS OPTIMALS:
DRAFT KINGS GPP #1 | PRICE |
Marc Leishman | $9,900 |
Ross Fisher | $8,400 |
Tyrrell Hatton | $8,200 |
Rafa Cabrera-Bello | $8,100 |
Francesco Molinari | $8,000 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | $7,300 |
DRAFT KINGS GPP #2 | PRICE |
Hideki Matsuyama | $11,400 |
Daniel Berger | $8,300 |
Adam Scott | $7,900 |
Tony Finau | $7,700 |
Kyle Stanley | $7,500 |
Chan Kim | $6,900 |
FANDUEL OPTIMALS:
FANDUEL GPP #1 | PRICE |
Hideki Matsuyama | $9,400 |
Marc Leishman | $8,700 |
Rafa Cabrera Bello | $8,100 |
Francesco Molinari | $7,500 |
Ross Fisher | $7,200 |
Kyle Stanley | $6,600 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | $6,200 |
Chan Kim | $6,100 |
FANDUEL GPP #2 | PRICE |
Brooks Koepka | $8,900 |
Adam Scott | $8,600 |
Justin Rose | $8,400 |
Francesco Molinari | $7,500 |
Ross Fisher | $7,200 |
Kyle Stanley | $6,600 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | $6,200 |
Chan Kim | $6,100 |