Draftkings Daily PGA Picks – U.S. Open
U.S. Open Championship DFSR is proud to bring you our newest contributor Chris Durell. He'll be bringing weekly PGA picks, analysis and breakdowns to help you cash on DraftKings. If you are new to DraftKings PGA DFS be sure to click on the banner below. Want to see how these picks and more fit into lineups for the FedEx St. Jude Classic? Chris is selling his lineups plus a cheatsheet for $5. Just click the link below. This is a separate service than our traditional monthly membership. To pay using credit card, scroll to the bottom of the page. U.S. Open Chambers Bay Golf Club - University Place, WA Par 70 - Rd. 1/3 - 7769 Yards Rd. 2/4 - 7792 Yards The Fedex St. Jude Classic wrapped up yesterday with Fabian Gomez taking home the giant cheque for $1.08 Million. He went into the final round tied with Greg Owen but played very smart and consistent throughout Sunday to win by four. As for my picks, they didn't fair as well as Fabian. The week started off poorly when, after his first 9 holes, Dustin Johnson withdrew. Ended up hitting 50% of the picks. The cash game lineup I proved in the cheatsheet scored 419 points and easily cashed in all 50/50's and head to heads I played. Overall it was another profitable weekend but we are still looking for that big payday! Good week to hit that big payday as the U.S. Open has finally arrived. This year Chambers Bay Golf Club will host the 115th U.S. Open Championship. This years U.S. Open is going to be like no other in the past. The course sets up more like a British Open with its wide rolling fairways, dunes throughout, thick fescue roughs, and large undulating greens. With the course setup like a links course it can play dramatically tougher if the wind should pick up. The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr and is situated in an old gravel and sand mine. The course opened in 2007 and within 8 months was awarded the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open. Unlike almost any other Strokes Play Event on tour this U.S. Open will have two holes that alternate par values and yardages throughout the tournament. Hole 1 will be a Par 4(496 yards) on Days 1 & 3 and a Par 5(598 yards) on Days 2 & 4. Hole 18 will be a Par 5(604 yards) on Days 1 & 3 and a Par 4(525 yards) on Days 2 & 4. When looking at stats to target for this tournament there are a few I feel are more important than others. First of...
Dratkings Daily PGA Picks and Lineups – Fedex St. Jude Classic
Fedex St. Jude Classic DFSR is proud to bring you our newest contributor Chris Durell. He'll be bringing weekly PGA picks, analysis and breakdowns to help you cash on DraftKings. If you are new to DraftKings PGA DFS be sure to click on the banner below. Want to see how these picks and more fit into lineups for the FedEx St. Jude Classic? Chris is selling his lineups plus a cheatsheet for $5. Just click the link below. This is a separate service than our traditional monthly membership. Fedex St. Jude Classic TPC Southwind - Memphis, TN Par 70, 7239 Yards Welcome back to another week of Daily Fantasy PGA Tour Golf. Last week we finished up with another positive week with 9 out of 11 picks making the cut to go along with 4 Top 10's, 6 Top 20's, & 8 golfers finishing T26 or better. As far as cash games go, things have been cruising along nicely. Still waiting to find that GPP Glory and hopefully it will be the US Open Millionaire Maker on Draftkings. Not asking for much. Just a little bankroll booster. Once again I have forgot until now to get in some satellites. Been a crazy couple months with work and June snuck up on me. There are satellites running across all sports to get into the Millionaire Maker so be sure to enter a few of your lineups in them to get in to the big dance cheap. The PGA Tour and the ST. Jude Classic return to TPC Southwind for a 27th time. The course was built in the Memphis Countryside and has many natural lakes, streams and ponds incorporated into the course. The Par 3 11th hole is very similar to the the 17th at TPC Sawgrass as it is a short Par 3 shot to an Island green. The course itself is quite nice. The tournament, however, is a different story. It lacks top talent as its timing isn't great sandwiched between the Memorial and 2 weeks prior to the US Open. The top names that do show up are looking to fine tune their games for the US Open while some others are still looking to move up inside the Top 60 in the world to gain entry(Bowditch/Donald). The fairways at Southwind are very tough to hit even for an accuracy player so the long hitter will have an advantage as both players will be hitting from the rough 50% or more of the time. This then correlates to looking for guys who are highly ranked in GIR other than fairway. With the course being a Par 70 there are only 2 Par 5's so I will be...
Draftkings Daily PGA Picks – The Memorial Tournament
The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide DFSR is proud to bring you our newest contributor Chris Durell. He'll be bringing weekly PGA picks, analysis and breakdowns to help you cash on DraftKings. If you are new to DraftKings PGA DFS be sure to click on the banner below. the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Muirfield Village Golf Club - Dublin, OH Par 72, 7392 Yards Back for another week of Daily Fantasy Golf and coming off another successful week at the Byron Nelson(8/10 cuts made, 4 Top 10's, 6 of the 8 who made cut finished inside T22). Steven Bowditch opened on Thursday with a 62 and capped his win with a 64 on Sunday. He won by 4 strokes and played terrific throughout the tournament. The tournament was delayed due to rain and the 14th hole which started out as a Par 4 on Thursday, finished as a Par 3, 100 Yarder for the remaining 3 days due to the fairway under water. Overall, a very odd week ending in a longshot winner. Nice to see, even nicer if he was in my lineups. I can assure you there won't be a longshot winner this week. Unlike last week's no show of top talent, this week has 15 of the worlds top 25 in the field for the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. The course is Muirfield Village Golf Club built by Jack Nicklaus and was opened in 1974. It is the only venue to host all 3 Team Match Play Championships(Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup). The course has been annually ranked as a Top 20 course in America and Top 50 in the world. It presents a tough test for the players in many areas. First, a player must be accurate off the tee as the fairways are narrow and getting a GIR from rough is quite tough as the greens are guarded by water and sand throughout the course. The greens are average size but extremely fast. It will be important to not only hit the green but get it close to have shots at birdies. Proximity will be more important than GIR this week. If you are not hitting the greens in regulation Scrambling will become crucial to save pars and not give strokes back on the tough holes. When looking at the course setup there is 4 Par 3's(184-200 yards), 10 Par 4's(363-484 yards), and 4 Par 5's(527-567 yards). The wining score last year was -13 which is about average over the past 5-6 years. I will also be looking at scoring average overall this week as it takes a really good player to win here at Jack's Place. Below are all the...
Draftkings Daily PGA Picks – AT&T Byron Nelson
Daily Fantasy PGA Picks AT&T Byron Nelson DFSR is proud to bring you our newest contributor Chris Durell. He'll be bringing weekly PGA picks, analysis and breakdowns to help you cash on DraftKings. If you are new to DraftKings PGA DFS be sure to click on the banner below. AT&T Byron Nelson TPC Four Seasons Resort - Irving, Texas Par 70, 7166 Yards I am back for another week of DFS PGA action for the AT&T Byron Nelson. Before we get to this week though let's take a look back at last week. I didn't get a bunch of time to watch the Crowne Plaza Invitational this past weekend but definitely followed closely on Twitter and the PGA Tour App. Chris Kirk captured the title with a -12 and great weekend of golf shooting 65/66. He edged out two of my other picks from last week, Spieth & Bohn. There were a few others lurking on Sunday including Snedeker, Perez, Hadwin, Poulter, Mcneil, and even my value pick Jerry Kelly. All in all it was an exciting Sunday for the PGA. I cashed 2 of my 6 lineups in GPP tournies this weekend with my balanced approach doing the best by far. Of my 11 picks last week, 10 made the cut(Peterson Withdrew on the weekend), 7 finished inside the Top 25, 5 had Top 10's, 2 T2's, and a win. Overall it was a very successful week and also a very successful two weeks now hitting 17/19 players making the cut. I will be looking to keep the good picks going for you all this week at the Byron Nelson. This week the players head to Irving, Texas for the AT&T Byron Nelson. If there were ever a week to take off, whether a player or DFSer, this would be the week. Voted by the players as one of the worst tournaments on tour. The field is usually lacking top talent and this could be for a few reasons. It falls between the majors and is during a busy time in the season so many players take this week off. Also, the course itself isn't anything too exciting for the players. It is a Par 70, 7166 Yard test. A shorter course with plenty of bunkers, narrow fairways, and large undulating greens. This course has been used for this event since 1986 but the course was re-designed in 2007 so course history will only be relevant from that point forward. When analyzing past winners and players who have done well here, you will notice a mix of long hitters and accuracy guys. It was very hard to find stats for this week that correlated between players who were...
Draftkings Daily Fantasy PGA Picks – Crowne Plaza Invitational
Daily Fantasy PGA Picks Crowne Plaza Invitational DFSR is proud to bring you our newest contributor Chris Durell. He'll be bringing weekly PGA picks, analysis and breakdowns to help you cash on DraftKings. If you are new to DraftKings PGA DFS be sure to click on the banner below. Crowne Plaza Invitational Colonial Country Club - Fort Worth, Texas Par 70, 7204 Yards Very interesting week at the Wells Fargo Championship this past week. I was able to get 7 of my 8 picks through to the weekend and if not for Kokrak bogeying the 35th & 36th hole, I would have been 8/8. Mind you, Kokrak probably didn't deserve to make the cut anyway after his 6 Bogeys in the opening round to go with only 1 Birdie. Either way, it was a successful week beyond the fact that my Rory fade blew up in my face. When fading a player priced so much more than everyone else you pretty much just need that player to not win by multiple strokes. I thought it was going good through 2 days then Saturday arrived and he shot a course record 61. He is the world #1 for a reason I guess. It is eerily similar to when Tiger was dominating. When they are at the top of their game they are just a bit better than everyone else's best. Luckily, Rory isn't playing this week so no need to worry about fading him. We move on to next week. The 125 invited players head to Texas this week for the second last tournament in the state. The Crowne Plaza Invitational has been played at Colonial Country Club since 1946 and is the longest running event(non major)played at the same site on Tour. It has seen some pretty prestigious winners such as Ben Hogan 3 times, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Ben Crenshaw, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, and Phil Mickelson. The course, with its narrow fairways and strategic placement of bunkers, requires an accurate player who can hit higher than average fairways in regulation and greens in regulation. When looking at past leaderboards it looks like Driving Distance isn't really a part of the game that is required to contend here. The greens are smaller than average so I will not only be looking at GIR but also Proximity to the hole and Strokes Gained: Putting. Also, with the course being a Par 70 and only having 3 Par 5's I will be looking at Par 3 and Par 4 Scoring Average. I will be mostly concentrating on Par 4's as there are 12 on the course and they can definitely be challenging. The early forecast is showing chance...