Welcome to Playing the Tips!
Each week this will be the one-stop resource to soak in all the picks from our fantasy staffers at Rotoworld.com.
Page 1 is going to look at Daily Fantasy Sports picks (FanDuel, Yahoo, and DraftKings).
Page 2 will have a look at One-and-Done options as well as PGATOUR.com’s fantasy game.
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Josh Culp
@futureoffantasy
DraftKings
Brooks Koepka (11,200) - The Florida State product is really getting his season started after shaking off the rust in the Middle East and doing a PGA Championship tour out West. We should see some sparks over the next few weeks.
Tommy Fleetwood (11,600) - Trying to stay unique with this roster build, I’m loading up with two stars at the top then filling out with value. Fleetwood is the class of the field this week if you look at overall body of work over the last year.
Henrik Norlander (6,900) - Will he be inspired by his old Augusta teammate Patrick Reed‘s win? Maybe, but that’s not why we’re picking him. We like that he’s priced below $7K and he already has a pair of top 10s this season. Both came on bermudagrass greens.
Chase Seiffert (6,700) - The Florida State product is 9-for-12 to kickoff his rookie season and now he’s back home in Florida.
Joseph Bramlett (6,700) - He’s a West Coast guy but it’s worth a shot to ride out this form. He’s 62nd on TOUR in SG Approach and 58th in GIR percentage. That should help him avoid the big numbers at PGA National.
Zach Johnson (6,900) - His form isn’t inspiring when looking at finish position but he’s been inside the top 30 after five of his last nine rounds played so he’s not too far removed from putting the pieces back together.
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FanDuel
Tommy Fleetwood (11,800): As you’ll see with FanDuel’s pricing, it’s possible to stack the top of the deck so I’m going to try that with this GPP lineup. This would be considered a very heavy “Stars & Scrubs” approach. As for Fleetwood, he finished solo 4th in his 2018 Honda Classic debut.
Rickie Fowler (11,700): He lapped the field in 2017 and nearly won again last year. PGA National is a very comfortable spot for him to get back into contention.
Brooks Koepka (12,000): The local product was a runner-up finisher here last year and he’s looking to build some momentum as the Florida Swing gets underway.
Doc Redman (7,900): Has gained strokes tee-to-green in 76% of his measured rounds over the last year which is seoncd in the field behind only Viktor Hovland.
Adam Schenk (8,600): Playing steady this season and has two steady finishes at PGA National (T29 and T30).
Sean O’Hair (8,000): He’s played great since returning from injury and he has a five pack of top 25s on his PGA National resume.
Yahoo DFS
Brooks Koepka (50): A home game for Koepka this week. He’s talked about hating West Coast poa greens in the past so this is really the start of his season.
J.T. Poston (32): Nothing flashy but T27 and T36 finishes in two tries at PGA National.
Wyndham Clark (20): Really flashing the form lately and now he heads back to PGA National where he was the 54-hole leader during his tournament debut last year.
Rickie Fowler (45): It’s tough to be a course horse at this water-heavy layout but Fowler has gotten extremely close with four top 10s in 10 starts including a win and runner-up finish.
Emiliano Grillo (29): The putting struggles continue but I like his chances to almost be field average putting this week as he’s back home in Florida on bermudagrass turf.
Zach Johnson (23): His performance has dipped over the last year but his stats are still steady. I think we see him piece together a few more great events this year.
