Welcome back RotoBallers. I'll be looking to get back on my winning ways and correctly pick the winner this week. I will be providing you with my PGA DFS DraftKings lineup picks for the Puerto Rico Open. My goal as always is to help put together your optimal daily fantasy golf lineups.
While everyone in America was fixated on the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, Aussie Marc Leishman, 11- under, outlasted Charley Hoffman, Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy, and Terrell Hatton to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational. McIlroy was making a surge up the leaderboard on Sunday, but missed some costly putts and ran out of gas.
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Reviewing Last Week's Pick
Henrik Stenson ($11,500) - Cut. That was bad.
Tyrrell Hatton ($9,100) - T-4, 9- under. He has been playing incredible golf.
Thomas Pieters ($8,700) - Cut
Bubba Watson ($7,500) - T-34, Even. I'm not sure what's wrong with Watson this season. I'm curious to see how he plays at Augusta in two weeks.
Tommy Fleetwood ($7,200) - T-10, 6- under
Ollie Schniederjans ($7,000) - T-34, Even
Matt Every ($6,900) - T- 62, 5- over. First made cut of the year for Every.
Puerto Rico Open
While the best players in the world are in Austin, TX for the World Gold Championships- Dell Technologies Match Play event, the lesser- known players will be heading to Rio Grande, PUR. Tony Finau is the defending champion.
This tournament is going to be wide open. There is no player that is significantly better than anyone else. The highest priced player is Wesley Bryan, $10,800, fresh off a 7- over, 69th place finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week. Bryan did finish in the top- 10 in three straight tournaments prior to last week, but his average price was $7,100. And now Bryan is the highest priced player in this lackluster field? Wow.
High Cost Players - Fantasy Golf Lineup Picks for DraftKings (PGA DFS)
Build a lineup with: Graeme McDowell ($10,300)
He's been in good form of late; T-14 Honda Classic and Valspar Championship, and T-28 at the Arnold Palmer last week. I think he's the best of the high- priced players.
Middle Cost Players - Fantasy Golf Lineup Picks for DraftKings (PGA DFS)
Danny Lee ($8,700)
After going through a brutal stretch that saw Lee miss five consecutive cuts, it looks like he's regained his form. He finished T-22 at the Valspar Championship two weeks ago and T17 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this past week. I hope he can hit enough birdies, because if he doesn't finish in the top 10, he'll probably score 60-70 points.
Tyrone Van Aswegen ($8,200)
The South African has finished T-27 in his past two tournaments, Honda and Valspar. He played here last year finishing 69th, 5- over.
Andrew Johnston ($7,900)
You'd be crazy to think I wasn't going to go with Beef. Although he hasn't been playing so well, he's a spectacle to watch and root for.
Low Cost Players - Fantasy Golf Lineup Picks for DraftKings (PGA DFS)
Boo Weekley ($7,300)
At the 2016 Puerto Rico Open, Weekley finished T-35, 4- under. Hopefully he plays well among this crapshoot of players.
Dicky Pride ($6,200)
If you've made it to the bottom of this column, congratulations! You now get to see one of the greatest names in sports history, Dicky Pride. His real name is Richard Fletcher, if you cared.
Fredrik Jacobson ($6,100)
He finished 7- under, T-15 last year at this tournament. That's gotta be good for something.
Good luck this week!