2015 OHL Classic at Mayakoba daily fantasy golf picks, strategy & values

The 2015 - 2016 PGA Tour season continues this week at the 2015 OHL Classic at Mayakoba. Charley Hoffman is your defending champion, but he'll have to hold off a flurry of big names if he wants to repeat. We've got your DraftKings fantasy golf picks ready. Let's get crackin'.

Strategy

Winning in daily fantasy sports on sites like DraftKings or Fanduel is next to impossible, especially if you only enter one lineup per contest. The sheer volume of players who enter each contest total the tens of thousands, shrinking your odds of winning anything -- especially a profit -- minuscule. As long as you are willing to accept that risk, then DFS contests can be a lot of fun.

As we’ve discussed on multiple podcast episodes and posts, strategy is everything when it comes to a massive fantasy golf system like DraftKings. Pat Mayo over at RotoExperts.com is the best at explaining all the stats you should consider when making your picks, which boil down to:

1. Strokes Gained: Putting
2. Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green

Aside from that, I like to play the “hot hands” every week; those players who have placed in the Top-10 or higher in recent tournament weeks, whenever possible.

Will this strategy work? Or will I get shutout of the money again this week? Only time will tell.

Best Value

Brendan Steele ($9,900) has played quite well at Mayakoba, having finished T-16 and third in his last two starts. Steele is averaging a whopping 87.2 DFS points this year in three events played and already has a top-10 tournament finish under his belt.

Best of the Rest

• Patrick Rodgers $10,500
• Harris English $10,200
• Russell Knox $10,000
• Will Wilcox $9,400
• Brian Harmon $8,500
• Kevin Streelman $8,000
• Boo Weekley $7,900
• Peter Malnati $7,400
• Jerry Kelly $7,000

DraftKings Fantasy Golf Picks for the Week

1. Harris English $10,200
2. Brendan Steele $9,900
3. Brian Harmon $8,500
4. Kevin Streelman $8,000
5. Brett Stagmaier $7,800
6. Domenico Geminiani $5,600

Golf Unfiltered Podcast 37: Suzann Pettersen got a raw deal

On this week's episode of the Golf Unfiltered Podcast we cover a number of topics that are sure to whet your golf nerd appetite better than Mountain Dew and Doritos! First I offer my take on the whole Suzann Pettersen/Solheim Cup debacle. Should that putt have been conceded? Who was wrong, and who was right? I present three trains of thought on this topic and explain why I think, ultimately, that Pettersen is getting more abuse than she deserves.

Next, I give a quick preview of the Tour Championship and the conclusion of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The top five players are set, so who is most likely to take home the FedEx Cup trophy? I also run through my DraftKings fantasy golf picks which are sure to not win me a dime.

Finally I cover an interesting article from Golf Digest about how damn far PGA players are hitting the golf ball. Big hat-tip to Joel Beall for his in-depth statistical view of how the distance game has grown over the last few years.

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Wyndham Championship 2015 DraftKings fantasy golf picks, pricing & values

The major championship season may be behind us, but many PGA Tour stars are in a mad rush to qualify for the start of the FedExCup Playoffs in a couple weeks. This week's 2015 Wyndham Championship features a flurry of big names from which to choose for your DraftKings fantasy golf roster, so let's get right into it.

Strategy

As we've discussed on multiple podcast episodes, strategy is everything when it comes to a massive fantasy golf system like DraftKings. Pat Mayo over at RotoExperts.com is the best at explaining all the stats you should consider when making your picks, which boil down to:

1. Strokes Gained: Putting
2. Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green

Aside from that, I like to play the "hot hands" every week; those players who have placed in the Top-10 or higher in recent tournament weeks, whenever possible.

Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't; however, I feel much more comfortable "wasting" a pick on a guy who finished well last week than some random shot in the proverbial dark.

Best Value

Brandt Snedeker ($10,300) might be the best value in the field. He's got eight top-10's this season including a win thanks to one of the Tour's most consistent putting strokes. He finished T12 at last week's PGA Championship, finishing fourth in Strokes Gained: Putting.

Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama are the highest-priced plays in the field at $10,900 each. While I don't see them as finishing high this week, neither will kill your $50,000 salary cap if you choose one or the other.

That being said, there are plenty of "higher value" options throughout the different tiers in the field.

Best of the Rest

• Bill Haas ($9,600)
• Webb Simpson ($9,500)
• Will Wilcox ($8,400)
• Austin Cook ($8,000)
• Jason Dufner ($7,600)
• Vaughn Taylor ($6,700)
• William McGirt ($6,600)
• Boo Weekley ($6,600)
• Matt Every ($6,100)

DraftKings Fantasy Golf Picks for the Week

1. Brandt Snedeker ($10,300)
2. Martin Kaymer ($9,800)
3. Will Wilcox ($8,400)
4. Austin Cook ($8,000)
5. Boo Weekley ($6,600)
6. Matt Every ($6,100)

DraftKings fantasy golf picks: 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Finally! We get a little stability on the PGA Tour season with a return to the familiar face of Firestone C.C. for this week's 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Defending champion Rory McIlroy is skipping this week to "rest his injured ankle" by playing a practice round at Whistling Straits instead, so you'll need to get creative with your DraftKings fantasy golf picks this week. Don't worry. We've got you covered. Don't forget to join via the link below and use promo code 'Unfiltered' to play for FREE.

Jordan Spieth is easily the favorite heading into Firestone as he makes his first tournament appearance since nearly winning the British Open last month. He leads the PGA Tour in a number of categories -- including adjusted scoring, par-4 scoring and multiple putting stats -- which means he'll come with a hefty DraftKings salary ($12,500).

Rickie Fowler, however, might be the more cost-conscious play this week ($10,500) without compromising too many potential fantasy points. He took solo second at last week's Quicken Loans National and has two wins on his resume this season (The Players, Scottish Open). Fowler has two top-10's at Firestone in his young career, making him a solid start this week.

Zach Johnson might be the DraftKings bargain of the week. Coming in at sub-$10,000, the British Open Champion has six top-20's at this event in his career. He also makes his first start since St. Andrews, which means he'll be well rested heading in to a course at which he's played well multiple times.

Kevin Kisner and Robert Streb also seem adequately priced ($7,700 and $7,500, respectively). Kisner has six top-10 finishes this season in 17 made-cuts and has averaged nearly 63 fantasy points per tournament. Streb has more made-cuts (19) and more top-10's (7), but for some reason is still priced lower than many golfers with similar stats. For example, the higher-priced Hideki Matsuyama ($9,000+) has a scoring average of 69.9 on the year... which is the exact same as Streb.

Ryan Palmer and Troy Merritt are also strong plays this week as both have hot hands for different reasons. Palmer has played extremely consistent all year, boasting a 69.1 fantasy point average with four top-10's and 13/16 cuts made. Merritt is fresh off his first career PGA Tour win at the Quicken Loans last week, so his $7,400 price tag is a bargain for the final scrub spot on your DraftKings fantasy golf picks roster.

DraftKings Fantasy Golf Picks Roster:

1. Rickie Fowler ($10,500)
2. Zach Johnson ($9,000)
3. Ryan Palmer ($7,800)
4. Kevin Kisner ($7,700)
5. Robert Streb ($7,500)
6. Troy Merritt ($7,400)

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DraftKings Fantasy Golf Picks: 2015 Quicken Loans National

The PGA Tour makes its first-ever tour stop at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va. for this week's 2015 Quicken Loans National. We've got your DraftKings fantasy golf picks ready to go, so let's cut to the chase. Justin Rose is the defending champion when this tournament was held at Congressional Country Club in 2014. He has certainly hit his groove this season, carding a strong finish at the British Open two weeks ago. He's done more than enough to earn his spot on your fantasy golf roster.

Will Wilcox and Russell Knox might seem like surprising picks this week, but both have been on fire as of late. Wilcox was a runner-up at the Barbasol a couple weeks ago and is leading the Tour in all-around scoring. Similarly, Knox has posted four top-25's in his last five starts, is tenth on Tour in greens-in-regulation and isn't afraid of stronger-field events.

Chesson Hadley and Blaine Barber are far from household names, but both have put together strong fantasy golf point finishes throughout the year. Hadley is averaging over 58 fantasy points per tournament, having made 17 of 25 cuts this year. Barber is a completely longshot this week, but also averages over 50 fantasy points and has four top-1o's in 2015.

Then of course we have Tiger Woods. I'm telling everybody right now: Tiger will win a golf tournament this season. He may only be averaging 43.3 fantasy points this season and has only made five of nine cuts, but his performance at The Greenbrier showed that there's still something left in the tank. Granted, he played like absolute garbage at St. Andrews at the British, but he's won the Quicken Loans National twice in his career (2009 and 2012, both at Congressional).

DraftKings Fantasy Golf Roster

1. Justin Rose
2. Russell Knox
3. Will Wilcox
4. Blayne Barber
5. Chesson Hadley
6. Tiger Woods

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