Pat Mayo, Ben Rasa, and Rick Gehman discuss their favorite 2021 PLAYERS Championship DraftKings picks and favorite values for the week. Mayo previews the course, debates the best roster construction for the week and explains which players are best suited for DFS cash games and which should be deployed in guaranteed prize pool (GPP) tournaments.
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2021 Players Championship: DraftKings Key Stats
Strokes Gained: Approach
Par 4s Gained
Strokes Gained: Around The Green
Opportunities Gained
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2021 Players Championship Invitational: Course
Course: TPC Sawgrass
Yardage: 7,189
Par: 72
Greens: TifEagle bermudagrass overseeded with Poa Trivialis/velvet bentgrass
2021 Players Championship: Past Winners
2019: Rory McIlroy -16
2018: Webb Simpson -18
2017: Si Woo Kim -10
2016: Jason Day -15
2015: Rickie Fowler -12
2014: Martin Kaymer -13
2013: Tiger Woods -13
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2021 Players Championship DraftKings Notes
Field: 154 players
Cut: Top 65 and ties after 36 holes
Lineup Lock: Thursday, March 11
Roster: Six golfers
Salary cap: $50,000
2021 Players Championship DraftKings Picks
Elite Values
Jon Rahm $10,900
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High-End Values
Collin Morikawa $9,400
Patrick Cantlay $9,200
Patrick Reed $9,000
Second-Level Values
Tyrrell Hatton $8,500
Paul Casey $8,400
Mid-Level Values
Louis Oosthuizen $7,800
Abraham Ancer $7,500
Russell Henley $7,400
Si Woo Kim $7,200
Scrub Values
Ryan Moore $6,800
Chez Reavie $6,500
Nate Lashley $6,400
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Pat Mayo is an award-winning video host and producer of long and short-form content, and the host of The Pat Mayo Experience daily talk show. (Subscribe for video or audio). Mayo (@ThePME) won the 2020 Fantasy Sports Writing Association Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year and Golf Writer of the Year awards, along with the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Best Sports Betting Analyst award, and was finalist for four FSWA Awards in 2020 (Best Podcast, Best Video, Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year, Golf Writer of the Year). His 21 FSWA nominations lead all writers this decade and are third-most all-time. Mayo has been recognized across multiple sports (Football, Baseball & Golf), mediums (Video, Writing & Podcasting), genre (Humor), and game formats (Daily Fantasy and Traditions Season Long). Beyond sports, Mayo covers everything from entertainment to pop culture to politics. If you have a fantasy question, general inquiry or snarky comment, ship it to Mayo at ThePatMayoExperience@gmail.com and the best will be addressed on the show.
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