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2022 Charles Schwab Challenge Round 3 Showdown Picks and Strategy
Weekend golf has arrived at the Charles Schwab Challenge, and we continue to have a tight one here with 10 golfers within three shots of the lead.  Let’s get into some of the top DFS plays for Round 3.   Round 3 Core Plays Let’s take a look at our Alex Blickle’s showdown model for […]
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Kyle Murray
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PGA DFS
2022 Charles Schwab Challenge Round 2 Showdown Picks and Strategy
Round 2 DFS showdown in a golf tournament is all about letting everyone else overreact to Round 1. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take anything from the Thursday action of this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge, but we want to be disciplined about how we adjust our priors. The easiest way to do this is through […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Bets
2022 US Open Odds – Betting Picks and Favorites
The 2022 U.S. Open starts in just about three weeks (first round is June 16), and it is a good time to start checking out the futures markets to see if any lines are available that stand out.   The field is not 100% yet, but qualifying is under way across the United States and […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge
The Charles Schwab Challenge takes us to the familiar Colonial Country Club, giving us a traditional, strong Course Fit Model for the first time in several weeks. In a way, that makes this the most exciting PGA DFS Week since The Masters! Regardless of the even, PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
2022 Charles Schwab Challenge Round 1 Showdown Picks and Strategy
Round 1 DFS showdown is a great way to kick off any golf week, and there are many angles we can take to gain an edge on the competition, even at this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge.Bottom of Form   First, be sure to check out the FTN PGA Optimizer to check out our showdown projections. […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
7 under $7,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge
Every week, including this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge, a crucial part of success in PGA DFS GPPs will be hitting on lower-owned/lower-salary golfers. Golf is a unique DFS sport in that all the golfers have the same opportunity to score. There are no starters, bench players, role players, third-down backs, etc. The golfer […]
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Kyle Murray
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS volatility report: 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge
After an exciting finish to the PGA Championship, we’re heading back to Texas for the Charles Schwab Challenge. Last week, we were faced with a new track (and therefore a lack of data) but we have no such issue this week. Colonial Country Club has hosted this event since 1946 so we have a pretty […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA Bets
2022 Charles Schwab Challenge Betting Preview
The PGA Tour returns to Texas this week for the Charles Schwab Challenge, which will take place at the famed Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. A regular stop on tour since 1946, there will be plenty that wax poetically about this classic course and what it offers.    The course does pose a challenge, […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge
Golf is the only sport in which the “arena” in which the game is played changes dramatically from one event to another. Consequently, each tournament — like this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge — provides its own unique challenge, which emphasizes certain areas of the game more than others. At this point, you’ll want to familiarize […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Championship Round 4 Showdown Picks and Strategy
Mito Pereira has a commanding three-stroke lead as we head into the final round on Sunday.      Behind him, there’s a trio of golfers within four strokes of the lead. The ball is firmly in Pereira’s court. I’m going to continue my format from the Round 2 article and give you a few cores […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Championship Round 3 Showdown Picks and Strategy
PGA Championship Round 3 Showdown Picks and Strategy We have reached the weekend at the PGA Championship with the top 70 (and ties) having made the cut.  We also have two rounds of data to take a lot at how the course has been playing, although with some different weather at times it may not […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Championship Round 2 Showdown Picks and Strategy
The first round of play is wrapping up with Rory McIlroy on top after his 5-under opening round. Lucas Herbert could potentially tie or overtake him for the first-round lead if he finishes his last three holes in 2-under or better. We’re going to take a look at strokes gained in a couple of ways […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA Bets
2022 PGA Championship Odds – Betting Picks and Favorites
The 2022 PGA Championship tees off this week, and it’s time to look at betting odds and current favorites to win. From May 19 to 22, golfers will compete to be crowed the champion. Tiger Woods is in the field, but defending champion Phil Mickelson is not.   This page examines the field at the […]
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Tyler Loechner
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PGA DFS
7 under $7,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2022 PGA Championship
Every week — like with this week’s PGA Championship — a crucial part of success in PGA DFS GPPs will be hitting on lower-rostered/lower-salary golfers. Golf is a unique DFS sport in that all the golfers have the same opportunity to score. There are no starters, bench players, role players, third-down backs, etc. The golfer […]
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Kyle Murray
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2022 PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is being hosted by the beastly Southern Hills Country Club this year, and weather (wind!) will be a factor. Despite the lack of data on Southern Hills, we have a course fit model that we can rely on a bit this week, so I think our edge is in full effect for […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Championship Round 1 Showdown Picks and Strategy
Round 1 DFS showdown is a great way to kick off any golf week, and there are many angles we can take to gain an edge on the competition, even at this week’s PGA Championship.   First, be sure to check out the FTN PGA Optimizer to check out our showdown projections. The projections are […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS volatility report: 2022 PGA Championship
The PGA Championship tees off Thursday. With a course we’ve never seen before, it can be daunting trying to analyze what to expect. However, if we lean on the volatility of these golfers, we can find some high ceilings and see how everything shakes out come Sunday.    As we work our way through the […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
PGA PrizePicks for the PGA Championship
This week’s golf event, the PGA Championship, is upon us and gives us a chance to tackle the sport in a way other site do not offer. PrizePicks is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected outcomes in various golf stats. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: 2022 PGA Championship
Golf is the only sport in which the “arena” in which the game is played changes dramatically from one event to another. Consequently, each tournament provides its own unique challenge, which emphasizes certain areas of the game more than others. At this point, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with the strokes gained statistics if you haven’t […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Bets
2022 PGA Championship Betting Preview
Bryan is coming off finding a winner three-straight weeks across the DP World Tour and PGA Tour. See who he likes this week to hoist the trophy and win the PGA Championship at Southern Hill CC!   PGA Championship Betting Preview The second major of the year is upon us, as the field gathers in […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
2022 AT&T Byron Nelson Round 4 Showdown Picks and Strategy
A quick look at the top of the leaderboard will show you that this tournament is still very much up for grabs. Sebastian Munoz sits at 21-under heading into the final round with Jordan Spieth just a stroke behind. After him, you have names like Joaquin Niemann, Justin Thomas, and Scottie Scheffler all within five […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
2022 AT&T Byron Nelson Round 3 Showdown Picks and Strategy
After 18 holes, this looked like a runaway victory for Sebastian Munoz. But as we’ve come to learn, they play 72 holes for a reason. Munoz lost strokes on approach while Ryan Palmer and David Skinns took that opening to pull into a three-way tie for the lead. There are 19 total golfers at 10-under […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
2022 AT&T Byron Nelson Round 2 Showdown Picks and Strategy
AT&T Byron Nelson Round 2 Showdown Picks and Strategy Round two showdown for the Byron Nelson allows us to have a peak into how the course is playing and if any adjustments need to be made to what we thought prior to the tournament starting but over corrections could be detrimental.   Before I dive […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson
The AT&T Byron Nelson returns to TPC Craig Ranch for the second time this week. As I mentioned in my course fit article, one year’s worth of data makes for a bit of an unreliable course fit model, but there’s still an edge to be found. After all, it only has to be directionally correct to […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
2022 AT&T Byron Nelson Round 1 Showdown Picks and Strategy
Round 1 DFS showdown for a golf event, like this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson, may not have the same edges that we can find in Rounds 2-4 when the field is overreacting to what the saw the previous day, but there are still edges to be found.  Overall, if you believe you have an edge […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
7 under $7,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson
Every week, like at this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson, a crucial part of success in PGA DFS GPPs will be hitting on lower-owned/lower-salary golfers. Golf is a unique DFS sport in that all the golfers have the same opportunity to score. There are no starters, bench players, role players, third-down backs, etc. The golfer who […]
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Kyle Murray
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS volatility report: 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson
We’re back at it again this week for the AT&T Byron Nelson. We’re a week out from the next PGA major of the year, and guys are looking to get their game into form for next week. It’s pretty normal to see a few random ejections in weeks like this so we should be targeting […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson
Golf is the only sport in which the “arena” in which the game is played changes dramatically from one event to another. Consequently, each tournament, like this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson, provides its own unique challenge, which emphasizes certain areas of the game more than others. At this point, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Bets
2022 AT&T Byron Nelson Betting Preview
Bryan is coming off a beautiful win with Max Homa at 48/1 just a week after nailing Adri Arnaus at 35/1.  Let’s see if he can make it three weeks in a row with a winner!    Byron Nelson Betting Preview A solid field will be gathering in McKinney, TX for this year’s AT&T Byron […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
2022 Wells Fargo Championship Round 4 Showdown Picks and Strategy
After a tumultuous day, we have Keegan Bradley with a two-stroke 54-hole lead. Bradley and Max Homa will be in the final group at 8-under and 6-under, respectively. There are only three other golfers within five strokes of the lead. Finding ways to get golfers into your lineup from that group should be important given […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
2022 Wells Fargo Championship Round 3 Showdown Picks and Strategy
2022 Wells Fargo Championship Round 3 Showdown Picks and Strategy The top half of the field will head to the weekend at the Wells Fargo Championship and another opportunity take down PGA Showdown contests!  Before I dive into a few of my favorite golfers for the slate, be sure to check out the FTN Optimizer […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
2022 Wells Fargo Championship Round 2 Showdown Picks and Strategy
In completely normal and expected news, Jason Day is leading a professional golf tournament in the year 2022. The Australian has slipped outside the Top 125 golfers in the world and is coming into this tourney with a string of three straight missed cuts. So, a first-round lead is exactly what we all were anticipating. […]
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Matt Jones