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2022 PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 4 Showdown Picks and Strategy
We’re heading into the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. As things stand now, we have a two-way tie at the top of the leaderboard. Billy Horschel and Talor Gooch are tied at 7-under.  With the current bunched-up leaderboard and the relative shakiness of the leaders, I don’t mind taking some chasers. If I’m […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 3 Showdown Picks and Strategy
We’re heading into the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. As things stand now, we have Viktor Hovland two strokes clear of the field. There are quite a few elite golfers nipping at his heels, though. Tyrrell Hatton, Rory McIlroy, and Cameron Young to name a few. People in the Discord understand Young’s elite-ness.  […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA Bets
Matt’s Musings | PGA Data Study, March 4
Over the course of the PGA season, I’d like to do a few deep dives into the world of statistics in golf. There are plenty of stats to choose from and, quite frankly, it’s hard to wade through it all. In the end, people focus on the granular data because it’s available but I’m not […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 2 Showdown Picks and Strategy
Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 2 Showdown Picks and Strategy If you believe you have an edge in DFS golf in general, then you should be trying to take advantage of showdown slates like Friday’s second round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The more slates you impose your edge on the field, the more return you […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the Arnold Palmer Invitational
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the Arnold Palmer Invitational   The Arnold Palmer Invitational is a perfect place to debut our strokes gained: driving accuracy metric, as Bay Hill rewards both distance and accuracy off the tee at a high clip. Regardless of the event, PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 1 Showdown Picks and Strategy
Round 1 DFS showdown for a PGA Tour event, like this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, 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 […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
7 under $7,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational
Every week, 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 is $6,000 is guaranteed to play at […]
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Kyle Murray
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS volatility report: 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational
We have a bit of a stronger field for this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational on the PGA Tour compared to last week’s Honda Classic despite the Bryson DeChambeau withdrawal. The schedule change has taken out some of the star power from this event, but overall it’s one of the more exciting fields to watch in […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
Fantasy Golf: Stop Using Percentage of Fairways Hit
The benefits of evaluating driving in golf with strokes gained: off the tee are obvious — it’s the most stable metric in all of golf, making it one of the most predictive, as well. However, it’s intuitive that some courses benefit bombers while others benefit precision and accuracy. The problem is, until now, we haven’t […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational
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 Arnold Palmer Invitational, 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 Arnold Palmer Invitational Betting Preview
With a majority of the field taking last week off, many return to competition for this week’s tournament, the Arnold Palmer Invitational (API). Like the Genesis Invitational, the API is an elevated status tournament, which means the field is slightly smaller than a regular PGA event and the purse is larger.  Along with that, there […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Honda Classic Round 4 Showdown Picks and Strategy
We’re heading into the final round of the Honda Classic. For tonight’s piece, I’m going to go through and identify a rotating core that I’ll be playing in my 20-lineup build.  Core Plays I’m taking a slightly different approach tonight in regards to my core. I typically play a few different combinations and sprinkle them […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Honda Classic Round 3 Showdown Picks and Strategy
We’re heading into the third round of the Honda Classic on Saturday. There are very few people who made it through the week unscathed. There’s a good chance your full-week lineups are completely torpedoed. But, once again, that’s the beauty of showdown! For tonight’s piece, I’m going to go through the optimizer, set some rules, […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA Bets
Matt’s Musings | PGA Data Study, Feb. 25
Over the course of the PGA season, I’d like to do a few deep dives into the world of statistics in golf. There are plenty of stats to choose from and, quite frankly, it’s hard to wade through it all. In the end, people focus on the granular data because it’s available but I’m not […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Honda Classic Round 2 Showdown Picks and Strategy
If you believe you have an edge in DFS golf in general, then you should be trying to take advantage of showdown slates like Friday’s second round at the Honda Classic. The more slates you impose your edge on the field, the more return you should realize. Like full slates, game theory plays an important […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the Honda Classic
The Honda Classic is always one of my favorite events because of PGA National and the unique test it presents. Regardless of the event, PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their ownership projections. Often, you have to feel like you’re on an island when it comes […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
7 under $7,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2022 Honda Classic
Every week a crucial part of success in PGA DFS GPPs, like this week’s Honda Classic, 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 who is $6,000 […]
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Kyle Murray
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Honda Classic Round 1 Showdown Picks and Strategy
Round 1 DFS showdown for a PGA Tour event, like this week’s Honda Classic, 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 Bets
2022 Honda Classic betting preview
The Honda Classic is sandwiched between two premier PGA Tour events, leaving it in a tough spot to attract a top field. Not only that, the course, PGA National, is one of the toughest tests each year on the schedule. The famed “Bear Trap,” a three-hole stretch (15-16-17) as the golfers come home, is always […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS volatility report: 2022 Honda Classic
It’s very fitting that we’re talking about PGA DFS volatility as we head into Honda Classic week. This is a top-tier event if you’re interested in carnage. The weak field coupled with a tough course means that we can rely on this event being unreliable. As we work our way through the beginning of the […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: 2022 Honda Classic
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 Honda Classic, 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 […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Genesis Invitational Round 4 Showdown Picks and Strategy
We’re heading into the final round of the Genesis Invitational, and Joaquin Niemann is lapping the field. The nature of Riviera Country Club, usually, is that scoring is going to be down a bit. When scoring is down, that means that the finish position bonuses are even more important because they make up a greater […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Genesis Invitational Round 3 Showdown Picks and Strategy
We’re heading into the third round of the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational. Joaquin Niemann and Cameron Young seem to be separating themselves from the field as we head into the weekend. One more solid round from Neimann and the final round will be merely a formality. That gap between those two and the rest of […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA Bets
Matt’s Musings | PGA Data Study, Feb. 18
Over the course of the PGA season, I’d like to do a few deep dives into the world of statistics in golf. There are plenty of stats to choose from, and quite frankly, it’s hard to wade through it all. In the end, people focus on the granular data because it’s available but I’m not […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Genesis Invitational Round 2 Showdown Picks and Strategy
If you believe you have an edge in DFS golf in general, then you should be trying to take advantage of showdown slates like Friday’s second round at the Genesis Invitational. The more slates you impose your edge on the field, the more return you should realize. Like full slates, game theory plays an important […]
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Bryan DeCorte
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the Genesis Invitational
This week’s action takes place at historic Riviera Country Club for the Genesis Invitational. Regardless of the event, PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their ownership projections. Often, you have to feel like you’re on an island when it comes to your viewpoint of a play […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Genesis Invitational Round 1 Showdown Picks and Strategy
Round 1 DFS showdown for a PGA Tour event, like this week’s Genesis Invitational, 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 Genesis Invitational
Every week 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 who is $6,000 is guaranteed to play at […]
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Kyle Murray
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS volatility report: 2022 Genesis Invitational
This week, the PGA Tour heads to Riviera Country Club to play the Genesis Invitational. As we work our way through the beginning of the season, this piece will change but it will always highlight the volatility of the golfers in a given field for that week. The reason for that is that we are […]
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Matt Jones
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PGA Bets
2022 Genesis Invitational betting preview
The PGA Tour makes its way back to California for this week’s Genesis Invitational, being played at The Riviera Country Club. Riviera is often called a true classical style golf course, playing as a par 71 and 7,322 yards. The tournament attracts a deep field yet scoring is typically above par and the course on […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: 2022 Genesis Invitational
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 Genesis Invitational, 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 […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
2022 PGA Waste Management Phoenix Open Round 4 Showdown Picks and Strategy
If you believe you have an edge in DFS Golf in general, then you should be trying to take advantage of showdown slates, like the final rounds of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.  The more slates in which you impose your edge on the field, the more return you’ll get.  Like full slates, game theory […]
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Bryan DeCorte