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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 Travelers Championship
From LACC to TPC River Highlands.  It’s a long flight across the country, and we are in for quite the shakeup in terms of style of golf required. We saw distance and a high ball flight was very advantageous last week at LACC, but TPC River Highlands is one of the rare courses that has […]
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Josh Culp
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PGA DFS
8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 Travelers Championship
PGA DFS is often won or lost under $8k. At the top of the price range, especially in strong fields, any player can win in any given week. This isn’t true below $8k — some of the cheaper players have much better distributions of potential outcomes than others. Our job is to identify them. We […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Bets
2023 Travelers Championship Betting Preview
Betting in golf is its own animal, its own test week in a week out. In no other sport do we have to evaluate how well a player fits the environment (course, field, court, etc.) in addition to how good he simply is. We are also typically working with longer odds — at least I […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 Travelers Championship
Consider me a big fan of the elevated events immediately following majors. As exciting as they are, it’s wonderful to get right back to a strong field on a course with a strong, known, course-fit model.   A brief reminder of the thought process behind and execution of the course fit model: Golf is the […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 Travelers Championship
Consider me a big fan of the elevated events immediately following majors. As exciting as they are, it’s wonderful to get right back to a strong field on a course with a strong, known, course-fit model.   A brief reminder of the thought process behind and execution of the course fit model: Golf is the […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 U.S. Open
It’s a big week on the PGA Tour with the U.S. Open on the schedule. It’s the third major of the season and will certainly have plenty of drama considering the recent PGA-LIV merger news.    It’s also a rare trip out West for a major. Despite the move westward, this course will feature bermudagrass […]
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Josh Culp
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 U.S. Open
The nation’s championship! No week is as conducive to PGA hot takes as U.S. Open week, as the difficult conditions often create carnage and chaos that allow contrarian builds to flourish.  PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their ownership projections. Often, you have to feel like […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 U.S. Open
PGA DFS is often won or lost under $8k. At the top of the price range, especially in strong fields, any player can win in any given week. This isn’t true below $8k — some of the cheaper players have much better distributions of potential outcomes than others. Our job is to identify them. These […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Bets
2023 U.S. Open Betting Preview
Betting in golf is its own animal, its own test week in a week out. In no other sport do we have to evaluate how well a player fits the environment (course, field, court, etc.) in addition to how good he simply is. We are also typically working with longer odds — at least I […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 US Open
Happy US Open week! The year’s third major changes venue each year, but each course hand-selected by the USGA tends to test the players in similar ways. In addition to our usual strokes-gained categories, this model also incorporates specific approach buckets, like long irons. Los Angeles Country Club should be a treat, and hopefully it […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 US Open
Happy US Open week! The year’s third major changes venue each year, but each course hand-selected by the USGA tends to test the players in similar ways. In addition to our usual strokes-gained categories, this model also incorporates specific approach buckets, like long irons. Los Angeles Country Club should be a treat, and hopefully it […]
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Alex Blickle
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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 RBC Canadian Open
The world of golf has been turned on its head this week with the “merging” of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and DP World Tour.  Will that be a distraction for some in the field for this week’s RBC Canadian Open? It’s possible but without the ability to pinpoint that impact, it’s best to even […]
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Josh Culp
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 RBC Canadian Open
News of the gigantic merger shocked the PGA world Tuesday, but we’ve got money to make, so our PGA DFS attention has to shift to the RBC Canadian Open.   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 […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 Memorial Tournament
Every week — like at this week’s Memorial Tournament — 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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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 Memorial Tournament
It’s time for milkshake mania at Muirfield Village, a yearly traditional.  The shakes go down easy, but the course for the Memorial Tournament is not so easy. Muirfield Village presents one of the toughest non-major scoring tests of the season. Long par 4s, thick rough and lots of water hazards. Big numbers can pile up […]
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Josh Culp
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PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 Memorial Tournament
Jack’s place. Nicklaus managed to design a course for The Memorial Tournament that is one of the absolute best at getting the cream to rise to the top of the leaderboard. It is a unique test, but one that favors us, as it yields one of the two best course fit models on Tour.    PGA […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Bets
2023 Memorial Tournament Betting Preview
The options in the PGA betting markets are wide, and while there are several ways to attack those markets, outright bets (or picks to win the tournament — outright) are going to be a large part of the key focus in this article. The theory is that outrights, being low-probability events, are harder for books […]
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Kyle Murray
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PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 Memorial Tournament
My largest DFS win ever came at The Memorial in 2020, so this event has a special place in my heart. The big win was no coincidence – this course fit model is one of the two strongest we see all year, and its uniqueness further strengthens our edge.   A brief reminder of the […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 Memorial Tournament
My largest DFS win ever came at The Memorial in 2020, so this event has a special place in my heart. The big win was no coincidence – this course fit model is one of the two strongest we see all year, and its uniqueness further strengthens our edge.   A brief reminder of the […]
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Alex Blickle
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8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge
Every week — like at this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge — 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 […]
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Kyle Murray
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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge
Heading to Fort Worth this week, we see much warmer weather compared to last week. Wind is usually a big factor at this event (the Charles Schwab Challenge) but looks to be only a small factor this week, around 8 to 14 MPH for most of the week.    This week’s event has a small […]
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Josh Culp
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PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge
The riveting PGA Championship wasn’t quite as enjoyable from a DFS perspective, so it’s nice to return to a course with a strong course fit model. Let’s see if we can pick up where we left off at the Byron Nelson a couple weeks ago with this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge.   PGA DFS is […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Bets
2023 Charles Schwab Challenge Betting Preview
The options in the PGA betting markets are wide, and while there are several ways to attack those markets, outright bets (or picks to win the tournament — outright) are going to be a large part of the key focus in this article. The theory is that outrights, being low-probability events, are harder for books […]
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Kyle Murray
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PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 Charles Schwab
As exciting as Majors are, it’s always nice to return to a standard week with a strong course fit model, which is exactly what we have here at Colonial CC.   A brief reminder of the thought process behind and execution of the course fit model: Golf is the only sport such that the “arena” […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 Charles Schwab
As exciting as Majors are, it’s always nice to return to a standard week with a strong course fit model, which is exactly what we have here at Colonial CC.   A brief reminder of the thought process behind and execution of the course fit model: Golf is the only sport such that the “arena” […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 PGA Championship
Last week’s hot takes included Si Woo Kim, Eric Cole and Aaron Wise, leading many of our subscribers to massive takedowns. The pressure is on this week to repeat in the PGA Championship, so let’s see if we can find similar success for the year’s second Major.   PGA DFS is all about weighing the […]
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Alex Blickle
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8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 PGA Championship
Every week — like at 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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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 PGA Championship
It’s time for the season’s second major, the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club.  Before we get into the core plays, there are a few things to note.  First, we will see a cutline of top 70 and ties instead of the usual top 65. It’s a minor change but worth noting that 6-of-6 […]
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Josh Culp
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PGA Bets
2023 PGA Championship Betting Preview
The options in the PGA betting markets are wide, and while there are several ways to attack those markets, outright bets (or picks to win the tournament — outright) are going to be a large part of the key focus in this article. The theory is that outrights, being low-probability events, are harder for books […]
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Kyle Murray
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PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 PGA Championship
Welcome to the year’s second Major Championship! First of all, a tremendous shoutout to our subscribers at FTNDaily! The list of big hits last week is long:   jjgosh took 2nd in the PME Open for $2.5k Otheguy took 2nd in the smaller $200 SE for $6k josfan35 won the smaller $12 SE and took […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 PGA Championship
Welcome to the year’s second Major Championship! First of all, a tremendous shoutout to our subscribers at FTNDaily! The list of big hits last week is long:   jjgosh took 2nd in the PME Open for $2.5k Otheguy took 2nd in the smaller $200 SE for $6k josfan35 won the smaller $12 SE and took […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS
PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson
Championship golf returns after a two-week hiatus of sorts, and it does so to one of my favorite golf courses in the world — in large part because it is without a doubt my favorite course fit model. What does this mean for the hot takes? We’ll have to wait and see.   PGA DFS […]
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Alex Blickle