Oh boy, oh boy, it's finally here, The Masters.  As you will hear hundreds of times over the weekend and it could not be more true, "A tradition unlike any other."  The Super Bowl of the Golf world has arrived and we've got one million dollars on the line on Draft Kings.  We've got so much to discuss before setting your lineups, so lets get to it.  

First of all, any player that is $10,000 or above can win The Masters.  Each and every one of those players have the game to take down Augusta National.  My job is to provide you with the golfers I feel have the best combination of price and game to help you bring home the Million Dollars.  It was extremely difficult to narrow down my playbook to these select few, especially from the top tier.  I would not fault you if you played any of the $10,000 plus players.  Dustin Johnson just missed the playbook because simply, I do not think he's got the mental game to pull it out on Sunday.  I actually pray he does win this weekend because that monkey will finally be off his back.  DJ is just too talented not to have a major under his belt already.

We have to talk DFS Strategy when it comes to The Masters and playing in such a huge public tournament like the Millionaire Maker on Draft Kings.  There are nearly 230,000 entries into this event and a good portion of them will be first time DFS PGA players.  There are only 89 players in this field which means differentiating yourself will be at a premium.  You cannot be afraid to leave money on the table when setting your lineups.  One of the biggest problems that the majority of DFS players have is feeling like you have to spend all of their salary cap.  There is a much better chance that you'll have a duplicate lineup if you zero out your cap than if you leave money on the table.  You'll notice that all of my Optimals do not use the full salary cap.

Ok, lets talk about Augusta National.  There is no need to go into great detail here because it's one of the most well known courses in the world.  It is a Par 72 that measures out to 7,435 yards.  This course is very difficult and true test of a golfer's game.  There are very long Par 4’s, and reachable Par 5’s.  The greens are always the fastest on tour but this week with the low humidity, they will be even faster.  The greens are hard to stick because of the shave edges.  Since the course was lengthened in 2010, only 300 yard bombers have won or even finished in the Top 10 but there are exceptions to every rule namely Matt Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker, and Ian Poulter.  When looking over the course history, good GIR numbers has actually proven to be more beneficial to players than putting at Augusta but that's not to say that putting is not important.

Augusta National is a second shot course.  We want players with great proxomity numbers from outside 175 and 200 yards out.  That means targeting great long iron players (great ball strikers).  Most outstanding long iron players happen to also be at the top when it comes to GIR.  These players put themselves into birdie making opportunities rather than missing greens and have to scramble their way to a par.  

Course history could not be more important when it comes to The Masters.  When you look at the 2015 leaderboard, every single player in the Top 20 previously had success in someway shape or form at Augusta National.  Bernd Wiesberger finished the highest of all the first time players in the field at T22.  The only first time player that I put into my playbook is Emiliano Grillo and this is an admitted gut play.  He has been practicing alongside fellow Argentinian Angel Cabrera (2009 Masters Champ) all week and you gotta believe that Angel has been giving the young phenom tips around the course.  You always seem to see the same names in the mix throughout the weekend.  Past winners like Bernhard Langer, Ernie Els, Fred Couples and Vijay Singh always make their mark in Georgia.

We can't go forward without our spiritual guide Paige.  She's back again this week after an impressive trick shot featured in last week's article.  If you did not see it, please go back and check it out.  As a lover of golf, Paige could not be more excited to watch the Masters this weekend but I do not think they allow golf carts on Augusta but if anyone could get away with it ...

It's a great time of year to be a golf fan because the Masters is a truly one of a kind event that everyone looks forward too.  Growing up, there were few things I enjoyed more than watching the Sunday at Augusta with my Dad.  It's the first major of the golf season and it seems to be like an unofficial start of Spring.  I know personally, watching the Masters means that it is time to bring the clubs up from the basement to get cleaned up and begin to work out the rust in that dirty swing.

Just a heads up, I'll be on SiriusXM Daily Fantasy Sports with Fantasy Alarm's own Jeff Mans and Tommy G on Wednesday at around 5:20pm ET to talk about the tournament.  That's only on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio, Sirius 210 & XM 87.

Good luck to everyone entering the Millionaire Maker on Draft Kings this weekend.  If you win, I expect a cut!  

 

DFS PGA PLAYBOOK:

PLAYERACESDRAFTKINGSBREAKDOWN
Bubba Watson$6,000$11,400He owns Augusta, Wins in 2012 & 2014, maybe 2016? Won at the Northern Trust & 2nd at Doral. A No Brainer Here 
Rickie Fowler$5,850$10,900TOUR Leader in All Around & Bogey Avoidance. 5/5 Cuts Made at Augusta with Top 15s the Last 2 Years. Think he wins!
Phil Mickelson$5,800$10,500Old Lefty, a 3 Time Winner with a Total of 11 Top 5s at Augusta. Playing well in 2016 with 3 Top 5s & other 3 Top 20s.
Justin Rose$5,700$9,90010/10 Cuts Made at Augusta (3 Top 5s & Top 25s Last 6). 4 Top 20s in 2016. Always UNDER the RADAR & LOW OWNED!
Charl Schwartzel$5,450$9,400The 2011 Masters Winner hasn't played great here since but CRAZY HOT coming in with 2 Wins & 3 Top 20s. 
Hideki Matsuyama$5,350$9,100Great DK Price for a Top 5 Level Player. T5 Last Year at Augusta. Terrific 2nd Shot Player & will be LOW OWNED!
Brandt Snedeker$5,400$8,5006/8 Cuts Made at Augusta (2 Top 6s). That record will make him HIGHLY owned.  One of the BEST Putters on Tour.
Brooks Koepka$5,200$8,100T33 in 2015 Debut. Will be LOW OWNED after Shell Performance. Great GPP Price that could POP and win it for you.
Marc Leishman$4,500$7,900PIVOT from Willet, will be HIGHLY owned. T4 here in 2013. Don't use in CASH but a Nice Contrarian GPP Option
Matt Kuchar$5,350$7,8004 Top 15s This Year. Top 10s at Augusta from 2012-2014. Great Mix of GIR & Putting which is what we want here. 
Paul Casey$5,000$7,700In 9 Starts at Augusta, 3 Top 10s & 11th. Top 10s in 2 Starts before Match Play Illness. He should be in some GPPs
Bill Haas$4,750$7,500ULTIMATE CASH GAME PLAY! 6/6 Cuts Made at Augusta with 3 Top 20s. Don't expect him to win but he'll be around
Jason Dufner$4,850$7,500CONTRARIAN PLAY! No one is talking about him this week. 5/6 Cuts Made (2 Top 25s). 2nd Shot Player (Needs to Putt)
Billy Horschel$4,650$7,100CONTRARIAN PLAY! 1/2 Cuts Made at Augusta but his usually good putter failed him. He could be sneaky GPP play
Kevin Na$5,100$6,900BOOM or BUST Play. Super Cheap for his Skill Level. Two 12ths at Augusta with 2 Missed Cuts.  Playing Great in 2016
Ryan Moore$4,750$6,8006/7 Cuts Made at Augusta (T12 Last Year, 3 Top 15s).  3 Top 10s in Last 4 Starts. 5 Top 10s in 9 Starts this Season.
Emiliano Grillo$4,000$6,700BOOM or BUST Gut Call Here. Played with Countryman Angel Cabrera (Fmr. Winner) All Week. Only 1st Timer on Here
Charley Hoffman$4,450$6,400PIVOT from DeChambeau, will be HIGHLY owned. Playing MUCH Better & Finished T9 Last Year. T27 in his debut 2010
Scott Piercy$4,700$6,000PIVOT from Kaufman, will be HIGHLY owned. He's actually played here before. 9/10 Cuts Made with UPSIDE!
Vijay Singh$4,250$5,7005/8 Cuts Made this Year (6th at Honda). Former Winner & Made Last 4 Cuts at Augusta. DFS Flier & Cash Game Option  
Bernhard Langer$3,900$5,500I just LOVE this German at Augusta. 2 Time Champ & Finished 8th in 2014.  A terrific DFS flier & Cash Game Option

DRAFT KINGS OPTIMAL LINEUPS:

DRAFT KINGS CASHPRICE
Rickie Fowler$10,900
Justin Rose$9,900
Brandt Snedeker$8,500
Bill Haas$7,500
Ryan Moore$6,800
Bernhard Langer$5,500

 

DRAFT KINGS GPPPRICE
Bubba Watson$11,400
Rickie Fowler$10,900
Brooks Koepka$8,100
Billy Horschel$7,100
Emiliano Grillo$6,700
Bernhard Langer$5,500

FANTASY ACES OPTIMAL LINEUPS:

ACES CASHPRICE
Justin Rose$5,700
Brandt Snedeker$5,400
Matt Kuchar$5,350
Bill Haas$4,750
Ryan Moore$4,750
Bernhard Langer$3,900

 

ACES GPP PRICE
Bubba Watson$6,000
Rickie Fowler$5,850
Justin Rose$5,700
Marc Leishman$4,500
Emiliano Grillo$4,000
Bernhard Langer$3,900

ONE-AND-DONE OPTIMAL:

ONE AND DONE PLAYFINISH
Hyaundai: Patrick Reed2nd - $688,000
Sony: Harris EnglishT56 - $12,818
CareerBuilder: Bill HaasT9 - $162,400
Farmers: Nick WatneyMissed Cut
Phoenix: Ryan MooreT11 - $149,500
Pebble: J.B. HolmesT11 - $143,500
Northern Trust: K.J. ChoiT5 - $258,400
Honda: Luke DonaldT61 - $13,115
WGC-Cadillac: Dustin Johnson T14 - $120,000
Valspar: Kevin Na  T22 - $52,959.09
Arnold Palmer: Francisco Molinari   T9 - $170,100
Puerto Rico: Scott Brown   T5 - $109,500
Shell Open: Charley HoffmanT33 - $36,720.00
The Masters: Phil Mickelson???