DFS PGA Playbook - The Players Championship

Fresh off a great week in Charlotte at the Wells Fargo, it's time to prepare you for the Players Championship!  This tournament is widely regarded as the tour's fifth major.  It is played yearly at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and known best for its famed island green on the 17th hole.  This hole has shattered the dreams of many PGA Tour pros but it is almost one of the most exciting holes to watch all year long.  But there is a lot more to this course than just an gimmicky island green, so lets get to it ...

Accuracy is the name of the game.  This track is not particularly long at only 7,215 yards but even when these pros think they have hit a good shot, they can’t be too sure.  These players have to know how to get themselves out of trouble which means scrambling becomes key to success this weekend.  TPC Sawgrass was designed by Pete Dye and if you've every played one of his courses, you know it can be quite a humbling experience.  Luck has a big role at the Players because depending on where you land the ball on these slopes, they can be your best friend or your worst enemey.  The greens are big and these players will attack them but they are also known to be very fast.  

When you look at course history, players who are known as good course managers have had the most success.  We're looking for all around solid players from tee-to-green with excellent GIR skills.  Players must avoid hazards and disastrous situations, so length off the tee is not as important as landing your ball in the fairway.  This is a difficult course and no tour player is completely safe from missing the cut.  There are 144 golfers in the field and the Top 70 including ties will see weekend action.

I just wanted to take a moment to remind all of my readers that the players listed in my playbook are the golfers that I personally recommend using this weekend.  All of the 10K plus golfers on DraftKings have the capability to win this tournament but you have to draw the line somewhere because you obviously cannot use all of them.  I am not going to say that you're an idiot for playing Jason Day, Adam Scott or Dustin Johnson this week because all of them have the ability to win.  After doing my research, the players I've listed are the only ones that I'm building my lineups around.  Just because I did not list a guy like Jordan Spieth in the playbook, does not mean I am completely fading him this weekend.  Lets take a look at Jordan Spieth who we all know is an amazing golfer.  He has a solid track record at TPC Sawgrass but he has not swung a club competitively since his epic collapse on the back nine at Augusta.  I'm fading him and I recommended you do the same, at least until we've seen him tee it up again.  I have personally chosen to ride Rory, Rickie and Sergio this weekend and we will see how it all shakes out.

Finally, lets say hello to our spiritual guide through this DFS PGA season, Paige.  She could not be more happy after having a great week down in Charlotte at the Wells Fargo.  We can only hope that her smile will bring us all good luck as we take on another challenging week of PGA DFS. 

As always, I wish you all the best of luck and make sure you follow me on Twitter @Drew_Phelps83.  Please feel free to tweet me throughout the weekend about the tournament.  Lets all win big!  

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