Fantasy Alarm is taking a different approach to help our subscribers build successful DFS lineups. I will be giving you my personal core plays for this weekend's tournament. These players listed below are my three favorite top tier, middle tier and value tier players for both DraftKings and Fanduel. They will be at the core of all my lineups for this weekend's American Express and then I'll use my playbook to fill out the remaining spots in my lineup.
Make sure you read my full PGA DFS Playbook for the Sony Open before using these core plays. You can also take a look at my Weekly Tournament Projections at any time.
You will notice that Patrick Cantlay did not make my core plays but he is listed in my playbook. I do like him a lot this week but I don’t love paying that much for him. That level of money is reserved to me for guys who I know can go out there and win any week they tee it up. I don’t think he’s reached that level yet. Wolff is a little bit of a risk in my core but I believe in his talent. He showed me a lot last year especially at the U.S. Open. Sam Burns is not a house hold name on the PGA Tour but you’ll learn more about him this season. He such a fantastic driver of the golf ball, it puts him in position for success on a regular basis. Gary Woodland is another player with some risk/reward opportunity. I talked about him in the playbook that he’s been a non-factor since winning the U.S. Open in 2019 but he rebuilt his body and I believe he’ll want to go out there and show it off this weekend. If you know anything about Keegan Bradley, know this, he is always a risk to put into your DFS lineup. He can be the best golfer in the field or the worst on any given day. I just want to make sure you know that before you plug him into any lineup. I’ve mentioned this multiple times, this is the week to take your longshots. All you have to do is look at the history of winners and you’ll see what I mean.
This new format of core plays I think is way more valuable to our subscribers because it lends more to teaching than just copy and pasting. A set of these players will be in each one of my lineups this weekend and then a mix of players from my playbook will fill out the rest.
Good Luck!
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