Cash Lineup Review: Cognizant Classic

Our Adam Levitan devised a tried and true method for reviewing his NFL DFS cash lineups every week. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My goal here is simply to apply Adam’s structure to PGA DFS cash lineups.

To steal directly from Adam, I play around 50-75% of my action each week in “cash games.” Cash games refer to any contest in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as head-to-heads, double-ups, or 50/50s. 

Each week, I’ll review my cash-game lineup in this space. Sometimes I’ll lose, but hopefully I’ll win more often. Either way, I’ll post it here and give you my thought process. For more on PGA cash-game strategy, see my How to Beat PGA DFS Cash Games article.

After two weeks of signature events, the PGA Tour returned to the East Coast for its first full-field event since the Waste Management three weeks ago. This week’s host, PGA National, is notoriously volatile for the number of blowup spots offered throughout the course. The Cognizant Classic has historically seen one of the lowest 6/6 made-cut rates of the season simply because there are so many water hazards at PGA National, and a double bogey or worse can quickly end any player’s hopes of contending or even making the cut. While I always prioritize consistency and ball striking in cash games, it was especially important on this slate, where I felt that if I could simply reduce volatility in my lineup and be one of the few lineups with 6/6 making the cut, I would be guaranteed a smash week.

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