Golf Top Plays: PGA Championship

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Editor’s Note: We may not write up every player we consider to be a top play. Be sure to consult the chart at the bottom of the page. This article will update to reflect any injury or weather news.

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Below, you will find the players we consider the best for the slate. These do NOT account for ownership, but they do account for salary. In other words, Jon Rahm could be our No. 1 play in the high range… but he could also be a bad tournament play because he projects for 60% ownership in an extreme example.

This article is for cash games (contests in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as a head-to-head or double-up). For tournaments, our focus should be more on the projected ownership and projected ceiling columns in our projections table.

With that said, these are our Top Plays considering the following factors: median projection, lower volatility, upside, and value. They are listed in price descending order. At the bottom, you’ll find suggested rankings by site once salary is accounted for.

HIGH-PRICED

Jon Rahm ($10,400 DK, $11,900 FD) – There is a fairly clear quartet atop the salary pecking order on both DraftKings and FanDuel this week. Both Scottie Scheffler ($13,900) and Rory McIlroy ($12,400) are absent from that group on both sites, while the $10K range is heavily represented. Rahm ranks second in this field over the last 12 months in Data Golf’s True Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green, is fourth Off-the-Tee, seventh on Approach, 23rd Around-the-Green, and 39th in Putting. He’s unsurprisingly been white-hot on LIV this season, booking two wins and three more solo second-place finishes, but his recent major performances have left something to be desired. Ultimately, the discount provided from Scheffler/McIlroy to Rahm makes it far easier to afford another high-priced option without sacrificing much in the way of base projection or made-cut equity.