Golf Top Plays: The Sentry

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, John 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

Xander Schauffele ($11,000 DK, $12,600 FD) – With Scottie Scheffler (hand) and Rory McIlroy removed from the equation, Schauffele stands out as The Sentry’s best golfer with an all-around game that makes him a threat to win no matter who is in the field. Schauffele ranks first in this field over the last 12 months in Data Golf’s True Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green, second Off-the-Tee, second on Approach, third Around-the-Green, and fourth in Putting. No matter what Kapalua asks of him, we should expect him to have an answer. It certainly doesn’t hurt that Schauffele has already had plenty of success here, racking up a win in 2019, a T2 finish in 2020, and another T5 finish in 2021.