Wells Fargo Championship
May 5th – 8th, 2022
TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm
Potomac, Md.
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,160
Purse: $9 million
with $1,620,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Rory McIlroy

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 32 of the top 100 and 16 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with one player from the top-ten, #7 Rory McIlroy. The other top 100 players are #18 Tony Finau, #20 Abraham Ancer, #23 Tyrrell Hatton, #25 Matt Fitzpatrick, #26 Paul Casey, #31 Corey Conners, #33 Patrick Reed, #38 Max Homa, #40 Seamus Power, #41 Cameron Young, #42 Russell Henley, #45 Webb Simpson, #46 Marc Leishman, #47 Sergio Garcia, #50 Sepp Straka, #51 Siwoo Kim, #54 Matthew Wolff, #56 Brian Harman, #60 Luke List, #64 Keegan Bradley, #65 Mackenzie Hughes, #68 Matt Jones, #75 Keith Mitchell, #80 Stewart Cink, #82 Cameron Davis, #84 Matt Kuchar, #85 Anirban Lahiri, #88 K.H. Lee, #90 Troy Merritt, #93 Jhonattan Vegas, and #99 Gary Woodland.
Last year this event had 21 top-50 players, not bad for playing on a different course.
The field includes 5 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2022. Those players are #11 Rory McIlroy, #15 Sepp Straka, #19 Cameron Young, #20 Max Homa, and #22 Luke List.
The field includes 7 of its 18 past champions: Rory McIlroy (2021, ’15 & ’10), Max Homa (2019), Jason Day (2018), Brian Harman (2017), James Hahn (2016), Rickie Fowler (2012), and Lucas Glover (2011).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Wells Fargo Championship field is our performance chart listed by the average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Wells Fargo Championship in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Time to look at who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Wells Fargo Championship
Player | Mexico Open | Zurich Classic | RBC Heritage | Masters | Valero Texas | WGC-Dell Match Play | Corales Puntacana | Valspar Champ. | The Players | Arnold Palmer | Puerto Rico | Honda Classic | Genesis Invitational |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corey Conners (239.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
T6 (80) |
T35 (10) |
3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (12) |
T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Sepp Straka (196.5 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T3 (90) |
T30 (26.67) |
DNP | T35 (15) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (22.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | Win (44) |
T15 (11.67) |
Brandon Wu (176 pts) |
T2 (100) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (14.67) |
T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (30) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
David Lipsky (174.67 pts) |
T6 (60) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Keegan Bradley (173.67 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
T35 (15) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
5 (35) |
T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (0.67) |
Matt Kuchar (163 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T67 (0) |
Rory McIlroy (160.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (133.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (8.5) |
T13 (12.33) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (13.33) |
Tyrrell Hatton (159.5 pts) |
DNP | T21 (29) |
T26 (24) |
52 (0) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | T21 (9.67) |
T13 (18.5) |
T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tony Finau (149.67 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T35 (20) |
T29 (14) |
T35 (15) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
Matthew NeSmith (144.67 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (30) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (8.33) |
T55 (0) |
Cameron Young (143.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T35 (15) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T13 (12.33) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
T2 (33.33) |
Kurt Kitayama (139.33 pts) |
T2 (100) |
T38 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T28 (7.33) |
3 (30) |
DNP |
Aaron Rai (110 pts) |
T24 (26) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T29 (14) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
T61 (0) |
Matt Fitzpatrick (103.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T14 (48) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
CUT (-5) |
T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Anirban Lahiri (103 pts) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (50) |
T74 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Brendan Steele (101.17 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (1.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (18.5) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Alex Smalley (100.67 pts) |
T6 (60) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T38 (4) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
72 (0) |
Doc Redman (97.67 pts) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
T48 (2) |
DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T39 (3.67) |
T26 (12) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T61 (0) |
Brian Stuard (97.67 pts) |
T42 (8) |
T21 (29) |
69 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
T16 (11.33) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | T22 (9.33) |
T9 (15) |
T61 (0) |
Gary Woodland (97.33 pts) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
CUT (-5) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP |
Nate Lashley (96.33 pts) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
T27 (7.67) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Sam Ryder (93 pts) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T60 (0) |
T61 (0) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
T26 (8) |
Seamus Power (92.5 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T27 (30.67) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (8.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Chad Ramey (90.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | T41 (6) |
DNP | Win (88) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Max Homa (89.5 pts) |
DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | T48 (2.67) |
DNP | T35 (15) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (18.5) |
T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (13.33) |
Matthias Schwab (88.67 pts) |
DNP | T32 (18) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T44 (4) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
T7 (18.33) |
DNP |
Troy Merritt (87.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | T27 (7.67) |
T46 (2) |
T74 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Cam Davis (87.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
46 (5.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (0.67) |
Tyler Duncan (85.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T14 (36) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T28 (14.67) |
T25 (8.33) |
DNP | DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP | DNP |
Si Woo Kim (84.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (8) |
T39 (14.67) |
T13 (24.67) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-2.5) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | DNP | 73 (0) |
Jhonattan Vegas (80 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
T27 (7.67) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (2.67) |
T55 (0) |
Branden Grace (78.33 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
T35 (15) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T53 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Adam Long (77.67 pts) |
T15 (35) |
CUT (-10) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | T35 (10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T46 (2) |
T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP | 75 (0) |
Marc Leishman (77.33 pts) |
DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | T30 (26.67) |
DNP | T35 (15) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (11.67) |
Abraham Ancer (73.5 pts) |
T42 (8) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T33 (8.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (3.67) |
Scott Piercy (72.33 pts) |
T33 (17) |
T21 (29) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
Matt Jones (70 pts) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T15 (11.67) |
Sergio Garcia (69.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T23 (36) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (12) |
T38 (4) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (3.67) |
Joel Dahmen (67.83 pts) |
DNP | T29 (21) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-3.33) |
T39 (3.67) |
T33 (8.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 74 (0) |
J.T. Poston (67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | T41 (6) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Taylor Moore (64 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T21 (9.67) |
Doug Ghim (63.33 pts) |
T33 (17) |
T32 (18) |
T35 (15) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (30) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Kevin Chappell (62.33 pts) |
DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Justin Lower (61.67 pts) |
T64 (0) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (5) |
T64 (0) |
DNP |
Cameron Percy (58.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | DNP |
C.T. Pan (57 pts) |
T29 (21) |
DNP | T42 (8) |
DNP | T41 (6) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (0.67) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
9 (15) |
Paul Casey (56.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | 3 (45) |
72 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (11.67) |
Dylan Frittelli (55.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T50 (0.5) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
T26 (8) |
Patrick Reed (54 pts) |
T42 (8) |
DNP | DNP | T35 (20) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (12) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Russell Henley (53.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T30 (26.67) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (18.5) |
T13 (12.33) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
Charl Schwartzel (53 pts) |
DNP | T32 (18) |
T54 (0) |
T10 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Peter Malnati (52.33 pts) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | T42 (8) |
DNP | T41 (6) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T46 (2) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (8) |
Chase Seiffert (52 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
T25 (8.33) |
DNP |
Kevin Streelman (51.67 pts) |
T67 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
T22 (14) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP |
Beau Hossler (50.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T20 (10) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
T48 (0.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Wells Fargo Championship
Player | Mexico Open | Zurich Classic | RBC Heritage | Masters | Valero Texas | WGC-Dell Match Play | Corales Puntacana | Valspar Champ. | The Players | Arnold Palmer | Puerto Rico | Honda Classic | Genesis Invitational |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Tway (-44.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T48 (0.67) |
Paul Barjon (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T57 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Henrik Norlander (-35 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Charley Hoffman (-35 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 71 (0) |
Dawie Van der walt (-33.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Chesson Hadley (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Sung Kang (-30.67 pts) |
T51 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Seth Reeves (-30.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Bo Van Pelt (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Austin Cook (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
T72 (0) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Wells Fargo Championship
Best Bets:
Corey Conners
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T43 | T42 | CUT |
His game has been sharp since finishing 3rd at the Match Play, he was T-6th at the Masters and T-12th at Heritage. It’s hard to believe that he hasn’t won since the 2019 Valero Texas Open, but feel he could get off the snide this week.
Marc Leishman
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T65 | T48 |
First he is 34th in Greens in Regulation, 46th in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green, and 19th in Strokes Gained Putting. Now to put a cherry on top of the cake, he played at TPC Potomac in the 2017 Quicken Loans and finished T5th and in 2018 was T-13th.
Rory McIlroy
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T8 | T16 | T4 | Win | T8 | T10 | T2 | CUT | Win |
Makes sense as the defending champion and he was 2nd in his last start at Augusta. Normally we would say yes to him since he has a great record at Quail Hollow. But he hasn’t played at TPC Potomac, but just a couple of miles away has some pleasant memories from his 2011 U.S. Open victory at Congressional. I still say yes to McIlroy, he is great from tee to green, hit’s lots of greens so he can do very well this week.
Best of the rest:
Tyrrell Hatton
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T42 |
I still like him even though he is 186th in Greens in Regulation. That’s because he is the best putter on the PGA Tour right now and is great with a driver. He has played great in 2022 so I am expecting great things this week.
Matt Fitzpatrick
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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Yes I realize he ranks 90th in Greens in Regulation. I like him for many other reasons like he is 5th in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green, is 20th in Strokes Gained Around the Green, and has played great in 2022.
Keegan Bradley
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | CUT | T76 | CUT | CUT |
He is 10th in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green and has played well in 2022 finishing 5th at the Players, T-8th at the Valero Texas Open, and T-4th at the Zurich. He also has fond memories of TPC Potomac, in his only start in 2015 was T-5th.
Russell Henley
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T72 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T43 |
He is 9th in Greens in Regulation, 1st in Strokes Gained Approach-the-Green, and 6th in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green. He has struggled a bit in 2022 with only two top-ten finishes the best when he lost a playoff at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Solid contenders
Abraham Ancer
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | CUT |
he has played well twice, at Mayakoba (T-7th) and the Match Play (T-5th) but the stats show a story that he may struggle this week. He is 72nd in Greens in Regulation, 145th in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green and those two tell the story of why you don’t want Ancer this week. Still, on the other side of the fence, he was T-4th at TPC Potomac in 2018.
Seamus Power
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T54 | T13 | T27 | T49 |
He is 4th in Greens in Regulation and has played well in 2022. This is a perfect course for his game.
Cameron Young
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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Yes he struggles with his iron play and is 155th in Greens in Regulation. But he is a good driver and putter which makes up for a lot, also like that in 2022 was T-2nd at Sanderson Farms and Genesis and T-3rd in his last start at Heritage.
Matt Kuchar
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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CUT |
Is not great with his irons to the green but is still a great driver and putting well. In his last two starts was T-2nd at Valero Texas Open and T-3rd at Heritage so he is hot.
Russell Knox
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T18 | T58 | CUT |
He is 2nd in Greens in Regulation, 33rd in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green. Now he is not a good putter but if he could be average he will do well. He was T-6th at the Players and T-7th at Sony, courses that like TPC Potomac demand good iron play.
Long shots that could come through:
Aaron Rai
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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First time playing in this event |
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He is the type of dark horse that wins events like these. All his stats are in the ballpark, he is 55th in Greens in Regulation and 50th in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green. His putter is his problem and if he can get hot with it can do well Last week was 8th going into the final round but shot 72, these are the things that need improvement.
Anirban Lahiri
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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CUT | CUT | T41 |
He is not that great with the irons but has played well the past two months including a 2nd at the Players and a T-15th at the Mexico Open.
Rickie Fowler
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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CUT | T4 | T21 | T4 | T38 | T73 | Win | T16 | 6 |
His stats are a disaster but we have to feel he is going to find his game one day and he comes into this event with good TPC Potomac Karma. He was T-3rd in 2017 and 12th in 2018. He could surprise us.
Still don’t like him this week:
Tony Finau
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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CUT | T60 | T21 | T28 | T16 |
He will be placed high due and in demand due to his runner-up finish in Mexico. But his season has been rough, he has been terrible with his putter this year, and frankly, one great finish on a course that favors his length doesn’t translate to picking him this week. Yes, he is 11th in Greens in Regulation and 8th in Strokes Gained Approach-the-Green, but he is still 144th in around the green and 195th in putting, so I say no to picking him.
Sal, do you recommend using this information solely for DFS? I try to piece the information together to place on matchup bets and to place on the overall winner and haven’t been doing well with it. Any suggestions. The write-ups are awesome, I just wanna get better at utilizing the information.
Ryan, I am trying to serve two worlds on this preview, one is those that play Draftkings and the second is those that what to know who will play the best. So the section DraftKings tips are to help someone craft a team of six players under a salary cap. So of course a lot of folks that I advise not taking is because their price is too high. On the other end of the spectrum, I am also choosing players who I normally wouldn’t pick because they are a cheap DraftKings price. Now my picks are solely based on who I think will do the best, but write it on an individual basis and not Draftkings. So yes, take all of that in stride in making your picks, both have good information but the rules are different for the two sections. Hope that makes sense.
Sal you said “my picks are solely based on who I think will do the best” is that the final section your referencing, titled “Who to watch for”
Or is the section before the DraftKings section what your referring to. Thanks again Sal.
Ryan, Yes the who to watch for section.