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Fantasy Golf Picks — 2022 TOUR Championship DraftKings Picks, Predictions, Preview, Sleepers

Pat Mayo breaks down his DraftKings picks for the 2022 TOUR Championship while previewing the course and key stats.

Pat Mayo and Geoff Fienberg preview the course and run through the odds while making their 2022 TOUR Championship picks. The guys give their DraftKings fantasy golf picks and provide their one and done strategy for the event from East Lake.


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2022 TOUR Championship: Key Stats

Strokes Gained: Ball Striking
Par 4s Gained
Opportunities Gained
Par 5s Gained

Mayo’s Key Stats powered by FantasyNational.com

2022 TOUR Championship: Course

Course: East Lake
Yardage: 7,346
Par: 70
Greens: Bermuda

2022 TOUR Championship: Winners

2021: Patrick Cantlay -21
2020: Dustin Johnson -21
2019: Rory McIlroy (-18) [First Year with Current Scoring Rules]
2018: Tiger Woods -11
2017: Xander Schauffele -12
2016: Rory McIlroy -12
2015: Jordan Spieth -9
2014: Billy Horschel -11
2013: Henrik Stenson -13
2012: Brandt Snedeker -10
2011: Bill Haas -8


2022 TOUR Championship: DraftKings Notes

Field: 29 players
Cut: No Cut
Lineup Lock: Thursday, August 25
Roster: Six golfers
Salary cap: $50,000

Will Zalatoris Will Not Play


2022 TOUR Championship: Starting Leaderboard

1. Scottie Scheffler (1) -10
2. Patrick Cantlay (2) -8
3. Will Zalatoris (3) -7
4. Xander Schauffele (4) -6
5. Sam Burns (5) -5
T6. Cam Smith (6) -4
T6. Rory McIlroy (7) -4
T6. Tony Finau (8) -4
T6. Sepp Straka (9) -4
T6. Sungjae Im (10) -4
T11. Jon Rahm (11) -3
T11. Scott Stallings (12) -3
T11. Justin Thomas (13) -3
T11. Cameron Young (14) -3
T11. Matt Fitzpatrick (15) -3
T16. Max Homa (16) -2
T16. Hideki Matsuyama (17) -2
T16. Jordan Spieth (18) -2
T16. Joaquin Niemann (19) -2
T16. Viktor Hovland (20) -2
T21. Collin Morikawa (21) -1
T21. Billy Horschel (22) -1
T21. Tom Hoge (23) -1
T21. Corey Conners (24) -1
T21. Brian Harman (25) -1
T26. KH Lee (26) E
T26. JT Poston (27) E
T26. Sahith Theegala (28) E
T26. Adam Scott (29) E
T26. Aaron Wise (30) E


2022 TOUR Championship DraftKings Picks

Xander Schauffele ($12,300)
Tony Finau ($9,600)
Jordan Spieth ($7,800)
Scott Stallings ($7,400)

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Pat Mayo is an award-winning video host and producer of long and short-form content, and the host of The Pat Mayo Experience daily talk show. (Subscribe for video or audio). Mayo (@ThePME) won the 2020 Fantasy Sports Writing Association Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year and Golf Writer of the Year awards, along with the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Best Sports Betting Analyst award, and was finalist for four FSWA Awards in 2020 (Best Podcast, Best Video, Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year, Golf Writer of the Year). His 21 FSWA nominations lead all writers this decade and are third-most all-time. Mayo has been recognized across multiple sports (Football, Baseball & Golf), mediums (Video, Writing & Podcasting), genre (Humor), and game formats (Daily Fantasy and Traditions Season Long). Beyond sports, Mayo covers everything from entertainment to pop culture to politics. If you have a fantasy question, general inquiry or snarky comment, ship it to Mayo at ThePatMayoExperience@gmail.com and the best will be addressed on the show.


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