Pat Mayo and Geoff Ulrich discuss their favorite DraftKings picks and values for THE NORTHERN TRUST this week. Mayo previews the course, debates the best roster construction for the week and explains which players are best suited for DFS cash games and which should be deployed in guaranteed prize pool (GPP) tournaments.
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2020 THE NORTHERN TRUST DraftKings Picks: Show Index
3:44 Course and Skills
5:38 10K+
9:37 9K
15:51 8K
23:44 7.5K
29:06 7K
34:28 6K
51:38 Pivots
2020 THE NORTHERN TRUST DraftKings: Course Details
Strokes Gained: Approach
Proximity Gained 175+ Yards
Par 5s Gained
Strokes Gained: Off The Tee
Strokes Gained: Putting
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2020 THE NORTHERN TRUST DraftKings: Course
Course: TPC Boston
Yardage: 7,342
Par: 71
Greens: Bentgrass
2020 THE NORTHERN TRUST DraftKings Notes
Field: 124 players
Cut: Top 65 and Ties after 36 Holes
Lineup Lock: Thursday, August 20, at 7:30 a.m. ET
Roster: Six golfers
Salary cap: $50,000
NOTE: Brooks Koepka has withdrawn
2020 THE NORTHERN TRUST DraftKings Picks
Editor’s Note: Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from this week’s tournament at TPC Boston.
Elite Values
Rory McIlroy $10,800
Collin Morikawa $10,200
High-End Value
Patrick Cantlay 9,200
Patrick Reed $9,000
Second-Level Values
Hideki Matsuyama $8,600
Tyrrell Hatton $8,000
Mid-Level Values
Matthew Wolff $7,900
Si Woo Kim $7,700
Harold Varner III $7,400
Scrub Values
Kevin Na $6,800
Talor Gooch $6,500
Sepp Straka $6,300
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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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