The former American Express winner has a proven track record of delivering at water-intensive golf courses that place an emphasis on middle-iron play, with a runner-up and a 16th at TPC Twin Cities, a 22nd at TPC Sawgrass, a 24th at TPC Southwind, and a 27th here at PGA National. Poston has now finished inside the top-25 in eight of his last 11 starts on the PGA Tour. Poston at $7,700 on DraftKings and $9,300 on FanDuel. Gehman: Kevin Tway (+1000, DraftKings) Tways game is rounding into form right now. And theres still 140 players after that. But hey, if youre here, youre a diehard sicko golf fan like us, and you can still find the beauty in a week like this one. How it works: Each week, our experts from PGATOUR.COM will make their selections in PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf. See more in GNN's affiliate disclosure. The promise of extra long rounds with amateur partners, the Saudi International Asian Tour event acting as a proxy war location for PGA/LIV drama, and the scheduling the week before Waste Management/Riviera has left the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in shambles for field strength. PGA Tour Fantasy Golf Select your lineup of 4 starters and two bench players to enter. The Rocket Mortgage Classic Tournament match-ups are often released by Tuesday at many top sportsbooks along with expert picks from PGA Tour staff and Golf Digest panel among other leading handicappers and analysts. Sepp Straka: The Diet Coke King is kind of hard to predict, and he wasn't great in his two DP World Tour stops, but he was solid last week at Riviera. You can see who else to back this week at SportsLine. Thankfully at Golf Digest, we listen well. The Northern Irishman was actually down by 10 through two holes Sunday but stormed back to claim the title. "It's a matter of when (not if) he gets his first on the PGA Tour," Holliman said of Kim. Now he enters a tournament where his iron play is the class of the field, ranking ninth in this field in SG/approach over his last 36 rounds. Hell see a reprieve in this weaker field and he should be brimming with confidence. 12:31 pm ET, you need to see the Fantasy golf projections and lineup advice from SportsLine Fantasy expert Jim Holliman, You can see who else to back this week at SportsLine, See who it is, along with the rest of Holliman's picks, at SportsLine, Visit SportsLine now to get Jim Holliman's Fantasy golf picks, all from the Fantasy expert who has been on fire with his picks, How to watch 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Spieth among many chasing at Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tiger Woods opts to not play Players Championship, WATCH: Viktor Hovland drains ace at Arnold Palmer, Report: Pebble Beach will be designated event in 2024, Rahm leads (again) at Bay Hill after Round 1, The American Express 2023 Fantasy golf picks, lineups, Tiger Woods opts to skip 2023 Players Championship, Report: PGA Tour to reduce fields of designated events, Kirk breaks 8-year drought with emotional Honda win, Davis Love III enthused about golf's young stars. Sign up for DraftKings and experience the game inside the game. Scottie Scheffler is officially No. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns. Of his four top-five finishes in 2020, one of them was at a major and two others were in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. 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. Sony Open: Gary Woodland. Holliman says he has learned from his mistakes and is fully behind Rahm this week at Riviera. Lack: Adam Long (+1100, DraftKings) Ill take a chance this week and fire away on a long shot to pay off nicely for me in the top-10 market. He just cant find ways to make putts. Powers: Chris Kirk The Florida Swing is when Chris Kirk eats and youd have to think this would be his best chance to finally break his win drought against a weak field. And last week, bargain pick Matt Kuchar ($7,900) posted a top-10 finish and two more picks were in the top 15. Tough scene. American Express: Brian Harman. He gains 0.66 strokes putting on this surface each round, per the RickRunGood.com golf database the best mark in the field. Poston at . His 27 FSWA nominations lead all writers this decade and are second-most all-time. Picks like these could be the difference between winning your PGA DFS contests or going home with nothing. Monterey Peninsula has the largest greens in the rotation at 6,000 square feet, which is still slightly below TOUR average. Gehman is co-host of the First Cut Podcast and appears regularly on the Pat Mayo Experience golf podcasts. The 30-year-old. Scanning through his five career international wins between the DP World and Challenge Tours, they all come on a combination of short, links and/or wind-affected tracks with his best U.S. finishes all coming at more difficult than average courses: TPC Southwind, Torrey Pines, St. Georges and The Concession. For more fantasy, check out Qualifiers and Reshuffle. Powers, Golf Digest: Matt Kuchar (30-1, DraftKings) Really nice finish last week for Kuch, but lets pump the brakes here. How it works: Each week, our experts from PGATOUR.COM will make their selections in PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf. GOLF DIGEST MAY EARN A PORTION OF SALES FROM PRODUCTS THAT ARE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR SITE AS PART OF OUR AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RETAILERS. "He has a lot of ground to make up," Holliman said, "but he is the most well-rounded player in this field, so if anyone can do it, he can." Genesis: Justin Thomas. He also sits second in GIR rate, especially important when the field is hovering around 60 percent in Palm Beach Gardens. Gehman: Joseph Bramlett (50-1, DraftKings) Bramlett enters the week having made seven straight cuts and earning a T-13 in La Jolla and T-7 in Pebble Beach over his last two. While never great with the flat stick, that was his worse run since 2009. If he isn't locked in, he could find some trouble. Mayo helped create the golf stats and research website Fantasy National along with the Race for the Mayo Cup One and Done contest. Pat Mayo and Geoff Fienberg preview the course and run through the odds while making their 2023 Pebble Beach Picks. Scroll down to see who we like this week at the 2023 Honda Classic. 10. Follow him on Twitter: @gdula13. WED UPDATE: WEATHER, FINAL BETS, DRAFTKINGS NOTES, 2023 Pebble Beach Picks & Preview | Info & Research | Stats/Tools, 2023 Pebble Beach DraftKings Picks | Player/Course Notes | Own Projections, Subscribe To the PME YouTube | Apple | Spotify | Insta | Twitter | E-Mail, Field: 156 PlayersCut: Top 60 and Ties after 54 HolesLineup Lock: Thursday, February 2Defending Champ: Tom Hoge. Hes in great company as the others are Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay. For the Genesis Invitational 2023, Holliman is backing several longshots, including one priced around 30-1. Three-Putt Avoidance Birdies or Better Gained Without further ado, let's dig into my outright picks for the Scottish Open. Powers, Golf Digest: Harris English (+400, DraftKings) If this were 2021, theres a decent chance Harris English would be among the three or four favorites in this field. Call 1-800-GAMBLER (PA/OH) or 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Leaderboard Watch News FedExCup Schedule Players Stats Golfbet More PGA TOUR PGA TOUR Champions Korn Ferry Tour PGA TOUR Canada PGA TOUR Latinoamrica LPGA TOUR DP World Tour PGA TOUR University. How it works: Each week, our experts from PGATOUR.COM will make their selections in PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf. Hes a good tee-to-green golfer with the ability to pick up distance whenever possible, and the putter can get hot. "He has a lot of ground to make up," Holliman said, "but he is the most well-rounded player in this field, so if anyone can do it, he can." From Pat Mayo, Mayo Media Network, DraftKings and Fantasy National analyst: Based on the amount of times he contended in 2020, its rather shocking Scheffler didnt break through and win. My guy Joe Idone (@TourPicks on Twitter, go follow him if you dont already) is the king of the Honda Classic, and Denny is his guy hes picking Denny Dirt to break through this week, and Im completely on board. Harold Varner III (particularly for first-round leader bets). RSM Classic: Davis Riley. Now, he gets to tee it up against a beatable field at a course hes finished inside the top five at twice since 2018. The putter, however, was just abysmal. Scottie Scheffler could be among the top daily Fantasy golf picks this week for the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational. 13 in the , he was comfortably inside the top 10 entering the final round before falling into a five-way tie for 21st with a Sunday 73. World Golf Rankings 2022 Players Championship one and done picks, fantasy golf predictions, PGA betting advice from DFS expert Mike McClure has locked in his PGA one and done picks and. 3. Gambling Problem? On average, Ancer cost $8,279 on DraftKings and returned an average of 62.79 DraftKings points per start. Schauffele (19-1), Zalatoris (19-1) and Tom Kim (20-1) are among the other notable contenders in The American Express 2023 field. Powers, Golf Digest: Ben Griffin (+100) over Cameron Davis (DraftKings) Sneaky bullish this week on Ben Griffin, a North Carolina man through and through who does well on Bermuda and is a machine on approach. Shane Lowry: Lowry is hopefully getting on the right track again after a T-14 finish at Riviera. American Express: Brian Harman. You can find out who it is, and check out all of Holliman's PGA picks, only at SportsLine. Gdula: Cameron Davis (-110) over Sepp Straka (FOXBet) Davis holds a massive tee-to-green advantage over Straka, who goes as his putter goes. Will Gordon: Will hasn't played in a few weeks, since WD'ing from Pebble. Combine that with Sean O'Hair and Fritelli being extremely inconsistent, this is my whale play of the week. But one of these weeks will be spectacular. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Tiger Woods also will be teeing up Thursday at Riviera, alongside the likes of Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa. RELATED: Legal gambling on pro golf has surged in recent yearsand there's much more to come. All winners this millennium had previously made a cut at Pebble Beach in their career before winning, and most had a top 10 finish on their resume. He's gaining a staggering 3.25 strokes per round over his. Ben is an up-and-coming rookie who has played great this year including getting into contention a couple times. Bermuda: Mark Hubbard. Who are the top PGA Tour players to target for your Genesis Invitational fantasy picks? Whether you're betting on golf, playing in a fantasy golf leagues or competing in a DFS (DraftKings, FanDuel) event, our picks highlight the top players to watch this week. Ballengee lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his family. Scheffler is the defending champion of this event, and he's finished T-12 or . Ball-strikers who can putt at even a field-average baseline can have value week in and week out. section: | slug: 2023-genesis-invitational-fantasy-golf-rankings-picks-sleepers-back-jon-rahm-avoid-xander-schauffele | sport: golf | route: article_single.us | Here's who else is playing PGA Tour Watch tour pro. RELATED: 15 signs you watch too much golf on TV. Alex Noren: Noren is kind of in that Russell Henley territory as a guy that gains strokes in somewhat unspecatacular fashion. All Rights Reserved. A sneaky underrated reason to fade him: I hear hes an elite Call of Duty fan, and with the new game coming out, theres reason to believe he hasnt been practicing quite as much recently. He's been able to consistently find himself in the mix thanks to his impeccable accuracy. I expect Poston to bounce back from a disappointing performance at Riviera and roll easily over Svensson. He came to Golf Digests betting panel after previously writing for Golf.com, the Score and GolfWRX. Hes one of the longest hitters off-the-tee and is showing improvements both on and around the putting surfaces. This is strange for a player with plus distance and minus accuracy, however four of his best five career finishes have come here at Pebble (T2, T5), Sony (T7), and The Heritage (T4). AT&T Pebble Beach: Maverick McNealy. Hes been in the green on approach in five of the last six, and that pesky putter has shown brief glimpses of brilliance at the Sony Open and the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Each lineup consists of four starters and two bench players that can be rotated after each round. 6-keys: media/spln/golf/reg/free/stories, at Torrey Pines is spilt between Poa and Bentgrass between the courses. The 28-year-old leads the tour in scoring average and strokes gained total. Rais results have gotten progressively better the past three weeks, and he was sitting T-5 after one round here last year in his debut. From Rick Gehman, data scientist and RickRunGood.com founder: In DFS formats, making money is all about finding value. Thats the amount of fantasy points returned per dollar spent. He was in the top 10 in every one. His last eight starts on the DP World Tour have all yielded top-13 finishes with five top-fours during that run. It . The PGA TOUR Experts league is once again open to the public. You can play our free fantasy game and see how you measure up against our experts below. This golfer "finally showed some spark" last week in Scottsdale and appears to be trending upward. That at least gives me hope for a few outlier weeks on the putting surfaces. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. RELATED: Golf One-and-Done 2020-'21 Guide: 9 tips for winning these popular yearlong contests. 2 Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm. AT&T Pebble Beach: Seamus Power. A lack of red flags in any area has helped get him six top-20 finishes since August. Gdula: Jhonattan Vegas (+320, FanDuel) Overall, Vegas has played well at PGA National, and were seeing phenomenal ball-striking from him lately. Hennessey: Chris Kirk As I mentioned above, I love Kirk as a top-10 bet this weekand though he might not have the winning equity youd want in a One and Done bet, the consistency is reason to go with him here. Theres analysis you wont find anywhere else. Not only did he top 10 here a year ago, this years field has lost some of its star power compared to recent years, so look for Lee to be in the mix on Sunday. Cantlay (19-2), Scheffler (11-1) and Tony Finau (15-1) are next in line at Caesars, and all are priced at more than $10,000 by DraftKings. At last week's Phoenix Open, four of the expert's top eight picks finished in the top 10, a group that included winner Scheffler. Munoz is also 14th on tour over the past 100 rounds in Opportunities Gained, a FantasyNational stat that indicates birdie chances. 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Hell likely do well at Bay Hill, at the Players and at Harbour Town, but all of those will have stacked fields as elevated events and Im not so sure Kirk can beat a field like that. And which undervalued golfer is a must-roster? Golfers I'm Definitely Playing Jon Rahm ($11,500 DraftKings | $12,200 FanDuel) Rahm is the best player in the world until further notice. The likes of Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay and Will Zalatoris also are part of The American Express 2023 field that is among the best in the tournament's 63 years. On the other hand, the expert says Cantlay has just the kind of well-rounded game that he needs to succeed in The American Express. Call 1-800-GAMBLER (NJ/WV/PA/IL) or 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN only) or 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA only) or 1-800-522-4700 (CO Only) or TN REDLINE: 800-889-9789. With a few solid finishes early in 2021, he would improve his World Ranking enough to earn exemptions in World Golf Championship events, making him viable in both fantasy and One & Done formats all year long. Seriously. Ancer continues to show up in big events, and theres no reason to think that will end in 2021. For years, we have offered weekly PGA Tour one-and-done golf picks, taking. This tournament has almost 20 percent of the world top 50, which isn't bad, but it's going to feel like a letdown after the last two weeks. Shot Link data is only available for Pebble Beach GL. . He missed the cut at the Honda Classic last year but finished T-8 in 2021 and won in 2020. Theres a reason he can be in play for a first-round leader, for FanDuel value, top-10s and even outrights, particularly on Bermuda courses. All Rights Reserved. Fortunately, the same variance which makes him hilariously untrustworthy keeps his price from ever rising too high. Varner was a first-round leader twice in 2020, joining Collin Morikawa, Russell Knox and Sebastian Munoz as the only golfers to accomplish that feat more than once last year. He makes cuts, in spades. Especially at this course, one he hasnt turned up at since 2011, likely for the same reasons as all the other big-time players - its impossibly hard, theres water everywhere and it makes the worlds best look like us. Visit SportsLine now to get Jim Holliman's Fantasy golf rankings for the 2023 Genesis Invitational, all from the fantasy expert with his finger on the pulse of the game, and find out. 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. Andy Lack, RickRunGood.com and Inside Golf podcast: Aaron Wise (25-1, FanDuel) While Aaron Wise was a popular breakout candidate pick at the start of the season, its undeniable that he has not gotten off to the start that many were hoping for. McClure's model included J.T. Looking at it another way, Blixt, Suh, Blair, Kuchar, William McGirt, JB Holmes, Taylor Moore, Denny McCarthy, Troy Merritt, and McNealy are the only players in this field gaining against the field in over 70% of rounds on Poa putting surfaces over that stretch. NeSmith has 98 rounds on the PGA Tour, via FantasyNational, and in those, hes gained strokes tee to green in 50.7 percent of them, as well 62.7 percent of his rounds from approach play, the most important stat of them all. Dustin Johnson has hit 127 total drives over 300 yards at Pebble Beach Golf Links during this event. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500(VA). Listen to Golf Digest's weekly betting podcast, "The Loop" (above), where we interview the industry's leading experts (and sometimes tour pros) to help you make your bets and pick your fantasy lineups. This same model has also nailed a whopping eight majors entering the weekend. Who wins the 2023 Sony Open, and who are the top players to target for your Fantasy picks? Aside from the experts below, Fantasy Insider Rob Bolton breaks down the field at this year's The American Express in this week's edition of the Power Rankings.