The first World Golf Championship tournament of the season, WGC-Mexico, will begin its new seven-year contract at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Naucalpan, Mexico. Previously the WGC-Cadillac Championship held at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster course, the WGC field consists of top players in the Official World Golf Ranking along with top money earners and orders of merit from the six main professional golf tours. Let’s see what the WGC-Mexico Championship has in store for fantasy golf.
Honda Classic winner, Rickie Fowler, was listed at #18 in the overall fantasy rankings we provided last week. Here are other notable finishes from our Top 20 at last week’s Honda Classic:
Rank Player Finish
1 B. Steele T14
3 Z. Johnson T27
4 L. Glover T21
6 S. Garcia T14
8 K. Kisner T48
9 F. Molinari T14
10 E. Grillo T43
12 R. Henley T43
13 P. Casey T11
14 G. Woodland T2
16 C. Howell III T52
18 R. Fowler 1 (Won)
20 B. Horschel T4
Four out of the five undervalued plays we suggested at the Honda Classic finished 27th or better:
- J. Herman – Finished T27 with a DK value of $6,600
- B. Stuard – Finished T27 with a DK value of $6,900
- J. Vegas – Finished T4 with a DK value of $7,100
- S. O’Hair – Finished T11 with a DK value of $7,500
Course history is a strong consideration factor when it comes to player performance and choosing a successful fantasy golf lineup. This week is different. The WGC-Mexico is new territory for the field. Players with above average ball striking and shot-shaping ability will get a bump in rankings. Also, keep in mind the course is nearly 7,800 feet above sea level, 50% higher than the “Mile High City” of Denver, CO. This could have a big impact on distance control.
Below are the PAS DFS rankings for the WGC-Mexico Championship. The rankings are derived from twenty different year-to-date player statistics. The top five weighted stats for this event can be found at the bottom. Player salaries are based off of DraftKings.com.
Also below, PAS contributing statistician, Taylor, and I go head to head in DFS golf. We each chose to start Haas, Stenson and Oosthuizen. Check out our lineups!
**Disclaimer: PGATour.com is used as source for all player statistics. Stats are extracted on Mondays of tournament week and calculated for rankings by our statistical expert. If there happens to be a numerical error, blame them not us. Also, European Tour statistics are NOT included in the rankings calculations.
WGC-Mexico Championship Fantasy Golf Rankings
Ed’s DraftKings lineup
Taylor’s DraftKings lineup
The top five player statistics weighted for WGC-Mexico Championship include:
-Tee to Green
-Approach
-Birdie or Better
-Total Driving
-Scrambling
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