FanDuel PGA DFS Lineup Picks: 2023 The Honda Classic

Byron Lindeque breaks down the FanDuel DFS lineup picks for 2023 The Honda Classic. Daily fantasy golf advice on under-owned golfers and who to avoid for your lineups.

We get The Honda Classic this week, an event filled with volatility and a severe lack of star power. This essentially equates to the perfect opportunity to play a little more aggressively with pivots and less popular plays.

In this article, we'll discuss some of the standout PGA DFS plays available on FanDuel. While it's impossible to hit on every player, we'll touch on some different plays across all price ranges, breaking the groups down into "High," "Mid," and "Low" price options that are worth considering.

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FanDuel Strategy Nuances (PGA DFS)

Before we dive into the FanDuel plays for this week, we are going to be comparing the prices of golfers on the FD slate to that of the DraftKings slate in order to figure out some value for the respective golfers. We get an extra $10,000 ($60,000 salary limit in FanDuel) to spend on the same six guys, so there is an opportunity to build some really optimal lineups if we find the right guys. The average increase per player should be $1,666.67 ($10,000/6).

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High-Priced FanDuel DFS Plays

Below is the difference in salary between the two DFS platforms using the downloadable research station that is part of our affordable Premium Package. It has event history, recent form, DFS scoring upside, and a whole lot more nerdy stuff.

Billy Horschel ($10,800, $1,100 difference)

Billy Horschel has played only four times this season, missing two of the three cuts he could have missed this year, but he has been rather impressive around PGA National, finishing 16th, 42nd, and 16th in his last three appearances here. We get a relative salary discount with him compared to DK and will be rather low-owned compared to those around him. He leaves a lot of average remaining salary for the other five names if you start with him.

Matt Kuchar ($11,100, $1,800 difference)

Through eight starts, Kuchar's ball striking has returned to a baseline similar to his pre-2021 years.  Last week, Kuchar displayed a continuation of off-the-tee success that has seen him finish T12 or better three times this year. He is arguably the best short game specialist in this field and is showing signs of rejuvenated ball striking since the 2023 season began.

Thomas Detry ($10,400, $1,400 difference)

Take a look at that recent and long-term "Fantasy Points Gained," which is five points more than anybody else in this field over the last 15 starts. He is also looking like he will be a little less owned than his fellow golfers, and this week, his well-rounded game should see him safely navigating this treacherous course (famous last words?).

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Mid-Priced FanDuel DFS Plays

Mid-priced salary differences. Notice how much more red we see in that difference column in this range versus the high-priced range. Bear that in mind when deciding which players to play on either platform.

Sepp Straka ($10,000, $1,500 increase)

Sepp Straka will show up as a rather disappointing golfer if looking at his last 24 rounds, which span back to November. If you think of the changes to a golfer's game that can take place over just a few weeks of practice during the offseason, Sepp may have turned it around since the Sentry Tournament of Champions, finishing 45th last week at The Genesis Invitational in a loaded field. The reason he was playing at the TOC is that he is this week's defending champion. He can get lights out with the putter, which is an ultimate equalizer on tough golf courses.

Ryan Palmer ($9,400, $2,000 increase)

Palmer sees a rather stiff increase to his salary, but that is going to keep his ownership down. He finished 17th and fourth here in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Most importantly, we are taking a shot on someone who has recently employed a new caddie on his bag. We have seen Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler find immediate success with a new caddie on the bag, which we are hoping for from Palmer this week.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout ($9,800, $1,600 increase)

A 25th-place finish here last year, which includes a rather disappointing final round for my fellow South African, is something he can easily improve on in this field. He has an exceptional short game and has shown a propensity to make cuts at majors, which this course scores similarly, too.

Low-Priced FanDuel DFS Players

The below golfers are all candidates to round out your player pool based on their track record at Pebble Beach.

Byeong Hun An ($9,100, $1,500 increase)

This ability to reign in the accuracy off the tee is supported by his past success at PGA National, finishing MC, T4, T36, and T5 the last four times he has teed it up here. His approach play here has also been sensational, averaging a stroke per round and he is also one of the best around the green in this field. We will take a gamble on the putter with the rest of his game seemingly suiting this course exceptionally well.

Mark Hubbard ($8,600, $1,600 increase)

I cannot get away from this man. He has really impressive long-term approach numbers, and at some point, he will resort back to them after his toe surgery and eye infection at the WMPO. Why not do it at a course he has finished 15th, 46th, and 11th in his last three showings? If we can get a similar performance to what we saw out of Hubbard at Pebble Beach, we will be inside the top 20 and potentially eyeing a top five if things go right.

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