April 29, 2025
Joel Dahmen tied for second place at the Corales Puntacana Championship and is now focusing on preparing for this week's CJ Cup Byron Nelson, which will be held at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. This season, Dahmen has four top-20 finishes but has also missed the cut in six of his 12 starts. Last year at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, he finished in a tie for 62nd. Over the past 12 months, Dahmen has ranked in the 91st percentile in proximity to the hole on approach shots from over 200 yards in the fairway. This is significant because more than 38% of approach shots at last year's tournament came from this distance. Including Dahmen in your DFS lineups this week does carry some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
April 29, 2025
Beau Hossler finished tied for 60th at the Valero Texas Open earlier this month and is now focusing on preparing for this week's CJ Cup Byron Nelson, which will be held at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. This season, Hossler has missed the cut in three of his 11 starts, but he does have two top-15 finishes. Last year, he finished in a tie for 52nd at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Over the past 12 months, Hossler ranks in the 12th percentile in proximity to the hole on approach shots from over 200 yards in the fairway. This is important because over 38% of approach shots at last year's CJ Cup Byron Nelson came from this distance. Including Hossler DFS lineups this week carries some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
April 29, 2025
Doug Ghim finished tied for 18th place at the Valero Texas Open earlier this month and is now focused on preparing for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. This season, Ghim has three top-25 finishes in 11 starts. However, he missed the cut at this event last year. Over the past 12 months, Ghim has ranked in the 71st percentile in proximity to the hole on approach shots from over 200 yards in the fairway. This is particularly relevant since over 38% of approach shots at last year's CJ Cup Byron Nelson came from this distance. Including Ghim in DFS lineups this week carries some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
April 29, 2025
Jordan Spieth finished tied for 18th at the RBC Heritage two weeks ago and is now focusing on preparing for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, which will be held at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. Spieth has three consecutive top-20 finishes and five in his nine starts this season. It's worth noting that he missed the cut at this event last year. Over the past 12 months, Spieth ranks in the 79th percentile in proximity to the hole on approach shots from over 200 yards in the fairway. This is significant because, at last year's CJ Cup Byron Nelson, over 38% of approach shots came from this distance. Given his recent performance, Spieth could be a valuable addition to DFS lineups this week.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
April 29, 2025
Kurt Kitayama missed the cut at the Valero Texas Open earlier this month. He is now focusing on preparing for this week's CJ Cup at Byron Nelson, at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. This season, Kitayama has missed the cut in six out of his 11 starts. The last time he played in this event was in 2022, where he also missed the cut. Over the past 12 months, Kitayama has ranked in the 94th percentile in proximity to the hole on approach shots from over 200 yards in the fairway. While he could be a solid addition to DFS lineups this week, including him carries some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
April 29, 2025
Si Woo Kim finished tied for eighth at the RBC Heritage two weeks ago and is now focusing on preparing for this week's CJ Cup Byron Nelson, held at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. Prior to the RBC Heritage, Kim had missed the cut in two consecutive events. He has five top-25 finishes this season out of 13 starts. Over the past 12 months, Kim ranks in the 94th percentile in proximity to the hole on approach shots from over 200 yards in the fairway. This is significant because over 38% of approach shots at last year's CJ Cup Byron Nelson came from this distance. Kim could be a valuable addition to DFS lineups this week.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
April 29, 2025
Ryan Gerard enjoyed consecutive top-10 finishes in Texas, which included a runner-up result at the Valero Texas Open. The young American golfer had a decent run earlier in the season as well. Overall, Gerard has made 11 cuts and only missed one (Puerto Rico Open). For those wondering, the odds stand at plus-450 currently for him to post a third top-10 finish. It may surprise some that Gerard ranks 14th in overall strokes gained at 1.060. Furthermore, Gerard's biggest key to good starts is the start. He averages a tidy 26.82 putts per opening round. That is now fifth on the PGA Tour, so many putting metrics are inside the top 50. Along with respectable driving numbers (80th in length), Gerard again has an opportunity to contend at the CJ Cup.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
April 29, 2025
Joe Highsmith seems to have fallen off his form in a big way. The American golfer won the Cognizant Classic in early March. Since that weekend of 64s, Highsmith has struggled, especially in April. Three missed cuts and a near-miss at the RBC Heritage does not inspire confidence. Despite this, Highsmith does have a good birdie average at 4.14 (40th overall). However, his bogey avoidance is troubling down at 151st (17.59%). Combine this with his starts, which rank 164th with a scoring average of 71.92, and Highsmith needs to get off to a better opening 18 holes in the worst way. From a DFS standpoint, it may be wise to at least look away from Highsmith this week.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
April 29, 2025
Eric Cole did not appear concerned with his showing in the New Orleans area. The American golfer missed the cut at the Zurich Classic but had finished 26th or better in his previous four events. Now, the hard part is to figure out which Cole will show up at the CJ Cup. One relevant constant is Cole is shorter off the tee and ranks 153rd in strokes gained at -0.303. That can be somewhat overcome in McKinney, Texas. However, his putts-per-round ranks 11th at 27.77. That rank rises to sixth for Sundays. Cole is up to +220 for a Top 20 maybe for this reason more than any. It boils down to making putts and that is volatile (80th overall in birdie average at 3.85).
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
April 29, 2025
Brian Campbell has extremely long odds but there may be a chance for the American golfer at The CJ Cup. Winning would be almost miraculous at +20000 given the field (includes Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth). Another concern is Campbell's up-and-down 2025. Yes, he has one win in Mexico. However, there have been four missed cuts in 10 events. Also, Campbell seems to be haunted by one round an event where things do not go so well. See the Saturday at the Masters and the final round at the RBC Heritage. On the bright side, a Top 20 stands at +450. The TPC Craig Ranch comes in at 7,468 yards. Being long off the tee will not hurt Campbell at much and he could be a cheap DFS option potentially early.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
April 23, 2025
Cam Davis got off to a hot start in 2025, but his last six starts have been miserable outside of last week's RBC Heritage. Before last week, he had missed five cuts in a row and looked to be trending in the wrong direction. He finally broke out of his slump with a T-13 finish at Harbour Town this past weekend. In his one appearance at this week's Zurich Classic back in 2019, he missed the cut. His partner for the week, Adam Svensson, has missed the cut in his two appearances and has not played well by any means this year. Davis, at least, has parts of his game that he can rely on at the moment with his play around the green on approach and putting (0.170, 0.288, and 0.142 Avg.). The same cannot be said about Svensson, which makes them both safe to sit in DFS formats.
--Jake Walker - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
April 23, 2025
2025 has not been kind to Adam Svensson. In his last six starts, he has missed the cut three times, and his best finish on the year has been his T-24, which was last week at the Corales Puntacana Championship. The Canadian has struggled in almost every facet of the game, with negative strokes gained average off the tee, on approach, and putting. Also not going in his favor is his poor history at this week's Zurich Classic with missed cuts in both of his two starts. With seemingly everything not working in his favor at the moment, it's best to avoid Svensson in New Orleans this week.
--Jake Walker - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
April 23, 2025
2025 has been mostly solid for 29-year-old Max Greyserman. He has four finishes inside the top 25, including a T-7 at The American Express and a T-11 at the Cognizant. He finished just outside the top 25 at 27th in last week's RBC Heritage. Greyserman will have the same partner as last year's Zurich Classic, Nico Echavarria, where the duo finished in a T-4. Both have putted very well and Greyserman has been particularly good around the greens, gaining 0.127 strokes per round in that department. The pair will once again be a team to watch this week and should be considered in DFS formats.
--Jake Walker - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
April 23, 2025
Lee Hodges missed the cut at the Valero Texas Open, but that was his first of the year in what has otherwise been a consistent season. He's posted three finishes inside the top 11 and will look to keep the momentum going at the Zurich Classic, where he'll once again partner with Gary Woodland. While the duo missed the cut here in 2024, both enter this year's event in far better form. Hodges ranks 16th in total strokes gained per round (plus-1.019), 38th in approach (plus-0.410), and an impressive 19th in putting (plus-0.507). Though past success at this event has eluded him, Hodges' current form combined with Woodland's power off the tee gives this pairing real upside. They're definitely a team to keep on your radar this week.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
April 23, 2025
Nico Echavarria has had a solid 2025 season thus far. The 30-year-old from Colombia nearly had his first PGA Tour victory since the 2024 ZOZO Championship when he lost in a playoff to Nick Taylor at the Sony Open earlier this year. On top of that, he and his partner Max Greyserman were paired up last year at the Zurich Classic and finished tied for fourth. The duo will run it back again this year, and Echavarria has been one of the best putters on tour, ranked first in strokes gained putting (0.907). They will be players to watch and worthy of a flyer in DFS formats this week.
--Jake Walker - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
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