5 days agoAfter making all seven of his cuts during the fall swing, Will Gordon has slowed down into the 2023 calendar year. Gordon has made only one cut in three tries since the calendar flipped to 2023, that came at the Sony Open. Since the PGA Tour shifted to California, Gordon has yet to make a cut. He will try again this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, a tournament he has a top-25 finish in his only career start. However, even with the cheap DFS price, Gordon will be a tough option to play. In his last six rounds on the PGA Tour, Gordon has only shot one round under 70. Gordon also sits outside the top-120 on tour in strokes gained putting, a key stat this week. --Kasey Kuhrts - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour

5 days agoThomas Detry will make his Pebble Beach debut this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after a solid start to the season. So far this season on the PGA Tour, Detry has made all seven cuts, with four top-15 finishes. His best finish came during the fall at the Bermuda Championship when he finished second. Detry has been consistent across the board this season, sitting inside the top-100 in all of the major strokes gained stats. He sits as high as 40th in strokes gained around the greens and 42nd in both strokes gained tee to green and strokes gained total. Because of the star-lacking field, Detry does have a higher than usual DFS price, but his consistent play makes him an option this week. --Kasey Kuhrts - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour

5 days agoJordan Spieth comes into Pebble Beach looking for his seventh career top-10 finish at the AT&T Pro-Am. Spieth has finished no worse than ninth in the past three seasons at the event and has played in every AT&T Pro-Am since 2013. The term "horses for courses" applies greatly to Spieth at Pebble Beach and the AT&T Pro-Am. Although Spieth only has one win in his impressive Pebble Beach resume, his consistency inside the top-10 is enough to pay off his top-tier DFS salary in all contests. --Kasey Kuhrts - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour

5 days agoViktor Hovland will make his first start since the Sentry Tournament of Champions this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Hovland will make his second career start at the event, third start at the course. Hovland's AT&T debut in 2020 was nothing to write home about, finishing outside the top-35. However, Hovland finished top-15 in the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, in much tougher conditions. Over the past 10 Pebble Beach Pro-Am events, the winner of the event usually comes from outside the top-tier players featured in the field. This is a concern for spending big DFS salary on Hovland.--Kasey Kuhrts - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour

5 days agoMaverick McNealy comes into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am off a less than impressive T31 at Torrey Pines last weekend. However, unlike at Torrey, McNealy has some solid history at Pebble Beach. It will be the fifth start in McNealy's career at Pebble, making three of four cuts so far, with two finishes inside the top-five. He finished as high as second in 2021. McNealy has been incredible on the greens this season, sitting second on tour in strokes gained putting, and sits 21st on tour in strokes gained total. Look for McNealy to have a nice finish this week at Pebble.--Kasey Kuhrts - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour

6 days agoPGA Tour rookie Ben Griffin is set to make his first career start in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. After earning his card thanks to a tremendous 2022 season on the Korn Ferry Tour, Griffin has already impressed during his short time against golf's best players. The Chapel Hill native has recorded a pair of top-five finishes and has now made nine consecutive cuts. He heads to Pebble Beach on the heels of a solid T31 in last week's Farmers. Griffin has gained strokes total in his last five measured starts. Despite his inexperience, the 26-year-old should be on fantasy radars this week.--Joe Nicely - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour

6 days agoBeau Hossler has yet to find much traction in 2023, missing the cut last week at the Farmers Insurance Open and logging just a T50 at the American Express earlier this month. Hossler is a player that relies on his strong short game and often struggles on the PGA Tour schedule's longer golf courses. However, he has found success on this week's short Pebble Beach layout, making the cut in four of his last five AT&T Pro-Am starts with a third-place result in last year's edition. The University of Texas alum is an inconsistent player and should be considered a GPP-only option on this DFS slate. --Joe Nicely - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour

6 days agoKurt Kitayama heads to this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the heels of a missed cut at the Farmers Insurance Open. Coupled with a T73 at the Sony Open, it marked Kitayama's second disappointing outing of 2023. He's now lost a combined 10 strokes total over his pair of starts this calendar year. The 30-year-old will look to find some semblance of form this week at Pebble Beach. He managed a T18 in the 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am but missed the cut in his most recent trip to the Monterey Peninsula last year. Kitayama flashed upside potential with three runner-up finishes in 2022, though he's yet to replicate that form this year. He should be considered a risky fantasy play on this slate.--Joe Nicely - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour

6 days agoRussell Knox is set to tee it up in this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Knox has found consistent success in the California event and has made the cut in four of his last five AT&T appearances with three top-15 finishes among those outings. The Scottish pro comes into the 2023 edition with solid ball-striking form. He's gained strokes on approach in his last four measured starts. Sharp iron play will be of the utmost importance this week and Knox profiles as an interesting salary saver in DFS contests. --Joe Nicely - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour

6 days agoMatt Fitzpatrick is slated to tee it up in this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Fitzpatrick profiles as an elite fantasy option and is the only player in the field currently ranked inside the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings. In addition to his talent level, the Englishman also has some nice course history at Pebble Beach, a layout on which he logged a T6 in last year's edition of the AT&T. Fitzpatrick recorded a T7 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in his lone 2023 start. He is an upper-tier DFS option on this watered-down slate.--Joe Nicely - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour

6 days agoTaylor Pendrith has not seen the start to 2023 he expected. The Canadian golfer seems to be having issues with working approaching and around the green. He loses nearly 0.8 strokes gained combined in those two metrics. That hurts. Add in tour-average putting and that is a recipe for disaster for Pendrith. Accuracy has been an issue with driving at just over 56%. This gets things rolling in the wrong direction for the golfer too often. That is partly why he shot a 75 and 77 at the Farmers. With Pendrith's golf game being so volatile, he sit just hoping to stay a bit more stable. --Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com

6 days agoJustin Lower is getting putts in the hole. The American golfer ranks 27th on the tour at 0.669 strokes gained putting. The problem lies in a few other metrics. Driving distance at 289 yards is far from optimal but at least Pebble Beach courses are right around 7,000 yards. Therefore, driving is not as much of a problem. His birdie average this season ranks 12th at 4.83, but a lot of that production came before the extended Christmas break err offseason. Can Lower get back to that rhythm? Why not. --Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com

6 days agoDavis Riley has struggled with his putter early. At 177th on the tour, the American golfer just cannot strike anything into the cup. Add in some errant drives off the tee and Riley imploded with a 78 at the American Express. That is what causes much concern heading into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Honestly, Riley had several nice top-five results in 2022. However, the past six months have not seen anything in the top-15. Can Riley get his game back together at Pebble Beach? That remains a bit of a question mark. --Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com

6 days agoMatthew NeSmith was rolling in October with three straight top-10 finishes. The American golfer looked poised to win a tournament early in 2023. Then 2023 happened. NeSmith has missed back-to-back cuts. Arguably, the problems started in November with a 78 in the third round of the Houston Open. After that, starts have been hit or miss for him. He still ranks 20th in strokes gained while approaching greens at 0.755. If NeSmith can make a few putts early, he can not only make the cut, but do a little more.--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com

6 days agoJustin Rose can putt with the best in the world when he is in good form. Rose ranks 25th early in 2023 in putting. The English golfer gains nearly seven tenths of a stroke in the putting discipline. However, the rest of his game shows a few more dings in the armor. Too many missed shots at the Farmers cost him a chance at truly contending. That final round 72 could have easily been a 67 or 68. It seemed every time Rose climbed above water, he shot himself in the foot. There is potential more of the same could happen this week. --Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com