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The PGA RotoBaller staff digs into their One and Done selections for the PGA Championship. Here are some under the radar plays and picks for this week's event.
Here at RotoBaller, we are always searching for ways to give our readers the best fantasy sports content possible. With that goal in mind, we are very proud of our weekly PGA “One and Done” column. In this feature, our golf staff of Joe Nicely, Spencer Aguiar and Josh Bennett will provide their weekly golf picks every Wednesday. The purpose of this article is to present you with alternative options to consider and hopefully make your selection a much easier process weekly. With that plan in mind, let's get started!
It was a massive past week for Joe, as he took the lead in the contest after his stellar second-place showing from Daniel Berger at TPC Southwind. His nearly $700,000 payday was enough to jump both Josh and I in the standings, and it didn't help matters that Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa provided sub-par efforts over the four days to not account for Joe's massive showing.
Margins are razor-thin entering the PGA Championship, and it is still anyone's game coming into this portion of the season. Let's see who the guys are rolling with, and let's see if someone can finally generate a little separation from the group.
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One And Done Staff Picks Overview
Here at RotoBaller, we are always searching for ways to give our readers the best fantasy sports content possible. With that goal in mind, we are very proud to announce the weekly PGA “One and Done” column will be back for a second season.
In this feature, our golf staff of Joe Nicely, Spencer Aguiar and Josh Bennett will provide their weekly golf picks every Wednesday. The purpose of this article is to present you with alternative options to consider and hopefully make your selection a much easier process weekly. With that plan in mind, let's get started!
For an in-depth breakdown of the top DraftKings and FanDuel plays, check out Joe Nicely's weekly Horse For The Course that highlights the best fits for the week's course. And you can also find out who the smart money is on by checking out Spencer Aguiar's PGA DFS: Vegas Report every week. Be sure to also read all of our other top-notch weekly PGA DFS and betting articles to help you win big!
One and Done Selections - PGA Championship
Joe Nicely - Collin Morikawa
Alternate - Jason Day
I’ve spent so much time the last couple of weeks telling everybody how much I love Brooks Koepka that I forgot to even think about who my OAD pick would be for the year’s first major. I guess anybody that reads, listens, or watches my PGA DFS content assumes it will be “The Big Game Hunter” - and maybe it should be - but I’m gonna go in a different direction for the PGA Championship.
Brooks kinda ruined my plans, as I was hoping he would continue his mediocre/uninspiring play right up until this week, at which time I would load up when nobody still believed in him, but he had to go and spoil everything with a vintage performance last week in Memphis...an outing that has my eight-year-old daughter ready to play him this week and forces me to look for alternative options in OAD formats (I’ll still have tons of Brooks exposure in DFS).
With several big guns still available in my arsenal, I suppose there are several reasons that I shouldn’t go with Collin Morikawa this week, but he’s a believe-it-in-my-heart pick that I’m rolling with. He’s probably too young (23-year-old) and too inexperienced in majors (a T35 in last year's U.S. Open his is his lone major start). But you know what? So was Jordan Spieth and so was Tiger Woods. Now, I'm not saying that Morikawa will have the same success in majors as those two, but I do believe he's a similarly-prodigious type of talent. He's the best young iron player I've seen since Tiger and ranks second in this ultra-elite field in SG: Approach over 50 measured rounds (roughly the length of his pro career), in addition to grading out third in SG: T2G and first in SG: Ball Striking over the same time period. Put simply, we don't see players come on to the PGA Tour and strike the ball this well for a sustained period of time unless they are extremely special.
In addition to his undeniable physical tools, Morikawa has demonstrated the mental toughness we look for in major champions. The youngster rebounded from a devastating loss at the Charles Schwab to score a playoff win against Justin Thomas - and what seemed like insurmountable odds - at Muirfield Village less than a month later. It all adds up to my belief that Morikawa is a special player...one that I’m willing to put my faith in this week.
Yearly Earnings - $3,513,306
Yearly Cuts Made - 16/19
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Spencer Aguiar - Daniel Berger
Alternate - Tiger Woods
I admittingly have made a bit of a disaster with my player pool entering the PGA Championship. The Covid-19 stoppage threw a monkey wrench into what I had planned for the year, and it has resulted in a meltdown of me missing five or my last 10 cuts.
The issue is that there isn't a quick fix solution. One of Rory McIlroy or Bryson DeChambeau was always meant to be the play when we got to San Francisco, but between DeChambeau's weather draw and McIlroy's current form, I struggle to justify the duo as a selection in this contest. It wouldn't shock me if either left Sunday as the victor, but using someone is final since it results in the termination of that player for the rest of the season. I'd prefer to wait and save each for a spot that looks cleaner for a payday, but it doesn't help that Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay have all been taken off my board entering the week.
Look, I don't need to be a rocket scientist to know that at least one of Joe or Josh will be hitting me with Brooks Koepka this week. I assume both are saving Thomas for somewhere else (a place that gives away a green jacket), and each has already used Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm. The options quickly start to become condensed of alternative routes that I think they may go. With all of that in mind, I have decided to swing for the fence by selecting Daniel Beger. I know the American will be popular in the betting/DFS scenes, but I do question how many OAD players will roll out the 27-year-old when push comes to shove. We can sit here and argue about Berger's lack of major success or even his shortage of achievement in California, but it is essential to remember that everyone has to start somewhere. I've been a believer that Berger will win a PGA Championship by 2025 for a few years now, and it appears as if he is finally starting to show that he is one of the elite players in the game.
Yearly Earnings - $3,207,393
Yearly Cuts Made - 14/19
Josh Bennett - Brooks Koepka
Alternate - Justin Thomas
The scenario that Brooks fans have been looking for has rounded right into shape. He went a few weeks struggling with different parts of his game and is now rolling into his top form heading into a major. It is no secret that Brooks plays his best in majors, and it’s even better that he’s coming in with great form. He may have a lingering injury, but it didn’t seem to bother him much last week and adrenaline should carry him through the weekend. It may not be as severe as Finau and his ankle at the Masters, but that’s as good of an example as any of golfers being able to play well through serious injuries for a few days. Brooks’ strengths are what you need to do well on this course; he’s long off the tee and relatively straight. He’s also strong (obviously) which will be very helpful if he does end up in rough so he can get the club through it easier. Brooks is a no-brainer in a major on a course that is a perfect fit for his game.
Yearly Earnings - $3,326,738
Yearly Cuts Made - 15/19
Running Totals
| Joe Nicely | Spencer Aguiar | Josh Bennett | |
| Sony Open | Webb Simpson $455,400 | Abraham Ancer $27,390 | Webb Simpson $455,400 |
| American Express | Sungjae Im $162,475 | Paul Casey $63,399 | Sungjae Im $162,475 |
| Farmers Insurance | Tiger Woods $181,875 | Hideki Matsuyama $22,950 | Jon Rahm $817,500 |
| Waste Management | Jon Rahm $170,768 | Webb Simpson $1,314,000 | Hideki Matsuyama $97,212 |
| Pebble Beach | Jason Day $382,200 | Patrick Cantlay $181,350 | Jason Day $382,200 |
| Genesis Invitational | Bubba Watson $0 | Dustin Johnson $234,825 | Dustin Johnson $234,825 |
| WGC Mexico | Dustin Johnson $45,500 | Justin Thomas $320,667 | Tommy Fleetwood $125,500 |
| Puerto Rico Open | Alex Noren $0 | Jhonattan Vegas $75,750 | Alex Noren $0 |
| Honda Classic | Tommy Fleetwood $483,000 | Tommy Fleetwood $483,000 | Louis Oosthuizen $0 |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Rory McIlroy $330,731 | Tony FInau $0 | Xander Schauffele $72,424 |
| Charles Schwab | Rickie Fowler $0 | Matt Kuchar $0 | Patrick Reed $243,750 |
| RBC Heritage | Matt Kuchar $25,205 | Justin Rose $129,575 | Kevin Kisner $0 |
| Travelers Championship | Bryson DeChambeau $233,470 | Sungjae Im $16,872 | Bryson DeChambeau $233,470 |
| Rocket Mortgage | Viktor Hovland $131,875 | Patrick Reed $0 | Viktor Hovland $131,875 |
| Workday | Hideki Matsuyama $59,830 | Rickie Fowler $59,830 | Justin Rose $0 |
| Memorial | Patrick Cantlay $51,925 | Xander Schauffele $171,585 | Patrick Cantlay $51,925 |
| 3M Open | Sam Burns $34,577 | Bubba Watson $0 | Tony Finau $250,800 |
| WGC-St.Jude | Daniel Berger $695,000 | Collin Morikawa $106,200 | Rory McIlroy $46,500 |
| Barracuda | Ryan Moore $69,475 | Sam Burns $0 | Denny McCarthy $20,883 |
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