PGA DFS Guide + DraftKings & FanDuel Cheat Sheet | Bermuda Championship ⛳

It's time to test the depth of our golf knowledge with a weak field teeing up in the Bermuda Championship!

By: @Ryan_Humphries on Twitter & LineStar Chat

Tournament & Field 🏆

The PGA Tour sets its sights towards the middle of the Atlantic where the island country of Bermuda will host the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course. The first thing people may notice about this event is the very weak field. This is arguably the ‘scrubbiest’ event we’ve seen in several months. In a field consisting of around 130 players, only four of the world’s top 100 ranked golfers will be on-site with Seamus Power (No. 48) representing the highest-ranked player. Still, this is another good week to get familiar with the low profile golfers on Tour or some up-and-coming PGA talent. Also, for the first time in a couple of weeks we will have a cut line to sweat. The top 65 golfers (including ties) on the leaderboard after 36 holes will move onto play the weekend. Getting 6/6 golfers past a cut line always adds an extra thrill to PGA DFS, so I’m personally happy to see a cut line is back in action. Feel free to get a bit more risky with your player pool this week, as ‘anything goes’ in these sort of lesser-talented events. Also, as I’ve said in recent weeks, I’d go pretty light on the bankroll for most of these early season events… this one is no different!

The Course Preview ⛳

Port Royal Golf Course is a Par 71 seaside track (three Par 5s, four Par 3s) which extends a modest 6,828 yards, making it one of the shorter courses on the PGA Tour. This is only the fourth year this course has hosted this tournament, so course history may not be extensive but multiple years of success here is certainly a plus for any particular golfer. This is also a resort course, so we can expect some low scores as long as conditions are favorable. Brandon Todd won with a score of 24-under in 2019 and, under windier conditions, Lucas Herbert won here in 2021 with a score of 15-under. This course has ranked as the 17th, 19th, and 28th most difficult course over the last three years and has featured a cut line of +1 (2021), +2 (2020), and -1 (2019).

Scoring will largely be weather-dependent since wind is the primary course defense at Port Royal GC – more on that in the weather section below. Off the tee, golfers will see plenty of notable elevation changes as they aim towards fairways that are average in width, but difficult to hit, and possess bunkers designed to protect the preferred landing zones. Water will also come into play on a handful of holes. Many golfers will also likely elect to go with a ‘less-than-driver’ approach on certain holes, but even tee shots that miss the short grass won’t land in rough that is all too penalizing. The Bermuda grass greens are smaller in size but, again, since this is a resort course they should play relatively slow and won’t carry a vast amount of slope or undulation.

Weather & Tee Times ⛅

For anyone new to PGA DFS, we take a look at the weather to see if there is an advantage for golfers either teeing up Thursday morning/Friday afternoon (AM/PM wave) or for the guys starting their rounds Thursday afternoon/Friday morning (PM/AM wave). Your top priority in PGA DFS is to get 6-out-of-6 golfers in your lineups through the cut line and into the weekend – from there, anything can happen! If there is an edge to be had for either wave, it is important to take advantage!

Weather Verdict: Thursday looks like a pretty good day for golf. Friday, on the other hand, does not. 20 mph sustained winds with stronger gusts and rain/thunderstorms are expected throughout the day. Golf can be played through high wind conditions but if the storms are severe enough, there is a legitimate chance for some sort of lengthy stoppage in play. Some moderately high winds (10-15 mph) and rainstorms are possible over the weekend as well. It is tough to say whether there is an advantage for either wave but if there is some sort of stoppage on Friday, theoretically the AM/PM wave could end up with the better weather draw since their second rounds could be pushed to Saturday. There is no real way to predict how things are going to ultimately shake out so don’t let the weather impact your decision making too much this week.

As always, you can be taken to the most up-to-date forecast pages by clicking on the images above.

Key Stats to Consider 📊

1. Strokes Gained: Ball Striking (SG: App + SG: OTT) | 30%

2. Birdie or Better Percentage | 25%

3. Par 4 Average | 20%

4. Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 15%

5. Strokes Gained: Putting (Bermuda) | 10%

🆕Bermuda Championship PGA Cheat Sheet🆕

That will do it for our PGA preview! Once again, hit me up in the LineStar chat or on Twitter @Ryan_Humphries for any questions. Good luck this week! Glad we are back!

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