Patrick Cantlay is the highest-priced golfer and the top-ranked golfer in the field
The PGA Tour will leave Hawaii after two straight weeks of beautiful scenery and great golf. The players will now head to California for the American Express.
Now that superstar Jon Rahm has withdrawn, FanDuel has seven golfers priced at $11,000 this week. They provide DFS players with a salary cap of $60,000 to select six golfers for an average roster spot of $10,000. Patrick Cantlay is now the highest priced golfer in the field at $11,800, with Brooks Koepka close behind at $11,700. Patrick Reed ($11,500), Scottie Scheffler ($11,300), and Tony Finau ($11,200) round out FanDuelâs top-five highest priced golfers.
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No fans at Riviera, no amateurs in Palm Springs for PGA Tour
By DOUG FERGUSONJanuary 13, 2021 GMT
HONOLULU (AP) No fans in Los Angeles. No amateurs in Palm Springs. Those were the latest announcements on PGA Tour stops in California as golf heads back to the mainland next week.
The Genesis Invitational at Riviera on Feb. 18-21 was predictable. COVID-19 cases are raging in the state with the nation’s largest population. California’s death toll reached 30,000 on Monday.
“Throughout our extensive planning, it became clear that due to the pandemic the best way to ensure the safety for all involved is to hold the tournament without spectators,” tournament director Mike Antolini said Tuesday.
Brendon Todd could contend this week.
It felt good to have golf back last week, even though it was a no-cut event. This week feels like the real start to the PGA season with a full-field playing in Hawaii at the Sony Open. Shout out to the FantasyPros editors for making Harris English the cover boy for last weekâs article. Hope you played him and made some money.
FanDuel only has six golfers priced at $11,000 this week as they provide DFS players with a salary cap of $60,000 to select six golfers for an average roster spot of $10,000. Webb Simpson is the only golfer in the 12K range at $12,000. Collin Morikawa is close behind at $11,800. Last weekâs winner, Harris English, comes in at $11,600. Daniel Berger ($11,400) and Sungjae Im ($11,200) round out FanDuelâs top-five highest priced golfers.
HONOLULU For the 31 players at the Sony Open who took the 30-minute flight over from Maui, the decision to play was easy. They’re already in Hawaii, guaranteed a tropical climate and the course at sea level is an easy walk.Collin Morikawa wouldn’t.