While DraftKings won't be holding contests for the WGC-Match Play this week, all you DFS fiends are going to have to get your PGA fix with the Puerto Rico Open. In other words, get ready to bet on one of the weakest fields of the year. With the majority of the world's top players in Austin for the match play, the field in Puerto Rico features a whopping six players--Wesley Bryan, Fabrizio Zanotti, Thorbjorn Olesen, Graeme McDowell, Chris Kirk and Danny Lee--who are ranked inside the Top 100.
Before we dive into Puerto Rico, a quick look back at last week's picks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The results were...middling. At best. Rickie Fowler gave us our only Top-12 finish, while Jason Day's miserable 75 on Saturday resulted in a mere T23. Charles Howell III and Wesley Bryan made the cut with not much else, while the decision to go with Thomas Pieters (missed cut) over Top-10 machine Tyrrell Hatton was a disastrous one.
Now, back to Puerto Rico. The 7,514-yard Par-72 at Coco Beach Golf & Country Club is a relatively easy course, but there is some variance (Scott Brown and Chesson Hadley were at 20- and 21-under in 2013 and '14, while Alex Cejka won at seven-under in 2015), and with all the inconsistency scattered throughout this field, it's likely to be a highly unpredictable weekend. Nevertheless, DFS PGA is DFS PGA, and this is all we've got this week. If you're not scared off yet, you can click through the gallery for my ideal Puerto Rico DraftKings lineup, and you can click here for more analysis and picks. (Getty)
Graham DeLaet
Price: $10,600
It may feel a little weird spending $10,600 on on Graham DeLaet, but that's the nature of the Puerto Rico Open. And when it comes down to it, DeLaet has the form (four Top-22 finishes in a row before missing the cut at Bay Hill last week), he has the course history (four Top-25 finishes in four starts here, including a T11 last year), and he has the statistical profile (14th on Tour in strokes gained off the tee, 15th in strokes gained putting and 42nd in birdie-or-better percentage) that you're looking for in someone to anchor your lineup. Wesley Bryan will likely be a popular pick considering he's the highest-ranked golfer in the field, and I like him here, as well, but DeLaet gets the nod as a potentially lower-owned option. (Getty)
Luke List
Price: $9,900
After a red-hot stretch to start the season followed by three missed cuts in a row in late January and early February, List appears to be regaining his form, going T52 at the Honda Classic, T27 at the Valspar Championship and most recently, T17 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Moreover, he's a strong fit for this course, as he can bomb it (second on Tour in driving distance), he's good with his irons (38th in strokes gained approaching the green), and, perhaps most importantly, he's first on Tour in Par 5 scoring average (there are four Par 5's on the card, two of them easily reachable for a player with his distance, so he has a good chance to eat on those). He'll be popular, but this is a tremendous spot for him to grab his first PGA Tour win. (Getty)
Brandon Hagy
Price: $8,300
Another player who brings power off the tee, Hagy ranks fourth on Tour in driving distance, 30th in strokes gained off the tee and 56th in Par 5 scoring. He also enters with quietly solid form--he has finished 33rd, 21st and 28th in his last three tournaments--and a 16th-place finish in his only other trip to Coco Beach in 2015. Hagy may not be a household name, but he should absolutely thrive inside a field like this one. (Getty)
Harold Varner III
Price: $7,300
His form has been so-so over the last couple months, but he did turn in a 34th-place finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week, a number that would have looked a lot better had he not blown up with a 77 on Sunday. He's a bit risky, but he's 23rd in driving distance and 26th in strokes gained off the tee, so he has a good chance to put together some low rounds here. (Getty)
Seamus Power
Price: $7,300
The Irishman can score well on the Par 5's (16th in scoring average), he tends to avoid major blow-ups (39th in bogey avoidance), and he has already shown a comfort level on Seadwarf Paspalum greens, finishing 15th at last year's Olympics, which featured the same surfaces. In a weak field, at $7,300, Power is as good as it gets. (Getty)
Zac Blair
Price: $6,400
It's not really possible to have a safe option at $6,400 in this tournament, but Blair is close. He has missed his last two cuts, but he made it to the weekend in seven of his previous eight starts, and he has been one of the best on Tour at avoiding mistakes, ranking 11th in bogey avoidance. Throw in a 38th-place finish in his only other appearance here, and that's solid value at this price range. (Getty)
DraftKings PGA Lineup: Puerto Rico Open 2017 Optimal Picks