DraftKings PGA Lineup: Players Championship 2017 Optimal Picks

Rory McIlroy

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Price: $11,200

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I won't be completely fading Dustin Johnson in all of my lineups, but if I have to pick just one lineup, I'm starting it with McIlroy, who has he tallied a Top-10 in every 72-hole tournament start (not counting Match Play) since returning from a rib injury in early March (T7 at WGC-Mexico, T4 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, T7 at the Masters), and who ranks fourth in the field in strokes gained tee to green over the last 12 weeks.

Moreover, he has TPC Sawgrass figured out with a Top-12 finish in each of the last four years--and that's despite losing strokes via the putter (-0.914 in 2016, -0.510 in 2015, -0.109 in 2014, -0.297) in every single one of those tournaments. Even if he continues to struggle with the flatstick, his immaculate tee-to-green game, as we've seen, gives him a good chance at a Top-10. But if he can just be average on the greens, he'll run away with this thing. That's the kind of floor/upside combo I want with my most expensive player. (Getty)

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