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2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, Round 1 Scoring Conditions: Overall: -1.72 strokes per round Morning wave: -2.21 Afternoon wave: -1.23 Current cutline (top 65 and ties): 77 players at -2 or better (T57) Top 3 projected cutline probabilities: 1. 4 under par: 37.3% 2. 3 under par: 35.9% 3. 5 under par: 13.7% Top 10 win probabilities: 1. Aaron Wise (2, -8, 10.5%) 2. Billy Horschel (T3, -7, 8.6%) 3. Sergio Garcia (T3, -7, 7.4%) 4. Russell Henley (T7, -6, 7.2%) 5. Matthew Wolff (1, -10, 6.4%) 6. Talor Gooch (T3, -7, 6.3%) 7. Chris Kirk (T3, -7, 4.9%) 8. Viktor Hovland (T20, -4, 4.1%) 9. Joel Dahmen (T7, -6, 3.7%) 10. Abraham Ancer (T36, -3, 3.0%) NOTE: These reports are based off of the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut”, “Top 20”, “Top 5”, and “Win” probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.

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The last regular-season tournament is the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield CC in Greensboro, North Carolina. The course is a par 70, measuring 7,131 yards. The greens this week will be Champion bermuda. Set your DraftKings fantasy golf lineups here: PGA TOUR $750K Flop Shot [$200K to 1st] STRATEGY As mentioned, this is the last stop before the FedExCup Playoffs, which is vital for a few golfers in the field. After this week, the top 125 golfers in FedExCup (FEC) standings will play at Liberty National for the first leg of the playoffs. Golfers like Rickie Fowler (+5500, $8,600), Tommy Fleetwood (+4500, $9,700), Justin Rose (+7000, $8,000) and Francesco Molinari (+13000, $6,800) are inside the top 140 but currently outside the top 125; they’ll need a solid finish at Sedgefield CC this week to increase their chances of making the trip to New Jersey next week. Sedgefield CC is a reasonably straightforward Donald Ross design. Over the previous five years, the average winning score is 21.2 under par. Last year’s winner, Jim Herman (+15000, $6,900), ending up shooting 61 on Saturday and 63 on Sunday, totaling 16-under par over the weekend. We should see a ton of birdies and more eagles than usual this week, and the golfers we choose should be proficient in both over the longer timeframes or at least trending well leading into the tournament. The fairways are tree-lined, and accuracy Off-the-Tee is more critical than sheer distance. The green complexes are challenging with undulations and runoff areas into tight lies around the greens. The greens are Championship bermuda, which the golfers putt on last week at TPC Southwind. The Country Club of Jackson (Sanderson Farms) is another course with a similar green type. A solid putting week and precise iron play, especially with wedges, are paramount to success, particularly on the eight par 4s measuring between 400 to 450 yards. There are five water hazards, which come into play on six holes. You’ll hear a lot about who’s on the “bubble” needing a solid week, and while that is the case, it shouldn’t be weighted too much in your decision making this week. Instead, look at building a DraftKings roster with expensive golfers and cheap options this week. Last year, Jim Herman was $6,100, and 2019 winner J.T. Poston was $7,300. The course sets up for all types of games, and our lineups should reflect that this week. GOLFERS TO CONSIDER Sungjae Im (+3000 to Win, $9,600 on DraftKings) It hasn’t been great for Sungjae, finishing outside the top 40 in his last two events. Over the previous three months, his best finish was an eighth-place at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, another Donald Ross design. While there isn’t a ton of correlation between Detroit Golf Club and Sedgefield CC, we should feel confident that we’re back on bermuda, a green surface Sungjae prefers. Yes, he lost 4.6 strokes putting last week on similar greens. Still, his long-term putting splits on bermuda are fantastic, and we should be treating last week as a potential outlier. His ball-striking hasn’t been elite, but he’s gained strokes with his irons in five-straight tournaments and gained 1.31 strokes with his irons in Memphis over the weekend. He’s done well on similar courses like Waialae CC (Sony Open) and Harbour Town GL (RBC Heritage), finishing inside the top 20 in both over his career. He’s finished no worse than ninth in his previous two appearances here and ranks 10th in Strokes Gained: Total over his last 24 rounds on Donald Ross designs. Sebastian Munoz (+5500 to Win, $8,200 on DraftKings) His ball-striking has been stellar over the past 12 rounds, ranking 11th in approach and just inside the top 45 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee. His par 4 scoring on holes 400 to 450 yards is stupendous, ranking fourth over the previous dozen rounds. Munoz only has one career win, the 2019 Sanderson Farms, where he gained 6.9 strokes Tee-to-Green and 6.2 strokes putting; that’s what you’re going to need here. While CC of Jackson is not comparable to Sedgefield CC, they have similar green types, which bodes well for Munoz, who hasn’t been putting well of late. Brian Stuard (+10000 to Win, $6,900 on DraftKings) Few have been better with their irons over the previous 12 rounds, ranking ninth in approach heading into this week. With no worse than a 15th-place over his last three starts, Stuard is coming into the Wyndham with momentum. He’s exceptionally accurate Off-the-Tee and is putting well, ranking fourth on the greens over his last dozen rounds. Stuard’s only win was the 2016 Zurich Classic, the last year before it became a team event. If Stuard plays anything like he has been, he’s going to give himself an excellent chance to add another mark in the win column. 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Here's a look at the four players who qualified for The RSM Classic. The final two spots were decided in a four-person playoff. The playoff for the last spot lasted 10 holes. QUALIFIERS Joey Garber (63) Age: 29 College: Georgia Turned pro: 2014 PGA TOUR starts: 28 PGA TOUR earnings: $523,704 Twitter: @garberjoey Notes: Has made 13 of 21 cuts on the Korn Ferry Tour this year, with seven top-25s ... His best finish was a T8 at the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft-Heinz ... He played 22 events on the PGA TOUR in 2019, making 10 cuts with a best finish of T7 at 3M Open ... Won the Rex Hospital Open on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2018 ... As a senior at Georgia in 2014, he set a school record with a 70.49 scoring average. ... Played for Michigan before transferring to Georgia. Michael Hebert (63) Age: 29 College: Auburn University Turned pro: 2013 PGA TOUR starts: 3 PGA TOUR earnings: $0 Twitter: N/A Notes: Has 106 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, with three top-10s. His best career finish is fifth, which he has done twice ... He made 12 of 21 cuts on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019 with three top-25s and finished 124th on the money list ... Has made three career PGA TOUR starts, including the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, where he missed the cut ... Played his freshman year at Florida State before transferring to Auburn ... Was ranked as high as sixth in the junior rankings prior to college. Brandon Crick (64, via 4-for-2 playoff) Age: 32 College: Nebraska Turned Pro: 2010 PGA TOUR starts: 1 PGA TOUR earnings: $0 Twitter: @bcrick22 Notes: Made a birdie on the third playoff hole to advance ... Has played 68 career Korn Ferry Tour events ... Has played 21 events this year, with 14 made cuts and one top ten at the Korn Ferry Challenge at TPC Sawgrass ... Was well down the Korn Ferry Tour's Points List last year, then shot 62-68 on the weekend of the Ellie Mae Classic to finish runner-up and retain his card ... Was finishing his degree in 2015 when he received a call from Larry the Cable Guy that changed his career plans. Larry sponsored Crick's pro career and still does today ... His senior year at Nebraska he averaged 72.27, which at the time was the second-best in school history ... Started his college career at Gonzaga University. Josh Teater (64, via 4-for-2 playoff) Age: 41 College: Morehead State Turned Pro: 2001 PGA TOUR starts: 202 PGA TOUR earnings: $5.7 Million Twitter: @jteater12 Notes: Outlasted Brad Adamonis in a 10-hole playoff to grab the last spot. Made numerous par saves to stay in it throughout the playoff ... Made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 10th playoff hole to get through ... Has 14 top-10 finishes in his 202 career PGA TOUR starts ... Finished second at the Puerto Rico Open in February ... Has made three starts in the 2020-21 season so far, with zero made cuts ... Has one Korn Ferry Tour win, at the Utah Championship Presented by Utah Sports Commission in 2009 ... That season he also had a runner-up and a third-place finish, which helped him finish seventh on the money list ... He has 123 career Korn Ferry Tour starts with a total of 13 top-10s. NOTES NOTABLE MISSES: Steve Allan 65, Adam Svensson 66, Justin Suh 66, Greyson Sigg 66, Will Zalatoris 69, Arjun Atwal 69 COURSE INFO Name of course: Brunswick Country Club, Par 70, 6,801 yards, 73.0, slope 130 2019-2020 SEASON MONDAY QUALIFIER STATS Average Medalist score: 63.9 Average last qualifying spot score: 66.3 Total number of cuts made: 10 of 77 (24.68%) Most recent results (Vivint Houston Open): Erik Barnes T38, Isaiah Salinda T50, Bronson Burgoon MC, Sam Fidone MC Money earned: $705,268 Best Finish: MJ Daffue T12, Sanderson Farms NEXT MONDAY QUALIFIER Mayakoba Golf Classic: November 30th, Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Course NOTES FROM OTHER TOURS: The LOCALiQ Series wraps up its season this week with the LOCALiQ Series Championship. Bryson Nimmer, who has two wins, leads the points list.

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