THE PLAYERS Research, Preview, POWER RANKINGS & $5K Giveaway
2024 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
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WATCH: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Picks, Research, Guess The Odds | New Caddie/Player, Scouting Sawgrass
Mayo speaks with 6-Time caddie at the PLAYERS Championship, John Rathouz about course strategy, which players fit the mold, and some Sawgrass stories. Plus, Mayo takes a deep dive into stats at Fantasy National making early 2024 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Picks with a first look and research.
THE PLAYERS INFO + MODELS
NOTE: ALL Stats from the modeling are before Arnold Palmer Inv. The API stats will be updated Monday morning.
Field
144 Players
Cut: Top 65 and Ties after 36 Holes
First Tee: Thursday, March 14
Defending Champion: Scottie Scheffler
Key Stats
Strokes Gained: Approach
Recent Form
Par 4s Gained
Fairways Gained
Bogey Avoidance
Rolling Key Stat Model:
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Here are the % weightings by segment to get those results…
And how I divvied up the stats…
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Major Championship Model
There are TWO new filters to help customization on Fantasy National for this week: The “Majors” filter and the “State” filter. Here are the best players in Majors since the 2022 Masters.
Course
TPC Sawgrass
Yardage: 7,189
Par: 72
Greens: Poa Trivialis overseed .100”
Bunkers: 92
Holes Water is in Play: 18
Green Size: 5,500 sq. ft.
Greens listed as TifEagle bermudagrass overseeded with Poa Trivialis/velvet bentgrass previously.
Past Winners
In March
2023: Scottie Scheffler -17
2022: Cameron Smith -13
2021: Justin Thomas -14
2019: Rory McIlroy -16
In May
2018: Webb Simpson -18
2017: Si Woo Kim -10
2016: Jason Day -15
THE PLAYERS Winner Lead In Form
2023: Scottie Scheffler had a win and a Top 12 finish in all of this five starts previous in the year. Previous PLAYERS: 55th/MC
2022: Cam Smith was Top 15 in 4 of 6 events prior to the win. Previous PLAYERS: 17th/56th
2021: Justin Thomas was Top 15 in 8 of 9 events prior to the win. Previous PLAYERS: 35th/11th
2019: Rory McIlroy was Top 6 in 5 straight events prior to the win. Previous PLAYERS: MC/35th
2018: Webb Simpson was Top 21 in 4 straight events prior to the win (he already had 3 Top 5 finishes on his resume for the season). Previous PLAYERS: 16th/66th
Recent Form Model: All players gaining over +1 SG:TOTAL (Past 24 Rounds)
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COMP COURSE MODEL: Sedgefield CC
Henrik Stenson, Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, Davis Love III and Si WOO Kim have all won at Sedgefield CC in the past 14 years, and those five have also claimed THE PLAYERS at one point in their careers
PETE DYE MODEL
UNDER 7,200 YARDS + Difficulty: Average/Difficult Scoring Model
Florida Model
There are TWO new filters to help customization on Fantasy National for this week: The “Majors” filter and the “State” filter. Here are the best Florida players.
The Players Championship Mixed Conditions Model
So, what happens when you take all of these stats and get a stew going? I used these weights on each of the stats. Explained more in depth onmy PLAYERS research show:
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Which give us the Top 25 Players (Again, stats with be updated Monday for API)
See ya Monday.
— PM