Welcome to the PGA DFS breakdown for the 2024 BMW Championship, hosted at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, CO! This venue, with its high altitude and challenging course design, presents unique challenges for the PGA Tour’s top players. With no recent tournament history here, we’ll need to rely on form and versatility to make our picks.
Let’s jump into building a winning PGA DFS lineup by focusing on the key stats and strategy. Our staff’s key plays and fades will follow per usual as we aim for fantasy success at Castle Pines.
PGA DFS Preview: 2024 BMW Championship
Course Overview
- Castle Pines Golf Club
- Castle Rock, Colo.
- Par 72
- 8,130 Yards
- Bentgrass Greens
- Bentgrass Fairways
Castle Pines Golf Club sits over a mile above sea level, meaning the ball will fly farther than normal. However, this added distance is balanced by the course’s complexity – think pine-lined fairways, water hazards, deep bunkers and significant elevation changes. The greens will be firm and fast, with run-offs that could spell trouble for any approach that isn’t precise. Accuracy, especially from longer distances, will be crucial. The ball is also known to break away from the mountains and foothills while putting, adding another layer of difficulty.
Given the unknowns of the course, targeting players who are in good form and have a well-rounded game is key this week. The weather looks cooperative, particularly on Thursday and Friday, though potential storms could soften the course over the weekend, creating prime scoring conditions.
The projected winning score is -18, and for the second week in a row, there is no cut for the tournament. Additionally, this being a new course to the playoffs, there is no data on past winners.
Stats to Build Around
- Good Drives Gained
- Strokes Gained Approach
- Strokes Gained Putting (Fast on Bentgrass)
- Opportunities Gained
- Approach from 100-150 Yards
- Strokes Gained Scrambling
- Sand Save %
- Fairways in Regulation
- Greens in Regulation
- Bogey Avoidance
PGA DFS Strategy
Similar to last week and a theme that will continue next week, the focus should be on targeting players in good form who have a complete game. Given the smaller field, contest selection is slightly more important. A strong strategy is to lean toward high-dollar, single-entry tournaments.
BMW Championship 2024 PGA DFS Picks
(Prices courtesy of DraftKings)
High-Tier Plays (Over $9,000)
- Scottie Scheffler ($12,300)
- Rory McIlroy ($10,800)
- Viktor Hovland ($10,400)
- Wyndham Clark ($9,200)
High-Tier Fades (Over $9,000)
- Xander Schauffele ($11,100)
- Ludvig Aberg ($10,000)
- Patrick Cantlay ($9,800)
- Billy Horschel ($9,300)
Mid-Tier Plays ($8,900 to $7,000)
- Corey Conners ($8,900)
- Akshay Bhatia ($8,400)
- Shane Lowry ($8,100)
- Byeong Hun An ($7,700)
- Denny McCarthy ($7,400)
- Brian Harman ($7,200)
Mid-Tier Fades ($9,000 to $7,600)
- Aaron Rai ($8,600)
- Cameron Young ($8,500)
- Adam Scott ($8,300)
- Davis Thompson ($7,900)
- Robert Macintyre ($7,600)
Low-Tier Plays (Below $7,000)
- Nick Dunlap ($6,900)
- Will Zalatoris ($6,800)
- Austin Eckroat ($6,300)
- Matthieu Pavon ($6,000)
Low-Tier Fades (Below $7,000)
- Eric Cole ($6,500)
- Max Greyserman ($6,300)
- Stephan Jaeger ($6,000)
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Good luck this week! Thanks for checking out our PGA DFS picks for the 2024 BMW Championship, and be sure to check out our golf crew live every Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. EST on the 19th Hole!
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