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DraftKings PGA: RBC Canadian Open Picks and Analysis

By Benjamin Main

OAKVILLE, ON - JULY 30: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela talks to the media during a press conference during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 30, 2017 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
OAKVILLE, ON - JULY 30: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela talks to the media during a press conference during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 30, 2017 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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OAKVILLE, ON – JULY 30: Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela talks to the media during a press conference during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 30, 2017 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

DraftKings PGA: RBC Canadian Open

The tour moves from Scotland to Ontario this week for the RBC Canadian Open. Glen Abbey will look nothing like the burnt fairways and pot bunkers we saw at Carnoustie. While Carnoustie was dry and played right into the hand of bogey avoiders and ball-strikers’ who crush the wedge game, Glen Abbey tends to favor the bomber ball-strikers who can go low. Johnatton Vegas has won this event the last two years, posting final rounds of 64 in 2016 to finish 12-under and 65 in 2017 to finish 21-under. Jason Day won in 2015 posting a 17-under.

Glen Abbey will likely play closer to 21-under again this year; the rough will be more manageable and the course will be softer than it has in the past. The par-72 plays 7,253 yards and boasts some of the toughest fairways to hit on the tour. Tough fairways and small greens tend to favor accurate golfers, but expect the bombers to have a huge advantage this week with the course playing soft. Most of the par-5’s are gettable in two, and the really big hitters will be firing it in with a wedge.

Key Stats

The keys stats that I am focusing on this week for RBC Canadian Open DraftKings PGA GPP contests:

Off-The-Tee Gained

Tee to Green Gained

Approach Gained

Birdie or Better Gained

Around-The-Green Gained

Scoring Gained

Jack Nicklaus Design Gained

As always, you should be building your own models. FantasyNational.com and FutureOfFantasy.com are great tools to use.

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CHASKA, MN – OCTOBER 02: Dustin Johnson of the United States reacts to a putt on the tenth green during singles matches of the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club on October 2, 2016 in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) /

RBC Canadian Open – Picks

$11,700 Dustin Johnson

Dustin Johnson is the by far the best play on the board. It does not bother me one bit that he missed the cut at The Open Championship. He is now 13/14 on cuts, has 2 wins, and has 8 top 10’s this year. DJ leads the field in Scoring, Birdie-or-Better, Off-the-Tee and Tee-to-Green Gained. Johnson has an 8th and a 2nd at Glen Abbey the past two years.

$9,800 Tony Finau

My model loves Tony Finau this week, ranking second to only Dustin Johnson. He bombs the ball, his approaches are great and is an excellent DK scorer. His form is great, making 9 of his last 10 cuts. His course history is also solid, making the cut the past 3 years with a T5 last year.

$9,100 Ian Poulter

Ian Poulter missed the cut at The Open Championship, but had been playing well across the pond. Poulter recorded 5 made cuts and failed to finish worse than 30th on the European Tour preparing for The Open. Poulter will now make his way back to the US, returning to the RBC Canadian Open, where he finished 3rd last year.

OAKVILLE, ON – JULY 30: A general view of the 18th green during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 30, 2017 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
OAKVILLE, ON – JULY 30: A general view of the 18th green during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 30, 2017 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /

RBC Canadian Open – Values

$7,200 JJ Spaun

Spaun is just starting to regain the hot form everyone saw at the beginning of the year. Spaun scored a top-15 his last time out at the Greenbrier Classic, where he was striking his irons magnificently. Spaun ranks very similar to Burgoon in my rankings, so it is a good idea to stack both of these guys.

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$7,100 Bronson Burgoon

Burgoon may be playing the best golf of his life. He is ranked 201 in the world and sits 98th in the FedEx Cup. That ranking is helped by two top-10 finishes in his last three events: T2 at John Deere Classic and T6 at Quicken Loans National. Burgoon ranks in the top-50 on the PGA tour in 5/7 categories that I am emphasizing.

$6,800 Sam Saunders

Saunders has made three consecutive cuts at Glen Abbey, and sets up very well for this course. Saunders is an excellent driver of the golf ball and he makes a lot of birdies. At this price tag a made cut is all you are really looking for, but I love the upside that Saunders possesses.

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