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PGA DFS: Safeway Open punt plays and value

By George Zainoun

JERSEY CITY, NJ - AUGUST 10: Ryan Moore hits off the 13th tee during the third round of the Northern Trust PGA Golf Tournament on August 10, 2019 at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
JERSEY CITY, NJ - AUGUST 10: Ryan Moore hits off the 13th tee during the third round of the Northern Trust PGA Golf Tournament on August 10, 2019 at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI – SEPTEMBER 19: Tyler McCumber of the United States plays his shot from the fifth tee during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson on September 19, 2019 in Jackson, Mississippi. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI – SEPTEMBER 19: Tyler McCumber of the United States plays his shot from the fifth tee during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson on September 19, 2019 in Jackson, Mississippi. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

PGA DFS: Safeway Open punt plays and value

AARON BADDELEY

Going strictly off tournament history we find Baddeley who has made cut 4/5 tries with a T4 in 2019. Normally a very streaky and volatile player, the reduction in risk with Aaron is on the green surfaces. In this instance, if you were to put him on the Poa Annua greens, he’s shown significant improvement over faster more flat variances.

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What gives a glimmer of hope is his ability to get up and down and make clutch putts on Poa. This is evidenced by +1.8 SG around the greens and +2.4 SG Putting on this grass type over his last 15 events. He is definitely a deep flyer, but course comfort and history should pay off.

TYLER MCCUMBER

Son of famed PGA Tour player Mark McCumber, Tyler has made a name for himself on the Latinoamerica and Canada PGA Tours. Known as a longer hitter, Tyler spent the majority of his time on the KFT in 2019 where he averaged 317 OTT and 65% driving accuracy. He had 5 top 10 Finishes most notably a T4 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trial- are we noticing a trend here?

RTJ is Silverados Course Architect! Along with this over his first two events on the PGA Tour, Tyler is predominantly gaining strokes in OTT (+2.1) and T2G (+1.6). These are great stats to match a punt play as it signifies a great ball striker. At near-minimum price on both sites, he makes a great punt.

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