March 17, 2025
Carson Young finished tied for 54th at last week's The PLAYERS Championship and is now focusing on preparing for this week's Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Inn. Young missed the cut in four out of his six starts in 2025, but he found his form at the Puerto Rico Open earlier this month, where he finished tied for 10th. Over the past 12 months, Young ranks in the 43rd percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is noteworthy because, at last year's Valspar Championship, 37% of approach shots came from this distance. Although Young has performed well in his last two outings, including him in DFS lineups this week carries some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 17, 2025
Xander Schauffele finished 72nd at The PLAYERS Championship last week and is now focusing on preparing for this week's Valspar Championship, which will be held at Innisbrook Resort. He is still recovering from a rib injury that caused him to miss the beginning of the 2025 season and is gradually regaining his form. Over the past 12 months, Schauffele ranks in the 96th percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is noteworthy because, at last year's Valspar Championship, 37% of approach shots were from this distance. Although Schauffele has had a slow start to the 2025 season, he could be a valuable addition to DFS lineups this week.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 17, 2025
Nicolai Hojgaard missed the cut at last week's The PLAYERS Championship and is now focusing on preparing for this week's Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Inn. Before missing the cut, Hojgaard had two consecutive top-25 finishes and three overall in 2025. This will be Hojgaard's first appearance at the Valspar Championship. Last year, 37% of approach shots at the Valspar Championship came from 150-200 yards. Over the past 12 months, Hojgaard ranks in the 97th percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from this distance in the fairway. Despite missing the cut last week, he could be a solid addition to DFS lineups this week.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 17, 2025
Lucas Glover finished tied for third at last week's The PLAYERS Championship and is now focusing on preparing for this week's Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Inn. He has had a good track record at the Valspar Championship, finishing 11th in 2024 and tied for 36th in 2023. Over the past 12 months, Glover ranks in the 57th percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is important because, at last year's Valspar Championship, 37% of approach shots came from this distance. Glover could be a solid choice for DFS lineups this week.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 17, 2025
Joel Dahmen finished tied for 54th at last week's The PLAYERS Championship. He is now preparing for this week's Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Inn. Dahmen's form has improved significantly since the start of the 2025 season. After missing the cut in three of his first four events, he has one top-10 finish and has not missed a cut since then. Over the past 12 months, Dahmen ranks in the 88th percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is noteworthy because, at last year's Valspar Championship, 37% of approach shots came from this distance. While Dahmen may be overlooked this week, including him in DFS lineups does carry some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 17, 2025
Corey Conners finished tied for sixth at The PLAYERS Championship last week and is now focusing on preparing for this week's Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Inn. With back-to-back top-10 finishes and four total in 2025, this will be Conners' first appearance in the Valspar Championship. It's worth noting that at last year's Valspar Championship, 37% of approach shots came from distances of 150-200 yards. Over the past 12 months, Conners has ranked in the 99th percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from this distance while in the fairway. Given his recent performances, Conners could be a valuable addition to DFS lineups this week.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 17, 2025
Luke Clanton recently secured his PGA Tour card by finishing T18 at the Cognizant Classic three weeks ago. This week, he will focus on preparing for the Valspar Championship, which takes place at Innisbrook Inn. In 2025, Clanton ranks 99th in strokes gained on approach and 12th in strokes gained off the tee. To give himself a chance this week, he will need to replicate the form he displayed at the Cognizant Classic. While Clanton has shown potential at times, he has also been inconsistent, which makes including him in DFS lineups this week a bit risky.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
March 17, 2025
Blades Brown missed the cut at the Puerto Rico Open two weeks ago and is now focusing on preparing for this week's Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort. So far in 2025, Brown has made three starts but missed the cut in two of them. However, he did finish T34 at the Mexico Open last month. At the Mexico Open, Brown gained 0.74 strokes on approach and 0.05 strokes putting. He will need to replicate this performance if he wants to perform well this week. Including Brown in DFS lineups carries some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 17, 2025
Cameron Young has not enjoyed the state of Florida this month. The American golfer possesses the talent but cannot seem to get out of his own way. Young has missed four cuts and made four cuts in eight events this 2025. Worse, he looked pretty good at The Players Championship before imploding with a Saturday 81. Pundits had almost forgotten about the 82 to open the Arnold Palmer Invitational. When a golfer cannot get a ball near a green, that is a major problem. Young ranks 172nd in strokes gained on approach to the green (-0.807). If one thinks that is bad, his 48.59% driving accuracy comes in at 180th. Until Young can set up chances better, he remains a golfer to fade weekly.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
March 17, 2025
Akshay Bhatia finished tied for third in last week's The PLAYERS Championship and is now focusing on preparing for this week's Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort. He has three top-10 finishes in his last four tournaments, with his only missed cut in 2025 coming at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This will be Bhatia's fourth appearance at the Valspar Championship, where he finished T17 in 2024 and missed the cut in 2023. It's worth noting that during last year's Valspar Championship, 37% of approach shots came from distances of 150-200 yards. Over the past 12 months, Bhatia ranks in the 78th percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from this distance in the fairway. Given his recent form, Bhatia could be a solid addition to DFS lineups this week.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 17, 2025
Sahith Theegala keeps trying to find consistency on the golf course in 2025. Other than one Top 20 result, the American golfer has struggled to keep his form in tact. Worse, the starts over the past month or so have been troubling. Even at The Players, Theegala started with a 73. He bounced back with a masterful 67 only to shoot 77-73 on the weekend. Theegala has not shot all four rounds in any tournament so far in 2025. Yes, that incudes The Sentry where he shot a shocking 76. Accuracy and consistency tend to go together. Theegala ranks 145th in driving accuracy and 149th in greens in regulation. With those issues and more, Theegala averages a 70.91 scoring-wise which is 147th on the PGA Tour. Theegala could be a nice DFS play if he can put a run of solid form together.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
March 17, 2025
Joe Highsmith has had an up and down 2025. The American golfer fell hard a week after winning at the Cognizant. However, Highsmith has shown some resiliency. He netted another Top 20 at The Players Championship of all places. He had three missed cuts and an outside Top 50 to begin the year but Highsmith has warmed up. He fought hard to scratch out a 70 on Sunday. That was not easy to do given the conditions and scoring at Sawgrass. The only real glaring weakness in Highsmith's game is scrambling. He ranks outside the Top 125 there. Other than that, it appears he is slightly above average in most metrics. The problem is when the golfer is hot, he is hot. When he is not, Highsmith is ice cold.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
March 17, 2025
Nico Echavarria has not played all that poorly of late. The golfer from Colombia has missed the cut in three of his previous four events. Echavarria could not make enough birdies at The Cognizant. However, at The Players, he blew up with a 77 which featured an ugly second round. Echavarria started with two straight bogeys and ended with consecutive double bogeys. Florida has not been too kind to the Colombian golfer. Putting has been very good and that may help. However, Echavarria must get the ball in position. His problem last week was too many errant approaches. Echavarria is quite a longer shot at +17000 via DraftKings. One may find him approaching +20000 at a book or two. If he gets to the weekend, could he win? Echavarria almost did at The Sony Open (P2).
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
March 17, 2025
Bud Cauley netted a top-six result last week at The Players Championship. The American golfer was in contention until a Sunday 74 dropped him a few spots back. Cauley has some value in that he ranks highly in several strokes-gained metrics. His downfall is driving accuracy, which is a mere 53.17% (157th). If his driver works decently well, Cauley could be a factor. His 69.17 scoring average ranks 10th on the PGA Tour, and he is now plus-7,500 on DraftKings. Longer shots have fared really well over the last few years -- Peter Malnati won at plus-3,500 last year, so anything is possible. The course sets up reasonably well for Cauley, and that could make him a viable DFS choice this week.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
March 17, 2025
Christiaan Bezuidenhout putts extremely well, but will that be enough? The South African golfer with the course setup is way down in the sportsbooks (+9000 via DraftKings). While birdies are not the biggest priority, Bezuidenhout ranks 147th with 3.66 birdies per round. Worse, he ranks 9th in strokes gained to putting (0.656). That illustrates the golfer's inability to set up more birdies chances for himself. The course is pretty long at 7,340 yards (Par 71) which does not help Bezuidenhout. He is among the Top 15 in Par 4's when it comes to scoring average. Then again, the Copperhead course at Innisbrook has seen a couple South Africans win there (Charl Schwartzel and Retief Goosen twice). Bezuidenhout expects to not be a betting or DFS option this week.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
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