Sunday's golf showdown on DraftKings locks at 12:09 p.m. ET (9:09 a.m. PT). The slate is a single-game format with a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, all built under the $50,000 cap.
Our model's top-ranked play is Benjamin James at $10,800. His ceiling of 133.9 is the highest on the sheet, and his DraftKings average of 84.6 is close to the top as well. Blades Brown is the other big name at $9,200, with a ceiling of 121.6 and a DraftKings average of 85.5, the best average listed. Alvaro Ortiz at $7,600 offers a 107.4 ceiling and a 73.1 average for a lower price. Zachary Bauchou at $9,600 sits in between, with a 100.7 ceiling and a 68.9 average.
The value plays sit lower on the board. Chandler Blanchet at just $4,600 carries a 67.4 ceiling and a 52.5 DraftKings average, which is a lot of production for the price. Paul Peterson at $6,200 is the stronger of the cheap options, with an 82.8 ceiling and a 61.2 average. Kensei Hirata at $6,800 is priced in the same range but shows a 68.3 ceiling and a 46.4 average, so the numbers favor Peterson and Blanchet.
The fact sheet gives no ownership figures for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,800 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Benjamin James in the captain slot at $16,200, then adds Zachary Bauchou at $9,600, Paul Peterson at $6,200, Chandler Blanchet at $4,600, David Ford at $8,000 and Patrick Rodgers at $5,200. The build pays up for James at captain and leans on Peterson and Blanchet to make the salary work.
Lineups lock Sunday at 12:09 p.m. ET.
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