Pool Insights
·FinalHow the field actually played out — the most popular picks, the golfers who returned the most scoring per point, and the team that would have won it all, across 17 entries in 2 pools.
Most popular pick
J.J. Spaun
On 18% of entries
Best value golfer
Mackenzie Hughes
-9 at 5 points
Optimal team score
-46
337 lineups tie for best
Mackenzie Hughes
Scored -9 at a cost of 5 points — the most scoring returned per point spent.
Tiers use the standard auto-pool value bands (Tier 1 = top 10 in the world, down to Unranked), so they are comparable across every pool. Lower average score is the better value.
Casualties
63
Survivors
75
Survival rate
54%
The most painful loss was Sam Ryder, rostered by 18% of entries when the cut fell.
-46
65 of 75 points used
The best possible team under the standard 75-point cap, counting the best 4 of 5 golfers.
337 different lineups tie for this score — the bench slots were score-irrelevant, so any cheap golfers that fit the remaining cap would do.
Adam Schenk
Widely picked at 12% ownership but finished +6 — the most-rostered disappointment.
Best
-29
Average
+6
Worst
+31
J.J. Spaun is the most popular pick, appearing on 18% of all entries (3 entries).
Mackenzie Hughes is the best value, scoring -9 at a cost of 5 points.
The optimal team scored -46 under the canonical 75-point cap. The counting golfers were Alex Smalley, Russell Henley, Mac Meissner, Eric Cole.
Sam Ryder was the most-rostered casualty, held by 18% of entries when the cut fell.
Tier 1 is the best value tier, averaging -12. Tournament-wide tiers use the standard auto-pool value bands so they are comparable across pools.
