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 7 entries in 1 pool.
Most popular pick
John VanDerLaan
On 29% of entries
Best value golfer
Joel Dahmen
-14 at 5 points
Optimal team score
-71
136 lineups tie for best
Joel Dahmen
Scored -14 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
71
Survivors
75
Survival rate
51%
The most painful loss was Kevin Streelman, rostered by 14% of entries when the cut fell.
-71
65 of 75 points used
The best possible team under the standard 75-point cap, counting the best 4 of 5 golfers.
136 different lineups tie for this score — the bench slots were score-irrelevant, so any cheap golfers that fit the remaining cap would do.
Kensei Hirata
Widely picked at 29% ownership but finished +3 — the most-rostered disappointment.
Best
-26
Average
+2
Worst
+26
John VanDerLaan is the most popular pick, appearing on 29% of all entries (2 entries).
Joel Dahmen is the best value, scoring -14 at a cost of 5 points.
The optimal team scored -71 under the canonical 75-point cap. The counting golfers were Si Woo Kim, Justin Rose, Pierceson Coody, Ryo Hisatsune.
Kevin Streelman was the most-rostered casualty, held by 14% of entries when the cut fell.
Tier 1 is the best value tier, averaging -11. Tournament-wide tiers use the standard auto-pool value bands so they are comparable across pools.
