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 56 entries in 2 pools.
Most popular pick
Brooks Koepka
On 18% of entries
Best value golfer
Max Homa
-8 at 5 points
Optimal team score
-39
51 lineups tie for best
Max Homa
Scored -8 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
74
Survivors
54
Survival rate
42%
The most painful loss was Ian Poulter, rostered by 13% of entries when the cut fell.
-39
75 of 75 points used
The best possible team under the standard 75-point cap, counting the best 4 of 5 golfers.
51 different lineups tie for this score — the bench slots were score-irrelevant, so any cheap golfers that fit the remaining cap would do.
Brandon Holtz
Widely picked at 11% ownership but finished +15 — the most-rostered disappointment.
Best
-33
Average
+7
Worst
+39
Brooks Koepka is the most popular pick, appearing on 18% of all entries (10 entries).
Max Homa is the best value, scoring -8 at a cost of 5 points.
The optimal team scored -39 under the canonical 75-point cap. The counting golfers were Tyrrell Hatton, Max Homa, Sam Burns, Rory McIlroy.
Ian Poulter was the most-rostered casualty, held by 13% of entries when the cut fell.
Tier 1 is the best value tier, averaging -7. Tournament-wide tiers use the standard auto-pool value bands so they are comparable across pools.
