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 16 entries in 2 pools.
Most popular pick
Aaron Rai
On 25% of entries
Best value golfer
Brandt Snedeker
-18 at 5 points
Optimal team score
-67
121 lineups tie for best
Brandt Snedeker
Scored -18 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
49
Survivors
76
Survival rate
61%
The most painful loss was Robert Streb, rostered by 13% of entries when the cut fell.
-67
25 of 75 points used
The best possible team under the standard 75-point cap, counting the best 4 of 5 golfers.
121 different lineups tie for this score — the bench slots were score-irrelevant, so any cheap golfers that fit the remaining cap would do.
Robert Streb
Widely picked at 13% ownership but finished +6 — the most-rostered disappointment.
Best
-29
Average
-8
Worst
+19
Aaron Rai is the most popular pick, appearing on 25% of all entries (4 entries).
Brandt Snedeker is the best value, scoring -18 at a cost of 5 points.
The optimal team scored -67 under the canonical 75-point cap. The counting golfers were Beau Hossler, Brandt Snedeker, Mark Hubbard, Kevin Roy.
Robert Streb was the most-rostered casualty, held by 13% of entries when the cut fell.
Tier 2 is the best value tier, averaging -15. Tournament-wide tiers use the standard auto-pool value bands so they are comparable across pools.
