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 19 entries in 2 pools.
Most popular pick
Sam Burns
On 32% of entries
Best value golfer
Jackson Suber
-13 at 5 points
Optimal team score
-59
558 lineups tie for best
Jackson Suber
Scored -13 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
78
Survivors
74
Survival rate
49%
The most painful loss was Aaron Rai, rostered by 16% of entries when the cut fell.
-59
65 of 75 points used
The best possible team under the standard 75-point cap, counting the best 4 of 5 golfers.
558 different lineups tie for this score — the bench slots were score-irrelevant, so any cheap golfers that fit the remaining cap would do.
John VanDerLaan
Widely picked at 5% ownership but finished +8 — the most-rostered disappointment.
Best
-31
Average
+4
Worst
+37
Sam Burns is the most popular pick, appearing on 32% of all entries (6 entries).
Jackson Suber is the best value, scoring -13 at a cost of 5 points.
The optimal team scored -59 under the canonical 75-point cap. The counting golfers were Viktor Hovland, Jackson Suber, Matt Fitzpatrick, Bud Cauley.
Aaron Rai was the most-rostered casualty, held by 16% of entries when the cut fell.
Tier 1 is the best value tier, averaging -9. Tournament-wide tiers use the standard auto-pool value bands so they are comparable across pools.
