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 85 entries in 1 pool.
Most popular pick
Chandler Blanchet
On 46% of entries
Best value golfer
Kevin Yu
-14 at 5 points
Optimal team score
-65
132 lineups tie for best
Kevin Yu
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
70
Survivors
70
Survival rate
50%
The most painful loss was Chandler Blanchet, rostered by 46% of entries when the cut fell.
-65
65 of 75 points used
The best possible team under the standard 75-point cap, counting the best 4 of 5 golfers.
132 different lineups tie for this score — the bench slots were score-irrelevant, so any cheap golfers that fit the remaining cap would do.
Patrick Rodgers
Widely picked at 20% ownership but finished +9 — the most-rostered disappointment.
Best
-128
Average
-82
Worst
-36
Chandler Blanchet is the most popular pick, appearing on 46% of all entries (39 entries).
Kevin Yu is the best value, scoring -14 at a cost of 5 points.
The optimal team scored -65 under the canonical 75-point cap. The counting golfers were Matt Wallace, J.J. Spaun, Michael Kim, Robert MacIntyre.
Chandler Blanchet was the most-rostered casualty, held by 46% of entries when the cut fell.
Tier 2 is the best value tier, averaging -16. Tournament-wide tiers use the standard auto-pool value bands so they are comparable across pools.
