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 22 entries in 1 pool.
Most popular pick
Tony Finau
On 32% of entries
Best value golfer
Adam Scott
-16 at 10 points
Optimal team score
-68
30 lineups tie for best
Adam Scott
Scored -16 at a cost of 10 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
21
Survivors
51
Survival rate
71%
The most painful loss was Garrick Higgo, rostered by 23% of entries when the cut fell.
-68
70 of 75 points used
The best possible team under the standard 75-point cap, counting the best 4 of 5 golfers.
30 different lineups tie for this score — the bench slots were score-irrelevant, so any cheap golfers that fit the remaining cap would do.
Garrick Higgo
Widely picked at 23% ownership but finished +10 — the most-rostered disappointment.
Best
-45
Average
-10
Worst
+24
Tony Finau is the most popular pick, appearing on 32% of all entries (7 entries).
Adam Scott is the best value, scoring -16 at a cost of 10 points.
The optimal team scored -68 under the canonical 75-point cap. The counting golfers were Jacob Bridgeman, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Kurt Kitayama.
Garrick Higgo was the most-rostered casualty, held by 23% of entries when the cut fell.
Tier 1 is the best value tier, averaging -8. Tournament-wide tiers use the standard auto-pool value bands so they are comparable across pools.
