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 18 entries in 2 pools.
Most popular pick
Tony Finau
On 28% of entries
Best value golfer
J.T. Poston
-12 at 15 points
Optimal team score
-43
43 lineups tie for best
J.T. Poston
Scored -12 at a cost of 15 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
22
Survivors
53
Survival rate
71%
The most painful loss was Mark Hubbard, rostered by 22% of entries when the cut fell.
-43
70 of 75 points used
The best possible team under the standard 75-point cap, counting the best 4 of 5 golfers.
43 different lineups tie for this score — the bench slots were score-irrelevant, so any cheap golfers that fit the remaining cap would do.
Mark Hubbard
Widely picked at 22% ownership but finished +8 — the most-rostered disappointment.
Best
-23
Average
+3
Worst
+56
Tony Finau is the most popular pick, appearing on 28% of all entries (5 entries).
J.T. Poston is the best value, scoring -12 at a cost of 15 points.
The optimal team scored -43 under the canonical 75-point cap. The counting golfers were Wyndham Clark, J.T. Poston, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ryan Gerard.
Mark Hubbard was the most-rostered casualty, held by 22% of entries when the cut fell.
Tier 1 is the best value tier, averaging -3. Tournament-wide tiers use the standard auto-pool value bands so they are comparable across pools.
