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 7 entries in 1 pool.
Most popular pick
Joe Highsmith
On 29% of entries
Best value golfer
David Lipsky
-10 at 5 points
Optimal team score
-38
384 lineups tie for best
David Lipsky
Scored -10 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
61
Survivors
74
Survival rate
55%
The most painful loss was Joe Highsmith, rostered by 29% of entries when the cut fell.
-38
55 of 75 points used
The best possible team under the standard 75-point cap, counting the best 4 of 5 golfers.
384 different lineups tie for this score — the bench slots were score-irrelevant, so any cheap golfers that fit the remaining cap would do.
Johnny Keefer
Widely picked at 14% ownership but finished +14 — the most-rostered disappointment.
Best
-21
Average
+19
Worst
+49
Joe Highsmith is the most popular pick, appearing on 29% of all entries (2 entries).
David Lipsky is the best value, scoring -10 at a cost of 5 points.
The optimal team scored -38 under the canonical 75-point cap. The counting golfers were Jordan Smith, David Lipsky, Sungjae Im, Matt Fitzpatrick.
Joe Highsmith was the most-rostered casualty, held by 29% of entries when the cut fell.
Tier 1 is the best value tier, averaging -4. Tournament-wide tiers use the standard auto-pool value bands so they are comparable across pools.
