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Valero Texas Open | Fantasy Golf Rankings | Betting Odds

The PGA Tour travels deep in the heart of Texas this week as players contend for the Valero Texas Open trophy at TPC San Antonio. In this article you will find Valero Texas Open fantasy golf rankings, top One and Done fantasy league options, and favorite betting odds of the week.

 

RBC Heritage finishes

From trick shot extraordinaire to champion, Wesley Bryan captured his first PGA Tour victory at Harbour Town last weekend. After some of the bigger name players like Dufner, Donald and Kisner faded away Sunday afternoon, the 2016 Web.com Player of the Year took full advantage and came through with a win.

Bryan (ranked #48) was the first player outside of our top 25 rankings to win a PGA tournament since we began our weekly rankings over ten weeks ago. I guess our system can’t pick’em all, but we try our damnedest.

Here are 10 notable finishes from our top 25 rankings from the RBC Heritage:

Rank      Player                                   Finish

1              L. Glover                              T32

3              F. Molinari                           T22

4              A. Hadwin                           T22

8              R. Henley                             T26

12           K. Kisner                              T11

13           J. Dufner                              T11

14           G. DeLaet                             T6

15           S. Kang                                 T11

21           M. Kaymer                           T32

25           W. McGirt                             T3

All five of the undervalued players we recommended for the RBC Heritage made the cut. Topping the list was Webb Simpson, a $7,200 value in DraftKings. Simpson was our top suggested performer who finished the week at T11.

 

Valero Texas Open | Breakdown

If you thought the field at the RBC Heritage was weak, wait until you check out the rankings and DraftKings values for the guys in Texas. If the PGA Tour season was Mike Tyson’s PunchOut, the Valero Texas Open would be Glass Joe. The 7,435 yard Oaks course at TPC San Antonio offers a challenge to golfers with narrow fairways and large native areas where unplayable lies can kill a round quicker than… well, just ask Kevin Na about the 9th hole.

The par 5’s are long. Two of the four par 5’s averaged over par last year at Oaks, which typical par 5’s are seen as birdie holes for pro golfers. With the forecasted damp conditions, ball striking and tee to green will be key stats to look at when targeting players. Only one par 5 will likely be reachable in two this week. Look for the above average iron players to score well. Last week, a golfer with 60/1 odds picked up the win. I wouldn’t be surprised to see something similar this week.

 

Valero Texas Open | Fantasy Golf Rankings

Below are the Valero Texas Open fantasy golf rankings provided by @Sgrignoli3 – PAS contributor and statistician. The rankings are derived from year-to-date player statistics. The top four weighted stats for this event can be found at the bottom. Player salaries are based off of DraftKings.com.

**Disclaimer: PGATour.com is used as source for all player statistics. Stats are extracted on Mondays of tournament week and calculated for rankings by our statistical expert. If there happens to be a numerical error, blame them not us. Also, European Tour statistics are NOT included in the rankings calculations.

 

The top four weighted player statistics for the Valero Texas Open include:

-Strokes Gained: Tee to Green = 20%

-Birdie or Better = 20%

-Strokes Gained: Off the Tee % = 15%

-Strokes Gained: Approach = 15%

 

Valero Texas Open | One and Done picks

Year-to-Date

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Brandt Snedeker (T4) = $345,600

Genesis Open: Dustin Johnson (1) = $1,260,000

The Honda Classic: Adam Scott (T14) = 102,400

WGC-Mexico Championship: Bill Haas (T32) = $70,500

Valspar Championship: Charles Howell III (T49) = $15,918

Arnold Palmer Invitational: Henrik Stenson (MC) = $0

WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play: Rory McIlroy (T30) = $74,000

Shell Houston Open: Russell Henley (1) = $1,260,000

Masters Tournament: Jordan Spieth (T11) = $233,200

RBC Heritage: Kevin Kisner (T11) = $114,045

 

Year-to-Date earnings = $3,475,663

 

My top 3 One and Done options for the Valero Texas Open:

1) Branden Grace

2) Ryan Moore

3) Charley Hoffman

 

Texas Valero Open | Betting Odds

IF I was a betting man, these are the lines I would consider taking this week.

To Win:

Grace – 25/1

Steele – 25/1

Hadwin – 33/1

Palmer – 50/1

Vegas – 60/1

Spaun – 66/1

Summerhays – 90/1

Hossler 175/1

 

1st Round Leader:

Hoffman – 28/1

An – 50/1

Varner – 55/1

Watney – 80/1

Hoge – 125/1

 

Top 5 Finish:

Poston – 20/1

 

Top 10 Finish:

Huh – 10/1

 

 

 

@Eddie_ThePAS

 

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