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Golf Draft Kit: 2017-18 Best Values

Our Best Values rankings will help fantasy owners draft players who will significantly out-earn last year's money totals, like Jason Day.
Updated on September 28, 2017 12:26AM EST
Golf Draft Kit: 2017-18 Best Values
Updated on September 28, 2017 12:26AM EST
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Below are our Best Values for the 2017-18 PGA Tour season.

A player's grade is based solely on his value for 2017-18. The value compares 2016-17 earnings vs. 2017-18 projected earnings. A player like Jason Dufner might earn a "D" grade or lower, but that is no indication of how he will play this year. It is simply a result of how his 2017-18 projected earnings compare to his 2016-17 earnings.

Improvement percentage (2016-17 earnings vs. 2017-18 projected earnings) is the factor that drives the grading process. Anything positive is a good score, though a slight positive score might just reflect inflation in prize money.

Ranking includes only 2017-18 PGA Tour card winners who played at least 10 events on last year's tour:

• Top 125 on FedEx Cup Points List
• Notable Exempt Players not in Top 125 (E)
• Non-Rookies from Web.com Tour Top-25 Money List (W)
• Non-Rookies from Web.com Tour Finals (F)
• International Newcomers (I)
• Conditional Status Players who Finished 126-150 on Points List (C)

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GOLFER2016-17 EVENTS2016-17 EARNINGS2017-18 PROJ. EARNINGSIMPROVE%GRADE
1. Danny Willett – E 22 $217,975 $600,000 175.3% A
2. Jimmy Walker 21 $1,101,162 $3,000,000 172.4% A
3. Bubba Watson 22 $1,223,129 $3,000,000 145.3% A
4. Jason Day 20 $2,978,181 $6,000,000 101.5% A
5. Nicholas Lindheim – F 21 $175,107 $350,000 99.9% A
6. Patrick Cantlay 13 $2,049,632 $4,000,000 95.2% A
7. Ryan Palmer – C 20 $772,560 $1,500,000 94.2% A
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Below are our Best Values for the 2017-18 PGA Tour season.

A player's grade is based solely on his value for 2017-18. The value compares 2016-17 earnings vs. 2017-18 projected earnings. A player like Jason Dufner might earn a "D" grade or lower, but that is no indication of how he will play this year. It is simply a result of how his 2017-18 projected earnings compare to his 2016-17 earnings.

Improvement percentage (2016-17 earnings vs. 2017-18 projected earnings) is the factor that drives the grading process. Anything positive is a good score, though a slight positive score might just reflect inflation in prize money.

Ranking includes only 2017-18 PGA Tour card winners who played at least 10 events on last year's tour:

• Top 125 on FedEx Cup Points List
• Notable Exempt Players not in Top 125 (E)
• Non-Rookies from Web.com Tour Top-25 Money List (W)
• Non-Rookies from Web.com Tour Finals (F)
• International Newcomers (I)
• Conditional Status Players who Finished 126-150 on Points List (C)

Click column headers to sort.

GOLFER2016-17 EVENTS2016-17 EARNINGS2017-18 PROJ. EARNINGSIMPROVE%GRADE
1. Danny Willett – E 22 $217,975 $600,000 175.3% A
2. Jimmy Walker 21 $1,101,162 $3,000,000 172.4% A
3. Bubba Watson 22 $1,223,129 $3,000,000 145.3% A
4. Jason Day 20 $2,978,181 $6,000,000 101.5% A
5. Nicholas Lindheim – F 21 $175,107 $350,000 99.9% A
6. Patrick Cantlay 13 $2,049,632 $4,000,000 95.2% A
7. Ryan Palmer – C 20 $772,560 $1,500,000 94.2% A
8. Daniel Summerhays – C 29 $826,124 $1,600,000 93.7% A
9. Rory McIlroy 14 $2,430,182 $4,500,000 85.2% A
10. Harris English 27 $864,959 $1,600,000 85.0% A
11. Brandt Snedeker 15 $1,625,806 $3,000,000 84.5% A
12. John Peterson – E 15 $329,705 $600,000 82.0% A
13. Steve Wheatcroft – F 17 $309,518 $550,000 77.7% A
14. Adam Scott 16 $1,695,144 $3,000,000 77.0% A
15. Tyrrell Hatton – I 13 $1,103,224 $1,900,000 72.2% A
16. Scott Piercy 22 $1,317,452 $2,250,000 70.8% A
17. Ryan Armour – F 20 $443,006 $750,000 69.3% A
18. David Lingmerth 23 $1,070,754 $1,800,000 68.1% A
19. J.B. Holmes 23 $1,353,584 $2,250,000 66.2% A
20. Bryson DeChambeau 31 $1,817,054 $3,000,000 65.1% A
21. Tom Hoge – F 17 $373,092 $600,000 60.8% A
22. Troy Merritt – F 28 $569,682 $900,000 58.0% A
23. Ryan Moore 24 $1,751,851 $2,750,000 57.0% A
24. Graeme McDowell – C 17 $639,770 $1,000,000 56.3% A
25. Smylie Kaufman – E 26 $784,758 $1,200,000 52.9% A
26. Branden Grace 20 $1,315,054 $2,000,000 52.1% A
27. Alex Noren – I 11 $1,205,516 $1,800,000 49.3% B
28. Shawn Stefani – F 26 $404,377 $600,000 48.4% B
29. Chris Kirk 28 $1,216,047 $1,800,000 48.0% B
30. Brett Stegmaier – F 27 $271,031 $400,000 47.6% B
31. Ben Martin 27 $850,319 $1,250,000 47.0% B
32. Matt Jones – F 20 $510,622 $750,000 46.9% B
33. Alex Cejka – F 28 $618,171 $900,000 45.6% B
34. Ryan Blaum 29 $962,768 $1,400,000 45.4% B
35. Brandon Hagy 26 $861,227 $1,250,000 45.1% B
36. Kevin Na 26 $1,728,351 $2,500,000 44.6% B
37. Henrik Stenson 15 $2,769,771 $4,000,000 44.4% B
38. Emiliano Grillo 25 $1,567,015 $2,250,000 43.6% B
39. Dominic Bozzelli 24 $868,519 $1,200,000 38.2% B
40. Joel Dahmen – F 16 $344,824 $475,000 37.8% B
41. David Hearn – C 29 $800,710 $1,100,000 37.4% B
42. Russell Knox 24 $1,643,924 $2,250,000 36.9% B
43. Brian Stuard – E 31 $588,806 $800,000 35.9% B
44. Kevin Tway 27 $1,472,613 $2,000,000 35.8% B
45. Nick Taylor 29 $1,255,259 $1,700,000 35.4% B
46. Richy Werenski 26 $890,262 $1,200,000 34.8% B
47. Patrick Reed 29 $3,055,111 $4,000,000 30.9% B
48. Jon Rahm 23 $6,123,248 $8,000,000 30.6% B
49. Bob Estes – E 15 $76,930 $100,000 30.0% B
50. Patrick Rodgers 27 $1,346,322 $1,750,000 30.0% B
51. Rafa Cabrera Bello 19 $1,934,675 $2,500,000 29.2% B
52. Ollie Schniederjans 28 $1,935,669 $2,500,000 29.2% B
53. Tommy Fleetwood – I 10 $2,094,454 $2,700,000 28.9% B
54. J.T. Poston – C 28 $662,565 $850,000 28.3% B
55. Kevin Chappell 27 $3,149,615 $4,000,000 27.0% B
56. Zach Johnson 23 $2,362,968 $3,000,000 27.0% B
57. Thomas Pieters – I 12 $2,058,000 $2,600,000 26.3% B
58. Cameron Tringale – F 28 $792,814 $1,000,000 26.1% B
59. Robert Streb 30 $1,588,287 $2,000,000 25.9% C
60. Jim Furyk – E 18 $558,097 $700,000 25.4% C
61. Seamus Power – F 25 $646,180 $800,000 23.8% C
62. Hudson Swafford 28 $2,246,090 $2,750,000 22.4% C
63. Byeong Hun An 22 $1,236,090 $1,500,000 21.4% C
64. Nick Watney 23 $824,162 $1,000,000 21.3% C
65. Wesley Bryan 28 $2,495,751 $3,000,000 20.2% C
66. Harold Varner III 31 $918,779 $1,100,000 19.7% C
67. Jamie Lovemark 28 $1,886,972 $2,250,000 19.2% C
68. Phil Mickelson 22 $2,102,599 $2,500,000 18.9% C
69. Justin Rose 18 $4,245,308 $5,000,000 17.8% C
70. Cameron Smith 26 $2,123,216 $2,500,000 17.7% C
71. Patton Kizzire 28 $1,110,395 $1,300,000 17.1% C
72. Johnson Wagner – C 26 $685,306 $800,000 16.7% C
73. Brooks Koepka 24 $5,612,397 $6,500,000 15.8% C
74. Adam Hadwin 28 $3,455,012 $4,000,000 15.8% C
75. Shane Lowry – E 16 $831,411 $950,000 14.3% C
76. Zac Blair – C 32 $788,352 $900,000 14.2% C
77. Sergio Garcia 17 $3,522,476 $4,000,000 13.6% C
78. Louis Oosthuizen 18 $3,105,422 $3,500,000 12.7% C
79. J.J. Spaun 29 $1,122,611 $1,250,000 11.3% C
80. Billy Horschel 28 $2,697,960 $3,000,000 11.2% C
81. Billy Hurley III – E 25 $719,579 $800,000 11.2% C
82. Seung-Yul Noh 31 $1,080,706 $1,200,000 11.0% C
83. Daniel Berger 26 $4,287,161 $4,750,000 10.8% C
84. Kelly Kraft 27 $1,638,045 $1,800,000 9.9% D
85. Morgan Hoffmann 29 $1,278,568 $1,400,000 9.5% D
86. Bud Cauley 28 $1,553,685 $1,700,000 9.4% D
87. Webb Simpson 28 $3,209,646 $3,500,000 9.0% D
88. Grayson Murray 30 $1,468,728 $1,600,000 8.9% D
89. James Hahn 28 $1,841,314 $2,000,000 8.6% D
90. Danny Lee 32 $1,611,331 $1,750,000 8.6% D
91. Martin Flores 27 $830,057 $900,000 8.4% D
92. Michael Kim 28 $1,018,204 $1,100,000 8.0% D
93. Rory Sabbatini 23 $741,617 $800,000 7.9% D
94. Jim Herman 25 $1,205,632 $1,300,000 7.8% D
95. Rickie Fowler 21 $6,083,197 $6,500,000 6.9% D
96. Whee Kim 27 $1,125,368 $1,200,000 6.6% D
97. Kevin Streelman 26 $1,313,327 $1,400,000 6.6% D
98. Jason Kokrak 28 $1,173,708 $1,250,000 6.5% D
99. William McGirt 28 $1,225,005 $1,300,000 6.1% D
100. Brian Gay 25 $942,372 $1,000,000 6.1% D
101. Jordan Spieth 23 $9,433,033 $10,000,000 6.0% D
102. Aaron Baddeley – E 20 $755,356 $800,000 5.9% D
103. Derek Fathauer 27 $898,491 $950,000 5.7% D
104. Jason Dufner 24 $3,310,341 $3,500,000 5.7% D
105. Tony Finau 29 $2,838,639 $3,000,000 5.7% D
106. Tyrone Van Aswegen 32 $806,410 $850,000 5.4% D
107. Fabian Gomez – E 21 $332,352 $350,000 5.3% D
108. Scott Stallings 27 $955,337 $1,000,000 4.7% D
109. Charl Schwartzel 18 $2,156,036 $2,250,000 4.4% D
110. Luke Donald 18 $958,850 $1,000,000 4.3% D
111. John Huh 28 $767,575 $800,000 4.2% D
112. Ross Fisher – I 10 $1,258,083 $1,300,000 3.3% D
113. Sam Saunders – F 24 $678,117 $700,000 3.2% D
114. Keegan Bradley 29 $1,940,478 $2,000,000 3.1% D
115. Dustin Johnson 20 $8,732,193 $9,000,000 3.1% D
116. Anirban Lahiri 22 $1,944,289 $2,000,000 2.9% D
117. Russell Henley 27 $3,413,876 $3,500,000 2.5% D
118. Robert Garrigus 26 $880,905 $900,000 2.2% D
119. Greg Chalmers – E 28 $344,631 $350,000 1.6% D
120. Gary Woodland 26 $2,980,225 $3,000,000 0.7% D
121. Ricky Barnes – C 31 $697,624 $700,000 0.3% D
122. Scott Brown 29 $1,748,324 $1,750,000 0.1% D
123. Matt Every – E 30 $351,420 $350,000 -0.4% F
124. Martin Laird 25 $1,759,706 $1,750,000 -0.6% F
125. C.T. Pan 29 $1,267,649 $1,250,000 -1.4% F
126. Jonathan Randolph – F 22 $511,032 $500,000 -2.2% F
127. Peter Malnati – E 29 $358,541 $350,000 -2.4% F
128. Blayne Barber 25 $823,082 $800,000 -2.8% F
129. Ben Crane – C 26 $618,483 $600,000 -3.0% F
130. Davis Love III – E 13 $257,720 $250,000 -3.0% F
131. Bill Haas 25 $2,842,173 $2,750,000 -3.2% F
132. Michael Thompson – C 21 $568,991 $550,000 -3.3% F
133. Luke List 31 $1,813,219 $1,750,000 -3.5% F
134. Chez Reavie 28 $1,819,207 $1,750,000 -3.8% F
135. Charles Howell III 23 $2,606,383 $2,500,000 -4.1% F
136. Hideki Matsuyama 22 $8,380,570 $8,000,000 -4.5% F
137. J.J. Henry 29 $734,874 $700,000 -4.7% F
138. Greg Owen – C 17 $738,711 $700,000 -5.2% F
139. Brendan Steele 25 $2,907,095 $2,750,000 -5.4% F
140. Graham DeLaet 25 $1,603,666 $1,500,000 -6.5% F
141. Matt Kuchar 26 $4,282,489 $4,000,000 -6.6% F
142. Sean O'Hair 25 $1,873,856 $1,750,000 -6.6% F
143. Jhonattan Vegas 29 $2,944,738 $2,750,000 -6.6% F
144. Camilo Villegas 25 $971,420 $900,000 -7.4% F
145. Trey Mullinax – C 28 $758,141 $700,000 -7.7% F
146. Geoff Ogilvy 25 $867,249 $800,000 -7.8% F
147. Chris Stroud 22 $1,308,445 $1,200,000 -8.3% F
148. Sung Kang 32 $1,943,309 $1,750,000 -9.9% F
149. Steve Stricker 13 $1,002,036 $900,000 -10.2% F
150. Paul Casey 24 $3,906,974 $3,500,000 -10.4% F
151. Lucas Glover 26 $1,955,822 $1,750,000 -10.5% F
152. Kevin Kisner 28 $4,766,936 $4,250,000 -10.8% F
153. Vaughn Taylor 26 $797,385 $700,000 -12.2% F
154. Francesco Molinari 21 $2,875,850 $2,500,000 -13.1% F
155. Chad Collins – F 26 $693,743 $600,000 -13.5% F
156. Stewart Cink 26 $1,463,922 $1,250,000 -14.6% F
157. Jonas Blixt 25 $1,408,288 $1,200,000 -14.8% F
158. Mackenzie Hughes 31 $2,355,553 $2,000,000 -15.1% F
159. Ian Poulter 20 $2,098,346 $1,750,000 -16.6% F
160. Cameron Percy – C 23 $623,694 $500,000 -19.8% F
161. Brian Harman 30 $4,396,470 $3,500,000 -20.4% F
162. Charley Hoffman 31 $4,161,008 $3,300,000 -20.7% F
163. D.A. Points 22 $893,700 $700,000 -21.7% F
164. Cody Gribble 28 $1,305,554 $1,000,000 -23.4% F
165. Rick Lamb – C 19 $524,372 $400,000 -23.7% F
166. Chad Campbell 29 $1,329,941 $1,000,000 -24.8% F
167. Vijay Singh – E 18 $337,305 $250,000 -25.9% F
168. Kyle Stanley 29 $3,402,106 $2,500,000 -26.5% F
169. Justin Thomas 25 $9,921,560 $7,000,000 -29.4% F
170. Xander Schauffele 28 $4,312,674 $3,000,000 -30.4% F
171. Soren Kjeldsen – C 17 $722,913 $500,000 -30.8% F
172. Marc Leishman 25 $5,866,391 $4,000,000 -31.8% F
173. Si Woo Kim 30 $2,681,177 $1,750,000 -34.7% F
174. Pat Perez 26 $4,361,400 $2,000,000 -54.1% F
175. Rod Pampling 22 $1,539,422 $400,000 -74.0% F

RotoWire golf writers Len Hochberg, Michael Riek, Bryce Danielson and Pete Gargano contributed to this report.

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