Golf Draft Kit: Best Values for Salary Cap/Yahoo! Game Leagues

Golf Draft Kit: Best Values for Salary Cap/Yahoo! Game Leagues

This article is part of our Golf Draft Kit series.

A player's grade is based solely on his value for 2013. The value compares 2012 earnings vs. 2013 projected earnings. A player like Hunter Mahan 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 2013 projected earnings compare to his 2012 earnings.

Improvement percentage (2012 vs. 2013 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 the prize money.

Golfers below include the Top 125 moneylist from 2012 and 2013 Sleepers.

GOLFER2012 EARNINGS2013 PROJ. EARNINGSIMPROVE. PCT.GRADEEVENTS
Anthony Kim $33,960 $750,000 2108.5 A 10
Lucas Glover $67,112 $1,000,000 1390.0 A 16
Steve Marino $85,040 $1,250,000 1369.9 A 6
Paul Goydos $57,220 $750,000 1210.7 A 6
Scott Verplank $31,168 $400,000 1183.4 A 9
Jason Day $1,143,233 $3,000,000 162.4 A 17
K.J. Choi $969,057 $2,000,000 106.4 A 21
Charl Schwartzel $1,138,844 $2,250,000 97.6 A 16
Tim Clark $1,407,028 $2,750,000 95.4 A 20
J.B. Holmes $1,179,505 $2,250,000 90.8 A 25
Paul Casey $56,755 $500,000 781.0 B 9
Y.E. Yang $454,276 $1,500,000 230.2 B 20
Gary Woodland $592,879 $1,100,000 85.5 B 22
Aaron Baddeley $1,215,753 $2,000,000 64.5 B 22
Geoff Ogilvy $1,255,223 $2,000,000 59.3 B 20
Fredrik Jacobson $953,494 $1,500,000 57.3 B 17
Spencer Levin $1,283,616 $2,000,000 55.8 B 26
Seung-Yul Noh $1,629,751 $2,500,000 53.4 B 28
Sean O'Hair $1,160,981 $1,750,000 50.7 B 24
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A player's grade is based solely on his value for 2013. The value compares 2012 earnings vs. 2013 projected earnings. A player like Hunter Mahan 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 2013 projected earnings compare to his 2012 earnings.

Improvement percentage (2012 vs. 2013 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 the prize money.

Golfers below include the Top 125 moneylist from 2012 and 2013 Sleepers.

GOLFER2012 EARNINGS2013 PROJ. EARNINGSIMPROVE. PCT.GRADEEVENTS
Anthony Kim $33,960 $750,000 2108.5 A 10
Lucas Glover $67,112 $1,000,000 1390.0 A 16
Steve Marino $85,040 $1,250,000 1369.9 A 6
Paul Goydos $57,220 $750,000 1210.7 A 6
Scott Verplank $31,168 $400,000 1183.4 A 9
Jason Day $1,143,233 $3,000,000 162.4 A 17
K.J. Choi $969,057 $2,000,000 106.4 A 21
Charl Schwartzel $1,138,844 $2,250,000 97.6 A 16
Tim Clark $1,407,028 $2,750,000 95.4 A 20
J.B. Holmes $1,179,505 $2,250,000 90.8 A 25
Paul Casey $56,755 $500,000 781.0 B 9
Y.E. Yang $454,276 $1,500,000 230.2 B 20
Gary Woodland $592,879 $1,100,000 85.5 B 22
Aaron Baddeley $1,215,753 $2,000,000 64.5 B 22
Geoff Ogilvy $1,255,223 $2,000,000 59.3 B 20
Fredrik Jacobson $953,494 $1,500,000 57.3 B 17
Spencer Levin $1,283,616 $2,000,000 55.8 B 26
Seung-Yul Noh $1,629,751 $2,500,000 53.4 B 28
Sean O'Hair $1,160,981 $1,750,000 50.7 B 24
Bill Haas $2,349,951 $3,500,000 48.9 B 23
Harris English $1,186,003 $1,750,000 47.6 B 27
Graeme McDowell $2,408,279 $3,500,000 45.3 B 16
Bud Cauley $1,774,479 $2,500,000 40.9 B 28
Sergio Garcia $2,510,116 $3,500,000 39.4 B 16
Kevin Chappell $647,510 $900,000 39.0 B 29
Adam Scott $2,899,557 $4,000,000 38.0 B 16
Kevin Na $2,029,943 $2,750,000 35.5 B 25
Luke Donald $3,512,024 $4,750,000 35.2 B 17
Jonas Blixt $2,255,695 $3,000,000 33.0 B 21
Dustin Johnson $3,393,820 $4,500,000 32.6 B 19
Nick Watney $3,044,224 $4,000,000 31.4 B 26
Webb Simpson $3,436,758 $4,500,000 30.9 B 22
Brian Harman $1,146,448 $1,500,000 30.8 B 30
Rickie Fowler $3,066,293 $4,000,000 30.5 B 23
Angel Cabrera $283,385 $500,000 76.4 C 20
Retief Goosen $571,174 $900,000 57.6 C 12
Stewart Cink $477,173 $750,000 57.2 C 22
Camilo Villegas $491,729 $750,000 52.5 C 25
Cameron Tringale $1,225,737 $1,500,000 22.4 C 26
William McGirt $1,228,947 $1,500,000 22.1 C 30
Matt Kuchar $3,903,065 $4,750,000 21.7 C 22
Blake Adams $1,234,345 $1,500,000 21.5 C 32
Brendan Steele $840,965 $1,000,000 18.9 C 24
Graham DeLaet $1,051,951 $1,250,000 18.8 C 23
Charley Hoffman $1,276,663 $1,500,000 17.5 C 27
Charles Howell III $1,284,578 $1,500,000 16.8 C 29
Ian Poulter $1,715,271 $2,000,000 16.6 C 15
Scott Stallings $1,293,739 $1,500,000 15.9 C 27
Henrik Stenson $791,107 $900,000 13.8 C 15
Kevin Stadler $1,546,036 $1,750,000 13.2 C 25
Daniel Summerhays $1,111,522 $1,250,000 12.5 C 26
Jhonattan Vegas $801,803 $900,000 12.2 C 25
Jeff Overton $1,563,670 $1,750,000 11.9 D 29
Kevin Streelman $893,736 $1,000,000 11.9 D 26
Ricky Barnes $805,408 $900,000 11.7 D 28
Robert Allenby $808,927 $900,000 11.3 D 27
Rory Sabbatini $1,128,820 $1,250,000 10.7 D 29
John Mallinger $1,146,852 $1,250,000 9.0 D 25
David Mathis $736,765 $800,000 8.6 D 29
Jonathan Byrd $1,616,789 $1,750,000 8.2 D 21
Bubba Watson $4,644,997 $5,000,000 7.6 D 19
Sang-Moon Bae $1,165,952 $1,250,000 7.2 D 25
Bryce Molder $1,166,115 $1,250,000 7.2 D 25
Greg Chalmers $1,166,627 $1,250,000 7.1 D 25
Jimmy Walker $1,638,419 $1,750,000 6.8 D 28
Bo Van Pelt $3,043,509 $3,250,000 6.8 D 24
Boo Weekley $848,347 $900,000 6.1 D 25
Roberto Castro $755,095 $800,000 5.9 D 27
Hunter Mahan $4,019,193 $4,250,000 5.7 D 23
Ryan Moore $2,858,944 $3,000,000 4.9 D 24
Justin Rose $4,290,930 $4,500,000 4.9 D 19
Chris Kirk $1,197,562 $1,250,000 4.4 D 27
John Senden $1,916,651 $2,000,000 4.3 D 22
Troy Matteson $1,198,953 $1,250,000 4.3 D 32
Brian Gay $960,658 $1,000,000 4.1 D 28
Martin Laird $2,172,883 $2,250,000 3.5 D 22
Marc Leishman $1,933,761 $2,000,000 3.4 D 23
Andres Romero $970,919 $1,000,000 3.0 D 22
Ben Crane $1,701,365 $1,750,000 2.9 D 23
Harrison Frazar $730,203 $750,000 2.7 D 20
Will Claxton $780,969 $800,000 2.4 D 28
Keegan Bradley $3,910,658 $4,000,000 2.3 D 25
John Huh $2,692,113 $2,750,000 2.2 D 28
Scott Piercy $2,699,205 $2,750,000 1.9 D 28
Matt Every $1,972,166 $2,000,000 1.4 D 25
Louis Oosthuizen $3,460,995 $3,500,000 1.1 D 19
Phil Mickelson $4,203,821 $4,250,000 1.1 D 22
John Rollins $1,489,155 $1,500,000 0.7 D 26
Jason Bohn $795,549 $800,000 0.6 D 28
Chad Campbell $895,199 $900,000 0.5 D 27
Ryan Palmer $1,501,215 $1,500,000 -0.1 F 24
Zach Johnson $4,504,244 $4,500,000 -0.1 F 25
Lee Westwood $3,016,569 $3,000,000 -0.5 F 15
Brendon de Jonge $2,015,252 $2,000,000 -0.8 F 31
Tiger Woods $6,133,158 $6,000,000 -2.2 F 19
D.A. Points $1,533,361 $1,500,000 -2.2 F 29
Tommy Gainey $1,540,749 $1,500,000 -2.6 F 32
Padraig Harrington $1,546,272 $1,500,000 -3.0 F 18
Jim Furyk $3,623,805 $3,500,000 -3.4 F 24
Martin Flores $1,035,569 $1,000,000 -3.4 F 30
Kyle Stanley $2,351,857 $2,250,000 -4.3 F 27
Steve Stricker $3,420,021 $3,250,000 -5.0 F 19
Brian Davis $1,318,032 $1,250,000 -5.2 F 29
Charlie Wi $1,845,397 $1,750,000 -5.2 F 25
James Driscoll $687,338 $650,000 -5.4 F 27
Pat Perez $1,064,053 $1,000,000 -6.0 F 23
Rory McIlroy $8,047,952 $7,500,000 -6.8 F 16
Jason Dufner $4,869,304 $4,500,000 -7.6 F 22
John Merrick $1,084,628 $1,000,000 -7.8 F 26
Davis Love III $989,753 $900,000 -9.1 F 20
Tim Herron $660,279 $600,000 -9.1 F 27
David Toms $1,658,428 $1,500,000 -9.6 F 19
George McNeill $1,119,535 $1,000,000 -10.7 F 25
Bob Estes $1,009,769 $900,000 -10.9 F 23
Josh Teater $1,011,430 $900,000 -11.0 F 30
David Hearn $1,012,575 $900,000 -11.1 F 28
Chris Stroud $903,570 $800,000 -11.5 F 28
Colt Knost $848,197 $750,000 -11.6 F 29
Jeff Maggert $682,742 $600,000 -12.1 F 27
Ernie Els $3,453,118 $3,000,000 -13.1 F 22
Greg Owen $1,151,622 $1,000,000 -13.2 F 27
Robert Garrigus $3,206,530 $2,750,000 -14.2 F 26
Carl Pettersson $3,538,656 $3,000,000 -15.2 F 26
Ken Duke $1,511,628 $1,250,000 -17.3 F 30
Mark Wilson $2,144,780 $1,750,000 -18.4 F 25
Tom Gillis $1,238,058 $1,000,000 -19.2 F 23
Ben Curtis $2,494,153 $2,000,000 -19.8 F 19
Brandt Snedeker $4,989,739 $4,000,000 -19.8 F 22
Vijay Singh $1,586,305 $1,250,000 -21.2 F 27
Johnson Wagner $2,225,007 $1,750,000 -21.3 F 27
J.J. Henry $1,297,802 $1,000,000 -22.9 F 28
Troy Kelly $786,832 $600,000 -23.7 F 23
Michael Thompson $1,408,374 $1,000,000 -29.0 F 25
Jason Kokrak $750,221 $500,000 -33.4 F 27
Dicky Pride $1,259,712 $750,000 -40.5 F 19
Charlie Beljan $1,373,528 $750,000 -45.4 F 22
Ted Potter Jr. $1,383,170 $750,000 -45.8 F 25

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