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Below are our Best Values for the 2019-20 PGA Tour season.
A player's grade is based solely on his value for 2019-20. The value compares 2018-19 earnings vs. 2019-20 projected earnings. A player like Rickie Fowler 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 2019-20 projected earnings compare to his 2018-19 earnings.
Improvement percentage (2018-19 earnings vs. 2019-20 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 2018-20 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)
• Conditional Status Players who Finished 126-150 on Points List (C)
• Non-Rookies from Korn Ferry Tour Finals (F)
• International Newcomers (I)
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| GOLFER | 2018-19 EVENTS | 2018-19 EARNINGS | 2019-20 PROJ. EARNINGS | IMPROVE% | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hagy — F | 13 | $14,555 | $925,000 | 6255.2% | A |
| Grayson Murray — F | 14 | $125,511 | $1,300,000 | 935.8% | A |
| Charl Schwartzel — E | 13 | $232,725 | $800,000 | 243.8% | A |
| Bubba Watson | 19 | $1,558,014 | $3,000,000 | 92.6% | A |
| Daniel Berger — C | 20 | $742,340 | $1,400,000 | 88.6% | A |
| Matt Wallace — I | 12 | $1,267,400 | $2,350,000 | 85.4% | A |
| Luke Donald — E | 12 | $285,630 | $500,000 | 75.1% | A |
| Andrew Landry | 25 | $887,405 | $1,500,000 | 69.0% | A |
| Aaron Wise | 21 | $1,052,507 |
Below are our Best Values for the 2019-20 PGA Tour season.
A player's grade is based solely on his value for 2019-20. The value compares 2018-19 earnings vs. 2019-20 projected earnings. A player like Rickie Fowler 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 2019-20 projected earnings compare to his 2018-19 earnings.
Improvement percentage (2018-19 earnings vs. 2019-20 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 2018-20 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)
• Conditional Status Players who Finished 126-150 on Points List (C)
• Non-Rookies from Korn Ferry Tour Finals (F)
• International Newcomers (I)
Click column headers to sort.
| GOLFER | 2018-19 EVENTS | 2018-19 EARNINGS | 2019-20 PROJ. EARNINGS | IMPROVE% | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hagy — F | 13 | $14,555 | $925,000 | 6255.2% | A |
| Grayson Murray — F | 14 | $125,511 | $1,300,000 | 935.8% | A |
| Charl Schwartzel — E | 13 | $232,725 | $800,000 | 243.8% | A |
| Bubba Watson | 19 | $1,558,014 | $3,000,000 | 92.6% | A |
| Daniel Berger — C | 20 | $742,340 | $1,400,000 | 88.6% | A |
| Matt Wallace — I | 12 | $1,267,400 | $2,350,000 | 85.4% | A |
| Luke Donald — E | 12 | $285,630 | $500,000 | 75.1% | A |
| Andrew Landry | 25 | $887,405 | $1,500,000 | 69.0% | A |
| Aaron Wise | 21 | $1,052,507 | $1,750,000 | 66.3% | A |
| Cameron Smith | 23 | $1,504,820 | $2,500,000 | 66.1% | A |
| Jordan Spieth | 23 | $2,124,192 | $3,500,000 | 64.8% | A |
| Alex Noren — C | 18 | $913,446 | $1,500,000 | 64.2% | A |
| Lucas Bjerregaard — I | 14 | $592,694 | $970,000 | 63.7% | A |
| Justin Thomas | 20 | $5,013,084 | $8,000,000 | 59.6% | A |
| Russell Henley | 25 | $1,133,773 | $1,800,000 | 58.8% | A |
| Cameron Davis — F | 25 | $477,467 | $750,000 | 57.1% | A |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 21 | $3,186,232 | $5,000,000 | 56.9% | A |
| Kyle Stanley | 25 | $1,117,604 | $1,750,000 | 56.6% | A |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick — I | 14 | $1,553,750 | $2,400,000 | 54.5% | A |
| Mackenzie Hughes | 25 | $1,022,081 | $1,500,000 | 46.8% | B |
| Chesson Hadley | 26 | $1,405,632 | $2,000,000 | 42.3% | B |
| Talor Gooch | 17 | $1,067,089 | $1,500,000 | 40.6% | B |
| Jason Day | 21 | $2,637,480 | $3,700,000 | 40.3% | B |
| Joaquin Niemann | 28 | $1,434,519 | $2,000,000 | 39.4% | B |
| Robert Streb — F | 28 | $796,525 | $1,100,000 | 38.1% | B |
| Hank Lebioda — F | 23 | $656,802 | $900,000 | 37.0% | B |
| Bill Haas — C | 23 | $730,806 | $1,000,000 | 36.8% | B |
| Henrik Stenson | 15 | $1,397,370 | $1,900,000 | 36.0% | B |
| Stewart Cink — E | 16 | $368,008 | $500,000 | 35.9% | B |
| Jason Dufner — C | 25 | $926,365 | $1,250,000 | 34.9% | B |
| Brian Harman | 29 | $1,342,778 | $1,800,000 | 34.1% | B |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 24 | $3,335,137 | $4,400,000 | 31.9% | B |
| Jon Rahm | 20 | $4,990,110 | $6,500,000 | 30.3% | B |
| Brendon Todd — F | 11 | $252,546 | $325,000 | 28.7% | B |
| Dustin Johnson | 19 | $5,534,619 | $7,000,000 | 26.5% | B |
| Byeong-Hun An | 22 | $1,990,033 | $2,500,000 | 25.6% | B |
| Patton Kizzire | 25 | $995,341 | $1,250,000 | 25.6% | B |
| Wyndham Clark | 27 | $1,278,721 | $1,600,000 | 25.1% | B |
| Anirban Lahiri — F | 23 | $419,620 | $525,000 | 25.1% | B |
| J.J. Spaun | 26 | $1,205,977 | $1,500,000 | 24.4% | C |
| Russell Knox | 22 | $1,132,825 | $1,400,000 | 23.6% | C |
| Billy Horschel | 26 | $2,187,249 | $2,700,000 | 23.4% | C |
| Sungjae Im | 35 | $2,851,134 | $3,500,000 | 22.8% | C |
| Harold Varner III | 26 | $1,553,149 | $1,900,000 | 22.3% | C |
| Tom Hoge — F | 32 | $573,464 | $700,000 | 22.1% | C |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 23 | $1,566,910 | $1,900,000 | 21.3% | C |
| Tony Finau | 25 | $4,344,380 | $5,200,000 | 19.7% | C |
| Zack Sucher — C | 10 | $753,782 | $900,000 | 19.4% | C |
| Jonas Blixt | 26 | $838,271 | $1,000,000 | 19.3% | C |
| Harris English — C | 28 | $628,922 | $750,000 | 19.3% | C |
| Abraham Ancer | 27 | $2,688,625 | $3,200,000 | 19.0% | C |
| Denny McCarthy | 28 | $925,156 | $1,100,000 | 18.9% | C |
| David Hearn — F | 18 | $397,677 | $470,000 | 18.2% | C |
| D.J. Trahan — F | 14 | $507,919 | $600,000 | 18.1% | C |
| Cameron Champ | 26 | $1,695,748 | $2,000,000 | 17.9% | C |
| Johnson Wagner — C | 19 | $597,792 | $700,000 | 17.1% | C |
| Patrick Reed | 25 | $3,593,844 | $4,200,000 | 16.9% | C |
| Josh Teater — C | 24 | $663,570 | $775,000 | 16.8% | C |
| Ryan Armour | 28 | $955,468 | $1,100,000 | 15.1% | C |
| Chris Kirk — E | 17 | $261,401 | $300,000 | 14.8% | C |
| Justin Rose | 17 | $4,358,849 | $5,000,000 | 14.7% | C |
| Patrick Rodgers | 18 | $1,046,838 | $1,200,000 | 14.6% | C |
| Si Woo Kim | 28 | $2,191,808 | $2,500,000 | 14.1% | C |
| Austin Cook — C | 23 | $837,788 | $950,000 | 13.4% | C |
| Sam Ryder | 23 | $1,060,735 | $1,200,000 | 13.1% | C |
| Shawn Stefani — C | 25 | $798,831 | $900,000 | 12.7% | C |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 17 | $1,517,396 | $1,700,000 | 12.0% | C |
| Nick Taylor | 28 | $892,663 | $1,000,000 | 12.0% | C |
| Jason Kokrak | 24 | $2,330,212 | $2,600,000 | 11.6% | C |
| Adam Schenk | 31 | $1,257,158 | $1,400,000 | 11.4% | C |
| Kramer Hickok — F | 26 | $494,424 | $550,000 | 11.2% | C |
| Kevin Na | 20 | $2,257,309 | $2,500,000 | 10.8% | C |
| Xander Schauffele | 21 | $5,609,456 | $6,200,000 | 10.5% | C |
| Bronson Burgoon — F | 20 | $814,673 | $900,000 | 10.5% | C |
| Kelly Kraft | 31 | $905,681 | $1,000,000 | 10.4% | C |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 19 | $2,539,183 | $2,800,000 | 10.3% | C |
| C.T. Pan | 25 | $2,362,399 | $2,600,000 | 10.1% | C |
| Charley Hoffman | 24 | $1,468,855 | $1,600,000 | 8.9% | D |
| Danny Willett | 19 | $1,286,737 | $1,400,000 | 8.8% | D |
| Emiliano Grillo | 23 | $1,752,114 | $1,900,000 | 8.4% | D |
| Beau Hossler — F | 27 | $645,795 | $700,000 | 8.4% | D |
| Keith Mitchell | 26 | $2,405,360 | $2,600,000 | 8.1% | D |
| Brice Garnett | 28 | $1,019,594 | $1,100,000 | 7.9% | D |
| Tyler Duncan — F | 29 | $595,502 | $640,000 | 7.5% | D |
| Sam Burns | 26 | $1,117,312 | $1,200,000 | 7.4% | D |
| Sepp Straka | 25 | $934,894 | $1,000,000 | 7.0% | D |
| Peter Uihlein — C | 29 | $842,991 | $900,000 | 6.8% | D |
| Phil Mickelson | 20 | $2,440,221 | $2,600,000 | 6.5% | D |
| Rickie Fowler | 20 | $3,945,810 | $4,200,000 | 6.4% | D |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 18 | $3,853,651 | $4,100,000 | 6.4% | D |
| Sergio Garcia | 15 | $1,793,027 | $1,900,000 | 6.0% | D |
| Ryan Blaum — C | 28 | $755,802 | $800,000 | 5.8% | D |
| Richy Werenski — F | 27 | $851,329 | $900,000 | 5.7% | D |
| Cameron Tringale | 21 | $1,049,106 | $1,100,000 | 4.9% | D |
| Dominic Bozzelli — C | 24 | $668,449 | $700,000 | 4.7% | D |
| Troy Merritt | 21 | $1,531,143 | $1,600,000 | 4.5% | D |
| Kevin Tway | 26 | $2,300,050 | $2,400,000 | 4.3% | D |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 20 | $1,630,073 | $1,700,000 | 4.3% | D |
| Martin Laird | 26 | $863,054 | $900,000 | 4.3% | D |
| Peter Malnati | 26 | $864,496 | $900,000 | 4.1% | D |
| Fabian Gomez — F | 20 | $433,027 | $450,000 | 3.9% | D |
| Roberto Castro — C | 22 | $674,250 | $700,000 | 3.8% | D |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | 19 | $1,926,935 | $2,000,000 | 3.8% | D |
| Jim Herman — C | 21 | $678,185 | $700,000 | 3.2% | D |
| Cameron Percy — F | 16 | $387,612 | $400,000 | 3.2% | D |
| Adam Hadwin | 24 | $2,039,012 | $2,100,000 | 3.0% | D |
| Joel Dahmen | 29 | $1,949,958 | $2,000,000 | 2.6% | D |
| Andrew Putnam | 23 | $2,439,137 | $2,500,000 | 2.5% | D |
| Scott Stallings | 26 | $1,080,451 | $1,100,000 | 1.8% | D |
| Wes Roach — C | 21 | $860,264 | $875,000 | 1.7% | D |
| Jimmy Walker — E | 22 | $590,437 | $600,000 | 1.6% | D |
| Paul Casey | 22 | $4,257,040 | $4,300,000 | 1.0% | D |
| Bud Cauley | 25 | $1,090,018 | $1,100,000 | 0.9% | D |
| Luke List | 22 | $1,391,408 | $1,400,000 | 0.6% | D |
| Scott Brown | 27 | $999,457 | $1,000,000 | 0.1% | D |
| Keegan Bradley | 25 | $1,902,797 | $1,900,000 | -0.1% | F |
| Zach Johnson — E | 19 | $603,160 | $600,000 | -0.5% | F |
| Aaron Baddeley | 18 | $904,982 | $900,000 | -0.6% | F |
| Nick Watney | 26 | $1,008,964 | $1,000,000 | -0.9% | F |
| Danny Lee | 27 | $1,524,126 | $1,500,000 | -1.6% | F |
| Brooks Koepka | 21 | $9,684,006 | $9,500,000 | -1.9% | F |
| Patrick Cantlay | 21 | $6,121,488 | $6,000,000 | -2.0% | F |
| Brian Gay | 28 | $1,029,440 | $1,000,000 | -2.9% | F |
| Seamus Power — C | 27 | $773,976 | $750,000 | -3.1% | F |
| Brandt Snedeker | 27 | $3,122,936 | $3,000,000 | -3.9% | F |
| Chez Reavie | 28 | $3,660,909 | $3,500,000 | -4.4% | F |
| Sebastian Munoz | 26 | $946,666 | $900,000 | -4.9% | F |
| Branden Grace | 22 | $1,373,185 | $1,300,000 | -5.3% | F |
| Kevin Streelman | 26 | $1,588,881 | $1,500,000 | -5.6% | F |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | 30 | $1,061,457 | $1,000,000 | -5.8% | F |
| Martin Trainer — C | 25 | $692,155 | $650,000 | -6.1% | F |
| Tiger Woods | 12 | $3,199,615 | $3,000,000 | -6.2% | F |
| J.B. Holmes | 25 | $2,147,065 | $2,000,000 | -6.8% | F |
| Carlos Ortiz | 28 | $1,073,962 | $1,000,000 | -6.9% | F |
| Adam Scott | 18 | $4,084,541 | $3,800,000 | -7.0% | F |
| Chris Stroud | 26 | $1,075,552 | $1,000,000 | -7.0% | F |
| Ryan Moore | 22 | $1,838,788 | $1,700,000 | -7.5% | F |
| Ted Potter, Jr. — C | 23 | $757,721 | $700,000 | -7.6% | F |
| Michael Thompson | 22 | $1,307,816 | $1,200,000 | -8.2% | F |
| Brian Stuard | 29 | $1,320,637 | $1,200,000 | -9.1% | F |
| Pat Perez | 21 | $1,103,241 | $1,000,000 | -9.4% | F |
| Rory McIlroy | 19 | $7,785,286 | $7,000,000 | -10.1% | F |
| Graeme McDowell | 20 | $1,671,523 | $1,500,000 | -10.3% | F |
| Webb Simpson | 21 | $4,690,572 | $4,200,000 | -10.5% | F |
| Francesco Molinari | 15 | $3,467,143 | $3,100,000 | -10.6% | F |
| Sung Kang | 27 | $2,801,650 | $2,500,000 | -10.8% | F |
| Roger Sloan | 27 | $1,015,661 | $900,000 | -11.4% | F |
| Ian Poulter | 18 | $2,162,306 | $1,900,000 | -12.1% | F |
| Matt Jones | 27 | $1,024,852 | $900,000 | -12.2% | F |
| Marc Leishman | 21 | $3,886,577 | $3,400,000 | -12.5% | F |
| Kevin Kisner | 25 | $3,489,144 | $3,000,000 | -14.0% | F |
| Corey Conners | 28 | $2,919,864 | $2,500,000 | -14.4% | F |
| Martin Kaymer — C | 14 | $877,761 | $750,000 | -14.6% | F |
| Matt Every | 16 | $1,413,149 | $1,200,000 | -15.1% | F |
| Charles Howell III | 27 | $3,039,049 | $2,500,000 | -17.7% | F |
| Scott Piercy | 24 | $2,679,915 | $2,200,000 | -17.9% | F |
| J.T. Poston | 29 | $2,461,215 | $2,000,000 | -18.7% | F |
| Rory Sabbatini | 26 | $2,382,298 | $1,900,000 | -20.2% | F |
| Adam Long | 27 | $1,648,007 | $1,300,000 | -21.1% | F |
| Shane Lowry | 14 | $3,490,098 | $2,700,000 | -22.6% | F |
| Ryan Palmer | 21 | $2,873,316 | $2,200,000 | -23.4% | F |
| Lucas Glover | 26 | $2,613,965 | $2,000,000 | -23.5% | F |
| Vaughn Taylor | 27 | $1,723,910 | $1,300,000 | -24.6% | F |
| Matt Kuchar | 22 | $6,294,690 | $4,600,000 | -26.9% | F |
| Max Homa | 25 | $2,063,606 | $1,500,000 | -27.3% | F |
| Nate Lashley | 21 | $2,030,287 | $1,400,000 | -31.0% | F |
| Gary Woodland | 24 | $5,690,965 | $3,800,000 | -33.2% | F |
| Jim Furyk | 21 | $2,669,938 | $1,700,000 | -36.3% | F |
| Dylan Frittelli | 24 | $1,576,974 | $1,000,000 | -36.6% | F |
This article appears in RotoWire's 2019-20 Fantasy Golf Draft Kit.
