PGA Championship: Fantasy Expert Picks

What: PGA Championship
When: August 10^th -€” 13^th
Where: Quail Hollow Club
2016 Winner: Jimmy Walker (-14)
Purse: $10MM (Winner - $1.8MM)

Course: Quail Hollow. Designed by George Cobb in 1959, this 7,442 yard par 72 course will play host to the 99^th PGA Championship. It has since gone renovations by Arnold Palmer and Tom Fazio in 1997 and 2003. Known best for the "Green Mile" which are the 16^th, 17^th and 18^th holes challenge golfers closing out their rounds, this course recently underwent some renovations from Tom Fazio again extending some of the opening holes. Going the distance will be key for golfers this weekend.

A Golfer.
Rory McIlroy. 4th in OWGR. Two time winner at the Wells Fargo Championship which is held at Quail Hollow and fresh off a 5^th place finish at the World Championship: Bridgestone Invitational.

B Golfers:
Hideki Matsuyama. Finished 11^th at Wells Fargo Championship Last year and 20^th in 2015, his major record this year is 11^th, 2^nd and 14^th so he should be on track for a top 15 finish at the PGA Championship where he finished 4th last year. He's 22^nd in driving distance this year.

Paul Casey. His last 9 tournaments have yielded seven top 15 finishes. He finished 10^th at the PGA Championship last year and is currently 9^th on the tour in strokes gained tee to green. He's 63^rd in driving distance this year.

C Golfer.
Brian Harman. His last 5 tournaments have been up and down with two top 10 finishes, a 35^th place, 50^th place and missed cut. He missed the cut at the PGA Championship two years ago but he did finish 35^th at Quail Hollow last year in the Wells Fargo Championship. His putter will guide him as he's 7^th on the tour in strokes gained putting. He finished 2^nd at the US Open earlier this year.

Dark Horse:
David Lingmerth. Top 30 finishes in 6 of his last 7 tournaments, David finished 17^th at Quail Hollow last year.  Additionally he was 22^nd at the PGA Championship last year. His only major event this year was the US Open where he finished 22^nd.

Current Stats on picks so far this season:
A Golfers: Avg finish 45th (33^rd percentile)
B Golfers: Avg finish: 52^nd (38th percentile)
C Golfers: Avg finish: 52^nd (39th percentile)
Sleepers: Avg finish 47th (35th percentile)
2017 average 137 golfers per tournament.