Cadillac Championship Preview: Picks, Key Stats & Players to Watch

Trump National Doral – The Blue Monster

Par: 72

Yardage: 7,739

Greens: Bermuda 

 

Key Stats 

• Strokes Gained: Off the Tee – emphasis on long drivers
• Strokes Gained: Approach 
• Bogey Avoidance
• Strokes Gained: Putting – bermuda 

 

The PGA Tour returns to the Blue Monster for the first time in 10 years for our 5th signature event of the season. Some big names are absent from the field this week, but it still should be an amazing event on a course we haven’t seen in some time as we head towards the PGA Championship in a few weeks. 

 

Min Woo Lee

 

For the first time in his PGA career, Min Woo Lee is consistently playing good golf week in week out and that’s noteworthy. We have always seen the ceiling, but the consistency has lacked and I no longer have that fear when placing him in a lineup or betting him to win. He ranks near the top of my model this week and should comp extremely well for Doral – especially given how well he played at Bay Hill earlier this season finishing inside the top 10. 

 

Adam Scott

 

Course history is not at the top of my importance list here given how long it’s been since the Tour was last here – but Scott has that on his side this week along with strong overall form this season. We’ve written him up a few times already since January, and he has made every cut in events he’s tee’d it up in since. He’s one of the longest hitters in this field, and that fits the mold of exactly what I’m looking for here on top of his quality approach play. He ranks top-five in my model in approach over the last 40 rounds and I’m banking on him to once again play well and compete on the weekend. He has a volatile putter, and if it heats up he has a path to a victory on Sunday. 

 

Akshay Bhatia

 

Bhatia has also been featured in my blogs previously, and this tournament sets up nicely for him. For starters, Bay Hill might be the best thing we have for a comp course in the current PGA Tour rotation and Bhatia was victorious in his start there earlier this season. He has always played well in Florida and given how dominant his putting has been this season, it’s really hard for me to get him not to pop in my model. Overall, I don’t think his DFS price or betting odds reflect his form this season and he’s my number one pick to win this week.