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Here’s the DK Slate at a glance As always, we have to ask about the elephant in the room, big Scottie:

Scottie Scheffler — $14,400 | 51.2% RST

• Proj: 129.49 | P95: 204.6 | P99: 253.0
• SACP: 201.1 (#1) | Tail Leverage: 28.59
• Take: The raw ceiling gap is massive—the next-best SACP is Matt Fitzpatrick at 125.1. Despite the high ownership, Scottie isn’t bad chalk. He is the primary spend-up anchor for Single Entry and small-field GPPs.

Upper-Tier Alternatives

Golfer	Salary	RST%	Proj	P95	P99	SACP
Matt Fitzpatrick	$9,300	23.7%	83.17	127.2	154.3	125.1
Ludvig Aberg	$9,700	13.7%	80.38	127.0	156.4	124.6
Cameron Young	$9,400	21.2%	83.60	126.4	152.5	124.3
Xander Schauffele	$9,900	11.2%	79.37	122.5	148.7	120.3
Russell Henley	$8,400	13.3%	77.83	120.2	146.5	118.0

• Primary Targets: Aberg and Schauffele. While Fitzpatrick and Young project slightly higher, Aberg brings the non-Scottie slate-high P99 (156.4) at half the ownership, and Xander offers elite leverage at just 11.2% RST.

Best Pure Separator: J.J. Spaun

J.J. Spaun — $7,600 | 3.8% RST

• Proj: 68.37 | P95: 107.9 | P99: 133.0
• SACP: 105.9 | Tail Leverage: 55.29 (#2 overall)
• Take: Highest SACP on the slate among players under 8% ownership. Upper-tail outcome matches far more popular golfers at a fraction of the field usage.

Best Value & Core Play: Ben Griffin

Ben Griffin — $6,900 | 5.3% RST

• Proj: 69.43 | Value: 10.06 | P95: 106.9 | P99: 130.1
• SACP: 105.1 | Tail Leverage: 46.37
• Take: #1 overall combined GPP profile. Provides the necessary salary relief to comfortably fit Scottie Scheffler without sacrificing ceiling.

$6K Range Priorities

1. Ben Griffin ($6,900 / 5.3%) — Best overall blend of production, value, and leverage.
2. Justin Rose ($6,800 / 7.0%) — 68.95 Proj, 130.8 P99; outstanding ceiling for the price.
3. Alex Noren ($6,900 / 5.9%) — 123.7 P99 with strong leverage metrics.
4. Eric Cole ($6,300 / 7.8%) — 10.20 Value rating and 121.4 P99.
5. Akshay Bhatia ($6,300 / 6.4%) — solid 120.7 P99 ceiling.
6. Aaron Rai ($6,400 / 3.7%) — #3 in Tail Leverage; major ownership discount.
7. Sepp Straka ($6,000 / 4.5%) — Viable bottom-dollar tournament punt.

Note on Nico Echavarria ($6,100 / 2.3%): Leads the slate in Tail Leverage strictly due to sub-3% ownership, but his 90.8 SACP makes him an aggressive separator rather than a core value play.

Chalk to Caution

• Si Woo Kim ($9,100 / 26.8%) — 112.4 SACP is solid, but high ownership drags his Tail Leverage down to 22.05 (vs. Xander’s 36.51 or Spaun’s 55.29).
• Jacob Bridgeman ($6,800 / 19.8%) & Sahith Theegala ($6,100 / 15.2%) — Overowned relative to lower-owned options with identical ceiling profiles in the same price tier.

Single-Entry / Small-Field Core Pool

Aggressive Leverage: Alex Noren / Aaron Rai / Nico Echavarria

Ceiling Anchor: Scottie Scheffler

Upper-Tier Target: Ludvig Aberg / Xander Schauffele

Midrange Separator: J.J. Spaun

Primary Value: Ben Griffin

Secondary Value: Justin Rose