© Provided by CBS Sports Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy have been regulars in PGA DFS lineups for years, but daily fantasy golf players will have to decide whether they can be trusted when they set their PGA DFS picks for the 2021 Masters, which tees off Thursday, April 8. Johnson, who's the highest priced player on both DraftKings and FanDuel, shattered records en route to his first green jacket in 2020, recording the lowest score (20-under) in Masters history. However, Johnson enters the Masters 2021 having finished 28th or worse in his last three starts on the PGA Tour.
McIlroy, who is $10,200 on DraftKings and $11,400 on FanDuel, has finished in the top 10 in six of his last seven starts at Augusta National. Can those household names be relied on for your 2021 Masters DFS picks? Or is it time to fade them in favor of players with a significantly lower price tag? Before you enter any PGA DFS tournaments or cash games for the 2021 Masters Tournament, you'll want to see the top PGA DFS picks and daily fantasy golf advice from SportsLine's Mike McClure.
McClure is a DFS pro with nearly $2 million in career winnings, and he's been red-hot on his PGA Tour picks this season. McClure is also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every tournament 10,000 times, taking factors like statistical trends, past results and current form into account. This allows him to find the best PGA DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only over at SportsLine. They're a must-see for any PGA DFS player.
At the Honda Classic in March, McClure listed Denny McCarthy among his top PGA DFS picks. The result: McCarthy secured a third-place finish, returning tournament-winning value at an extremely affordable price. Anybody who had him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable weekend.
In addition, McClure's model is up nearly $10,000 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament. This is the same model that has nailed a whopping six majors entering the weekend, including Patrick Reed's historic victory at Augusta National in 2018. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now, McClure has set his sights on the 2021 Masters Tournament and revealed his optimal PGA DFS advice, strategy and player pool. Head to SportsLine now to see his top daily fantasy golf picks for the 2021 Masters.
Top 2021 Masters PGA DFS picks
One of McClure's top PGA DFS picks for the Masters 2021: Corey Conners at $6,900 on DraftKings and $8,900 on FanDuel. Conners ranks in the top 15 in a number of important statistical categories, which will help return plenty of value for your Masters DFS lineups. He entered the month of April ranked 11th in driving accuracy percentage (.695), 13th in greens in regulation percentage (.713) and 12th in strokes gained tee to green (1.243). Conners is a complete steal at this price point, and McClure recommends you lock him into your PGA DFS lineups and look for a big return at Augusta National.
McClure's optimal PGA DFS strategy also includes rostering Collin Morikawa at $9,600 on DraftKings and $11,000 on FanDuel. Morikawa broke through for his first major championship in 2020 when he rallied to win the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park.
The fourth-ranked player in the world, Morikawa already has four PGA Tour victories under his belt. He failed to break 70 in his first start at Augusta National last November, but he's been playing extremely well this year, winning the WGC-Workday Championship while also securing top-10 finishes at the Sentry Tournament of Champions and Sony Open. He also ranks in the top 10 in driving accuracy percentage, greens in regulation percentage, strokes gained approaching the green and birdie average. Morikawa has all the tools needed to make a deep run at Augusta National, making him a prime choice for 2021 Masters PGA DFS lineups.
How to set 2021 Masters PGA DFS lineups
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who's primed to play extremely well at Augusta, giving you a huge return on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel. Picks like these could be the difference between winning your PGA DFS contests or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is here.
So what are the top PGA DFS picks for the 2021 Masters? And which undervalued golfer is a must-roster? Visit SportsLine now to see the complete player pool for FanDuel and DraftKings, all from the expert who's made nearly $2 million in daily Fantasy sports, to find out.