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2018-19 PGA TOUR full-membership fantasy rankings: 101-150
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NOTES: Age as of Oct. 4, 2018 | An asterisk beside a salary indicates a bargain.
| Rank | Player | Age | 2017-18 earnings | Status | Comment |
| 101 | Kelly Kraft | 29 | 1.496M* | Top 125. | He's recorded one runner-up finish and a third in each of the last two seasons. Also set career highs by four in both starts (31) and cuts made (16) in 2017-18. Learning curve activated. |
| 102 | Joel Dahmen | 30 | 1.476M | Top 80. | The cat in the hat! And a talent on the rise. In the center on the poster of the golfers who have capitalized on the promotional structure of the PGA TOUR. Did his thing in Canada in 2014 and lit fire this past July. |
| 103 | Stewart Cink | 45 | 1.887M | Top 80. | He's attributed the last two seasons to perspective borne from the experience of wife's battle with cancer. He's played more often, too. Can't expect those earnings again, but he does provide depth. |
| 104 | Brian Stuard | 35 | 1.089M | Top 125. | Priced right despite presenting little worry. The road warrior set career highs in starts (32) and cuts made (19) in 2017-18. The veteran ball-striker relies entirely on tee-to-green precision. There's room for that. |
| 105 | Grayson Murray | 25 | 1.056M | Top 125. | Back and shoulder injuries limited him to 22 starts, but he made noise for a few months. The long hitter has a fearless streak, so he's an intriguing wild card. Need to see him play regularly again, though. |
| 106 | Jhonattan Vegas | 34 | 1.137M* | Top 125. | You saw the regression coming. With success comes the opportunity to compete against the strongest competition. Credit to him for staying busy but investors need his irons to improve. |
| 107 | Charl Schwartzel | 34 | 1.710M | Top 125. | Established career high with 20 starts but set a career low with three top 25s. Always the box of chocolates in whom veteran draft leaguers leave to their opposition. Spot-start elsewhere. |
| 108 | Cameron Davis | 21 | 56K* | Rookie. Web Finals. | He won't last long on your board. Breezes through his rookie season on the Web and its Finals. Already announced intent to defend homeland Aussie Open in lieu of The RSM Classic. |
| 109 | Curtis Luck | 22 | 19K* | Web Finals. | Terrific putter from Australia. Capitalized on exemptions on the 2016-17 PGA TOUR after winning both the 2016 U.S. and Asia-Pacific Amateurs, so he doesn't qualify as a rookie. Gonna be a good one. |
| 110 | Danny Willett | 31 | 84K* | Multi-year. | Back and shoulder injuries slowed him considerably in 2017 and early this year, but he's renewed membership. The 2016 Masters champ is eligible for the other three majors through at least 2020. |
| 111 | Scott Stallings | 33 | 1.147M | Top 125. | Set career highs in starts (30) and cuts made (18) but still authored a predictable season. Gamers will take that baseline in his prime and hope for spikes that define his reputation. |
| 112 | Roberto Castro | 33 | -- | Web Finals. | He's developed the unusual pattern of following two trips to the TOUR Championship with two consecutive seasons of missing the Playoffs. Led the 2018 Web.com Tour in the all-around ranking. |
| 113 | Brandon Harkins | 32 | 1.148M | Top 125. | Proved why a hot start is so valuable as a rookie. Managed only one top 25 in his last 20 starts but seven top 25s in his first 10 laid the foundation. Long-hitting scorer but also a late bloomer. |
| 114 | Martin Laird | 35 | 1.017M | Top 125. | Presents as a bargain for salary gamers but doesn't play enough to warrant that endorsement. However, he never lets us down in the long-term. Count on multiple top 10s and even more top 25s. |
| 115 | J.T. Poston | 25 | 940K* | Top 125. | Rising from conditional status as a sophomore and into the Playoffs is more impressive than most realize. Moreover, now he has some thick skin to accompany the experience. Will go earlier than expected. |
| 116 | Anders Albertson | 25 | -- | Rookie. Web Finals. | One week older than his fellow Georgia Tech standout, Ollie Schniederjans. Albertson flourished on the 2018 Web, going 20-for-23 with a win among 11 top 20s. Led the circuit in scoring. |
| 117 | Harold Varner III | 28 | 1.223M | Top 125. | OK, so he's come on late in each of his last two seasons to eliminate doubt about keeping his card, but owners in pursuit had already set him free midseason. Gotta stick with his firepower, however. |
| 118 | Scott Brown | 35 | 1.076M | Top 125. | One of the most predictable in the long-term as any on the board. Will threaten 20 paydays and clear seven figures. Almost every full-season owner can make room for that. |
| 119 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 28 | 759K* | OWGR Top 50. | Non-member. The one-time PGA TOUR member (2013-14) has at least one top 10 on the circuit in every season since 2012. Superb for majors pools and spot starts. |
| 120 | Tom Hoge | 29 | 1.358M | Top 125. | Owns mix of dead-eye precision on approach and fearlessness with the putter, but struggles in piling up scoring opportunities to really shine. Gets first shot north of the reshuffle in five seasons. |
| 121 | Sean O'Hair | 36 | 1.104M | Top 125. | Flashed form in March and April but faded hard and matched a career low with just 22 starts. With four kids ranging 7-13 years of age, you can understand the challenge to balance work with life. |
| 122 | Richy Werenski | 26 | 1.081M | Top 125. | The former "Big Break" winner (2015) out of Georgia Tech is intriguing. With a pair of T2s in two seasons on TOUR, and both times late in the season to secure his card, his mettle has been tested. |
| 123 | Whee Kim | 26 | 1.920M | Top 80. | Nine of his career top 25s are top 10s and he's MC'd (51) almost as much as he's cashed (54), so beware the extended slumps. Fellow South Koreans Si Woo Kim and Sung Kang are similar, but at least they're busy. |
| 124 | Harris English | 29 | 799K | Top 125. | Whew. Finished 125th in the FedExCup. His putting is still solid, but he might benefit from a less-is-more approach. He's averaged almost 28 starts per season since his rookie campaign in 2012. |
| 125 | Troy Merritt | 32 | 1.326M | Top 125. | Equally as notable as his late win at Barbasol was that survived a career-high 17 cuts. Surgery to remove a blood clot in his left arm on Aug. 3 was disconcerting but he returned. Worth late consideration. |
| 126 | Ted Potter, Jr. | 34 | 1.976M | Top 70. | Magical comeback campaign for The Wizard, but his only top 10 was the win at Pebble Beach. He made 28 starts and will continue to appear in the invitationals, so there's little downside to a late call. |
| 127 | Brice Garnett | 35 | 1.466M | Top 70. | Great story of keeping the faith and doing work. Had been a cross of Tag Ridings and Michael Putnam until winning Corales. Now Garnett could be Scott Brown. |
| 128 | John Huh | 28 | 974K | Top 125. | Entering his eighth consecutive season without much worry of losing status. He's hit at least 28 starts in each of them, too. Quite simply, he's part of the fabric of well-built rosters in contention. No worries. |
| 129 | Cameron Champ | 23 | 11K* | Rookie. Web Finals. | Likely protected in some circles, he punctuated a torrid stretch with a win in Utah. Led the Web in distance off the tee and par-5 scoring, but also ranked fourth in GIR and second in scoring. |
| 130 | Bronson Burgoon | 31 | 1.179M | Top 80. | If he would make more cuts, he'd be attractive in all season-long formats. Instead, he's just 23-for-51 in two seasons. What's odd is that his overall record is in reverse proportion to his balanced metrics. |
| 131 | Hunter Mahan | 36 | 457K* | Web Finals. | Rejuvenated. Including the Finals, recorded two top 10s and another two top 25s in his last seven competitions. Presents as a calculated reach for well-built rosters. |
| 132 | Wesley Bryan | 28 | 498K* | Multi-year. | One of the most surprising fades of 2017-18 but fully exempt via 2017 RBC Heritage win. Climbed inside top 40 of the OWGR before the Sophomore Slump. Still one of the TOUR's best putters. |
| 133 | Jim Herman | 40 | 46K* | Major Medical. | Had surgery (on March 6) on both feet to alleviate pain from plantar fasciitis. Rehabbed on the Web.com Tour beginning in July. Given 18 starts to earn 364.515 FedExCup points. Age a non-factor. |
| 134 | Rory Sabbatini | 42 | 1.126M | Top 125. | Made 19 cuts in 2017-18, one shy of a career high. He's not the top-10 machine of yesteryear, but veteran moxie counts for something. |
| 135 | Nick Taylor | 30 | 899K | Top 125. | The one-time winner from Canada plays a ton, so insurance is baked in. Value has been in being able to figure it out in doses, but if you're not patient or you're in an aggressive league, he's not for you. |
| 136 | Hudson Swafford | 31 | 569K* | Multi-year. | Keep the faith in proven TOUR talent with a strong college pedigree and still short of the career peak. He's fully exempt via his 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge and projects to threaten 30 starts in 2018-19. |
| 137 | Sung Kang | 31 | 1.243M | Top 125. | Among the contingent that throws as much against the wall to see what sticks. It's worked but it's not for the faintest of fantasy hearts. Await the infrequent nod as a Sleeper in a given week. |
| 138 | Sam Saunders | 31 | 981K | Top 125. | Fifth straight season with status but it'll be his first north of the reshuffle. Plays aggressively and with a scorer's mentality – remind you of anyone? A repeat of 2017-18 is his floor. |
| 139 | Ryan Blaum | 34 | 980K | Top 125. | He's one of the best unknowns in the mainstream, but gamers appreciate his grinding. The former regular on the open-qualifier circuit is 2-for-2 in retaining his card. DFS flier on shorter courses. |
| 140 | Sam Ryder | 28 | 1.046M | Top 125. | It took almost the entire season for his putting to pay off ball-striking that ranked third. He was the only rookie inside the top 10 in the stat. Jury is still out until he logs another full season. |
| 141 | Tyler Duncan | 29 | 944K | Top 125. | The 2017-18 rookie showcased brilliant ball-striking in connecting 12 paydays over a three-month period. It paid off a season-opening T5 at Silverado. Unlikely to disappoint with similar expectations. |
| 142 | Satoshi Kodaira | 29 | 1.471M | Top 125. | Won at Harbour Town, a track with small greens that doesn't discriminate against poor putters. Banked 83 percent of his FedExCup points in the RBC Heritage. Limit to spot starts only. |
| 143 | Bill Haas | 36 | 638K* | Minor Medical. | It was a trying season after the fatal car crash in mid-February. Provided two starts to gather 135.793 FedExCup points. Just 24.471 points from conditional status. Will get sponsor exemptions, too. |
| 144 | Scott Langley | 29 | -- | Web Finals. | Veteran of four PGA TOUR seasons, he returns after two without status. The lefty set the tone with an early win en route to five top 10s in 2018. Already accurate off the tee, improved approach game. |
| 145 | Sebastian Muñoz | 25 | 17K* | Web Finals. | Back in the big leagues after finishing 153rd in the FedExCup as a rookie in 2016-17. Enjoyed a largely stress-free season on the Web in scattering six top 10s among 10 top 20s. Decent upside. |
| 146 | Luke Donald | 40 | 81K* | Major Medical. | Back pain thwarted first full season since wrist surgery in 2008. Given 15 starts to earn 335.891 FedExCup points. Planning European Tour return in October. An easy pick for salary gamers. |
| 147 | Adam Schenk | 26 | 474K | Web Finals. | His only TOUR top 10 was in the team event in NOLA, but he walked off the Finals with three of them, so the Purdue product enters the fall with some mojo. |
| 148 | Kevin Stadler | 38 | -- | Major Medical (carryover). | Out a third straight season, but surgery for a stress fracture in his palm in 2017 removed pain. Felt good enough to travel for KLM Open in September. Automatic throw-in for salary gamers with 26 starts. |
| 149 | Alex Cejka | 47 | 1.198M | Top 125. | Oft-injured, he still impresses enough to consider in the deepest leagues. At this point, however, he fits best in DFS when he's riding a heater. |
| 150 | Vaughn Taylor | 42 | 965K | Top 125. | Salvaged his contract year with a top 10 late in Reno. Auction leaguers shouldn't hesitate in the $1 buy at the end as he's made the most of his career second wind. Averaged 25 starts in each of the last three seasons. |