Bryan's Best Ball Strategy -- 12/30 Update
- Bryan
- Dec 30, 2025
- 3 min read
Robert MacIntyre ADP 17.9Â - Since he has committed to the American Express, I have been hammering him in a ton of drafts. I may have missed out on ADP but you can definitely adapt on the fly if you like him as much as I do in light of this news. He is also going to play at RBC.
Taylor Pendrith ADP 18.7 - Pendrith got booted from the Masters qualification via top 50 OWGR by year’s end. He will have to play a lot of golf to make up for it. I am seeing scenarios where you get a TON of starts early on from him. He will also play RBC at the end of the contest.
JT Poston ADP 25.7 - JT is in the signature events but is not in the Masters. I expect him to play a ton early in the year to get into the majors if at all possible. He is a slow riser, but I still love it at this pick. He is the perfect type of status where I can see him double duty at the signature events but will stoop down to the lesser events if he needs to improve rankings.
Michael Brennan ADP 33.6 - he is still too cheap here at ADP. Young kid where I can see him playing a ton early. Combine that with his birdie abilities on easy courses from previous tour stops and an elite OTT skill already, he should feast at birdie fests as he tries to elevate his status as a player into the big purse events. I see no reason he does not play Sony, Amex, AND Farmers potentially. I also can see him playing Cog.
Denny McCarthy ADP 39.8 - If JT Poston is too rich for your blood, Denny is still right there. I don’t see that his ADP is changing much. He is a great value that should put his foot on the gas to get to the Masters early on. He plays the John Deere most years, so I am putting him in that tournament which is a massive bonus.
Sami Valimaki ADP 44.3 - he is still being massively disrespected. He plays a ton of the non-elevated events and has an extremely high ceiling in his good weeks. This is a great play on a team where you’ve loaded up on signature status guys. I view him as a guy with elite talent that will fill a roster spot as a warm body at the lesser events with proven winning upside on multiple tours.
Tom Kim ADP 65.2
Max Homa ADP 56.9
Billy Horschel ADP 58.5
Byeong Hun An ADP 67.2
Going to group this quartet the island of misfit toys. None of them are in the signature events. All of them have shown a ceiling in the past and I am not ready to give up on them at these ADPs. In teams I have loaded up with siggy guys early, I like taking one of these guys late. Horschel is the one I trust the most to grind his butt off early and has the most winning upside.
Rickie Fowler ADP 55.9
Thomas Detry ADP 70.4
Jhonatton Vegas ADP 71.3
Lucas Glover ADP 66.1
Daniel Berger ADP 68.5
Tom Hoge ADP 68.4
The second island of misfit toys. The difference on this one is that their status is similar to Denny and Poston where they are in signature events, but they do not have status at the majors. If you believe in these guys as try-hards (some I do and some I do not), then they should be continuing to grind to get into the majors with the signature status. They are all almost free so it allows you to take advantage of the mid rounds to get guys like Sami, Thor, Rico H, etc.
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Jordan Spieth ADP 16.9
Adam Scott ADP 69.4
Why I have included these two together? I can see them feasting on some of those sweet, sweet Sponsor’s Exemptions for Signature events. They are both viable picks with Spieth climbing quite fast. We may have missed the boat there but I think depending on the roster I may continue to add (been getting him in the third personally). Scott has similar advantages and may receive some special treatment so he is good with me on the right team at the end of the draft.