Lexi Thompson: +300 at DraftKings
Lexi Thompson made her LPGA debut when fellow golfer Rose Zhang was probably still swinging a Nerf golf club at the age of eight. Like Zhang, Thompson was a phenom in her own right, becoming the youngest amateur at the time to qualify for the US Women's Open at just 12. She turned pro at 15 and 17 years, and almost $14 million in career earnings later, Thompson has made her mark in the world of golf.
While Zhang has the accuracy advantage, Thompson possesses game-changing power. The 29-year-old ranked 11th last season, averaging over 271 yards on her drives.
After 11 LPGA career wins, Thompson became one of just seven women to ever participate in a PGA event when she teed it up in last year's Shriners Children's Open. She shot 73 and 69 to narrowly miss the cut by a pair of strokes.
Thompson has experience playing against the boys, and you can bet she wants to avenge that missed PGA cut last year. She has the power to keep up on the eight longer holes and is just two years from ranking second in the LPGA in greens in regulation, so her irons game is nothing to discount.
Thompson has the game and motivation and will bring some edge to West Palm. At +300, the value is there for the taking.
