PGA Optimizer

Lineup optimizer

Six golfers under a $50,000 cap with no positional requirements — the entire constraint set for a PGA lineup. Edit any cell, add your own players, and solve. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

The rows above are worked examples, not today’s salaries. Paste in the real board and your own projections to get a lineup you can use. The solver is exact: for a roster this size it returns the true optimum rather than a greedy approximation.

A cleaner constraint problem

No positional requirements means the solver only has two constraints: six players, and a salary cap. Compared with an NFL lineup carrying nine slots and eligibility rules, the search space is trivial and solutions are instant.

Cut probability has to be supplied

A naive optimizer maximises projected points and will happily fill a lineup with high-ceiling players who each carry a 45% chance of missing the cut. The expected value looks strong; the probability of the whole lineup surviving to Sunday is poor.

Any golf optimizer worth using takes cut probability as a separate input and lets you set a floor across the six selections.

Common questions

How many golfers does a PGA optimizer select?

Six, with no positional constraints — the only limits are roster size and salary cap.

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