It's a time for the up-and-coming players to shine in a PGA Tour event rapidly rising in status when the Corales Puntacana Championship tees off Thursday at Puntacana Resort and Club in the Dominican Republic. Before setting your Fantasy golf lineups or betting this tournament, you MUST see data scientist Rick Gehman's power rankings.

With his expansive database of golf statistics, course data and betting odds, Gehman creates advanced models and back-tests them constantly. These models have produced 11 outright winners in the past year -- including 30-1 Webb Simpson at the 2020 RBC Heritage -- plus a $10,000 DraftKings win at The Masters.

At the Tour Championship to close the regular season, Gehman didn't hesitate on Dustin Johnson, putting him at the top of his Fantasy rankings. The result? Johnson went 11 under over the four rounds at East Lake to win by three strokes and take home the $15 million prize. It was Johnson's second win in four weeks as he went 56 under par over those events and finished no lower than a tie for second.  

Before the BMW Championship the previous week, he was sold on both Johnson and Jon Rahm, and the two staged an epic duel that ended with Rahm draining a 66-foot putt to win in a playoff. And to prove the expert's uncanny accuracy, at this year's WGC-Mexico Championship, four of Gehman's top six golfers finished tied for sixth or better! 

Now, Gehman has ranked the 30 players for this week's Corales Puntacana Championship. We can tell you he is excited about the prospects of Will Zalatoris, a player he listed in his rankings last week before the Korn Ferry Tour star went out and tied for sixth at the U.S. Open! On the other hand, he is fading Corey Conners, who is listed as a co-favorite at several sportsbooks. Gehman knows this event could come down to a putting contest, and Conners is a great ball-striker who has a lot of trouble on the green.  

Strikingly, Gehman is very high on a long shot he calls the most undervalued player in the field. This former college standout has five top-30 finishes in his past nine Tour starts and could be primed for his first victory. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before betting this tournament or entering any Fantasy golf lineups.

Who wins the Corales Puntacana Championship? Which long shot should you be all over? ... Join SportsLine now to get Rick Gehman's Fantasy golf power rankings for the Puntacana Championship, all from the data scientist whose models have produced 11 outright winners in the past year!