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Biltmore Championship Asheville
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove
Asheville, North Carolina
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| Host Course | The Cliffs at Walnut Cove |
| Yards (per official scorecard): | 7,249. |
| Par: | 71 (35-36). |
| Greens: | Bent/Poa annua; 5,200 square feet. |
| Stimpmeter: | 12 feet. |
| Rough: | Kentucky Bluegrass at SIX INCHES. |
| Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play | 75/7/7 |
| Architect(s): | Jack Nicklaus (2005). |
| Defending Champion (event): | Inaugural event. |
| Multiple Champion (event) Entered: | |
| Course Record: | |
| Fact of the Week: | First of eight FedExCup Fall events. |
Notes:
- Field of 132 players.
- 2 of the top 50 OWGR entered.
- $5 million – $900k winner plus 500 FedExCup Fall points.
Recent Winners
2026 Season Winners
| Event | Winner |
| The Sentry | No Event |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Chris Gotterup |
| The American Express | Scottie Scheffler |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Justin Rose |
| WM Phoenix Open | Chris Gotterup (2) |
| AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | Collin Morikawa |
| Cognizant Classic | Nico Echavarria |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Akshay Bhatia |
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Cameron Young |
| Valspar Championship | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| Houston Open | Gary Woodland |
| Valero Texas Open | J.J. Spaun |
| Masters Tournament | Rory McIlroy |
| RBC Heritage | Matt Fitzpatrick (2) |
| Zurich Classic | Matt Fitzpatrick (3); Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Cadillac Championship | Cameron Young (2) |
| Truist Championship | Kristoffer Reitan (first-time winner) |
| 108th PGA Championship | Aaron Rai |
| THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Wyndham Clark |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | Russell Henley |
| Memorial Tournament | JT Poston |
| RBC Canadian Open | Bud Cauley (first-time winner) |
| United States Open | Wyndham Clark |
| Travelers Championship | Viktor Hovland |
| John Deere Classic | Chris Gotterup (3) |
| Genesis Scottish Open | Tom Kim |
| The 154th Open Championship | Ryan Fox |
| 3M Open | Jackson Koivun (first-time winner) |
| Rocket Classic | Michael Thorbjornsen (first-time winner) |
| Wyndham Championship | Michael Brennan |
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Scottie Scheffler (2) |
| BMW Championship | Wyndham Clark (2) |
| TOUR Championship | Scottie Scheffler (3) |
2025 Season Winners
| Event | Winner |
| The Sentry | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Nick Taylor |
| The American Express | Sepp Straka |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Harris English |
| AT&T Pebble Beach | Rory McIlroy |
| WM Phoenix Open | Thomas Detry (LIV) |
| The Genesis Invitational | Ludvig Aberg |
| Mexico Open at Vidanta | Brian Campbell (first time) |
| Cognizant Classic | Joe Highsmith (first time) |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Russell Henley |
| Puerto Rico Open | Karl Vilips (first time) |
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Rory McIlroy |
| Valspar Championship | Viktor Hovland |
| Texas Children’s Houston Open | Min Woo Lee (first time) |
| Valero Texas Open | Brian Harman |
| 88th Masters Tournament | Rory McIlroy (career grand slam) |
| RBC Heritage | Justin Thomas |
| Zurich Classic | Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (first-time winners) |
| THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Scottie Scheffler |
| Truist Championship | Sepp Straka (2) |
| Mrytle Beach One Flight | Ryan Fox |
| 106th PGA Championship | Scottie Scheffler (2) |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | Ben Griffin (2) |
| The 50th Memorial Tournament | Scottie Scheffler (3) |
| RBC Canadian Open | Ryan Fox (2) |
| 124th United States Open | J.J. Spaun |
| Travelers Championship | Keegan Bradley |
| Rocket Mortgage Classic | Aldrich Potgieter (first time) |
| John Deere Classic | Brian Campbell (2) |
| Genesis Scottish Open | Chris Gotterup |
| ISCO Championship | William Mouw (first time) |
| 152nd Open Championship | Scottie Scheffler (4) |
| Barracuda Championship | Ryan Gerard (first time) |
| 3M Open | Kurt Kitayama |
| Wyndham Championship | Cameron Young (first time) |
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Justin Rose |
| BMW Championship | Scottie Scheffler (5) |
| The TOUR Championship | Tommy Fleetwood (first time) |
| FedEx Cup Fall | |
| Procore Championship | Scottie Scheffler (6) |
| Sanderson Farms Championship | Steven Fisk (first time) |
| Black Desert Championship | Michael Brennan (first time) |
| Baycurrent Championship | Xander Schauffele |
| World Wide Technology Champ | Ben Griffin (3) |
| Butterfield Bermuda Champ | Adam Schenk (first time) |
| The RSM Classic | Sami Valimaki (first time) |
DraftKings Markets & Parlays
The FedExCup Fall begins in the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina at the Biltmore Championship Asheville. The first of eight events to wrap up 2026 offers players ample chances to improve their final standing and earn guaranteed starts on the PGA Tour in 2027. DraftKings Sportsbook provides angles across multiple markets within each tournament to increase your chances of selecting winners outside of the event champion. Let’s dig in!
Outright Winner – J.T. Poston (+3200)
The Western Carolina alum and Hickory, NC, native is a member at The Cliffs of Walnut Cove, the host of the first of eight FedExCup Fall events. The Jack Nicklaus design may invoke memories of Old Greenwood’s Mountain course at Lake Tahoe, where two of the last three winners, Ryan Gerard (Chapel Hill) and Akshay Bhatia (Raleigh), both have ties to North Carolina. Poston has one win this season, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club, another Jack Nicklaus design. Steady throughout the bag, Poston arrives after earning T24 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship and T22 at the BMW Championship to wrap up his 2026.
Top 5 – Jackson Koivun +270
I am a believer. Over the last three years, the pressure and spotlight have been directly on “the next biggest thing” in golf. He earned status on Tour through the PGA Tour University Accelerated in 2025 but waited until 2026 make the leap to the professional ranks. Turning pro after the U.S. Open in June, he defeated Scottie Scheffler by three shots in late July to win the 3M Open for his first win on Tour in just his third start as a professional. Last week, he earned his way on to the Presidents Cup team. Oh, and he’s 21. Fade him at your own risk.
Top 10 Longshot (including ties) – Kristoffer Ventura +420
The 31-year-old Norwegian missed the weekend in 11 of his first 13 starts of 2026 but has recovered nicely after the 4th of July. Earning T5 at the ISCO Championship began a run of five consecutive events cashing a check, including three paydays of T15 or better, including another T5 at the Rocket Classic. During his run, he produced 14 rounds of 20 at 68 or better. His worst round during this streak is 72, three times. Let’s gamble.
Same Game Parlay – Top 20 (including ties): Ben James, Ben Kohles (+540), and Davis Thompson
I am leaning on a bit of recency and regional bias. James, a graduate of the University of Virginia, opened with 62 and closed with 61 at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro in his last start. Hitting the podium in third place, he earned his second top-five payday in his last four starts (T4, Corales Puntacana Championship). Kohles, another University of Virginia graduate, is shopping for his 13th consecutive payday across the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour this summer. In his previous 12 outings, he’s cashed T29 or better 11 times and lifted the trophy at the BMW Charity Pro-Am in South Carolina on the KFT. Thompson completes the trio and enters the week smoldering. His last three events of the 2026 regular season included T7 at the 3M Open followed by T8 at the Rocket Classic and T14 at the Wyndham Championship. On a brand-new layout, I am backing the most recent form to produce.
Top 40 (including ties) Longshot – Tyler Watts (+148)
This time last year, he was entering his freshman season at the University of Tennessee, but he had time to make the cut at the Procore Championship on his PGA Tour debut. Playing the Sanderson Farms Championship three weeks later, he picked up his second weekend tee time in as many PGA Tour events. The 2025 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion added the 2026 Northeast Amateur to his trophy cabinet, reinforcing his class and pedigree. The No. 2-ranked amateur in the world was also a member of the 2026 Walker Cup team that was on the losing side at Lahinch on the first weekend of September. Time for a fresh restart.
Top South American – Nico Echavarria (+186)
While Emiliano Grillo (+176) is the favorite in the six-man group, I am backing the newly minted Presidents Cup Captain’s pick. Before Captain Ogilvy made his selections, the Colombian, a three-time winner on Tour, planted the seed with a T12 result at the Wyndham Championship followed by another T12 in the first round of the FedExCup Playoffs in Memphis. The other four players in the group are truly outsiders, so I will pile on the Colombian and his quest to prove his Captain right!
Longshot Group C Winner – Blades Brown (+355)
Currently ranked No. 11 on the KFT points list with three events remaining, Brown is almost guaranteed a spot on the PGA Tour in 2027. A victory this week in North Carolina would confirm his place. Bouncing back and forth between Tours this summer, he earned paydays of T18 or better in six of eight PGA Tour events this year when he has made the cut. Unlike the other four PGA Tour members in this group who have not played competitive golf in weeks, Brown returned to action last week in Nashville (T49) and knocked off any rust that accumulated during the three-week break.
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