$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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The last two events played at Bellerive were the 2018 PGA Championship and the 2008 BMW Championship (Camilo Villegas).
Notes:
Field of 50 players. The top 30 players in the FedExCup points standings will advance to the TOUR Championship next week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
19 of the top 20 OWGR are entered.
$20 million – $3.6 million to the winner plus 750 FedEx Cup points.
Recent Winners – BMW Championship
Italics – not entered this week.
Year
Winner
Notes
2025
Scottie Scheffler
Won the second event at Caves Valley by two shots over Robert MacIntyre.
2024
Keegan Bradley
Finished one stroke better than Sam Burns, Ludvig Aberg, and Adam Scott at Castle Pines outside Denver.
2023
Viktor Hovland
Knocked off Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick on his way to winning the FedExCup the following week.
2022
Patrick Cantlay
Became the first and only player to successfully defend the championship in the FedExCup era.
2021
Patrick Cantlay
Set the tournament scoring record of 27-under-par at Caves Valley. Won in a playoff over DeChambeau.
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)
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)
One and Done – Spotter’s Game
Whatever.
Event
Selection
Place
Earnings
Sony Open in Hawaii
Robert MacIntyre
T4
409,500
The American Express
Ben Griffin
T24
81,420
Farmers Insurance
Jason Day
T38
41,760
WM Phoenix Open
Sahith Theegala
T18
122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach
Patrick Cantlay
T14
342,500
The Genesis Invitational
Tommy Fleetwood
T7
603,200
Cognizant Classic
Daniel Berger
T32
54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Scottie Scheffler
T24
157,000
THE PLAYERS
Shane Lowry
mc
0
Valspar Championship
Jacob Bridgeman
T14
161,525
Houston Open
Chris Gotterup
T6
322,987
Valero Texas Open
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
T14
159,250
Masters
Jon Rahm
T38
101,250
RBC Heritage
Russell Henley
T30
142,750
Zurich Classic
Alex Fitzpatrick
WIN
1,375,000
Cadillac Championship
Gary Woodland
T38
72,182
Truist Championship
Rory McIlroy
T19
242,100
108th PGA Championship
Bryson DeChambeau
MC
0
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Si Woo Kim
2nd
1,122,700
Charles Schwab
J.J. Spaun
T3
322,987
Memorial Tournament
Jordan Spieth
MC
0
RBC Canadian Open
Zach Bauchou
MC
0
United States Open
Xander Schauffele
T11
405,862
Travelers Championship
Brian Harman
T24
154,500
John Deere Classic
JT Poston
T51
21,358
Genesis Scottish Open
Matt Fitzpatrick
T3
431,887
The Open Championship
Tyrrell Hatton
T69
40,800
3M Open
Pierceson Coody
MC
0
Rocket Classic
Hideki Matsuyama
T5
370,000
Wyndham Championship
Ryan Gerard
MC
0
FedEx St. Jude Champ
Justin Thomas
Last WEEK – FedEx St. Jude Championship
I should have taken my own advice in this column
From last week (copied, pasted):
The Choice: Justin Thomas
The SMART play is probably Burns (T3) on his preferred surface, or Clark (T5) for his boom/bust upside.
I am way past the “smart” point of the proceedings…
After all his close calls this season, Burns is a tough laydown, and Aberg (T7) is not too far behind. As usual, I default to my upbringing, Horses for Courses, and will ride with the 2020 winner on this track of the WGC-BI. Burns or Aberg will be the choice next week, unless Hovland (T19) pops back into one of his ridiculous heaters.
Thomas (T47),who has not won since 2025 Harbour Town, currently resides at No. 38 and needs a big finish this week or next to force his way into the Top 30. The 16-time winner shouldn’t have any scar tissue to worry about if he is in the fight on Sunday afternoon in Memphis.
For those of you with Matsuyama (T7) in the stable, time to get the saddle on!
This Week – BMW Championship
Last week, I listed five players for Memphis.
Four of them hit T7 or better.
One of them was T47.
The hottest player (non-winners division): Burns, Matsuyama, Aberg, or Schauffele.
The hottest player (Scottie Scheffler division): Scottie Scheffler
The Pick: Wyndham Clark
DraftKings Markets & Parlays
The BMW Championship is the second of three legs in the FedExCup Playoffs. The defending champion, Scottie Scheffler, sent a loud and clear message last week announcing his intention to add another FedExCup championship to his mantle. Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis provides four more rounds to book a final place inside the top 30 for those on the outside looking in to qualify for the TOUR Championship in Atlanta next week. DraftKings Sportsbook has plenty of markets to get involved.
Winner Without Scottie Scheffler – Ludvig Aberg (+1375) or Kurt Kitayama (+3700)
Let’s try this again! Scheffler, who ran away from the field on Sunday to win by eight shots last week in Memphis, left solo second place to Si Woo Kim. If you believe, as I do, that Scheffler has found top gear and will not be looking back, there are a couple of plays I like in this market.
Of the top choices, many will turn to Sam Burns, but I am backing Aberg. Posting three rounds in the 60s last week, only a third-round 74 knocked him out of contention. The extra yardage on the scorecard fits his precise long-iron game perfectly, and not many make more birdies (6th Birdie Average).
Kitayama, a two-time TOUR winner like Aberg, can also give it a ride. He ranks 31st in Strokes-Gained: Off the Tee and 10th in SG: Approach the Green, two excellent metrics to sort out on an unfamiliar Bellerive Country Club layout. Racking up Greens in Regulation is his calling card. Paying them off with a marginal putter is why this number is where it is. The good news is that he ranks 31st in Bogey Avoidance. Live to fight another day!
Top 5 (including ties) – Sam Burns (+280)
He will be one of the few players disappointed in the weather forecast this week. The normally insufferable summer heat in St. Louis shifts to temperatures in the 80s. The winds from the north will blow out the stagnant, thick, river air. Since the birth of his daughter BEFORE The Open Championship, the new dad has been playing with house money. His arrival at Royal Birkdale was last-minute and he ended up leading after 54 holes, nearly winning the event (T3). Returning to the States, he shot 62 in Round 3 in Memphis to earn a spot in the final group with his buddy, Scheffler. Finishing T3, he cashed a check in the top 3 in three of his last four starts on TOUR. The aggressive play would be to play him in the “Without Scheffler” market. I can live in this space.
Outside Looking in Long Shot – Top 10 (including ties) – Rickie Fowler (+295)
I had a nice hit in this space last week with Sungjae Im (+495) in Memphis, and I am running it back this week with No. 30. The six-time winner, who last won in 2023 in Detroit, is being chased by 20 guys looking to take his 30th and final ticket for Atlanta. Fowler, like the rest of the field this week, has already qualified for the Signature Events in 2027. Booking his place in the top 30 would qualify him and the 29 others for every major event next season. His sixth top-10 payday of the season would result in a winning ticket and would be his fifth from a Signature or FedExCup Playoff event. He enters the week with a round of 66 or better in five consecutive events.
The Ladder – Top 20 (including ties), Top 30 (including ties), and Top 40 (including ties): Same Game Parlay – Xander Schauffele, Si Woo Kim, and Nico Echavarria (+131)
Let’s try this one again!
To have this exercise pay PLUS money, I needed one of the longer shots in the Top 40 category. Nico Echavarria, ranked 42nd of 50 players this week, is the man for the job. The winner at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches earlier this season, he arrives at the Par-70, 7,448-yard layout fresh off a T12 payday last week in Memphis, preceded by another T12 paycheck at the Wyndham Championship the week before. There is plenty of heat in this threesome, and the guy pulling up the rear is not dead weight!
Schauffele is on a run of T18-2nd-T7 in his last three on TOUR, and Kim, the winner of the B Flight last week in Memphis, is having the best season of his career, 11 top-10 paydays, even without a victory. He racked up three of those 11 paydays in his last four starts. I only need T30 or better this week.
Winning Score O/U 261.5 – Over (-154)
According to the great Rob Bolton, 17 players who teed it up at the 2018 PGA Championship are returning to Bellerive Country Club. All 18 greens have been regressed and rebuilt since the best players in the world have visited, so any course knowledge on the putting surfaces is out the window. Over the years, the BMW Championship has produced winning totals of 27-under (Patrick Cantlay – Caves Valley 2022) to 4-under (Jon Rahm – Olympia Fields 2020). The last four years, including return visits to Caves Valley (Scottie Scheffler -15) and Olympia Fields (Viktor Hovland -17), have not produced a winning total better than 18-under. With blustery conditions in the forecast, plus the modifications made after a major championship, I will play OVER the posted total.
60; Kurt Kitayama (Round 3, 2025), Adam Svensson (Round 1, 2025).
72 Hole Tournament Record (course):
24-under 260; Lee Hodges (2023).
Fact of the Week:
No repeats and no multiples.
Notes:
Field of 144 players.
Only eight players of the OWGR Top 50 entered.
Top 65 and ties play the weekend.
$8.8 million purse – $1.584 million winner plus 500 FedEx Cup points.
Recent Winners – 3M Open
Italics – not entered this week.
Year
Winner
Notes
2025
Kurt Kitayama (-23)
Circled 32 birdies, T3 most in ANY PGA TOUR event, to win by a shot over Sam Stevens.
2024
Jhonattan Vegas (-17)
Despite a triple bogey, he held off Max Greyserman by a shot.
2023
Lee Hodges (-24)
Set the tournament scoring record and margin of victory record. First TOUR win.
2022
Tony Finau (-17)
Won by three shots to hit the podium for the second time in three years.
2021
Cameron Champ (-15)
Held off Vegas and two others by two shots to earn his third win on TOUR.
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
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)
One and Done – Spotter’s Game
Whatever.
Event
Selection
Place
Earnings
Sony Open in Hawaii
Robert MacIntyre
T4
409,500
The American Express
Ben Griffin
T24
81,420
Farmers Insurance
Jason Day
T38
41,760
WM Phoenix Open
Sahith Theegala
T18
122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach
Patrick Cantlay
T14
342,500
The Genesis Invitational
Tommy Fleetwood
T7
603,200
Cognizant Classic
Daniel Berger
T32
54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Scottie Scheffler
T24
157,000
THE PLAYERS
Shane Lowry
mc
0
Valspar Championship
Jacob Bridgeman
T14
161,525
Houston Open
Chris Gotterup
T6
322,987
Valero Texas Open
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
T14
159,250
Masters
Jon Rahm
T38
101,250
RBC Heritage
Russell Henley
T30
142,750
Zurich Classic
Alex Fitzpatrick
WIN
1,375,000
Cadillac Championship
Gary Woodland
T38
72,182
Truist Championship
Rory McIlroy
T19
242,100
108th PGA Championship
Bryson DeChambeau
MC
0
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Si Woo Kim
2nd
1,122,700
Charles Schwab
J.J. Spaun
T3
322,987
Memorial Tournament
Jordan Spieth
MC
0
RBC Canadian Open
Zach Bauchou
MC
0
United States Open
Xander Schauffele
T11
405,862
Travelers Championship
Brian Harman
T24
154,500
John Deere Classic
JT Poston
T51
21,358
Genesis Scottish Open
Matt Fitzpatrick
T3
431,887
The Open Championship
Tyrrell Hatton
T69
40,800
Last WEEK – The Open Championship
The Choice: Tyrrell Hatton – TWhoCares
This has run its course. There is nothing better than picking guys who contend, but when you don’t, jeeeeeez.
The Englishman was 3-under heading into the weekend with a real shout.
He closed 74-74.
So much for “saving” LIVtreads.
Whatever.
This Week – 3M Open
Heat? Course Horse? Combo platter?
Put it on a Post-It note and move on.
If you’re trailing, I am riding with a high-risk/high-reward player like Finau or Emiliano Grillo. Or get crazy and put your money on one of the young studs.
If you’re leading, I have no problem hooking to Matsuyama and his 28 consecutive cuts made streak or course horse Kurt Kitayama, who enters the week on 11 in a row.
The highest winning score since 2010 is 17-under-par.
Notes:
Field of 144 players.
8 of the top 50 OWGR.
Top 65 and ties play the weekend.
$8.8 million – $1.54 million – 500 FedExCup Points
Recent Winners – John Deere Classic
Italics – not entered this week.
Year
Winner
Notes
2025
Brian Campbell (-18)
Defeated Emiliano Grillo in a playoff to win for the second time on TOUR. Grillo now owns two second-place finishes at TPC Deere Run.
2024
Davis Thompson (-28)
Set the tournament scoring record in his first victory on TOUR.
2023
Sepp Straka (-21)
Held off Brendon Todd and Alex Smalley by two shots.
2022
J.T. Poston (-21)
Cruised to a three-shot win over Grillo and Christiaan Bezuidenhout.
2021
Lucas Glover (-19)
Won by two shots at age 41, the second-oldest winner since Steve Stricker (44) won three straight from 2009-2011.
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
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)
One and Done – Spotter’s Game
Whatever.
Event
Selection
Place
Earnings
Sony Open in Hawaii
Robert MacIntyre
T4
409,500
The American Express
Ben Griffin
T24
81,420
Farmers Insurance
Jason Day
T38
41,760
WM Phoenix Open
Sahith Theegala
T18
122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach
Patrick Cantlay
T14
342,500
The Genesis Invitational
Tommy Fleetwood
T7
603,200
Cognizant Classic
Daniel Berger
T32
54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Scottie Scheffler
T24
157,000
THE PLAYERS
Shane Lowry
mc
0
Valspar Championship
Jacob Bridgeman
T14
161,525
Houston Open
Chris Gotterup
T6
322,987
Valero Texas Open
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
T14
159,250
Masters
Jon Rahm
T38
101,250
RBC Heritage
Russell Henley
T30
142,750
Zurich Classic
Alex Fitzpatrick
WIN
1,375,000
Cadillac Championship
Gary Woodland
T38
72,182
Truist Championship
Rory McIlroy
T19
242,100
108th PGA Championship
Bryson DeChambeau
MC
0
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Si Woo Kim
2nd
1,122,700
Charles Schwab
J.J. Spaun
T3
322,987
Memorial Tournament
Jordan Spieth
MC
0
RBC Canadian Open
Zach Bauchou
MC
0
United States Open
Xander Schauffele
T11
405,862
Travelers Championship
Brian Harman
T25
154,500
Last WEEK – Travelers Championship
THE CHOICE: Brian Harman – T24
After posting 70 in Round 2, he followed with 63 on Saturday to spark FALSE HOPE. He closed with 38 on Sunday and posted his worst finish since T35 in 2017. He broke a streak of seven consecutive top-10 paydays when making the cut.
Mad?
Me?
Nah.
This Week – John Deere Classic
The Choice: J.T. Poston
I am loading up on the former champ with
Whatever.
I have no problem with Jackson Koivun, Tom Kim, or Ben Griffin, if available haha.
My next level would be Davis Thompson, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, or Jordan Spieth.
Scottie Scheffler (+600): I don’t think it’s a surprise that he’s drifting away from his opening number. With the career Grand Slam front and center for the first time, plus his admitted lack of reps in environments like Southampton, I’d wade into the top 10 market but there’s no value. Live betting is probably the only angle here.
Rory McIlroy (+1100): 80-70 in 2018, his third consecutive MC at a U.S. Open. His streak of six straight top 10s was busted last year with T19. I won’t and can’t fade him.
Jon Rahm (+1200): He’s my Fantasy Captain and has the game for the most difficult conditions.
Matt Fitzpatrick (+1800): The tougher, the better, and already a proven winner on a U.S. Open setup.
Tommy Fleetwood (+1800): He won’t have the same crowd support as he will at Royal Birkdale. It might not matter.
Xander Schauffele (+1800): His track record at this event and in major championships is stellar. All aboard.
Cameron Young (+2200): Like Fleetwood, yet to win a major, but has all the tools. His best finish in a major championship was second place in 2022 at The Open Championship.
Ludvig Aberg (+2200): I don’t have enough evidence of his success in windy conditions. Superb young player and ball-striker.
Sam Burns (+3000): Make or break this week. Super putting doesn’t wipe out average scrambling and approach play.
Longer shots who deserve notice: English, Matsuyama, Koepka (if healthy), Min Woo Lee, Alex Noren, and Gary Woodland.
NOW PLAYING:
Host Course
Shinnecock Hills
Yards (per official scorecard):
7,440 yards.
Par:
70 (35-35).
Greens:
Poa annua; 8,800 square feet.
Stimpmeter:
Championship Speed.
Rough:
Chewings fescue; 5 inches.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play
155/1/1
Architect(s):
William Flynn (1931); Coore & Crenshaw (2016).
Defending Champion (event):
Brooks Koepka (+1) successfully defended his 2017 title here in 2018.
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:
Koepka (2017-18); Bryson DeChambeau (2020; 2024).
Course Record (latest):
63; Tommy Fleetwood (Round 4, 2018).
72 Hole Tournament Record (course):
276 (-4); Retief Goosen (2004).
Fact of the Week:
In four U.S. Opens since 1986, only four players have broken par over 72 holes.
Notes:
Field of 156 players.
49 of the top 50 OWGR.
Top 60 and ties play the weekend.
$22 million – $4.5 million – 750 FedExCup Points
Recent Winners – U.S. Open
Italics – not entered this week.
Year
Winner
Notes
2025
J.J. Spaun
Defeated Robert MacIntyre at Oakmont by two shots to win his first major championship
2024
Bryson DeChambeau
Held off Rory McIlroy at Pinehurst No. 2 by one shot to win his second U.S. Open in five years.
2023
Wyndham Clark
Earned his first major championship at LACC. Defeated McIlroy by a shot
2022
Matt Fitzpatrick
Earned his first major championship at The Country Club; Defeated Scheffler by a shot.
2021
Jon Rahm
Birdied the final hole at Torrey Pines to win his first major championship.
2020
Bryson DeChambeau
Dismantled the field at Winged Foot and won by six. Only six players were within 9 shots of his final total of 6-under.
2019
Gary Woodland
The winner at Pebble Beach is the last champion to post all four rounds in the 60s.
2018
Brooks Koepka
Outlasted a 63 on Sunday by one shot to knock off Tommy Fleetwood at Shinnecock Hills
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)
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)
One and Done – Spotter’s Game
Whatever.
Event
Selection
Place
Earnings
Sony Open in Hawaii
Robert MacIntyre
T4
409,500
The American Express
Ben Griffin
T24
81,420
Farmers Insurance
Jason Day
T38
41,760
WM Phoenix Open
Sahith Theegala
T18
122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach
Patrick Cantlay
T14
342,500
The Genesis Invitational
Tommy Fleetwood
T7
603,200
Cognizant Classic
Daniel Berger
T32
54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Scottie Scheffler
T24
157,000
THE PLAYERS
Shane Lowry
mc
0
Valspar Championship
Jacob Bridgeman
T14
161,525
Houston Open
Chris Gotterup
T6
322,987
Valero Texas Open
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
T14
159,250
Masters
Jon Rahm
T38
101,250
RBC Heritage
Russell Henley
T30
142,750
Zurich Classic
Alex Fitzpatrick
WIN
1,375,000
Cadillac Championship
Gary Woodland
T38
72,182
Truist Championship
Rory McIlroy
T19
242,100
108th PGA Championship
Bryson DeChambeau
MC
0
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Si Woo Kim
2nd
1,122,700
Charles Schwab
J.J. Spaun
T3
322,987
Memorial Tournament
Jordan Spieth
MC
0
RBC Canadian Open
Zach Bauchou
MC
0
Last WEEK – RBC Canadian Open
Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns, or Nick Taylor.
Flip a three-headed Canadian coin to find your answer.
I would hate to endorse one and ruin your chances!
THE CHOICE: Zach Bauchou – MC
There, you’re welcome!
Everyone I listed last week was disappointing.
I surrender.
This Week – U.S. Open
The Choice: Xander Schauffele
I’ve been on the record for a while that he was going in this week.
You can always save him for next week or East Lake if you’re not down with his T9-T7 majors record from 2026.
Or his 9-9 at the U.S. Open.
Whatever. This is one of SIX remaining events with a $20 million or better prize pool, and THREE do not have a cut. I think you need to work backwards from The TOUR Championship. Also, this is the penultimate event for the LIV guys (The Open). I would hate to realize Rahm, Hatton, or Reed was left on the bench.
Ryan Fox (-18) defeated Sam Burns in a playoff in the inaugural event at TPC Osprey Valley.
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:
Jhonattan Vegas (2016-17) at Glen Abbey.
Course Record (latest):
61; Thorbjorn Olesen (2025).
72 Hole Tournament Record (course):
262 (-18); Ryah Fox and Sam Burns (2025). First event at TPC Osprey Valley.
Fact of the Week:
Second consecutive season playing the second-longest running PGA TOUR event (non-major) at TPC Osprey Valley.
Notes:
Field of 147 players.
14 of the top 50 OWGR; 17 of the top 50 FedExCup Points.
Top 65 and ties play the weekend.
$9.8 million – $1.764 million – 500 FedExCup Points
Recent Winners – RBC Canadian Open
Italics – not entered this week.
Year
Winner
Notes
2025
Ryan Fox (-18)
Defeated Sam Burns in a four-hole playoff to win for the second time in 2025.
2024
Robert MacIntyre
Earned his first PGA TOUR victory at Hamilton Golf & CC.
2023
Nick Taylor
Holed a 72-foot eagle putt in a playoff to become the first Canadian winner since 1954 (Pat Fletcher).
2022
Rory McIlroy
After two years without an event (COVID-19); McIlroy successfully defended his 2019 championship at St George’s Golf & CC.
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
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)
One and Done – Spotter’s Game
Whatever.
Event
Selection
Place
Earnings
Sony Open in Hawaii
Robert MacIntyre
T4
409,500
The American Express
Ben Griffin
T24
81,420
Farmers Insurance
Jason Day
T38
41,760
WM Phoenix Open
Sahith Theegala
T18
122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach
Patrick Cantlay
T14
342,500
The Genesis Invitational
Tommy Fleetwood
T7
603,200
Cognizant Classic
Daniel Berger
T32
54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Scottie Scheffler
T24
157,000
THE PLAYERS
Shane Lowry
mc
0
Valspar Championship
Jacob Bridgeman
T14
161,525
Houston Open
Chris Gotterup
T6
322,987
Valero Texas Open
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
T14
159,250
Masters
Jon Rahm
T38
101,250
RBC Heritage
Russell Henley
T30
142,750
Zurich Classic
Alex Fitzpatrick
WIN
1,375,000
Cadillac Championship
Gary Woodland
T38
72,182
Truist Championship
Rory McIlroy
T19
242,100
108th PGA Championship
Bryson DeChambeau
MC
0
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Si Woo Kim
2nd
1,122,700
Charles Schwab
J.J. Spaun
T3
322,987
Memorial Tournament
Jordan Spieth
MC
0
Last WEEK – Memorial Tournament
The Pick – Jordan Spieth – MC
A second round 79 after posting 1-under on Thursday was very SPIETHIAN.
And very GLASSIAN in OAD.
No money at THE PLAYERS, PGA Championship, or Jack’s Place.
What a stupid I am.
This Week – RBC Canadian Open
Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns, or Nick Taylor.
Flip a three-headed Canadian coin to find your answer.
I would hate to endorse one and ruin your chances!
THE CHOICE: Zach Bauchou
There, you’re welcome!
DraftKings Prop Bets for the RBC Canadian Open
Winners Without Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark, and Sam Burns
The first edition at TPC Osprey Valley, a Par-70 layout playing 7,389 yards, featured a shoot-out with 18-under-par 262 necessary to qualify for a playoff. The top 35 players signed for just four rounds over 70 for the week, and each round of the tournament featured a score of 63 OR BETTER!
Eliminating the four players above knocks out the three top finishers from the Memorial last week (Clark -3rd, Fleetwood and Burns, T4) and the only three-time winner on the PGA TOUR this season in Matt Fitzpatrick.
Kristoffer Reitan (+2150) made his name on the DP World Tour in 2025 with three victories. After an unsurprisingly slow start to his PGA TOUR season, he has been electric after the calendar turned to April. The Norwegian has not missed the cut in his last seven events and picked up his first victory on TOUR at the Truist Championship, a Signature Event. He arrives 40 miles outside Toronto after playing his final 54 holes at the Memorial Tournament in 11-under-par for T6, including 65 during the marathon Sunday final round. Strong off the tee, his power will put him in premium positions to attack flags and rack up birdies. On a course where there is very little trouble off the fairways and surrounding the larger-than-average greens, he can press SEND all week.
I will add the other finisher at Memorial who shared sixth place, Alex Fitzpatrick (+3400), to this play. Also a winner on TOUR in 2026, the Englishman won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with his brother, listed above, and has not looked back. After his breakthrough win, he shared ninth at the Cadillac Championship before earning a solo fourth place at the Truist Championship. Playing his sixth event of the season, his only finish OUTSIDE OF THE TOP 10 was T75 at the PGA Championship.
My long shot is Aldrich Potgieter (+6800). The South African won the 2025 Rocket Classic at a similar parkland-style course with few hazards last summer. Quietly, he has picked off paydays in his last four and five of his last six, including for at T35 or better. He leads the TOUR in Driving Distance, however you measure it, and sits in the middle of the pack in GIR. Knowing he will have the freedom to fire away off the tee should pique his interest, but he will need his putter to pass through customs!
Top 10 (including ties) – Same Game Parlay – (+700)
Red-hot Wyndham Clark arrives after closing with 60 to win THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson and a solo third at a more demanding Memorial Tournament last week. His only finish outside T21 in his previous six events was an MC at the PGA Championship. This week, he returns to TPC Osprey Valley, where he made 20 birdies in 2025 but finished T59. I am pairing him with the 2025 playoff runner-up, Sam Burns. Making his fifth trip to Canada, he owns three top-10 paydays regardless of the course used for the national open. On a run of eight consecutive weekends, his next step is getting it over the finish line. He closed with 62 last year and circled 22 birdies and one eagle for the week. He would be on my short list for First Round Leader (depending on tee times, morning preference) as well!
Canadian Power Play – Top 20 (including ties) – Same Game Parlay (+750)
At the 2023 RBC Canadian Open at Oakdale Golf & CC, Nick Taylor became the first Canadian winner since 1954 when he sank THAT EAGLE PUTT to knock out Fleetwood in a playoff. Now a five-time winner on TOUR, he returns for his second go-around at TPC Osprey Valley and will attempt to improve on four rounds in the 60s and a T13 payday. He enters the week making the cut in seven consecutive events and has opened with a round in the 60s in his last five. I am pairing him with Taylor Pendrith, another GIR machine who cashed T27 here in 2025. The Richmond Hill, Ontario, native has not produced a top 20 result since the first event of the season, T6 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. The inspiration of his home open should be the tonic to kick him into gear. He has not missed the cut in his last five events on TOUR. Now it’s time to finish!
Whoa, Canada! Top 20 (including ties) – Same Game Parlay (+1400)
I have listed the veterans above; now it is time to get in on the new generation of PGA TOUR players from The Great White North. Sudarshan Yellamaraju and A.J. Ewart, both under 30, have forced their way into the conversation in their national open. In a perfect world, I would prefer this in a Top 40 market, but let’s gamble! Yellamaraju, 24, plays from Mississauga, Canada, and cashed 13 times in his previous 16 starts. Balanced throughout his bag, he doesn’t have a problem giving it a knock off the tee (21st Driving Distance) or making birdies (18th; 4.25 per round). Ewart, who is 27, cashed T19 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson and T17 the next week at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He’s hot! Making the cut 10 times in 14 events, eight of his paydays are T30 or better. Remember, at DraftKings, you can mix and match old and new, or whatever you would like!
Kentucky Bluegrass, Ryegrass, and fescue at 4 inches and growing.
Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play
68/13/13.
Architect(s):
Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead (1974); Jack Nicklaus (2020).
Defending Champion (event):
Scottie Scheffler (-10).
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:
Scheffler (2024-25); Patrick Cantlay (2021, 2019).
Course Record (latest):
61; John Huston (1996)
72 Hole Tournament Record:
268; Tom Lehman (1994).
Fact of the Week:
Hideki Matsuyama (2014) is the only player to win this event on debut (minus the first edition in 1976).
Notes:
Field of 72 players.
18 of the top 20 OWGR.
Top FIFTY and ties play the weekend.
$20 million – $4 million – 700 FedExCup Points
Recent Winners – Memorial Tournament
Italics – not entered this week.
Year
Winner
Notes
2025
Scottie Scheffler (-10)
Became the first player since Tiger Woods to successfully defend. Won by four (Ben Griffin).
2024
Scottie Scheffler (-8)
Defeated Collin Morikawa (not entered) by a shot.
2023
Viktor Hovland (-7)*
Needed a playoff to beat Denny McCarthy. Scheffler missed the playoff by a shot.
2022
Billy Horschel (-13)
Won by four shots to become the oldest winner (35) in the last eight events. All the other winners in their 20s.
2021
Patrick Cantlay (-13)
Knocked out Morikawa in a playoff to win for the second time.
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
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)
One and Done – Spotter’s Game
Whatever.
Event
Selection
Place
Earnings
Sony Open in Hawaii
Robert MacIntyre
T4
409,500
The American Express
Ben Griffin
T24
81,420
Farmers Insurance
Jason Day
T38
41,760
WM Phoenix Open
Sahith Theegala
T18
122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach
Patrick Cantlay
T14
342,500
The Genesis Invitational
Tommy Fleetwood
T7
603,200
Cognizant Classic
Daniel Berger
T32
54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Scottie Scheffler
T24
157,000
THE PLAYERS
Shane Lowry
mc
0
Valspar Championship
Jacob Bridgeman
T14
161,525
Houston Open
Chris Gotterup
T6
322,987
Valero Texas Open
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
T14
159,250
Masters
Jon Rahm
T38
101,250
RBC Heritage
Russell Henley
T30
142,750
Zurich Classic
Alex Fitzpatrick
WIN
1,375,000
Cadillac Championship
Gary Woodland
T38
72,182
Truist Championship
Rory McIlroy
T19
242,100
108th PGA Championship
Bryson DeChambeau
MC
0
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Si Woo Kim
2nd
1,122,700
Charles Schwab
J.J. Spaun
T3
322,987
Last WEEK – Charles Schwab Challenge
The Pick – J.J. Spaun – T3
He had an excellent week hitting it while fighting the putter. Back-to-back podium finishes and I’m still going nowhere. Sad!
This Week – Memorial Tournament
The Pick – Jordan Spieth
This time of year, I start glancing at the calendar to see what is left.
After this week, you will get the U.S. Open, Travelers, Scottish, The Open and two FedExCup Playoff events. Plus, you gotta save somebody for The TOUR Championship, right?
Others to consider if you are chasing:
$4 million first place = It’s biggest winner’s check left, you know what to do.
The Memorial Tournament, played annually at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village Golf Club outside Columbus, Ohio, is the seventh of eight Signature Events in the 2026 season. It is the final Signature Event featuring a 36-hole cut. There are multiple markets to attack the field of 72 players at DraftKings Sportsbook. Let’s dive in!
Winners Without Scottie Scheffler
Scheffler won his opening tournament of the season, The American Express, but has not won in 10 subsequent starts. He returns to Muirfield Village as the two-time defending champion who has been beaten by a total of FOUR PLAYERS in his previous four events outside the Ohio capital city. If there is an event where the No. 1 player in the OWGR is going to find his way back to the winner’s circle, this may be the place. I’m buying insurance this week!
Ben Griffin (+3200) navigated a long, arduous Trump National Doral for a podium finish (solo third) to end April. Defending his championship last week at the Charles Schwab Challenge, he produced four rounds in the 60s, including 65 on Sunday to hit the podium (T3) again. Making his fourth start at Muirfield Village, he was the 18 and 36-hole leader in 2025 and played in the final group with Scheffler on Sunday before cashing solo second, four shots back.
Alex Smalley (+4800) made his first bogey of the week at Colonial on his 38th hole. He added just three more and cashed T3, his fourth top-10 payday in his previous five starts on TOUR. He was co-runner-up at the PGA Championship at Aronimink three weeks ago. Quietly ranked 11th in Strokes Gained: Total, his full bag and recent form makes him a perfect outsider this week in a field containing 18 of the 20 players in the OWGR.
Top 10 (including ties) – Same Game Parlay – (+650)
Russell Henley (+150) and Patrick Cantlay (+196)
Henley arrives smoldering after circling birdies on his final three holes to force, then win, a playoff Sunday at the Charles Schwab Challenge. In the 2025 event, he posted two-under 286 to share fifth and cash inside the top 30 for the third consecutive season at Muirfield Village. In April at the Masters, he picked up his first podium of the season, sharing third place.
Cantlay is one of two multiple winners in the field this week. The champion in 2021 and 2019 shared third in 2022 and was the 54-hole leader in 2018 before he cashed T4. Only Scheffler, Tiger Woods, and Jon Rahm (not eligible) have better career scoring averages at Muirfield Village.
Top 20 (including ties) – Same Game Parlay – (+480)
Scottie Scheffler (-850), Jordan Spieth (+124), and Sam Burns (+126)
Spieth enters Ohio on a run of 12 consecutive cuts made on TOUR, including four of his last six T19 or better. At Muirfield Village, the “Augusta of the North”, he qualified for the weekend 11 times in 13 attempts and signed for T19 or better a whopping nine times. His last three visits resulted in T7-MC-T5. He owns a career scoring average of 71.40.
Making his seventh start, Burns produced the best three results in his previous three visits. In 2023, his even-par total was good enough for T16. He shared 15th place in 2024 on two-over. Last year, a second-round 65 tied for the lowest round of the week and helped to reach T12. He enters the week on seven consecutive cuts made, all T38 or better, and his previous top 10 was T7 at the Masters.
Top 30 – Familiar Territory – Same Game Parlay – (+400)
Veterans Si Woo Kim (-255), Shane Lowry (-102), and Adam Scott (-125) all have plenty of weekend experience at Muirfield Village. Kim owns nine paydays from 10 starts, including a current run of eight in a row. During his current run, seven results have paid T31 or better. The Korean was the 36 and 54-hole leader at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson before finishing third in his previous start on TOUR. Lowry has five consecutive cuts made with results T32 or better in four of his last five. Scott is also streaking with 11 weekends and counting, including a pair of top-10 paydays in his last five visits. He also cashed in 15 of 16 career visits. Before missing the weekend at the PGA Championship, the Australian rattled off four consecutive paydays of T24 or better. Lowry’s current form isn’t as bright, but he has played every weekend on his own ball since falling short at THE PLAYERS.
The Ladder – Top 5, Top 10, Top 20 (all including ties) – Same Game Parlay – (+2000)
Scottie Scheffler (-150) lost to FOUR PLAYERS at this event in his last four tournaments. That’s the list. Half of the list is not in the field this week. The two-time defending champion cashed solo third in 2023 and solo third in 2021.
Akshay Bhatia (+455) missed the weekend on his 2023 debut but earned T22 money the following season and cashed T16 in 2025 with an 80 on the card. The three-time winner on TOUR already knocked out a Signature Event win at a very demanding Arnold Palmer Invitational in March. He flashed 67-65 to open at the Charles Schwab Challenge last week before fading to T28.
Rickie Fowler (+116) racked up three consecutive top-10 paydays before fading on the weekend at Aronimink to T60. He missed the cut last week at Colonial Country Club, but six of his previous nine paydays at the Memorial are T14 or better, including T7-MC-T9 over the last three years.
Perry Maxwell & John Bredemus (1936); Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner (2023 summer).
Defending Champion (event):
Ben Griffin.
Multiple Champion(s) Entered:
None.
Course Record (latest):
61; Kevin Na (not eligible), 2018.
72 Hole Tournament Record:
259 (-21); Zach Johnson, 2010.
Fact of the Week:
Sergio Garcia is the last player to win this event on debut.
Notes:
Field of 132 players.
15 players from the OWGR Top 50 entered.
Top 65 and ties play the weekend.
$9.9 million – $1,782,000 – 500 FedExCup Points
Recent Winners – THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Italics – not entered this week.
Year
Winner
Notes
2025
Ben Griffin (-12)
Co-led after 36 and 54 holes; Won by one stroke over Matti Schmid (not entered).
2024
Davis Riley (-14)
Won by five shots to win for the second time on TOUR. First event after Hanse’s renovation.
2023
Emiliano Grillo (-8)
Defeated Adam Schenk in a playoff in the final event before the renovation.
2022
Sam Burns (-9)
Defeated Scottie Scheffler in a playoff.
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 Echavarría
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
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)
One and Done – Spotter’s Game
Whatever.
Event
Selection
Place
Earnings
Sony Open in Hawaii
Robert MacIntyre
T4
409,500
The American Express
Ben Griffin
T24
81,420
Farmers Insurance
Jason Day
T38
41,760
WM Phoenix Open
Sahith Theegala
T18
122,720
AT&T Pebble Beach
Patrick Cantlay
T14
342,500
The Genesis Invitational
Tommy Fleetwood
T7
603,200
Cognizant Classic
Daniel Berger
T32
54,816
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Scottie Scheffler
T24
157,000
THE PLAYERS
Shane Lowry
mc
0
Valspar Championship
Jacob Bridgeman
T14
161,525
Houston Open
Chris Gotterup
T6
322,987
Valero Texas Open
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
T14
159,250
Masters
Jon Rahm
T38
101,250
RBC Heritage
Russell Henley
T30
142,750
Zurich Classic
Alex Fitzpatrick
WIN
1,375,000
Cadillac Championship
Gary Woodland
T38
72,182
Truist Championship
Rory McIlroy
T19
242,100
108th PGA Championship
Bryson DeChambeau
MC
0
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Si Woo Kim
2nd
1,122,700
Last WEEK – THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
The Pick – Si Woo Kim (Solo 2nd)
I would have EASILY settled for a three-shot lead heading into Sunday, 33 birdies, and a final round 65 before the week started.
Little did I know that Wyndham Clark would be five shots better.
This Week – Charles Schwab Challenge
The Pick – J.J. Spaun
Right, he’s not in my lineup at PGATOUR.COM Fantasy Golf, but he fits what I have left and what I need to leave. He’s not going to win the U.S. Open back-to-back, right? RIGHT?!?!?! While putting is important here, I’ll take my chances with a guy who can keep it in play off the tee and pepper greens in regulation.
I was saving this spot for Jordan Spieth, but he’s a DNS this week.
Bummer.
Spaun was trending nicely (T24, T14, T5) after missing the cut at the Masters. He also missed at Aronimink. This isn’t a major, so let’s ride!
Others to consider, if you are chasing
Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Alex Smalley, Brian Harman, Tony Finau, or Harry Hall
