Jordan Spieth Perhaps the Most Intriguing Player at Sony Open

After a year marred by injury in 2024, Jordan Spieth returned in a somewhat subdued capacity in 2025. The evolving landscape in professional golf makes it challenging to determine what a typical schedule looks like these days. Nonetheless, Spieth is hoping to reestablish his place among the best players in golf this year. Waialae presents […]

Aaron Rai Looking For Putting Confidence at Waialae Country Club

It was a great year for Aaron Rai, even if the finishes are a bit high compared to the exceptional ranking in ball striking stats. He was the second-most accurate driver of the golf ball of anyone on tour last season (73.85%) and was 18th in greens in regulation (70.52%). That culminated in ranking inside […]

Collin Morikawa Isn't The Safe Play He Used to Be Ahead of Sony Open

After a 2024 season loaded with close calls, last year for Collin Morikawa looked like more of the same at the beginning. Most of the success over the last 18 months can be attributed to his better putting statistics over that time. However, the issues with the flat stick returned toward the back half of […]

Kurt Kitayama Needs His Putting to Turn Around For Success at Year's First Event

From a ball striking perspective, Kurt Kitayama is as good as you could expect. He finished 2025 ranked seventh in strokes gained from tee to green (+1.094), ranking inside the top 40 in all three individual metrics. Putting is the missing piece of the equation for the 32-year-old, who ranked 148th in strokes gained putting […]

Tom Kim Desperately Needs a Solid Week at Sony Open

After a frustrating year that included only three finishes inside the top 25, Tom Kim's tour membership is on life support. His 70th ranking in strokes gained on approach (+0.152) and 33rd ranking in strokes gained around the green (+0.197) weren't enough to overcome the abysmal game off the tee and on the greens. Kim […]

Billy Horschel Hoping For a Fast Start to New Season at Sony Open

After losing most of last season to a hip surgery in May, Billy Horschel was able to sneak in a few events before the year ended. He last played at the Hero World Challenge in December, following his participation in a couple of fall events. Due to the lack of data, opinions about his ability […]

Corey Conners Looks to Have a Return to Form in 2026

While there were some solid finishes last season for Corey Conners, it wasn't exactly up to the same level of play that we had come to expect. The Canadian's ball-striking prowess slipped a little in 2025, ranking 39th in strokes gained on approach (+0.315), which was his lowest performance output since the 2017-2018 season. For […]

Chris Gotterup a Decent Play at Sony Open

After a breakthrough season in 2025, Chris Gotterup will begin his new season at the year's first event. We've already seen him take some swings with his involvement in the early TGL season as well, but that's very different than playing actual 72-hole competitions. His highlights last season were unsurprisingly heavy in success off the […]

Horse For The Course: PGA DFS Course History - 2026 Sony Open

Hi Ho! After a month of no golf to really care about, we are finally back to PGA Tour action with the Sony Open in Hawaii. After skipping last week's usual kickoff at Kapaula for drought issues, there are bigger names this week than we're used to seeing at this event. So, while missing out […]

Rory McIlroy Ends 2025 as the Year's Most Unburdened Player

While he likely won't win the Player of the Year Award, Rory McIlroy arguably accomplished the most of anyone this season. Completing the career grand slam, finally earning a green jacket, winning an away Ryder Cup, and winning an Irish Open... What more could any man ask for? After a tumultuous run over the last […]

Aaron Rai Needs to Figure Out Putting Woes This Offseason

It was a bit of a down year for Aaron Rai after the breakout season in 2024. The Englishman finished the year ranked 12th in strokes gained from tee to green (+0.942) and 18th in strokes gained total (+0.808). Putting has been the only real detriment to the 30-year-old's game, ranking 132nd this season in […]

Jordan Spieth Plays Better on Paper in 2025 Than Results Show

After recovering from wrist surgery and getting a late start, there was certainly a diminished sense of expectation for Jordan Spieth in 2025. However, it was still a bit underwhelming given the flashes we saw from time to time. He only missed one cut and ranked 13th in strokes gained total (+0.899). And after a […]

Chris Gotterup Needs to Find Better Touch and Consistency This Offseason

After a T19 in the Bahamas this past week, Chris Gotterup begins this offseason in search of better consistency on the greens and being more than just a "long ball hitter." It is a marvelous sight to see him hit booming drives, but what follows can only be described as managed chaos. Long stretches of […]

Hideki Matsuyama Ends 2025 Season With a Bookend Victory

The 2025 season is amusingly finishing the same way it began, with a Hideki Matsuyama victory. However, it more so highlights the "what could have been" for the Japanese great after failing to contend in any meaningful way throughout the year. Those following along in various X and Instagram threads have seen the vast collection […]

Scottie Scheffler Comes Up Just Shy of Hero World Challenge Victory

It was a week where those familiar with Scottie Scheffler's ability to take over a golf tournament were seemingly waiting for that to happen all weekend at Albany GC. Especially after coming out swinging with a -6 under par round on Thursday to tie for the lead, and his dominance here in the past two […]

Michael Thorbjornsen Hopes to End 2025 Campaign With Another Solid Finish

Making every cut this fall, Michael Thorbjornsen has seemingly gained his footing since turning pro last year. His regular season had a rocky start, but he's been able to maintain a healthy dose of momentum for much of the previous seven months. The 24-year-old has only missed two cuts since early April, with a handful […]

Andrew Novak Looks to End 2025 Season on High Note at RSM Classic

Andrew Novak was one of the more familiar faces on leaderboards this year. Although most notable for his shortcomings on Sunday, he still climbed up to around the top 30 in world rank. Ball striking has been the biggest detriment for the former Wofford Terrier, who managed some fine weeks in those areas, but ranks […]

Denny McCarthy Looking For Another Solid Finish at RSM Classic

After taking the last two months off, Denny McCarthy is making his ninth start at the RSM Classic this week in hopes of continuing the recent success on the Seaside Course. In three of his last four appearances, the 32-year-old has racked up finishes of T5, T10, and T25. The ability to make putts has […]

Si Woo Kim Looking To Use Current Momentum to Flip Script at RSM Classic

It has been a successful fall for Si Woo Kim, who has been pulling double duty, albeit very limited, on both the PGA and DP World Tours. The South Korean has finished T21 or better in his last five starts, and continues to be an effective ball striker, which led to a seventh-place ranking in […]

Mackenzie Hughes a Good Bounce-Back Candidate at RSM Classic

It has been feast or famine for Mackenzie Hughes over the last five seasons in Sea Island for the PGA Tour's fall finale, as the Canadian has three top fives to go along with two missed cuts. The putter has been very comfortable on the greens of the Seaside Course, with an average of +1.019 […]

Harris English Making 14th Start at This Week's RSM Classic

Undoubtedly the best player in this field on paper, Harris English is teeing it up again at Sea Island for the RSM Classic. A local to the area, he has only missed this event once since 2012. However, even with his long wrap sheet here, the 36-year-old has only managed three finishes inside the top […]

Luke Clanton Looking For a Solid Finish in Year's Final Event

After a disappointing week in Bermuda, Luke Clanton returns to a much more familiar place this week in Sea Island for the RSM Classic, where he notched a T2 last year. It's the last time the former FSU golfer has really been in the hunt at the PGA Tour level. Since turning pro, his time […]

Daniel Berger Making Start in Season Finale at This Week's RSM Classic

It has been since the BMW Championship that we've seen Daniel Berger tee it up on the PGA Tour due to a broken ring finger he sustained in the third round. Luckily, the 32-year-old was able to stay inside the top 50 on the FedEx Cup list to end the regular season, thus securing his […]

Alex Noren is a Smash Play at Bank of Utah Championship

For psychos like us, we already know that Alex Noren was quite the DFS darling both in 2024 and to end 2025's regular season. The 43-year-old tore his hamstring in January, and after some lengthy time off, has finally returned to the high level of play we grew accustomed to. He'll make the start this […]

Look Out For Maverick McNealy This Week in Utah

Following his snub from the U.S. Ryder Cup team, Maverick McNealy played an excellent tournament at the Procore Championship a month ago. The former Stanford Cardinal finished T13 and gained strokes across the board. Given his success over the last two seasons, his clear commitment to the grind shows the start of perhaps the next […]

Justin Lower Unlikely to Flip The Script at Bank of Utah Championship

Aside from his lone T3 at the American Express, Justin Lower has done very little to secure many starts for next year's PGA Tour season. As someone who's notoriously stayed on the top 100 bubble for most of his career, things are a bit more dire this time around with the cut in PGA Tour […]

Stephan Jaeger Looking for Repeat Performance in Utah

After looking like one of the bright spots early this season, Stephan Jaeger fell off down the stretch. His length off the tee was marred by accuracy issues that hindered his chances of achieving quality finishes, resulting in an average loss of 1.28 strokes off the tee over his last seven starts. He gets a […]

Jason Day Making a Spot Start at Bank of Utah Championship

It's a bit unclear as to why someone with the pedigree and comfort level of Jason Day, who finished 41st in the FedEx Cup regular season, would make the trek to Southern Utah. However, he's here and ready to see what he's got, having not played a competitive round in two months. It's encouraging from […]

Luke Clanton Looks to Build on Momentum This Week in Utah

After a slow beginning to his professional career, Luke Clanton has the opportunity to "get his feet wet," now almost five months since leaving the amateur world. He'll get more reps against the weaker side of what the PGA Tour has to offer, though, nonetheless hungry and desperate. The former Seminole gets his next chance […]

Round 4 PGA DFS Showdown Picks - 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship

After the post-Ryder Cup hangover, the PGA Tour has resumed its fall run in Jackson, Mississippi, this week for the Sanderson Farms Championship. The big boys have mostly gone into hibernation now for the next few weeks to enjoy a much-deserved off-season. The folks this week are equally deserving, but find themselves in dire straits […]