Scottie Scheffler the Tournament Favorite at Bay Hill

With two wins in the last four years of this event, there is no surprise to see Scottie Scheffler atop the betting board and DFS pricing. He has dominated the Arnold Palmer Invitational since making his debut in 2020, with an absurd +2.801 total strokes gained average over his last 16 rounds played at Bay […]

Xander Schauffele Trending Well Ahead of API

After a slow start to the season for Xander Schauffele, he has begun figuring things out over his last couple of events. The 32-year-old finished T19 at Pebble Beach and posted a T7 finish the following week at the Genesis. It wasn't like he was far off to begin with, but things have certainly gotten […]

Justin Thomas Making Season Debut at API Following Lower-Back Surgery

This has perhaps been the longest that golf fans have been without seeing Justin Thomas inside the ropes of an official golf tournament. He last competed at the Ryder Cup last September, having undergone microdiscectomy surgery on his lower back shortly after to begin the recovering proccess as early as possible. With such a long […]

Collin Morikawa Hopes To Better Last Year's Runner-Up Finish at API

After a whirlwind ending on the West Coast for Collin Morikawa that saw him secure his fifth PGA Tour victory at Pebble Beach and a T7 finish at Riviera, the 29-year-old is hitting this important stretch of golf in great form. He gained strokes on the greens in both of his last two starts. He's […]

Tommy Fleetwood Isn't As Confident of a Start at Bay Hill as Previous Weeks

After the end of last year's regular season and the start of this new one, Tommy Fleetwood has been one of the most popular DFS plays. It will be no surprise to see him again be one of the most-owned players, but there is reason to be skeptical this week. While he doesn't have the […]

Patrick Cantlay Still Plagued by Bad Putting Ahead of Arnold Palmer Invititational

From a tee to green perspective, Patrick Cantlay has been as solid as ever. He ranks 23rd in strokes gained tee to green (+0.983) this season, but has lost an average of -0.240 strokes gained putting. It's really been the one spot holding him back for much of the last couple of years. It hasn't […]

Nicolai Hojgaard Continues to Search for First PGA Tour Victory at API

A T6 finish last week for Nicolai Hojgaard was a solid accomplishment after making the cut on the number on Friday. Rounds of 66-65 on the weekend earned the Dane his third top 10 in his last four starts. He has missed the cut in both career appearances at the Arnold Palmer Invitational; however, he […]

Shane Lowry Trying to Shake Off Last Week's Heartbreak at the API

There isn't much to say about what happened to Shane Lowry on Sunday at the Cognizant Classic. It was a bit unbelievable to watch in the moment, undoubtedly more so to be living it. The only thing the 38-year-old can do is move forward, and the look ahead to another week is the one constant […]

Horse For The Course: PGA DFS Course History - 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational

It's hard to know where to begin this article after the collapse we saw on Sunday at PGA National. Shane Lowry, the feature of last week's HFC article, had a three-shot lead with that many holes left to play. What followed was a totally unexpected spiral that certainly isn't seen in players as proven as […]

Keith Mitchell Making The Comfortable Return to PGA National

After a begrudging time on the West Coast, Keith Mitchell is now entering the Florida swing of the schedule. For much of his career, he has performed better on this side of the country, where he is much more comfortable on and around the greens. The former Georgia Bulldog has notoriously performed better on bermuda […]

Brooks Koepka Making Third PGA Tour Start at Cognizant Classic

It's been a few weeks since we last saw Brooks Koepka on the PGA Tour stage, after he unexpectedly missed the cut in his last outing at the WM Phoenix Open. Putting has been a struggle for the 35-year-old, as he has lost over 12 shots on the greens in his first six rounds of […]

Billy Horschel Looks to Improve Season at Cognizant Classic

The start to the 2026 season hasn't been fruitful for Billy Horschel, who is coming off a T48 finish a couple of weeks ago at Pebble Beach. Consistency has been the biggest hurdle, as his short game is the only part of his game with any amount of dependability. The 39-year-old is also struggling to […]

Joe Highsmith Returns to Defend at Cognizant Classic

After a frustrating last six months inside the ropes, Joe Highsmith returns to PGA National this week in hopes of defending his title from last season. The now 25-year-old held off many of the prominent players en route to victory in 2025. However, things have been much tougher as of late. He's only had one […]

Joel Dahmen Needs Better Consistency Heading Into The Florida Swing

As Joel Dahmen continues to try to plod his way back into the upper echelon of the PGA Tour, he now heads to the East Coast with a set of irons and a putter that have mirrored each other through the first three starts of this season. However, that hasn't been to his benefit, as […]

Daniel Berger Looks to Improve Putting as PGA Tour Begins Its Florida Swing

What started as a decent opening to the season for Daniel Berger has taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks. After beginning with top-10 and 20 finishes in two of the first three starts, the 32-year-old finished nearly dead last at Pebble Beach and missed the cut last week at Riviera. The ball […]

Andrew Putnam Looks to Jumpstart His Season at Cognizant Classic

As someone who has failed to play in many Signature Events as of late, Andrew Putnam hasn't had many starts this new season, missing the cut at Torrey Pines and finishing T2 at the American Express. The 37-year-old is making his third start at PGA National, with a T11 finish last year being the only […]

Adam Scott Looks For Continued Success at PGA National

It's been since 2021 that we've seen Adam Scott's name on the field list for this week's Cognizant Classic. The Australian golfer is making his return on Thursday, having just played his best event since 2024 this past week at Riviera, where he finished T4 and gained strokes across the board. The 45-year-old is one […]

Horse For The Course: PGA DFS Course History - 2026 Cognizant Classic

It wasn't clean by any means, but Jacob Bridgeman hung on to win at Riviera this past Sunday for his first career victory. Winning such a high-profile tournament not only significantly helps the pocketbook but also guarantees prime opportunities to ensure a long tenure inside the ropes. The 26-year-old held off a red-hot Kurt Kitayama, […]

Sam Burns Hopes Return to Form Continues at Riviera

After a rather poor start to the season for a talented player, Sam Burns finally found some momentum last week at Pebble Beach, finishing T6 and returning to his usual role of gaining a large portion of his strokes on the greens (over six shots). The 29-year-old also averaged +1.06 strokes gained on approach and […]

Collin Morikawa Riding Wave of Victory Into Riviera

The golfing world finally saw Collin Morikawa back in the winner's circle this past week at Pebble Beach, as the 29-year-old narrowly eked out a one-stroke victory and claimed his seventh PGA Tour win. Gaining nearly two-and-a-half strokes per round on approach was the main contributor all week, while the rest of his game broke […]

Hideki Matsuyama Looks to Have Repeat Success at The Genesis Invitational

It has been two years since the PGA Tour has played this longstanding event at Riviera Country Club, and the last person to win this championship at this property was Hideki Matsuyama. It was an incredible week for the Japanese star, who is poised and playing well enough to have a repeat performance. The one […]

Scottie Scheffler Looks to Find Paydirt at Riviera

It has been the same old song and dance for Scottie Scheffler early this season. However, recent weeks have been somewhat frustrating with him being a bit too far back on Sunday to sneak into the conversation. This week has been another spot on his radar over the last few years, but he hasn't managed […]

Horse For The Course: PGA DFS Course History - 2026 Genesis Invitational

It was a fun start to the Signature Event series this past week at Pebble Beach. Collin Morikawa shot a final-round 67 to win by a single stroke over Sepp Straka and Min Woo Lee, snapping a winless drought dating back to 2023. He absolutely dominated the field with his iron play and reminded everyone […]

Jordan Spieth Looking For a Return to Form at Pebble Beach

After missing the cut last week in Phoenix, Jordan Spieth travels to the Monterey Peninsula this week in hopes of getting things back on track at a course that used to be his stomping grounds. He was the man to beat early in the now 32-year-old's career. However, he's struggled to find the same magic […]

Xander Schauffele Trying to Get the Motor Going at Pebble Beach

It has been a slow start to the new season for Xander Schauffele. In his first two starts back, he's struggled around the greens and hasn't been able to get many putts to find the hole. We've long known that the 32-year-old is one of the best ball-strikers on tour, but scoring on and around […]

Hideki Matsuyama Trying to Overcome Sunday Collapse

It wasn't the outcome many expected for most of the day at last week's WM Phoenix Open. Hideki Matsuyama looked to be in control until a wayward tee shot and a poorly executed bunker shot left him needing to get up and down for par from 50 yards out, ultimately resulting in a playoff with […]

Kurt Kitayama Looks to Build on Momentum at Pebble Beach

After two so-so events to start the season, Kurt Kitayama had a more productive week at the WM Phoenix Open. He finished T24 and averaged +1.02 strokes gained on approach. It was also the first event he gained strokes with the putter in his last five starts. The 33-year-old is making his fourth appearance this […]

Ryo Hisatsune a Scary Play at Pebble Beach Regardless of His Recent Performance

It has been a great run of play over the last couple of weeks for Ryo Hisatsune, coming off a T2 at the FIO before a T17 finish in Phoenix. However, he gave up the 54-hole lead at TPC Scottsdale on the first hole of Sunday's round and steadily fell as the day went on. […]

Chris Gotterup Heads to Pebble Beach as the Hottest Player in Golf

With three events played to start his 2026 season, Chris Gotterup has already won twice and catapulted his way to No. 5 in the world rankings. The former Scarlett Knight ranks third through the early part of the year in strokes gained from tee to green at an outrageous +2.631 average. This will be his […]

Jason Day Looks to Keep Long-Running Success Going at Pebble Beach

If your strategy is looking for the most consistent player at a particular course, look no further than Jason Day this week at Pebble Beach. He's made more starts on this golf course than just about anyone else in the field, and for the last 10 years, has continually delivered without fail. Considering he hasn't […]