DraftKings PGA DFS Lineup Picks - Valero Texas Open (2026)

March 31, 2026

Zach's DraftKings PGA DFS lineup picks for the Valero Texas Open (2026). His PGA DFS targets and value plays for daily fantasy golf lineups.

Welcome, everyone, to my DraftKings PGA DFS lineup picks and advice for the 2026 Valero Texas Open. I'll be providing DFS picks and analysis to help you set those winning DraftKings lineups.

The PGA TOUR is on the verge of the first major championship of 2026, with the Masters just around the corner. Before we head to Augusta, though, one more tournament remains in the Texas two-step that helps players gear up to try to earn that green jacket. The Valero Texas Open has been in this spot right before the Masters since 2019. With the exception of 2020, when it was canceled due to the pandemic, TPC San Antonio has hosted this event each year since 2010, and the course is designed to mimic Augusta National. Statistically, the course has minimized the importance of driving, while Strokes Gained: Approach and Strokes Gained: Around the Green have been strong indicators of success.

The RotoBaller team has you covered with details on the course, the field, the history of the event, and much more throughout the week, so be sure to check out all the coverage available at the PGA hub on RotoBaller. In this post, I'll break down six of my top DFS fantasy golf plays coming into the week.

Big Dogs -- Two Top-Tier Picks

Si Woo Kim ($9.6K)

Kim started the season with an impressive run of high finishes, but he has cooled off a little bit in his last few events. This week in San Antonio could be exactly what he needs to get back on track, and his salary is relatively affordable compared to his upside.

To start 2026, the four-time PGA TOUR winner went T11, T6, T2, and T3. His runner-up finish came at the Farmers Insurance Open, and he just missed a playoff the next week in Phoenix. Once the Signature Events started, he cooled off with a T45 at Pebble Beach and a T34 in The Genesis Invitational, but he returned to form with a T13 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Kim hasn't played the last two weeks since a T50 at THE PLAYERS, but he still leads the field in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green per round over the last three months. He ranks second in Driving Accuracy and second in Strokes Gained: Approach, which are two key stats to spotlight this week. 

The main thing holding Kim back has been his putter. He lost strokes with his flat stick in six of his first seven events this season, but showed improvement at THE PLAYERS with his best putting performance of 2026.

Kim has had success at this event in the past, making the cut in six of his eight appearances. He missed the cut last year but finished T4 in 2019 and T13 in 2022.

When he's playing at his best, Kim can shine in events and fields like this, and he's one of the top options in the field, even though his salary is barely in the top five. In addition to the Strokes Gained stats referenced above, Par-5 scoring will be key to success this week at TPC San Antonio, and Kim has proven he can excel on those holes as well:

232 yards ➡️ 6 feet 👏

Eagle on his first par 5 of the week for Si Woo Kim @ATTProAm.

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— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 12, 2026

Hideki Matsuyama ($9.3K)

Matsuyama is another player who especially excels with his irons, who has the tee-to-green accuracy and creativity needed to succeed at TPC San Antonio. Matsuyama has played this event as his Masters warmup each of the last five years, and he has had mixed success in his previous visits.

He had to withdraw in 2022 and missed the cut last year, but in 2024, he finished T7, and in 2023, he finished T15. He has not missed a cut in a non-major since his last visit to the Valero and has a great chance to improve on last year's result based on his recent form.

Matsuyama had a near-miss earlier this season at the WM Phoenix Open, losing in a playoff to Chris Gotterup. He bounced back with a T8 the following week at Pebble Beach behind Morikawa. Since then, he has made the cut in three events, finishing just outside the top 25.

Over the last three months, Matsuyama ranks third in the field in Total Strokes Gained, seventh in Strokes Gained: Approach, and eighth in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green. His driving accuracy has been a little suspect, which is cause for concern, but his veteran savvy and supreme ballstriking stand out as excellent fits this week, making Matsuyama a target with both a high floor and a high ceiling in San Antonio.

Underdogs -- Two Mid-Range Picks

Denny McCarthy ($8.2K)

McCarthy is at his best on courses that emphasize accuracy and reward making pars. TPC San Antonio clearly fits that description, and the 33-year-old has the track record to prove he can be successful in this event.

In his six appearances, McCarthy has made the cut five times and finished in the top 25 four times. He chased down Akshay Bhatia two years ago with a Final Round 63 but lost in the playoff. He couldn't conjure up quite the same closing magic last year, but still finished a very solid T18. 

McCarthy comes back to San Antonio with some strong recent form, with a T12 last week at the Texas Children's Houston Open, where he posted four rounds of 68 or better. He missed a couple of cuts earlier in the season, but his T26 at the Valspar and T12 in Houston indicate he's trending in the right direction coming back to a track that fits his style very well.

He's a solid value just over $8K and brings an excellent floor with relatively low ownership this week.

Brain Harman ($7.9K)

Harman is the defending champion at TPC San Antonio after starting the tournament with back-to-back rounds of 66 and then holding on in extremely windy conditions in the Final Round to win by three strokes.

The 39-year-old veteran started the season slowly but had a T19 at Pebble Beach and a T11 in his most recent event at THE PLAYERS, where his impressive week included this highlight:

The perfect spin DOES exist 🤯

Unreal hole-out eagle from Brian Harman @THEPLAYERS.#TOURVault pic.twitter.com/JBXqo4amCW

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 11, 2026

Harman ranks in the top 30 in the field in Driving Accuracy and the top 50 in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green, but his fit for this course is extremely strong, especially if the wind picks up as the week goes on.

He has teed it up eight times at TPC San Antonio in his career, finishing with five top-25 finishes and his big win last year. He can be a little boom-or-bust, but he has the skillset to succeed on this track and makes sense as an option to consider just under $8K

Junkyard Dogs -- Top Value Picks

Chad Ramey ($7K)

Ramey finished T5 last year at the Valero, and he has been one of the most reliable value plays this season. The 33-year-old Mississippi State product has made the cut in eight of his nine tournaments with a pair of top-25 finishes.

Ramey's best results have come on more difficult courses this season, and his only missed cut was in the opposite-field event at the Puerto Rico Open. The week before that, he posted a T17 at the Cognizant Classic, and he bounced back after that with a T27 at THE PLAYERS Championship the following week.

Last week, Ramey started the week in Houston with back-to-back rounds of 67 before fading a little on the weekend and dropping just outside the top 25.

The strength of his game is usually his flat stick, and over the last three months, he ranks in the top 10 in the field in Strokes Gained: Putting. He isn't the longest hitter off the tee either, so a venue like this that emphasizes accuracy is a good spot to use him as a value play. Even though his putting is excellent, it's never a bad thing to be able to give the putter a hole off, either:

"To not have to putt, that was nice."

Chad Ramey with the only hole-in-one of the week @THEPLAYERS.

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— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 16, 2026

Ramey is high-risk at only $7K, but he has enough momentum and course history to be a strong salary-saving option this week.

Beau Hossler ($6.8K) 

It's time to break out the visors this week and go back to Beau! Hossler has a very solid course history at TPC San Antonio, and he's had some strong elements in his game lately that could converge to another successful event.

After missing the cut in his first three events of the season, Hossler posted a T23 at the Cognizant Classic, a T37 in Puerto Rico, and a T21 at the Texas Children's Houston Open, around a missed cut at the Valspar. He ranks in the top 10 in the field in Strokes Gained: Putting and Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green in his last 20 rounds. 

Although his game doesn't fit the shotmaking mold that typically succeeds in San Antonio, the former Texas Longhorn has made the cut in each of his last seven trips to this venue, highlighted by a top-five finish in 2022. Last year, he was in the mix for a top-25 finish before struggling in the wind in the Final Round.

Hossler has had spike weeks throughout his career and has a total of four runner-up finishes and 18 top-10 finishes over his last nine years on the PGA TOUR. He brings a high ceiling to go with his solid history at this event, and last week's four rounds under 70 give him good momentum as a bargain option this week.

For more value plays, be sure to check out my Value Plays post on the premium dashboard.

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