November 19, 2025
Sam Stevens overall has not had a bad 2025 at all. The American golfer almost won the 3M Open in July coming one spot short. He finished second way back in January at the Farmers Insurance Open as well. The Fall has been a little inconsistent but three events is a small sample size. Stevens wants to finish 2025 out on a good note. Stevens lost 2.16 strokes to putting at the Sanderson Farms which was his result in over a year. His driver in Bermuda was 1.7% off the average when it came to accuracy so that was another issue. Stevens is seeking to fine tune his form. A little less urgency has Stevens at +6000 to win via DraftKings. After missing the cut, Stevens might be worth a look for opening round DFS options perhaps.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
November 19, 2025
Seamus Power had his two best performances of the season in the previous two events. The golfer from Ireland was inside the Top 10 until the final round in Bermuda. Power settled for a T-11 after a 73. After subpar results in Utah and the Sanderson Farms, Power rededicated his game and began to make a few more putts. He still needs to improve on his 29.93 putts per final round. Worse, the first two rounds are not much better including 29.5 per second round. Power is on the bubble because of his one put percentage (38.68% - 127th). Getting away from holes unscathed has been a problem all season. The last two weeks this has happened less often and miraculously results have come. That makes Power a betting option this week.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
November 19, 2025
Beau Hossler competes in The RSM Classic this week. The American golfer has literally been up and down over the past half dozen tournaments. Bermuda showed the down side as Hossler stumbled out to a 77, recovered with a 69, but missed the cut. Hossler should be safe to keep his PGA Tour card for 2026 and the pattern this Fall indicates the potential for a positive result in Georgia. Strokes gained to putting ranks 36th but shorter courses around 7,000 yards (like this week) should benefit Hossler if he can just keep the ball on the fairway. Strokes gained off the tee and approaching the green are both outside the Top 150. Avoiding the 1.5 to 2-inch rough on the courses is vital to any DFS hopes for Hossler.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
November 19, 2025
Quade Cummins needs an excellent result at The RSM Classic. The American golfer has not benefitted much from some lighter fields than usual this Fall. Cummins has not finished inside the Top 50 in five FedEx Fall events. Fortunately, Sea Island has two courses which are shorter as Cummins is average when it comes to being off the tee. The 57.39% driving accuracy (135th) has been a concern all 2025. Approaching the green is the main reason why Cummins needs his putter more than ever. He only ranks 53rd in strokes gained to putting (0.174). Part of that is his putts per round which is still 28.68 (57th). Cummins misses too many putts for someone whose accuracy on drives and approach has been questionable at best in 2025.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
November 19, 2025
Austin Cook was trying to play his way on to the PGA Tour in 2026 again. The American golfer in nine events made the cut just three times. His world ranking is in the 600's while his PGA Fall ranking is now around 200. His one Top 25 result was way back in March in Puerto Rico. If not for a final round 73, he may have contended there. Since then, things have only gotten worse. This Fall has seen Cook not make birdies at the Procore and Butterfield in Bermuda. Cook even missed the cut in his previous two Korn Ferry events. This pales in comparison to the five cuts he missed on the Korn Ferry Tour in the summer. In Utah, he showed an ability to make putts (only time he gained strokes since March on the PGA Tour). However, Cook is consistently inconsistent.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
November 19, 2025
Cameron Champ lost his PGA Tour card in 2025 and his 2025 results have not offered much hope for full status in 2026. The American golfer has played 15 events and missed seven cuts. That includes three during the Fall. In Bermuda, Champ lost 4.8 strokes to the average and most of that was due to putting again. At the Sanderson Farms Championship, Champ dropped 2.6 strokes during the two days where he missed the cut there. The RSM Classic usually requires a considerable amount of birdies made. Staying away from a volatile Champ from a DFS and betting standpoint is probably ideal based on play and mindset.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
November 18, 2025
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 been the largest correlation to success here, and McCarthy is one of the best on tour. The former UVA golfer finished fifth this season in strokes gained putting (+0.656). The ball striking leaves some to be desired, but the shortened length of only 7,005 yards brings him more into the fold than some of the longer courses. Play him with confidence this week.
--Todd McGillSource: PGA Tour
November 18, 2025
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 strokes gained tee to green (+1.084) this season on the PGA Tour. The putter is the club that's caused the South Korean the most problems in his five career starts on the Seaside Course, averaging -1.404 strokes gained putting over that span. That concern is still present this week. However, his play in all other areas could be enough to keep him relevant. Kim isn't necessarily a must-play, but he feels like a safe-ish pick to at least get four rounds from.
--Todd McGillSource: Data Golf
November 18, 2025
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 over the same five-year sample. Hughes has been quiet this fall with only three starts coming into the week, which has been a surprise given his 69th ranking in the FedEx Cup standings. Nonetheless, a strong finish to his 2025 campaign could still set him up for success heading into next season. His two missed cuts coming in do cause some concern, but the upside in course history and course setup make Hughes a decent option this week.
--Todd McGillSource: PGA Tour
November 18, 2025
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 25. His highest finish came in 2021 (T6), but the sentiment remains that his time spent in this tournament hasn't been as commanding as many would expect. Iron play has been his biggest downfall at the Seaside Course, with an average of -0.254 strokes gained on approach over his last five years. Ranking 111th (-0.055) in 2025, the same problem could rear its head again for the 13th-ranked player in the world. He's playing simply because the tournament is literally out his front door, and ideas of playing him in lineups should consider that fact as well. Look elsewhere this week.
--Todd McGillSource: PGA Tour
November 18, 2025
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 between the ropes hasn't quite been as prosperous. However, the couple of things in his game that are currently trending are the same things he did well here last season: putting and getting off the tee. The 22-year-old averaged +0.97 strokes putting and +1.21 strokes off the tee on the Seaside Course in 2024, and while knowing when and where to play him in DFS has been a struggle, this may be the opportunity to take a chance on.
--Todd McGillSource: PGA Tour
November 18, 2025
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 status for 2026. He returns to Sea Island, having finished T2 last year in an exciting duel with the eventual winner, Maverick McNealy. Berger is comfortable on the seaside course, but his absence these last two months makes giving him a shot in DFS a bit of a guessing game. The ball striking was such a strength before his injury, ranking 16th in strokes gained on approach (+0.524) and 19th in strokes gained off the tee (+0.422). However, any rust or lingering discomfort could make him too volatile to trust this week.
--Todd McGillSource: PGA Tour
November 14, 2025
Justin Thomas announced via social media that he has undergone microdiscectomy surgery and will miss the start of the 2026 PGA Tour season. Thomas had suffered from nagging hip pain for several months and an MRI revealed a disc problem that was treated with a procedure at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The 32-year-old is currently ranked eighth in the Official World Golf Ranking. His most recent win came at the RBC Heritage and he was a member of the United States Ryder Cup team in 2025. Thomas didn't put a timetable on his return, but we can conservatively expect him to miss some events at the start of the 2026 season.
--Joe Nicely - RotoBallerSource: X - @JustinThomas34
November 12, 2025
Through 24 events this year, Sami Valimaki has recorded seven top-25 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the World Wide Technology Championship last week. He will look to keep that momentum going at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, where he is making his tournament debut. Port Royal Golf Course is short by PGA Tour standards, measuring just 6,868 yards, and will emphasize precise short approaches and overall strokes gained, especially with the high winds that typically come into play. Valimaki ranks 50th in total strokes gained (+0.476 strokes per round), 18th on approach (+0.505), and an impressive 11th in putting (+0.496). He also ranks first on tour in proximity from inside 100 yards out of the rough, but just 101st from the fairway for the same distance. Valimaki is riding momentum from last week's runner-up finish, and at $8,200 on DraftKings, he can be trusted as a solid piece of fantasy lineups.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
November 12, 2025
Matthieu Pavon has struggled through 2025, recording just one finish inside the top 40 in 24 events, which came last week at the World Wide Technology Championship with a T31. He'll look to find some form at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, where he is making his debut. Port Royal Golf Course is short by PGA Tour standards, measuring just 6,800 yards, and will emphasize precise short approaches and overall strokes gained, especially with the high winds that typically come into play. Pavon ranks 163rd in total strokes gained (-0.939 per round), 163rd on approach (-0.421), and 84th in putting (+0.076). He's also 174th in par-4 scoring, averaging 4.10 strokes, and sits in just the 16th percentile in proximity from 50-100 yards, a key range on this shorter layout. While he posted his best result of the year last week, Pavon remains a very risky play, even at just $6,700 on DraftKings.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
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