
PGA DFS Picks: Austin Championship, Kohles and Smotherman
Austin Smotherman has won two of his last three starts. Our Barton Creek picks lean on approach play, with Ben Kohles anchoring cash builds.
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Austin Smotherman has won two of his last three starts. Our Barton Creek picks lean on approach play, with Ben Kohles anchoring cash builds.

El Cardonal rewards approach and putting, so Ryan Gerard anchors cash, Jordan L. Smith is my pick to win and Bezuidenhout is the top value in Cabo.

Vidanta Vallarta pays for putting and approach. Wyndham Clark anchors cash at $10,900, and Austin Eckroat at $7,200 is the slate's best value.

Port Royal has paid iron players first. Benjamin James anchors cash after a T5, 2nd and 3rd, and Vince Whaley withdrew from his last start.

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Yokohama Country Club rewarded driving and short game last year. Xander Schauffele anchors cash and Ben Kohles at $7,900 is the top value.

Black Desert rewards irons and putting. Defending champ Michael Brennan anchors our Bank of Utah Championship DFS core, with Ben Kohles the value.

The Cliffs at Walnut Cove hosts its first tour event with five par 3s and no course history. Ben Kohles leads the field on approach at $7,700.

Morikawa owns the best irons in a 30-man East Lake field where approach carries more separation than any other skill. Full board, weather and outrights.

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8/13/2026 PGA DFS Playbook: Sixty-nine players show up in Memphis, nobody goes home early, and the whole thing runs on a golf course that has never once...

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7/23/2026 PGA DFS Playbook: TPC Twin Cities reads long on the card at a par 71 of 7,431 yards, but the number lies, because the fairways average 34 yards...
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