TOUR Championship: Top PGA DFS Picks, Values, and Sleepers for Large-Field Tournaments on DraftKings

The PGA TOUR has reached the conclusion of the FedExCup Playoffs, which will be getting a new look in two years after some huge news was announced on Tuesday about the 2028 schedule. For this year and next year, though, the format will remain a 30-player, no-cut race to the finish for a piece of a massive $40 million purse. The winner will earn a massive $10 million and win both the tournament and the FedExCup Championship. With starting strokes eliminated, it’s a straight-up sprint to the finish with all players starting at even par at East Lake Golf Club just outside Atlanta.

The course will once again play as a long par-70 this season, but it has been a relatively easy track the last few years, with the field averaging better than -2 per round last season. The rough is usually thick, and the greens are fast, but if players can be in the fairway and on the green in regulation, they should find plenty of birdie opportunities. Without a cut, all players will once again complete four rounds this week, barring withdrawal or disqualification. For more info on the field, the format, and the course for this week, check out this First Look from RotoGrinders.

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Especially in large-field tournaments, you’ll want to target players with lower ownership projections than their potential performance suggests. Finding high-leverage plays is critical for tournament success, so the picks here go against the grain, looking for under-owned options.

Usually, I rely heavily on the Strokes Gained Model in FantasyLabs, which is very predictive of results. I also tend to lean toward players who excel in Strokes Gained: Approach, which is more sustainable week to week than a hot putter.

Since these are tournament picks, we can accept more risk in exchange for getting a higher ceiling. High-risk, high-reward options with low ownership create the “boom-or-bust” style lineups that often lead to large-field success. To find guidance for all contest types, check out our full Daily Fantasy Golf coverage each week.

No matter what type of format you prefer, be sure to use the FantasyLabs PGA Models to help you make the best choices. These models use stats and simulations to highlight different players’ strengths and weaknesses. A few critical new stats for tournament play are Perfect% and SimLeverage, which are further explained here.

As you dig into the numbers, you can enjoy the many tools FantasyLabs offers, including the Lineup Optimizer, which effortlessly creates up to 300 lineups. Alternatively, you can use the Lineup Builder if you prefer a more hands-on approach.

Check out my top picks in each price range listed below.

Editor’s note: SimLeverage and Perfect% numbers may change after this piece is published. Be sure to check the PGA Models for any updates to the sims.

High-Priced PGA DFS Pick

Ludvig Aberg $9,700

Since it’s such a small-field event, we’ll focus on just one tournament play in each price range this week. Finding leverage in such a small field is relative since almost every player will carry high ownership compared to an event with a regular-sized field. Especially near the top of the salary structure, every player will get plenty of attention, but Ludvig Aberg grades especially well in our models relative to his salary and ownership projections.

Aberg has the second-highest median, ceiling, and floor projections in the entire field, behind only Scottie Scheffler ($14,000). He also has the second-highest Perfect% in the field. According to sportsbooks, Aberg has the fifth-shortest odds to win the tournament and the sixth-shortest odds to finish in the top 10, but his lower salary relative to those odds actually helps him fit into more optimal builds.

He is the only player among the top seven in salary with a positive SimLeverage, and he has the second-highest Leverage among players priced at $9,000 or more.

Aberg is playing this event for the third time in his career, but he hasn’t finished in the top 15 yet. That may be why the public isn’t as in on him as some of the other options with stronger, longer track records.

He’s coming back to East Lake with good momentum after posting 13 top-25 finishes in his last 16 events. He finished T9 at The Open Championship and T7 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship before finishing T16 last week at the BMW Championship. He ranks third in the field in Total Strokes Gained and SG:T2G and sixth in both SG:OTT and SG:APP over the last six months.

With his strong tee-to-green game, he can contend on any course when he’s at his best. However, he hasn’t won since February 2025, when he triumphed at the Genesis Invitational. He’s a high-risk option, but his lower ownership projection makes him a good contrarian play if he reaches his ceiling.

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Mid-Priced PGA DFS Pick