Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 PGA Championship will be played.

The 2025 PGA Championship will be played at the Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. The golf course is a par 71 that measures approximately 7,626 yards.

*Xander Schauffele won the 2024 PGA Championship with a four round cumulative score of 21 under par.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest! Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this DFS slate.

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 PGA Championship.

Draftkings PGA Championship First Round Picks

Patrick Cantlay $9,000

Since the beginning of January, Patrick Cantlay has played ten tournaments on the PGA Tour. In those ten events just noted, Cantlay amassed six top 13 finishes, including a fifth-place result at the 2025 Genesis Invitational in February.

Patrick Cantlay certainly checks the box for me when it comes to key player statistics. Let me be more specific. Cantlay is currently ranked tenth in strokes gained approach (0.700), third in GIR (greens in regulation-72.36%), tenth in strokes gained tee to green (1.111), 20th in birdie or better percentage (23.4%), and 16trh in birdie average (4.35) on the PGA Tour.

Tommy Fleetwood $8,600

The talented Englishman arrives at this week’s event on the heels of two consecutive top seven finishes on the PGA Tour, including a fourth-place result at last week’s 2025 Truist Championship.

Fleetwood is currently ranked tenth in overall strokes gained (1.303), 13th in strokes gained tee to green (1.059), 13th in strokes gained approach (0.651), ninth in overall putting average (1.706), 13th in overall scoring average (70.26), 19th in birdie average (4.33) and 14th in par four scoring average (3.96) on the PGA Tour.

Tommy Fleetwood finished fifth at the 2023 PGA Championship.

Corey Conners $8,100

Conners has compiled five 11 finishes in his last seven tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a third-place result at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational in March. Additionally, Conners finished eighth at the 2023 PGA Championship.

Conners is currently ranked 17th in strokes gained off the tee (0.444), tenth in GIR (greens in regulation-70.89%), 14th in par four scoring average (3.96) and 17th in driving accuracy (66.77%) on the PGA Tour.

What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Corey Conners is playing exceptionally well entering this week’s 2025 PGA Championship. With that said, I am backing Conners as a flex play for this PGA Tour DFS slate.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round of the 2025 PGA Championship (Draftkings price noted): Rory McIlroy $12,000: Justin Thomas $10,200: Hideki Matsuyama $8,900: Keegan Bradley $7,400: Rickie Fowler $7,300: Gary Woodland $6,700.

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Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 Truist Championship will be played.

The 2025 Truist Championship will be played at the Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon Course) in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. The golf course is a par 70 that measures approximately 7,119 yards.

*This event is traditionally played at the Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. However, Quail Hollow is the host golf course for next week’s 2025 PGA Championship.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest! Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this DFS slate.

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 Truist Championship.

Draftkings Truist Championship First Round Picks

Rory McIlroy $12,200

Since the beginning of January, Rory McIlroy has played seven tournaments (PGA and DP World Tours combined). In those seven events just mentioned, McIlroy amassed a rather impressive six top 15 finishes, including three wins (2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: 2025 Players Championship: 2025 Masters Tournament).

Rory McIlroy certainly checks the box for me when it comes to key player statistics. Let me be more specific. McIlroy is currently ranked first in strokes gained off the tee (0.855), 19th in strokes gained approach (0.595), ninth in strokes gained putting (0.593), third in driving distance (317.5), sixth in scrambling (69.01%), second in total strokes gained (2.319), seventh in birdie or better percentage (26.39%) and sixth in bogey avoidance (12.27%) on the PGA Tour.

What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Rory McIlroy is playing at a high level entering this week’s PGA Tour event. With that said, I am backing Rory McIlroy as my lead DFS selection for the first round of the 2025 Truist Championship.

Tommy Fleetwood $9,100

Tommy Fleetwood has accumulated six top 21 finishes in his last seven tournaments played on the on the PGA Tour, including a fifth-place result at the 2025 Genesis Invitational in February.

Fleetwood is currently ranked 12th in overall strokes gained (1.202), tenth in strokes gained tee to green (1.087) and ninth in strokes gained approach (0.690) on the PGA Tour.

Corey Conners $8,900

The talented Canadian arrives at this week’s event in rather good form. Conners has amassed five top 18 finishes in his last six tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a third-place result at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational in March.

Conners is currently ranked 19th in strokes gained off the tee (0.468), 15th in GIR (greens in regulation-69.84%), 20th in par four scoring average (3.97) and 20th in driving accuracy (66.33%) on the PGA Tour.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round (Draftkings price noted): Shane Lowry $8,500: Patrick Cantlay $9,500: Denny McCarthy $8,000: Keegan Bradley $8,100: Tony Finau $7,100: Gary Woodland $6,100.

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Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson will be played.

The 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson will be played at TPC Craig Ranch in Dallas, Texas. This track is a par 72 that measures approximately 7,468 yards.

*Taylor Pendrith won the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson with a four round cumulative score of 23 under par.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest! Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this DFS slate.

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Draftkings CJ Cup Byron Nelson First Round Picks

Sam Burns $9,600

Two weeks ago, Sam Burns fired a final round 67 at the 2025 RBC Heritage en route to an eventual 13th place finish.

Sam Burns has posted a quality result at TPC Craig Ranch in the past. More specifically, Burns finished second at the 2021 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Si Woo Kim $9,400

Si Woo Kim has compiled five top 24 finishes in his last eight tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a 12th place finish at the 2025 AT&T Pebble Pro-Am in January.

Kim also checks the box for me when it comes to key player statistics. Kim is currently ranked tenth in birdie or better percentage (25.42%), sixth in overall birdie average per round (4.5), 23rd in strokes gained around the green (0.331) and 25th in total average putts per round (1.563) on the PGA Tour.

Mackenzie Hughes $9,000

The talented Canadian arrives at this week’s event on the heels of two consecutive top ten finishes on the PGA Tour, including a tenth-place result at the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open last month.

Additionally, Hughes finishes 14th at the 2023 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Chad Ramey $7,100

Chad Ramey has compiled two top 18 finishes in his last three tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including an impressive fifth-place result at the 2025 Valero Texas Open earlier this month.

In summary, I fully expect Chad Ramey to continue his outstanding play in Thursday’s first round of the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Henrik Norlander $7,300

Henrik Norlander has accumulated four top 18 finishes in his last five events played on the PGA Tour, including a 12th result at the 2025 Valero Texas Open.

Due to Henrik Norlander’s quality finish at the 2025 Valero Texas Open I decided to take a hard look at the relevant player statistics for the event to determine how Norlander fared relative to the field.

Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2025 Valero Texas Open, in relation to the field, Henrik Norlander ranked 17th in driving accuracy (53.6%), 15th in GIR (greens in regulation-59.7%) and third in bogey avoidance (9).

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round of the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (Draftkings price noted): Scottie Scheffler $13,700: Jordan Spieth $10,400: Ben Griffin $9,100: Stephan Jaeger $9,200: Ryan Gerard $8,900: Seamus Power $7,600.

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Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 Valspar Championship will be played.

The 2025 Valspar Championship will be played at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. This track is a par 71 that measures approximately 7,352 yards.

*Peter Malnati won the 2024 Valspar Championship with a cumulative four round score of 12 under par.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest! Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this DFS slate.

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 Valspar Championship.

2025 Valspar Championship First Round Picks

Stephan Jaeger $8,000

Stephan Jaeger has compiled two top 20 finishes in his last three tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including an impressive sixth-place result at the 2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta last month.

Due to Stepan Jaeger’s quality finish at the 2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta I decided to take a hard look at the relevant player statistics for the event to determine how Jaeger fared relative to the field.

Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta, in relation to the field, Stephan Jaeger ranked 11th in driving distance (319.9), third in overall putting average (1.551), third in total birdies made (25) and 16th in bogey avoidance (7).

It is noteworthy that Stephan Jaeger has posted a good result at the Copperhead Course in the past. Jaeger finished 25th at the 2023 Valspar Championship.

Billy Horschel $7,500

The 2014 FedEx Cup champion has tallied three top 25 finishes in his last seven events played on the PGA Tour, including a ninth-place result at the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in January.

Horschel played his college golf at the University of Florida and has traditionally played exceptionally well in this area of the country. I fully expect that trend to continue at the Copperhead Course this week.

Similar to Stephan Jaeger, Billy Horschel has posted a good result at this week’s PGA Tour event previously. Horschel finished 12th at the 2024 Valspar Championship.

Jacob Bridgeman $7,500

Jacob Bridgeman has amassed two top 15 finishes in his last three events played on the PGA Tour, including a second-place result at the 2025 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches two weeks ago.

Bridgeman certainly checks the box for me when it comes to key player statistics. Bridgeman is currently ranked 23rd in overall strokes gained (1.002), 15th in scrambling (66.67%), 25th in strokes gained putting (0.514) and 18th in overall scoring average (70.44) on the PGA Tour.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round of the 2025 Valspar Championship (Draftkings price noted): Tommy Fleetwood $10,400: Sepp Straka $9,900: Shane Lowry $9,500: Luke Clanton $8,300: Joseph Bramlett $6,900: Kevin Roy $6,900.

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Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 Players Championship will be played.

The 2025 Players Championship will be played at TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course) in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The golf course is a par 72 that measures approximately 7,352 yards.

Scottie Scheffler won the 2024 Players Championship with a cumulative four round score of 20 under par.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest! Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this DFS slate.

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 Players Championship.

2025 Players Championship First Round Picks

Sepp Straka $8,800

Sepp Straka has accumulated five top 15 finishes in his last six events played on the PGA Tour, including a win at the 2025 American Express earlier this year.

Due to Sepp Straka’s impressive win at the 2025 American Express I decided to take a hard look at the relevant player statistics for the event to determine how Straka fared relative to the field.

Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2025 American Express, in relation to the field, Sepp Straka ranked first in GIR (greens in regulation-83.3%), ninth in driving accuracy (73.2%), ninth in putting average (1.583), first in total birdies made (28), and second in bogey avoidance (2).

Additionally, Straka has posted a quality result at TPC Sawgrass in the past. Straka finished 16th at the 2024 Players Championship.

Jason Day $8,100

The 2015 PGA Championship winner has compiled three top 13 finishes in his five three tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a third-place result at the 2025 American Express.

Jason Day also checks the box for me when it comes to previous course/event history. Since 2013, Day has amassed five top 19 finishes at the week’s event, including a win at the 2016 Players Championship.

In summary, I fully expect Jason Day to continue his outstanding play in Thursday’s first round of the 2025 Players Championship.

Laurie Canter $7,000

The talented Englishman has tallied three top three finishes in his last four events played on the DP World Tour, including a win at the 2025 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship six weeks ago.

In my view, Laurie Canter’s low Draftkings price of only $7,000 presents the best fantasy value of any golfer on this first round showdown slate.

Jacob Bridgeman $6,500

Jacob Bridgeman has amassed two top 15 finishes in his last three events played on the PGA Tour, including a second-place result at the 2025 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches two weeks ago.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round of the 2025 Players Championship (Draftkings price noted): Scottie Scheffler $12,500: Ludvig Aberg $10,000: Daniel Berger $9,100: Jordan Spieth $8,600: Jason Day $8,100: Keegan Bradley $7,700.

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Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational will be played.

The 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational will be played at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida. The golf course is a par 72 that measures 7,466 yards.

*Scottie Scheffler won the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational with a cumulative four round score of 15 under par.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest! Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this DFS slate.

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational First Round Picks

Daniel Berger $8,300

Daniel Berger arrives at this week’s PGA Tour event on the heels of three consecutive top 25 finishes on the PGA Tour, including an impressive second-place result at the 2025 Waste Management Phoenix Open last month.

Due to Berger’s quality result at the Waste Management Phoenix Open I decided to take a hard look at the player data from the event to see how Berger fared relative to the field.

Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2025 Waste Management Phoenix Open, relative to the field, Daniel Berger ranked third in driving accuracy (69.6%), sixth in overall putting average (1.673), eighth in total birdies made (20) and 19th in bogey avoidance (7).

Berger has posted a quality result at the Bay Hill Club in the past. Berger finished 13th at the 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Min Woo Lee $7,600

Min Woo Lee has tallied four top 17 finishes in his last five tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including an 11th place result at the 2025 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches last week.

Ben Griffin $7,600

The talented American has accumulated three top seven finishes in his last seven tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a fourth-place result at the 2025 Mexico Open at Vidanta two weeks ago. In my view, Ben Griffin’s low Draftkings price of only $7,600 presents the best fantasy value of any golfer on this slate.

Brian Harman $7,100

The 2023 Open champion has compiled three top 25 finishes in his last six events played on the PGA Tour, including a 17th-place result at the 2025 Genesis Invitational three weeks ago.

Harman is currently ranked 21st in GIR (greens in regulation-73.46%), 14th in sand save percentage (75%), and 16th in bogey avoidance (11.11%) on the PGA Tour.

Additionally, Brian Harman finished 12th at the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round (Draftkings price noted): Shane Lowry $8,700: Rory McIlroy $10,800: Justin Thomas $9,800: Tony Finau $8,800: Will Zalatoris $8,600: Denny McCarthy $7,400: Jacob Bridgeman $6,100.

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Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 Genesis Invitational will be played.

The 2025 Genesis Invitational will be played at Torrey Pines (South Course) in San Diego, California. The golf course is a par 72 that measures approximately 7,765 yards.

*The Genesis Invitational is traditionally played at the Riveria Country Club. However, due to the recent Los Angeles wildfires the 2025 Genesis Invitational was moved to Torrey Pines.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest!

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 Genesis Invitational.

2025 Genesis Invitational First Round Picks

Justin Thomas $10,000

Since the beginning of October, Justin Thomas has played six events on the PGA Tour, in those six tournaments just mentioned, Thomas amassed four top six finishes, including a second-place result at the 2024 ZOZO Championship in October.

Due to Justin Thomas’s impressive second place finish at the 2024 ZOZO Championship I decided to take a hard look at the relevant player statistics for the tournament to see how Thomas fared relative to the field.

Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2024 ZOZO Championship, in relation to the field, Justin Thomas ranked third in GIR (greens in regulation-79.2%), first in bogey avoidance (1), and tenth in total birdies made (18).

Justin Thomas has posted a quality result at this week’s PGA Tour event in the past. More specifically, Thomas finished 19th at the 2021 Genesis Invitational.

Jason Day $8,700

Jason Day has tallied two top 13 finishes in his last three tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a third-place result at the 2025 American Express two weeks ago.

In summary, I fully expect the Jason Day to continue his outstanding play at this week’s 2025 Genesis Invitational.

Maverick McNealy $7,600

The talented American has compiled three top eight finishes in his last six events played on the PGA Tour, including a win at the 2024 RSM Classic in November.

It is noteworthy that Maverick McNealy played his college golf at the University of Stanford. Having stated that, McNealy should feel quite comfortable playing golf in the state of California this week.

Sam Stevens $7,700

Sam Stevens has compiled two top 17 finishes in his last three tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including an impressive second place result at the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open.

Let us not forget that the Farmers Insurance Open is played at Torrey Pines. Steven now gets four rounds on the South course. I have no doubt that Stevens will post another quality result at this week’s PGA Tour event.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round (Draftkings price noted): Tommy Fleetwood $9,000: Sepp Straka $8,300: Harris English $7,500: Andrew Novak $7,100.

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Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open will be played.

The 2025 Farmers Insurance Open will be played at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. DFS players should be mindful of the fact that this event will be played on two different golf courses, the Torrey Pines North and South courses.

The entire field of 156 golfers will play both courses in the first two rounds of the tournament on Wednesday and Thursday. Upon completion of the second round of play on Thursday afternoon, a cut will take place. The remaining 65 players and ties will play the remainder of the golf tournament (third and fourth rounds) on the South course.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest!

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open.

2025 Farmers Insurance Open Draftkings First Round Picks

Ludvig Aberg $11,000

Since the beginning of June, Ludvig Aberg has played 12 events (PGA and DP World Tours combined). In those 12 tournaments just noted, Aberg accumulated an impressive nine top 19 finishes, including a fifth-place result at the 2025 Sentry earlier this month.

Ludvig Aberg certainly checks the box for me when it comes to key player statistics. Let me be more specific. Aberg is currently ranked third in overall scoring average (67.1), sixth in birdie or better percentage (37.50%), eighth in GIR (greens in regulation-81.94%), 14th in putting average (1.644) and third in par four scoring average (3.75) on the PGA Tour.

It should also be noted that Ludvig Aberg has played well at this week’s PGA Tour event in the past. Aberg finished ninth at the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open.

Hideki Matsuyama $10,700

The 2021 Masters champion arrives at this week’s tournament on the heels of two consecutive top 16 finishes on the PGA Tour, including a win at the 2025 Sentry three weeks ago.

Ben Griffin $8,100

The talented American has compiled six top 25 finishes in his last eight tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a seventh-place result at last week’s 2025 American Express.

In his first appearance at this event as a professional last year, Griffin finished 31st at the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open. I fully expect Griffin to post a much better result at this week’s event. Why? Ben Griffin is a far better golfer now than he was last year.

Mark Hubbard $7,800

Last week, Mark Hubbard fired a second round 64 at the 2025 American Express en route to an eventual 12th place finish.

Additional golfers I like to perform in the first round (Draftkings price noted): Maverick McNealy $8,700: Tony Finau $10,000: Keegan Bradley $9,600: Alex Smalley $7,400: Will Zalatoris $9,300: Harry Higgs $6,500: Ryan Palmer $6,400.

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Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 American Express will be played.

This week’s 2025 American Express is a pro-am tournament that will take place on three different golf courses over the course of a four-day period. The golf courses the field will play this week are La Quinta Country Club, PGA West Tournament Course, and the PGA West TPC Stadium Course.

The entire field will play all three courses over the course of the first three days of competition. The final round will occur on the PGA West TPC Stadium Course.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest!

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 American Express.

2025 American Express Draftkings First Round Showdown Picks

Sungjae Im $10,400

Sungjae Im arrives at this week’s 2025 American Express on the heels of five consecutive top 13 finishes on the PGA Tour, including a ninth-place result at 2024 Hero World Challenge last month.

Im certainly checks the box for me when it comes to previous event/course history. Let me be more specific. Since 2019, Sungjae Im has played the American Express six times. In those six tournaments just noted, Im compiled five top 25 finishes, including a tenth-place finish at the 2020 American Express.

J.J. Spaun $8,300

Since the beginning of August, J.J. Spaun has played ten events on the PGA Tour. In those ten tournaments just mentioned, Spaun amassed seven top 30 finishes, including a third-place result at last week’s 2025 Sony Open.

Due to J.J. Spaun’s impressive result at the 2025 Sony Open I decided to take a hard look at the relevant player statistics for the event to see how Spaun fared relative to the field.

Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2025 Sony Open, in relation to the field, J.J. Spaun ranked first in GIR (greens in regulation-84.7%), 19th in putting average (1.721), 11th in total birdies made (19) and second in bogey avoidance (4).

In summary, I fully expect J.J. Spaun to continue his outstanding play in Thursday’s first round of the 2025 American Express.

Will Zalatoris $8,400

Will Zalatoris has accumulated four top 26 finishes in his last five events played (PGA and DP World Tours combined), including a 13th place result at the 2024 BMW Championship in August. Zalatoris finished sixth at the 2022 American Express.

Jhonattan Vegas $7,600

The talented Venezuelan has tallied two top 11 finishes in his last four events played on the PGA Tour, including a fourth-place result at the 2025 Sentry two weeks ago.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round (Draftkings price noted): Justin Thomas $10,200: Sam Burns $10,000: Cameron Young $9,300: Adam Hadwin $7,800: Tom Hoge $8,000: Nick Dunlap $8,600: Brian Harman $8,200.

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Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections for this week’s PGA Tour event let’s review where the first round of the 2025 Sony Open will be played.

The first round of the 2025 Sony Open will be played at the Waialae Country Club. This golf course is a par 70 that measures 7,044 yards. Grayson Murray won the 2024 Sony Open with a cumulative four round score of 17 under par.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest!

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2025 Sony Open.

2025 Sony Open Draftkings First Round Showdown Picks

Maverick McNealy $9,300

The talented American has compiled three top eight finishes in his last four tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a win at the 2024 RSM Classic in November.

Due to McNealy’s impressive win at the 2024 RSM Classic I decided to take a hard look at the relevant player statistics for the event to see how McNealy fared relative to the field.

Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2024 RSM Classic, in relation to the field, Maverick McNealy ranked second in GIR (greens in regulation-79.2%), 13th in total birdies made (19) and third in bogey avoidance (5).

It is noteworthy that Maverick McNealy has posted a quality result at the Waialae Country Club previously. More specifically, McNealy finished seventh at the 2023 Sony Open.

Corey Conners $10,300

The talented Canadian has accumulated three top seven finishes in his last four events played (PGA and DP World Tours combined), including a sixth-place result at the 2024 Nedbank Challenge four weeks ago.

Keegan Bradley $9,400

The 2011 PGA Championship winner arrives at this week’s 2025 Sony Open on the heels of three consecutive top 15 finishes on the PGA Tour, including a win at the 2024 BMW Championship in August.

Keegan Bradley certainly checks the box for me when it comes to previous event/course history. Since 2020. Bradley has played the Sony Open five times. In those five events just noted, Bradley compiled three top 12 finishes, including a second-place result at the 2024 Sony Open.

In summary, I fully expect Keegan Bradley to continue his outstanding play in Thursday’s first round of the 2025 Sony Open.

Harry Hall $8,100

Harry Hall has tallied four top 14 finishes in his last five events played on the PGA Tour, including an eighth-place result at the 2025 Sentry last week.

Last season, Harry Hall won his first tournament on the PGA Tour when he captured a victory at the 2024 ISCO Championship in July.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in Thursday’s first round (Draftkings price noted): Tom Kim $9,700: Russell Henley $10,000: Austin Eckroat $8,800: Ben Griffin $8,100: Byeong Hun An $9,500: J.T. Poston $8,700: Max McGreevy $7,100.

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Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections, let’s review where the first round of the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open will be played.

The first round of the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open will be played at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada. The golf course is a par 71 that measures approximately 7,255 yards.

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest!

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open.

2024 Shriners Children’s Open Draftkings First Round Picks

Daniel Berger $7,400

Two weeks ago, Daniel Berger fired a final round 67 at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship en route to an eventual seventh place result.

Due to Daniel Berger’s quality finish at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship I decided to take a hard look at the relevant player statistics for the tournament to see how Berger fared relative to the field.

Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship, in relation to the field, Daniel Berger ranked first in driving accuracy (75%), fifth in strokes gained tee to green (1.871), first in strokes gained off the tee (1.177), and 15th in GIR (greens in regulation-76.4%).

Daniel Berger has posted a quality result at TPC Summerlin in the past. More specifically, Daniel Berger finished 18th at the 2019 Shriners Children’s Open.

Harry Hall $8,700

The talented Englishman has compiled five top 24 finishes in his last eight tournaments played on the PGA Tour, including a win at the 2024 ISCO Championship three months ago.

In relation to this week’s 2024 Shriners Children’s Open field, in the last 24 rounds played on the PGA Tour, Harry Hall ranks third in birdie or better percentage, second in total Draftkings points scored, and second in strokes gained around the green.

Similar to Daniel Berger, Harry Hall has played well at TPC Summerlin previously. Hall finished eighth at the 2021 Shriners Children’s Open.

Jhonattan Vegas $8,100

Since the beginning of June, Jhonattan Vegas has played eight events on the PGA Tour. In those eight tournaments just mentioned, Vegas compiled five top 27 finishes, including an impressive win at the 2024 3M Open three months ago.

In relation to this week’s 2024 Shriners Children’s Open field, in the last 24 rounds played on the PGA Tour, Jhonattan Vegas ranks eighth in GIR (greens in regulation), 13th in birdie or better percentage, sixth in total Draftkings points scored, 20th in strokes gained approach, and seventh in strokes gained tee to green.

For the reasons just noted, I am backing Jhonattan Vegas as a flex play for this PGA Tour Draftkings First Round Showdown contest.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round (Draftkings price noted): Seamus Power $9,200: Rickie Fowler $7,500: Stephan Jaeger $9,800: Chandler Phillips $6,900: David Skinns $6,600: Trey Mullinax $6,900.

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