Landon Silinsky previews the Procore Championship and gives his picks for your DraftKings fantasy golf lineups.<\/p>\n
After a brief two-week offseason, the PGA TOUR is back in action with the kickoff of the Fall Swing at the Procore Championship. This week\u2019s event takes us to the scenic North Course at Silverado Resort in Napa, California \u2014 a 7,138-yard, par-72 layout featuring a blend of Poa annua and Bentgrass greens.<\/p>\n
With just two weeks remaining until the Ryder Cup, the Procore Championship serves as a perfect tune-up before the intensity ramps up. It also marks the beginning of a seven-event stretch that will carry us through the fall and into the holiday season.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s field is the strongest in the tournament\u2019s history, headlined by nearly the entire United States Ryder Cup team \u2014 including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler \u2014 with only Bryson DeChambeau (obviously) and Xander Schauffele not in the field.<\/p>\n
Below, I have outlined three of my favorite DraftKings plays for the week.<\/p>\n
Set your\u00a0DraftKings<\/a>\u00a0fantasy golf lineups here:\u00a0PGA TOUR $300K Sand Trap [$100K to 1st]<\/a><\/p>\n Russell Henley ($10,000)<\/p>\n Scottie Scheffler is appropriately priced this week, which ironically creates a dilemma: is he worth the hefty investment? At $14,400 \u2014 a full $4,200 more than any other golfer in the field \u2014 rostering Scheffler forces you to average just over $7,100 for your remaining five spots. That kind of roster construction demands perfection from your value plays.<\/p>\n Instead, we\u2019re starting our build with Russell Henley. He hasn\u2019t played this event since 2019, and his track record at Silverado isn\u2019t anything to write home about, with two missed cuts and a T41. However, Henley is a much-improved player now \u2014 arguably in the best form of his career. From a technical standpoint, this course sets up extremely well for him. Silverado is a tree-lined, parkland-style layout with narrow fairways and small greens \u2014 a perfect fit for Henley\u2019s elite accuracy and precision over power game.<\/p>\n Henley\u2019s recent form only adds to his appeal. Since the end of May, he\u2019s been on an impressive run, finishing T17 or better in each of his last seven starts \u2014 a stretch that includes two top-10s, a T5, and two runner-up finishes. Over that span, Henley ranks second in this field in Total Strokes Gained, trailing only Scottie Scheffler. He also sits fourth in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green and sixth in Ball-Striking.<\/p>\n Fading Scheffler is never an easy decision, but if you\u2019re going that route, Henley stands out as the most compelling play above $9K this week.<\/p>\n Matt Kuchar ($7,800)<\/p>\n Matt Kuchar has a strong affinity for Silverado, having played this event each of the past four years with consistently solid results: T13, T7, T12, and T36. This type of event suits Kuchar perfectly \u2014 a seasoned pro who\u2019s made a career out of thriving in these setups, helping him climb into the top 10 on the PGA TOUR\u2019s all-time money list. A true professional in every sense.<\/p>\n Kuchar\u2019s recent form is quietly encouraging as well. He\u2019s made 10 of his last 12 cuts, including a T5 at the John Deere Classic just two starts ago. While he no longer has the distance to contend regularly on the longer, more demanding PGA TOUR tracks, Silverado plays right into his strengths. With narrow fairways and a premium on accuracy and putting, Kuchar remains a legitimate threat for a top finish in events like this.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a small sample, but over his past eight rounds, Kuchar\u2019s irons have been red-hot \u2014 he ranks fourth in the field in Strokes Gained: Approach and 10th in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green during that span.<\/p>\n At just $7,800, Kuchar is an easy plug-and-play this week on a course he clearly loves. With strong recent form, elite course history, and a skill set tailored to Silverado\u2019s demands, he offers one of the most reliable floors in this price range \u2014 with legitimate upside.<\/p>\n Rico Hoey ($7,600)<\/p>\n For those unfamiliar,\u00a0Rico Hoey\u00a0is one of the best ball-strikers on the PGA TOUR that no one knows about. Over the past 48 rounds, he ranks second in this field in both Strokes Gained: Ball-Striking and Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green \u2014 trailing only World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in both categories. The issue? He ranks 138th in SG: Putting over that same stretch, or else he\u2019d very likely have a win (or two) by now.<\/p>\n That said, the Fall Swing is when Hoey tends to shine. Last season, he posted T22 or better in four of his seven fall starts. He\u2019s also thrived in alternate-field events this year \u2014 finishing T8 at the Barracuda Championship, T7 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, and T12 at the Corales Puntacana Championship. While this week\u2019s Procore Championship features a much stronger field than those events, Hoey\u2019s elite ball-striking and affordable $7,600 price tag give him serious upside as a value play.<\/p>\n Hoey finished T37 at Silverado last year, but coming off a career-best season, he\u2019s primed to make a much stronger run this time around. At the very least, all we\u2019re looking for is a made cut \u2014 and I\u2019m confident he\u2019ll deliver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Landon Silinsky previews the Procore Championship and gives his picks for your DraftKings fantasy golf lineups. 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