Golf Top Plays: Austin Championship

Editor’s Note: We may not write up every player we consider to be a top play. Be sure to consult the chart at the bottom of the page. This article will update to reflect any injury or weather news.

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Below, you will find the players we consider the best for the slate. These do NOT account for ownership, but they do account for salary. In other words, Jon Rahm could be our No. 1 play in the high range… but he could also be a bad tournament play because he projects for 60% ownership in an extreme example.

This article is for cash games (contests in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as a head-to-head or double-up). For tournaments, our focus should be more on the projected ownership and projected ceiling columns in our projections table.

With that said, these are our Top Plays considering the following factors: median projection, lower volatility, upside, and value. They are listed in descending order by price. At the bottom, you’ll find suggested rankings by site once salary is accounted for.

HIGH-PRICED

Jackson Koivun ($10,400 DK, $12,000 FD) – Over the last 12 months, Koivun ranks first in this field in Data Golf’s Total True Stroked Gained, second in SG: Tee-to-Green, 14th in Off-the-Tee, fifth in Approach, 20th in Around-the-Green, and 35th in Putting. It creates an all-around game that should help him navigate whatever Fazio Canyons throws at him. Given the absence of course data, the lack of glaring weaknesses makes Koivun an attractive high-end option.