The Cheat Sheet provides DraftKings fantasy golf players with course info, player history, and the most noteworthy trends of the week to help them with their roster selections.
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The Field
This will be the sixth consecutive season the RBC Canadian Open has been played since 2019. It was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has taken place a week (or two) before the US Open in 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
With such a big event on the horizon, many of the world’s top players have again chosen to skip this week’s event to focus on the upcoming major. However, there is still a solid group of top players. Matthew Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood are both attending, along with Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka, and Shane Lowry, all of whom have shone at various points this season. Nicolai Hojgaard and Wyndham Clark are two other top players making the trip North this week.
Since it’s the Canadian Open, plenty of Canadian-born players have gained exemptions into the event, so names (who are not current PGA TOUR card holders) like Ben Silverman and AJ Ewart are on the start list and set up as intriguing contrarian targets for DFS.
The field this week will max out around 156 players and feature the regular cutline after Friday, meaning only the top-65 and ties will play the weekend.
The Course
TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course) — Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Par 70, 7,445 yards, Greens: Bentgrass
TPC Toronto joins a long list of Toronto-area courses that have hosted the Canadian Open. The venue was renovated a couple of years ago to host PGA TOUR events, and it will now serve as the host course for a second consecutive year. The venue is part of the TPC network and is a longer Par 70 that winds through parkland with a few water traps set in between. The venue isn’t overly saturated with bunkers (there are under 50), which could help the big hitters who will likely be happy taking a bomb-and-gouge approach this week.
At the same time, the venue was renovated to challenge the pros strategically this week. The most likely scenario is that this course plays much like some of the other TPC courses we see on the PGA TOUR, where accuracy often matters just as much as power. TPC Summerlin, TPC Scottsdale, and TPC River Highlands are among the comparables to consider this week, and they generally challenge players throughout the bag, especially on approach.
While the course is long, two of the four par 3s measure in at under 160 yards in length, and the two par 5s don’t play overly long either, and should be good birdie chances for the entire field. The par 4s are where the bigger hitters will gain an advantage. The setup isn’t overly technical, but much like TPC Scottsdale, the fairways do wind around some natural impediments, water, and bunkers, so players can’t get too wild without incurring penalties.
Six of the Par 4s will measure in over 450 yards, so while mid-iron play will be essential, also expect players’ short games to be tested on these holes, as many will have to scramble to save par. Overall, this should be a good all-around test where off-the-tee play will be of assistance, but iron play and around-the-green play will be heavily relied on.
Last season, the event was won by New Zealander Ryan Fox, who beat Sam Burns in a playoff, with American Cameron Young also finishing in T3. All those players have good distance but aren’t very accurate off the tee, lending credence to the idea that this could be a big-hitters’ delight over time.
For stats, on top of good OTT and driving distance metrics, players who are efficient in the 450-500 yards range on par 4s should have a solid advantage. I’d also look for wedge play to be somewhat important (proximity from 100-125 or 125-150 yards) as we have two short par 3s and a few shorter par 4s mixed in, where players will likely be dialing in short irons.
2026 Weather Outlook: This week’s weather will be all over the place. Some early-week rain will likely help soften the course, but winds over the first couple of days don’t look too bad, and highs will be in the 80-85 F range. However, this is Canada, and cooler temperatures will move in over the weekend, along with heavier winds on Saturday that could reach 15-20 mph. Sunday also looks very cool, with highs of 65-70 F. Overall, I expect tougher scoring, with the course potentially playing longer over the weekend due to wind and cooler temperatures. Look for bigger hitters with decent short games to prosper.
Last Five Winners
*2025–Ryan Fox (-18 in a playoff over Sam Burns)
2024–Robert MacIntyre (-16, over Ben Griffin -15)
2023–Nick Taylor (-17, over Tommy Fleetwood, playoff)
2022—Rory McIlroy (-19, over Tony Finau -17)
2019 —Rory McIlroy (-22, over Webb Simpson -15)
**Played at TPC Toronto
Winners Stats and Course Overview
2025 Winner stats: Ryan Fox (-18)
2025 lead-in form (T20-T28-win-T60-MC)
SG: OTT—+1.0
SG: APP—+7.4
SG: Total—+11.9
SG: ATG—+0.8
SG: PUTT—+2.6
- Fox had a solid lead-in that included a win in Myrtle Beach just weeks earlier.
- The veteran did gain strokes everywhere, but mainly excelled on approach, where he gained 7.4 strokes.
- He was also 21st in driving distance and averaged over 318 yards off the tee, while only ranking 43rd in accuracy off the tee.
- Overall, this appears to be a fairly straightforward venue where great ball-striking can prevail thanks to what appears to be a mostly neutral setup around the green and easy off-the-tee conditions for big hitters.
Finding Values on DraftKings Sportsbook
Odds to win are one factor to think about when picking players (but not the only thing, so be careful putting too much weight on them). This section is going to detail a few of the players who have the best fantasy value comparative to their DraftKings Sportsbook odds of winning this week.
All odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook are subject to change.
Justin Rose +2500 and $9,300
Comparables:
- Brooks Koepka +2800 and $9,500
- Robert MacIntyre +2500 and $9,400
Tony Finau +6800 and $7,400
Comparables:
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout +10000 and $7,600
- Rico Hoey +6900 and $7,700
- Davis Thompson +7000 and $7,700
DRAFTKINGS DFS STRATEGY
Horses for Courses
Big Field Punt plays:
Jesper Svensson ($7,000): Svensson has been boom or bust this season, but I like the setup this week for a player who was T9 his last time out on another TPC setup.
AJ Ewart ($6,900): Ewart has been one of the best Canadians on the PGA TOUR lately, posting top 20 finishes over his last two starts. I don’t see any reason he can’t continue this trend in the weaker field in his home country.Â
Luke Clanton ($6,500) – see below
Core Plays:
Michael Thorbjornsen ($8,600): I love this price on the young American who seemed to find his game the last time out on the tighter Colonial. His big off-the-tee game will pay more dividends this time out.
Brooks Koepka ($9,500): There are some players above him in price coming in with great form, but Koepka has been quietly lurking of late and should benefit from this week’s straightforward setup.
Contrarian Click:
Taylor Pendrith ($7,700): He hasn’t been very good this season, but is coming in on a six-event made cut streak. The course setup favors a big hitter off the tee, and certainly, with this week’s event taking place in his home country, Pendrith will have an added boost. There are worse angles to play this week.
Recent Form
Wyndham Clark ($9,700; T3-win): Coming in off a win two weeks ago in Texas and a T3 last week, Clark looks like he’s peaking perfectly for the year’s third major. The setup also favors the big-hitting American who has found another gear of late.
Sam Burns ($10,100; T4-T26-T37): Burns has been consistent of late but took it to another gear last week with a T4 finish that nearly saw him grab the win down the stretch. He finished runner-up here last season, so he will be motivated for some revenge.
Tommy Fleetwood ($10,300; T4-MC-T5): Outside of a poor missed cut at the PGA, Fleetwood has played well of late. He took the lead briefly down the stretch at Murifield, but a late bogey cost him. He should want to make up for losing this event to Nick Taylor in 2024.
Kristoffer Reitan ($8,800; T6-T44-win): Reitan is another player coming in with lots of momentum after a mid-season win. The Norwegian followed up his win with a T6 last week and looks primed for a big summer.
Eric Cole ($8,000; T8-T2): Cole had heartbreak two weeks ago in Texas when he lost in a playoff to Russell Henley, who birdied three holes in a row to catch Cole. The American is still relatively cheap this week, given his recent form.
MY PICK:Â Nicolai Hojgaard ($9,100)
Hojgaard has been close to a breakthrough for quite some time and could have a good chance this week to finally secure his first win. He had a tough week at Muirfield Village, missing the cut in a small field, but he’s only a few events away from a second-place finish at Quail Hollow. Overall, he has two runner-up finishes and a T3 at TPC Scottsdale in February, which gives us insight into his current form and suitability for this week’s course.
His strong driving ability should serve him well at TPC Toronto, similar to Fox last year. Both players tend to perform best when scoring conditions improve, allowing aggressive play off the tee. Despite a quick recovery needed from last week’s results, Hojgaard’s performances in February at Phoenix’s TPC course, where he finished T2, and at Quail Hollow—both long courses—suggest he can rebound effectively.
For DFS, I recommend him as a core pick for GPPs, and his +3000 odds on DraftKings Sportsbook seem like good value, especially compared to other players with shorter odds this week.
MY SLEEPER: Luke Clanton ($6,600)
Clanton has looked a little better of late, even if he has had issues putting together four solid rounds. He’s now made five cuts in a row, and at Colonial a few weeks ago, he opened with a 65 before a third-round 77 pushed him way back, and he finished T54 for the week. It’s undoubtedly a few unforced errors around and on the greens that are holding him back, but with this week’s venue catering more to pure ball-strikers and bigger hitters, it’s potentially a place where the cheaper-priced golfer can produce for DFS on DraftKings.
Overall, this is the sort of field I would expect Clanton to pop in if he posts another big week this year. His season-best T5 finish in Puerto Rico also came against a weaker field and on a course that generally doesn’t penalize big hitters much for being inaccurate. He’s certainly a boom-or-bust prospect, but at $6,500, if you need a cheaper play, he’s the sort of name I could see really producing at low ownership in this field this week.
For betting, his large top 10 and ties price of +1375 has some decent value attached to it as well.
