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The Field
The PGA TOUR heads to Japan this week for the 2026 Baycurrent Classic, a 72-player, no-cut event taking place from October 8-11 at Yokohama Country Club. This is the third event of the FedExCup Fall and the second year the tournament will be played at Yokohama after moving from Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club last season. The field will compete for an $8 million purse, with $1.44 million going to the winner.
Xander Schauffele ($11,000) returns as the defending champion and is also the clear betting favorite at +930 on DraftKings Sportsbook. He’ll be joined by a much stronger top end than we typically see during the fall, including Hideki Matsuyama ($10,200), Wyndham Clark ($10,600), Collin Morikawa ($10,400), Justin Thomas ($9,600) and Jacob Bridgeman ($9,800).
Bridgeman may be the hottest player in the field after winning the Biltmore Championship in his last individual start, while Clark won the BMW Championship during the FedExCup Playoffs. Matsuyama, Morikawa and former champion Keegan Bradley also give the event several players with extensive experience competing in Japan. Tom Kim was originally in the field but withdrew following his Asian Games win and has been replaced by Kris Ventura.
With no cut this week, all 72 players are guaranteed four rounds, making birdie-making upside and finishing position more important than simply targeting players with high made-cut rates.
Let’s dive into the course and player preview below.
The Course
Yokohama Country Club – Yokohama, Japan
Par 71, 7,322 yards
Yokohama Country Club returns for its second year as host after making its PGA TOUR debut last season. The official 2026 setup is 7,322 yards, seven yards longer than the 7,315-yard setup used last year.
The basic course characteristics remain unchanged. It’s a par 71 with only two par 5s and three par 3s, leaving a heavy concentration of par 4s. The tree-lined layout features doglegs and several spots where placement is more valuable than simply hitting the driver as far as possible. Accuracy and positioning off the tee therefore remain important, while the elevated greens and demanding approach shots put additional emphasis on iron play.
We also have some actual PGA TOUR evidence to work with now. Xander Schauffele won at 19-under last season, shooting 71-63-67-64 and closing with a 7-under 64 to beat Max Greyserman by one. Michael Thorbjornsen finished third at 16-under, while Takumi Kanaya, Rico Hoey, Alex Smalley and Byeong Hun An tied for fourth at 14-under.
Schauffele’s performance also reinforced the importance of finding greens. He hit 75% of his greens in regulation, ranking third in the field, while also scrambling at a 77.8% rate. He also ranked seventh in SG: Tee-to-Green and sixth in SG: Putting for the week.
Overall, the results suggest this is far more of a more cerebral ball-strikers course than a spot where power and aggressively high birdie or better %’s win. I still want to emphasize approach play, accuracy and Par 4 scoring, with enough putting upside to take advantage when scoring conditions are good.
2026 Weather Outlook: The early forecast looks considerably easier than the difficult conditions players encountered during portions of last year’s event. Current local forecasts have temperatures around 24-25°C (75-77°F) for most of the tournament with generally sunny or partly sunny conditions and little precipitation expected. Wind is the bigger variable to monitor. Most forecasts currently have manageable conditions Thursday through Saturday, although some models show winds increasing somewhat Sunday. There isn’t an obvious first- or second-round wave advantage at this stage, especially with the no-cut format.
Overall, this currently looks like a much better scoring setup than last year. If the rain stays away and winds remain moderate, I would expect Yokohama to reward aggressive iron play and birdie-making rather than forcing players into survival mode.
What last year’s winner did at the Baycurrent Classic
Xander Schauffele (67-65-64-66)
Xander Schauffele entered last year’s tournament without a victory during the 2025 season but had shown signs of improvement before arriving in Japan.
His previous five individual PGA TOUR starts were:
- BMW Championship: T28
- FedEx St. Jude Championship: T22
- The Open Championship: T7
- Genesis Scottish Open: T8
- Travelers Championship: T61
Schauffele therefore had two top-eight finishes in his previous five starts, including consecutive T8/T7 finishes in Scotland and at The Open.
He opened slowly at Yokohama with an even-par 71 but exploded with a 63 in Round 2, followed by 67-64 on the weekend. His final-round 64 pushed him to 19-under (265) and gave him a one-shot victory over Max Greyserman.
Schauffele’s key performance notes:
- Finished 7th in SG: Tee-to-Green for the week.
- Finished 6th in SG: Putting.
- Hit 75% of his greens in regulation, third best in the field.
- Hit nearly 90% of his fairways, allowing his iron play to continually attack from good positions.
The biggest takeaway is that Yokohama didn’t require overpowering the golf course. Schauffele combined accuracy with strong iron play and then converted enough opportunities on the greens. His 298-yard driving average ranked just 23rd for the week, another indication that positioning and approach play can outweigh raw distance here.
Finding Values on DraftKings Sportsbook
Odds to win are one factor to consider when picking players (but not the only one, so be careful not to put too much weight on them). This section is going to detail a few of the players who have the best fantasy value compared to their DraftKings Sportsbook odds of winning this week.
Doug Ghim +2200 and $9,200
Ghim is arguably the clearest value at the upper end of the board. His +2200 outright price makes him the seventh choice in the betting market, but he’s only the ninth-highest-priced player on DraftKings.
Comparables:
- Jacob Bridgeman (+1850 and $9,800)
- Justin Thomas (+1900 and $9,600)
- Adam Scott (+2300 and $9,100)
- Min Woo Lee (+2450 and $9,400)
Max Homa +5400 and $7,700
Homa is one of the more obvious midrange discrepancies. His +5400 outright price puts him around 26th in the betting market, while his $7,700 salary has him well outside the top 25 in DFS pricing.
Comparables:
- Michael Kim (+5200 and $7,800)
- Keita Nakajima (+5200 and $7,800)
- Ben Kohles (+5500 and $7,900)
- Brian Harman (+5600 and $7,500)
The discrepancy isn’t enormous, but getting Homa at $7,700 in a no-cut event gives us access to a player with legitimate winning upside without having to pay into the $8K range.
Other salary/odds discrepancies to watch
A few other players rate well using the same comparison. Stephan Jaeger (+4400, $7,700) is particularly interesting given his previous success at Black Desert, while Max Greyserman (+4200, $7,900) is priced below several golfers with longer outright odds.
Further down, Taylor Moore (+9000, $6,900) and Andrew Putnam (+14500, $6,600) also carry better outright-market positions than their DFS salaries would suggest.
All odds are provided by DraftKings Sportsbook and are subject to change.
Recent Form
1. Jacob Bridgeman ($9,800 — WIN/T4/9/T30/T26)
Bridgeman has the strongest combination of recent results and upside in the field. He won the Biltmore Championship in his last individual start, closing with a spectacular 61, after finishing T4 at the TOUR Championship and ninth at the BMW Championship. That’s three straight top-nine finishes, including a win.
2. Doug Ghim ($9,200 — 2nd/T17/T19/T15/MC)
Ghim comes directly from a runner-up finish at Black Desert, where he shot 24-under. That follows T17, T19 and T15 finishes in his previous three starts, meaning he’s now finished inside the top 20 in four consecutive events.
3. Wyndham Clark ($10,600 — T21/WIN/T5/MC/MC)
Clark’s last five starts contain two misses, but the high-end results are impossible to ignore. He finished T5 at the FedEx St. Jude and then won the BMW Championship before finishing T21 at East Lake. He also won the U.S. Open earlier this summer, so his ceiling has been enormous when his game has clicked.
4. Hideki Matsuyama ($10,200 — T21/T28/T7/T7/T5)
Matsuyama’s recent stretch has been extremely steady. He produced three consecutive top-seven finishes before the final two playoff events and has six top-20s across his last 10 starts. Playing in Japan and returning to an event he’s previously won only adds to his appeal.
5. Xander Schauffele ($11,000 — T14/T26/T7/2/T18)
The defending champion hasn’t played an individual event since the TOUR Championship, but his last five starts include a runner-up at the Rocket Classic and T7 at the FedEx St. Jude. His underlying numbers have also remained excellent, averaging +0.933 SG: Total over his last five starts.
DRAFTKINGS DFS STRATEGY
For this course I would lean more heavily toward ceiling and birdie-making than cut equity in tournaments. Both editions have been won at 22-under or better, and Brennan showed last year that a player who can create a huge OTT advantage can separate quickly.
Cash Games:
Jacob Bridgeman ($9,800) is my preferred cash-game anchor. The combination of a win, T4 and ninth over his last three individual starts gives him one of the best floors in the field, and the no-cut format allows us to pay for his combination of birdie upside and finishing-position potential.
Doug Ghim ($9,200) is the other player I’d be comfortable leaning on heavily. He arrives directly from a runner-up finish at Black Desert and has four consecutive top-20 finishes. His current +2200 outright odds also show how highly the betting market rates him despite being priced outside the very top salary tier.
GPP Targets
Pierceson Coody ($6,800) is my preferred cheap GPP target. At +7800, he’s being given essentially the same outright chance as several players priced above him, and his salary makes stars-and-scrubs builds much easier. Coody also brings legitimate birdie-making upside, which is exactly what I’m looking for in a no-cut event where we don’t have to worry about losing two rounds of fantasy scoring.
Ryo Hisatsune ($6,700) is another cheap option I’m willing to take a chance on in larger-field GPPs. The Japanese native should be comfortable playing at home, and he’s already shown considerably more upside at the PGA TOUR level than his salary suggests. His results at this event haven’t been consistent to make him a safe play, but that’s also what should keep his ownership extremely manageable.
Kaito Onishi ($6,500) is the deeper punt I’d consider if trying to get genuinely different. Onishi doesn’t have the same ceiling or PGA TOUR résumé as Coody, but he brings plenty of experience playing in Japan and allows us to save enough salary to comfortably roster multiple players from the top of the field.
GPP Pivot:
Max Homa ($7,700) is an intriguing GPP target once again this week as a player whose overall results have been inconsistent, but whose ceiling has started to reappear in 2026. The setup also makes sense for him. Yokohama puts more emphasis on approach play and positioning than overpowering the course, and Homa’s best golf has traditionally come when his irons and putter heat up together. At +5400, the sportsbook is still giving him significantly more respect than his DFS salary might suggest.
MY PICK: Ryan Gerard ($8,800)
Gerard’s combination of consistency, scoring ability and course fit makes him one of the more appealing options below the elite salary range. The American finished off a strong 2026 season in the FedExCup Playoffs, finishing T24 at the FedEx St. Jude and T16 at the BMW Championship to qualify for the TOUR Championship, where he pushed the leaders all week and ended up in 3rd place on Sunday. That followed a summer stretch that included a T8 at the Rocket Classic, T9 at The Open and runner-up at the Memorial, giving him four top-10 finishes over a span of nine individual starts.
What I like most about Gerard for this week’s setup though is that he can score through multiple parts of his game. He ranks 21st on TOUR in Strokes Gained: Total, 38th in Approach and 24th in Putting this season. Over his last five starts, he’s also gained 0.496 strokes per round off the tee and 0.444 with the putter. The course fit also makes sense. Yokohama puts a premium on positioning and accurate approach play rather than pure distance, and Gerard has already shown he can contend on demanding, approach-oriented courses. His best example came at extremely demanding Muirfield Village, where he finished runner-up at the Memorial after shooting 12-under and losing to J.T. Poston in a playoff. He also finished T10 at Colonial the week before, another tree-lined ball-strikers venue.
Gerard was only T27 in his Yokohama debut last season, but he closed with rounds of 68 and 67, and I’m willing to bet on a substantial improvement in his second look at the course. His combination of strong iron play, above-average putting and enough off-the-tee production gives him several paths to a big fantasy week, and at $8,800, we don’t have to pay the premium attached to the biggest names in the field.
MY SLEEPER: Kevin Roy ($7,100)
Roy’s recent tee-to-green improvement and ability to make birdies give him plenty of upside for a no-cut event. Over his last five starts, he’s gained 0.413 strokes per round Off-the-Tee and 0.440 on Approach, while averaging an impressive +1.234 SG: Total per round. He’s also made five consecutive cuts, with finishes of T32, T24, T19, T26 and T31 over that stretch and opened last week with two 63’s before cooling off on the weekend.
We’ve already seen the ceiling when Roy gets rolling on a birdie-friendly setup over four rounds. He finished T3 at the 2025 John Deere Classic at 17-under, shooting 67-65-70-65, and also finished T8 at the Rocket Classic immediately before that. While he missed the cut at Deere this season, that 2025 stretch showed how dangerous he can be when his irons and putter cooperate.
Roy also got off to a promising start in his Yokohama debut last year. He opened 68-69 to reach 5-under through two rounds before fading over the weekend. Interestingly, he entered that event ranked T3 on TOUR in Par-4 scoring, which is notable at a Yokohama layout featuring 13 par 4s.
At $7,100, we don’t need Roy to contend for the win, which is a nice spot to be in given that he does have trouble stringing together four good rounds. However, his aggressive iron play and the no cut format give him a great chance at a top-20 type finish, with a chance to push into the top 15 or better for DFS scoring given his birdie rate. Overall, this is the sort of course I want to pursue Roy at given his current form, and with low DFS prices and great top 10 and ties odds (approximately +495 on DraftKings Sportsbook) this is a great time to buy in.
