The inaugural Austin Championship is being played at Fazio Canyons Course (par 72, 7,451 yards, Bermuda greens) at the Omni Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas. The Tom Fazio-designed Canyons Course is making its PGA TOUR debut this week and there will be 120 players competing with a top-65 and ties cut after the first two rounds.
Below, I have featured my two favorite bets for the Austin Championship on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Best Bets for the 2026 Austin Championship
Brian Harman to win (+3300)
These odds are way too long for Harman in this weak field. The veteran is the only player competing this week that has won a major in the last 15 years and Harman has displayed big upside recently, finishing inside the top-five twice in his last four starts.
Harman finished T-3 at the 3M Open in July and he just finished T-4 at the Baycurrent Classic in October in his last start. Both of these events featured soft fields like the Austin Championship and Harman ranks fifth in SG APP when we compare this field’s last 24 rounds.
While the four-time PGA TOUR winner has never competed at the Fazio Canyons before, his most recent win came in Texas, when Harman won last year’s Valero Texas Open by three strokes. Harman has also thrived at Fazio designs in the past.
The lefty won at Eagle Point Golf Club for the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship and Harman has two career top-five finishes at the RSM Classic, which features 3-of-4 rounds played at the Fazio-designed Seaside Course. Furthermore, Harman’s career-low is an 11-under 61 at PGA National. Harman has an undeniable prowess for Fazio courses and him winning his fifth PGA TOUR title at the Fazio Canyons would be fitting.
Ben Kohles for a top-20 finish including ties (+158)
Kohles has been on a great run, making 17 straight cuts between the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour. Kohles began this stretch with a win at the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Korn Ferry Tour in June and he has produced eight top-20 finishes at PGA TOUR events during this span.
Kohles has impressively finished inside the top-20 in 4-of-5 starts this fall. The 36-year-old is an elite ball-striker who leads the entire PGA TOUR in SG APP this season. Kohles also ranks fourth in par four performance.
Kohles is a Texas native who was born in Dallas. The best PGA TOUR finish of his career is a runner-up at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney for the 2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson. Kohles also finished T-5 at the 2023 RSM Classic, so he has excelled at a Fazio track before.
Kohles’ excellent season should continue at the Fazio Canyons Course and these +158 odds are simply too long for his chances of finishing inside the top-20.
