The Fazio Canyons Course (par 72, 7,451 yards, Bermuda greens) at the Omni Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas, is hosting the first-ever Austin Championship. This will be the first time that a PGA TOUR event has been played at the Tom Fazio-designed Fazio Canyons. The Austin Championship is the second-to-last event of the FedEx Cup Fall series, with this stretch concluding next week with the RSM Classic. The Austin Championship is hosting 120 players, and there will be a top-65 and ties cut after the first two rounds.
Below, I’ll dive into three of my favorite DFS options on DraftKings for the Austin Championship.
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Top Golf DFS Picks for the 2026 Austin Championship
Jordan Smith ($9,500)
Smith heads to Austin in outstanding form, and he should contend for his first PGA TOUR win this week. Smith has made 10 consecutive cuts, finishing T26 or better seven times during that stretch. He’s been in the mix this fall, finishing T4th, T16th, and T8th in his last three starts.
That T8 finish came at last week’s World Wide Technology Championship. Smith gained strokes in every major category at El Cardonal. In the final round, the Englishman carded an 8-under 63, tying eventual winner Blades Brown for Sunday’s lowest score.
Smith has four rounds of 64 or lower in his last four starts, and he ranks sixth in total strokes gained when we compare this field’s last 24 rounds. Smith leads the PGA TOUR in total driving this season, which is a great sign for the lengthy Fazio Canyons. We also have seen Smith flourish at Fazio designs in the past, most notably with a T9 at Quail Hollow for the 2017 PGA Championship, which is the best major finish of Smith’s career.
Mac Meissner ($7,800)
After missing three straight cuts, Meissner has finished T23rd at the Baycurrent Classic and T48th at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open in his last two starts. Meissner gained strokes on approach at both of these tournaments, and his game is trending up just in time for his return to Texas this week.
While Meissner was born in South Carolina, he is a Texan through and through. Meissner grew up in San Antonio, and he still lives in the city. Meissner played college golf at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and he has a tendency to elevate his game when competing in the Lone Star State.
Meissner has made 10 of his last 11 cuts in Texas with three top-10 finishes over this time. Notably, Meissner’s best finish in the state came in his last visit, when he finished T3rd at the Charles Schwab Challenge in May. In front of his friends and family, Meissner could deliver another very high finish this week.
Nick Taylor ($7,500)
Getting Taylor priced this low in this weak of a field just feels wrong. The five-time PGA TOUR winner has been very reliable this season, making 25-of-27 cuts and finishing inside the top-40 at 14 events. Taylor ranks seventh on the PGA TOUR in par five performance, which sets him up well for a par 72 like Fazio Canyons, where scoring on the four par fives will be imperative.
Taylor just went 2-1-1 in his matches at the Presidents Cup in September, and he has six career top-30 finishes in Texas, most recently with a T28 at the Valero Texas Open in April.
Taylor should provide a similar finish at the Fazio Canyons, and he is one of the safest targets in the $7,000 range this week.
