FairwayEdge
JStout Intelligence
September 02, 2026
This Week
BILTMORE CHAMPIONSHIP ASHEVILLE
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove · Arden, NC
🐎 Horse For Course — The Cliffs at Walnut Cove (last 5 years)
No one in this week's field has played this event 3+ times in the last 5 years — no real course history to show.
🏅 What Won Last Year — Scottie Scheffler
Led the field in SG: Approach (+3.8) and SG: Total (+11.2) for the week.
⭐ Outright Winner
Scottie Scheffler (+464)
DataGolf's outright winner pick for the TOUR Championship — win odds +464, make-cut odds n/a.
🥈 Top-5 Pick
Rory McIlroy (+231)
DataGolf's top-5 pick for the TOUR Championship — win odds +1203, make-cut odds n/a.
🥉 Top-10 Pick
Xander Schauffele (+115)
DataGolf's top-10 pick for the TOUR Championship — win odds +1597, make-cut odds n/a.
🐕 Top-20 Value Pick
Ludvig Aberg (-334)
DataGolf's top-20 pick for the TOUR Championship — win odds +1802, make-cut odds n/a.
🔥 Coming In Hot — 4+ Top-10s in Last 10 Starts
No one in this week's field has 4+ top-10s in their last 10 starts right now.
💰 Best Bets — Finish Position Props
🏈 DK Classic Lineup — $50,000 / $50,000 Cap
| Golfer | DK Salary |
|---|---|
| Ryan Gerard | $10,500 |
| Harry Hall | $9,000 |
| Keita Nakajima | $9,300 |
| Sudarshan Yellamaraju | $8,400 |
| Euan Walker | $6,600 |
| Andrew Wilson | $6,200 |
🏌️ Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee
Trailing, recency-weighted form (~last 1–2 years, recent rounds count most) — not a fixed season or month.
| # | Player | SG/Rd |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 0.94 |
| 2 | Xander Schauffele | 0.87 |
| 3 | Jon Rahm | 0.82 |
| 4 | Scottie Scheffler | 0.78 |
| 5 | Cameron Young | 0.76 |
| 6 | Chris Gotterup | 0.74 |
| 7 | Michael Brennan | 0.72 |
| 8 | Jordan Smith | 0.66 |
🎯 Strokes Gained: Approach
Trailing, recency-weighted form (~last 1–2 years, recent rounds count most) — not a fixed season or month.
| # | Player | SG/Rd |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 1.2 |
| 2 | Patrick Cantlay | 0.97 |
| 3 | Si Woo Kim | 0.81 |
| 4 | Xander Schauffele | 0.75 |
| 5 | Ludvig Aberg | 0.74 |
| 6 | Tom Kim | 0.73 |
| 7 | Collin Morikawa | 0.71 |
| 8 | Kurt Kitayama | 0.69 |
⛳ Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green
Trailing, recency-weighted form (~last 1–2 years, recent rounds count most) — not a fixed season or month.
| # | Player | SG/Rd |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | 0.51 |
| 2 | Cameron Smith | 0.43 |
| 3 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 0.42 |
| 4 | Jason Day | 0.38 |
| 5 | Scottie Scheffler | 0.36 |
| 6 | Hideki Matsuyama | 0.35 |
| 7 | Tommy Fleetwood | 0.33 |
| 8 | Wyndham Clark | 0.32 |
