PGA DFS First Look at the BMW Championship on DraftKings and FanDuel

Created Aug 17, 2026

Last Updated 2026-08-17 20:08:17

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BMW Championship Field Size

50 Golfers

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No cut

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Bellerive Country Club for the BMW Championship

Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Par & Length: Par 70, 7,448 yards
Course Difficulty: Above-Average
Green Type: Bentgrass
Green Speed: Slow (11.5 on the Stimpmeter)
Water Danger: Above-Average (8 Holes)
Recent Winners: Brooks Koepka (2018 PGA Championship)
Green Size: Large (7,500 Square Feet)
Fairway Width: Narrow at 300 Yards (26 Yards)
Bellerive Country Club Hole Distribution:
- Par 3
- • <150 Yards: 0
- • 150-175 Yards: 1
- • 176-200 Yards: 1
- • >200 Yards: 2
- Par 4
- • <350 Yards: 0
- • 350-400 Yards: 2
- • 401-450 Yards: 4
- • 451-500 Yards: 4
- • >500 Yards: 2
- Par 5
- • 501-550 Yards: 0
- • 551-600 Yards: 0
- • >600 Yards: 2
2018 Tournament Averages:
- • Driving Accuracy: 65% (TOUR average: 60%)
- • Driver Usage: 65% (TOUR average: 70%)
- • Driving Distance: 286 yards (TOUR average: 293 yards)
- • Greens in Regulation: 66% (TOUR average: 66%)
- • Scrambling Success Rate: 56% (TOUR average: 59%)

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Tournament and Course Notes for the BMW Championship

We have the penultimate playoff event this week
The top 50 in the FedExCup Standings will square off in St. Louis, with the top 30 after this week’s event punching their ticket to East Lake
Unlike most PGA TOUR events, the BMW Championship changes venues each year
This year’s event will be held at Bellerive Country Club, which hasn’t hosted an event since the 2018 PGA Championship
While we don’t have a ton of data on the course, at least there haven’t been any renovations since the last time we’ve seen it
The course is a Par 70 that can stretch to 7,488 yards, which makes it one of the longest courses so far this year on a par-adjusted basis
In 2018, Brooks Koepka won with a winning score of -16
That year, it ranked 14th out of 51 courses on TOUR in terms of difficulty
Off the tee, golfers will see narrow (26 yards wide), tree-lined fairways
This is a fairly driver-heavy course, but I wouldn’t call it a bomber’s course
The thick rough will come into play, as the Greens in Regulation rate was 26% higher from the fairway than from the rough in 2018
The greens here are massive (7,500 square feet), are contoured, and feature bentgrass
Good approach play is key when it comes to hitting the right sections of these greens
Anytime we expect a tough tee-to-green test, I de-emphasize putting and bump up ball striking in my model

Key Statistics for the BMW Championship

Strokes Gained: Approach
Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee
Expected Hole Performance
Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green
Weighted Expected Strokes Gained: Approach
Bogey Avoidance

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Odds, Salaries, Course History, and Recent Form

Form includes results from the following tours: PGA TOUR, DPWT, LIV, and KFT.

Golfer — Name	Odds	DK Salary	FD Salary	Cuts	2018	Events	Cut %	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	LW	-2W	-3W	-4W	-5W	-6W	-7W	-8W	-9W	-10W	-11W	-12W	-13W	-14W	-15W	-16W	-17W	-18W	-19W	-20W	-21W	-22W	-23W	-24W	-25W	-26W	-27W	-28W	-29W	-30W	-31W	-35W	-37W	-38W	-39W	-40W	-41W	-42W	-43W	-45W	-46W	-47W	-48W	-49W	-50W	-51W	-52W
Scottie Scheffler	3	$14,400	$15,600	0/0		39	97%	95%	69%	62%	1			2	4	MC		2	4		12		3	14		2		2	2				22	24		12	4	3		1				4										1			4
Ludvig Aberg	20	$9,700	$11,800	0/0		40	83%	55%	30%	15%	7				9	MC		55	17		39	17		4	8			4	21	5			5	3		20	37		MC	MC							3	23						20			21
Sam Burns	18	$10,400	$11,900	0/0		44	86%	57%	25%	14%	3				3			12	2	20	4			26	37	38		16	7		21		13	MC		MC	6	MC		27				11										13			7
Si Woo Kim	30	$9,100	$10,300	0/1	MC	53	83%	51%	32%	19%	2		42		6	9		44	MC		10		2	35	65	4		3	47	10			50	13		34	45	3	2	6	11		3			4					20			5
Matt Fitzpatrick	22	$9,300	$10,900	0/1	MC	46	89%	54%	39%	26%	12				MC	3		4	22	2	36			14	52		1	1	18			1	2	41		24	14	9		63							1	32				21		5		5	6
Tommy Fleetwood	20	$10,900	$11,600	1/1	35	44	95%	73%	50%	18%	7				4	13		14	11	11	4			MC	5	23		52	33	10			8	49		7	4			41	25						3	2		1		21		46			1
Xander Schauffele	20	$9,900	$11,400	1/1	35	34	94%	59%	38%	18%	7		2		18	MC		51	11		29			7	60			12	9			4	3	24		7	19	41	MC												1
Cameron Young	22	$9,400	$11,100	0/0		45	82%	47%	31%	18%	39	61	8		2			47	43		46			26	10	1		25	3				1	3		7	55	41	22					10										9			4
Collin Morikawa	40	$8,600	$10,000	0/0		35	89%	54%	29%	14%	52				18			3	17	29				55		62		4	7					5		7	1	54			MC										14			43			19
Patrick Cantlay	30	$8,500	$10,200	1/1	27	38	82%	63%	24%	3%	12		8		28	MC		14	MC		17			35	10			8	12			7	32	MC		37	14		MC	13														30			2
Wyndham Clark	33	$8,700	$10,100	0/0		47	74%	36%	26%	11%	5		MC		MC	13		5	1	11	3		1	MC			20	16	21		MC	MC	42			41	58	35	65	13				8				MC			48					MC
Russell Henley	50	$8,400	$9,700	1/1	50	37	86%	62%	38%	14%	30		20		9			12	65		22	1		MC		49		25	3	MC			13	6		MC	19			8	19													19			2
Viktor Hovland	28	$8,800	$10,500	0/0		40	78%	43%	23%	15%	19				MC	13		1	MC	3				MC	31	38		42	18			MC	13	13		41	58	10		14				23						6				5			12
Rory McIlroy	16	$11,400	$12,100	1/1	50	37	95%	76%	51%	38%	66				40	7			32		12			7	19				1				46	MC		2	14			33	3		14				2	3		26				20	1		23
J.J. Spaun	60	$7,600	$8,800	1/1	35	47	77%	47%	28%	19%	34		50		40	44		7	MC		12	6		MC	5	14		25	MC	1		MC	24	MC		MC	45		MC		40			4				11						6			25
Chris Gotterup	28	$8,900	$10,400	0/0		48	81%	48%	25%	13%	30		MC		18	11	1	30	43		27			10	14	38		25	24		6		56	18		MC	37	1	18		1			19							40						10
Tom Kim	45	$8,100	$9,500	0/0		46	76%	33%	13%	9%	12	5		20	MC	1	46		3	15		54	54		6		MC			MC	56	18			59	34		35	65	38	61										56	11		72
Kurt Kitayama	55	$7,900	$9,600	0/0		44	77%	36%	16%	9%	12			24	40	44		25	53		22			10	19	9		8	51		60		MC	18		2	48	24		MC	40								15		48					14
Hideki Matsuyama	27	$9,000	$10,600	1/1	35	46	93%	61%	26%	13%	7	7	5	3	14			14	65		43	13		26	71	53			12	21			27	41		28	8	2	11		13			1							20			13			29
Alex Fitzpatrick	100	$6,500	$6,800	0/0		46	70%	54%	24%	9%	61	61			71	MC		7	23	20	6			75	4	9	1				1			6	14	23		MC	16	19		37	65		19			41		3	9	83	MC	MC	MC	MC	8
Ryan Gerard	60	$7,800	$8,600	0/0		56	84%	38%	25%	11%	24	MC	8		9	26		44	MC		2	10		70	65	30	34	33	38		MC		27	MC	23	28	45		11	2	2	2				MC		56	20		27			38	MC	1
Justin Rose	78	$6,800	$8,200	1/1	19	37	70%	32%	22%	16%	39				MC			25	11	MC	12			10	45	65			3				13	MC		MC	37		1	MC				6			14							61			21
Jake Knapp	40	$8,200	$9,800	0/0		39	72%	56%	31%	15%	7		MC	13	MC	MC		55	MC									74	11		6		MC			6	8	8	5		11
Maverick McNealy	46	$8,000	$8,900	0/0		46	85%	57%	17%	7%	19	25		34	MC			55	32		10			18	37	30		16	18	21			32	13		MC	29	13	10		24								MC					13			23
Alex Smalley	100	$6,700	$7,400	0/0		49	69%	47%	24%	12%	24	7			53	MC		47	MC		MC	3		2	17	7	2			14	21	46	24		52		19	35	MC	44	40					62	3		MC		4	MC		MC
Justin Thomas	40	$8,300	$9,900	1/1	6	36	94%	53%	25%	17%	47	14			65	50		14	17		19	13		4	13	23		77	41			30	8																					69			7
Aaron Rai	100	$6,400	$7,300	0/0		45	78%	40%	18%	13%	63	29			MC	MC		30	11	MC	19			1	5		24		48			MC	MC		23	28	73				50			18			41	1						3		MC	33
Michael Thorbjornsen	60	$7,500	$9,000	0/0		46	72%	41%	24%	17%	47		1		40	7	MC			54		16	MC	MC		53	13	33		MC	14		22	33	MC		78	3	18	MC						7		31	37		3	29		13
Ben Griffin	70	$6,900	$8,300	0/0		55	78%	51%	29%	18%	42	MC	MC		59		21	10	17		MC	3		14	63	3	10	33	33		28	MC	MC	MC		41	37	28		24	19							1		32				2			10
Gary Woodland	80	$6,600	$7,700	1/1	6	42	71%	33%	17%	10%	42			10	MC			71	7		36	6		MC	17	38		8	33		1	14	MC		MC			64	MC	72	MC										72			19
Robert Macintyre	55	$7,700	$9,400	0/0		49	86%	49%	24%	20%	MC				28	3		10	39	15	MC	42		MC	60			42	MC	2			4	24		20	37			38	4			12			8	9				1		MC			17
Bud Cauley	110	$6,600	$6,900	0/0		42	83%	40%	14%	12%	12	54			18	MC		14	56	1	22			26	37	38		7		21		74	32	18		MC	37	68		MC	24					MC					36
Alex Noren	70	$6,900	$8,500	0/1	MC	37	73%	41%	22%	16%	3	7			18	MC		55	MC	MC	9			26	31	7		65	30	30			32	24		12	29		MC	MC				2			16	17	MC		27			1		MC	1
Jacob Bridgeman	80	$6,800	$8,100	0/0		51	76%	43%	22%	12%	30		26		28		26	47	39	11	34			MC	52	65		33	41			14	5	18		1	8	18		13	4					MC		46				MC					27
Rickie Fowler	65	$7,400	$8,400	1/1	12	41	80%	51%	15%	2%	34		8		18		15	38	MC		MC	MC		60	2	9		8		MC	MC		42	9		28	19	18		18
Kristoffer Reitan	90	$6,500	$8,000	0/0		48	79%	52%	31%	21%	58				18	MC		22	MC	60	6			44	1	14	2		41	10	MC	MC	66		17			41	30		MC			1			28	22			30	5	5	24	MC		46
Min Woo Lee	60	$7,200	$9,200	0/0		42	81%	52%	29%	14%	55				59	2		62	MC		MC			18	14	18		60	MC		3		32	6		12	2	28		38			14		5						10	MC	5	11
Adam Scott	60	$7,100	$9,100	1/1	3	39	87%	36%	15%	5%	12				9	66		65	MC		12			MC	24	4			24		21		56	11		4			30	24	40		5		7						27			38
Michael Brennan	55	$7,300	$9,300	0/0		29	76%	31%	10%	10%	42	1	15	24	53	52	33		43	MC		6	MC	81			MC	42	24		28	MC	69	26	52			48	MC	56	MC					51	18	59	1
Ryan Fox	150	$6,200	$6,600	1/1	27	45	84%	44%	20%	7%	58				1	30		66	23	8	27			35	67	30		16	MC		MC			24		7	24	24		45	27		14		39								14	46
Nicolai Hojgaard	80	$6,700	$7,900	0/0		46	72%	43%	24%	20%	34		61		MC	26		14	MC	MC	MC			44	2	23		55	MC		2	55	27	24	6			3	22	4	52						11	3			14	MC		MC		MC	2
J.T. Poston	125	$6,400	$6,700	0/0		46	78%	35%	13%	9%	24	MC			MC		51	69	4		1	35		MC	24	49		60		21	MC		50	MC		MC	37	35		38						7						29
Sungjae Im	65	$7,000	$8,700	1/1	42	49	71%	31%	18%	4%	5	14	15	MC	14	MC	71	30	43		32	MC	9	MC	5	65		42	46		60	4	MC	MC																	20						27
Eric Cole	180	$6,300	$6,200	0/0		55	71%	35%	16%	9%	58	29	MC		53	70	39	38		MC	8	2	31		6		6			14	51	MC	32	MC	37			MC	27	27	MC					21	MC	10			48	9		43
Akshay Bhatia	110	$6,300	$7,000	0/0		48	69%	42%	17%	6%	68		MC		MC			5	17		MC	28		MC	37	23		16	MC		MC		13	1		16	6	3	MC	MC				14								MC		11			13
Ryo Hisatsune	150	$6,200	$6,500	0/0		54	80%	31%	19%	7%	52	MC	50		53		9	38	43		52	66	19	35	45	65		60		8		30	13	33		45	8	10	2	44	MC		51			MC	52	40	MC		72	48		13		47
Nicolas Echavarria	180	$6,100	$6,400	0/0		50	68%	34%	14%	10%	12	12	MC		67	36		30	56		40	6		MC	31	55		81	MC		MC		66	44	1	MC	8	MC		MC	MC					4	46	14			9			MC
Sahith Theegala	250	$6,100	$6,300	0/0		47	85%	23%	11%	2%	67	49			53	66		51	11	45	32	60		60	69	30	24	25			10	MC	32	6		22	60	18	7	8	31					MC	42		27		27			38
Sepp Straka	270	$6,000	$6,100	0/0		42	76%	48%	29%	12%	34	MC			67	MC		72	MC		40			MC	63	4		42	41	MC			8	13		50	2	18		MC				3													30
Matthew McCarty	300	$6,000	$6,000	0/0		51	69%	35%	14%	6%	63	29	50		MC	MC		30	MC		MC	60		MC	10	9	10	12	24	39		MC	MC	41		24	67	MC	18	2	55		8						3		14			43

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