Former Winners   2025: Justin Thomas (-17) over Andrew Novak (-17) (Playoff) Scoring Average: -1.63 Winner Odds: Thomas (18/1) 2024: Scottie Scheffler (-19) over Sahith Theegala (-16) Scoring Average: -1.65 Winner Odds: Scheffler (4/1) 2023: Matt Fitzpatrick (-17) over Jordan Spieth (-17) (Playoff) Scoring Average: -0.83 Winner Odds: Fitzpatrick (29/1) 2022: Jordan Spieth (-13) over Patrick Cantlay (-13) (Playoff) Scoring Average: -0.55 Winner Odds: Spieth (40/1) 2021: Stewar

Welcome in friends, the goal of this written preview is to pack in as much data-driven actual information about what matters at Augusta National, both in terms of creating a winning DFS lineup, and picking the winner. We will sort through all of the noise, and by the end, hopefully all of your questions are answered. The article will follow the same format that I’ve do every week, but we are going to pay some extra attention to both trends that are actually relevant, as well

Former Winners   2025: Brian Harman (-9) over Ryan Gerard (-6) Winner Odds: Harman (80/1) Scoring Average: +0.98 2024: Akshay Bhatia (-20) over Denny McCarthy (-20) Winner Odds: Bhatia (60/1) Scoring Average: +0.29 2023: Corey Conners (-15) over Sam Stevens (-14) Winner Odds: Conners (22/1) Scoring Average: +0.01 2022: J.J. Spaun (-13) over Matt Kuchar (-11) Winner Odds: Spaun (140/1) Scoring Average: -0.31 2021: Jordan Spieth (-18) over Charley Hoffman (-16) Winner Odds: Sp

Overview If you want to see professional golfers get put in a blender at one of the most insane golf courses in the world, this is the best week of the year. The Gary Player Course at DLF Golf and Country Club will host the Indian Open on the DPWT for the fourth year in a row and has developed a reputation for ridiculous golf. DLF is a 7,416-yard par 72 that features highly contoured Bermuda greens (some holes have two greens), narrow fairway corridors lined by dense jungle,

Former Winners   2025: Min Woo Lee (-20) over Gary Woodland, Scottie Scheffler (-19) Winner Odds: Lee (35/1) Scoring Average: -1.31 2024: Stephan Jaeger (-12) over Tony Finau, Thomas Detry, Alejandro Tosti, Scottie Scheffler, Taylor Moore (-11) Winner Odds: Jaeger (45/1) Scoring Average: +0.01 2023: Tony Finau (-16) over Tyson Alexander (-12) Winner Odds: Finau (16/1) Scoring Average: +0.66 2022: Jason Kokrak (-10) over Kevin Tway, Scottie Scheffler (-8) Winner Odds: Kokrak (

Former Winners   2025: Viktor Hovland (-11) over Justin Thomas (-10) Scoring Average: +0.65 Winner Odds: Hovland (60/1) 2024: Peter Malnati (-12) over Cameron Young (-10) Scoring Average: +0.39 Winner Odds: Malnati (330/1) 2023: Taylor Moore (-10) over Adam Schenk (-9) Scoring Average: +0.92 Winner Odds: Moore (60/1) 2022: Sam Burns (-17) over Davis Riley (-17) (Playoff) Scoring Average: -0.76 Winner Odds: Burns (21/1) 2021: Sam Burns (-17) over Keegan Bradley (-14) Scoring A

Former Winners   2025: Rory McIlroy (-12) over J.J. Spaun (-12) (Playoff) Winner Odds: McIlroy (11/1) Scoring Average: +0.65 2024: Scottie Scheffler (-20) over Xander Schauffele (-19) Winner Odds: Scheffler (+550) Scoring Average: -0.72 2023: Scottie Scheffler (-17) over Tyrrell Hatton (-12) Winner Odds: Scheffler (10/1) Scoring Average: +0.07 2022: Cameron Smith (-13) over Anirban Lahiri (-12) Winner Odds: Smith (33/1) Scoring Average: +0.35 2021: Justin Thomas (-14) over Le

We end the African swing with the Joburg Open which is held at Houghton Golf Club for the fourth season in a row. The first two times were held at the beginning of the wrap-around season in November 2022 and 2023, before last year’s move to March (with no event in 2024 as part of the date change). Houghton is a 7,241 yard par 70 that plays shorter due to being at an altitude of 5,500 feet which has an impact of around 6-7%. It is a tree-lined parkland style golf course with n

Former Winners   2025: Russell Henley (-11) over Collin Morikawa (-10) Winner Odds: Henley (45/1) Scoring Average: +0.43 2024: Scottie Scheffler (-15) over Wyndham Clark (-10) Winner Odds: Scheffler (+650) Scoring Average: +0.37 2023: Kurt Kitayama (-9) over Rory McIlroy, Harris English (-8) Winner Odds: Kitayama (250/1) Scoring Average: +0.61 2022: Scottie Scheffler (-5) over Billy Horschel (-4) Winner Odds: Scheffler (18/1) Scoring Average: +2.04 2021: Bryson DeChambeau (-1

Former Winners   2025: Joe Highsmith (-19) over Jacob Bridgeman, J.J. Spaun (-17) Scoring Average: -1.62 Winner Odds: Highsmith (110/1) 2024: Austin Eckroat (-17) over Min Woo Lee, Erik Van Rooyen (-14) Scoring Average: -1.09 Winner Odds: Eckroat (130/1) 2023: Chris Kirk (-14) over Eric Cole (-14) Scoring Average: +0.21 Winner Odds: Kirk (30/1) 2022: Sepp Straka (-10) over Shane Lowry (-9) Scoring Average: +1.3 Winner Odds: Straka (130/1) 2021: Matt Jones (-12) over Brandon H

Course Introduction The South African Open tends to move around to different courses and this year’s edition is being held at Stellenbosch Golf Club on the Western Cape. Stellenbosch is a 7,213 yard par 70 parkland course with Kikuyu fairways and small flat Bentgrass greens. Most of the fairways are treelined and there are some out-of-bounds fences in play, but overall it is not a penal golf course. The last time Stellenbosch hosted the SA Open was in 1999 as a par 71 when Da

Former Winners 2024: Hideki Matsuyama (-17) over Luke List, Will Zalatoris (-14) Scoring Average: -0.92 Winner Odds: Matsuyama (75/1) 2023: Jon Rahm (-17) over Max Homa (-15)   Scoring Average: -0.09 Winner Odds: Rahm (+750) 2022: Joaquin Niemann (-19) over Collin Morikawa, Cameron Young (-17) Scoring Average: -0.6 Winner Odds: Niemann (60/1) 2021: Max Homa (-12) over Tony Finau (-12) Scoring Average: +0.35 Winner Odds: Homa (65/1) 2020: Adam Scott (-11) over Matt Kuchar, Sun

Former Winners   2025: Rory McIlroy (-21) over Shane Lowry (-19) Winner Odds: McIlroy (12/1) Pebble Beach: -2.15 Spyglass Hill: -2.01 2024: Wyndham Clark (-17) over Ludvig Aberg (-16) (3 Rounds) Winner Odds: Clark (75/1) Pebble Beach: -2.18 Spyglass Hill: -1.42 2023: Justin Rose (-18) over Brendon Todd, Brandon Wu (-15) Winner Odds: Rose (33/1) Pebble Beach: -0.38 Spyglass Hill: +0.8 2022: Tom Hoge (-19) over Jordan Spieth (-17) Winner Odds: Hoge (60/1) Pebble Beach: -1.3 Spy

Former Winners   2025: Thomas Detry (-24) (DG: 61) over Daniel Berger, Michael Kim (-17)   Winner Odds: Detry (95/1) Scoring Average: -1.09 2024: Nick Taylor (-21) (DG: 93) over Charley Hoffman (-21) Winner Odds: Taylor (150/1) Scoring Average: -1.19 2023: Scottie Scheffler (-19) (DG: 3) over Nick Taylor   Winner Odds: Scheffler (13/1) Scoring Average: -0.28 2022: Scottie Scheffler (-16) (DG: 10) over Patrick Cantlay (-16) Winner Odds: Scheffler (25/1) Scoring Average: -0.77

This week we have the Qatar Masters at long-time host Doha Golf Club. There was a brief move away from Doha GC after 2019, but it returned in 2022 with the old Bermuda greens replaced by new paspalum greens. Doha is a long 7,508-yard stock par 72 that plays as an exposed desert course, often in windy conditions, with large greens. It played to a scoring average of +0.19 in 2025, +0.09 in 2024 and +0.85 in 2022 with winning scores of -16, -14 and -7 and only 9 players reaching

First, a word on last week's Dubai Desert Classic where Patrick Reed won easily. This wasn’t a massive surprise given he was one of the players who had gone against the driving and distance trend when 2nd in 2023. What is a large surprise was that he wasn’t alone, with five of the top six below average in distance and the likes of Andy Sullivan, Francesco Molinari and Jayden Schaper all fitting a shorter but more accurate architype. Other than Nicolai Hojgaard (who fit the di

Former Winners   2025 (Genesis): Ludvig Aberg (-12) (DG: 16) over Maverick McNealy (-11) Winner Odds: Aberg (22/1) Scoring Average: +0.08 (South Course only) 2025 (Farmers): Harris English (-8) (DG: 78) over Samuel Stevens (-7) Winner Odds: English (85/1) Scoring Average (REMEMBER, RD 2 LAST YEAR WAS CRAZY HARD: +3.56 South, +3.23 North) North: +0.72 South: +1.67 2024: Matthieu Pavon (-13) (DG: 87) over Nicolai Hojgaard (-12) Winner Odds: Pavon (140/1) Scoring Average North:

A slight change this week. When possible, I will try and get the course breakdown out on the Monday for the odds drop, with a summary of the players that I like coming later in the week. This week we have the first Rolex series event (the DPWT version of the signature events) of the year with the Dubai Desert Classic at long time host Emirates Golf Club. This will be the 5th time the Dubai Desert Classic has been apart of the Roles series. Despite being a Rolex series event,

Former Winners   2025: Sepp Straka (-25) (DG: 50) over Justin Thomas (-23) Scoring Average Stadium Course: -0.58 Nicklaus: -3.74 LQ: -3.41 Winner Odds: Straka (60/1) 2024: Nick Dunlap (-29) (DG: 221) over Christiaan Bezuidenhout (-28) Scoring Average Stadium Course: -2.86 Nicklaus: -3.92 LQ: -4.1 Winner Odds: Dunlap (380/1) 2023: Jon Rahm (-27) (DG: 2) over Davis Thompson (-26) Scoring Average Stadium Course: -2.74 Nicklaus: -3.28 LQ: -2.42 Winner Odds: Rahm (+650) 2022: Huds

Course Breakdown The DPWT begins 2026 with a four-week Middle Eastern swing starting with the Dubai Invitational. The Dubai Invitational has a limited field of only 60 players, with a Pro-Am component across the first three days. The past few years this has been rotating with the Team Cup that Europe uses as preparation in Ryder Cup years, so we only have one recent renewal from the start of 2024. That event had one of the best Sundays of the year, with McIlroy and Fleetwood