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Last week’s PGA Championship proved a profitable one for this column after a very slow start and, for new readers, it highlighted the importance of picking a strong captain and high-scoring underdog (UD) – the cheapest player in your six-man line-up.

Both captain and UD score x1.25pts and the selections for those two categories – Bryson DeChambeau and Harris English – did us proud by finishing in a tie for second.

“A potential bargain and strong UD candidate,” was the assessment of English, who cost just 13.6M.

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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Scottie Scheffler (27M): It’s a perfectly reasonable tactic – and likely to be a very popular one – to captain Scheffler this week and then try and make the difference with the other five players from the remaining 73M in your 100M budget. The World No.1 has won his last two events by a combined 13 shots (eight at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson and five at the PGA Championship) and the previous time he won a major (2024 Masters), he also captured the following week’s tournament (RBC Heritage). Add in his course form here of 2-3-2 and it’s hard to leave him out.

Jordan Spieth (19.6M): Spieth’s latest career Grand Slam bid at the PGA fell well short again as he missed the cut but a return to his local tournament should get him firing once more. The Texan is the tournament’s leading money winner thanks to a win, three seconds and four other top 10s. He showed his love of the Lone Star state again just three starts ago when fourth at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson where he ranked 3rd for SG: Tee To Green.

Others to consider: Harris English (18.6M) No UD status for English this week; in fact, he’s the seventh most expensive player in the game. It’s justifed though given his T2 at Quail Hollow and course record which shows a second, fifth, 12th and 20th. Aaron Rai (18.2M) relishes this ball-striking test (he’s 3-for-3 and was 12th two years ago) and comes in off a top 20 at the PGA. He particularly enjoys a par 70. J.T. Poston (18.8M) built on three top 25s with an excellent fifth place at Quail Hollow. He’s rather boom or bust here with four MCs and three top 20s in the last seven but the fact his T12 in 2024 came after the 2023 redesign could be a good pointer.

Mid-Range Value Selections ($14.2m up to 18m)

Davis Riley (17M): Riley was as big as 175/1 to win this last year but absolutely ran away with it, powering to a five-shot victory. Having been fourth in 2022, it was hardly a total surprise. He’s far from a leaderboard regular on the PGA Tour but can ‘pop’, as shown by a couple of top 10s in March. But the biggest reminder of his talent came via a rather unexpected second place in last week’s PGA.

Harry Hall (16M): Hall will get attention this week due to his third place at Colonial in 2023 when leading after 18, 36 and 54 holes. The Englishman had a great run either side of Christmas with a string of top 10s and 25s and he’s back in scoring mode again. Hall, who won last summer’s ISCO Championship, was 20th at Myrtle Beach and followed that with 19th on his PGA Championship debut. Putting has been an important stat here so it could be significant that Hall ranks 4th for SG: Putting this year.

Others to consider: Rejuvenated Bud Cauley (15.6M) had a run of three straight top sixes recently, the first at The Players Championship and the second at the Texas Open so he’s been strong in the south. He hasn’t played here since 2020 but has made four of his last five Colonial cuts. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (15M) has one of the more consistent recent records at Colonial (17-21-15) and was seventh at halfway at Quail Hollow before tailing off. This course suits him better. Eric Cole (14.6M)‘s T41 at the PGA included a hole-in-one while he has form in Texas this year of 5-26-15. There’s every reason to believe he’s due a good week here after MCs in 2023 and 2024. Finally, Ryo Hisatsune (14.2M) has performed well for me in fantasy this season with fifth in the Texas Open one of three top 10s since February. He was T37 at Quail Hollow.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Nico Echavarria (14M): The Colombian is an underrated two-time PGA Tour winner. He’s also had a couple of second places in the last six months. He didn’t make the weekend here last year but has been very reliable of late, making his last six cuts.

Michael Thorbjornsen (14M): The 23-year-old is starting to make more of a regular impact since turning pro last year and April brought a second (Corales Puntacana) and a fourth (Zurich Classic). The Colonial debutant also appearead on the halfway leaderboard at the PGA before a weekend slide but he’s impressive off the tee and is very capable of making a challenge in this company.

Others to consider: Mac Meissner (13.6M) was fifth here last year and 10th in the 2024 Texas Open. He’s made six of his last seven cuts in individual play. David Lipsky (12.6M) is quiet of late but he’s improved his finish at Colonial every year: 48th, then 16th, then 9th. Robby Shelton (12.6M) has ninth and 29th in the last two editions. He’s on the second tier now but had a recent top 10 in Florida. Hayden Buckley (12.4M) could perhaps be a great UD option if you’re really running out of cash. He was fifth here last year and followed a top 10 in the Zurich Classic pairs event with seventh at Myrtle Beach a fortnight ago.

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