Previous editions of the Procure Championship (formerly the Fortinet) would feature pretty weak fields.

You’d perhaps see a Max Homa or an in-form Sahith Theegala and, if really lucky, Justin Thomas might commit.

But it’s a totally different story this time with 10 of Keegan Bradley’s US Ryder Cup team taking a final opportunity to hone their games ahead of the showdown with Europe.

So it’s back to that familiar dilemma for fantasy players. Do we blindly pick Scottie Scheffler and build around him or go for a more balanced attack by leaving the World No.1 out?

Given his price here, I’ll be taking the latter route.

For those new to the game, the captain scores x1.25pts, as does the UD (Underdog), the cheapest player in your six-man squad.

Getting both right makes a big difference.

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Okay, let’s start building…

Top Tier Picks (18M and over)

Justin Thomas (20.6M) is the second costliest player in the game and yet still comes in 7.4M cheaper than 28M Scottie Scheffler. I’m going to leave the latter out as, on this course, Thomas may just have his number. JT has course form of 5-4-8-3 over his last four sporadic visits and placed seventh at the Tour Championship. He’s putting well too. Scheffler, who was fourth at East Lake, has never won in California as a pro which is worth pointing out.

Sam Burns (19M) is 1st for Strokes Gained: Putting on the PGA Tour in 2025 and the last two winners here at Silverado Resort ranked 1st and 2nd for SGP so that bumps him up my thinking. Burns posted fourth and seventh in the final two events of the playoffs and on his last start here finished seventh after holding the halfway lead. Three top 10s and nothing worse than 29th in his last six events in California is another tick.

Others to consider: Patrick Cantlay (19.4M) has three top fives in his last four starts in California so is strong in his home state even if course form of 17-40 isn’t that hot. He was runner-up at the Tour Championship. Another local, Maverick McNealy (18M), has a curious course record: runner-up in 2021 but missed cuts and modest finishes either side. Third at the BMW Championship on his penultimate start, McNealy may also be keen to show Keegan Bradley that he deserved a wildcard pick.

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

Harris English (17.8M): is the only one of Bradley’s Ryder Cup-bound players under 18M and yet he could outperform most of them. A winner in California earlier this year, he’s had a brilliant 2025 that shows second places in two of the last three majors while seven of his lateset 11 outings have ended in a top 15 finish. Add in a hot putter and ninth at this course in 2022 and he makes plenty of appeal.  

Patrick Fishburn (15.8M): He didn’t make the playoffs but Fishburn delivered a sixth (ISCO) and an eighth (Wyndham) in two of his final four regular season tournaments. The Utah native twice finished third in California last season, one of those top threes coming on his course debut here after a 68-65 start. He’s a good option if looking for someone sub-16M.

Others to consider: Jackson Koivun (17M) comes fresh from the Walker Cup at Cypress Point (what a course!) where he won three points out of four in the USA’s resounding 17-9 victory. Though still an amateur, he’s already making waves on the PGA Tour with a run of 11-6-5 in three starts across July and August. Davis Thompson (17.4M) hasn’t reached the heights of his 2024 campaign but there have been some good recent signs: 18th John Deere, 11th Wyndham. The 26-year-old was ninth here on debut in 2022 and 30th on his only other apperance in 2023 when 14th after 54 holes. Rico Hoey (15.2M) ranks 2nd for SG: Off The Tee and 3rd Tee To Green in 2025. If only he could putt (163rd SGP)! Well, perhaps that could change after news that he’s switching to a broomstick this week. Hoey was 37th on his first Procure start last year while his last five PGA Tour starts have yielded an eighth (Barracuda in California) and an 11th (John Deere). Matt Kuchar (15.6M) has course form of 13-7-12 over the last three editions at Silverado and took fifth at the John Deere only two starts ago. Options abound in this range and Tom Hoge’s (14.2M) strong record in California includes 12th and seventh in his last two starts here.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Harry Higgs (14M): A two-time winner on the Korn Ferry last year, Higgs ended the regular season with three finishes of 28th or better in four starts. He’s been disappointing here in recent trips but wind back to 2020 and you’ll find Higgs shooting a 62 in round two and finishing runner-up.

Taylor Montgomery (14M): Following finishes of eighth (ISCO) and 12th (3M Open) in July, Montgomery dipped back onto the Korn Ferry and finished runner-up at the Utah Championship. Also on his CV is a third place on this track in 2022 when he ranked 1st for SG: Putting. An elite performer on the greens, Montgomery is 3rd for SGP on the season-long 2025 charts.

Others to consider: Patton Kizzire (13.6M) romped home five shots clear last year and maybe deserves a look given that two players – Brendan Steele and Max Homa – have won this event back-to-back in recent times. Kizzire, also runner-up here in 2016, has had a rough 2025 but 44th at the Wyndham last time (22nd at halfway) hints at better things. Course debutant Paul Peterson (13.2M) ranks 19th for SG: Putting this season and you only have to rewind to July to find him finishing runner-up in the ISCO Championship. Adam Hadwin (14M) is in danger of losing his card so needs a late push. California is an obvious place given his strong record in the Golden State which includes a second place on this course. His putting has taken a recent uptick which bodes well.

That’s this week in the books from a fantasy perspective.

But while I’m here, it’s also worth noting the revamped and much-boosted FanTeam Sportsbook.

Last time, I landed some 14.0 after tipping Tommy Fleetwood to lead after round two of the Tour Championship (he shared the halfway spoils with Russell Henley).

For this, I’m backing Thorbjorn Olesen (1.92) to beat Keith Mitchell in a 72-hole match bet.

Olesen was 20th in Ireland last week (his third top 20 in four starts) and is putting well while Mitchell’s form has tailed off (no top 25s since May).

And over at Wentworth, I like Viktor Hovland to give himself a nice warm-up for the Ryder Cup with a Top 10 finish in the BMW PGA Championship. That’s 3.25.

The Norwegian has finished fifth in his last two appearances at Wentworth and ended the FedEx Cup Playoffs in good nick with seventh and 12th. He’s 19.0 in the win only market.

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