The Cheat Sheet provides DraftKings fantasy golf players with course info, player history, and the most noteworthy trends of the week to help them with their roster selections.

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The Field

The FedEx Cup Playoffs field has been pared down to 50 players for this week’s BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. Notable players who will not tee it up include Jordan Spieth, Shane Lowry, Keith Mitchell and Max Homa.

Scottie Scheffler remains atop the FedEx Cup standings after winning last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship, followed by Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa.

After the BMW Championship, the field will shrink to the top 30 players for the season-ending TOUR Championship at East Lake. With the starting-strokes format gone, every player will begin the finale at even par, making this week’s positioning important for anyone trying to secure a spot in Atlanta.

The BMW Championship is a four-round, no-cut event, making that an important consideration for DFS and betting. The tournament carries a $20 million purse, with $3.6 million going to the winner.

The Course

Bellerive Country Club — St. Louis, Missouri

Par 70, 7,448 yards – Greens: Bentgrass

After returning to Caves Valley last year, the BMW Championship heads to Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri, for the 2026 edition. Bellerive was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened at its current location in 1960. It has hosted several major championships, including the 1965 U.S. Open and the 2018 PGA Championship, along with the 2008 BMW Championship.

For this week, Bellerive will play as a 7,448-yard par 70. The course is known for its large, undulating Bentgrass greens, deep bunkering, and a significant amount of water, with a large creek winding through the property. The fairways feature Zoysia grass, creating a somewhat different playing surface than the Bentgrass greens.

Several fairways on Bellerive are strategically bunkered, and the opening hole is a good example, with the landing area tightening around 300 yards, meaning players may choose less than a driver to ensure they find the fairway. Water also comes into play on numerous holes, so accuracy and approach positioning should matter alongside raw distance.

Bellerive’s large greens can offer plenty of scoring opportunities, but their undulation and surrounding hazards make precise iron play important. Players who consistently find fairways should also have an advantage, particularly when avoiding the strategically placed bunkers and bringing the par 5s into play.

The course has produced plenty of low scores in previous PGA TOUR events, including Brooks Koepka’s 18-under performance at the 2018 PGA Championship. That event may be a good one to monitor for the style of golfer who may find success this week. Tiger Woods finished second at Bellerive in 2018, while Adam Scott finished 3rd with Jon Rahm and Stuart Cink in T4. Another great driver of the golf ball, Gary Woodland, finished T6. Overall, great drivers of the ball seemed to find success here in 2018, and I’d expect that trend to continue in 2026, given the course’s length, which now exceeds 7,400 despite the course being pared down to par 70 after playing par 71 in 2018. 

For DFS and betting purposes, distance remains a useful metric to target, but accuracy, approach play, and avoiding trouble should still carry plenty of weight. The Bentgrass putting surfaces also allow elite putters to separate, particularly if the greens are firm and the hole locations take advantage of Bellerive’s considerable undulation.

2026 Weather Outlook: The early weather this week does have thunderstorms in the forecast, which could soften up Bellerive. Highs will generally be in the mid-to-upper 80s, with temperatures potentially pushing toward 90°F over the weekend, so the venue could dry out as the tournament progresses. Gusts don’t look overly difficult either, although the threat of thunderstorms could create some heavier winds at times. St. Louis is known for unpredictable summer weather, and Bellerive’s superintendent has specifically noted the potential for stormy conditions this time of year.

As of now, with a 50-man field and no cut, there isn’t a lot of strategy involved for wave stacking in DFS. The weather doesn’t appear to create a major enough split to force one wave over the other, although early starters on Thursday are who I would be targeting if you need a tiebreaker for one-day lineups or first-round leader bets.

Last 5 winners

2025-Scottie Scheffler (-15 over Sam Burns -13)

2024–Keegan Bradley (-12 over 3 players -11)

2023–Viktor Hovland (-17 over Scottie Scheffler -15)

2022—Patrick Cantlay (-15 over Scott Stallings)

2021—Patrick Cantlay -27 (over Bryson DeChambeau playoff)

Winning Trends

13 of the past 14 winners of the BMW Championship have all had at least one top-12 finish in their last four starts on the PGA TOUR.

Of the last 11 winners, only three finished worse than T-12 in the FedEx St. Jude Championship (the first FedEx Cup playoff event) the week prior (2024 Keegan Bradley T59; Keegan Bradley T49 in 2018; Patrick Cantlay T57 in 2022).

Winning Stats and Course Overview

2025 Winner (played at Caves Valley): Scottie Scheffler 15-under-par

Lead-in form (T3-win-T8-T6-T7)

SG: OTT — +5.3

SG: APP — +5.3

SG: TTG — +15.0

SG: ATG — +4.3

SG: PUTT — +1.7

Obviously, there isn’t much course history to go off this week as the BMW takes place on a changing rotation of courses.

Scheffler won last year with a great all-around effort where he gained over 5 strokes off the tee and on approach.

In general, the 2018 PGA held at Bellerive saw several big hitters have success with Koepka winning, Adam Scott, Tiger Woods, Gary Woodland, and Jon Rahm all joining him in the top-10.

Finding Values on DraftKings Sportsbook

Odds to win are one factor to consider when picking players (but not the only one, so be careful not to put too much weight on them). This section is going to detail a few of the players who have the best fantasy value compared to their DraftKings Sportsbook odds of winning this week.

Comparables:

Hideki Matsuyama +2700 and $9,000

Wyndham Clark +3300 and $8,700

Comparables:

Rickie Fowler +5600 and $7,400

Michael Thorbjornsen +5700 and $7,500

All odds are provided by DraftKings Sportsbook and are subject to change.

Recent Form

Si Woo Kim ($9,100; T2-T42-T6): Kim comes into Bellerive with some of the best form in the field after finishing runner-up at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He closed with three straight rounds in the 60s and gained plenty of momentum throughout the week. He also has a strong track record of putting together quality ball-striking weeks, making him an appealing option in a 50-man field.

Sam Burns ($10,400; T3-T3-T12): Burns has been knocking on the door for several weeks and put together another strong result at TPC Southwind, finishing T3, after a T2 at the Open Championship. He has been one of the more consistent players in this field throughout 2026 and his all-around game should translate well to Bellerive. If he can keep the putter even slightly above average, Burns has a legitimate chance to contend again.

Alex Noren ($6,900; T3-T17): Noren quietly continues to produce and enters the BMW after another excellent performance in Memphis. He finished T3 at TPC Southwind, closing with a 69 despite a difficult final round. Noren doesn’t have the same length as some of the favorites, but his iron play and ability to avoid big mistakes make him an intriguing value in a no-cut event.

Sungjae Im ($7,000; T5-T14): Im played his way into the BMW Championship with a T5 at the FedEx St. Jude, moving from 53rd to 40th in the FedExCup standings. That result came at exactly the right time after a somewhat inconsistent stretch, and he showed enough with his ball-striking to suggest the form is coming back. Bellerive should give him plenty of opportunities if he can carry that momentum forward.

Wyndham Clark ($8,700; T5-MC-MC-T13): Clark also finished T5 in Memphis and continues to show signs of the form that made him a major championship winner. His combination of length and aggressive play should be particularly useful at Bellerive, where the longer hitters could have an advantage. He has enough upside to be worth considering in DFS tournaments, especially in a field where there is no cut to worry about.

DRAFTKINGS DFS STRATEGY

GPP targets

Gary Woodland ($6,600): – see below

Michael Thorbjornsen ($7,500): Thorbjornsen showed plenty of upside in Memphis, opening with a 65 before ultimately finishing T47. The inconsistency is obvious, but that’s exactly what we’re looking for at this salary in a 50-man no-cut event. He’s long enough to take advantage of Bellerive and has already shown that he can produce a low round against this level of competition..

Nicolai Hojgaard ($6,700): Hojgaard is an intriguing salary-saving option in this 50-man field, especially given the amount of upside he has shown throughout the 2026 season. He’s already posted a T3 at the WM Phoenix Open and a T6 at the Cognizant Classic, and his long-game profile gives him plenty of scoring potential when the driver and irons cooperate.

Core Plays:

Kurt Kitayama ($7,900): Kitayama quietly put together another strong week in Memphis, finishing T12 after opening with a 65. More importantly, the recent run of form is difficult to ignore. He also brings the driving profile we’re looking for at Bellerive, and his ability to create distance without being completely reckless makes him an attractive mid-range option.

Tom Kim ($8,100): Kim is one of my favorite bounce-back candidates in this field. He finished T12 at the St. Jude and shot a 63 in the third round, demonstrating the scoring ceiling we’re looking for in DFS. His price sits below the elite tier, and Bellerive gives him a chance to lean on his iron play and aggressive scoring ability. He makes sense for both balanced builds and as a way to avoid overloading on the most expensive names.

MY PICK: Wyndham Clark ($8,700)

This should be a great spot for Clark to get back into contention. He comes into Bellerive off a strong week at the St. Jude, where he finished T5 and showed exactly the type of upside that makes him appealing in a shortened 50-man field. Clark gained strokes in the key ball-striking categories in Memphis and, more importantly, his length off the tee should be a major asset at a Bellerive layout that rewarded aggressive drivers of the ball in 2018 at the PGA. Overall, this is the type of venue where Clark should be able to lean into his biggest strength rather than constantly playing from conservative positions.

As for the rest of his game, the biggest question will be whether his putter can perform. Clark has shown throughout his career that when the driver and approach play are clicking, he has enough birdie-making ability to compete with anyone in the field and has multiple wins vs. signature fields and major championship fields over the last three years.

The change in venue also makes recent form particularly important, and Clark has plenty of it. He doesn’t have to rely on course history at Bellerive, and the lack of a cut means we can focus almost entirely on his ceiling rather than worrying about his floor. With four rounds guaranteed, his aggressive style gives him plenty of opportunities to rack up birdies and separate himself in GPPs.

He makes plenty of sense as a GPP play at $8,700 and as a pivot off the more popular names near the top of the salary range, while his outright price should also make him an appealing bet on the DraftKings Sportsbook given the strength of his recent finish and the smaller field.

MY SLEEPER: Alex Smalley ($7,000)

Woodland is coming into Bellerive with some encouraging recent form. He opened up with  a 66 at TPC Southwind after a T10 at the 3M Open where he shot three rounds of 67 or better. A winner already in 2026 in Houston at another driver friendly, long Par 70, Woodland also has plenty of reason to be aggressive this week off the tee as he’s currently ranked 31st in the FedEx Cup rankings and needs a decent result to move on to East Lake. 

Woodland’s biggest asset has always been his power off the tee, and that should give him plenty of opportunities at Bellerive where finished T6 in 2018. The biggest question remains the short game, but that is easier to stomach in this format and at this venue where approach game and ball-striking off the tee will likely be the biggest places to gain strokes. With all 50 players guaranteed four rounds, Woodland also has plenty of time to make up for an occasional mistake and take advantage of his length. He also doesn’t need to be perfect to pay off this salary for DFS and a strong ball-striking week combined with even average putting could be enough for a high-end finish.

Overall, I view Woodland as an intriguing sleeper just based on his low salary ($6,600) and his fit for this course. His combination of experience, driving distance and upside makes him an interesting lower-priced option in a small-field GPP and a player to target for top 10 placing bets on the DraftKings Sportsbook.