Byron Lindeque plans to "go overboard" on Cameron Young, aiming to double the field’s exposure. He expects ownership projections to come in lighter than they should for Young at his mid-7K salary and believes the bomber’s volatility scares casual players. In a no-cut, 30-man slate, Lindeque wants Young’s top-five upside anchoring balanced lineups while the crowd wanders elsewhere.

Byron Lindeque said Ben Griffin is an auto-click at $7,700, insisting DraftKings keeps mis-pricing him. Griffin has been "so solid" week after week, yet sits only $800 below Sam Burns at $8,500 — a gap Lindeque called absurd given their comparable upside. Because casual players gravitate to the better-known names in the elite 30-man field, Lindeque expects ownership to lag, so he plans to be well over the field in large-field DFS tournaments.

Byron Lindeque labeled Ben Griffin a core DFS play at just $7,700. Griffin is ‘very, very good with the long irons,’ a solid driver and historically gains on Bermuda greens. He has been living inside the top-12 lately yet remains $1,500 cheaper than Sam Burns. Lindeque thinks the salary break allows gamers to jam higher-priced studs without giving up ceiling, and he plans to be overweight on Griffin in GPPs.

Byron Lindeque called Cameron Young a fair 20-to-1 outright in the no-Scheffler pool, stressing that East Lake is a ‘big-time driver golf course’ and Young’s driver is an ‘absolute weapon.’ Lindeque added that Young’s putting has quietly improved, so if the elite off-the-tee play shows up he has tournament-winning upside at a price depressed only by Scheffler’s presence in the main market.

Byron Lindeque said he is punching a 16-to-1 ticket on JJ Spaun. Spaun’s ball-striking numbers have surged and he ‘almost won’ at TPC Southwind, a course Lindeque views as a strong comp for East Lake because it emphasizes fairways and mid-iron precision. In a short field Lindeque feels 16-to-1 is more than fair and noted he will shop the market to see if an even better number pops.

Byron Lindeque is passing on Akshay Bhatia despite ‘freakishly good’ ball-striking numbers. Bhatia has gained strokes on the greens only once since the Memorial, that lone spike coming at the 3M Open. The inability to convert opportunities makes him too volatile for Byron’s builds; until the putter improves, the elite tee-to-green game won’t translate into the top-end finishes needed in DFS tournaments.

Byron Lindeque placed Robert “Bobby Mac” MacIntyre firmly in his player pool at roughly $8,100, noting that MacIntyre’s length is ‘underrated’ and his putter ‘can get kind of hot every now and then.’ Lindeque believes the Scot’s combination of hidden power and streaky putting gives him slate-breaking upside while much of the field focuses on more familiar names in that salary range.

Calling him one of his two favorite mid-tier options, Byron Lindeque highlighted Chris Gotterup’s elite driving power—“got nukes off the tee”—as a prime weapon on this long, driver-heavy layout. Gotterup also checks Lindeque’s model boxes for birdie rate and par-5 scoring, and the streaky putter ‘can pop every now and then.’ Byron expects the crowd to land on him, but he is willing to eat that popularity in both cash games and GPPs because the statistical profile lines up so cleanly with the course demands.

Byron Lindeque advised staying completely off Hideki Matsuyama at an $8,800 salary. Matsuyama has not recorded a single top-10 finish since his January victory at the Sentry, leaving that win as his only top-10 of the entire season. Byron dismissed the idea of leaning on past course history, saying the current form is ‘just not working out.’ In his view there are better upside plays in the same price band and gamer interest remains too high relative to Hideki’s actual performance ceiling.

Byron Lindeque said Viktor Hovland is exactly the kind of volatility-driven pivot he wants in large-field DFS tournaments this week. Hovland followed a Thursday round Byron called “dog-shit” by ripping off a six-under front nine on Friday, proof that the ceiling is still intact if he can limit the single-hole blow-ups. After last week’s meltdown Byron expects the industry to bail, projecting Hovland to come in outside the top-15 ownership tier—possibly the lowest-owned golfer in the entire $9K salary range. Lindeque plans to “sprinkle him in” more heavily as ownership projections drop, arguing that even-par rounds turn his bad days into survivable ones while his good days carry legitimate win equity on a driver-heavy track.

Byron Lindeque singled out Sam Burns as the prototypical fit for Caves Valley: elite driver plus streaky, spike-week putter. Burns averages north of 305 yards off the tee and ranks near the top of the tour in bentgrass putting, a combination that has fueled multiple victories on bomber-friendly layouts. If ownership stays in check, Byron wants Burns in tournament lineups as a player who can take a driver-heavy birdie fest deep when both weapons heat up.

Byron Lindeque flagged Justin Thomas as a prime ownership pivot in the 10K range. Thomas has gained strokes off the tee in three of his last four starts (Travelers, Genesis, FedEx) and has not lost strokes putting since THE PLAYERS. His worst driving showings came only at the majors, and Byron expects Caves Valley’s less-penal rough to be far more forgiving. With Patrick Cantlay, Ludvig Aberg and Cameron Young soaking up the spotlight around him, Thomas should come in under-owned despite plenty of distance and a red-hot flat stick—making him a strong tournament target.

Byron Lindeque explained why he is leaving Scottie Scheffler out of his single-entry DFS lineups. At a $13.4K price tag and a projected 40 % roster rate, roughly 400 of 1,000 single-entry contest rosters will include Scheffler, dramatically increasing duplication risk. By fading him and instead starting with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, Byron frees salary, gains differentiation, and only has to beat 600 non-Scheffler builds rather than navigating thousands of Scotty combinations in a large GPP. He concedes Scheffler could still appear in the overall optimal lineup, but believes leverage outweighs the risk in tighter fields.

Byron Lindeque told listeners to attack Scottie Scheffler’s top-10 market instead of laying the prohibitive –1500 outright at the BMW Championship. Scheffler has not finished worse than T25 all season and has rattled off nothing but top-10s since THE PLAYERS. Because a top-10 ticket cashes almost as often as an outright while paying roughly +24% on stake ($420 wins $100), Lindeque considers it the far smarter way to monetize Scheffler’s historic consistency without risking a “mortgage”-sized stake on the outright.

Lindeque urged listeners to take Scotty Scheffler at –420 for a top-10 instead of laying –1500 for a top-20. He noted Scheffler has not finished outside the top-20 all season and hasn’t missed the top-10 since The Players, arguing the extra return is worth the marginal risk increase. ProfitX is posting the best price in market, and Byron thinks Scheffler’s current tee-to-green dominance makes even a –420 ticket ‘as close to free money as you get in golf.’

Byron flagged Rory McIlroy at –140 for a top-10 as one of his favorite ProfitX plays. McIlroy skipped Memphis, arriving fresh, and Byron expects the elite driving to provide a built-in floor. Rory finished 4th when the BMW visited Caves Valley and is sharpening up for the Ryder Cup, giving added motivation. Ties pay in full on the exchange, so Byron believes the cheap juice relative to McIlroy’s recent ball-striking makes the bet worthwhile.

Lindeque reluctantly punched a Cameron Young outright at 30-1, arguing Young’s Wyndham Championship victory at 22-under erased the narrative that he only thrives on difficult tracks. Byron emphasized that Young ‘drove the shit out of it and putted the living daylights out of it’ during the win, exactly the combination required this week. Although he expects Young to be a popular DFS play and hates the short number, Byron believes the bomber-putter profile plus fresh winning confidence justify the bet.

Byron Lindeque also bet Kurt Kitayama, grabbing 50-1. He tied Kitayama’s Bay Hill and 3M Open titles to the BMW layout, noting both wins demanded aggressive tee shots and a hot putter—“launch the nukes.” Byron thinks Kitayama’s recent victory shows he can stay hot through the Playoffs and sees him as an ideal fit for a potential Bethpage Ryder Cup down the road, giving added motivation. The unique combination of top-end distance and recent winning form makes the price too long in Byron’s view.

Lindeque urged caution on Collin Morikawa, noting the ball-striking wizard has cracked the top 14 only once in the same 10-event window where Ben Griffin has done it eight times. He questioned Morikawa’s ability to handle Sunday pressure—"he was going to win this tournament Friday afternoon" but disappeared by Sunday—and said the two-time major winner is "no longer part of the core" for Team USA until the swing mechanics click again. For DFS and betting markets, Lindeque recommends fading Morikawa in tight pricing tiers and waiting for tangible signs of a turnaround before buying back in.

Byron Lindeque called Ben Griffin a lock for the U.S. Ryder Cup squad and a slam-dunk DFS play thanks to outrageous consistency. Griffin owns two top-10 finishes in majors this season and, per Lindeque’s count, has landed inside the top 14 in eight of his last 10 starts and inside the top 15 in 13 of his last 15. The only real blemishes were a cold-putting week at the John Deere and a missed cut in Open Championship weather he will not face at Bethpage Black. Lindeque’s bottom line: Griffin’s floor is higher than the pricing suggests, so keep jamming him into DFS cores and top-20 wagering ladders.

Byron Lindeque said Justin Rose should keep showing up in our DFS pools and outright cards because his post-40 resume is absurdly good. Lindeque rattled off a major-only scorecard that would make most players jealous: solo 2nd at the 2024 Open, 6th at the 2024 PGA, 9th at the 2023 PGA, 16th at the 2023 Masters, 13th at the 2022 PGA, plus multiple first-round leads at Augusta. He compared the Englishman to Phil Mickelson’s late-career heater, calling Rose the best 40-plus performer on Tour outside of Lefty. The takeaway: do not fade Rose solely because of the birth certificate—his major pedigree, consistent ball-striking, and proven ceiling make him a strong click whenever sportsbooks or DFS pricing leave him in the mid-tier.

Byron Lindeque flagged Justin Thomas as another ownership pivot in DFS builds for the BMW Championship. With the community likely flocking to every other 10-K option, Lindeque expects Thomas to carry single-digit ownership, giving GPP players an inexpensive way to flip roster construction while still rostering a proven elite talent.

Byron Lindeque said Tommy Fleetwood is his preferred DFS leverage in the 10-K salary tier for the BMW Championship. Lindeque expects Fleetwood’s ownership to crater because fantasy players have "absolutely zero faith" after Fleetwood coughed up two leads in the last month. That public narrative hides the fact that Fleetwood’s recent ball-striking numbers are "through the roof," repeatedly spiking in every stats model Byron has run this week. With most line-ups gravitating to the other 10-K names, Fleetwood offers tournament-winning leverage at a suppressed roster rate while still carrying top-five win equity on pure form.

Byron Lindeque said Viktor Hovland is "absolutely live for hole-in-ones," a scoring category that carries a $700 bonus in their Slider Cup playoff format—nearly the same as the full-season runner-up prize. Because a single ace can single-handedly win weekly skins and dramatically shift playoff standings, Lindeque believes managers who still have Hovland available should consider inserting him for the FedEx St. Jude Championship to chase that outsized upside.

Byron is going straight back to Nico Echavarria after the Colombian collapsed in Sunday’s round last week. Echavarria thrives on Bermuda greens and his proximity strengths line up with Southwind’s 150-200 yard approach zones. Lindeque views the three good rounds shown at Wyndham as proof of form and expects sub-3 % ownership at $6,600, making Nico an appealing large-field tournament flyer.

Lindeque recommended Brian Campbell as a near-min-salary GPP dart at $6,100. Campbell checks four of the six key boxes, sits 14th in strokes-gained from 150-200 yards, and excels when scoring conditions turn easy—exactly what Byron anticipates if Memphis thunderstorms soften the course. Campbell already has two wins worldwide this year and finished T37 here in a WGC start back in 2017, gaining 0.6 strokes per round. Lindeque’s betting angle is "win-only or top-3 each-way," underscoring the volatility but real upside.

Lindeque loves Lucas Glover at a flat $7,000 salary. Glover ranks top-5 in the field in strokes-gained from 100-150 and 150-200 yards, the two distances that make up the bulk of approach shots at TPC Southwind. His weakness beyond 200 yards is irrelevant this week. Byron added that Glover putts considerably better on these Bermuda greens than he does at Sedgefield, another comp, making him a strong value play with realistic top-15 equity.

Byron Lindeque plans to roster Shane Lowry as a pivot off the Berger chalk. Lowry checked multiple course-fit boxes, has a strong track record on Florida Bermuda layouts that Lindeque believes translate to TPC Southwind, and has had several weeks off to rest a hip issue and “chill out” after a poor stretch. The only risk noted is the 110-degree Memphis heat, but Lindeque expects Lowry to stay hydrated and grind through the weekend. At sub-10 % ownership in the mid-$7K range, Lowry offers leverage with top-10 upside.

Byron Lindeque said Daniel Berger is the only player who hit on all six of his St. Jude screening filters: strokes-gained off-the-tee over the last 24 rounds, strokes-gained on approach from 100-200 yards, performance in easy-to-medium scoring conditions, past results at TPC Southwind, comp-course success in Florida, and putting on Bermuda. Berger grades inside the top-20 of the field in each category and Lindeque views TPC Southwind as “a Florida course dropped in Memphis,” reinforcing the comp angle. At $7,800 on DraftKings he expects heavy ownership but is still willing to lock Berger in for DFS line-ups because the iron play from 100-200 is “sensational” and Bermuda putting is a known strength.

Byron Lindeque is eyeing Keegan Bradley at $8,600, calling TPC Southwind “a perfect golf course for his overall ball striking.” Lindeque expects a motivated response after Bradley’s missed cut at Wyndham left him visibly angry and eager to prove he deserves a Ryder Cup captain’s pick. With season-long approach numbers that fit Southwind’s narrow corridors and small greens, Lindeque views Bradley as a strong DFS option and potential outright bet in Memphis.

Byron Lindeque echoed the Straka enthusiasm, calling him “my favorite player in this range.” At $8,700 Straka ranks 5th in Byron’s custom model but only 8th in DraftKings salary, creating a clear value gap. Lindeque noted the Austrian’s strong iron play and winning pedigree, deeming him viable in all DFS formats at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Byron Lindeque snagged Harry Hall at +150 for a top-20, citing Hall’s 49% top-20 hit rate since last year—including yet another T20 last week. Byron removed ties (dead-heat rules) to maximize value because Hall rarely contends for top-fives, but almost always hovers between T10-T25. At implied odds well below his true finish rate, Byron views this as a profitable bankroll builder rather than a ceiling play.

Byron Lindeque’s card includes Russell Henley at 30-1. Henley rolls into Memphis with four straight top-10s—two in majors—and already bagged the Arnold Palmer Invitational this year. Byron loves that Southwind removes driver from Henley’s hands, letting his 100-200 yard iron prowess shine. Over the last 24 rounds Henley ranks top-20 in Bermuda putting, and Byron’s model has him third overall this week. Byron expects a relatively easy scoring environment, a setting where Henley historically feasts.

Byron Lindeque added Sepp Straka at 40-1, recalling that Straka lost a playoff to Will Zalatoris here two years ago. Southwind rewards Straka’s accurate driving and lethal mid-irons—stats that pop in Byron’s long-term model. Byron emphasized Straka’s growing reputation for closing (Arnold Palmer win) and argued that proven win equity is critical in playoff events with condensed fields.

Byron grabbed Ben Griffin at 40-1 outright, arguing the market still underrates Griffin’s win equity. Griffin has ‘been insanely good with his irons’ all season, excels on Bermuda greens, and can use his underrated driver to attack Southwind’s positional fairways. Byron reminded listeners that Griffin hung with Scottie Scheffler down the stretch at the Memorial, showing the moment is not too big. Given Griffin’s constant top-10 finishes and the iron-heavy setup, Byron believes 40-1 should be closer to 30-1.

Byron Lindeque re-upped on Viktor Hovland at 35-1, stressing that Hovland ranks top-two across the approach-distance buckets most correlated with success at TPC Southwind. The Norwegian has twice flirted with victory here and, according to Byron, ‘this course is pure irons, exactly what Viktor does.’ Hovland’s number drifted from last year despite equal or better ball-striking form, making the outright ticket a value in Byron’s eyes.

Byron Lindeque hammered Hideki Matsuyama at 40-1 outright on DraftKings, planning to add a ‘without Scottie’ market later in the week. Lindeque loves the Sedgefield-to-Southwind course crossover and noted Hideki was five over through 11 holes last week yet still made the cut—after playing two balls out-of-bounds—because his irons were that good. Matsuyama gained heavily on approach, rolled the rock on Bermuda, and historically spikes with the putter in Memphis. Byron dismissed the driver woes as “whatever,” trusting Hideki’s elite tee-to-green profile and playoff pedigree to surface on a second-shot layout.

Byron Lindeque recommended a Russell Henley Top-10 at +190 (and even floated +250 on ProfitX). Lindeque dubbed Henley “Sex Panther platinum,” noting the Georgian has landed in the Top-10 in four straight starts and in 60 % of his last seven, converting at nearly double the implied 34 % probability of the +190 number. Henley’s precision from 100-200 yards—the range accounting for 75 % of approaches at Southwind—along with his elite poor-shot avoidance makes him a perfect fit for a layout with the most water balls on Tour since 2003. He owns two Top-10s here in the past five years and traditionally excels on Florida-style, water-heavy courses such as PGA National and Valspar. Lindeque views the market as underrating Henley’s current ceiling and thinks the plus-money Top-10 is a sharp way to ride the heater.

Byron Lindeque predicted that one of the Hojgaard twins will capture a PGA Tour victory during the 2025 fall swing. While reviewing players just outside the FedEx Cup top-70 cutoff, Lindeque called the Danish brothers "big names" and advised listeners to take a "method betting" approach—placing an outright ticket on both Rasmus and Nicolai each week—until one of them breaks through for a win.

Byron Lindeque circled Gary Woodland as a sneaky $7,100 DFS play the field will gloss over. Woodland is "surprisingly solid" in the prime 150-200-yard wedge bucket, gains strokes on easy-scoring setups, and converts a healthy share of 5-15-foot looks on Bermuda – the very zone that turns pars into birdies on Donald Ross greens. Lindeque reminded listeners the veteran has quietly posted two top-30 finishes at Sedgefield in the last two years, proof the course fit is real even without headline form. With ownership expected to funnel toward trendier names like Austin Eckroat, he sees Woodland as a low-owned ceiling piece who can ride those dialed-in mid-irons to a top-20 and possibly contend if the putter cooperates.

Byron Lindeque pitched Tony Finau as a leverage play at $7,400 after last week’s disaster tanked public sentiment. Lindeque’s model still gives Finau a 24th-best safety rating and notes he converts top-20 finishes 31% of the time in calm-weather birdie fests. Key strengths: elite proximity from 150-200 yards and enough length to club down for accuracy. Early ownership projections show single-digit interest, which Lindeque attributes to recency bias. He also spotted Finau working extensively on a new putting drill with alignment sticks—a tweak that could unlock spike weeks on Sedgefield’s 5-15-foot Bermuda zones. In large GPPs, Lindeque is happy to roll the dice on proven win equity at a suppressed tag.

Byron Lindeque grabbed Tom Kim at 70-to-1, citing multiple green lights: top-20 finishes in easy-scoring conditions, seventh in the field from 100-150 yards, and elite driving accuracy that already produced a Wyndham win earlier in his career. The recent switch to a new caddie coincides with incremental momentum—17th at the Scottish Open and 28th at the 3M—and Lindeque believes that partnership can help Kim rediscover the confident putting stroke that delivered three PGA Tour titles before his 23rd birthday. Given the upside and proven course résumé, Lindeque views 70-to-1 as a clear mis-price.

Byron Lindeque highlighted Lucas Glover as a must-consider outright and DFS option. Glover won the Wyndham two years ago and grades out top-five in the field for combined fairways gained and approach proximity from 100-200 yards—exactly the stat bucket Lindeque believes decides Sedgefield. Filtering strokes-gained off the tee on courses under 7,200 yards, Glover is a perennial standout, and his historic Bermuda splits are quietly positive. The only question mark is the putter, but Lindeque noted that Glover’s best putting week of the past five seasons actually came on these very greens. If he finds a neutral flatstick, his fairway-iron recipe could replicate that 2023 victory at generous mid-range odds.

Byron Lindeque locked in Ben Griffin at 28-to-1, shrugging off back-to-back missed cuts on links tracks (The Open and John Deere). Griffin owns a 4th and a 7th in two Wyndham starts and rates as one of the field’s most accurate drivers. Lindeque argued Sedgefield’s bermuda greens suit his putting much better than the slow fescue surfaces that tripped him up overseas, and Griffin’s long-term consistency—11 top-25s in 2025—positions him as "cream of the crop" in a weak field. He projects Griffin as a staple in both outright cards and DFS cash builds.