Golficity Staff highlighted Francesco Molinari at 275/1 and $6,500 as an alternate sleeper. The 2018 Open Champion showed signs of life with a T27 last week in Mexico and finished T17 at Royal Port a year ago, confirming the venue suits his low, controlled ball-flight. With forecasts calling for almost 30 mph gusts, the staff expects Molinari’s links pedigree and disciplined iron play to surface again. They believe even a top-20 finish would smash value at his bargain salary while keeping outright backers live deep into Sunday.

Golficity Staff offered Brandt Snedeker at 125/1 and $6,800 as a wind-savvy sleeper. Since being named Presidents Cup captain, Snedeker has flashed vintage form: T7 Memorial, T9 Bank of Utah Championship, T19 Procore—each fueled by crisp irons and his trademark short game. Royal Port minimizes his length issues and rewards his strengths; he ranks 8th in Driving Accuracy, 9th SG:Putting, 20th Scrambling. With the Bermuda producing triple-digit winners in each of the last two years, the staff believes Snedeker fits the blueprint for another shocker and is worth DFS exposure and small outright or top-40 tickets.

Golficity Staff circled Justin Lower as the preferred salary-saver at 60/1 and $7,300. Course history is spotless—20-8-17 the last three trips to Royal Port—thanks to a precision-first profile that should thrive again when 27 mph winds shrink fairways and greens. Lower ranks 38th in Driving Accuracy, 42nd in approaches from 100+ yards, and 43rd in Proximity. At 108th in FedEx points he must post a big number to keep his card, increasing motivation. The tougher the scoring, the more his consistent fairway-finding and wedge play stand out, making him a low-owned DFS dart and a top-20 betting target.

Golficity Staff tagged Victor Perez at 45/1 and $8,100 as a bubble player with winning upside. The Frenchman sits 104th in FedEx points and needs a big week, yet his resume screams wind whisperer: victories on Scottish links, a desert win, and a 4th-place finish at the Olympics. American form is catching up—T18 Cognizant, T19 U.S. Open, T11 Sanderson Farms, T21 last week in Cabo. Season stats: 21st SG:Approach, 37th adjusted scoring, 44th SG:Putting. With half of Royal Port’s holes hugging the Atlantic and gusts near 30 mph, the staff expects Perez to leverage his trajectory control into a high-ceiling DFS and outright play.

Golficity Staff pushed 47-year-old Matt Kuchar as their favorite mid-tier value at 35/1 and $8,600. Sitting outside the FedEx top-100, Kuchar has said he refuses to burn his career-money exemption, so motivation is sky-high. He finished T11 in Mexico last week—his fourth T18 or better in five starts—and owns coastal trophies at the Sony, RBC Heritage, Cognizant Classic and Mayakoba, the latter a strong comp where past Bermuda champs Brendon Todd and Brian Gay also won. Stat profile screams fit: 4th in Scrambling, 15th in SG:Putting, 18th in Proximity. In expected 25-plus mph winds and on Royal Port’s tiny greens, the staff views Kuchar as a cash-game lock with live outright equity.

Golficity Staff labeled Nico Echavarria a co-headliner at 25/1 and $9,700. Since the start of 2024 he’s logged wins at the Puerto Rico Open and the ZOZO Championship plus runner-up finishes at the Sony Open and RSM Classic—every result coming on breezy, coastal tracks. He closed the WWT Championship with a −9 Sunday to signal a form spike just as Royal Port’s seaside winds roll in. Key metrics pop: 8th in SG:Putting, 32nd in Birdie-or-Better percentage, 40th in Proximity to the Hole. With the winning score projected to land in the mid-teens, the staff likes Echavarria’s combination of scoring and grind-it-out temperament for both DFS tournament leverage and outright bets.

Golficity Staff said Thorbjorn Olesen is their preferred top-tier play at 20/1 and $10,100 on DraftKings. The Dane owns eight DP World Tour victories—including the Alfred Dunhill Links and a UAE desert win—so heavy wind is firmly in his wheelhouse. They noted Royal Port’s exposed, 6,820-yard layout and a forecast calling for 27 mph gusts, conditions that should accentuate Olesen’s ability to flight the golf ball. Recent form supports the call: T14 at Sanderson Farms, T14 again at last week’s WWT Championship where he fired −6 on Sunday and hit 87.5 % of greens. Season-long stats back it up (8th in GIR, 11th in adjusted scoring average, 22nd in SG:Putting). In a field with only two OWGR top-50 players, the staff believes this is Olesen’s best chance to claim a first PGA TOUR title and makes him a core DFS anchor and outright ticket.