Kenny Kim said Brian Campbell is his favorite low-owned salary-saver at just $6,100 on DraftKings. Kim acknowledged Muirfield Village is not a perfect stylistic fit but argued Campbell’s ability to nuke high-launch seven-woods and five-woods from the same spots where most players are stuck hitting low-spin five-irons will help him hold the firm, elevated greens. That long-carry, soft-landing combo has translated to quietly above-average proximity numbers from 200+ yards over the last 12 rounds. With most DFS builds funneling to more popular names in the mid-6k range, Kim expects Campbell to come in under 2-3 % ownership, making him an ideal leverage piece who only needs a top-30 to smash value in single-entry and 3-max contests.

Kenny Kim urged listeners to keep riding Andrew Novak at $7.3K, stressing that the numbers back up the eye test. Novak is top-10 in the field in strokes-gained: tee-to-green during the last 24 rounds and has paired that with elite around-the-green play— a combination Kim says is perfect for Muirfield’s thick rough and shaved-off run-offs. Novak also ranks above average in the crucial 175-200 yard proximity range and is gaining strokes on bentgrass greens this season. Kim expects the Ryder Cup chatter around Novak to fuel an extra gear and pegged him as a live top-20 bet and a core DFS value in balanced builds.

Kenny Kim highlighted Ryan Fox as his favorite $6.5K dart throw. Fox arrives off a momentum-building finish at the PGA Championship and sits No. 1 in this field in proximity from 150-175 yards over the last 24 rounds— the exact zone that makes up the bulk of approaches at Muirfield Village. Kim noted that Fox’s iron play has jumped ‘well above average’ since April while the Kiwi continues to leverage his trademark distance off the tee. Given his recent win on the DP World Tour, confidence is high, and Kim believes Fox has legit top-15 equity at a price normally reserved for cut-makers only.

Kenny Kim named Bud Cauley his fourth cash-game cornerstone at a bargain $6.8K, saying the recent form is too strong to ignore even if the ownership balloons in GPPs. Cauley ranks inside the top-10 of Kim's overall model and is 11th in strokes-gained: approach over the past 24 rounds. He has gained across the board tee-to-green during a six-week surge and is 2nd in the entire field in strokes-gained on par-4s, a historical common denominator for Memorial champions. Cauley is also well above average in both key proximity buckets (150-175 and 175-200) and owns a tidy short game that should bail him out of Jack’s rough. Kim believes those metrics create an ideal high-floor profile for cash builds and is willing to eat the chalk, noting that a fade makes more sense only in large-field tournaments.

Kenny Kim explained why he is jumping right back on Ben Griffin at $7.8K in DFS despite last week’s breakthrough victory. Kim expects Griffin’s ownership to sag because the field still fears a post-win let-down, yet he argues the 28-year-old family man is ‘not the blackout-party type’ and is laser-focused on racking up FedExCup and Ryder Cup points after working a desk job just four years ago. Stat-wise, Griffin ranks top-15 in both strokes-gained: approach and tee-to-green over the last 24 rounds, sits 3rd in bogey avoidance, and pairs a plus short game with elite scrambling. Kim added that Griffin is top-35 in proximity from 150-200 yards, the most common approach window at Muirfield Village. With low projected ownership and a rock-solid all-around profile, Kim called Griffin a perfect mid-range DFS pivot and a viable top-20 bet.

Kenny Kim slotted Viktor Hovland as his third cash-game cornerstone at $8.9K, citing a streak of five straight made cuts since the Valspar win and elite ball-striking that perfectly suits Muirfield Village. Hovland is gaining over 1.2 strokes on approach per round during that stretch and putts nearly half a stroke better on bentgrass than other surfaces. Kim acknowledged the Norwegian’s boom-bust reputation but argued his recent consistency plus 2nd-place career birdie rate on long, over-par courses gives both floor and slate-breaking upside in balanced builds.

Kenny Kim locked Collin Morikawa into his first cash-game cornerstone, trusting elite course history and iron play to deliver a safe top-20. Morikawa owns a win and a playoff loss at Muirfield Village and has gained strokes on bentgrass greens for his career. Kim conceded Collin’s irons dipped the last two starts but blamed brutally difficult setups and pointed to eight straight positive approach weeks before that slide. Morikawa remains top-10 on Tour from both 150-200 and 200+ yards, the two key ranges this week, and his improved short game has him gaining around the greens in five of six events. Kim expects a rock-solid cut-making floor with realistic podium upside at $9.8K.

Kenny Kim advised DFS players to pivot from $13.3K Scottie Scheffler to $10.9K Xander Schauffele as their high-end anchor in large-field tournaments. The salary discount unlocks a second 8K option without diving into weak sub-7K punts, a bigger issue in this Signature-Event slate. Kim highlighted Schauffele’s resurgent driver—top-3 in strokes-gained off the tee at the PGA Championship after a mid-season slump—and his superior long-iron numbers, citing data that shows Xander outranks Scheffler from 200+ yards, a distance that produces 5 % more approaches at Muirfield Village than the Tour average. With Scheffler destined for massive ownership, Kim likes the lower-owned but equally high-ceiling Schauffele to create leverage while preserving win equity.

Kenny Kim labeled Hideki Matsuyama his “Hustler Play of the Week,” projecting single-digit ownership despite Hideki rating No. 1 in Kim’s long-and-difficult course model. Matsuyama gains over a stroke per round on approaches from 150-200 yards – the most common bucket at Muirfield – and sits 5th in strokes-gained around the green over his last 36 rounds. Kim expects 50-60 % of approaches to come from that 150-200 window and another 20-30 % from 200+, both strengths for the 2014 Memorial champ. With bentgrass his best putting surface and ownership likely suppressed by memories of his 2022 DQ for white-out on the driver, Kim views Hideki as premium GPP leverage at $9.4K.

Kim closed his card with Tony Finau at 66-1 (three places), highlighting a full-spectrum stat rebound: Finau gained in all four strokes-gained categories at the PGA Championship, the first time he’d done so since last year’s Memorial. His irons lit up at Quail Hollow, he remains top-10 off the tee over the past 24 rounds, and his around-the-green game is trending positively. The putter is Finau’s Achilles heel, but bentgrass is his best surface, and Muirfield’s greens reward confident lag putting more than streaky birdie bombs. Kim sees a ceiling week brewing if the flat stick cooperates even marginally.

Kim called Hideki Matsuyama a classic ‘out-of-nowhere’ winner and grabbed him at 45-1 with three places. His custom model ranks Hideki No. 1 on long, difficult courses thanks to elite irons and a tidy short game. Kim ran through Matsuyama’s pattern of popping after mediocre finishes—Genesis ’23, St. Jude ’23, even his 2021 Masters win—and noted that Hideki gained 2.5 strokes on approach in his last start. With bentgrass greens and plenty of 175-to-225-yard approaches, Kim thinks the former Memorial champ is flying under the radar at a venue where tidy tee-to-green work beats raw distance.

Kim fired on Viktor Hovland at 45-1 with three places, arguing the Norwegian is built for long, difficult scoring venues. Hovland is top-10 in this field in both strokes-gained: approach and tee-to-green on courses over 7,400 yards that play over par, and he ranks second in career birdie-or-better percentage on that subset. The 2023 Memorial champion putts his best on bentgrass and has quietly tightened his short-game leaks, losing barely a stroke around the greens in recent starts instead of the 3-plus he used to hemorrhage. Kim sees a discounted outright number on a proven course horse whose ball-striking never left.

Kenny Kim grabbed Xander Schauffele at 20-1 in Bet365’s three-place each-way market, saying he wants as many elite names on his outright card as possible. Kim pointed to Schauffele’s suddenly sharp driver—gained strokes off the tee in the final round of the PGA after struggling early in the year—and noted that the Olympic champ has gained approach in six of seven starts this season. Schauffele’s eighth-place finish at last year’s Memorial was his best showing yet at Jack’s Place, and Kim thinks the combination of a peaking driver, rock-solid irons, and Muirfield’s emphasis on total driving sets the stage for a long-overdue win.

Kenny Kim said he expects Tommy Fleetwood to break through for his first PGA Tour win at Jack Nicklaus’s Memorial Tournament. Kim pointed out that Fleetwood just logged his 41st career top-10 on Tour without a win after finishing inside the top 10 at Colonial, the most such finishes of any active player. Kim noted Fleetwood’s recent form, highlighted by that strong showing last week and consistent tee-to-green play all season, and believes the firm, fast Muirfield Village setup suits Fleetwood’s precision iron game. Citing his own one-and-done selection of Fleetwood in the Mayo Cup and the golfer’s upward momentum, Kim advised bettors to back Fleetwood outright this week.

Kenny Kim crowned Andrew Putnam his "Hustler Play of the Week" at $6,700, projecting ownership below 5 %. Putnam ranks 14th in strokes-gained approach and 9th in proximity from 150-175 yards over the last 24 rounds, while also sitting top-20 in both around-the-green play and par-4 scoring. Colonial course history sweetens the pot: four top-30 finishes—including a 3rd and a T12—across seven starts. Putnam is coming off a T15 at the CJ Cup and has two top-15 results in his last five events, signaling form is catching up to fit. Kim slotted him into both his cash lineup and GPP stacks with Lucas Glover, banking on the steady wedges and bentgrass putting to pay off the value price.

Kenny Kim labeled Alex Smalley his favorite GPP dart in the 7K tier at $7,700. Even though Smalley’s recent iron numbers look mediocre, Kenny highlighted that the Duke product ranks near the top of this field in rough-proximity from 125-175 yards— a critical stat because "you are going to miss these fairways." Over the last 24 rounds Smalley sits 2nd in bogey avoidance, top-10 in both strokes-gained around-the-green and par-4 scoring, and inside the top-20 tee-to-green. Kenny believes that all-around profile plus a likely single-digit ownership rate gives Smalley slate-breaking upside in tournaments, lamenting that the youngster was "the last one left off my betting card."

Kenny Kim predicted Jon Rahm will capture one of the next six majors, pointing to Rahm’s renewed contention at the PGA Championship as the spark he needed after a quiet spell on LIV. Kim compared the trajectory to Patrick Reed, who logged his first top-10 in a major at Quail Hollow in 2017 and won his very next major. Rahm briefly tied Scottie on the back nine, flashed world-class iron play on 14 and 15, and had putts lip out rather than fall. Kim argued the ‘bubble-guts’ of real major pressure resurfaced for Rahm and expects that competitive reps to translate into a victory before the end of 2026.

Kenny Kim singled out Keegan Bradley as the best long-shot in his rapid-fire tier, grabbing the 120-to-1 with eight each-way places. Kim pointed to surging ball-striking—Bradley ranks near the top of the Truest field in strokes-gained tee-to-green and is still both long and accurate off the tee. Quail Hollow history is sneakily strong: four straight finishes of 35th or better, highlighted by a solo 2nd in 2022. Joe Idone echoed the praise, noting Bradley’s wedge game and scrambling are trending up, giving him cover if the putter stays cold. The key risk is always the flat stick, but Kim believes Bradley’s combination of distance, iron precision and proven Quail comfort offers genuine top-five equity at a triple-digit price, making him a core bomb for outright cards and low-owned DFS builds.

Kenny Kim pegged Min Woo Lee for plus-money top-20 and +1000 top-10 tickets but is passing on the 75-to-1 outright. Kim loves Lee’s 320-yard carry and elite short-grass touch—attributes that powered his recent Texas Open win and past Scottish Open title—but warned the PGA’s four-inch rough negates that around-the-green edge. Lee has bled more than five strokes on approach in two of his last five starts, a red flag on a major venue that demands long-iron proficiency. Kim will invest small in derivatives where a driver-wedge-putter heater can cash while waiting for more consistent iron play before backing an outright.

Kenny Kim stayed ‘on brand’ by naming Byeong Hun An as his preferred Korean sleeper in the 100-to-1 range. Kim likes An’s 320-yard carry that can cut Quail Hollow’s par-fours down to mid-irons and cited a quietly strong 18-month stretch that includes a DP World Tour win in the fall and a LIV Korea victory. Although recent form is lukewarm, An’s overall season shows multiple top-10s and steady ball-striking gains. Kim views him as the most likely Korean to spike this week, planning a small outright ticket plus derivative markets (low-Korean, top-20) where his length and historically solid short game provide multiple paths to cashing.

Kenny Kim is steering clear of Ludvig Aberg at the current 14-to-1, saying he needs a "two in front of the price and probably a five after it" before considering a bet. Aberg has lost strokes on approach in four of his last five starts—particularly with long irons that he will hit often at 7,600-yard Quail Hollow—and his short game remains a liability if he misses greens from the gnarly rough. While Joe Idone noted Aberg’s putter improves on fast, major-caliber greens (best SG: Putting at Augusta, Olympia Fields and Pinehurst), Kenny countered that the Swede’s major record outside Augusta is two missed cuts and a back-door Masters top-10, so the sample hardly justifies a sub-20 number. Kim concedes the driving profile (long and fairly accurate) is ideal, meaning a four-shot win would not shock him, but without recent iron form or a reliable short game he is off the outright card unless the market drifts to 28-to-1 or longer.

Kenny Kim likes Jordan Spieth for derivative markets but not to win. Spieth leads the Tour in birdies on difficult courses yet still coughs up doubles and triples—errors Quail’s thick rough turns into routine bogeys, not blow-ups. Kim expects that scoring profile to keep Spieth around the leaderboard, making plus-money top-10s and first-round-leader tickets attractive. Spieth has only two wins in eight years, so Kim refuses the 50-to-1 outright, but he will have exposure in top-10 and FRL markets based on four straight top-20 finishes and a suddenly reliable putter.

Kenny Kim said Hideki Matsuyama at 50-to-1 is the first long-odds number that actually tempts him for an outright. Matsuyama gained 8.6 strokes on approach at Augusta, a signal the trademark irons are heating up, and he finished fifth the last time the PGA visited Quail Hollow in 2017. Kim loves Hideki’s combination of historically elite long-iron play and a rock-solid short game, both crucial on a 7,600-yard track with gnarly rough around the greens. As a proven major winner who can pop out of nowhere, Matsuyama could become the highest-priced ticket on Kim’s card if the market drifts into the low 60s.

Kenny Kim said there is no number short of triple-digits that would get him to back Tommy Fleetwood outright at Quail Hollow. Kim argued Fleetwood is "dwindling" and has still never won on U.S. soil, so expecting his first American victory to come in a 7,600-yard major is a pipe dream. The Englishman’s recent form shows few true chances to contend, and Kenny believes Quail’s brute length accentuates Fleetwood’s biggest weakness—lack of modern ball speed. Kim would rather wait for Pebble Beach or an Open rota stop before even considering Fleetwood futures.

Kenny Kim views Viktor Hovland as a classic boom-bust target and wants to pounce when the market drifts into the low 30s. Hovland’s self-diagnosed perfectionism produces wild swings—he over-tinkers and loses form, then resurfaces with a heater—so Kim tries to time the peaks. Recent evidence suggests the upswing is coming: victory at Valero, a respectable Masters (T22 despite a cold putter) and a top-15 at Harbour Town. Those results coincide with a rediscovered driver-plus-long-iron combo that suits the 7,600-yard Quail setup, while his once-maligned short game ranks league-average over the last 24 rounds. Kim will add Hovland at 33-to-1 or better for outright bets and sprinkle DFS exposure, but says patience is key because early boards still show 25-to-1.

Kenny Kim echoed the fade on Joaquin Niemann, saying he will not touch the outright until books post 60-to-1 or longer. Niemann has offered "show nothing" in majors—zero top-10s, zero top-20s at the PGA—and Kim believes that baggage is now inside the player’s head. LIV success should translate to top-three finishes every week for a talent of Niemann’s caliber, yet it hasn’t, which Kim views as a red flag for both current form and confidence. For Quail Hollow specifically, the Argentine’s mid-pack driving distance and inconsistent long-iron play leave him without an identifiable edge. Kim will monitor Niemann if he back-doors a top-five here, but until then the outright card is a hard pass.

Kenny Kim said the heritage victory lifted a two-year monkey off Justin Thomas’s back and explains the ugly 1-for-9 cuts record in recent majors—that stretch coincided with the worst golf of his career. Now that JT has tasted winning again, Kim expects the swagger that powered two Wanamakers to resurface at his favorite major venue. He highlighted Thomas’s past Quail Hollow blueprint: 12th in driving distance for the week, near-last in fairways hit, yet still lifting the trophy thanks to laser irons and a lethal short game. With the putter gaining in five of six starts and a top-tier around-the-green profile, Kim fears the pre-Monday futures drift will disappear if Thomas wins the Truist warm-up, so he is leaning toward grabbing the 22-1 (or 20-1 with eight each-way places) immediately and slotting JT as a core outright and DFS piece.

Kenny Kim dismissed Collin Morikawa’s 22-to-1 outright price, saying the two-time major winner still lacks the killer instinct to close. Morikawa has not lifted a trophy in three years and has repeatedly coughed up Sunday leads (Century, Rocket Mortgage, Memorial). While his short game and putting are at career-best levels and the iron play remains elite—an ideal mix for a 2017-style Quail setup focused on accuracy and long irons—Kim believes the scar tissue is real. He noted Morikawa’s new caddie could provide a "vibes bump," but until Collin converts at a non-major, Kenny will limit exposure to top-10/-5 props and DFS shares. Kim thinks the number should be nearer 30-to-1 given the deep field and Morikawa’s closing woes.

Kenny Kim is fading Rory at the current 5-to-1 number, stressing that the price assumes a 20 % win probability he simply refuses to pay in a deep major. Kim wants to see Rory’s tune-up at the Truist tournament first, citing two red flags: (1) McIlroy’s long-iron play has been the weakest part of his arsenal and will be demanded at the 7,600-yard Quail Hollow setup; (2) off-course distractions—specifically his decision to halt divorce proceedings—could shift his focus to family over golf. While acknowledging Rory’s three wins in his last six starts (Masters, Players, Wells Fargo), Kim pointed out that Rory finished poorly in the 2017 PGA at this venue and believes the slightly altered routing could throw off his familiar sight-lines. Until Rory proves form and focus this week, Kim recommends passing on the short outright and allocating bankroll to the 20-to-1 tier instead.

Kenny Kim prefers Rory McIlroy to Scottie Scheffler at identical 4-to-1 odds because Rory has "dominated this course in the past." McIlroy owns multiple Wells Fargo victories at Quail Hollow and ranks near the very top in driving distance, a skill set Kim believes will be decisive once the PGA Championship setup stretches the track past 7,600 yards. With familiar sightlines and proven scoring history, Kim feels Rory carries a higher ceiling than Scheffler on this particular layout, making him the superior outright and DFS cornerstone when both are priced the same.

Kenny Kim said Bryson DeChambeau is one of the few players whose power can actually turn heavy Quail Hollow rough into an advantage. The course will stretch past 7,600 yards and the rough is expected to be juiced up the way it was in 2017, so Kim wants only the "bombiest of bombs." Bryson fits that to a tee, regularly carrying it 330-plus and now playing shorter irons with lengthened shafts that help slash through thick lies. Kim expects a grind-fest with limited birdie chances, which makes DeChambeau’s combination of length and improved wedge play especially valuable for outright bets and DFS lineups.

Kenny Kim said he is automatically clicking Kyong-Hoon Lee this week because everything about the re-tooled Craig Ranch still screams Korean advantage. Lee lives in the Dallas Metroplex alongside most of the other Korean PGA pros, so he gets more home-course practice reps than the average Tour stop. Kim reminded listeners that Lee ran off back-to-back wins here at −26 and −25 when the track played as a soft, wide-open par-72. Even though the Tour has stretched the layout to 7,600 yards and shaved a par-5 into a long par-4, Kim believes the changes actually help Lee: softer, watered greens mean longer approach clubs will still hold, and Lee’s comfort shaping mid-irons into Craig Ranch’s bowl-shaped pin areas remains a huge edge. With sportsbooks lengthening Lee’s outright number after two mediocre starts and DFS salary settling in the mid-$8K range, Kim views him as an under-priced core play in all formats, especially given the local crowd support and the intangible ‘Korea Week’ bump Korean players historically get when CJ sponsors the event.

Kenny Kim called Matthias Schmid a core GPP play at exactly $7,000. Schmid is top-5 in Kim’s custom model thanks to a blend of length (top-15 in driving distance), elite long-iron metrics (top-20 proximity from both 175-200 and 200-plus yards), and a 34th-ranked good-drive percentage that should keep him in position despite the stretched layout. Kim believes the German will be "low-owned" because most lineups jam popular Koreans or recent Zurich winners in that salary tier. He sees Schmid’s combination of driving power and long-iron precision as perfect for Craig Ranch’s newly lengthened par-4s and thinks a ceiling week easily pays off the price tag in large-field DFS.

Kenny Kim flagged Niklas Norgaard Moller as his preferred pivot off the chalky Valimaki-Riley-Tosti cluster in the low-$7K range. Moller ranks seventh in Birdies Gained over the last 24 rounds, sits near the top of the field in par-5 scoring, and is "exceptionally long off the tee"—all traits Kenny wants when winning scores can push −26. With DFS attention flocking to better-known names, Kim expects Moller to come in well under 10 percent owned, giving GPP lineups leverage without sacrificing ceiling.

Kenny Kim designated Jesper Svensson ($7,400) as his ‘Hustler Play of the Week,’ projecting sub-8% ownership. Svensson ranks top-6 in the field in driving distance and top-10 in par-5 scoring, a profile Kim loves when 30 under can win. While the approach numbers are ugly—18th-percentile good-shot rate from 200+—Kim noted Svensson is 61st percentile on long shots out of the rough, which could matter if Craig Ranch’s narrower fairways push players into three-quarter-inch bermuda. Add an above-average putter and the Swede’s ability to rack up birdies in soft conditions, and Kim believes Svensson can be the low-priced piece that vaults a lineup to the top of large-field GPPs.

Kenny Kim advised crossing Sam Burns off DFS sheets despite the name value. Burns is $9,800 but has gained strokes with his irons only once all season (Waste Management Phoenix Open) and owns just a single top-10 since last August—at the no-cut Century Tournament of Champions. His recent T13 at RBC Heritage came almost entirely via a spike putting week, a volatility profile Kim wants no part of at this salary. Kim’s bottom line: you are paying for past pedigree, not current performance, and a ball-striker’s shootout at Craig Ranch will expose Burns’ iron deficiencies.

Kim grabbed Davis Riley at a massive 180-to-1 win-only ticket (and will sprinkle a top-20) citing Riley’s persistent Texas pedigree: a Korn Ferry victory in San Antonio, plus top-10s at Colonial and Memorial Park. Riley is gaining over 1.2 strokes on approach across his last five events, and Kim loved the tidy T12 he posted at Augusta where his putter gained nearly three strokes. His par-five scoring average sits 8th in this field, a crucial stat when Kim expects competitors to reach −10 on the long holes alone. If the irons stay warm, Riley’s bentgrass putting splits (0.3 SG average) give him Sunday win equity that far exceeds the triple-digit price. Kim recommends the outright dart and cheap DFS exposure in large GPPs.

Kim fired on Alejandro Tosti at 80-to-1 (8 places), pointing to a recent form surge—12th and 5th in his last two stroke-play starts—and elite power (ranks 6th in Driving Distance). Tosti has gained strokes with his irons in four straight events for the first time all season, giving him the ceiling to out-score fields when conditions are soft. Kim drew a comp to TPC Vidanta, noting Tosti thrived in Mexico earlier this year and the agronomy/setup parallels Craig Ranch. Add in an above-average birdie rate on par-fives and a fearless, flag-hunting mentality, and Kim views Tosti as the exact kind of volatile longshot who can steal a low-scoring shootout. He is in Kim’s outright card and featured in large-field DFS builds.

Kim grabbed Jake Knapp at 50-to-1 (8 places) after also taking a 60-to-1 opener, calling him the prototypical Craig Ranch scorer: 12th in driving distance, inside the top-30 in birdies-per-round, and comfortable on soft setups. Knapp finished 8th here last season and just posted a T5 with partner Sami Valimaki at the Zurich team event, evidence his form is peaking. He owns five top-25s in his last eight solo starts, and Kim emphasized Knapp’s underrated flat-stick—gaining strokes putting in six of those eight events. On a course that has yielded −26 and −25 winning totals, Kim wants bomb-and-putt specialists, predicting Knapp can rack up double-digit par-five birdies alone. He is an outright, each-way and DFS GPP core play for Kim.

Kenny Kim hammered Byeong Hun An at 22-to-1 (each-way 8 places), insisting the Korean finally converts on U.S. soil this week. Kim noted An already owns five worldwide victories—two on the DP World Tour, plus wins on the Challenge, Korn Ferry and Korean Tours—and was once the youngest U.S. Amateur champ. The missing piece is a PGA Tour trophy, and Kim thinks Craig Ranch is tailor-made for the breakthrough: An gained 3.2 strokes putting here en route to 4th last year, logged a T14 two years ago, and his driver still sits top-15 in distance. More importantly, after a mid-season ball-striking lull, An has now gained approach strokes in three straight starts, signaling a spike week is imminent. Soft Texas fairways further tighten his miss pattern off the tee, and Kim loves the intangible “Korea week” bump with CJ as title sponsor. He is betting the outright and locking An into core DFS builds.

Kenny Kim said the only way he is betting Scottie Scheffler this week is via a top-5 placement at the new peer-to-peer exchange ProfitX, where he can post –110 or better instead of laying the –150 the traditional books are hanging. Kim argued the pricing gap is massive value because Scheffler is facing one of the weakest fields he will see all year at TPC Craig Ranch and still profiles as the clear win favorite. Kim is reluctant to swallow the tiny +250 outright number—he worries Scheffler may conserve some mental energy with the PGA Championship looming—but thinks the Texan’s floor is absurdly high on a soft, low-scoring track in his home state. Grabbing the discounted –110 top-5 lets bettors capture that elite floor without paying the retail juice, and Kim expects the market to match his number because recreational players will gladly take the other side of a minus price on anyone not named Scottie.

Kenny Kim pointed out that last week’s LIV stop was the first event in months where Cameron Smith actually gained strokes with ball-striking. Kim sees that as a flashing green light because Smith’s putter remains top-tier—he simply has not been giving himself enough looks. If the irons are finally cooperating, Smith’s historic knack for spiking in majors becomes live again. With sportsbooks still hanging mid-20s outright prices and DFS salaries drifting toward the low $9K range, Kim views Smith as a classic buy-low: elite short game plus a suddenly neutral—or even positive—approach baseline is a recipe for ceiling weeks. He suggested grabbing outright numbers before they shorten and sprinkling Smith into best-ball and DFS lineups for the upcoming major swing.

Kenny Kim said he is holding an 18-to-1 outright on Bryson DeChambeau for the PGA Championship and has no plans to hedge despite three straight LIV Sundays where Bryson coughed up the lead. Kim argued Valhalla sets up perfectly for DeChambeau’s power game: six-inch Kentucky bluegrass rough that everyone will miss, wide landing areas that reward pure carry distance, and long par-fours where Bryson’s single-length wedges with six-iron shafts can slash through the thick stuff. The recent meltdowns have come almost entirely from the short game—three-putting after driving greens and sloppy up-and-downs—problems Kim believes are easier to tidy up than the elite tee-to-green form that keeps putting him in contention. Kim’s bottom line: the fact Bryson keeps playing his way into Sunday leads is a feature, not a bug, and the course fit plus major championship focus make him a bet-and-forget anchor for outright tickets and DFS cores at Valhalla.

Kenny Kim said Ben Griffin is an immediate buy after teaming with Andrew Novak to win the Zurich Classic. The victory comes with a two-year PGA Tour exemption that, according to Kim, removes the week-to-week pressure of keeping his card and will let Griffin attack pins more freely going forward. Kim highlighted Griffin’s nerve on the 17th-hole birdie putt Sunday—-the make that avoided a playoff with the Hojgaard brothers—-as proof he can close under maximum stress. Griffin now has at least five years of Tour service locked in, triggering future PGA retirement benefits, which Kim believes will further relax the former mortgage-loan officer. Kim expects that combination of confidence and freedom to translate into higher-variance, ceiling performances, making Griffin a strong outright ticket and under-priced DFS option at Craig Ranch and other upcoming birdie-fests.

Kenny Kim urged listeners to skip the $10,700 Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama pairing on DraftKings and short any head‑to‑head markets that price them like true elites. Kim said Morikawa’s form has cratered since Augusta—where he lost strokes with every club—and last week’s snow‑man on an otherwise benign par‑4 shows the iron game is nowhere near its usual level. Kim added that two separate sources inside the Morikawa camp told him the former prodigy has become "impossible to coach," routinely brushing off swing‑fix suggestions and alienating the people paid to help him. Kim compared the vibe to Bryson’s 2020 diva phase and warned that attitude problems plus poor ball‑striking is a lethal combo in a partner event where chemistry matters. With several better‑balanced teams available for less salary, Kim is completely out on Morikawa/Kitayama in both DFS and placement props.

Kenny Kim urged listeners to keep Eric Cole on their betting and DFS radar, predicting the veteran rookie will contend for a title at a non‑signature event before the summer is out. Kim pointed out that Cole just snapped out of his post‑Masters funk with an 18th‑place finish at only $6,400 in DraftKings pricing, a clear sign the form is rebounding. Cole’s value stems from his relentless schedule—he racks up FedEx Cup points by simply teeing it up almost every week—and his historically strong putter that ranks top‑25 on Tour over the past 50 rounds. Kim’s angle: sportsbooks and DFS algorithms continue to price him like a cut‑sweater, but his week‑to‑week top‑20 floor is tightening, making early outright sprinkles at 60‑to‑1 or longer and low‑7k DFS salaries a buy‑low opportunity ahead of the predictable breakout.

To jam Rory/Lowry up top, Kenny Kim dropped all the way to $6,200 for Charley Hoffman and Nick Watney, making them his final cash‑game cornerstone. The veteran duo has teed it up together seven times at the Zurich, cashing six of those starts and posting four top‑15 finishes. Kim trusts that deep course knowledge and chemistry far more than most sub‑$6.5K pairings, emphasizing that even a made cut effectively pays off their salary in cash lineups. He also noted Hoffman’s mini‑renaissance with the irons and Watney’s historically solid short game as complementary weapons in alternate‑shot formats.