Kenny Kim called Brandt Snedeker the best lottery ticket in the ultra-cheap $6K range, highlighting that Snedeker gained 5.5 strokes on approach at last week’s John Deere Classic—his best iron week since 2018. The veteran already owns two top-10 finishes this year, proving the rebuilt hip can hold up for four rounds. Renaissance Club does not demand brute distance, letting Sneds lean on his elite wedge game and historically streaky putter that ranks fourth in strokes gained putting on fescue since 2015. At $6,200, Kim sees minimal downside: if the putter heats up, Snedeker can cruise through the cut and free salary to jam two elite studs up top. Kim will sprinkle top-40 tickets at +220 and use Sneds as a cash-game punt when weather forecasts indicate a low-wind birdie fest.

Kenny Kim locked Nick Taylor into every cash-game roster as his fourth cornerstone, calling the $7,600 salary "way too cheap for a three-time PGA Tour winner." Taylor sits sixth in Kim’s custom model thanks to a balanced profile: gaining strokes off-the-tee, on approach, and around the green across his last four events—all top-25 finishes. Kim values Taylor’s proven closing ability, which provides built-in win equity even in double-ups, and notes that the Canadian’s controlled ball flight suits the firm, bouncy Renaissance surfaces. With Taylor’s floor higher than most of the volatile punts below $7K, Kim prefers stuffing him in alongside his upper-tier anchors to avoid dipping into the true salary basement.

Kenny Kim crowned Ryan Fox his "Hustler Play of the Week," expecting the Kiwi to come in well under 10 percent owned at $8,500. Fox has won twice in his last five worldwide starts and arrives with four consecutive made cuts, including a 12th-place finish at Renaissance two years ago. Kim highlighted Fox’s "iron game strong, putting well" combo and above-average long-par-4 and par-3 metrics—both key at Renaissance. With Rory and Scottie swallowing 60 percent ownership and most line-ups selecting only one additional $8.5K-plus golfer, Kim doubts Fox will be that third man, creating leverage. In Kim’s view, we could soon be saying "remember when Ryan Fox was only $8,500" if the hot streak continues.

Kenny Kim advised steering clear of Viktor Hovland in DFS despite what could be sub-10 percent ownership. Hovland withdrew with a neck injury while sitting inside the top-20 at his last start, which Kim calls an enormous red flag—"to pull out while almost contending, that neck had to be really messed up." With the Open Championship looming next week, Kim expects the Norwegian to be ultra-cautious; even minor discomfort could lead to reduced swing speed or another WD that nukes line-ups. Kim admitted Hovland would have been his favorite play in the range if healthy, but the combination of recent WD, unknown rehab status, and the upcoming major makes him untouchable for cash and an extreme risk in tournaments.

Kenny Kim said he may pivot to Xander Schauffele in the $44 multi-entry GPP at the Genesis Scottish Open if two boxes get checked: projected ownership below 12 percent and a benign weather forecast with limited wind. Kim views Schauffele as "a little more elite than those guys right now," giving him a ceiling that justifies the $10.1K salary when the course plays like a 20-under shoot-out. The leverage angle is key—Rory and Scottie are expected to soak up roughly 60 percent combined ownership, so sliding to a sub-12 percent Xander provides top-tier win equity without duplicating thousands of line-ups. If the forecast shows gusty conditions, Kim will instead side with Justin Thomas, but calm weather plus suppressed ownership makes Schauffele his preferred contrarian spend-up.

Kenny Kim is considering Justin Thomas as his primary game-theory pivot in the $9K range provided two conditions hit: projected ownership below 12 percent and a benign weather forecast (minimal wind, firm but scorable conditions). Thomas has flopped in three straight Scottish Opens and owns a mediocre overall links record, yet Kenny argues Renaissance Club is closer to a short, less-than-driver parkland test where JT has thrived over the past year. Four of the last seven editions have been won at −18 or deeper, a target score that fits Thomas’s wedge-heavy, birdie-making profile. If forecasts point to another 20-under shoot-out and the crowd chases safer names like Aberg, Morikawa, and Bobby Mac, Kim will insert Thomas into his $44 multi-entry GPP pool as a leverage play while eating chalk elsewhere.

Kenny Kim slotted Robert Macintyre in as his second cash-game cornerstone at $9,100. Macintyre owns a victory and a runner-up in his last two trips to Renaissance Club, plus two additional top-20s in prior starts, giving him the strongest course résumé in the 9K range. Kim noted that Macintyre handled the spotlight well when defending in Canada earlier this season, finishing a respectable T-36, so he is not worried about the added media obligations of arriving as the reigning champion here. Recent form is also outstanding, highlighted by multiple top-10s on the DP World Tour the past six weeks. Kim expects a made cut at worst and sees real top-5 upside, making Bobby Mac an ideal floor/ceiling combo for cash builds.

Kenny Kim named Collin Morikawa his first cash-game cornerstone, locking him into every double-up lineup at $9,600. Kim pointed to Morikawa’s elite ball-striking baseline and the added floor that comes from having veteran caddie Billy Foster on the bag for the next two weeks. Even if the new partnership is only neutral, Kenny does not see a realistic missed-cut path and thinks Morikawa’s win equity is as high as any player under $10K. Beginning builds with Morikawa allows a balanced roster that can stay entirely in the 7-8K range for the remaining four slots, avoiding volatile punt plays altogether. Kim’s takeaway: Morikawa’s combination of floor, price, and ceiling makes him an auto-click in cash formats.

Kim added home Scotsman Connor Syme at 200-1 with twelve places. Syme grew up playing Renaissance Club, has never missed the cut here, and posted a career-best T-15 last year. He arrives off a recent DP World Tour victory and should feel zero travel adjustment, unlike many PGA Tour regulars. Kim believes deep course knowledge and crowd support give Syme far more win equity than the triple-digit price implies, especially with expanded each-way coverage down to 12th place.

Kim could not pass on Nicolas Echavarria at 180-1 (eight places). The Colombian has a win at ZOZO and runner-up finishes at Sony and RSM – all short, coastal tracks comparable to Renaissance. He leads the PGA Tour in par-3 scoring and will face five one-shotters this week. Echavarria has multiple spike weeks with both putter and irons and flashed form with a T-6 in Detroit two weeks ago. Kim says that profile should be no worse than 100-1, making this a clear value play.

Taylor ranked sixth in Kim’s custom model and is already a three-time PGA Tour winner in the last three seasons, yet he’s 80-1 with eight places. The Canadian owns four straight top-25 finishes, fueled by balanced strokes gained across approach, around-the-green, and even off-the-tee – a recent weakness now trending positive. Kim views that all-around profile as perfect for a venue requiring creativity and controlled ball-flight. Given Taylor’s documented closing ability, Kim called 80-1 "an easy bet."

Kim grabbed Thomas Detry 80-1 (eight places) highlighting the Belgian’s love affair with Renaissance Club: six made cuts in as many tries, including a runner-up and a T-10. Detry ranked top-10 tee-to-green at the US Open and logged a top-20 in Canada, showing his game travels beyond links. Strong long-par-4 performance aligns with the Scottish setup that features multiple 460-plus yard holes. Kim believes Detry only needs a neutral putter to contend, making the triple-digit each-way appealing.

At 75-1 with eight places, Kim thinks Si Woo Kim checks every statistical box for Renaissance Club: top-15 in the field tee-to-green over the last 24 rounds, second from 175-200 yards, and fourth in par-3 strokes gained. The Korean’s trademark accuracy and elite scrambling mitigate the penalty fescue, and he posted a respectable T-26 here last season. Kim acknowledged recent inconsistency but sees multiple leaderboard flashes this year as evidence Si Woo can pop when irons cooperate. The combination of course fit and spike-week potential makes 75-1 a value each-way.

Kim punched a 50-1 ticket on Harry Hall after five straight top-25 finishes, including ninth at Travelers and sixth at Colonial – both courses where drivers stay in the bag. Hall gained 6.6 strokes off the tee at Colonial despite ranking outside the top 100 in season-long distance, showing he can separate when accuracy matters. Kim noted Hall’s short-game wizardry and improved irons, plus a made cut in his lone Scottish Open start, as signs the Englishman is comfortable on firm, bouncy turf. Eight each-way places sweeten the price for a golfer trending toward a breakthrough.

Kim grabbed Matt Fitzpatrick at 33-1 with eight places, citing three top-20s in five trips to Renaissance Club and two top-10 finishes in his last five starts worldwide. Since adding distance, Fitzpatrick’s irons have heated up (gaining on approach in five of six events post-Masters) and the only recent blemish was the US Open mis-cut. Kim emphasized that Fitzpatrick sits just 30th in European Ryder Cup points, so every FedExCup event is effectively an audition. The Englishman’s blend of links savvy, trending form, and external motivation makes anything north of 30-1 attractive to Kim.

Kenny Kim fired on Collin Morikawa at 30-1 (three places) because Billy Foster – long-time looper for Matt Fitzpatrick and Henrik Stenson – is on Morikawa’s bag for the next two weeks. Kim thinks Foster’s no-nonsense style will rein in Morikawa’s occasional stubborn club selections that have cost him recent Sunday chances. Morikawa’s ball-striking remains elite and he has both a claret jug and a fourth-place finish at Renaissance Club on his links resume. Unlike Rory or Xander, Kim expects Morikawa to treat this as a must-win rather than a tune-up because he has not lifted a trophy in 18 months. The combination of veteran caddie, proven course fit, and extra motivation makes 30-1 too long in Kim’s eyes.

Kenny Kim said he has already posted a Top-20 play on Xander Schauffele at +150 on ProfitX, snagging a noticeably better number than the +110 to +115 that most books are hanging. Kim reminded listeners that Schauffele lifted the trophy at Renaissance Club three years ago when the wind sent scores tumbling to −7, highlighting how steady the Californian is on this specific layout. Because ProfitX lets users name their own price, Kim plans to walk the number down to around +125 by Wednesday if no one matches his current ask, but he emphasized that anything north of plus-money still looks attractive given Schauffele’s win and elite floor on links-style tracks. Ties are paid in full on the exchange, another reason Kim is comfortable targeting a Top-20 instead of an outright win.

Kenny Kim slotted Kevin Roy into his main DFS core at $7,800, pointing to a statistical surge that perfectly matches TPC Deere Run’s profile. Over the last 24 rounds Roy ranks 11th in SG-Approach, 11th Tee-to-Green and 7th in Greens in Regulation. Kim values those GIR numbers on a track where the cut was –5 last year, arguing Roy’s ability to create birdie looks offsets his mediocre short game. With rain softening Sunday greens, Kim expects the field to turn into a wedge contest and trusts Roy’s hot irons to generate scoring streaks. He prefers Roy as a high-floor cash option who still carries top-10 ceiling if the putter behaves.

Naming him his “Hustler Play of the Week,” Kenny Kim locked Chandler Phillips into all large-field GPP builds at $7,000. Spectrum-adjusted data from Drew Mathews shows Phillips was 3rd in total strokes gained last week once two blow-up swings were stripped out. Over the last 24 rounds he sits 2nd in proximity from 125-150 yards, top-25 in Tee-to-Green, Birdie or Better %, SG-Putting and Bogey Avoidance—all key Deere Run stats. Bentgrass is his best surface and he owns three top-20 finishes in his last five starts, two of which came in shoot-outs identical to the projected 23-under winning score here. Kim doubts Phillips can win yet but sees a very realistic top-15 result from a player he expects to be under 8 % owned.

Kenny Kim urged listeners not to let Seamus Power’s recent stat sheet scare them off at $7,400. Power owns four top-20s at positional venues like TPC Deere Run and ranks inside the top-10 in career scoring average on the course. Kim expects sub-5 % ownership because Power has missed three of his last five cuts, but he reminded DFS players that Power’s best seasons have always featured spike weeks on shorter, wedge-heavy tracks. With fairways firm and nearly every par-4 playing under 440 yards, Kim believes Power’s elite wedge spin and streaky Bentgrass putting make him an ideal low-owned tournament pivot in the crowded 7K range.

Kenny Kim said Emiliano Grillo is the classic bounce-back play for DraftKings after squeaking through last week’s cut at –6 while chalkier Michael Kim went home early. Kim expects ownership to dip because Grillo failed to crack the top-40, yet his wedge play remains elite and TPC Deere Run is another 125-to-150-yard birdie fest. Grillo has posted several high finishes this season when iron proximity under 150 yards is at a premium, and Kim noted that his putter tends to heat up on Midwest Bentgrass. In a slate where many gamers will chase Kevin Roy or Nico Echavarria in the same salary tier, Kim prefers Grillo’s proven ceiling and sees him as a leverage piece for GPPs.

Kenny Kim is back on Chris Kirk at $8,900 after the veteran’s runner-up at the Rocket Mortgage and 12th at Oakmont. Kim’s model shows Kirk top-10 overall, 5th tee-to-green, 6th in iron play, 9th in greens-in-regulation gained and 13th in bogey avoidance over the last 24 rounds. Kirk skipped the Travelers to focus on the Midwest swing and appears re-energized after considering time off earlier this summer. Kim downplayed any mental hangover from the missed four-footer that cost Kirk a playoff, noting the six-time winner has ‘handled worse things’ during his recovery from alcoholism. With a balanced profile tailor-made for wedge-heavy shootouts, Kim thinks the $8K price tag underrates Kirk’s win equity.

For his final Cash-Game Cornerstone, Kenny Kim dropped to $7,300 for Sami Valimaki, calling the Finn ‘wacky-value-Maki.’ Valimaki owns four top-20 finishes in his last seven worldwide starts and ranks top-10 in proximity from 125-175 yards over the past three months—distances that dominate Deere Run’s approach map. He finished 12th here last year, and Kim believes that course comfort plus iron form makes Valimaki a rare sub-$7.5K player with both safety and 20-under scoring upside. The salary relief lets DFS players avoid the sketchy 6K tier without sacrificing projection.

Kenny Kim locked Sam Stevens in as his third Cash-Game Cornerstone at $8,300, citing the Oklahoman’s cut-making consistency as gold in weaker fields. Stevens has made 24 of his last 27 cuts—including 11 of the past 12—thanks to steady tee-to-green play that prevents big numbers. He finished inside the top-40 at last year’s Deere and once again shapes as a ‘safety valve’ when 6-of-6 lineups are hard to find. Kim admitted the raw stat sheet looks bland but argued Stevens’ 87 percent recent cut rate is worth paying for in cash, especially when the bottom of the 6K range feels like landmines.

Naming him his second Cash-Game Cornerstone, Kenny Kim slotted Michael Thorbjornsen at $9,000 into every double-up roster. Kim acknowledged last week’s mild wrist scare but said the numbers quiet any lingering doubts: Thorbjornsen finished top-10 in BOTH driving distance and driving accuracy at the Rocket Mortgage, and he has now gained strokes on approach in three of his last four events—long the one leak in his profile. Kim views that combination of power, accuracy and trending irons as the ideal high-floor recipe on an easy TPC Deere Run layout that rewards wedge play. With ownership expected to be manageable and the price sitting below other chalk in the 10K tier, Kim believes Thorbjornsen offers the safest 5-of-6 cut path while still carrying 25-under winning upside.

Kenny Kim said Chris Gotterup is the perfect leverage play for large-field DFS this week. Kim expects the former Oklahoma star to come in around 10 percent ownership because the price tag looks aggressive and Gotterup has hovered only in the top-25 range of late. Kim pointed out the underlying metrics tell a different story: Gotterup ranks 1st in strokes-gained tee-to-green, 5th in greens-in-regulation and top-10 in birdies-or-better over the last 24 rounds in this field. On a birdie-fest like TPC Deere Run, hitting greens and converting chances is paramount, and Kim believes Gotterup is just a few wedge swings away from turning those underlying numbers into a top-five finish. He is fading the chalkier Jake Knapp in favor of Gotterup to gain ownership leverage while still capturing ceiling scoring.

Naming him his first Cash-Game Cornerstone, Kenny Kim said Ben Griffin has the safest floor on the slate at $10,400. Griffin has finished Top-15 in every start since mid-May and was 5th here last year. Over the last 24 rounds he ranks 1st in SG-Approach, 2nd Tee-to-Green, 2nd in birdies per round, 3rd in putting, 2nd in GIR% and 4th in bogey avoidance—#1 in Kim’s overall model by a mile. Kenny expects ownership north of 60 % in cash contests but argued fading that kind of consistency is ‘lighting money on fire.’ He will still fade Griffin in his high-stakes single-entry GPPs to seek leverage but considers him a must in head-to-heads and double-ups.

Kenny Kim views Jason Day as a pure game-theory smash in large-field DFS contests. Day costs $10,500 but has entered only two non-signature events all year, meaning casual players may balk at paying up in a weaker field. Kim projects sub-15 % ownership—well below Collin Morikawa’s 22 % chalk last week—and noted Day has quietly posted a 4th at the Travelers plus two additional Top-8s in his last seven starts while gaining strokes in every category in back-to-back events. Against a field where Ben Griffin is 14-to-1 outright, Kim likes Day’s ceiling, contending that 20-man leverage on a former World No. 1 is worth the salary in GPPs even if Byron fades him in betting markets.

Kenny Kim is hunting +400 or better on a Sami Valimaki Top-20 ticket at PlayProfitX, noting that most regulated books sit closer to +300. Valimaki has landed inside the Top-20 in four of his last seven worldwide starts and ranks Top-10 in the field for proximity from 125–175 yards over the last three months—distances that dominate TPC Deere Run’s approach map. Kim added that the Finn finished 12th here in his only previous visit, and his iron play has been in the black for seven straight events. With four par-5s that all play under 570 yards, Kim believes Valimaki’s combination of wedge accuracy and streaky Bentgrass putting makes the quasi 4-to-1 price a steal.

Kenny Kim said he has already posted a Lucas Glover Top-10 ticket on the peer-to-peer PlayProfitX exchange and will hold out for +400 or better before match-making it. Kim reminded listeners that Glover finished 9th in his most recent start and owns three Top-10s in his last six John Deere appearances—proof the veteran knows every nook of TPC Deere Run. Because PlayProfitX lets users set their own odds, Kim is willing to sit above the +350 consensus books are showing and wait for a taker. He views the soft Sunday forecast and Glover’s wedge-heavy skill-set (2nd in this field in SG-APP on courses under 7,200 yards) as the final push that justifies chasing the bigger payout.

Kenny Kim closed his card with Jackson Suber at 90-1. The Ole Miss product finished sixth at the Rocket Mortgage and 18th at the Canadian Open, gaining three or more strokes on approach in three of his last four tournaments. Kim pulled Drew Mathews’ Spectrum-SG feed and found Suber actually graded fourth in the entire Rocket field—11.5 strokes gained—once outlier shots were removed. Suber holds the second-best single-season scoring average in Ole Miss history and should benefit from another wedge-heavy, easy-scoring setup. Kim believes the combination of trending iron play and sneaky consistency makes Suber a live long shot with eight-place each-way value.

Kenny Kim fired on Thriston Lawrence at 75-1, highlighting that the South African gained nearly 10 strokes tee-to-green last week and now owns three top-12 finishes in his last four worldwide starts (12th at Oakmont, 4th at the Sudal Championship, and T8 the week prior). Lawrence has gained in every strokes-gained category in back-to-back events—something Kim noted usually occurs only for Scheffler- or Rory-level players—and Bentgrass is his best putting surface. Kim admits Lawrence carries bust risk because of frequent missed cuts but argues the upside is too high to ignore in an event where long-shot winners are common, especially with soft greens that reward his balanced tee-to-green profile.

Calling him “going ham with his irons,” Kenny Kim grabbed Kevin Roy at 60-1 with eight places. Roy has banked three top-18 finishes in his last four starts and has gained a whopping 15 strokes on approach across his last three events, part of a four-tournament streak of positive iron play. Over the past two weeks alone he has piled up 15.6 strokes tee-to-green and even set a course record, evidence of the go-low gear Kim wants at TPC Deere Run. With rain expected to soften greens on Sunday, Kim thinks Roy’s laser wedges will generate enough birdie looks to contend in a shoot-out field where very few players arrive with comparably hot approach numbers.

Kenny Kim wagered on Jake Knapp at 28-1 each-way, citing the Canadian’s proven ability to post video-game numbers—rounds of 61, 63 and two 66s across his last eight competitive loops. Knapp ranked sixth in strokes-gained tee-to-green and gained on approach for the 11th time in 15 starts last week, confirming that the hit-or-miss reputation he had early in his career is moderating. Kim loves backing Knapp when he catches a hot patch: last season he rattled off finishes of 3rd, 28th, 1st and 4th in a month-long heater, and his most recent top-10 came at the Honda before a 12th at THE PLAYERS. With the John Deere projected to be another low-scoring sprint, Kim sees Knapp’s ceiling as ideal for outright tickets and expects the soft Sunday conditions to reward his aggressive driver-heavy profile.

Kenny Kim opened his outright card with Michael Thorbjornsen at 28-1 (each-way to eight places). Kim reminded listeners that the 22-year-old was top-5 in driving accuracy AND top-10 in driving distance last week—“death strong” in his words—a profile almost no one else in the field can match. Thorbjornsen has gained strokes on approach in three of his last four events, shoring up the only statistical leak in his game. Course history is already elite: runner-up here last year, 17th the year before, plus a top-10 at last week’s Rocket Mortgage, another birdie-fest wedge track. With a soft, rain-soaked Sunday expected at TPC Deere Run, Kim believes Thorbjornsen’s fairway-finding power and improving irons set him up to torch a field that lacks true superstars, making 28-1 far too long.