Gannon planted a flag on $6,000 Kaito Onishi, labeling the Korn Ferry winner a perfect salary-saver. Onishi is accuracy-first off the tee—exactly what Deere Run demands—and just logged his first PGA cut of the season at Rocket Mortgage, giving him confidence. Gannon compared this week’s set-up to a "Corn Ferry event on a Corn Ferry course," noting Onishi already handled similar birdie-fest pressure with a T-42 at Valspar. If he simply plays the weekend, line-ups gain massive flexibility to jam in high-priced studs like Ben Griffin and Denny McCarthy.

Calling himself "a slut" for the pairing, Gannon highlighted Kaito Onishi and Rikuya Hoshino as pure GPP darts. He dubbed them "birdie makers" capable of producing a first‑round leader sweat in the opening four‑ball session, thanks to Onishi’s elite wedges and Hoshino’s hot putter streaks on the Japan Tour. Gannon acknowledged their volatility—"these two are volatile, but could definitely make the cut"—but argued that at $6.3K their downside is already priced in. He will sprinkle them across 20‑max builds, chasing the massive Day‑1 scoring bonus that could separate line‑ups in a week with a notoriously low 6‑of‑6 rate.

Byron Lindeque sees Kaito Onishi as a strong DFS sleeper pick at just $6,000 for the Valero Texas Open. Byron explained last week's event was not ideal for Onishi as the course played too easy, but expects a tougher, more demanding TPC San Antonio layout this week to be far better suited to Onishi's skill set. Given the price and the difficulty of the course this week, Byron specifically recommended Onishi as a viable low-cost DFS option likely to surpass expectations.

Rick Gehman strongly advocated for Kaito Onishi at the Valero Texas Open as a great value DFS play despite missing the cut recently. Onishi missed the Houston cut on the number despite actually gaining strokes overall, and he boasts a legitimate PGA-level game having won on the Korn Ferry Tour last year. Gehman believes Onishi, still priced at minimum $6,000 salary, represents tremendous DFS value given his talent, recent overall strokes-gained numbers, and the extremely cheap price point.

Byron Lindeque identified Kaito Onishi as a strong top-40 bet at the Houston Open due to his exceptional performances specifically in extremely tough ('hellish') conditions. Onishi consistently excels when scoring averages exceed par, historically gaining about 1.66 strokes per round over the last two years in these circumstances. Specifically, Onishi has performed impressively around the green during these extreme rounds. Although cautious due to recent poor overall finishes, Lindeque emphasized the expected windy early rounds at Memorial Park as ideal conditions to utilize Onishi as a high-value, longshot top-40 wager.

Byron Lindeque strongly recommended ultra-low salary ($6,000) golfer Kaito Onishi as a GPP tournament option. At less than 1% projected ownership, Onishi recently exhibited elite short-game prowess while also gaining in ball striking during his surprise performance at the challenging Valspar Championship. Byron argued Onishi's excellent short game, combined with emerging ball striking form, makes him an intriguing high-risk/high-reward play capable of drastically differentiating DFS lineups and potentially winning GPP tournaments if he performs well at low ownership.