Draftkings Best Charles Schwab Challenge DFS Picks 5/23/24
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this week's Charles Schwab Challenge.
Charles Schwab Challenge
May 23, 2024 8:00 am EDT
The PGA Tour returns to Texas for the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge. Let’s take a look at this week’s event from a Draftkings perspective.
Before I dive into my Draftkings player selections for this tournament let’s review the golf course the field will play and the key player statistics that I think are the most vital to a golfer’s success at this week’s 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge.
Where will the Charles Schwab Challenge be played?
The Charles Schwab Challenge will be played at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The golf course is a par 70 that measures 7,289 yards.
Charles Schwab Challenge Key Player Statistics
- Strokes Gained: Off the Tee
- Strokes Gained: Putting
- Bogey Avoidance
- Stokes Gained: Approach
- GIR (greens in regulation)
- Strokes Gained: Around the Green
- Strokes Gained: Par Fives
I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.
Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest!
2024 Charles Schwab Draftkings Picks
Christiaan Bezuidenhout $8,900
The talented South African has accumulated five top 25 finishes in his last seven events played on the PGA Tour, including a ninth-place result at the 2024 Valspar Championship in March.
In relation to this week’s 2024 PGA Championship field, in the last 36 rounds played on the PGA Tour, Christiaan Bezuidenhout ranks 11th in bogey avoidance, first in strokes gained putting, 13th in strokes gained approach, and ninth in strokes gained on par threes.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout has played well at the Colonial Country Club previously. Bezuidenhout finished 15th at the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge.
Thomas Detry $8,000
Since the beginning of April, Thomas Detry has played five tournaments on the PGA Tour. In those five events just mentioned, Detry accumulated three top eight finishes, including an impressive fourth place result at last week’s 2024 PGA Championship.
Due to Thomas Detry’s outstanding finish at the 2024 PGA Championship I decided to take a close look at the relevant player statistics for the event to see how Detry fared relative to the field.
Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2024 PGA Championship, in relation to the field, Thomas Detry ranked 11th in strokes gained tee to green (8.1), third in bogey avoidance (5), and 20th in driving distance (305.7).
Similar to Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Thomas Detry has played well at this week’s PGA Tour event previously. Detry finished 21st at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge.
Lee Hodges $7,200
Lee Hodges arrives at this week’s event on the heels of two consecutive top 24 finishes on the PGA Tour, including a 12th place result at the 2024 PGA Championship.
Hodges also checks the box for me when it comes to key player statistics. Let’s take a quick look at Lee Hodges recent player data to better shed light on my previous statement.
In relation to this week’s 2024 PGA Championship field, in the last eight rounds played on the PGA Tour, Lee Hodges ranks seventh in GIR (greens in regulation), 13th in driving accuracy, 17th in strokes gained approach, 18th in strokes gained tee to green, and fifth in total eagles made.
Additionally, Lee Hodges finished 29th at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge.
Additional golfers I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Max Homa $10,400: Si Woo Kim $9.600: Justin Rose $8,500: Aaron Rai $7,800: Mark Hubbard $7,700: Davis Thompson $7,600: Kevin Tway $6,100.
