Draftkings Best NW Arkansas Championship Picks 9/19/25

This week, Draftkings presents golf fans with the 2025 NW Arkansas Championship. Let’s take a look at this week’s event from a DFS perspective.

Before I dive into my DFS player selections for the 2025 NW Arkansas Championship 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 LPGA Tour event.

Where will the NW Arkansas Championship be played?

The 2025 NW Arkansas Championship will be played at the Pinnacle Country Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This track is a par 71 that measures 6,438 yards.

The Pinnacle Country Club has hosted the NW Arkansas Championship since the event’s debut on the LPGA Tour schedule in 2007.

Thidapa Suwannapura won the 2024 NW Arkansas Championship with a four round cumulative score of 17 under par.

Will the NW Arkansas Championship have a traditional cut after two rounds?

The 2024 NW Arkansas Championship will have a field of 144 competitors to start the tournament on Friday. This event will have a cut after the completion of the first two rounds. The top 65 golfers and ties will make the cut.

2025 NW Arkansas Championship Key Player Statistics

• Birdie or Better Percentage
• GIR (greens in regulation)
• Strokes Gained: Around the Green
• Bogey Avoidance
• Strokes Gained: Approach
• Strokes Gained: Tee to Green

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!

NW Arkansas Championship Draftkings Picks

Nelly Korda $10,900

The 2021 Women’s PGA Championship winner has amassed three top ten finishes in her last five tournaments played on the LPGA Tour, including a fifth place result at last week’s 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship.

Nelly Korda also finished 15th at the 2020 NW Arkansas Championship.

Hye Jin Choi $9,700

Hye Jin Choi has tallied three top 14 finishes in her last five events played on the LPGA Tour, including a tenth place result at the 2025 ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open in July.

Similar to Nelly Korda, Hye Jin Choi has played well at this event previously. Choi finished 12th at the 2022 NW Arkansas Championship.

Nasa Hataoka $9,500

Nasa Hataoka arrives at this week’s event on the heels of two consecutive top seven finishes on the LPGA Tour, including a fifth place result at the 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship.

Hae-Ran Ryu $8,600

The talented South Korean has compiled three top 28 finishes in her last five events played on the LPGA Tour, including a seventh-place result at the 2025 Standard Portland Classic last month. Additionally, Hae-Ran Ryu won the 2025 FM Championship in May.

Hae-Ran Ryu certainly checks the box for me when it comes to key player statistics. Ryu is currently ranked second in strokes gained tee to green (1.99), sixth in strokes gained off the tee (0.77), second in strokes gained approach (1.27), second in GIR (greens in regulation-75.99%) and 16th in overall strokes gained (1.37) on the LPGA Tour.

It is noteworthy that Ryu has posted a quality result at the Pinnacle Country Club in the past. More specifically, Hae-Ran Ryu won the 2023 NW Arkansas Championship.

Additional golfers I like to play well this week’s 2025 NW Arkansas Championship: (Draftkings price noted): Sei Young Kim $10,100: Mao Saigo $9,200: Lauren Coughlin $8,000: Minami Katsu $7,200: Brooke Matthews $7,100.