Draftkings Best NW Arkansas Championship Picks 9/27/24
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this week's 2024 NW Arkansas Championship.
2024 NW Arkansas Championship
September 27, 2024 8:15 am EDT
This week, Draftkings presents golf fans with the 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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.
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.
2024 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
Lauren Coughlin $10,000
Since the beginning of June, Lauren Coughlin has played eight tournaments on the LPGA Tour. In those ten events just mentioned, Coughlin compiled an impressive six top ten finishes, including two wins (2024 CPKC Women’s Open: 2024 AIG Women’s Open).
Coughlin has played well at the Pinnacle Country Club in the past. More specifically, Coughlin finished 21st at the 2022 NW Arkansas Championship.
Jin Hee Im $9,300
Jin Hee Im arrives at this week’s 2024 NW Arkansas Championship on the heels of five consecutive top 30 finishes on the LPGA Tour, including a tenth-place finish at the 2024 AIG Women’s Open last month.
Ashleigh Buhai $8,400
Ashleigh Buhai has accumulated two top 22 finishes in her last three tournaments played on the LPGA Tour, including a 14th place result at last week’s 2024 Queen City Championship.
In addition to her recent quality play on the LPGA Tour, Ashleigh Buhai finished 13th at the 2024 Women’s Olympic Golf tournament in Paris, France last month.
Kristen Gillman $7,000
Last week, Kristen Gillman fired a second round 68 at the 2024 Queen City Championship en route to an eventual ninth place finish.
Due to Kristen Gillman’s quality finish at the Queen City Championship I decided to take a hard look at the relevant player statistics for the tournament to see how Gillman fared relative to the field.
Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2024 Queen City Championship, in relation to the field, Kristen Gillman ranked first in driving accuracy (91.1%), third in strokes gained off the tee (1.093), seventh in strokes gained around the green (0.858), and 12th in strokes gained tee to green (1.997). What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Gillman is playing at a high-level entering this week’s LPGA Tour event.
Additional golfers I like to play well this week (Draftkings price noted): Mao Saigo $9,200: Hae Ran Ryu $10,500: Marina Alex $7,300: Georgia Hall $7,700.