Chris Kirk caught lightning in a bottle in round three of last week's PGA Championship, posting a 65 and eyeing a top 10. It wasn't to be, as he went backwards on Sunday to fall outside the top 40. The tee to green play hasn't been terrible for the 41-year-old, but his putter has been MIA all season. He's making the start at this week's CJ Cup Byron Nelson for the first time since 2011. The ball striking form is always a bright spot on the surface, but deeper digging shows a vulnerability outside of 175 yards, which will be in play a lot around TPC Craig Ranch. Plus, the incredibly-high importance level that strokes gained putting has at this golf course isn't favorable for a player who ranks 131st in that metric for the season. Consider Kirk a risky DFS choice with very limited upside.

It was poor week at Aronimink for Rasmus Hojgaard, as the 25-year-old failed to post a single round at level par or better any of the four days. The course layout helped the bomb and gouge players in many ways, but it exposed the Dane's lackluster wedge play that was too difficult to overcome, ranking second to last in the field in strokes gained on approach. He'll have a chance for redemption this week at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, where he finished T48 last season. His length off the tee will again be of great value, but the task of scorable wedge shots and making birdies will also be presented a lot. It's realistic to think he can figure things out on the scoring side of things given his perseverance to continually make cuts and the overall talent, but he's more of a desperate DFS start than an exciting one right now.

For Joel Dahmen, 2026 is going much like most other seasons on tour: a few bright weeks, with many to forget. He hasn't had a finish inside the top 60 since the beginning of the Florida swing, with the major deficiencies coming on and around the greens. Between both strokes gained metrics, the 38-year-old is losing nearly one stroke per round. That simply won't cut it on the PGA Tour, and the ball striking numbers are nowhere near good enough to overcome. Without a huge turnaround in play, Dahmen is a player to avoid at all costs.

For those that rode the Pierceson Coody train throughout the early part of the year, the time to jump off is far overdue. The 26-year-old has only eked out decent finishes in two of his last eight starts, missing the cut last week in Aronimink in his latest appearance. Driving has been the only bright spot during this time, as he's lost strokes on approach and around the green in three of his last four events. He'll be making his fifth career appearance at this week's CJ Cup Byron Nelson, where he made the cut for the first time last season, finishing T25. There is still some value to be had here given the rate and frequency he is able to make birdies and the incredible length he possesses off the tee. He fits the mold for the past champions at this golf course, but the inconsistencies are more glaring now than perhaps they were two or three months ago.