In last week's Zurich Classic, Nicolai Hojgaard and his brother Rasmus finished runner-up behind the team of Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak. Prior to that, he was having a mostly miserable 2025 season, with four straight missed cuts after finishing eighth at the Mexico Open. This week's venue, TPC Craig Ranch, is one of the least challenging venues on Tour. With the eighth widest fairways and the 13th lowest rough penalty, players can have freedom off the tee and swing away. This could play nicely for Hojgaard, who ranks 20th in driving distance (310.3) and has struggled with driving accuracy, ranking 118th (57.35%). While this may be true, it's still hard to trust starting him in DFS formats completely. He is a dark horse play at best this week.

2025 has been very hit or miss for Gary Woodland. His best finish came at the Texas Children's Houston Open, where he finished runner-up to Min Woo Lee. That style of golf course is very similar to this week's venue, TPC Craig Ranch. The course measures 7,414 yards and is one of the least challenging venues on the PGA Tour. The fairways are some of the widest, and the rough is some of the shortest, which gives players more freedom to swing away off the tee. This could play very nicely for Woodland, who has consistently been one of the best drivers of the golf ball, including this year, where he ranks 11th in average driving distance (313.3 yards) and 49th in strokes gained off the tee (+0.286). He could be a strong value play in DFS formats this week.

After a solid start to 2025, Cam Davis has struggled severely. The last two tournaments have been much better, but prior to that, Davis missed five cuts in a row. The Australian will make his first-ever appearance at this week's venue, TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. The course is one of the least challenging on tour, has some of the widest fairways, and has little to no penalty for misses off the tee. Players who usually excel at this venue typically hit it long off the tee, which has not been one of Davis's strong suits. He currently ranks 107th in driving distance at 298.9 yards. With his recent lackluster play, it's hard to trust him in DFS formats this week.

This week, Sam Burns will make his first appearance at TPC Craig Ranch since 2022, when it was the AT&T Byron Nelson. Back in 2021, he finished runner-up at this venue to K.H. Lee. So far in 2025, Burns has played fairly decent with two top 20 finishes, including a T-8 at The Sentry, and has only missed three cuts. TPC Craig Ranch presents one of the least challenging venues on the PGA Tour with the eighth widest fairways and rough that doesn't necessarily penalize players for missing off the tee. One area where players have excelled and historically finished at the top is driving distance, where Burns ranks 55th with a 304.4 average driving distance. The LSU grad is an excellent play this week and should be considered in all formats.