Autumn formally arrives within the Northern Hemisphere on Sept. 22, 2026, however the FedExCup Fall on the PGA Tour begins this week with the brand-new Biltmore Championship Asheville in North Carolina. Younger gun Jackson Koivun (+1500) sits atop the FanDuel Sportsbook as the favourite within the discipline of 132 gamers. The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, a Jack Nicklaus-designed par-71 (7,249 yards) nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, hosts the primary of eight occasions to find out closing eligibility for the 2027 season.

Making his 17th begin as knowledgeable and seventh begin as a PGA Tour member, the 21-year-old Koivun arrives in North Carolina because the winner of the 3M Open in late July and a captain’s choose for the Presidents Cup in two weeks. Whereas his victory in Minnesota secured him a two-year exemption on Tour, his latest objective is to grow to be eligible for the primary two Signature Occasions of 2027 by means of the FedExCup Fall collection.An elite putter, Koivun, performs out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and arrives rested and able to show Captain Brandt Snedeker made the precise choice by giving him a spot on his squad. In seven earlier begins on Tour in 2026, he made the lower six instances, and all six paydays had been T31 or higher.

Jacob Bridgeman (+1800) answered any questions on his intestinal fortitude by knocking off Rory McIlroy at The Riviera Nation Membership final February to win The Genesis Invitational. A South Carolina native, Bridgeman cranked out 5 extra top-10 paydays in 2026, together with a solo ninth place on the BMW Championship adopted by a T4 on the season-ending TOUR Championship, his final two occasions. Main the PGA Tour in Strokes Gained: Placing final season, he additionally ranked 50th in driving accuracy and SG: Method the Inexperienced. He additionally ranked eighth in birdie common and won't be afraid to go low.

The highest three decisions at FanDuel Sportsbook have all beforehand gained on the PGA Tour. Davis Thompson (+2500) gained a shootout on the John Deere Traditional in the summertime of 2024, posting a match document of 28-under par. The par-71 format at The Cliffs options 4 par 5s and 5 par 3s and performs 2,500 ft above sea degree, suggesting that low scores would possibly rule once more this week. Thompson ranks 12th in SG: Tee-to-Inexperienced and 11th in bogey avoidance, two wonderful metrics if a shootout is on the playing cards. Doug Ghim (+2500) is the one participant of the highest 4 who doesn't have a PGA Tour trophy on the shelf. The 30-year-old who performed his school golf at Texas is making his 191st begin and has not cashed exterior T31 since late March (T40, Valspar Championship). The veteran ranks within the prime 10 in each SG: Off-the-Tee (ninth) and SG: Tee-to-Inexperienced (eighth). His finest payday in 2026 on his personal ball was T6 on the John Deere Traditional in July.

Rasmus Højgaard (+2700) and Ben James (+2700) are each in the hunt for their first victory on Tour. Højgaard, the Dane, started 2026 ranked 40th within the OWGR however at the moment ranks 72nd. He discovered kind in late July with a solo fourth on the Rocket Traditional, plus T2 on the Danish Golf Championship two weeks later enjoying on the DP World Tour. The five-time winner in Europe owns two podium paydays from 60 profession begins on the PGA Tour. James, a Virginia native, earned his membership card because the No. 1 participant from PGA Tour College in 2026. The seven-time winner on the College of Virginia was the 36-hole chief on the RBC Canadian Open in his first begin as knowledgeable in June. He performed within the closing group on the Corales Puntacana Championship in July and closed with 61 on the Wyndham Championship in his earlier begin.

The person with the very best odds of the 5 members from Geoff Ogilvy's Worldwide Staff within the discipline competing on the Presidents Cup subsequent week in Chicago is Corey Conners (+3000). The 34-year-old ball-striking machine cashed in 19 of 21 occasions in 2026 however solely produced one top-10 outcome, a T7 on the Vacationers Championship in June. A two-time winner on Tour, each on the Valero Texas Open, the Canadian must be desirous to show his choose was a worthy choice. Leaning on a premium ball-striker on unfamiliar greens isn't a horrible angle this week.

Different Worldwide Staff Presidents Cup gamers within the discipline:

• Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+4000)
• Ryo Hisatsune (+4000)
• Nick Taylor (+5500)
• Nico Echavarria (+6500)

This is a take a look at the chances for the remainder of the sector on the Biltmore Championship Asheville, with odds by way of FanDuel:

• +3300: Johnny Keefer, Keita Nakajima, Kevin Yu, J.T. Poston
• +3500: Marco Penge, Beau Hossler, Mac Meissner, Blades Brown, Eric Cole
• +4000: Jackson Suber, Michael Kim
• +4500: Denny McCarthy, Pierceson Coody, Andrew Novak
• +5000: Ben Kohles, Kevin Roy, Rico Hoey
• +5500: Mackenzie Hughes, Max Greyserman
• +6000: Taylor Pendrith, Billy Horschel, Emiliano Grillo, Ricky Castillo, Stephan Jaeger
• +6500: Haotong Li, Zach Bauchou, Chris Kirk
• +7000: John Parry, Taylor Moore, Tony Finau
• +8000: Lee Hodges, Austin Eckroat, Chandler Phillips, Neal Shipley, Zac Blair, Kristoffer Ventura, Steven Fisk, William Mouw

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