Draftkings BMW Championship First Round Showdown Picks 8/22/24

This Thursday, Draftkings Golf fans will be presented with the first round of the 2024 BMW Championship. Let’s take a look at the first round of this event from a DFS perspective.

Before I discuss my Draftkings player selections, let’s review where the first round of the 2024 BMW Championship will be played.

The first round of the 2024 BMW Championship will be played at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Pines, Colorado. The Golf course is a par 72 that measures approximately 8,130 yards. This Golf course is approximately 5,300 feet above sea level.

*The 2024 BMW Championship will have a limited field of only 50 Golfers. This event does not have a traditional cut after two rounds like the vast majority of tournaments on the PGA Tour. All 50 Golfers will comPete in all four rounds of the event. Keep that in mind as you construct DFS lineups for this single round PGA Tour DFS Showdown slate.

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!

For those readers that are not aware, the rules and scoring for DraftKings single round showdown contests are vastly different than the traditional classic contests offered by the platform.

If you need to review the specific rules for the single round showdown contests feel free to check out the DraftKings website.

Here are my DraftKings player selections for the first round of the 2024 BMW Championship.

2024 BMW Championship Draftkings First Round Picks

Xander Schauffele $11,200

Xander Schauffele arrives at this week’s second FedEx Cup playoff event on the heels of eight consecutive top 15 finishes on the PGA Tour, including an impressive win at the 2024 Open Championship last month.

In relation to this week’s 2024 BMW Championship field, in the last 36 rounds played on the PGA Tour, Xander Schauffele ranks second in GIR (greens in regulation) third in strokes gained approach, sixth in strokes gained tee to green, first in strokes gained around the green, first in bogey avoidance, eighth in birdie or better percentage, and third in total Draftkings points scored.

Additionally, Xander Schauffele finished third at the 2024 BMW Championship.

Hideki Matsuyama $10,400

Hideki Matsuyama has accumulated four top 23 finishes in his last six events played on the PGA Tour, including an impressive win at last week’s 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Matsuyama also checks the box for me when it comes to key player statistics. In relation to this week’s 2024 BMW Championship field, in the last 36 rounds played on the PGA Tour, Hideki Matsuyama ranks 12th in strokes gained approach, third in strokes gained tee to green, first in strokes gained around the green, eighth in bogey avoidance, and 14th in strokes gained on par fours.

In addition to his recent outstanding play on the PGA Tour, Hideki Matsuyama secured a bronze medal for Japan at the 2024 Paris Olympic Golf event three weeks ago. I think it is fair to say that Matsuyama is arriving at this week’s FedEx Cup playoff event in good form.

Billy Horschel $8,900

The talented American has accumulated two top seven finishes in his last three events played on the PGA Tour, including a second-place result at the 2024 Open Championship.

Additional golfers I like to perform well in the first round (Draftkings price noted): Scottie Scheffler $12,400: Patrick Cantlay $9,700:  Aaron Rai $8,500: Christiaan Bezuidenhout $7,400.