After a great finish to the Sanderson Farms Championship, we head on overseas to Yokohama, Japan for the Baycurrent Classic. Previously known as the ZOZO Championship, this event is perhaps most known for being Tiger Woods 82nd career win, the most recent in his illustrious career. 

Let’s dive in!

 

Baycurrent Classic 2025: Daily Fantasy Golf Picks & Projections

Founded as the ZOZO Championship in 2019, Baycurrent takes over sponsorship of this event in 2025. A co-sanctioned event between the PGA and Japan Golf Tour, this event holds the largest remaining purse of the 2025 season at $8,000,000. Save for the 2020 season, where this was hosted in Lake Sherwood, California, this event has been hosted in Japan in every other iteration. 

 

Yokohama Country Club: Course Breakdown This Week

Yokohama is best known as the best public course in Japan, and is amongst the top 5 courses in the entire country per Golf Digest. It consists on 36 holes across its east and west courses, though this event will feature 16 holes from the west course and 2 from the east course. Renovated in 2016 by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, this course has been modernized to withstand the skillsets of modern players. 

Coming in at a par 71 play just over 7,300 yards, this course features wide open landing areas, tree lining throughout, and missed fairways can cause major issues for players given the amount of OB that can come into play. It also features large green complexes (including two greens per hole based on the weather conditions), and limited rough meaning that most elite-ball strikers will be perfectly fine in most areas. This venue is unique as well, given that it is the only event on tour to feature a 13th par 4, and only 2 par 5s which is unlike most par 71 courses.

The par 3s at the venue measure 168 to 237 yards. The par 4s at this venue measure from the driveable 337 yard 13th hole to the 510 yard 11th hole, and the 2 par 5s (both on the front 9) measure between 530 and 535 yards. It features Zoysiagrass throughout, with creeping bentgrass greens. The back 9 is more difficult than the front, with 4 of the 5 longer par 4s landing on this side. 

When it comes to the scoring on this venue, we will focus more heavily on SG: Ball-striking, Good Drives Gained, Scrambling, Sand Saves, and Par 4 scoring. Putting wise, we will focus on historical SG:Putting (Bentgrass), and we will also focus heavily on bogey avoidance, given the high scoring nature of this event. When looking at courses to compare this venue to, Pinehurst No. 2 is one that stands out the most, given the connection between the designers of each. TPC San Antonio features many of the shotmaking characteristics that are needed to win here, and Augusta National actually features a very comparable layout. Given that this is the first time this venue is hosting an event for the PGA Tour in the ShotLink era, we will not be focusing too heavily on the venue itself, but rather the traditional stats for scoring.

 

Baycurrent Classic 2025 Field: Golf DFS

The Fall Swing has featured many weaker fields, but we do see some improvement this week, with Xander Schauffele leading the way as the highest ranked player in the field. He’s joined by Collin Morikawa (9th), Hideki Matsuyama (17th), and Alex Noren (18th) as fellow top 20 players in the field. 2024 champion Nico Echavarria is back to defend his title, and is joined by the previously mentioned Morikawa and Matsuyama as previous winners of this event. 

 

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PGA Best Bets & Predictions: 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship (26-34 Overall, +15.15 Units)

  • Michael Kim: Top 20 (+140)
  • Hideki Matsuyama: Top 10 (+185) 
 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: Top Tier

Hideki Matsuyama ($10,400 DraftKings/$11,800 FanDuel)

Matsuyama is back playing in his home country, and I think this reset is the one he needs. He’s been all over the board in 2025, as he’s been one of the best around the greens and approaching greens, but has struggled off the tee and on the green. That said, I think his ball striking, sand save skills (1st on tour), and overall scoring skills help propel him near the top for me.

Collin Morikawa ($10,300 DraftKings/$11,900 FanDuel)

Morikawa is the antithesis to Matsuyama, save for similar struggles with the flatstick. He’s elite off the tee accuracy wise, one of the best ball-strikers on tour, and while he struggles around the green his ability to limit three putts should help him here. Morikawa is stuck in a bit of a rut, having not won since the 2023 ZOZO (at a different venue), but he’s got the game to be a week-in, week-out competitor. 

Michael Kim ($9,300 DraftKings/$10,500 FanDuel)

Kim certainly isn’t the big name of the other two in this tier, but he’s got the game. He’s struggled off the tee, but he’s top 30 in approach, elite out of the sand where he ranks 2nd to Hideki, and ranks well above field average in putts per round and one putt percentage. He’s found his game again, coming in 5th last week on the DP World Tour, which gives me some confidence in him in this spot. 

 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: MID-TIER

Max Homa ($8,900 DraftKings/$10,000 FanDuel)

Homa is coming off his best all around week since the John Deere Classic in 2025 after his T18th at the Sanderson Farms Championship. He’s found his iron swing, wedge game, and while he struggled a bit off the tee, that had been a consistent strength for him over the last few months. Almost no stat will ever back up Homa at this point in the season, but I expect his low rostership to allow for him to be a unique option. 

Min Woo Lee ($8,800 DraftKings/$10,100 FanDuel)

Dr. Chipinski at a venue where around the green game is going to be a factor? Sign me up. He remains one of the more underrated drivers on tour, and his game around and on the green should set him up for success. His approach game could be better, but when someone's wedge game can be this good, he can get away with struggling to attack pins. 

Garrick Higgo ($8,700 DraftKings/$10,600 FanDuel)

Save for an elite finish by Fisk last week, we’d be talking about Higgo as a two time winner this season on tour. He had an elite week, where he was a plus-plus player in all aspects of his game. He’s riding a heater, and I’m not jumping off the train or quitting this heater. Higgo has the game to take this win home.. 

 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: VALUE TIER

Rico Hoey ($7,700 DraftKings/$8,600 FanDuel)

Hoey is so close to being an elite player. He’s a strong ball-striker, and strong off the tee. He just needs to figure out his struggles around the green. Somewhere with large green complexes and easy to read greens is just the place to get that done. He’s gotten some solid finishes over the last few months, with a T8th at the Barracude and a T9th at the Procore. He played well in Japan last year with a T22nd finish as well.

Nico Echavarria ($7,100 DraftKings/$8,200 FanDuel)

I get why Nico is priced this low, even as the defending champion. He’s struggled of late with his swing, but this is the type of venue to get right. He’s consistently been accurate off the tee, and when his irons are on, he is deadly on approach. His wedges and putter have been strong suits for him in 2025, and I expect that to continue this week. 

Karl Vilips ($6,300 DraftKings/$7,500 FanDuel)

Vilips is the wild card here. The 24 year old has good weeks, and then can rattle of 6 missed cuts in a row. I’m taking an upside swing here. He can be strong around the green and with the flat-stick at the right venues. His mentor is Tiger Woods, so why not pick him at an event that was Tigers last win?

 

PGA DFS Picks This Week (Cheat Sheet)

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