OT: Players Championship Golf Contest 2026
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2026 3:31 pm
Gentlemen. For fun, here is our first Golf Contest of 2026 - the Players Championship.
FORMAT:
You have $100 to build a 6-player squad.
THE RULES:
1. Pick 6 players from the list below.
2. Total spend cannot exceed $100.
3. Scoring: Your best 3 scores from your 6 players count.
4. The Cut: Failure to get 3 players through to the weekend means you are eliminated.
5. Deadline: Post your team before the first tee time on Thursday, March 12th.
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THE PRICE LIST
$90: Scottie Scheffler
$85: Rory McIlroy
$80: Xander Schauffele
$75: Tommy Fleetwood
$70: Collin Morikawa
$60: Hideki Matsuyama, Si Woo Kim
$50: Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Gotterup, Russell Henley
$40: Viktor Hovland, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young
$30 TIER:
Akshay Bhatia, Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Jason Day, Harris English, Robert MacIntyre, Sahith Theegala.
$20 TIER:
Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Nicolai Højgaard, Rasmus Højgaard, Kurt Kitayama, Brooks Koepka, Min Woo Lee, Shane Lowry, Matthew McCarty, Maverick McNealy, Aaron Rai, J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka.
$10 TIER:
Byeong Hun An, Daniel Berger, Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler, Ryan Gerard, Ben Griffin, Jake Knapp, Denny McCarthy, Jordan Spieth, Nick Taylor.
$8 TIER:
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Jacob Bridgeman, Tony Finau, Tom Hoge, Sungjae Im, Chris Kirk, Thorbjørn Olesen, Taylor Pendrith, J.T. Poston, Adam Scott, Sam Stevens, Michael Thorbjornsen.
$6 TIER:
Eric Cole, Thomas Detry, Austin Eckroat, Lucas Glover, Harry Hall, Garrick Higgo, Rico Hoey, Mackenzie Hughes, Stephan Jaeger, Keith Mitchell, Patrick Rodgers, Davis Thompson, Kevin Yu.
$4 TIER:
Bud Cauley, Nicolas Echavarria, Doug Ghim, Ryo Hisatsune, Beau Hossler, Michael Kim, Max McGreevy, Andrew Novak, Sami Valimaki, Jhonattan Vegas.
$2 TIER:
Zachary Bauchou, Michael Brennan, Brian Campbell, Cameron Davis, Ze-Cheng Dou, Steven Fisk, Ryan Fox, Max Greyserman, Emiliano Grillo, Joe Highsmith, Lee Hodges, Mark Hubbard, Takumi Kanaya, John Keefer, Seung-Hyuk Kim, Tom Kim, Haotong Li, Mac Meissner, William Mouw, Matthieu Pavon, Marco Penge, Chandler Phillips, Aldrich Potgieter, Andrew Putnam, Chad Ramey, Kristoffer Reitan, Davis Riley, Kevin Roy, Adam Schenk, Matti Schmid, Alex Smalley, Austin Smotherman, Erik van Rooyen, Karl Vilips, Danny Walker, Vince Whaley, Gary Woodland, Sudarshan Yellamaraju.
$1 TIER:
The "Bargain Bin" – Any other player officially in the field not listed above.
The following were all added on 8th March - Pierceson Coody, Alex Norén, Ricky Castillo, Joel Dahmen, Max Homa, Kim Seong-hyeon, Taylor Moore, Jordan Smith
The following were all added on 11th March after being added as alternates this week Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power
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ALPHABETICAL LOOKUP
(this list is A.I. generated, so in the event of an error, the price in the list above takes precedent.)
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THE REST OF THE SEASON:
If you are all happy, I will also run the following contests during the season:
1. The Masters: April 9–12 (Traditional format remains = Pick 3, replace missed cuts)
2. PGA Championship: May 14–17 (Pick 6, best 3 count - results decide US Open draft order)
3. U.S. Open: June 18–21 (Draft Contest)
4. The Open Championship: July 16–19 (Pick 6, best 3 count)
5. Tour Championship: August 27–30 (Draft Contest based on season performances)
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TOTAL SPENT: $ (max $100)
FORMAT:
You have $100 to build a 6-player squad.
THE RULES:
1. Pick 6 players from the list below.
2. Total spend cannot exceed $100.
3. Scoring: Your best 3 scores from your 6 players count.
4. The Cut: Failure to get 3 players through to the weekend means you are eliminated.
5. Deadline: Post your team before the first tee time on Thursday, March 12th.
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THE PRICE LIST
$90: Scottie Scheffler
$85: Rory McIlroy
$80: Xander Schauffele
$75: Tommy Fleetwood
$70: Collin Morikawa
$60: Hideki Matsuyama, Si Woo Kim
$50: Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Gotterup, Russell Henley
$40: Viktor Hovland, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young
$30 TIER:
Akshay Bhatia, Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Jason Day, Harris English, Robert MacIntyre, Sahith Theegala.
$20 TIER:
Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Nicolai Højgaard, Rasmus Højgaard, Kurt Kitayama, Brooks Koepka, Min Woo Lee, Shane Lowry, Matthew McCarty, Maverick McNealy, Aaron Rai, J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka.
$10 TIER:
Byeong Hun An, Daniel Berger, Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler, Ryan Gerard, Ben Griffin, Jake Knapp, Denny McCarthy, Jordan Spieth, Nick Taylor.
$8 TIER:
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Jacob Bridgeman, Tony Finau, Tom Hoge, Sungjae Im, Chris Kirk, Thorbjørn Olesen, Taylor Pendrith, J.T. Poston, Adam Scott, Sam Stevens, Michael Thorbjornsen.
$6 TIER:
Eric Cole, Thomas Detry, Austin Eckroat, Lucas Glover, Harry Hall, Garrick Higgo, Rico Hoey, Mackenzie Hughes, Stephan Jaeger, Keith Mitchell, Patrick Rodgers, Davis Thompson, Kevin Yu.
$4 TIER:
Bud Cauley, Nicolas Echavarria, Doug Ghim, Ryo Hisatsune, Beau Hossler, Michael Kim, Max McGreevy, Andrew Novak, Sami Valimaki, Jhonattan Vegas.
$2 TIER:
Zachary Bauchou, Michael Brennan, Brian Campbell, Cameron Davis, Ze-Cheng Dou, Steven Fisk, Ryan Fox, Max Greyserman, Emiliano Grillo, Joe Highsmith, Lee Hodges, Mark Hubbard, Takumi Kanaya, John Keefer, Seung-Hyuk Kim, Tom Kim, Haotong Li, Mac Meissner, William Mouw, Matthieu Pavon, Marco Penge, Chandler Phillips, Aldrich Potgieter, Andrew Putnam, Chad Ramey, Kristoffer Reitan, Davis Riley, Kevin Roy, Adam Schenk, Matti Schmid, Alex Smalley, Austin Smotherman, Erik van Rooyen, Karl Vilips, Danny Walker, Vince Whaley, Gary Woodland, Sudarshan Yellamaraju.
$1 TIER:
The "Bargain Bin" – Any other player officially in the field not listed above.
The following were all added on 8th March - Pierceson Coody, Alex Norén, Ricky Castillo, Joel Dahmen, Max Homa, Kim Seong-hyeon, Taylor Moore, Jordan Smith
The following were all added on 11th March after being added as alternates this week Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power
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ALPHABETICAL LOOKUP
(this list is A.I. generated, so in the event of an error, the price in the list above takes precedent.)
Code: Select all
Åberg, Ludvig $50
An, Byeong Hun $10
Bhatia, Akshay $30
Bauchou, Zachary $2
Berger, Daniel $10
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan $8
Bradley, Keegan $30
Brennan, Michael $2
Bridgeman, Jacob $8
Burns, Sam $30
Campbell, Brian $2
Cantlay, Patrick $30
Castillo, Ricky $1 bargain bin added
Cauley, Bud $4
Clark, Wyndham $10
Coody, Pierceson $1 bargain bin added
Cole, Eric $6
Conners, Corey $20
Dahmen, Joel $1 bargain bin added
Davis, Cameron $2
Day, Jason $30
Detry, Thomas $6
Dou, Ze-Cheng $2
Echavarria, Nicolas $4
Eckroat, Austin $6
English, Harris $30
Finau, Tony $8
Fisk, Steven $2
Fitzpatrick, Matt $50
Fleetwood, Tommy $75
Fowler, Rickie $10
Fox, Ryan $2
Gerard, Ryan $10
Ghim, Doug $4
Glover, Lucas $6
Gotterup, Chris $50
Greyserman, Max $2
Griffin, Ben $10
Grillo, Emiliano $2
Hall, Harry $6
Harman, Brian $20
Henley, Russell $50
Higgo, Garrick $6
Highsmith, Joe $2
Hisatsune, Ryo $4
Hodges, Lee $2
Hoey, Rico $6
Hoge, Tom $8
Højgaard, Nicolai $20
Højgaard, Rasmus $20
Homa, Max $1 bargain bin added
Hossler, Beau $4
Hovland, Viktor $40
Hubbard, Mark $2
Hughes, Mackenzie $6
Im, Sungjae $8
Jaeger, Stephan $6
Kanaya, Takumi $2
Keefer, John $2
Kim, Michael $4
Kim, Seung-Hyuk $2
Kim, Seong-hyeon $1 bargain bin added
Kim, Si Woo $60
Kim, Tom $2
Kirk, Chris $8
Kitayama, Kurt $20
Kizzire, Patton $1 bargain bin added
Knapp, Jake $10
Koepka, Brooks $20
Lee, Min Woo $20
Li, Haotong $2
Lowry, Shane $20
MacIntyre, Robert $30
Matsuyama, Hideki $60
McCarty, Matthew $20
McCarthy, Denny $10
McGreevy, Max $4
McIlroy, Rory $85
McNealy, Maverick $20
Meissner, Mac $2
Mitchell, Keith $6
Moore, Taylor $1 bargain bin added
Morikawa, Collin $70
Mouw, William $2
Novak, Andrew $4
Noren, Alex $1 bargain bin added
Olesen, Thorbjørn $8
Pavon, Matthieu $2
Pendrith, Taylor $8
Penge, Marco $2
Phillips, Chandler $2
Poston, J.T. $8
Potgieter, Aldrich $2
Power, Seamus $1 bargain bin added
Putnam, Andrew $2
Rai, Aaron $20
Ramey, Chad $2
Reed, Patrick $10
Reitan, Kristoffer $2
Riley, Davis $2
Rodgers, Patrick $6
Rose, Justin $40
Roy, Kevin $2
Schauffele, Xander $80
Scheffler, Scottie $90
Schenk, Adam $2
Schmid, Matti $2
Scott, Adam $8
Smalley, Alex $2
Smith, Jordan $1 bargain bin added
Smotherman, Austin $2
Spaun, J.J. $20
Spieth, Jordan $10
Stevens, Sam $8
Straka, Sepp $20
Taylor, Nick $10
Theegala, Sahith $30
Thomas, Justin $40
Thompson, Davis $6
Thorbjornsen, Michael $8
Valimaki, Sami $4
Van Rooyen, Erik $2
Vegas, Jhonattan $4
Vilips, Karl $2
Walker, Danny $2
Whaley, Vince $2
Woodland, Gary $2
Yellamaraju, Sudarshan $2
Young, Cameron $40
Yu, Kevin $6
THE REST OF THE SEASON:
If you are all happy, I will also run the following contests during the season:
1. The Masters: April 9–12 (Traditional format remains = Pick 3, replace missed cuts)
2. PGA Championship: May 14–17 (Pick 6, best 3 count - results decide US Open draft order)
3. U.S. Open: June 18–21 (Draft Contest)
4. The Open Championship: July 16–19 (Pick 6, best 3 count)
5. Tour Championship: August 27–30 (Draft Contest based on season performances)
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TOTAL SPENT: $ (max $100)
A. Players who ARE eligible but NOT in the original list I set last week 
B. Players who are in the competition list but NOT eligible