After four straight finishes of T21 or better, Alex Smalley posted a scorecard of 74-74 and missed the cut at the Valspar Championship. He now looks to bounce back at the Texas Children's Houston Open, an event he has played in three times, with finishes of T15, T4, and a missed cut in 2024. This week, players will be tested in all areas of their game, with particular emphasis on the short game. Smalley has been especially strong around the greens, ranking fifth on tour with 0.596 strokes gained per round. He is also seventh in total strokes gained (1.541), 10th in strokes gained from tee to green (1.203), and 41st in putting (0.338). With all the tools needed to compete, Smalley is once again a solid play at his $8,200 price tag on DraftKings.

After missing the cut at the PLAYERS Championship, Michael Kim bounced back with a solid T28 finish at the Valspar Championship, marking his sixth top-30 finish in his last seven starts. He now looks ahead to the Texas Children's Houston Open, an event he's played in seven times, making the cut four times. This week, players will be tested in all areas of their game, with a particular emphasis on the short game. Kim excels here, ranking 11th in strokes gained around the green (0.454 per round) and 73rd in putting (0.130). He is also fourth in scrambling, 11th in strokes gained from tee to green, and in the 75th percentile for proximity from 150-200 yards this season, a distance that accounted for 38.1% of all approach shots here last year. At $8,700 on DraftKings, Kim is an excellent option for fantasy managers once again this week.

Nico Echavarria concluded the Valspar Championship with a T16 finish, marking his fourth tournament of the season with a T34 or better result. Now, he turns his attention to the Texas Children's Houston Open, an event he competed in once before, recording a missed cut in 2022. This week, players will be tested across all aspects of their game, with particular emphasis on the short game. Echavarria ranks 116th in total strokes gained (minus-0.161 per round) and 167th around the green, but he excels with his putter, ranking fifth on tour with 0.750 strokes gained per round. Additionally, he's in the 84th percentile for proximity from 150-200 yards this season, a distance that accounted for 38.1% of all approach shots here last year. Given his streaky nature and reliance on his flat stick, fantasy managers will need him to maintain his putting efficiency to make his $7,400 price tag on DraftKings worth it.

Sungjae Im posted a scorecard of 76-66-76-76 to finish T61 at the PLAYERS Championship. He now turns his attention to the Texas Children's Houston Open, an event he's played in twice before, with finishes of T19 in 2021 and T50 in 2020. This week, players will be tested in all areas of their game, with particular emphasis on the short game, which bodes well for Im. He ranks 20th in strokes gained around the green (0.374 per round) and 25th in putting (0.460). However, his biggest struggle has been on approach, where he loses 0.877 strokes per round -- ranking 171st on tour. He also ranks in just the 15th percentile for proximity from 150-200 yards this season, a distance that accounted for 38.1% of all approach shots here last year. Despite his struggles on approach, Im's elite short game at $9,300 makes him a worthwhile consideration for fantasy managers this week.