2026 Truist Championship: Top DraftKings Showdown Plays & Live Bets Ahead of Round 4
The 2026 Truist Championship heads into the final round, with Alex Fitzpatrick holding a one-stroke lead over Kristoffer Reitan and a 2-stroke lead over Cameron Young. Looking ahead, we have new data at our disposal to adjust our approach in DFS formats before Round 4 gets underway on Sunday. Conditions have been fairly calm thus far, and the course should continue to firm up overnight. We’ll look to identify the players who have shown they are most due for a Round 4 breakout.
Take a look at some of the best pillar players for Truist Championship DFS contests and live betting opportunities.
DraftKings Showdown Golf Strategy
DraftKings Golf Showdown Golf is a one-round Daily Fantasy format in which players aim to construct the best-scoring one-round lineup while staying within the allotted salary cap. To identify value in Golf Showdown, it’s typically best to focus on buy-low opportunities on players who’ve shown uncharacteristically poor putting in the prior round. There is also an opportunity to find leverage by identifying favorable weather splits and players who are more likely to card birdies-or-better.
Round 4 Truist Championship Showdown Pillar Plays
At the 2026 Truist Championship, there is a particular focus on longer hitters with proven success navigating other championship-style, challenging venues. From a statistical standpoint, Driving Distance, SG: Approach (with a focus beyond 200 yards), Scrambling, and performance on positional long courses continue to be of premium importance. Identifying value players who check each of these boxes can provide valuable bonus points in the DraftKings Showdown format. The three players below will be foundational plays in my Round 4 Showdown lineups for these reasons.
Cameron Young ($10,900)
Sometimes simply eating the chalk and differentiating elsewhere is the prudent play in Showdown. Cameron Young is sneaking up on nobody leading into the final round, and is the consensus co-favorite to win this event, sitting just two strokes behind Alex Fitzpatrick. Young should feel as free as he’s ever felt heading into Sunday with a shot at winning. He does not need a win this week, as he’s already picked up two victories this season, and should be feeling over the moon about his form and prospects at Aronimink next week. That freedom should play to his advantage, as I expect those he’s chasing – Alex Fitzpatrick and Kristoffer Reitan – to feel the pressure of trying to convert their first individual PGA Tour win.
Young has been fantastic from tee-to-green all week, ranking 3rd in SG: T2G through the first three rounds. He’s also proven to be one of the most reliable putters on Tour since last season, so his floor is tremendously high as he looks to build off the momentum of a Saturday 64.
Kurt Kitayama ($7,800)
If anyone in this field possesses the ability to explode up the leaderboard in the final round, it’s Kurt Kitayama, who’s continued a red-hot run of form into Quail Hollow. I am admittedly trying to will Kitayama into a strong Sunday finish, as he is my only pre-tournament outright within shouting distance of the lead; he’ll tee off on Sunday T9, 6 strokes off of Alex Fitzpatrick’s lead.
Outright biases aside, Kitayama is showing why he was a popular player to back on this course. His irons continue to pop, as he led the field in SG: APP on Saturday, and ranks 3rd in SG: Ball Striking for the week. Kitayama’s combination of elite approach form, elite driving distance, and spike putting upside makes him a threat to go low at Quail Hollow, as he can unlock birdie opportunities where fewer others can, thanks to his aggressive playing style. Look for Kitayama to make a charge Sunday afternoon if his ball-striking form continues.
Sudarshan Yellamaraju ($7,200)
There is no sense of dwelling on the what-ifs that lie ahead in Yellamaraju’s future. As of today, he is the 1st alternate at the PGA Championship, and while it’s likely we will see at least one withdrawal, he’s not guaranteed a tee time at Aronimink as things currently stand. As a result, Yellamaraju cannot get stuck looking ahead, and will have no choice but to live in the present and maximize his position on the leaderboard on Sunday.
There was plenty to like about Yellamaraju’s fit at Quail Hollow leading into this week, as a great ball-striker and total driver with elite distance. He’s started to pay off that fit, sitting T20 heading into the final round, and ranking 4th in SG: T2G for the week. Unfortunately, a cold putter (67th SG: P) has kept Yellamaraju in neutral thus far. He’s proven to be a very capable putter thus far in his rookie season, however, so if the putts begin to drop, he has plenty of room to rise up the leaderboard on Sunday.
Live Bets To Consider After Round 3
Round 4 Matchup: Ryo Hisatsune over Andrew Putnam
Best Available odds: -136 (DraftKings)
You could not draw up a worse course fit for Andrew Putnam (the statistical shortest driver on the PGA Tour), than the 7,600+ large Quail Hollow Club. To his credit, he’s gotten by admirably so far, positioned T29 through three rounds, but it feels as though the cards are stacked against him, and that he’s living on borrowed time inside the top-30 at this Signature Event. In four prior visits to this event, Putname has finished T29, T43, T82, and MC.
Hisatsune is no bomber himself, but sits around Tour average in terms of Driving Distance, and has proven he can hold his own on the longest courses already this season with a T2 finish at the Farmers Insurance Open in February. Hisatsune is also sitting T29 going into the final round, but has gotten there a bit more sustainably than Putnam, ranking top-30 in terms of both SG: OTT and SG: Putting. With Putnam ranking outside the top-30 across all four strokes gained categories, Hisatsune looks to be the safer choice in this matchup.
Top 5 Finish: Kurt Kitayama
Best Available odds: +260 (DraftKings)
It’s about time we start putting some respect on Kurt Kitayama’s name as the 4-time winner across the PGA Tour and DP World Tour has done nothing but stripe the ball over the last two seasons. Kitayama has exactly the type of profile I’m looking for in a player to make a late Sunday charge at Quail Hollow. He ranks top-5 this week in Driving Distance, SG: Ball Striking, and SG: Approach, and has proven he can get hot with the putting, ranking top-30 in SG: Putting in each of his last two rounds.
With top-10 finishes in each of his last two starts before this at the RBC Heritage and Cadillac Championship, it’s become the new norm to see Kitayama contend in Signature Events. He’ll begin Sunday positioned T9, just two strokes outside the top 5.
Best of luck with your Truist Championship DFS lineups and bets!
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