After a team-up event in New Orleans, the PGA TOUR heads to Miami for this week’s brand-new Signature Event at a familiar venue in Doral, Florida. The Cadillac Championship will challenge the 72 players in the field to tame The Blue Monster Course at Trump National Doral. It’s a no-cut event with some of the biggest names in golf taking on the long and difficult track, and DraftKings is ready to tee off with some big GPP contests with large top prizes. My top three pivot plays for this week’s GPP contests are Jake Knapp ($9,500), Pierceson Coody ($7,300) and Aldrich Potgieter ($6,300).

Let’s define what we’re searching for in this post, to be sure we’re all aiming at the same target. A fantasy golf pivot play is a golfer with low expected ownership in tournament formats but high upside. These picks go against the grain and typically come with more risk compared to popular options with similar salaries. In large-field tournaments, it’s important to differentiate your lineup with low-ownership plays like these, even though they are NOT the safest options.

These are “grip it and rip it,” boom-or-bust style options that could go off or flame out. Getting players at low ownership is critical for success in GPP tournament-style events with many entries, so making yours stand out is critical. Be sure to check out my companion post to this one that highlights my picks for cash lineups if you’re looking for safer options that raise the floor.

Let’s break down why I like each of my top three pivot plays this week!

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Jake Knapp ($9,500)

The top of the salary structure is full of strong options that will likely be very popular. Scottie Scheffler ($13,600) stands head and shoulders above the rest of the field with a massive salary, while Cameron Young ($10,200), Collin Morikawa ($9,800) and Si Woo Kim ($9,200) are all getting much more attention than Knapp as Scottie alternatives.

Knapp has posted an impressive seven top-25 finishes in his nine PGA TOUR events this season, with a handful of top-10 finishes. He started the season playing very well but burned his fantasy managers with a late withdrawal from the Arnold Palmer after lineups locked and missed the cut in his return at THE PLAYERS. He also struggled at the RBC Heritage, finishing with a disappointing T-74 in his most recent tournament and Signature Event.

Despite that letdown, his season-long form shows enough upside to give him a high ceiling this week. He finished T-6 at the Texas Children’s Houston Open right after THE PLAYERS and will look for a similar bounce-back performance this week. He also had a T-11 in Augusta before struggling at Harbour Town.

Knapp has shown he can contend on difficult layouts in strong fields, and he posted two top-10 finishes in his two Signature Events on the West Coast. He also finished T-5 at Torrey Pines, which is the only course longer than The Blue Monster.

Over the last three months, he is fourth in the field in Total Strokes Gained and third in Driving Distance, which will definitely be needed this week to take on the Blue Monster, which is the second-longest course on the PGA TOUR schedule this year. Knapp ranks in the top 15 in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green and Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee over the last three months as well.

He could be overlooked after his inconsistent play, but his upside makes him a perfect play for GPP lineups.

Pierceson Coody ($7,300)

Like Knapp, Coody started the season hot but faded over the last couple of months, partially due to injury. The 26-year-old Texan looks ready to resume his breakout season, though, after a strong T-16 two weeks ago at the RBC Heritage.

Coody is back on the PGA TOUR as a full-time member this season after finishing in the top 20 in last year’s Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Coody had a big FedExCup Fall in 2025 and carried over that momentum into four straight finishes in the top 20 to start the year. He finished second behind Justin Rose ($8,700) at Torrey Pines and T-16 at Riviera Country Club at a Signature Event.

When the PGA TOUR shifted to the Sunshine State, though, he hit a few bumps in the road. He missed the cut at the Palmer and THE PLAYERS and then was forced to withdraw due to a back injury from the Texas Children’s Houston Open. The following week, he also pulled out of the Valero Texas Open before the event began.

He was back in action two weeks ago at the RBC Heritage, and he showed signs of returning to form. He started the week strong with three straight good rounds–69-68-65. His final-round 73 dropped him to T-16, but it was still his best finish since February.

Coody is known as a great driver and ranks 11th in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee over the last three months. Two weeks ago at the RBC Heritage, he also led the field in Strokes Gained: Approach. If he can continue that approach play and smash his driver accurately around Doral, he should be in a good spot to post a high finish this week at the Blue Monster.

If you opt to build around Scottie, grabbing a lower-ownership player like Coody with a high ceiling could be a great complement to help balance your lineup.

Aldrich Potgieter ($6,300)

Whenever the PGA TOUR plays on a course where driving is the most important skillset, Potgieter is worth a look since the 21-year-old South African can hit the ball a mile. He leads the entire PGA TOUR in driving distance and ranks third in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee.

After he crushes it off the tee, things can get interesting sometimes since his approach play and play around the green is still very inconsistent from week-to-week.

He missed the cut at the Masters, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and THE PLAYERS Championship in his last five events. However, he has also had a couple of good finishes over his last five events, finishing T-21 at the Texas Children’s Houston Open and T-25 at the RBC Heritage. In Harbour Town, Potgieter posted three four-under rounds of 67 to start the week but finished four-over with no birdies in Round 4.

He can definitely be volatile, but he has the potential to be a strong play at this price, even if he just finishes in the middle of the pack. At $6,300, he allows lots of salary cap flexibility while bringing upside if he can lean on his one elite skill to carry the rest of his game around The Blue Monster.