John Deere Classic: Round 4 PGA DFS Showdown Outlook (July 4, 2026)

Round 3 at the John Deere Classic is underway, so the next enterable DraftKings golf DFS is the Round 4 Showdown, a single-round slate of six golfers under a $50,000 cap with no captain. That slate opens once the Stokastic PGA Sims publish projections for it, typically the evening before the round. Until then, here is the live look so you can build your Round 4 Showdown shortlist early.

In Summary

• What Is Live: Round 3 of the John Deere Classic. The Round 4 single-round Showdown is the next enterable slate.
• Current Leader: Lucas Glover at -14.
• What Matters For Showdown: Round 4 is the tournament's final round, so DraftKings adds placement (finish-position) points on top of the round score. The earlier rounds score the single round alone. Overall leaderboard position matters here, because the golfers near the top bank placement points a buried golfer cannot, so weigh both the live board above and recent-round form.
• Next Step: the Sims project the Round 4 slate when it opens; this page updates to the live picks then.

Live Leaderboard And Recent-Round Form

Pos	Golfer	Total	Last Round
1	Lucas Glover	-14	TBD
2	Lee Hodges	-12	TBD
3	Zac Blair	-11	TBD
4	Jackson Suber	-10	TBD
5	David Lipsky	-10	TBD
6	Ryo Hisatsune	-10	TBD
7	Tyler Duncan	-10	TBD
8	Troy Merritt	-10	TBD
9	Ben Kohles	-10	TBD
10	Patrick Fishburn	-9	TBD
11	Max Homa	-9	TBD
12	Preston Stout	-8	TBD
13	Aaron Wise	-8	TBD
14	Doug Ghim	-8	TBD
15	Ben Griffin	-8	TBD

Lucas Glover sets the pace, and on a Round 4 slate that position is worth real points. Because the tournament finishes this round, DraftKings awards placement points for where each golfer lands on the final leaderboard, on top of his Round 4 play. That is what separates the finale from a Round 1 through 3 Showdown, where only the single round scores. So the read is two-sided. The live board matters, because leaders and near-leaders carry placement upside, and the round itself still swings it, because a golfer who posts a low number climbs the board and piles up birdie scoring. A name buried overall who fires a low Sunday round can still be a low-owned leverage play, but he is chasing the placement points the contenders already have, so weigh both columns above rather than the Last Round form alone.

When the Round 4 slate goes live, we run it through the Sims the same way we approach any Showdown: weight by win probability rather than raw projection, lean on the ceiling number because one round is a small sample, and in tournaments leave salary on the table for a low-duplication build. In a single-game cash contest, do the opposite and spend toward the highest-floor six. See our PGA DFS strategy guide for the full single-round approach.

Be ready when the Round 4 slate opens. The Stokastic PGA Sims project the single round and build by win probability across thousands of simulated contests, and the tool surfaces how often each golfer lands in an optimal lineup. Code PGADFS10 is 10% off your first Stokastic+ payment: Start with the PGA Sims.

FAQ

When does the Round 4 Showdown slate open? Usually the evening before the round, once the Stokastic PGA Sims publish single-round projections. This page updates to the live Round 4 picks when the slate goes up.

How does Round 4 Showdown scoring differ from the earlier rounds? Round 4 is the final round, so the tournament concludes and DraftKings awards placement (finish-position) points based on where each golfer ends up on the leaderboard, added on top of his Round 4 play. Rounds 1 through 3 Showdowns score the single round alone, with no placement points. That is why overall position matters on the finale: a golfer near the top banks placement points a lower golfer has to make up with birdies.

Does golf Showdown have a captain or multiplier? No. Golf Showdown has no captain or MVP multiplier, so every roster spot is weighted equally. Your score is each golfer's single-round total, and on the Round 4 finale DraftKings also adds his tournament placement (finish-position) points.