PGA DFS Showdown: Round 2 Scottish Open Outlook

July 9, 2026

Round 1 at the Genesis Scottish Open is underway, so the next enterable DraftKings golf DFS is the Round 2 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 2 Showdown shortlist early.

In Summary

What Is Live: Round 1 of the Genesis Scottish Open. The Round 2 single-round Showdown is the next enterable slate.
Current Leader: Tom Kim at -5.
What Matters For Showdown: the lowest Round 2 score wins, not the cumulative total, so recent-round form below is the signal, not the overall position.
Next Step: the Sims project the Round 2 slate when it opens; this page updates to the live picks then.

Live Leaderboard And Recent-Round Form

Pos	Golfer	Total	Last Round
1	Tom Kim	-5	TBD
2	Bernd Wiesberger	-5	TBD
3	Matt McCarty	-5	TBD
4	Patrick Cantlay	-5	TBD
5	Oliver Lindell	-5	TBD
6	Min Woo Lee	-4	TBD
7	Michael Thorbjornsen	-4	TBD
8	Kurt Kitayama	-4	TBD
9	Joost Luiten	-3	TBD
10	Brooks Koepka	-3	TBD
11	Rory McIlroy	-3	TBD
12	Francesco Molinari	-3	TBD
13	Marcus Armitage	-2	TBD
14	Michael Kim	-2	TBD
15	Angel Hidalgo	-2	TBD

Tom Kim sets the pace, but a Showdown is about one round, not the cumulative total. The golfers who can post the lowest single Round 2 score are the targets, regardless of where they sit overall, so the Last Round column above is the better tell than the leaderboard position. A golfer who just fired a low number is rounding into form, and a name buried overall who posted a strong last round can be a low-owned Round 2 Showdown leverage play once the slate opens.

When the Round 2 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 2 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 Sims payment.

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FAQ

When does the Round 2 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 2 picks when the slate goes up.

Why does recent-round form matter more than the overall leaderboard for Showdown? Because a Showdown scores only the upcoming single round. A golfer's most recent round is the best read on who is striking it well right now, which is what carries into the next 18 holes.

Does golf Showdown have a captain or multiplier? No. Golf Showdown has no captain or MVP multiplier. Your score is the best six single-round totals, so every roster spot is weighted equally.