2026 Austin Championship Betting & DFS Preview

In this episode of Inside Golf Podcast, Andy Lack is joined by producer Josh to recap Blades Brown’s playoff win over Ben James at El Cardonal, capped by a bogey-free 9-under final round, then preview the Austin Championship, a new full-field fall event at Tom Fazio’s Canyons Course at Omni Barton Creek. They dig into why El Cardonal again favored accuracy over distance statistically despite producing bomber winners, then break down the new venue, a par 72 with big elevation changes, canyon corridors and Bermuda grass throughout. With limited data on the course, they lean on comparisons to Quail Hollow and Caves Valley for the architecture and Memorial Park and TPC San Antonio for the terrain, pointing toward a driver-and-putter week with more long irons and little emphasis on around the green. They then go through the model adjustments for the week, with Doug Ghim projecting as the best player in the field depending on price and Brian Harman, Ricky Castillo, David Ford and Jackson Suber standing out as interesting fits, before closing with some thoughts on Barstool’s Internet Invitational as a cultural moment for golf. BECOME AN INSIDER TODAY: https://www.insidesportsnetwork.com/becomeaninsider Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://inside-sports-network.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to 6of6 - DFS Tracker https://6of6.golf/ Use Code: ISN for 33% off 6of6 FOLLOW INSIDE SPORTS NETWORK Twitter: https://x.com/InsideSportsNet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidesportsnetwork Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insidesportsnetwork LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/insidesportsnetwork #PGATour #Golf #AustinChampionship #FantasyGolf #GolfDFS #GolfPicks #Golfbetting Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.