PGA Tour one-and-done is perhaps the best fantasy golf game, with season-long leagues that give players a chance to pick one player for each tournament in the league season.
Once again in 2026, we offer weekly PGA Tour one-and-done golf picks for leagues of all kinds, including survivor leagues where the selected player must make the cut for the entry to continue to the next tournament.
We continue our 2026 PGA Tour one-and-done picks with the 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, concluding at the 2026 Tour Championship, keeping track of our picks all along the way.
Before we begin, if you're not familiar with game, read this primer on the one-and-done fantasy golf format, and welcome to the game. It really is as easy as it sounds, but you have to take a long-term view of the season to figure out how best to use players.
This week, we have the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, with the PGA Tour moving into the LA area for a second Signature event in a row.
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It's Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches week, and the 72-player field this week is taking on one of the shortest challenges on Tour, though the greens are small and tricky.
Jacob Bridgeman actually turned his great run into a huge win, and that's awesome for his evolving potential. Hideki got us to the weekend but didn't do a ton.
2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches One and Done picks
- Shane Lowry: Lowry is the obvious horse-for-course play this week, and he played well enough at Riviera.
- Ryan Gerard: Gerard makes a lot of sense at this venue given his game, and he was T-4 here in 2023.
- Ben Griffin: Griffin doesn't have much of a PGA National record, but he's an eite player in this field.
- Erik van Rooyen: If you want a pick that's less obvious, EVR has been in the top 9 here the last two years.
My pick this week is Shane Lowry.
2026 PGA Tour One-and Done Picks
| EVENT | PICK | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| Sony Open in Hawaii | JJ Spaun | T-40 |
| The American Express | Ryan Gerard | T-2 |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Jason Day | T-37 |
| Waste Management Phoenix Open | Sahith Theegala | T-18 |
| AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | Justin Rose | T-37 |
| The Genesis Invitational | Hideki Matsuyama | T-28 |
| Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches | Shane Lowry/td> | TBD |
