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 Arnold Palmer Invitational and Puerto Rico Open, concluding at the 2026 Tour Championship, keeping track of our picks all along the way.
2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational: Field | Tournament Model | Podcast | Rankings | Betting Odds and First Looks | One and Done | Horses for Courses | DFS Picks | Course Breakdown | Cheat Sheet | Tournament History | Recent Form | Finish Database
2026 Puerto Rico Open: Field | Tournament Model | Podcast | Rankings | Betting Odds and First Looks | One and Done | Horses for Courses | DFS Picks | Course Breakdown | Cheat Sheet | Tournament History | Recent Form | Finish Database
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 Arnold Palmer Invitational, with the PGA Tour moving into the LA area for a second Signature event in a row.
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It's Arnold Palmer Invitational week, and the 72-player field this week is taking on one of the toughest challenges against par of the season. Bay Hill has played like an old-school US Open for years now, and it should again in 2026.
We also have our first opposite-field event of the year with the Puerto Rico Open, with a 120-player field competing for some serious PGA Tour benefits.
Shane Lowry broke our hearts last week with just three holes to go, but we still had the right guy in mind. Let's try to go two for two this week.
2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational One and Done picks
- Keegan Bradley: The former captain loves Bay Hill and is routinely part of the top 15 here.
- Collin Morikawa: Morikawa won Pebble Beach already, and I'm sure he has this on his mind after getting pipped last year by Russell Henley.
- Matt Fitzpatrick: Fitz is a great fit here, although he hasn't been as good the last two times at Bay Hill.
- Scottie Scheffler: Scheffler loves this tournament, and he's won it twice. If he plays Thursday OK, he wins.
My pick this week is Collin Morikawa.
2026 Puerto Rico Open One and Done picks
- Haotong Li: Haotong has been awesome so far this year, and he is probably a little miffed that he didn't get into Bay Hill this week.
- Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen: The Aussie Open winner has been a cutmaker so far this year on the PGA Tour.
- Matti Schmid: Schmid plays well in tropical destinations, and he's handled himself here and done pretty well in 2026.
- Henrik Norlander: Norlander is probably the best horse-for-course play this week, though that's not a designation you really want.
My pick this week is Haotong Li. (Haotong Li got moved into the API field after this was published and Jake Knapp withdrew. I went with Matti Schmid instead.)
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 | T-2 |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Collin Morikawa | TBD |
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| Puerto Rico Open | Matti Schmid | TBD |
