2026-04-28 Miami Championship

Cadillac Championship

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⛳ This week on the PGA TOUR

Tournament: Cadillac Championship
Date: April 30 – May 3, 2026
Venue: Trump National Doral – Blue Monster Course, Miami, Florida
Purse: $20,000,000+ (winner $3.6 million)
Cut Rule: No cut
Course Details: The PGA Tour returns to South Florida this week to a venue it hasn’t visited in a decade — and the layout still earns its monstrous nickname. Originally designed by Dick Wilson in 1962 and modernized by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner in 2014 PGA TOUR, this par-72 stretches to 7,739 yards Golf Betting System, making it one of the longest tracks on the entire Signature Event calendar. Bermudagrass fairways, three-inch Bermuda rough, and TifEagle Bermuda greens running 11–11.5 on the Stimp Golf Betting System are the standard ingredients, but the real defense is water — it’s in play on 11 holes Golf Betting System, paired with 99 sand bunkers Golf Betting System Hanse strategically relocated to make every tee shot a decision rather than a swing.
Weather: Expect classic Miami: hot and humid with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, calm-to-moderate easterly breezes of 10–15 mph through the first three rounds, and a chance of scattered storms hanging over the weekend. The wild card is Sunday — current forecasts have winds picking up to 20–25 mph out of the southwest with a 50% chance of rain, which could turn the closing stretch and that brutal 18th into a genuine survival test.
FedEx Points: 700 points to the winner.

The PGA Tour rolls into South Florida this week for the inaugural Cadillac Championship, a brand-new Signature Event that nonetheless feels like a long-overdue homecoming. The Blue Monster at Trump National Doral hosted a Tour event every single year from 1962 through 2016 — first as the Doral Open and later as the WGC-Cadillac Championship — racking up 14 World Golf Hall of Fame winners along the way, including a four-time champion named Tiger Woods. After a decade-long absence (during which LIV Golf kept the lights on), Doral returns to the regular calendar with $20 million on the line, 700 FedEx Cup points to the winner, and a no-cut 72-player field. The headline name is World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who arrives in Miami fresh off back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Masters and the RBC Heritage and is the deserving betting favorite. Behind him, the field is genuinely stacked — Cameron Young, Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, Russell Henley, and Hideki Matsuyama are all teeing it up — though it’s worth noting the absences too: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg, and Matt Fitzpatrick are all skipping ahead to next week’s Truist Championship as PGA Championship prep. Two other names worth circling: Adam Scott, the literal last man to win a Tour event at Doral (2016), is back in the field via the Aon Next 10, and Alex Fitzpatrick is making his Signature Event debut after he and brother Matt won last week’s Zurich Classic together.

Past Champions:

2013 – Tiger Woods (-19)
2014 – Patrick Reed (-4)
2015 – Dustin Johnson (-9)
2016 – Adam Scott (-12)

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🏌️ Players to Watch (and a Few to Fade)

This week’s field is genuinely loaded at the top — seven of the top 10 in the OWGR are teeing it up — but the Blue Monster is a course that filters players sharply. Length off the tee, long-iron precision, and patience around water hazards are non-negotiable. Course history is hard to lean on heavily since the Tour hasn’t been here in a decade, but the handful of players in this field with positive past results at Doral are absolutely worth circling. Below, a mix of the obvious favorites, a few course-history names, and a couple of familiar guys who might be better left on the bench this week.

Scottie Scheffler — World No. 1, betting favorite around +300, and arrives off back-to-back runner-ups at the Masters and the RBC Heritage. Ranks No. 1 in this field in total strokes gained, tee-to-green, and around-the-green. His length, ball-striking, and iron play in the 150–200 yard range fit Doral perfectly. The only knock is putting on Bermuda, which has occasionally given him fits. Interestingly, Scottie has never played the Blue Monster as a professional — he’ll be seeing it for the first time in tournament conditions this week.
Collin Morikawa — Two-time major champion ranks No. 1 in this field in strokes gained: approach, which is the single most important stat at Doral. Took last week off and arrives rested. Top-10 finishes at the Masters and RBC Heritage despite back issues. If he’s healthy, he’s an obvious target.
Cameron Young — Won The Players, T3 at the Masters, and the longest hitter in this field — Doral’s 7,739 yards plays into his hands. A T25 at Hilton Head was a soft spot, but his ceiling is as high as anyone’s.
Russell Henley — Quietly one of the most consistent players on Tour in 2026. Has finished T20 or better in all but three starts this year, ranks second on Tour in driving accuracy, and is in the top 10 of this field in both tee-to-green and putting. Strong outright AND finishing-position bet.
Adam Scott — The literal last man to win a Tour event at Doral (2016 WGC-Cadillac). Got into the field via the Aon Next 10 and has made every cut in 2026, including a solo fourth at the Genesis. Ranks fifth in this field in tee-to-green and second in approach.

Potential Fades:

Justin Thomas — In the field, but has negative course history at Doral. He’s a popular-name fade this week — Betting sites have him as a top-20 prop bet given his length, but be wary of taking him outright.
Tommy Fleetwood — The reigning FedEx Cup champion is a household name and ranks No. 7 in the world, but he has historically struggled at Doral. His ball-striking has been a notch off elite all season. Don’t auto-pick him just because he’s famous.
Viktor Hovland — Has been chasing consistency all year. Flashes of brilliance (Sunday charge at Augusta) but too much damage control in between. The water-everywhere setup at Doral is unforgiving for a player still working out the kinks.
Jordan Spieth — Betting sites have Jordan listed with decent odds this week, and the name will tempt people. He’s a fine ball-striker but Doral’s emphasis on length and patience around hazards isn’t where Spieth’s current game is winning.

🧐 Did You Know?

Doral’s name has nothing to do with golf. The resort was built in 1962 by New York real estate developer Alfred Kaskel, who named it by combining his first name with his wife Doris’s: Dor-Al. The unincorporated swampland community surrounding the property was so dependent on the resort that the town itself eventually adopted the name Doral.
The 72-hole course record is a tie between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson — both at 19-under. Woods set the mark first, and his nine top-10 finishes in 11 career starts at Doral are arguably the most dominant track record any modern player has at any single venue.
The 18th hole has its own scoring history that borders on legendary. The 473-yard par-4 finisher was the single hardest hole on the PGA Tour the last time the event was played here in 2016, averaging 4.43 strokes — meaning the field as a whole couldn’t even make par on it. Tiger Woods has called it “one of the toughest par 4s you’ll ever play if it’s into the wind.”

🤔 Fantasy Strategy

The Blue Monster’s 7,739-yard footprint is the longest test on Tour, and Doral’s defenses — water on 11 holes, 99 bunkers, three-inch Bermuda rough, and a closing stretch where the wind can decide everything — reward a very specific player profile. Strokes Gained: Approach is the most predictive stat on a course where the average approach is a long iron, not a wedge. Driving distance matters, but pure bombers without iron precision are the wrong answer here — the WGC era at Doral was won by ball-strikers like Tiger, Justin Rose, and Adam Scott, not by length-only specialists. With no cut, look for high-floor consistency rather than boom-or-bust upside; one disaster round on the 18th can sink an otherwise solid week. The prevailing wind forecast (calm-to-moderate Thursday through Saturday, then 20-25 mph Sunday) means morning Thursday tee times have a slight scoring edge over the afternoon wave.

Sleepers to Consider:

Kurt Kitayama — Profiles perfectly for Doral. Top-10 in the field in driving distance, has gained strokes on approach in 20 consecutive starts, and won at Bay Hill in 2023 — one of the best comparable courses to Doral with similar length, Bermuda agronomy, and water-laden challenges. First-time visitor here, but the metrics scream course-fit.
Jacob Bridgeman — Won at Riviera earlier this season as a debutant (the first to do so in 51 years) and has elevated to No. 1 in Strokes Gained: Putting. Ranks fifth on Tour in first-round scoring average, which is huge in a no-cut event where a strong Thursday creates separation.
Keegan Bradley — Quietly trending up with a T21 at the Masters and a T12 at the RBC Heritage. Strong comp-course history on long, demanding tracks, and his elite long-iron play is exactly the profile that wins at Doral. He’s a top-15 putter in this field on Bermuda. Good leverage play if Scheffler/Morikawa eat the chalk.
Corey Conners — One of the clearest pricing inefficiencies in the field. Top-3 driving accuracy man on Tour paired with elite iron play — the most repeatable formula for a long Bermuda layout where finding fairways unlocks the par-5s. Listed at +10000 on most boards, which is genuine longshot value play for a guy with this profile.
Alex Smalley — Earned his way in via a T2 at the Zurich Classic and the Aon Swing 5. Listed in the +8000–10000 range, he ranks top-25 in this field in both Strokes Gained: Approach and tee-to-green. A sneaky option that could pay off big..
Ryo Hisatsune — Riding a 10-event made-cut streak and currently ranks second on the entire PGA Tour in greens-in-regulation percentage — only Justin Rose is ahead of him. Doral’s a course where GIR is everything.

⭐️ Pro Tip: With no cut and every player in the field guaranteed four rounds, prioritize high-floor ball-strikers over boom-or-bust bombers — one blow-up round on Doral’s water-lined closing stretch can sink your entire week.

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❎ One-and-Done Corner

The Cadillac Championship carries the same $20,000,000 purse as other Signature Events, with $3,600,000 going to the winner. Given the strength of the field and purse size, this week can have a meaningful impact on One and Done standings.

With no course history numbers that can skew the popularity, and with perhaps four of the golfers who would be in the Top 8 in odds to win sitting out, expect that to push more picks to the top options, and then for opinions to be mixed on the next tier.

The Blue Monster rewards a specific archetype: long, precise ball-strikers who can hit long irons into elevated, water-guarded greens without flinching. History backs that up — Tiger Woods, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson, and Adam Scott all won at Doral by overpowering the course off the tee and dialing in approach shots from 175-plus yards. Strokes Gained: Approach is the single most important stat this week, because Doral’s 7,739-yard layout means the average approach is a mid-to-long iron, and missing the wrong side of a green here doesn’t just cost you par — it costs you a ball in the water. The ideal pick combines top-tier SG: Approach with above-average driving distance and the temperament to manage risk on the closing stretch. Collin Morikawa (No. 1 in this field in SG: Approach), Russell Henley (elite accuracy with T20-or-better finishes in all but three starts this season), and Adam Scott (the last man to win at Doral and currently the fourth-best iron player in the world in 2026) all fit the profile cleanly.

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💰 Select Betting Odds

Top Favorites
Scottie Scheffler +300
Collin Morikawa +2000
Cameron Young +1300
Russell Henley +2500
Tommy Fleetwood +2500

Mid Tier Contenders
Adam Scott +3300
Justin Rose +3300
Hideki Matsuyama +3300
Patrick Cantlay +3000
Min Woo Lee +2200

Long Shots
Kurt Kitayama +5500
Jacob Bridgeman +4500
Keegan Bradley +6000
Corey Conners +10000
Ryo Hisatsune +10000

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