The PGA Tour is back! The wrap-around season continues with its first tournament of 2016 this week at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua on the beautiful island of Maui. And since the PGA Tour returns, so does your opportunity to earn cash (to pay off those holiday gifts) on DraftKings.

In this week’s fantasy contest, $200,000 is up for grabs with $15,000 going to the ultimate victor. Many of the very best professional golfers on the PGA Tour are traveling to paradise to kick-off 2016; do not miss out on your chance to pick, play, and win, especially since I am here to help by highlighting the must-have players with value teeing it up in Hawaii to consider below.

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The Course

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The Plantation Course at the Kapalua Resort measures 7,452 yards this week, plays to an unusual par of 73, and has been the home course for this PGA Tour event since 1999. Designed by well-respected architects, Ben Crenshaw (two-time Masters winner in 1984 and 1995 and 2002 World Golf Hall of Fame member) and Bill Coore, it offers dramatic Pacific Ocean views and elevation changes, but also features wide fairways and large greens.

Past champions, at this particular venue, include Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, David Duval, Sergio Garcia, and Zach Johnson. The Hyundai Tournament of Champions is the seventh event of the 2016 season on the PGA Tour and this year’s scheduled field includes Jason Day, the 2015 PGA Tour Player of the Year, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and more of the world’s top players.

Below are the seven players that I recommend putting into your fantasy lineup this week, and why.

The Players

Scott Piercy ($7,100)

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2015 PGA Tour season statistics

• All-Around Ranking: 638 (63rd)
• Ball-Striking: 149 (75th)
• Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green: 0.266 (17th)
• Strokes Gained: Putting: 0.012 (103rd)
• Par 5 Birdie or Better Leaders: 42.81 percent (81st)
• 2015 finish at Kapalua: Did not play

As you’ll note, it’s a little early — at least in my opinion — to start relying too much on 2016 statistics. That said, Piercy has already made three starts this season, having posted a T7 in Malaysia at the CIMB Classic (won by Justin Thomas). Piercy is a strong ball-striker, who, when hot with his putter, can shoot some unbelievably low scores.

Piercy earned his spot at this event by winning last season’s Barbasol Championship in Alabama and overall is a three-time PGA Tour winner. At age 37, Piercy is one of the older players highlighted in this week’s article, but with an average of 303.1 yards last season off the tee, age is seemingly just a number for this bomber. At $7,100, he is worthy of a slot in your lineup and can legitimately win this event.

Bill Haas ($7,400)

2015 PGA Tour season statistics

• All-Around Ranking: 733 (89th)
• Ball-Striking: 75 (29th)
• Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green: 0.649 (30th)
• Strokes Gained: Putting: -0.235 (149th)
• Par 5 Birdie or Better Leaders: 41.91 percent (98th)
• 2015 finish at Kapalua: Did not play

Haas only teed it up once on the PGA Tour during the 2016 wrap-around season, and it came at The RSM Classic where he made the cut and posted a T33. While you might’ve missed it live, Haas ultimately secured the winning point to close out the 2015 Presidents Cup 15.5 to 14.5 back in October for the U.S. team, as his father and team captain, Jay Haas, watched.

It was not only emotional (if you enjoy feel-good moments), but a moment in time that Haas can build upon as a player. Don’t forget, Haas is a six-time PGA Tour winner, including the 2011 Coca-Cola Tour Championship (where he also took home the FedEx Cup). Haas is capable of winning in Maui and don’t be surprised when he finds way onto the leaderboard on Sunday.

J.B. Holmes ($8,400)

2015 PGA Tour season statistics

• All-Around Ranking: 517 (31st)
• Ball-Striking: 238 (123rd)
• Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green: 0.859 (19th)
• Strokes Gained: Putting: 0.016 (101st)
• Par 5 Birdie or Better Leaders: 47.46 percent (25th)
• 2015 finish at Kapalua: 33rd (out of 34)

Holmes has yet to play on the PGA Tour during the 2016 season and last year’s finish at the Plantation Course does little to warrant picking him this week. So let’s call it instinct. What is undeniable, however, is that Holmes is long off the tee and seems to possess a game tailor made for this golf course.

Last season, Holmes averaged almost 310 yards off the tee on the PGA Tour, which was good enough to finish fifth overall. With wide, forgiving fairways, Holmes should have plenty of looks to make birdies. If and when his putter heats up, Holmes will make a run at getting an early win in his 2016 season.

Justin Thomas ($8,700)

2015 PGA Tour season statistics

• All-Around Ranking: 324 (7th)
• Ball-Striking: 152 (41st)
• Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green: 0.881 (17th)
• Strokes Gained: Putting: 0.043 (95th)
• Par 5 Birdie or Better Leaders: 55.36 percent (1st)
• 2015 finish at Kapalua: Did not play

Along with Kevin Kisner (discussed below), Thomas played more events (four total) in the 2016 wrap-around season than anyone else featured in this article. Thomas opened 2016 at the Frys.com Open in Napa with a T3, and then followed that strong finish with closing out his maiden PGA Tour win at the CIMB Classic.

Thomas has been featured previously in this series of fantasy articles for the 2016 season and will be again, because like counterparts Patrick Rodgers and Brooks Koepka, among others, he is going to be competing for wins throughout this season. He is long off the tee and has a complete game, which is only held back by a marginal putter from time-to-time. In the grand scheme, $8,700 is not cheap, but the upside and potential to win for Thomas is undeniable. Don’t miss out.

Kevin Kisner ($9,200)

2015 PGA Tour season statistics

• All-Around Ranking: 714 (83rd)
• Ball-Striking: 129 (59th)
• Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green: 0.343 (49th)
• Strokes Gained: Putting: 0.247 (44th)
• Par 5 Birdie or Better Leaders: 42.95 percent (78th)
• 2015 finish at Kapalua: Did not play

After putting together a 2015 season, in which Kisner lost in playoffs at the RBC Heritage (Jim Furyk), The Players Championship (Rickie Fowler), and The Greenbrier Classic (Danny Lee), and losing to Russell Knox at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China back in November, he convincingly earned his first PGA Tour victory at The RSM Classic to close out the 2016 wrap-around season. Kisner is on the verge of turning 32 years old in 2016, and in that regard, he falls in to what is traditionally considered one’s “prime” on the PGA Tour.

It remains to be seen (obviously) whether Kisner’s win last fall will prove to be a springboard to more wins or in hindsight the pinnacle of his PGA Tour career. Personally, there is little doubt for me it will be the former. Kisner is hungry for more wins and recognition that he can beat the best players in the world. This tournament is a perfect spot for Kisner to prove his point.

Zach Johnson ($9,500)

2015 PGA Tour season statistics

• All-Around Ranking: 405 (13th)
• Ball-Striking: 86 (36th)
• Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green: 1.042 (13th)
• Strokes Gained: Putting: 0.042 (96th)
• Par 5 Birdie or Better Leaders: 45.82 percent (38th)
• 2015 finish at Kapalua: 7th

Johnson, like Bill Haas, only played in one event during the 2016 wrap-around season, making the cut (but posting “MDF”) at The RSM Classic. Historically, during his years on the PGA Tour, Johnson has been a model of consistency, which sometimes overshadows the fact that he is a 12-time PGA Tour winner, including, the 2007 Masters and 2015 The Open Championship.

The biggest question mark about Johnson, at this point, is how will his recent change of equipment from Titleist to PXG (Parsons Extreme Golf) affect him, if at all, early in this 2016 season. Despite that detail, it is impossible to overlook the fact that Johnson won this same tournament in 2014. With no cut and recent memories of strong play at this venue, Johnson, even at a cost $9,500, is worth the money given his proven ability to win PGA Tour events of all kinds.

Patrick Reed ($9,900)

2015 PGA Tour season statistics

• All-Around Ranking: 580 (43rd)
• Ball-Striking: 303 (160th)
• Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green: 0.428 (41st)
• Strokes Gained: Putting: 0.405 (19th)
• Par 5 Birdie or Better Leaders: 46.25 percent (33rd)
• 2015 finish at Kapalua: 1st (playoff win over Jimmy Walker)

Love him or hate him, Reed is likely going to be a popular pick this week in Maui for two reasons. First, he is defending champion and second, in light of his recent strong play. With respect to the latter, Reed closed out 2015 by finishing 2nd (for the second straight year) at the Hero Wold Challenge. In doing so, Reed completed a seven-week stretch in which he posted six top-10s internationally and moved into 10th place in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Notably, I have already gone on record to say Reed seems ready for a huge year in which he closes the gap on Spieth, Day, and McIlroy. There is no better place to start than right here in Maui where Spieth and Day are teeing it up, too. As the sixth-most expensive player this week, Reed still seems to be a must-have at $9,900.

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