The FedExCup Fall gets underway this week at the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville. The new event in North Carolina replaces the Procore at Silverado as the official Fall opener for the PGA Tour.
The first of eight FedExCup Fall events to close out the year, the Biltmore Championship Asheville represents the first opportunity for players to accrue valuable points over the next couple of months in an effort to cement their PGA Tour status for 2027.
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove (Par 71, 7,249 yards), a Jack Nicklaus design, will host the first PGA Tour event in Asheville, North Carolina, since 1942. The final event ahead of the 2026 Presidents Cup will see a couple of next week's participants in attendance, with young phenom Jackson Koivun and Jacob Bridgeman from the U.S. team teeing it up, and Corey Conners, Nick Taylor, Nico Echavarria, Ryo Hisatsune, and Christiaan Bezuidenhout from the International squad. 2026 Memorial Tournament winner J.T. Poston is also in the field, making his first start since last month's BMW Championship.
Who will shine in the first event of the FedExCup Fall? Let's get into some picks and predictions for the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville.
2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville picks and predictions
Sleeper pick for the Biltmore Championship Asheville: Davis Chatfield (+17000)
Fifth at the ISCO Championship in July, Chatfield had a strong finish to the PGA Tour regular season with three top-25 finishes in his last five events. He ranks number one in the field in driving accuracy over the last three months, per Data Golf, and sixth in strokes gained on approach, which is expected to be important at a locale that figures to reward keeping the ball in play and being sharp with the irons.
Additionally, Davis ranked 13th on the PGA Tour in par-3 scoring this season, and The Cliffs at Walnut Cove will feature a unique blend of five par-3s.
Sleeper pick for the Biltmore Championship Asheville: Billy Horschel (+5500)
Horschel will be teeing it up at the Biltmore Championship Asheville and not the BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour for the first time since 2020. It will be only the second time since 2017 that he won't be playing the flagship event across the pond.
The 2014 FedEx Cup Champion heads to Asheville ranked 100th in the FedEx Cup Fall standings and needing some strong results over the next couple of months in order to cement his PGA Tour status. A winner at Jack's Memorial Tournament in 2022, Horschel has had success at Nicklaus designs throughout his career. He has finished T13 (3M Open) and T12 (Wyndham Championship) in two of his last three starts after a difficult season.
Pick to win the Biltmore Championship Asheville: Jackson Suber (+4100)
Fourth in the field from tee to green over the last six months, Suber had a strong season highlighted by top-six finishes at the Byron Nelson, Canadian Open, and John Deere, and leading the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale after the opening round.
He cooled off a bit at the end of July but recorded a T22 result last time out at the Wyndham Championship. Like Chatfield, Suber ranked 13th in par-3 scoring on the PGA Tour this season and could shine in an event like the Biltmore Championship Asheville.
Pick to win the Biltmore Championship Asheville: J.T. Poston (+3200)
A winner at the Memorial in the summer, as mentioned above, J.T. Poston will tee it up at the Biltmore Championship Asheville, having played his collegiate golf at nearby Western Carolina University. The North Carolina native has had plenty of success in his home state previously, having won at the Wyndham Championship in 2019.
Ranked sixth in total strokes gained over the last six months and second in the field from tee to green over the past month, Poston will tee it up at the FedExCup Fall opener in solid form, having finished T24 (FedEx St. Jude) and T22 (BMW) in his last two events.
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