Austin Championship Picks, Predictions & Odds For 2026

• The brand new Austin Championship tees off Thursday, November 12th
• Phenom Jackson Koivun is the favorite to win over Doug Ghim and Sunday’s winner Blades Brown
• See my 2026 Austin Championship picks, best value bets, and the odds to win

Following Blades Brown’s historic victory at the World Wide Technology Championship, which resulted in the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in 95 years, there’s a debut event. It’s the Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions. It’s taking place at Fazio Canyons Course at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, and it’s a par-72 layout.

With no course history to speak of for the competitors, I’m relying on recent success and a few value picks for longshots who could find their way into the winner’s circle for this first-time tournament.

Austin Championship Odds & Prices (2026)

Odds as Monday, November 9th. Claim the Kalshi promo code to get a bonus for the Austin Championship.

I’m starting my card this week with veteran Chris Kirk, who has won six times in his career. He was right in the thick of it Sunday in Mexico, before a tough finish dropped him into a tie for twelfth. However, Kirk has been dynamite in the last six times teeing it up, posting four top-12s.

He can be found on Kalshi at the equivalent of +3500 American Odds, which is slightly longer than his current price on DraftKings. He’s among the favorites to win this week, but I still feel that number is decent enough, given he has the sixth shortest number on the board.

Austin Championship 2026 Picks & Value Bets

• Ben Kohles +4200 at Kalshi: Ben Kohles has nearly earned a trophy on the big stage, but twice has suffered excruciating defeats on the 72nd hole (2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson, 2026 John Deere Classic). However, his Fall Series performance has been extremely steady, picking up five straight top-25s. If he can learn how to better handle the final hole jitters, he’s as ready as anybody to claim a victory.
• Luke Clanton +6400 at Kalshi: Luke Clanton took the golf world by storm in 2024, registering a pair of runner-ups on the PGA Tour as an amateur. It took him a while to find his footing professionally, but he’s had four solid events in a row, highlighted by a T-7th at the Bank of Utah Championship. Like Blades Brown, he’s a young phenom, and perhaps the main circuit can see two emerging stars win in back-to-back weeks.
• Kensei Hirata +15500 at DraftKings: 25-year old Kensei Hirata has been turning heads his last two tournaments, recording a T-11th at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open, then chasing that with a solo fourth at the World Wide Technology Championship. Though he doesn’t have a win stateside, he’s racked up six titles on the Japan Golf Tour.
• Peter Malnati +22000 at DraftKings: This is a deep bomb with potential, given Peter Malnati’s solid play of late. He’s posted three top-25s in his last five starts, and has won two times on the PGA Tour. He was in second place after two days of the recently completed WWTC, meaning he’ll be intriguing to monitor in the top 10/20 markets.