Garrick Higgo vs. Stephan Jaeger

Garrick Higgo gets treated like the buzzier name in this pairing thanks to raw power, but his 2026 season tells a different story. He's missed the cut in eight of 13 starts, and his strokes gained numbers are ugly across the board, ranking outside the top 145 on Tour in approach, putting, and total strokes gained this season. His best finish all year is a T40. Stephan Jaeger isn't lighting up leaderboards either, but he's been the steadier of the two, with two top-10s over his last ten starts and a T7 at the Valspar that shows the game is at least functional. Neither player brings a strong track record at TPC Deere Run specifically, but when one side of a matchup is missing cuts at a 60% clip, and the other is quietly making weekends, the pricing here looks tilted toward reputation over performance. I'd rather take the more reliable ball-striker at plus money than lay a number on a player who can't find fairways or greens right now. Play Jaeger in this head-to-head matchup.