Lee Hodges vs. Keita Nakajima

Keita Nakajima has the tee-to-green game of a player who's going to get more chances like this one as his career develops, and a golf course nobody in the field has fully figured out is exactly the kind of week that can produce a signature result. Detroit's composite layout got a real overhaul for its final playing — new greens, repositioned bunkers, a reworked irrigation system — turning a historically wide-open, low-scoring venue into a genuine ball-striking test, at least through the opening rounds. Lee Hodges is a solid, dependable player, but this is a spot where plus money on the player with more emerging talent and less mileage on this specific setup carries real appeal. Neither player has a track record here that should matter much given how differently the course plays now, which levels the field more than the price suggests. Nakajima is the play today.