Tournament Wins
3T5 in PS&T2026 Post-Season Report
Dave Hawley
Pinckney Pirates
A podium season
Pinckney Pirates, managed by Dave Hawley, finished in 3rd Place overall with 634 points. Scottie Scheffler led the roster with 131 PS&T points, and an A- team grade closed the book on 2026.
Season GradeA-Final Rank 3
Final Rank3
Season Points634
Points Back32
Weekly Winnings$15.00
The Season Story
How 2026 unfolded
Pinckney Pirates earned a place on the 2026 podium with 634 points. Dave Hawley's roster finished third and separated itself from the rest of the league over a long 32-event schedule.
Scottie Scheffler was the team MVP with 131 points, finishing 1st Place among all PS&T golfers. Si Woo Kim supplied another 87 points and, from Pool E, also emerged as the roster's clearest value win.
The high-water mark came at FedEx St. Jude Championship, where the team scored 56 points and finished in 1st Place for the week. The low point was Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at just 0 points. The roster did more of its damage early, scoring 332 points in the first half before cooling to 302 in the second.
Podium Finishes became the clearest team signature: 12, good for 1st Place in PS&T. The four majors produced 112 points (5th Place), while the three playoff events produced 102 (2nd Place).
Roster Report Card
All 11 golfers, graded
| Golfer | Pool | Pts | Scoring Wks | PS&T Rank | Pool Finish* | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | A | 131 | 19 | 1 | Only drafted golfer | A++ |
| Si Woo Kim | E | 87 | 23 | 2 | 1st of 10 | A++ |
| Ludvig Åberg | C | 67 | 17 | T6 | 2nd of 8 | A |
| Collin Morikawa | D | 61 | 15 | 8 | 1st of 6 | A |
| Sam Burns | D | 58 | 17 | 9 | 2nd of 6 | A |
| Tommy Fleetwood | B | 57 | 18 | T10 | 1st of 4 | A |
| Xander Schauffele | F | 56 | 18 | 12 | 1st of 9 | A |
| Sungjae Im | F | 38 | 16 | T18 | 2nd of 9 | A- |
| Rickie Fowler | E | 35 | 16 | T21 | 5th of 10 | B |
| Maverick McNealy | C | 25 | 19 | T32 | 5th of 8 | C+ |
| Jordan Spieth | WC | 19 | 19 | T42 | Wildcard | D |
* Pool Finish compares a golfer with the other golfers from that same draft pool who were selected by at least one PS&T team.
League Profile
What defined this team
Podium Finishes
12No. 1 in PS&TTop-Five Finishes
13T6 in PS&TTop-Half Finishes
22T2 in PS&TThe Full Review
The season, unpacked
The numbers above are the quick read. This is the deeper story of the picks, the roster construction, the standings race, and the moments that actually shaped the season.
Pick of the Year
Scottie Scheffler set the pace
Scottie Scheffler was the roster's most productive golfer from start to finish: 131 PS&T points, 1st Place overall, and points scored in 19 of the 32 events.
27 of those points came in the four majors. He also produced 13 top-10 scoring finishes and 3 full 11-point performances. This was the kind of pick that gave the entire roster a dependable ceiling every time he entered the field.
Best Value
Si Woo Kim beat the price tag
Si Woo Kim delivered 87 points and finished 2nd Place among every PS&T golfer. Among Pool E golfers, he ranked 1st Place out of 10 in season scoring.
The value was not just one hot tournament. He scored in 23 events and supplied 11 top-10 scoring finishes. For a season-long league, that steady return from a non-premium roster slot is exactly the kind of production that changes a team's floor.
The Supporting Cast
How the roster was really built
The scoring distribution landed in a healthy middle ground, with the top five responsible for 63.7% of the total. Together they produced 404 points. Behind the MVP, Si Woo Kim, Ludvig Åberg, Collin Morikawa and Sam Burns formed the core that determined whether the team could turn a star season into a strong fantasy finish.
The fifth-best scorer still contributed 58 points, which is a useful shorthand for the roster's depth. In a 32-event format, those middle-roster contributions matter almost as much as the headline names because zeroes and one-point weeks accumulate quickly.
The One That Missed
Jordan Spieth was the toughest roster spot
No 11-player fantasy roster is perfect, and Jordan Spieth was the least productive slot here. He finished with 19 points, T42 overall, and scored in 19 events.
That does not erase the useful weeks he did provide, but over an entire season this was the spot that gave the team the least return. On a contender, stronger production here can turn a close race into breathing room; on a lower-finishing team, it is exactly the kind of roster hole that becomes difficult to hide.
What Really Defined This Team
Podium Finishes told the clearest story
The strongest league-wide indicator was podium finishes: 12, ranking 1st Place in PS&T. That is more revealing than any single hot week because it shows what the team repeatedly did well across the schedule.
At the other end, top-five finishes was the softer spot at 13, ranking T6. The majors produced 112 points and the playoffs produced 102, so the biggest stages either reinforced the team's identity or exposed the gap between its best and worst stretches.
On the Biggest Stages
Majors and playoffs exposed the roster's ceiling
The four majors were their own mini-season. This roster scored 112 major points, good for 5th Place in PS&T. The biggest individual contributors were Scottie Scheffler (27), Sam Burns (25), Ludvig Åberg (13).
The three-event playoff run produced 102 points and a 2nd Place league ranking. Scottie Scheffler (23), Ludvig Åberg (14), Si Woo Kim (12) led that closing stretch. For teams in contention, those seven high-pressure events often decided the final tier of the standings; for everyone else, they showed which roster pieces still had enough form to finish the year strongly.
The Standings Race
A season that peaked in 3rd Place
Its best standing matched the final result in 3rd Place, reached after Truist Championship. The path through 32 events was not linear; good weeks moved the team into range, while quiet weeks quickly gave those gains back.
At the finish, 28 points separated it from Who Cut The Geez? directly ahead. That final spacing is useful context: it shows whether one additional strong tournament could have changed the finishing tier or whether the roster needed a more fundamental scoring lift.
Season Turning Points
The weeks that changed the story
Event 30Best scoring week
FedEx St. Jude Championship
- Week
- 56 pts
- Season Total
- 588
- Standing
- 3
56 points and a 1st-Place weekly finish pushed the season total to 588.
Event 16High-water mark
Truist Championship
- Week
- 33 pts
- Season Total
- 332
- Standing
- 3
Truist Championship put the team in 3rd Place in the season standings.
Event 5Biggest move
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
- Week
- 39 pts
- Season Total
- 95
- Standing
- T5
A 39-point week improved the season position by 3 places.
Final Assessment
A podium season with real staying power
Pinckney Pirates finished with 634 points in 3rd Place overall. The top five golfers accounted for 63.7% of the scoring, while Jordan Spieth represented the lowest-return roster slot. Those two facts explain a lot about both the ceiling and the limitations of the team.
Scottie Scheffler gave this roster a legitimate anchor and Si Woo Kim delivered value, but the final gap shows how unforgiving a 32-event season can be. The difference between the podium and the title was not one dramatic failure—it was the accumulation of a few points here and there.
AI Commissioner After Dark · The Roast
The pirates found the podium and still missed the damn treasure.
Read the part you’re probably going to wish you hadn’t
Dave Hawley sailed the Pinckney Pirates to 3rd place, which is objectively a hell of a season. Unfortunately, pirates are generally expected to come home with treasure, not a bronze-colored receipt proving two other assholes got there first. Dave found the island. He just watched somebody else carry off the chest.
The Pirates' high-water mark was 3rd place, and that is exactly where they finished. Translation: Dave reached the podium, planted the flag, and then spent the rest of the year staring up at the same two boats. The 56-point win at FedEx St. Jude Championship was a cannon blast. The zero at Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches was the sound of the cannon rolling off the fucking deck.
Scottie Scheffler piled up 131 points and ranked 1st overall, accounting for 20.7% of the total. Jordan Spieth brought up the rear with 19 points and was tied for 42nd. The top five supplied 63.7% of the scoring, which means Dave had a real crew — just not enough sailors willing to row when Scottie took a Sunday off.
The first half beat the second 332 to 302, but the playoffs still produced 102 points and ranked 2nd in the league. Add 3 tournament wins and you get a season that was genuinely excellent, annoyingly respectable, and still 32 points short of the treasure chest. Bronze is shiny, Dave. It is also not fucking gold.
A podium is nice. Pirates don't write songs about third-place treasure.
Fantasy-golf decisions only. Everybody's dignity was left on the first tee.