The third round of the 2026 Biltmore Championship gets underway on Friday at Walnut Cove in Asheville, North Carolina.
Neal Shipley holds a one-stroke lead over the rest of the field at 15-under par after the second round. With two days remaining, this tournament remains wide open.
Here are my picks and Biltmore Championship Round 3 best bets.
Biltmore Championship Round 3 Best Bets
Kevin Roy Top-20 (-136 at DraftKings)
Kevin Roy has played consistently well with two straight 67s to advance to the weekend T10. At -136, he is worth backing to maintain this momentum for the remainder of the week.
With this being the inaugural edition of a tournament contested on a course that has never hosted a competitive event featuring players of this caliber, there is little course data to work with. That said, there are multiple reasons to believe that the short game will be the differentiator this week.
First, this is mountain golf, which means that players who typically struggle with distance will be able to keep pace with the heavier hitters. Second, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove features five par 3s and generous fairways on the par 4s and 5s.
Subsequently, two big areas to look at this week are strokes gained: approach and strokes gained: putting. This profile benefits Roy, who is coming off his T19 finish at the Wyndham Championship.
Entering this week, he ranks in the top half among professional golfers in both strokes gained: approach and strokes gained: putting.
Rico Hoey Top-20 (-132 at DraftKings)
Another golfer worth targeting in this market is Rico Hoey. He had a stronger start to the tournament, entering the weekend T10.
At -132, it's worth taking a shot on Hoey to keep things going as the week progresses.
Like Roy, Hoey fits this course well.
Hoey ranks in the 63rd percentile in strokes gained: approach and has improved his putting. Entering this week, Hoey has gained true strokes putting in each of his past two tournaments, finishing inside the top-25 in each outing.
