Alex Smalley

Alex Smalley is a PGA Tour pro from United States rated 86 overall (grade B+) in the 2025–26 pool — a Surgeon build headlined by iron play at A-, the standout of the nine zones on this card.

• Power B+ — on the stronger side of average in the 2025–26 pool; 36 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy B+ — a clear strength in the 2025–26 pool; 20 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play A- — a clear strength in the 2025–26 pool; only 12 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game B+ — a shade above the pool average in the 2025–26 pool; 35 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting sits at B+ for Smalley, on the stronger side of average across the 2025–26 pool: 30 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ A- — a clear strength in the 2025–26 pool; only 11 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• Nerve sits at A- for Smalley, a clear strength across the 2025–26 pool: 16 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• At A-, Smalley's consistency rating is well above the pool average (81st percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 18 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine sits at A- for Smalley, a clear strength across the 2025–26 pool: 26 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Surgeon. A surgeon — iron play is the standout attribute, the single biggest scoring lever in the model, and it shows: this profile hits more greens, closer to the pin, than almost anyone else in the pool.

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Justin Thomas (93% similar), Rickie Fowler (93% similar) and Ryan Gerard (93% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• Justin Thomas,
• Rickie Fowler,
• Ryan Gerard

This profile's course fit lines up best with U.S. Open (Major), THE PLAYERS Championship (Flagship) and The Open Championship (Major) — the three events on the schedule that reward this exact mix of attributes the most.

• U.S. Open — Major
• THE PLAYERS Championship — Flagship
• The Open Championship — Major

At $6M (B tier), Alex Smalley leaves $39M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 3 more S-tier chips, or 32 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (power, accuracy and short game) include Rory McIlroy ($10M), Scottie Scheffler ($10M) and Tommy Fleetwood ($10M).

• Rory McIlroy ($10M),
• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Tommy Fleetwood ($10M)

Runner-up 2026 PGA Championship. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Every rating on this page is a 1–10 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.