Sam Stevens

Representing United States on the PGA Tour, Sam Stevens carries a 77 overall rating and a Tour Winner profile, built around engine graded A-, which leads every other attribute on the card.

• Power sits at B+ for Stevens, modestly above average across 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.
• At B+, Stevens's accuracy rating is a clear strength (79th percentile of 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 sits at B for Stevens, a genuine liability across the 2025–26 pool: 69 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game B — a step below the pool average in the 2025–26 pool; 64 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting C — a genuine liability in the 2025–26 pool; 77 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• At B, Stevens's course iq rating is a step below the pool average (31st percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 66 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• Nerve B+ — modestly above average in the 2025–26 pool; 46 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• Consistency B+ — modestly above average in the 2025–26 pool; 42 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 Stevens, well above the pool average 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.

Tour Winner. A solid tour winner's profile — no glaring weakness, a rating comfortably above the pool average, and enough all-around game to be a threat most weeks without a single standout attribute.

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Daniel Berger (92% similar), Taylor Pendrith (92% similar) and Elvis Smylie (91% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• Daniel Berger,
• Taylor Pendrith,
• Elvis Smylie

This profile's course fit lines up best with Miami Championship (Marquee), Farmers Insurance Open (Tour event) and Arnold Palmer Invitational (Marquee) — the three events on the schedule that reward this exact mix of attributes the most.

• Miami Championship — Marquee
• Farmers Insurance Open — Tour event
• Arnold Palmer Invitational — Marquee

At $2.5M (D tier), Sam Stevens leaves $42.5M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 4 more S-tier chips, or 35 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (putting, iron play and short game) include Sam Burns ($8M), Scottie Scheffler ($10M) and Tommy Fleetwood ($10M).

• Sam Burns ($8M),
• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Tommy Fleetwood ($10M)

Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

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