# Charles Schwab R3 Showdown — core plays (May 30, 2026)

**Event:** Charles Schwab Challenge · Colonial  
**Slate:** Round 3 Showdown · Captain + 5 FLEX · **49 golfers** (post-R2 made-cut DK board · FTN R3 paste)  
**Lab:** [R3 Showdown Builder](https://courtedge.net/pga-dk-lineup-lab.html?preset=showdown-r3-cpt)  
**Plan:** [PGA-SHOWDOWN-R3-PLAN-2026-05-30.md](./PGA-SHOWDOWN-R3-PLAN-2026-05-30.md) · **Strategy:** [PGA-SHOWDOWN-R3-STRATEGY-2026-05-30.md](./PGA-SHOWDOWN-R3-STRATEGY-2026-05-30.md)

**Cut update:** Keith Mitchell **missed the cut** after R2 — excluded from R3 slate. Rebuild slate: `node scripts/import-pga-dg-r3-showdown-csv.mjs`

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## Cash core (floor · double-ups · 3-max)

1. **Ludvig Aberg** — top DG proj (38.4) · T15  
2. **Russell Henley** — 37.4 proj · T6 PM floor  
3. **Justin Thomas** — 36.8 proj · AM anchor  
4. **Ben Griffin** — 36.0 proj · value at $9,200  
5. **Ryo Hisatsune** — 35.2 proj · PM steady  
6. **Christiaan Bezuidenhout** — 35.4 proj · AM value at $7,700  
7. **J.J. Spaun** — 35.8 proj · PM chalk floor  
8. **Hideki Matsuyama** — 35.4 proj · T2 narrative  

**Lab:** preset **showdown-r3-cpt** → **Quick build 150** or **SE today · 100**.

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## GPP core (SE + 150-max MME)

1. **Eric Cole** — 34.3 proj · PM lever  
2. **Davis Thompson** — 34.3 proj · PM ceiling  
3. **Thorbjorn Olesen** — 33.6 proj · AM wave  
4. **Doug Ghim** — 33.6 proj · PM pivot  
5. **Zachary Bauchou** — 33.6 proj · AM dart  
6. **Michael Thorbjornsen** — 33.7 proj · T2 leverage  
7. **Tom Kim** — 33.8 proj · mid-tier pivot  
8. **Patrick Rodgers** — 32.7 proj · sub-$7k lever  

**Lab fast path:** **Quick build 150** (pool 150 · worker · ROI · top 150 CSV).  
**SE GPP:** **Moklovin SE · 10,000 → Win% → #1**.

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## One-line build

Reload R3 slate → **Quick build 150** → upload CSV to DK 150-max.

Subscriber JSON: `data/pga-subscriber-picks-r3-showdown-2026-05-30.json`