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Cameron Champ Looks To Defend His Title At 3M
Cameron Champ will look to defend his title this week at the 3M Open. The 27-year-old bomber ranks second in the field in strokes gained off the tee over his last 36 rounds but doesn't have much else going for him as of late. The former Texas A&M Aggie has been inconsistent with his irons,... Read More
J.T. Poston Back At Wheelhouse For 3M Open
J.T. Poston was another one of those golfers who just could not make enough putts to get to the weekend at The Open. However, before that, Poston was posting some impressive scores en route to a victory at the John Deere Classic. That followed a runner-up finish at the Travelers Championship where he shot a... Read More
Adam Long Carries Some Value As 3M Open Looms
Adam Long took the week of The Open off and the week before as well. That may have been smart for the American golfer. After The Memorial, where he missed the cut, Long finished in the top-25 in three straight events. That included shooting consistently right into the final rounds of each tournament. His final... Read More
Stewart Cink May Not Be In Mix At 3M Open
Stewart Cink could not make many birdies overseas last week at The Open. His opening-round 78 proved to be an early demise as the American missed the cut. He did make four birdies on Friday to go along with three bogeys. The problem for the 49-year old golfer is strokes gained around the green. He... Read More
Maverick McNealy Likely To Have A Wild Ride At 3M Open
Maverick McNealy was in great shape at the Barracuda Championship last week and then the final four holes happened. There was a double bogey followed by three more bogeys which caused McNealy to drop to a tie for ninth. Honestly, the young American might have won the tournament if he had not missed several key... Read More
Jordan Spieth A Popular Choice At St. Andrews
Jordan Spieth will likely be one of the highest-owned golfers in DFS this week. Spieth has shown good form of late, highlighted by his 10th place finish at The Scottish Open. Spieth has had an up and down here. He missed the cut at The Masters but returned to win The RBC Heritage a week... Read More
Scottie Scheffler Sets Sights On St Andrews
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler arrives in St Andrews for the final major of the year. Many had expected Scheffler to have a good year, but few may have predicted just how well he would play. Although his missed the cut at The Scottish Open, he is a top choice for The Open. With how... Read More
Louis Oosthuizen A Horse For The Course
Louis Oosthuizen has played two Open Championships at St Andrews, winning the first in 2010 and finishing as the runner-up in 2015. If there were ever a time to play someone on course history alone, it would be Oosthiuzen this week. His recent form is unimpressive for the former Open Championship winner, he has played... Read More
Robert MacIntyre Looking For 10th Straight Made Cut
Regardless of the form Robert MacIntyre enters a major with, he has somehow made the cut in all nine majors he has played in. He has two top-10 finishes in those majors which both came at the only two Open Championships he has played in. If history repeats itself and MacIntyre finds himself inside the... Read More
Keegan Bradley Leads Field In Recent Approach Metrics
After losing 2.7 strokes on the greens in the final round of the U.S. Open, Keegan Bradley has lost strokes putting in six of his last seven rounds. However, he is still averaging plus-0.4 strokes in the last 32 rounds he has played. If he can bounce back with the putter this week, he stands... Read More
Joaquin Niemann Needs Putter To Cooperate
Joaquin Niemann has not finished worse than T25 in the six starts he gained more than two strokes on the greens this year. His ball striking has seemed to provide him with a high floor that allows him to be in immediate contention once his putter starts contributing to the team project. Niemann was neutral... Read More
Matt Fitzpatrick A Safe Play With Immense Upside
Matt Fitzpatrick has worked tirelessly on all aspects of his game to reap the rewards of winning the U.S. Open last month. His game seemingly has no weaknesses as he is averaging no less than +0.41 strokes gained in all four of the major strokes-gained categories this year. Regardless of the conditions we get this... Read More
Christiaan Bezuidenhout Putting Lights-Out
Christiaan Bezuidenhout enters the week with four top-20s in his last six starts, courtesy of a putter that has averaged plus-1.04 strokes over his last 24 rounds. Bezuidenhout has also gained strokes off the tee in his last five starts and has flashed upside on approach, too. Renowned as a tough-condition specialist, his putter has... Read More
Viktor Hovland Continues To Struggle Around The Green
After rattling off three wins and seven top-10 finishes in a nine-event stretch across the globe earlier this season, Viktor Hovland has yet to crack the top 20 in any standard event since March. Although he is still typically gaining on the ball-striking front, he has regressed on his approach and off the tee relative... Read More
Keith Mitchell A Potential Dark Horse At The Open Championship
Keith Mitchell continued his stellar play last week at The Scottish Open. He finished 34th and extended his made-cut streak to six straight events. Mitchell is doing a lot well right now, specifically driving and putting. He has gained strokes off the tee and while putting in five straight events. It was good to see... Read More
Jason Kokrak Trending In The Wrong Direction
It has been a stretch to forget for Jason Kokrak. He has missed the cut in his past two starts, failing to qualify for the weekend at The Scottish Open last time he teed it up. He has not recorded a top-20 finish in over a month and has been struggling with his short game.... Read More
Sungjae Im Struggling Heading Into The Open Championship
Before the U.S. Open, Sungjae Im had made the cut in seven straight events. However, since his missed cut at The Country Club in June, it has been a rough stretch for Im. He withdrew from the Travelers Championship, citing a back injury. He returned to action last week at The Scottish Open, missing the... Read More
Abraham Ancer A Good Course Fit At The Open Championship
Abraham Ancer possesses the ideal skill set to succeed at The Open Championship. He is one of the most accurate players off the tee and has gained strokes in that metric in seven of his last eight events on the PGA Tour. He moved over to the LIV Tour in late June and teed it... Read More
Tommy Fleetwood A Contender If Conditions Are Tough
Tommy Fleetwood continues to shine in low-scoring, tougher events, claiming his second top-five finish on the PGA Tour. His two T5s this year have had a winning score of five- and seven-under, which are considered tough conditions in the current PGA climate. If the wind does not blow and St. Andrews' firm and crusty underbelly... Read More
Marc Leishman A Wild Card At The Open Championship
It has not been a good few months for Marc Leishman. He has missed the cut in three of his last four events, including a missed cut last week at The Scottish Open. He has only posted one top-10 finish this year and has yet to really contend at any event. On the other hand,... Read More
Tyrrell Hatton Playing Well Heading Into The Open Championship
It has been a very good stretch of golf for Tyrrell Hatton. He has made the cut in nine of his last 10 events, including a T24 finish last week at the Scottish Open. One thing that is apparent about Hatton is that he is one of the best putters in the world. He ranks... Read More
Adam Scott A Possible Contender At The Open Championship
He hasn't played a lot, but Adam Scott can still play at a world-class level. He finished T14 at the U.S. Open and has not played a competitive round since. He has only played eight events in 2022, making the cut six times. The reason Scott is such an interesting option this week is his... Read More
Brooks Koepka Lacking Major Form
Brooks Koepka has only played in three events since April, all three being majors, with his best result being a 55th-place finish at the U.S. Open. His approach play and short game are diminishing any opportunity he might have of contending at these high-level events. With very little form to write home about heading into... Read More
Justin Thomas Lost Strokes Ball-Striking After Tweaking Back
Justin Thomas lost strokes on approach and off the tee for the first time since the PGA Championship in May of 2021. The concerning part about this is that it came in his first start since withdrawing from the Travelers Championship citing a tweaked back. There are no reports confirming that he is still dealing... Read More
Aaron Wise A Sneaky Good Option At The Open
Aaron Wise continues to have a nice 2022 PGA Tour season, and currently sits just outside the Tour Championship threshold. A big reason for his top-35 ranking has been his play in major championships. Wise has finished inside the top-27 in both of the majors he's played in, as well as four top-10 finishes in... Read More
Xander Schauffele Going For Three In A Row
It was back-to-back wins in back-to-back starts for Xander Schauffele at the Travelers Championship and Scottish Open, and now he looks for three in a row at the Open Championship this week. Although it is unlikely to win in three straight starts, Schauffele has the game to win at St. Andrews. Driving the ball well... Read More
Hideki Matsuyama Has History At St. Andrews
Hideki Matsuyama comes into St. Andrews as one of the few who had success in the 2015 Open Championship. Matsuyama finished inside the top-20 in that event, T18 to be exact. Matsuyama has all of the tools to succeed at St. Andrews, as his play off the tee, and on par 4s are well above... Read More
Patrick Cantlay Looks For Major Breakthrough
Patrick Cantlay is looking to claim his first career major championship this week at St Andrews. The reigning FedEx Cup Champion enters the week in good form, finishing inside the top-14 in each of his last four starts, two of them being top-five finishes. The UCLA grad has been fantastic off the tee, losing strokes... Read More
Cameron Smith May Struggle At The Old Course
Cameron Smith comes into the Open Championship coming off a T10 finish at the Scottish Open last week. For Smith, it was his sixth top-10 finish of the season, but his first since the Masters in early April. Although a good result last week, Smith may struggle this week at the Old Course. Smith isn't... Read More
Dustin Johnson Confident Heading To St. Andrews
At the latest LIV Golf Series event, Dustin Johnson spoke about the state of his game, noting that he felt great about his wedge play and just needed to work on his driving accuracy a little bit. With wide fairways at the Old Course this week and many wedge shots, it feels like a perfect... Read More
