Rory Mcllroy In Top Form
Rory McIlroy successfully defended his Canadian Open championship last week. McIlroy gained strokes in every key metric in Canada, including 5.9 strokes on the green. It was his fourth top-10 finish in five starts. McIlroy now sets his sights on the U.S. Open. He won this event in 2011 at Congressional Country Club. He has... Read More
Jordan Spieth Under The Weather Ahead Of U.S. Open
Jordan Spieth was said to have left the range Wednesday afternoon with an illness. If Spieth plays, he appears to have the recipe for a strong U.S. Open this week. Over the last 24 rounds, Spieth ranks fifth in ball-striking, first in strokes gained around the green, and 15th on approach. Spieth ended his nine... Read More
Xander Schauffele Still Looking For First Major Title
Since his win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Xander Schauffele hasn't recorded a finish outside the top 18, including a T13 at the PGA Championship. Pairing his recent success with his incredible U.S. Open success, Schauffele is a great option this week. But what kind of success has he had at the U.S.... Read More
Tyrrell Hatton Still Looking For U.S. Open Success
Tyrrell Hatton will be making his sixth start in the U.S. Open in his career and is looking to turn the tides on his U.S. Open success. Hatton has missed three of five cuts in his U.S. Open career, including last year's event. Hatton will head into the U.S. Open off a missed cut at... Read More
Matt Fitzpatrick No Stranger To The Country Club
Matt Fitzpatrick is one of the few players who comes into the U.S. Open at The Country Club with any prior success at the venue. Fitzpatrick won the 2013 U.S Amateur at The Country Club, jump starting his professional career in golf. Looking at this season, Fitzpatrick has racked up three top-10 finishes in his... Read More
Cameron Smith A Very Risky Play At The U.S. Open
Cameron Smith comes into the 2022 U.S. Open off four straight made cuts, three of those being top-21 finishes. With that said, Smith sits fifth in the FedEx Cup standings heading into this week's event. However, the U.S. Open doesn't set up well for Smith. So far this season, Smith sits 143rd in strokes gained... Read More
Jon Rahm Looks To Defend U.S. Open Title
Jon Rahm is looking to become the first person to win back-to-back U.S. Open titles since Brooks Koepka in 2017/2018 this week at The Country Club. Rahm comes into the event in good form, finishing inside the top 10 in two of his last three starts, one of those being a win in the Mexico... Read More
Sebastian Munoz Looks To Continue Strong Play
Make it 10 made cuts in a row for Sebastian Munoz. He finished 25th at the RBC Canadian Open last week, extending his made-cut-streak to double digits. There really isn't anything that Munoz is not doing well right now. He is driving the ball very well and is locked in with his irons. If there... Read More
Collin Morikawa Uncharacteristically Struggling
By his standards, Collin Morikawa has not been playing well. He missed the cut his last time out at the Memorial and has not posted a finish better than 26th since the Masters in April. The main issue for Morikawa has been the same issue that has plagued him throughout his career: his putting. He... Read More
Justin Rose Aims To Build Off Recent Round At U.S. Open
Justin Rose enters the U.S. Open coming off a phenomenal final-round performance at the RBC Canadian Open. Rose shot a 60 on Sunday in a round that saw him make three eagles and three bogeys. The great final round earned him a fourth-place finish at St. George's, which should give him confidence heading to Brookline.... Read More
Sungjae Im A Great Course Fit For The Country Club
It could be a great week for Sungjae Im. The 24-year-old has made the cut in six straight events and has not finished worse than 21st since the Masters. Im is playing well and looks to have the game to succeed in Brookline, MA. He has gained strokes around the green and gained strokes on... Read More
Patrick Reed Finding His Form Heading Into U.S. Open
Patrick Reed has been playing some good golf lately, making the cut in his last three events. The course sets up well for Reed, who has historically been one of the best short-game players in golf. The Country Club has some of the smallest greens on tour, so getting up and down will be key... Read More
Tommy Fleetwood A Sleeper At Brookline
Tommy Fleetwood heads to The Country Club at Brookline flying a bit under the radar. However, DFS grinders shouldn't underestimate the Englishman's ability to play well this week, as he's put forth nice efforts in 2022's first two major championships with a T14 at the Masters and a T5 at the PGA Championship. Fleetwood has... Read More
Justin Thomas Looks To Add U.S. Open Title To Resume
Weeks removed from a surging victory at the PGA Championship, Justin Thomas will look to add a U.S. Open title to his growing major-championship resume. Thomas has been the class of the PGA Tour throughout 2022, grading out first in this week's field in strokes gained total over the last 50 rounds. The Kentucky native's... Read More
Sahith Theegala Looks To Contend Again At The Canadian Open
Sahith Theegala recorded a fifth-place finish last week at The Memorial. Theegala gained 10.2 strokes tee-to-green and 5.9 strokes on approach last week. It was much improved for Theegala after a rough spring for the Pepperdine graduate. He now has three top tens on the year and looking to add to that this week. Theegala... Read More
Harold Varner III Looks To Continue Strong Form
Harold Varner III arrives in Canada off six straight made cuts. During that streak, Varner has recorded a sixth-place finish at the Players and a third-place finish at the RBC Heritage. While Varner has played well as of late, he has actually lost strokes off the tee in three straight events. If Varner is going... Read More
Corey Conners Gaining Around The Green For First Time As Pro
Corey Conners heads to his home country to contend for the RBC Canadian Open. He is having his best putting year on tour, gaining +0.11 so far this season. He is also gaining around the greens for the first time since turning pro. With a rejuvenated short game aiding his impeccable ball striking there is... Read More
Scottie Scheffler Seeking Fifth Win This Year
Looking for win No. 5 on the season, Scottie Scheffler will tee it up at the RBC Canadian Open this week. Seemingly no course is insurmountable for Scheffler, who has won on varying course layouts this year. He has gained handsomely across all four major statistical categories, with approach play being his biggest weapon so... Read More
Chris Kirk A Contender This Week
Look for Chris Kirk to contend this week at the RBC Canadian Open. Kirk has been a ball-striking machine of late, and last week was the first time he lost strokes from tee to green since August of last year. The 37-year-old lost 5.1 strokes on approach at the Memorial, marking the first time in... Read More
Justin Thomas A Great Play The Week Before A Major
Justin Thomas lost strokes on approach on US soil for the first time since February of 2021. An incredible stretch of iron play came to a screeching halt, losing -4.66 on approach, missing the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge. If we chalk down his performance to what he may have been drinking out of... Read More
Sebastian Munoz A Threat To Win The RBC Canadian Open
There aren't many golfers playing as well as Sebastian Munoz. He has made the cut in nine straight events, gaining strokes from tee-to-green in all nine starts. He has been particularly good with his irons, gaining strokes on approach in seven of his last nine tournaments. Munoz already has one PGA Tour win under his... Read More
Aaron Rai A Fade In Canada
Aaron Rai has been too inconsistent as of late to depend on this week. His T26 finish last week at the Memorial was a product of gaining 8.2 strokes putting, a statistic that will be nearly impossible to duplicate this week at St. Georges. Rai has lost strokes off the tee, around the green and... Read More
Keith Mitchell In Top Form Heading To RBC Canadian Open
Keith Mitchell has been dialed in this season. He has made the cut in eight of his last 10 events, including an 18th-place finish at the Memorial last week. During that stretch, he has finished in the top 15 five times. The key to Mitchell's hot stretch has been his putting, as he's gained strokes... Read More
Cameron Champ Aims To Get Back On Track
Just when Cameron Champ begins trending in the right direction, he dips back down. Champ has missed the cut in two straight events, failing to qualify for the weekend at the Memorial last week. He had been playing some solid golf before this stretch, posting back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Masters and the Mexico Open... Read More
Justin Rose Looks To Find Consistency At RBC Canadian Open
It has been a rough stretch of golf for Justin Rose. The 2013 U.S. Open champion has missed the cut in four of his last five events. The one cut Rose made during that time was at the PGA Championship, where he finished 13th. Rose hasn't made the cut in back-to-back events since February and... Read More
Tony Finau Rounding Into Form
Tony Finau heads to Canada this week in sneaky good form. He struggled to start the year but has now gained strokes tee to green in five straight starts, finishing inside the top-41 in all five. During that stretch the Scottsdale native has two top five finishes and looks to have figured things out on... Read More
Matt Fitzpatrick Playing Well Coming Into Canada
Matt Fitzpatrick has top-five finishes in two of his last three starts and is still looking for his first PGA Tour win, but that could come this week in Canada. Why is that? Fitzpatrick has been incredible on the greens in his recent stretch. He has gained well over a stroke in two of his... Read More
Cameron Smith A Great Option In Canada
Coming off back-to-back T13 finishes at the PGA Championship and the Memorial, Cameron Smith will tee it up again this week in Canada. Anytime Smith tees it up in 2022 he's in contention, and that likely won't stop this week. Although his DFS price is high, Smith isn't the most expensive player in the field... Read More
C.T. Pan In Action In Canada
Making nine of his last 10 cuts, C.T. Pan will look for another this week in Canada. A reason for his success, his play on approach. Pan currently sits 41st on tour in strokes gained on approach, as well as 80th in greens in regulation, hitting over 66% of greens. This week, Pan will have... Read More
Tyrrell Hatton Teeing It Up In Canada
Tyrrell Hatton is teeing it up in the RBC Canadian Open this week for the first time in his PGA Tour career. In the event, Hatton will put his made-cut streak on the line, as he hasn't missed a cut in nine-straight starts, dating back to November 2021. Looking back at this week, the field... Read More