PGA DFS First Look: U.S. Open

The PGA First Look is complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, and course history.

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Cut Rule: The top 60 and ties will move on after the first two rounds.

Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)

  1. Strokes Gained Approach
  2. Fairways Gained
  3. Bogey Avoidance
  4. Strokes Gained Around the Green
  5. Greens in Regulation

Course Notes

Golfers, Salaries, Odds, and U.S. Open Course History

Golfer Odds DK FD YH DK % +/- FD % +/- YH % +/- 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Dustin Johnson 8 $11,500 $12,100 $45 0% 0% 0% 35 3 92 1 2
Jon Rahm 10 $11,000 $11,800 $45 0% 0% -50% 3 122 102 23 500
Justin Thomas 13 $10,700 $11,600 $45 0% 33% -67% 88 25 9 32 500
Rory McIlroy 13 $10,500 $11,700 $44 0% -25% 50% 9 83 102 75 9
Xander Schauffele 15 $10,100 $11,400 $45 0% 0% -80% 3 6 5 500 500
Collin Morikawa 17 $10,000 $11,100 $45 0% 17% -83% 35 500 500 500 500
Bryson DeChambeau 19 $9,900 $11,300 $43 0% -14% 14% 35 25 115 15 107
Webb Simpson 24 $9,700 $10,800 $44 0% 13% -25% 16 10 35 107 46
Patrick Cantlay 26 $9,400 $10,900 $41 0% -11% 11% 21 45 500 500 500
Daniel Berger 28 $9,200 $10,700 $42 0% 0% -10% 49 6 140 37 500
Tony Finau 32 $9,100 $10,200 $38 -8% 25% 33% 88 5 500 68 14
Hideki Matsuyama 31 $9,000 $10,600 $39 9% 0% 18% 21 16 2 119 18
Tommy Fleetwood 32 $8,900 $10,400 $41 0% 0% -23% 65 2 4 500 27
Jason Day 33 $8,800 $10,300 $32 0% 0% 86% 21 98 144 8 9
Adam Scott 36 $8,700 $9,900 $39 0% 20% -13% 7 106 79 18 4
Tiger Woods 39 $8,600 $10,500 $38 -11% -33% -11% 21 83 500 500 150
Patrick Reed 36 $8,500 $10,000 $41 6% 6% -38% 32 4 13 75 14
Justin Rose 38 $8,400 $10,100 $37 6% -6% 6% 3 10 69 75 27
Rickie Fowler 47 $8,300 $9,900 $30 -5% -10% 55% 43 20 5 107 143
Tyrrell Hatton 39 $8,100 $9,800 $39 5% 5% -32% 21 6 92 500 500
Matthew Fitzpatrick 49 $8,000 $9,600 $33 0% 10% 14% 12 12 35 54 500
Viktor Hovland 52 $8,000 $9,700 $35 -9% -4% -17% 12 500 500 500 500
Harris English 62 $7,900 $9,400 $33 -12% 4% -8% 58 500 46 37 500
Paul Casey 49 $7,900 $9,800 $35 5% -9% -14% 21 16 26 75 39
Abraham Ancer 75 $7,800 $9,200 $35 -19% 0% -39% 49 500 500 500 500
Gary Woodland 57 $7,800 $9,500 $34 4% 4% -4% 1 36 50 500 131
Shane Lowry 72 $7,700 $9,300 $24 -4% 4% 75% 28 112 46 2 9
Matthew Wolff 58 $7,700 $9,600 $31 8% -8% 16% 500 500 500 500 500
Louis Oosthuizen 70 $7,600 $9,300 $26 7% 7% 52% 7 16 23 23 2
Kevin Kisner 85 $7,600 $9,000 $31 -15% 3% -15% 49 98 58 49 12
Billy Horschel 95 $7,500 $8,900 $32 -14% 3% -28% 32 500 150 32 25
Sergio Garcia 83 $7,500 $9,100 $28 -6% 0% 0% 52 112 21 5 18
Sungjae Im 72 $7,500 $9,400 $35 7% -7% -34% 500 68 500 500 500
Jordan Spieth 73 $7,500 $9,500 $26 3% -17% 37% 65 68 35 37 1
Brendon Todd 85 $7,400 $8,900 $30 0% 6% -11% 88 500 500 500 140
Bubba Watson 100 $7,400 $8,900 $25 -10% -5% 18% 129 90 92 51 85
Joaquin Niemann 98 $7,400 $8,800 $27 -5% 8% 0% 500 500 102 500 500
Ian Poulter 123 $7,300 $8,600 $26 -16% 2% -9% 88 25 500 500 54
Phil Mickelson 79 $7,300 $9,100 $26 19% 3% 28% 52 48 500 68 64
Cameron Champ 102 $7,300 $9,200 $24 -5% -23% 23% 500 500 32 500 500
Henrik Stenson 112 $7,200 $8,700 $28 -5% 0% -23% 9 6 79 500 27
Matt Kuchar 102 $7,200 $9,000 $32 0% -15% -37% 16 98 16 46 12
Si Woo Kim 102 $7,200 $8,700 $20 -2% 2% 64% 129 68 13 500 500
Zach Johnson 154 $7,100 $8,300 $20 -28% -3% 13% 58 12 27 8 72
Alexander Noren 129 $7,100 $8,600 $20 -4% 0% 50% 102 25 115 119 97
Matt Wallace 140 $7,100 $8,600 $27 -10% -6% -24% 12 68 127 500 500
Martin Kaymer 98 $7,100 $8,800 $20 16% 5% 82% 35 136 35 37 76
Marc Leishman 121 $7,100 $8,800 $26 0% -9% -7% 35 45 27 18 119
Brandt Snedeker 165 $7,000 $8,200 $22 -23% -3% -13% 77 48 9 107 8
Cameron Smith 141 $7,000 $8,500 $21 -2% 2% 26% 72 90 500 59 4
Bernd Wiesberger 141 $7,000 $8,600 $22 -4% -10% 10% 76 500 16 75 85
Danny Willett 143 $7,000 $8,500 $28 -6% -2% -37% 12 98 500 37 107
Lee Westwood 131 $7,000 $8,700 $27 4% -9% -21% 500 500 55 32 50
Chez Reavie 150 $6,900 $8,100 $22 -4% 18% 0% 3 68 16 500 500
Erik Van Rooyen 155 $6,900 $8,200 $22 -13% 0% -10% 43 500 500 500 500
Corey Conners 159 $6,900 $8,300 $23 -14% -6% -16% 500 500 132 500 500
Keegan Bradley 203 $6,900 $8,100 $20 -23% -6% -1% 118 122 60 89 27
Mac Hughes 152 $6,900 $8,300 $21 -8% 0% 7% 500 90 500 500 500
Tom Lewis 166 $6,900 $8,400 $20 -17% -15% 6% 500 90 500 500 500
Rasmus Hojgaard 134 $6,800 $24 25% 2% 500 500 500 500 500
Jason Kokrak 144 $6,800 $8,400 $21 13% 4% 19% 500 500 53 37 500
Kevin Na 151 $6,800 $8,400 $27 3% -5% -36% 118 500 32 7 46
Byeong Hun An 150 $6,800 $8,600 $25 5% -19% -19% 16 67 79 23 107
Thomas Pieters 145 $6,800 $8,500 $20 11% -6% 28% 141 500 79 500 500
Paul Waring 258 $6,700 $20 -24% -20% 500 112 500 500 500
Mark Hubbard 217 $6,700 $7,900 $20 -17% -5% -12% 500 500 500 500 500
Kevin Streelman 198 $6,700 $7,700 $21 -6% 19% -9% 500 500 500 13 500
Charles Howell 233 $6,700 $7,900 $20 -22% -11% -17% 52 25 500 500 500
Michael Thompson 222 $6,700 $8,100 $20 -19% -18% -14% 500 500 500 500 500
Graeme McDowell 224 $6,700 $7,900 $21 -20% -9% -22% 16 68 102 18 97
Will Zalatoris 147 $6,700 $8,400 $20 18% 0% 25% 500 90 500 500 500
Adam Hadwin 222 $6,600 $7,700 $24 -9% 4% -38% 500 136 60 500 500
Sebastian Munoz 204 $6,600 $8,000 $20 0% -3% -4% 500 90 500 500 500
Ryan Palmer 152 $6,600 $8,500 $28 20% -15% -45% 500 500 79 500 52
Lucas Glover 241 $6,600 $7,800 $20 -14% -7% -18% 80 68 69 89 150
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 224 $6,600 $8,000 $20 -12% -15% -16% 65 36 42 32 500
Brandon Wu 214 $6,600 $7,800 $20 -5% 3% -9% 35 500 500 500 500
Ryan Fox 268 $6,600 $7,700 $20 -20% -9% -23% 102 41 500 500 500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 194 $6,500 $8,100 $21 18% -1% -6% 500 500 500 500 500
Matthias Schwab 212 $6,500 $7,800 $20 7% 5% -7% 500 500 500 500 500
Lanto Griffin 197 $6,500 $8,200 $23 16% -9% -22% 500 68 500 500 500
Mike Lorenzo-Vera 247 $6,500 $7,600 $22 -7% 1% -34% 500 500 500 500 500
Tyler Duncan 270 $6,500 $7,900 $20 -14% -20% -25% 500 56 500 500 119
Robert Macintyre 213 $6,500 $8,000 $20 5% -7% -8% 500 500 500 500 500
Thomas Detry 204 $6,500 $8,000 $22 11% -1% -21% 500 500 500 500 500
Victor Perez 264 $6,500 $7,600 $20 -9% -1% -21% 500 500 500 500 500
Brian Harman 211 $6,400 $7,600 $20 19% 18% -5% 500 36 2 500 97
Joel Dahmen 191 $6,400 $8,200 $25 32% -6% -30% 102 500 500 500 500
Max Homa 275 $6,400 $7,300 $20 -6% 5% -26% 500 500 500 500 500
Troy Merritt 313 $6,400 $7,400 $20 -14% -7% -32% 500 500 92 500 500
Sung Kang 319 $6,400 $7,300 $23 -16% -6% -49% 500 500 500 18 500
Jimmy Walker 308 $6,400 $7,400 $20 -12% -5% -30% 88 56 115 107 58
Romain Langasque 293 $6,400 $7,500 $20 -8% -5% -27% 500 500 500 500 500
Renato Paratore 326 $6,400 $7,300 $20 -18% -8% -35% 118 500 500 500 500
Connor Syme 298 $6,400 $7,400 $20 -9% -2% -28% 500 500 500 500 500
Sami Valimaki 268 $6,300 $20 7% -23% 500 500 500 500 500
Jung-gon Hwang 2000 $6,300 $20 -33% -52% 500 500 500 500 500
Chesson Hadley 310 $6,300 $7,200 $20 -4% 2% -31% 9 90 500 500 500
Richy Werenski 305 $6,300 $7,500 $20 -1% -7% -29% 500 127 500 500 500
Andy Sullivan 217 $6,300 $7,800 $20 25% 1% -10% 500 500 500 23 76
Eddie Pepperell 267 $6,300 $7,600 $20 9% -2% -22% 500 500 16 500 500
Justin Harding 267 $6,300 $7,500 $20 8% 1% -22% 88 500 500 500 500
Davis Riley 363 $6,300 $7,400 $20 -11% -13% -36% 500 500 500 500 140
Lee Hodges 373 $6,300 $7,200 $20 -12% -6% -37% 500 500 500 500 500
Steve Stricker 393 $6,200 $7,100 $20 -5% -4% -37% 500 20 16 500 500
Adam Long 305 $6,200 $7,200 $20 7% 4% -30% 500 500 500 500 500
Danny Lee 276 $6,200 $7,700 $20 12% -13% -27% 500 500 500 57 137
Lucas Herbert 418 $6,200 $7,100 $22 -7% -6% -50% 500 131 500 500 500
Andrew Putnam 428 $6,200 $7,100 $20 -8% -7% -39% 43 500 500 500 500
Jazz Janewattananond 466 $6,200 $7,100 $20 -11% -10% -42% 500 500 500 500 500
Kurt Kitayama 325 $6,200 $7,300 $20 0% -7% -34% 500 500 500 500 500
Jim Herman 434 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -9% -3% -40% 500 500 500 134 500
Adrian Otaegui 354 $6,200 $7,100 $20 -2% -1% -36% 500 500 500 500 500
Chan Kim 481 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -12% -7% -42% 141 500 115 500 500
Cole Hammer 591 $6,200 $7,000 $20 -15% -10% -44% 500 500 500 500 500
JT Poston 317 $6,100 $7,200 $20 13% -1% -33% 500 500 115 500 500
Matt Jones 408 $6,100 $7,000 $20 5% 0% -38% 80 83 500 500 500
Shaun Norris 527 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -5% -9% -43% 500 500 500 500 500
Ryo Ishikawa 457 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -1% -5% -41% 500 500 500 500 107
Shugo Imahira 415 $6,100 $7,000 $20 4% -1% -38% 129 500 102 500 500
Stephan Jaeger 512 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -4% -8% -43% 500 500 60 500 143
Takumi Kanaya 315 $6,100 $7,500 $20 14% -12% -32% 500 500 500 500 500
Curtis Luck 492 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -3% -8% -43% 500 500 500 500 500
Scott Hend 697 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -10% -14% -47% 500 500 500 500 500
Taylor Pendrith 446 $6,100 $7,000 $20 0% -4% -41% 500 500 500 500 500
Marty Jertson 1417 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -17% -20% -50% 500 500 500 500 500
Chun An Yu 615 $6,100 $7,000 -7% -11% 500 500 500 500 500
Greyson Sigg 620 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -9% -13% -46% 500 500 500 500 500
James Sugrue 920 $6,100 $7,000 $20 -16% -20% -50% 500 500 500 500 500
Eduard Rousaud Sabate 719 $6,000 0% 500 500 500 500 500
Ricky Castillo 654 $6,000 $20 2% -46% 500 500 500 500 500
Preston Summerhays 776 $6,000 $20 -2% -48% 500 500 500 500 500
Sandy Scott 811 $6,000 $20 -4% -49% 500 500 500 500 500
Lukas Michel 806 $6,000 $20 -3% -49% 500 500 500 500 500
John Pak 859 $6,000 $20 -4% -49% 500 500 500 500 500
JC Ritchie 617 $6,000 $7,000 $20 3% -12% -45% 500 500 500 500 500
Ryan Vermeer 1473 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -8% -21% -51% 500 500 500 500 500
Paul Barjon 604 $6,000 $7,000 $20 5% -10% -44% 500 500 500 500 500
Andy Ogletree 751 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -1% -15% -47% 500 500 500 500 500
John Augenstein 771 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -2% -16% -48% 500 500 500 500 500
Dan McCarthy 917 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -5% -19% -50% 500 500 500 500 500
Daniel Balin 1469 $6,000 $7,000 -7% -21% 500 500 500 500 500
Davis Thompson 1631 $6,000 $7,000 $20 -8% -22% -51% 500 500 500 500 500

Color Coding
Course history in BLUE indicates a top ten finish.
Course history in GREEN indicates a top 25 finish.
Course history in YELLOW indicates a made cut with a finish outside the top 25.
Course history in RED indicates a missed cut.

Cover Image Credit: USA Today Sports Images

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