PGA DFS First Look at the U.S. Open on DraftKings and FanDuel

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2025-06-17 16:47:35

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The PGA DFS First Look at the U.S. Open, complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, and more, will help you get an early start on the upcoming DraftKings and FanDuel slates that are loaded into our PGA DFS optimizer, LineupHQ.

U.S. Open Tournament Field Size

156 golfers

U.S. Open Tournament Cut Rule

Top 60 and ties

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Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open

Location: Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Par & Length: Par 70, 7,372 yards
Recent U.S. Open Winners: Bryson DeChambeau -6, Wyndham Clark -10, Matt Fitzpatrick -6, Jon Rahm -6, Bryson DeChambeau -6
Green Type: Poa Annua
Green Size: 8,500 Square Feet
Fairway Width: 18-28 yards
Missed Fairway Penalty: High
Water Danger: 0 Holes

Tournament and Course Notes for the U.S. Open

The U.S. Open returns to Oakmont for the first time since 2016 when Dustin Johnson won by 3 shots at -4
While this course is long, I’m not sure bombers have as big of an advantage here as most U.S. Opens
The top of the 2016 leaderboard was filled with shorter hitters like Shane Lowry, Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson, and Jason Dufner
The fairways here are narrow (18-28 yards), and the rough is going to be 5” thick (for reference, it was 4” thick at the Memorial)
We don’t have graduated rough this week- there’s the fairway, the intermediate cut, and then the 5” thick rough
On top of that, the course has punishing fairway bunkers that will essentially serve as a 0.5- to 1-shot penalty
Both Par 5s are over 600 yards (3-shot holes for most), and there’s a Par 3 that measures 289 yards
Due to narrow fairways, thick rough, and how long the Par 5s are, accuracy could be more important than distance
The greens here are extremely large (8,500 square feet) but will be tough to hit in regulation
The greens are lightning fast (13-14 on the stimpmeter) and feature poa annua grass
This is speculation, but with no obvious scoring opportunities, I think only 8-10 golfers will be under par this week
Good total drivers, long iron players, scramblers, and 3-putt avoiders should rule the day at Oakmont

What to Look For

Strokes Gained: Approach / Long Iron Play
Bogey Avoidance
Strokes Gained: Around the Green
Total Driving / Driving Accuracy / Strokes Gained: Off the Tee
Experience in Majors
Experience on Long & Difficult Courses

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Odds, Salaries, U.S. Open History, and Recent Form

Form includes all the major tours (PGA TOUR, DPWT, KFT, LIV).

Golfer	Odds	DK Salary	FD Salary	Cuts	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	Cuts	Top 5%	Top 10%	Top 25%	LW	-2W	-3W	-4W	-5W	-6W	-7W	-8W	-9W	-10W	-11W	-12W	-13W	-14W	-15W	-16W	-17W	-18W	-19W	-20W	-21W	-22W	-23W	-24W	-25W	-26W	-27W	-28W	-29W	-30W	-31W	-32W	-33W	-34W	-35W	-36W	-37W	-38W	-39W	-40W	-41W	-42W	-43W	-44W	-45W	-46W	-47W	-48W	-49W	-50W	-51W	-52W
Scottie Scheffler	3	$13,300	$13,600	4/5	1	4	13	47	69	34/34	59%	74%	94%	7		1	4	1		1		8	4		2		20	11			3	25	9					1															3	33	4		1		7				1	41	1
Rory McIlroy	14	$11,500	$12,000	3/3		7	19		11	36/38	42%	53%	76%	19	149			47	7		12		1		5		1	15			17		1		4								1	3				25		2	2		12	11	68		5		125	4				2	15
Xander Schauffele	16	$10,800	$11,800	4/4	13	19	1		20	32/32	25%	47%	72%	12		25		28	11			18	8			12	72	40									30								41								13	5	2		9		1	15			12	7	8
Collin Morikawa	18	$10,200	$11,600	1/3	13	68			135	31/34	24%	32%	62%	23		20		50	17		57	54	14				10	2			17		17				2								54								1	28	22		24		16	4			12	14	2
Patrick Cantlay	22	$9,800	$11,400	5/5	5	4	13	13	11	29/32	9%	25%	50%	67		12		107	4			13	36	33			12	31			5		33		5		15	11															19	13	12				25				5	3	63
Ludvig Aberg	25	$9,600	$11,500	2/2	27	24				29/35	14%	37%	49%	67	13	16		84	60			54	7	79			96	22			1			42			5	6				17											19	2	40		18		100	4			27	12	5
Justin Thomas	28	$9,300	$11,200	2/3	5	9			126	29/35	20%	34%	51%	108		31		84	2			1	36			2	33	36			9	6	48		2		26	3							2								7	39	30				31	62			5	125	33
Sepp Straka	35	$9,200	$10,900	3/5	23	38	125	10	117	33/44	9%	25%	48%	103		3		75	1		12	13	66			28	14	5	11		69	15	7		1	30	15	9				69							29	38			27	13	61		40		22	75	61		22	56	5
Sam Burns	40	$9,100	$10,500	3/4	55		88	13	24	33/39	15%	26%	51%	7	2	12		19	30	5		13	46	93		79	82	48			24	49	22		29		8	14															13	2	5			12	31				58	9	15
Viktor Hovland	33	$9,000	$11,000	3/3	20	29			11	23/30	13%	13%	27%	3		25		28	54			13	21			1	116	51			55		22		104		36																8	26	2		33		114	46			20	75	15
Tommy Fleetwood	35	$8,900	$10,800	2/3	15	83	46			38/41	17%	32%	68%	79		16	4	41	4			7	21	62		16	14	11			5		22		21								16	6				3	3	12			16	5	22		2		100	34			15	16	20
Russell Henley	45	$8,800	$10,600	4/4	48	19		19	32	30/33	18%	33%	52%	10		5		132	46			8	53				30	1	6		39		5			10	30	19															4	22	30				5				49	7	27
J.J. Spaun	55	$8,600	$10,100	1/4		98	133	47	152	30/44	14%	23%	45%	1		58	6	37	17			42	50		70		2	31	2		34	130	33	15	29	3						139		30	6	34	25	128			26					3		9	29	44	23	10
Keegan Bradley	40	$8,500	$10,700	3/5	39	1	19	80	117	32/37	11%	22%	46%	33		7		8	30			18	53	47			20	5			34		65	15		6	15	5															27	1	59	22		46	81				39	32	43
Robert Macintyre	40	$8,400	$10,300	1/1	16					35/48	15%	27%	46%	2	36	20	6	47	34		32	66	72			9	9	11			63	6	40		17	53	15	7					7	19				25		12	5		16	97	7	80			50	1		97	15	75
Shane Lowry	50	$8,300	$9,900	3/3	9	19			60	37/42	14%	38%	60%	132	13	23		75	2		12	18	42			8	20	7	11		39		2	80									3	13				12	13	12	12		8	13	50	80	26		6				12	19	49
Jordan Spieth	55	$8,200	$10,000	2/3	63		99		54	27/37	8%	22%	38%	23		7	36	75	34	4		18	14	12		28	59		9		61	4	69																						68	80			25	93	26		63	41	53
Ben Griffin	55	$8,100	$9,700	1/2	67	98				41/54	17%	30%	50%	10		2	1	8	46	71	1			40	18	79	82	45	4	4	44	36	69	102	7	45						15	8	24	22	67	11	37							50	7		93	125	39	5	31	65		53
Hideki Matsuyama	55	$8,100	$9,500	2/2	23	13				31/35	20%	23%	54%	42		38	36	84	17				21	93			73	22			13	25	48	32		16	1								46								16		1		3		66	75			22	6	8
Sungjae Im	65	$7,900	$9,000	3/3	3	29			58	34/45	9%	22%	44%	57	105	16		103	23	33		11	5		60		61	19	69		55	57	33	4	91		3	9							13								6	11	40	41			7	4	12		4	120	8
Taylor Pendrith	66	$7,900	$9,200	1/2	23	68				30/41	15%	24%	46%	38	27	12		5	65	71		42	81		5		38	61	69		50		9	7		45	13									8							8	13	22			5	5			72	22	16	33
Si Woo Kim	60	$7,800	$9,300	2/5	31	127	71	131	11	37/44	2%	14%	45%	42		31	28	8	17	15		8		93	103		38	19			24	21	12	80	51	77	32					152			6					18				5	50	118			43	26			33	32	15
Cameron Young	50	$7,800	$10,200	2/2	9	60				33/41	15%	22%	39%	4	4	25		47	7		73	54	78	18		139	61	64	69		61	12	72		147		8	13																43	61	22			31			6	8	67	50
Harris English	70	$7,700	$9,000	4/4	63	60	19	1		34/41	7%	15%	44%	59		12	53	2	11			66	12		18		30	54			24		73	1	43	119						60		14		9	6	108			108				61				50	34			63	41	58
Tony Finau	70	$7,700	$8,900	3/5	5	45	13	127	69	31/37	8%	19%	49%	38		31		19	15			38	58	56	32		133	36			5		13	102	80		15																24	13	16			12	114				5	3	8
Maverick McNealy	60	$7,600	$9,400	1/2			116	30		36/44	18%	27%	50%	37		5	104	33	60			3	32	3	32		138	64			2	9	40	52		45	8					1	17	6	78	16		76			124				12	45		3	114		120	44
Adam Scott	70	$7,600	$9,100	3/3	39	19		13		32/36	6%	25%	42%	12		31		19	34			49	66			57	96	36			37		22		37		15						3	46						57			5	2	18				10	2			39	32
Aaron Rai	55	$7,500	$9,800	2/2		24	40			35/44	18%	23%	50%	33		64	78	19	23		18	38	27		116		14	11		4	37		40	80			15	14											70	4	42		21	43	16	1			75	4	7	2		19
Daniel Berger	50	$7,500	$9,600	0/0						27/42	7%	12%	43%	46		64	88	33	11			3	21	30			20	15	25		12	2		117	21	77						2	62	20		39	35	7			121					45		74	154	102	78	85		21
Akshay Bhatia	75	$7,400	$8,900	1/1	5					31/44	7%	18%	39%	90		16	22	75	46		73	42	42	79			3	61		9	9	32	22		37		32	4															24	45	12	80		64	81			2	8	16	22
Luke Clanton	90	$7,400	$8,700	0/0						10/14	21%	36%	50%		89											42			18			78		15		93						2									50					5		93		36	2	10		41
J.T. Poston	80	$7,300	$8,800	2/4	55	68	2		98	36/43	9%	21%	47%	33		64	36	5	23		18	11	42	26		28	33	50			39	16	53		12	77	40					5				1								33	33	80		105	92		30		58	32	22
Min Woo Lee	90	$7,300	$8,400	1/1		9				32/38	8%	16%	45%	79		49		93	51			61	49		1		20	59	11		48	12	17		17						27	15	24	23	27						32				22	105	22		100	73		2		21
Brian Harman	90	$7,200	$8,700	4/5	9	2	8	5	83	37/42	7%	10%	43%	59		68	46	60	46			3	36	1			125	40	32		17	25	53		109	21	58	12				25												25	50	45			60	21			8	21	33
Rickie Fowler	100	$7,200	$8,400	2/4	20	13	125	131		28/36	0%	6%	28%			7	16	93	15			68		30	52		71		18		39	130	53		21										4	23		16											71	143		31	22	96	73
Harry Hall	110	$7,100	$8,100	1/1		56				33/44	5%	14%	48%		24		6	19	20	33		49		26	18	54	82		69	34		78	58		21	10	8							14	13	9	35			18	81		12			98		24		1	12	31
Tom Kim	100	$7,100	$7,900	2/2	2	38				32/43	7%	14%	30%	33	89		44	71	54	71			52	124		36	42	68			44	44	7		91	65		2							2	77									50		8		125	15		75	2	26	43
Mackenzie Hughes	125	$7,100	$8,600	4/4	36		25	76	3	35/45	13%	24%	38%	50	27	39	78	124	2	71		3			10	36	82	22	126		52	36	40		58	138				6		5	67					8			4				58	28		19	16	46			33	145	53
Denny McCarthy	100	$7,000	$8,500	3/4	31	7	99	73		35/39	5%	15%	46%	57		55		8	46			49	29	18			14	18	48		5	16	58			16	46					25												26	9	33			100	149	7		33	32	39
Jason Day	80	$7,000	$8,800	4/5	44	45	139	10	46	30/34	3%	18%	50%	23				107				49	8		27			8			50		13	32	3		40	19				8												33	22		9		13		23		45	96	33
Ryan Fox	100	$7,000	$8,300	0/0						34/46	9%	15%	37%	19	1	20		28	1	60	91	59		132	15	47	20		69	77		63		27	10										65	34	46	11		61	69					80	40		25	57	17	67		56
Nick Taylor	100	$6,900	$8,000	1/2	42			120		32/44	7%	16%	32%	23	13	4		107	17		12	49	40		103		96	31			9	25	33		12	1	48						91		33	54	25				73				65	67	33		92	57			41	96	27
Max Greyserman	100	$6,900	$8,500	0/0						34/43	14%	19%	42%	23		25	22	33	54		28	27	32		128		133	22	11		24	49	79	48	7		24							4	2									28	33	2		2	13	21	26	31		21
Matt Fitzpatrick	90	$6,900	$8,600	2/3	36	49			83	29/38	3%	11%	32%	38		31		8	23		37	38	40	124			125	22			49	78	48				24											69		35		27		28	18		65		50	39			33	64	5
Bud Cauley	100	$6,800	$8,200	0/0						23/32	16%	16%	41%	79		39	3	72			28	32		5		4	6	106	56			21				30						25				34	106	5			32					114		115			61	52
Tom Hoge	125	$6,800	$7,900	4/5	3	60	144	66	37	38/47	9%	15%	43%	67		7	78	75	63		36	18	14	5			3	40	67		54	128	17		29	45	8							45	56	104					7		29	13	46			74	72	75			3	96	45
Wyndham Clark	125	$6,800	$8,300	3/5	9	29	35	151	126	29/39	13%	18%	31%	67	59	56		50	63		57	27	46		5		141	22			31	16	73		105		15	17													108		8	13	7		14		147	10			8	56	53
Thomas Detry	110	$6,800	$8,000	1/2	55	83				34/45	9%	16%	40%	23	18	39		93	30		32	32	85		47	22	107	51			53	1	48	15		53	5			36				13			37	137		30	137			31	46	105	9			26			58	14	41
Ryan Gerard	110	$6,700	$7,700	0/0						36/44	9%	27%	52%	50		23	73	8	42	71	12	27		2	9	57	42	97	25	17				15	51	37								14						23	3			7	103	84	15	11	24	25		10	12	38	1
Andrew Novak	125	$6,700	$8,200	1/2		98	46			30/44	14%	25%	48%	42		51	11	118	17		1	2		3	70	42	107	34	111		13	78	13	3	153	77						35	2		16	67	86	23								52		24		70	7	20
Michael Kim	150	$6,600	$7,700	1/3		38		140	126	30/47	9%	19%	43%	50		44	16	55	70			54	27		32	28	73	4	6	13	13	2		135	43	77						11	12	30		5	77	76			65					152		74	24	80	78	52
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	150	$6,600	$7,600	1/3	23	110	133			33/44	7%	18%	41%	12		63	16	50	42		37	42	78			123	107	19	42		39	4	40		118		40		36	6													29	33	22	22	16		81	153			22	32	4
Sam Stevens	110	$6,600	$7,600	0/1		83				42/50	8%	16%	38%	23		31	28	60	23	3	24	54		93	18	64	96	40		102	31	44	17	2	51	59						42	67	6	22	23		37			37					98		64	29	57	34	10		2
Alex Noren	150	$6,500	$7,800	0/0						23/27	4%	30%	52%		69	39		17	51																													12		30				9	30		54		13	10		133		96	22
Stephan Jaeger	175	$6,500	$7,500	2/3	31	64	71			32/43	14%	19%	33%	79		39		70	7	56		32	52		11	36	20	54		6	44		40	80		3	36									114	2	23						39	40	118	30		125			120	33	21	58
Max Homa	125	$6,500	$7,700	1/4	61	68		99	83	26/37	3%	5%	27%		69	51		60	30			70	12	117			125	59			63	108	53	145			26			14					27						73			33	70				43	70			58	75	22
Kevin Yu	125	$6,400	$7,800	1/1		49				26/44	14%	20%	39%		3		104	50	4	29	73		72		18	12	116			45	17	16	64	80	72		44					11	91		16	94		1								127	58	73	66	131	20	31
Davis Thompson	125	$6,400	$8,100	0/2		68		110		32/43	9%	16%	35%	67		49	98	107	23			27	46		27		10	54	94		13	36	58		51	93	36					60				5								41	33	12			66	46	1	2		9	27
Jacob Bridgeman	200	$6,400	$7,400	0/0						26/45	4%	18%	42%	90		31	123	107	4	112	10	61			70	3	50	15	2	34		95		80	21	77						139	12	14		29	46	11			124					12		19	100	87	105	31			110
Matti Schmid	200	$6,300	$7,400	0/0						29/50	8%	20%	38%		69	58	2		7	112		9		135	89	28	96	6	18	102		115		25	109	105			59				61	87		3	5	16		40	58	17				64	30	12	57	106	32	52	12
Gary Woodland	175	$6,300	$7,500	1/2		33			83	24/40	3%	8%	23%	90	118		11	93	34			61		40	2	47	141		103		63	21	22			16						69			33	9		16			121					28		37	50	67		133		120
Byeong Hun An	150	$6,300	$7,600	1/3		68		80	46	33/42	12%	17%	36%	79	6	69		74	34	60		38	21			16	52	8	122		69	73	22			77	32								1					18			21	13	33		24		13	75			70	137	22
Lucas Glover	175	$6,200	$7,500	3/4	44	119	70		20	30/43	9%	19%	42%	67		69	22	37	66			61	81			8	3	36	69		31	88	3		118	21						30	42	24			3	3			13					114			136	117	23		45	140	65
Eric Cole	200	$6,200	$7,300	2/2	48	24				38/55	9%	18%	36%	108	137	44	28	41	34	5	113	18		26	15	12	116	50	111		55	122	22	68	68	5	52					15			6	87		16			73			46	18	7			31	46	7	6	45	75	45
Cameron Davis	350	$6,200	$7,200	3/4	48	33	56		69	27/42	5%	7%	36%	64		71	121	19	54	60	32	13	85			79	141	54			63		5		18	93	13				66	6				129								5	40	118		19		26		1	52	109	50
Jhonattan Vegas	175	$6,200		1/2			133		24	25/37	5%	11%	35%	46		44	114	5		13	73		72		141	123	60		61				40	42	91		4						57	77	11	52		23			32				40	61		1			20	25
Austin Eckroat	250	$6,100	$7,300	3/3	27	24		47		30/43	7%	7%	23%			57	46	67	51	101		32	72		70		61	34	111		55	95	13	113		77	15					17		1		46								46	18	6		82	66	75			27	74	39
Matthieu Pavon	350	$6,100	$7,200	1/1	16					34/44	11%	11%	23%	64	150	58		41	54		73	42	88			47	54	71	42		44	63	73	129			48	17									57	62	52	40			15	33	46		64		50	143			15	5	65
Adam Hadwin	500	$6,100	$7,100	1/2	27			131		28/41	7%	15%	24%		27	51		137	60		12	61			39	107	96	45			69	9	65		91	59	29					53				114								41	50	28		93	114	34			27	88	3
Brian Campbell	750	$6,000	$7,000	0/0						27/40	13%	23%	38%	132		71	78	55	34	112		32	32			134	82	64	48	1				102	51	141														23	12			7	30		95	60	10	2		97	6	56	25
Joe Highsmith	400	$6,000	$7,100	0/0						21/44	9%	16%	34%	123		64	114	8	66		37	72	58		89	22	20	51	1	17		88		80	66	124						11		5		16	6	55			13					80		44	114	87	78	57	139
Nick Dunlap	750	$6,000	$7,000	1/1	66					25/40	5%	15%	28%	103	125	44		118	69			71	94		70		140	68			17	57	58		34	10	55	16										28						31	5	80		124	1		89	10	65	75	12

BLUE = top 10 finish
GREEN = top 25 finish
YELLOW = made cut
RED = missed cut

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