PGA DFS GPP Breakdown: U.S. Open
Long-time grinder, stlcardinals84, breaks down his top PGA DFS picks in various price ranges for this week’s tournament. Which golfers should you be targeting to try and take down the big DFS tournaments? Find out below!
Welcome back to the weekly PGA DFS GPP breakdown article! We have another major coming up this week, with the U.S. Open on tap at historic Pinehurst Resort #2. This will be the first time that Pinehurst has hosted the U.S. Open since 2014, and we should expect a very difficult track for the field that is assembled for the season’s third major.
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As for the host venue, Pinehurst No. 2 is a beast of a par 70 layout that stretches over 7,500 yards from the tips. In the 2014 U.S. Open, only three golfers finished the week under par. Martin Kaymer won the tournament at -9, while there were just two others that finished at -1 for the week. The cut line was +5. Pinehurst previously hosted in 2005 as well, and the winning score that year was even par.
Even in this day and age of birdie fests and elite golfers, and even with nice weather on tap, for the week, Pinehurst is going to be a challenge for these golfers. Par is a solid score on virtually every hole — and that’s the general mantra of a U.S. Open venue.
Pinehurst sets up almost exclusively as a second shot and short game course. The field hit more than 70% of fairways in regulation 10 years ago, but the field barely hit more than 55% of greens in regulation. The greens are going to be extremely difficult to putt on, as well. I am looking exclusively at ball-striking, approach play, and scrambling as my key statistical metrics this week. Of course, distance doesn’t hurt, given how long the course is, but the firm course will make up for some of that, even for the shorter hitters. In a tiebreaking scenario, give me approach success over distance.
Let’s get to some of my favorite GPP selections!
PGA DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel GPP Breakdown for the U.S. Open
Bryson DeChambeau
DraftKings: $10,100
FanDuel: $11,800
Yahoo: $34
I mentioned last week in this space that I am done finding reasons to fade Scottie Scheffler — and that worked out as he won yet again at the Memorial (shocker). What was even more remarkable was that he was able to do that despite a couple of major mistakes. He’s just that good, but you also don’t need me to tell you to play him. If you can fit him and you’re fine with the high ownership, play Scheffler.
My favorite non-Scheffler play at the top this week is going to be Bryson DeChambeau. He finished 6th at the Masters and 2nd at the PGA Championship and had a legitimate shot at winning both of them heading into the weekend. We know he is going to have plenty of distance off the tee, so he should be in better position than others for his approach shots. That should yield good approach results, and his short game has looked much improved as well. I really like the potential for him to be in the mix for a third time this year in a major.
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