With every top player in the world (minus Tiger Woods) embarking on the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts for a chance at the 18-inch-tall, sterling silver trophy, it’s another week where value options, albeit hard to come by, are necessary to squeeze every ounce of the $10,000 range out of DraftKings. For more tournament content, check out our BetSperts Golf DFS Show, U.S. Open Projections, Ryan Noonan’s Betting Card, and Ron Klos’ Tournament Breakdown.
f684b2f3d4218ee06dad551b3bb2074bThe following names are listed in order of importance and will be updated through Thursday morning:
Sung-Jae Im ($7,600 DraftKings, $9,800 FanDuel)
There are only two ways to roster Im in tournaments: overweight relative to the field or not at all. After consecutive top-15 finishes since being allowed to return from COVID protocols, gaining strokes in every category outside of putting in those two tournaments, Im’s pricing can be chalked up as a mistake on DraftKings’ part, requiring us to use game theory rather than wondering whether or not he’s a great play. Spoiler alert: he is.
Kurt Kitayama ($6,700 DK, $7,800 FD)
We have no issues dipping to Kitayama if attempting to pair two golfers priced over $9,500. He’s notably gained strokes Off the Tee in every tournament since May and, although he’s lost strokes on Approach in three consecutive performances, remains top-three on tour in accuracy on approach shots from over 175 yards out. That last metric is important since roughly 50 percent of second shots at The Country Club have come from that range.
Louis Oosthuizen ($7,600 DK, $9,600 FD)
Not only do we have game theory in our corner for any LIV golfers, undoubtedly keeping all who participated in London last week rostered in the single digits, Oosthuizen quietly led the entire 48-player pool in total Strokes Gained. He’s also registered seven consecutive top-23 finishes at the U.S. Open including back-to-back performances in the top three.
Keegan Bradley ($7,500 DK, $8,600 FD)
Bradley arrives in Brookline striking the ball as pure as anyone in this field of late, ranking 11th in accuracy off the tee (69.1%) with a whopping 6.24 total Strokes Gained over the last six weeks. He’s also flashed a ceiling (especially for a player in his range) with three top-10 finishes (and two more made cuts) in his last six tournaments.
Abraham Ancer ($7,600 DK, $9,200 FD)
With a hellacious (and infamous) mix of Bluegrass, Ryegrass, Poa, and tall fescue just outside of every fairway, it’s important to note that Ancer is currently top-three on tour in driving accuracy and ninth-overall in proximity to the hole on approach shots from 175-200 yards away. His early-wave tee time is the cherry on top since the winds in Brookline are not supposed to reach double-digits until late afternoon.
Ryan Fox ($6,700 DK, $8,100 FD)
Fox’s last handful of finishes on the European Tour: 15th, 9th, 8th, 2nd, 54th, and 2nd. We have questions (and rightfully so) about his accuracy off the tee, but he does admittedly offer the distance (318-yard average drive) to overpower The Country Club if he’s able to successfully cut corners.
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